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 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

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 Be glad, O children of Zion,

and rejoice in the LORD your God,

for He has given you the autumn rains

for your vindication.

He sends you showers,

both autumn and spring rains, as before.

The threshing floors will be full of grain,

and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—

the swarming locust, the young locust,

the destroying locust, and the devouring locustf—

My great army that I sent against you.

You will have plenty to eat,

until you are satisfied.

You will praise the name of the LORD your God,

who has worked wonders for you.

My people will never again

be put to shame.

Then you will know that I am present in Israel

and that I am the LORD your God,

and there is no other.

My people will never again

be put to shame.

Joel 2: 23-27

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 The Law of the LORD is perfect,

reviving the soul;

the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy,

making wise the simple.

The precepts of the LORD are right,

bringing joy to the heart;

the commandments of the LORD are radiant,

giving light to the eyes.

The fear of the LORD is pure,

enduring forever;

the judgments of the LORD are true,

being altogether righteous.

They are more precious than gold,

than much pure gold;

they are sweeter than honey,

than honey from the comb.

By them indeed Your servant is warned;

in keeping them is great reward.

Who can discern his own errors?

Cleanse me from my hidden faults.

Keep Your servant also from willful sins;

may they not rule over me.

Then I will be blameless

and cleansed of great transgression.

May the words of my mouth

and the meditation of my heart

be pleasing in Your sight,

O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Psalm 19:7-14

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Blessed is the man

who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,

or set foot on the path of sinners,

or sit in the seat of mockers.

But his delight is in the Law of the LORD,

and on His law he meditates day and night.

He is like a tree planted by streams of water,

yielding its fruit in season,

whose leaf does not wither,

and who prospers in all he does.

Not so the wicked!

For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,

nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

For the LORD guards the path of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 1

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Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 

For whoever wants to save their life f will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 

For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.

Matthew 16: 24-27

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But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 

Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 

Therefore comfort one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

May these Word of God comfort those of us who mourn our loss...

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Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will continue to perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6

Praise the Lord. Today's message is for those of you who are worried that you may not be able to finish your race, be it in school work, project work, married life or life in general. Surely God's word for you this morning is that He who started your job/study/marriage/life is very capable of helping you through it to the finish line. 

So keep praising the Lord and stay your course. Praise the Lord.

He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:8

Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Philippians 2:12

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The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD. Proverbs 21:31

Are you worried about an exam or promotion or studies or something along those lines? Be assured your victory belongs to the Lord. Like a horse gets ready for the battle, we too get ready to face our challenges, but our victory ultimately rests with the Lord. Amen.

Here are few more scriptures along the same lines to help us through. God bless you! <3

Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.

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 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

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 Make a joyful noise to the LORD,

all the earth.

Serve the LORD with gladness;

come into His presence with joyful songs.

Know that the LORD is God.

It is He who made us, and we are His;

we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving

and His courts with praise;

give thanks to Him and bless His name.

For the LORD is good,

and His loving devotion endures forever;

His faithfulness continues to all generations.

Psalm 100

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 Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10

Here's share an excerpt from sermon notes of Hugh S. Carpenter, D. D., which explains today's scripture nicely, though a bit dramatically. 

Go out of your cares, and your fevers and perils, by going nearer to your Saviour. Catch that glance of His gaze, the very rest of God. The sky is blue above the bleak and barren ground; the heavens smile above the storms. All things seem to die; but God is over all, blessed forever. His joy will comfort your sorrows. It will conquer your fears. It will neutralise your bereavements. It will negative your death. You are on a vessel, and it seems to you that the storm is awful; the waves run mountains high; the ship pitches, and shudders, and creaks. "Captain," you say, with pale face and staring eyes, "this is a terrible peril We shall go down; she never will weather this gale!" "Gale!" says the captain, "I call this a good breeze. If we had a little more of it we should soon make land." Then you turn and look with wonder in the captain's eyes; they are full of smiling satisfaction, and his heroic face is mild and calm. The captain says, "All is well." He is not disturbed. And the captain's calm is your strength. He ought to know. So Jesus knows.

~ (Hugh S. Carpenter, D. D.)

Please do not grieve this morning. Learn to take joy and comfort in the Lord. 

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 My son, do not forget my law,

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 I lift up my eyes to the hills.

From where does my help come?

My help comes from the LORD,

the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not allow your foot to slip;

your Protector will not slumber.

Behold, the Protector of Israel

will neither slumber nor sleep.

The LORD is your keeper;

the LORD is the shade on your right hand.

The sun will not strike you by day,

nor the moon by night.

The LORD will guard you from all evil;

He will preserve your soul.

The LORD will watch over your coming and going,

both now and forevermore.

Psalm 121

Do you have a need today? Do you want some help? Let us look to our Lord the Maker of heaven and earth, whom our help comes from. Amen.

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And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend. James 2:23

Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness. Genesis 15:6

"Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." Romans 4:3

True, Abraham believed in God and it was credited to him as righteousness and he was called God's friend. In the same token, every one of us who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and have accepted Him as Lord and Savior over our life, are all friends of God. Amen! If anyone here feels that you do not have a friend you can depend on, this message comes directly to you. Be assured there is a friend you have in Jesus. Amen! 

“But you, Israel, my servant,

Jacob, whom I have chosen,

you descendants of Abraham my friend,

I took you from the ends of the earth,

from its farthest corners I called you.

I said, ‘You are my servant’;

I have chosen you and have not rejected you.

So do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you;

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:8-10

He loves you unconditionally to a point where He gave up His life for you. He lives today. Because He lives we will also live. So cheer up, chin up and praise the Lord.

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If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:5

There is no shame in admitting that we lack wisdom, especially to God. After all the wisest king ever lived - King Solomon - even he asked God for wisdom. 

Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?" 1 Kings 3:9

My favorite King David too acknowledged the wisdom he received from God Almighty:

Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place. Psalm 51:6

Prophet Daniel too confirms wisdom comes from the Lord:

He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. Daniel 2:21

Matthew affirms that if we ask, it will be given:

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7

Now is there any reason not to ask for wisdom for ourselves?

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As for God, his way is perfect:

The Lord’s word is flawless;

he shields all who take refuge in him.

For who is God besides the Lord?

And who is the Rock except our God?

It is God who arms me with strength 

and keeps my way secure.

He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;

he causes me to stand on the heights.

He trains my hands for battle;

my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

You make your saving help my shield;

your help has made me great.

You provide a broad path for my feet,

so that my ankles do not give way.

2 Samuel 22: 31-37

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Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. James 5:13-18

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“If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you.” Exodus 15:26

Help us Lord to listen carefully to you our God and to do what is right in your eyes. Help us Lord to pay attention to your commands and keep all your decrees. Then you will not bring on us any of the diseases you bought on the Egyptians. You are the Lord, my healer.

Amen!

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 Clap your hands, all you nations;

shout to God with cries of joy.

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Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
“I will sing to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
he has hurled into the sea.

Exodus 15:1

We are all familiar with the songs written and sung by King David. Today's scripture verse is the lyrics for one of Moses's songs. If you have time please take the time to read the full chapter which completes his exaltation to the Lord, immediately following the miracle of the red sea parting. He is giving honor and praise to God Almighty who was the wonder worker behind this victory over the Egyptian army.

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 The LORD is my shepherd;

I shall not want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside quiet waters.

He restores my soul;

He guides me in the paths of righteousness

for the sake of His name.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil,

for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and mercy will follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the LORD

forever.

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They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”

Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast.”

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When you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 

Matthew 6:16-18

Thank you everyone who wish to join the 21 day fasting and praying suggestion. 

First off, how to fast? Today's scripture has the answer as to what to do and what not to do. 

To do: Humble yourself in God's sight 

What NOT to do: Showing off to people that you are fasting - or a false show of humiliation. 

As to what to pray for, let us start with a confession of our sins. 

Daniel sets a great example in the scriptures below if you need a reference point:

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances. We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, and fathers, and to all the people of the land.

To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You. O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.

To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God to walk in His laws, which He set before us through His servants the prophets.... 

Daniel 9:3~10

Let us too start there, confessing every one of our sins. Sins in thoughts, actions, words, disobedience, etc. and confess them one by one at His feet.

Tomorrow we will learn what's next...

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Then they brought him to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth.

So He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?”

And he said, “From childhood. And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”

When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!” Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.

And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”

So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.”

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He (Jesus) replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Luke 17:6

"For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17:20

"Truly I tell you," Jesus replied, "if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' it will happen. Matthew 21:21

Now, what is the "mountain" in front of you this morning? All it takes is little faith to move it away. Today's scripture are Jesus's own words so it can't be not true.

Let us pray.

Dear Lord Jesus. We come to your presence today Lord. Your word says if we ask in faith we can move mountains Lord. Dear Lord, we ask in faith, to move all the "mountain" like situations in our lives Lord. We know you will help us through Lord. We believe it in our hearts that you are able Lord. Thank you Jesus you are able. Thank you Jesus you will help us in and through this. In Jesus Christ's most precious name, we pray. Amen.

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You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:10-17

In today's scripture portion Paul is charging or encouraging Timothy to keep going in his ministry. Let us apply the words for our Christian walk today.

We too have seen the way of life, the purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings and what happened to many of God's ministers in our life times. We have seen, experienced or heard testimonies of persecutions of fellow believers. Even today there is great persecution in Afghanistan for the children of God who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.

These should not discourage us but instead should charge us to move forward in our walk of faith. All the scriptures we have learnt from our childhood should be applied in practice and help us stay motivated.

Because, all Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. Amen!

Love you all in Christ Jesus. Stay blessed. Thank you for joining for Coffee with Jesus day after day. God bless you all!

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Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me. Psalm 138:7

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5

Happy September folks!

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The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD. Proverbs 21:31

Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Psalm 20:7

Salvation belongs to the LORD Psalm 3:8

No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion. Psalm 33:16-18He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Isaiah 40:29

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9

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Blessed be the LORD my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle. Psalm 144:1

He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. Psalm 18:34

For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall. Psalm 18:29

For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me… Psalm 44:6,7

And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 1 Samuel 17:49

We all know very well the story of how young David killed the giant Goliath. If you recall David was untrained to advance against Goliath at that time and he only went in the name of the Lord and got victory. Though David got many more victories that followed he knew heart of heart his strength was the Lord. It was the Lord who trained him for war and taught his fingers for battle.

Isn't that true for us too? We find ourselves caught off guard and unprepared for, for many of life's events; yet with God's help we deal with it. Be it higher studies or debts or a huge project at work with the deadline fast approaching, we know we can do it with God's help and guidance and canceling. Praise the Lord.

Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the LORD. Psalm 144:15