Meditating The Word

Today's Prayer Meditation is on Standing in the Gap
You looked for someone to build a wall and stand in the gap for you. 
When there was no one else to intercede, your own arm brought salvation. Your righteousness upheld us. 
Just as Moses stood in the gap for the Children of Israel, I stand in the gap for family and friends, for my community and for my country. 
I pray to you, Father, in the name of Jesus, knowing that the fervent prayer of a righteous person has great power. 
I make supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving for all people. I pray for our leaders and those in high positions so that I may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and I know it pleases you, Father. Your greatest desire is that all people be saved and come to the knowledge of your truth. There is one God, and there is one mediator between you and men, the man Christ Jesus. I raise up the foundations for future generations. I am a repairer of the breach, and restorer of streets to dwell in.  
You have given me the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever I bind on earth is bound in heaven, and whatever I loose on earth is loosed in heaven. 
So today, I come to you in prayer. I stand in the gap for those in a crisis situation who need someone to stand with them. 
I pray for those who are living lives in opposition to your word, Father, through lifestyle, pride or rebellion.
I pray for my community, for the schools, churches and workplaces where daily battles are waged between good and evil.
I pray for those who suffer unjust circumstances and laws and corrupt governments.
I pray for those who don't believe in you, or are angry at you, that they might come to know you and your unfailing mercy and love.
I pray against cultural and social conditions that are corrupt, evil or destructive.
I pray for the weak, the sick, the depressed and the oppressed who cannot pray for themselves.
I pray for those going through the stress of a major life crises who need your strength to see them through.
I pray that your will experienced here on earth as it is in heaven.
When you need someone to stand in the gap, here I am, Father. Send me. 
So be it. 
Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing. 
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Ezekiel 22:30; Isaiah 59:16; Psalm 106:23; James 5:16; 1 Timothy 2:1-6; Isaiah 58:12; Matthew 16:19; Isaiah 6:8

Today's Prayer Meditation is on Stillness
I still myself before you, Father. I know that you are God. You are exalted among the nations. You are exalted in the earth.
I do not have to fight, Father, for you have already won the battle. All I have to do is to be silent and stand in the victory you have already won. So I stand firm and hold my position, and see your salvation on my behalf. I am not afraid or dismayed, because you are with me. 
In the stillness and in the quiet, I wait for you, Father. You renew my strength. I mount up with wings like an eagle. I run and do not grow weary. I walk and do not faint. 
Because you are my shepherd, I will never lack any good thing. You give me peaceful green pastures to lie down in. You lead me beside still waters. You restore my soul. You keep me in perfect peace, because my mind is stayed on you. I trust in you. 
I have calmed and quieted my soul. I hope in you, Father, from this time forth and forevermore. It is in returning to you and resting in you that I find salvation. It is in quietness and in trust that I find strength.
You have given me your peace. Not the peace of the world which comes and goes depending upon circumstances. But an everlasting peace. My heart isn't troubled, and I am not afraid. I rest in your peace.
I take heart even in the midst of tribulation, because you have overcome the world.
For you alone, my soul waits in silence. From you comes my salvation. You are my rock, my fortress. I shall not be greatly shaken. On you rests my salvation and my glory; you are my mighty rock; my refuge. I trust in you at all times and pour out my heart before you. 
I am still before you and wait patiently for you. I come before you in your holy temple. I keep silence before you.
I was weary and the burdens and cares of this world weighed heavily upon me, but I came to you, and in you I find rest. I cast all my cares on you, Father, because you care for me. 
So be it. 
Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing.
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Psalm 46:10; Exodus 14:14; 2 Chronicles 20:17; Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 23:12; Isaiah 26:3; Psalm 131:2-3; Isaiah 30:15; John 14:27; John 16:33; Psalm 62:1-2; Psalm 37:7; Habakkuk 2:20; Matthew 11:28; 1 Peter 5:7

Today's Prayer Meditation is on Grace
Father, I approach your throne of grace with confidence. I come before you boldly to receive your mercy and grace to help me in my time of need. 
You are compassionate and full of grace, slow to anger, and abounding in love. 
You bless and keep me. You make your face shine upon me. You are gracious to me. You surround me with your presence and give me your peace. 
Because of your great love for me, and your unfailing mercy, you have made me alive in Christ, even though I was dead in transgressions. It is only by your grace that I have been saved. 
Sin is no longer my master. I am not under the law, but under grace. Before Jesus, sin reigned in death. But now grace reigns through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ my Lord. 
You are the God of all grace. You called me to your eternal glory in Christ and you yourself have restored me and made me strong, firm and steadfast. 
Your grace offers salvation to all people. It has taught me to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live a self-controlled, upright and godly life -- even in this present, ungodly age. 
You saved me and called me to a holy life—not because of anything I did but because of your own purpose and grace. This grace was provided in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time. 
I fell short of your glory, but I am justified freely by your grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. I have been saved by grace through faith, it is a gift from you, Father, not by my own works. There is nothing for me to boast about. 
You long to be gracious to me, so you rise up to show me compassion. You are a God of justice. I am blessed because I wait for you. You are gracious and compassionate. You will not turn your face from me. 
Your grace is sufficient for me. Your power is made perfect in my weakness. Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 
I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task that you have given me—the task of testifying to the good news of your grace. 
Daily, I will continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! 
I am strong in the grace that is in Him. His grace, and your love, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit are with me always. 
So be it.
Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing.
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Hebrews 4:16; Psalm 103:8; Numbers 6:24-26; Ephesians 2:4-5; Romans 6:14; Romans 5:21; 1 Peter 5:10; Titus 2:11-12; 2 Timothy 1:9; Romans 3:23-24; Ephesians 2:8-9; Isaiah 30:18; 2 Chronicles 30:9; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Acts 20:24; 2 Peter 3:18; 2 Timothy 2:1; 2 Corinthians 13:14

Today's Prayer Meditation is on Purpose
Father, you have made everything for its own purpose. And there is a time for every purpose. 
I don't have anything to do with worldly fables. But rather, I discipline myself for the purpose of godliness. 
I can make my own plans, but your purpose will prevail. 
You saved me and called me with a holy calling, not according to my works, but according to your own purpose and grace which you have given me in Christ Jesus from all eternity. You have called me for the purpose of sanctification. 
You are at work in me, both to will and to work for your good pleasure and purpose. 
You make my joy complete. I align my mind with your Word, I maintain the same love that was in Jesus Christ, I am united in spirit and intent on your purpose for my life. 
I have obtained an inheritance through Christ Jesus. I was predestined, according to your purpose, and you work all things after the counsel of your will. I am your workmanship, created for good works which you prepared beforehand so that I would walk in them. 
You declared the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things which have not been done. Your purpose will be established, and you will accomplish all your good pleasure. 
Father, you can do all things. No purpose of yours can be thwarted. Your word  goes forth from your mouth won't return to you empty. It will accomplish what you desire and it will prosper where you send it.  
I know that you have called me according to your purpose, and even when things go wrong in my life, I know that you will take what the enemy meant for evil, and make something good out of it. 
So be it.
Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing. 
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Proverbs 16:4; Ecclesiastes 3:1; Ecclesiastes 8:6; 1 Timothy 4:7; Proverbs 19:21; 2 Timothy 1:9; Ephesians 3:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:7; Philippians 2:13; Philippians 2:2; Ephesians 1:11; Ephesians 2:10; Isaiah 46:10; Job 42:2; Isaiah 55:11; Romans 8:28

Today's Prayer Meditation is on Freedom
Where your Spirit is, Father, there is freedom. You have called me to freedom, and I will not turn my freedom into an opportunity to satisfy my flesh, but through love, I will serve others. 
I am careful to not let my freedom somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. I will act as one who is free, not using my freedom as a covering for evil, but as your bondslave, Father. 
For you freed me from sin, and I have become a slave of righteousness. Having been freed from sin and enslaved to you, I receive a righteous beneift resulting in sanctification and eternal life. 
Jesus set me free for freedom, so I will keep standing firm and will not put myself back under the yoke of slavery. I know that I become enslaved to whatever overcomes me. 
I speak and act as one who is judged by the law of liberty. I look intently at your perfect law, and I live in it. I am not a forgetful hearer, but an effectual doer of your work, and I am blessed in what I do. I know the truth, and the truth has made me free. 
The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death. Jesus has made me free, and I am free indeed. Sin is no longer my master. I am not under law, but under grace. 
I have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but I have received a spirit of adoption as your child, by which I cry out, "Abba Father!" 
Creation itself will also be set free from its slavery under the curse into the freedom of your glory, Father. 
Your Spirit is upon me. You have anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. You have sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed. 
So be it.
Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing. 
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2 Corinthians 3:17; Galatians 5:13; 1 Corinthians 8:9; 1 Peter 2:16; Romans 6:18; Romans 6:22; Galatians 5:1; 2 Peter 2:19; James 2:12; James 1:25; John 8:32; Romans 8:2; John 8:36; Romans 6:14; Romans 8:15; Romans 8:21; Luke 4:18; Isaiah 61:1

Today's Prayer Meditation is on Faith
Father, you strengthen me with your power through your Spirit in my inner being. Christ dwells in my heart through faith and I am rooted and established in love. 
Faith is the confidence, the assurance for what I hope for. It is the title deed for what I do not yet see in the physical. It is what I live by. I live by faith, not by sight. And I know that without faith it is impossible to please you. Faith is the language you speak. I must come to you in faith, believing that you exist and that you will reward me when I earnestly seek you.
I love you, even though I have not seen you with my physical eyes. I believe in you and I am filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for I am receiving the end result of my faith, the salvation of my soul. I believe in you with all my heart, and I am justified. I profess my faith with my mouth, and I am saved.
Over and over Jesus told people it was their faith that healed them and made them whole. The same is true for me today. I am born of you. I am an overcomer. And the victory that overcomes the world is my faith.
I stand steadfast and on my guard, standing firm in the faith. I am courageous and strong. I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.
In the gospel your righteousness is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from the first to the last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” So in Christ Jesus I am your child through faith. 
My faith is living and accompanied by action. I know that faith without works is dead. With faith, I know that nothing is impossible to me. I can tell a mountain to move, and it will move.
Faith comes from hearing your word, Father, so I read and study and listen to your word daily. I fix my eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of my faith. So I will fight the good fight of the faith. I take hold of the eternal life to which you called me when I made my good confession.
It is by grace I was saved, through faith—it wasn't because of anything I did myself. It is a gift from you, Father, so I cannot boast. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in your Son, who loved me and gave himself for me.
I do not think of myself more highly than I ought, but rather I think of myself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith you have distributed to me. Since I have been justified through faith, I have peace with you through my Lord Jesus Christ. This righteousness is given through faith in him to all who believe. 
In Christ Jesus the only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. So I build myself up in my most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. I keep myself in your love as I wait for the mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ to bring me to eternal life.
So be it.
Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing.
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Ephesians 3:16-17; Hebrews 11:1; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Hebrews 11:6; 1 Peter 1:8-9; Romans 10:10; Mark 10:52; 1 John 5:4; 1 Corinthians 16:13; Psalm 119:30; Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:26; James 2:17; Matthew 17:20; Romans 10:17; Hebrews 12:2; 1 Timothy 6:12; Ephesians 2:8-9; Galatians 2:20; Romans 12:3; Romans 5:1; Romans 3:21-22; Galatians 5:6; Jude 1:20-21

Today's Prayer Meditation is on Trust
I trust in you, Father, with all my heart and do not lean on my own understanding. I submit all of my ways to you, and you make the path straight before me. 
I am blessed because I trust in you. My confidence is in you alone. I am like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. I don't fear when trouble comes, because I am like a tree whose leaves are always green. I am not concerned about lack, because my life always bears fruit. 
Whenever fear tries to come, I simply put my trust in you. I commit everything I do to you, Father, and you establish my plans. 
When I pass through the waters, you are there with me. When I pass through the rivers, they do not sweep over me. When I walk through the fire, I am not burned, the flames do not set me ablaze. 
Each morning brings me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. You show me the way I should go. I entrust my life to you. 
I approach you with confidence, Father, beause I know that if I ask anything according to your will, you hear me. And I know that when you hear me—whatever I ask—you will provide.
I dwell in your shelter. I rest in your shadow. You are the Most High, the Almighty. You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust. 
I am not moved by what I see, hear or feel, because I live by faith, not by my senses. Father, you keep my feet steady, and do not allow me to slip. You watch over me and never slumber. 
I look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store food away in barns, and yet you feed them, Father. How much more than the birds do you love me? 
I say with confidence, you are my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? I trust in you and you keep me safe. You meet all my needs according to the reihes of your glory in Christ Jesus. 
I follow the instructions you have given me in your word, Father, and I prosper. I am blessed because I trust in you. 
You will never leave me; you will never forsake me. I commit my way to you. I trust in you and you make my righteous reward shine like the dawn, my vindication like the noonday sun. I trust in you and do good; and I dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 
I rely on your love for me. How abundant are the good things you have stored up for me. You bestow them on me in the sight of all, because I take refuge in you. In you, whose word I praise—in you I trust and am not afraid. 
You are good, and a refuge in times of trouble. You care for me and I trust in you. You are my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in you, and you help me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise you. 
You keep me in perfect peace, Father. My mind is steadfast because I trust in you. I know I can always trust you. You have never forsaken those who seek you. I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing your praise, for you have been so good to me. 
Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, your unfailing love for me will not be shaken nor your covenant of peace be removed. You have compassion on me. I remain confident of this: I will continue to see your goodness in the land of the living. 
Truly you are my rock and my salvation; you are my fortress, I will not be shaken. 
So be it.
Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing. 
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Proverbs 3:5-6; Jeremiah 17:7-8; Psalm 56:3; Proverbs 16:3; Isaiah 43:2; Psalm 143:8; 1 John 5:14-15; Psalm 91:1-2; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Psalm 121:3; Matthew 6:26; Hebrews 13:6; Proverbs 29:25; Philippians 4:19; Proverbs 16:20; Hebrews 13:5; Psalm 37:5-6; Psalm 37:3; 1 John 4:16; Psalm 31:19; Psalm 56:4; Nahum 1:7; Psalm 28:7; Isaiah 26:3; Psalm 9:10; Psalm 13:5-6; Isaiah 54:10; Psalm 27:13; Psalm 62:6

Today's Prayer Meditation is on Humility
I strive always to be completely humble and gentle. I am patient, bearing with others in love. I don't do things out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility, I value others above myself. 
I know that with pride comes disgrace, but wisdom comes with humility. I humble myself before you, Father, and you lift me up. 
I live in harmony with others. I am not proud, but I am quite content to associate with people who do not hold a high position. I'm not conceited, nor do I consider myself higher than others. 
Rather than attempting to be beautiful by the world's standards by adorning myself outwardly, I focus on my inner self and develop a gentle and quiet spirit. I know that that is of far greater worth in your sight. 
As one of your chosen ones, holy and dearly loved by you, Father, I clothe myself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 
I know that pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor. Humility is the fear and reverence of you, Father. And its wages are riches and honor and life. I humble myself, therefore, under your mighty hand, that you may lift me up in due time. You take delight in me, and you crown the humble with victory. 
I humble myself and pray, I seek your face and have turned from the ways of wickeness, and you hear me, Father. You have forgiven my sins. You have healed me. 
I take the yoke of Jesus upon me, and learn from him. He is gentle and humble in heart. In him, I find rest for my soul. His yoke is easy and his burden is light. 
I show wisdom and understanding by living a good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. Pride comes before a downfall, but humility comes before honor. So I make myself the very last, and the servant of all. 
I am sympathetic. I love others. I am compassionate and humble. 
Father, you choose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before you. 
You have shown me what is good. And you ask me to act justly and to love mercyand to walk humbly with you. You are good and upright. You instruct me in your ways. When I humble myself before you, you guide me in what is right and you teach me your way. 
I am called to be free, but I do not use that freedom to indulge the flesh. Rather, I serve others humbly in love. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. 
You must become greater; I must become less. Not to me, Father, but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. 
So be it.
Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing. 
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Ephesians 4:2; Philippians 2:3; Proverbs 11:2; James 4:10; Romans 12:16; 1 Peter 3:3-4; Colossians 3:12; Proverbs 29:23; Proverbs 22:4; 1 Peter 5:6; Psalm 149:4; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Matthew 11:29-30; James 3:13; Proverbs 18:12; Mark 9:35; 1 Peter 3:8; 1 Corinthians 1:28-29; Micah 6:8; Psalm 25:8-9; Galatians 5:13; Mark 10:45; John 3:30; Psalm 115:1

Today's Prayer Meditation is on Praise.
Praise be to you, my Lord, my God and Savior. You daily bear my burdens so I don't have to.  
I praise you, Father. You alone are God. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you. 
I praise you, Father. You are the Lord, and there is no other; apart from you there is no God. 
I praise you, Father. There is no one like you. You are mighty and your faithfulness surrounds you. 
I praise you, Father. You are my Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. 
I praise you, Father. You are love. I live in love because I live in you, and you live in me. 
I praise you, Father. You lead me as a captive in Christ’s triumphal procession and you use me to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. 
I praise you, Father. You keep your covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love you and keep your commandments. 
I praise you, Father. My salvation and my honor depend on you. You are my mighty rock, my refuge. 
I praise you, Father. You are the God who performs miracles. 
I praise you, Father. You are my help and my deliverer. You are my God. I will exalt you and praise your name. In perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.
As long as I have breath in my lungs, I will praise you. 
You are my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in you, and you help me.My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise you. 
Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
With all of my soul and my inmost being, I praise your holy name. I give thanks to you with all my heart; and tell of all your wonderful deeds. 
When discouragement tries to come, I put my hope in you. I will yet praise you. You are my Savior and my God. You are great and most worthy of my praise. 
You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful. 
My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long. I lift you up at all times, your praise is always on my lips. 
I will exalt you, my God and King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. You healed me, and I am healed. You saved me, and I am saved. You are the one I praise. 
Praise be to you, Father of my Lord Jesus Christ. You have blessed me in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 
So be it. 
Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing.
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Psalm 68:19; Nehemiah 9:6; Isaiah 45:5; Psalm 89:8; Isaiah 9:6; 1 John 4:16; 2 Corinthians 2:14; Deuteronomy 7:9; Psalm 62:7; Psalm 77:14; Psalm 70:5; Isaiah 25:1; Psalm 150:6; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 63:3-4; Psalm 103:1; Psalm 9:1; Psalm 42:11; Psalm 145:3; Psalm 139:13-14; Psalm 71:8; Psalm 34:1; Psalm 145:1; Jeremiah 17:14; Ephesians 1:3

Today's Prayer Meditation is on God With Us
From eternity to eternity, Father, your faithful love is toward me because I fear you, and your righteousness is toward my descendants. 
You go before me. You are with me always and will never leave or forsake me. Of what should I be afraid? or why should I be dismayed?
I am strong and courageous. I am not in fear or dread of anyone or anything, because you are with me. No one can stand against me all the days of my life, because you are with me always.
I am content, Father. You are more than enough for me. Your constant presence is all that I need. You are my helper. I will not fear. What can people do to me?
You have commanded me to be strong and courageous and to not be afraid, because you are with me wherever I go. I am not afraid, because you are with me. I am not dismayed, because you are my God. You strengthen me and help me. You uphold me with your righteous right hand.
You are merciful, Father. You will not leave me or forget the covenant you swore to me. You are with me always. Even to the end of the age. You are on my side. So I have nothing to fear.
I come to your throne of grace with confidence, and receive mercy. You pour out your grace on me in my time of need.
I know that no matter what happens in my life, you are working for my good. You have called me according to your purpose. You will always provide a way through, around, or over anything that comes against me.
So I'm not anxious about anything. Instead I come to you in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving. I bring you my requests, Father, and your peace which surpasses all understanding guards my heart and my mind in Christ Jesus.
You haven't given me a spirit of fear, but of power and love and self-control. I have forsaken my own ways and my own thoughts. I turn to you, Father, and you have compassion on me. You have abundantly pardoned all of my mistakes.
I know that you are with me, so who could possibly stand against me?
You command your lovingkindness in the daytime and your song is with me in the night. A prayer to you, Father, the God of my life.
You are before all things, and you hold all things together. You are my stronghold. You are over all, through all and in all.
I am a temple, made without hands, and your Spirit dwells in me. You are closer to me than my very breath. Your spirit dwells in me and speaks in me. I live by the Spirit and I also walk by the Spirit.
You are my God forever and ever, you will guide me until death.
You are mindful of me and you bless me. Your favor is upon me. You confirm the work of my hands.
There is only one God, you, Father, from whom are all things. I exist for you. And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and I exist through him. I have joined myself to Jesus, and I am one in spirit with him. Just as you, Father, are in Jesus and he is in you, I also am in you.
By this is your love manifested in me, you sent your only begotten son into the world so that I might live through him. By this I know that I abide in him and he in me, because you have given me your spirit. 
I have no desire to go anywhere that your presence will not go with me.
You are at work in me, both to will and to work for your good pleasure. You are my helper. You are the sustainer of my soul. You are in the midst of me, and I will not be moved. You will help me when morning dawns.
My soul waits in silence for you alone, Father. My hope is from you.
So be it.
Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing.
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Psalm 103:17; Deuteronomy 31:8; Deuteronomy 31:6; Joshua 1:5; Hebrews 13:5-6; Joshua 1:9; Isaiah 41:10; Deuteronomy 4:31; Matthew 28:20; Psalm 118:6; Hebrews 4:16; Romans 8:28; Philippians 4:6-7; 2 Timothy 1:7; Isaiah 55:7; Romans 8:31; Psalm 42:8; Colossians 1:17; Psalm 46:7; Ephesians 4:6; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Matthew 10:20; Galatians 5:25; Psalm 48:14; Psalm 115:12; Psalm 90:17; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 1 Corinthians 6:17; John 17:21; 1 John 4:9; 1 John 4:13; Exodus 33:15; Philippians 2:13; Psalm 54:4; Psalm 46:5; Psalm 62:5
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I apologize for the absence of Meditating The Word these last two weeks while I was recovering from a back injury.