1 John 1:8-9

If we claim to be without sin, 

we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

If we confess our sins, 

he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins 

and purify us from all unrighteousness. 

~1 John 1:8-9

 

Little Children

"Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: 

and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: 

for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great." 

~Luke 9:48

 

Matthew 6:26 Birds of the Air

Look at the birds of the air; 

they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, 

and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.

 Are you not much more valuable than they? 

~Matthew 6:26

 

Sunny Days

Character is not built by a succession of sunny days 

or by continuous victory.

 It takes defeat to bring us, 

victorious, back into the sun again. 

~Faith Baldwin

 

Matthew 7:7-8

 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;

 knock and the door will be opened to you. 

For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; 

and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 

~Matthew 7:7-8

 

Sweet Hour of Prayer

 Sweet Hour of Prayer

by 

William W. Walford

1. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
   That calls me from a world of care,
   And bids me at my Father’s throne
   Make all my wants and wishes known.
   In seasons of distress and grief,
   My soul has often found relief,
   And oft escaped the tempter’s snare,
   By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
2. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
   The joys I feel, the bliss I share,
   Of those whose anxious spirits burn
   With strong desires for thy return!
   With such I hasten to the place
   Where God my Savior shows His face,
   And gladly take my station there,
   And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
3. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
   Thy wings shall my petition bear
   To Him whose truth and faithfulness
   Engage the waiting soul to bless.
   And since He bids me seek His face,
   Believe His Word and trust His grace,
   I’ll cast on Him my every care,
   And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
4. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
   May I thy consolation share,
   Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height,
   I view my home and take my flight.
   This robe of flesh I’ll drop, and rise
   To seize the everlasting prize,
   And shout, while passing through the air,
   “Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!”

2 Corinthians 5:20

We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, 

as though God were making his appeal through us. 

We implore you on Christ's behalf: 

Be reconciled to God. 

~2 Corinthians 5:20

 

Our Father

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil;

for thine is the kingdom, and the power, 

and the glory, forever. Amen.

Matthew 6:9-13

 

Oswald Chambers - Whosoever

 GOD loves the unlovely, and it broke his heart to do it.

 The depth of the love of God is revealed by the wonderful word, 

'Whosoever.'

 

-Oswald Chambers