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The psalmist see God as the shelter of their wings where they can seek him and hide under his wings no matter what the circumstances they will face. God is the high rock, refuge, strong tower, tent & wings. I know that God's protection is with me all the days of my life. I have His security and assurance in times of trouble where I can call upon Him for refuge. Knowing that there is no circumstances that is so severe that God can`t overturned in an instant if we chose to seek and asked Him sincerely according to His will. We look at His good pleasure rather than the circumstances we face, knowing that God will work all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.

If you were to formulate a personal prayer for revival for your own life or for your congregation, how would you word it? Oh Lord, I confess that I have sinned against You in thought, words and deeds by what I have done and by what I have left undone. I acknowledge my dependancy on you who is able to do immeasurably beyond my expectation and You are the one who is far greater and stronger than anyone else. Lord change my desires, open my eyes to your true delights. How many times have I let pleasures of life capture my imagination and distract me from the peace and purpose of my life? Forgive me Lord for my selfish gain and pride to do my own strength and knowledge. The enemy is so subtle to lie my attention with something my flesh felt so delightful in self-denial, self control, entice to quick bucks, greediness, hidden gossips, hatred, anger, hot tempered, cursing, insulting and blaming othrs. I ask fro true repentance not to do it again. Grant me more grace, patience, wisdom, love and power to overcome my weaknesses in life. I thank God that He is willing to accept and love me again and see me as clean and brand new to the splendour of God. May your precious Name and sing worship songs cheer up my spirit to get in tune with you again. What would this prayer have in common with 2 Chronicles 7:14? If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray, I will hear them . When our hearts cry out in faith, hope and love and with our knees bend down for repentance, He will hear our prayers. How does this kind of prayer pave the way for revival and restoration to take place? God gives grace to the humble. He forgives the penitent. Seek and you shall find, ask and you shall receive, knock and it shall be open.

Humility and faith are necessary, because they make us humble before God. It makes us to surrender our lives to Him realizing that we can not depend on our own strength and power for He is in control of ourselves . We come to believe that He is a loving God who will hear and listen to our petition and in His own timing He will response all our needs according to what is best for us. Faith without humility will lead us to pride and self-righteousness. It will downcast ourselves that we don`t need God for help.

"I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" (Jer 29:11). I trust and obey God plans for me knowing God will not forsake me nor abandon me.

David know who his God is and he is aware of God`s grace and mercy which is greater than his sin. God wanted our praise and worship more when we are in trials so that we can toally dependent on Him by faith. When we have a true heart for God, we will always have hope in Him. This teachs us that we can bring any thing before God like our pains ,hurts , anger and fears. We know that all things come from above and our praise is for uplifting our prayers before God. God wants us to put Him first and will keep His promises to us as we bring our praise and worship before Him. As we praise God, we show our hope and faith in His forgiveness. We glorify God in praise and trust that He will be present and guide us in our times of distress. It pleases God when we are thankful and honor him. We should always remain faithful and obedient to Him.

David was able to ask anything from God after the shameful things he had done with Bathsheba and Uriah because he knew that He is a forgiving and merciful God who never keeps records of our sin. If we truly confessed and repented our sin, he will forgive, care and embraced us back to His compassionate love. God will hear our prayer, and He will rescue us. In the midst of our sorrows and trials, we need to pray more so that we can be rooted to His word and draw mre closer to Him to lead the Spirit guide and protect us. His unfailing love, amazing grace, tender mercy and faithfulness will bring peace & joy to surpass all our understanding that there is no condemnation in Christ. He will cover us under the shadow of His wings that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom that will lead us to walk in the light of His word.

Jesus has done marvellous things for our salvation. The joy of praise, the exuberance of praise and the fullness of praise are all lifted up to God who deserves all our praises and we come to celebrate His goodness and greatness . He is coming with Righteousness to judge the world and the people with equity. Praise is so exuberant because he has came to save us, and the Righteous one will set all injustice aright and bring all to final salvation. We must shout for joy with music and instrument. Let all creation praise Him with joy and exuberance. He is to be exalted and lifted high on Names. Hallelujah! For His Souvereignty. !

We worship the Lord because we recognize God`s ownership that He is our Saviour & Creator who knitted us out from our mother`s womb to this world to serve Him not to be served. He is our Sovereign God who is worthy of all our praise, honor and glory. We must worship and give thanks in all the things that He has done in our lives. He is the Rock of Salvation & hope of our future in whom we can totally depend & trust in Him . There is no other God that can be compared with the unfailing love that He has surpasses with all our understanding. Everything that has breathe must praise and worship Him. The warning in psalm serves as a reminder that He is in control of our lives. He is our Abba Father who meet all our needs according to His riches in Glory. He is always there with us in times of good and bad, He will carry us through as promised He will never leave nor forsake us in times of need. He reigns above all heaven and earth. As long as we live, we have to live for the Lord and our lips shall never stop praising Him. Hallelujah!

This psalm teaches us that all living creatures should praise the Lord and worship Him at all times and in all places using all kinds of musical instruments to sing for joy & dance to rejoice in His presence. We are to praise & give thanks in His Holy place and sanctuary. Every thing that has breath shall praise His goodness, faithfulness, good deeds, mighty power and loving kindness. After reading loudly the psalm, I can experience His presence overflowing His love and joy over me. What a Mighty God we serve!

1). The short psalm attract us to be sincere with childlike faith, living in mutual harmony and bonding in unity with one another bearing in love. 2. Dwelling together in unity is so difficult because of the lack of love for one another, wanting to over rule the other, carryng pride, arrogrance, selfishness, fame, power,anger, hatred, envy and grudges within oneself. 3). Unity requires personal growth in the Holy Spirit, geniune respect and appreciation for each other, trust, faith, love, patience and the fruit of the Spirit. 4). The principles of unity and purity seems to conflict with each other when there are differences of opinion, wanting our own way, unforgiveness, unloving kindness, ego, pride and power. 5). Reconcialiation and unity are such high value in Jesus` teaching because He has crucified and died for our sin to allow us to be blameless and perfect again so that we can reconcile with the Father. We are to humble ourselves and have a heart to love others as God has loved us in order to please our Heavenly Father.

1). Psalm 15 presents a summary of what God expects of His people. It describes godliness in terms of character. The qualities extend to personal issues of integrity and honesty, our relationships with others and the way we handle our money. True happiness comes from looking at life from God`s perspective, which is often the reverse of the human point of view. 2). Teach them to read the word of God & memorize scriptures at an early age. Teach them to pray & always give priority to God in all the ways he does and live a holy, happy and Christlike ways. Bring them into adulthood with strong character and the ability to make wise choices & with an attitude of love & respect towards elderly & needy people. Teach them to be generous in caring and giving not only of material thing but of their kindness. Be kind to one another and live in harmony with one another in peace and joy. 3). Right living covers truth, honesty honor, love, integrity, kindness, goodness & faithfulness.

1). We need to be reminded that righteous will succeed and the wicked will perish because they give instructions about life and deal with fundamental issues such as the nature of evil, the meaning of life and the struggle to fathom God`s ways. It draws a sharp contrast between good and evil, right and wrong, godliness and ungodliness. The choice is one or the other, there can be no middle ground. 2). The Lord knows the way of the godly with their decision based on delighting in God`s law, meditation & commitment to God`s ways. Their outcome will be like a well-watered tree, blooming and productive, resilient and prosporous. While the way of the ungodly shall perish with decision based on walking in the counsel of the ungodly, standing in the way of sinners and sitting in the seat of the scornful. Their outcome will be like chaff, will not withstand judgment and will not stand with the righteous. It`s like a road in which we must make moral choices today that we have long-term eternal consequences.

God loves us is the basis of all faith because His love never ceases and He is always with us to fullness and wholeness of our being. With His love we can trust Him, lean on Him & walk with Him side by side. The Spirit of God is always with us to guide, protect and show us His way when we abide according to His word. We belong to God when we have trusted in Him and allow Him to take full control in us. When we keep our faith in God and have let him lead the way, we start rto realize how blessed we are to be called the child of God and be a member of God`s family. Nothing on this Earth could bring us more joy and contentment than knowing God love us so much that He send His only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ to die for our sin. His love endures forever. We must realize that His eyes are always upon us and we must have His heart and His presences always in our everyday living for Him. Hallelujah!

1). During his spiritual struggle, the psalmist felt the dryness in deep despair and in darkest mood. He felt the total separation from God but knowing in faith that God will never abandon and leave him no matter what circumstances he will face. 2). He combats his depression by singing praises to God , by seeking and focusing his thoughts on God 's ability to help you. 3). Yes, there were times when I feel hopeless in my stormy life that I couldn`t even praise Him and thank Him for the pains and sufferring. But as I look back through the goodness and faithfulness of Jesus on the Calvary, I`m still fortunate than others and yet Jesus had suffered and die for my sins. So I must cling to His promises & divine revelation knowing that He is with me bearing the pain for my sufferings. As I seek Him and He will surely cover me under His wings and shall carry me through my trials. I need to pray unceasingly and accept whatever situation I must face for God knows my needs and hearts desires. 4). By fasting and crying out to Him thru prayer will saturate our mind and embrace our thoughts to God. It will help us to transform into renewing mind and soul with His word. By praying will help us increase our faith that God will work thru our life and rekindle His holy love within us. He will cure our lethargic faith and help us to return back to Him to walk in Spirit and in Truth.

1). To dwell in the house of the Lord means living close intimacy relationship & rejoicing in God` presence . To know and to share his ever lasting love and kindness. 2). To seek His face is desiring a personal hearing before the Lord and to have a personal intimate relationship with Him. 3). David provides hope at the end of this Psalm is to wait for the Lord and expect Him to come through with an answer. He had see that one day is better in His courts than a thousand days in our own.

The Psalmist realizes that God rules over nations and peoples. He also deals with us as persons whom He has known from the womb. God knows our whole life from its beginning to the end for He is a God all pwrful and knowing. In His concluding prayer, David ask God to search & guide his heart and cleanse him for any offensive ways so that he can can be lead to a closer relationship & deeper understanding of God`s will and way.

1). (Ps. 19:1-6) Our understanding of God comes from the general revelation of Himself thru nature, which He created. (Ps. 7 - 13) speaks of the special revelation of His word and the particular work of God in one`s individual life. 2). The Psalmist appears to bask in God's Word by spending time to think and meditate His word. As he meditates he realized how much he needed God to provide an integrated understanding of life. He can gain similar insight to apply the spiritual disciplines of confession, bible study,and prayer to his own lives and finally bear to witness to what he have come to know, see and experience of God above, God around us and God within him. 3). Yes, I definitely felt the warmess love of God when I clinged to His word especially when I`m weak and down. It reveals the truth of who God is and the truth about myself is clearly shown on the scriptures. Indeed, the Spirit of the word gives life to enlightened and strengthen us when we trust in HIm. 4). He is asking the Lord to act as His redemeer , used as his source of wisdom and insight, lighting up the path of his journey through his spiritual dark world.

1). Psalm teaches us that God is the Lord and Creator of the whole world and the universe. He rules over the world with love, power, justice and sovereignty. 2). Psalm teaches that human being bear the very image of God. That we are created to be a worker of God with dignity and value in overseeing His creation. God has created us for a reason, which gives our life ultimate meaning and purpose. We are to obey and be submissive to the One in authority. 3). It teaches us that we owe to our Creator and all glory belongs to God. 4). Our responsiblity is to demonstrae Christlike character and conduct in our task. He wants us to bring Him glory as a faithful manager of the resources and responsibilities He has placed us under His control. We are to find fulfillment and motivation in working with God, trusting and submitting our total dependency on HIm.

Nehmiah`s life was in danger to lose his life . The King could have dismissed him and will never again to let him come to the King. It was a quick prayer to ask God for help before he talked to the King. He knew that God is in control and will hear and answer his prayer. Nehemiah had already laid the foundation for the interaction through his prayers for the last 4 months and the "arrow prayer" is the overflow and continuation of his previous and constant prayers to God.

1). From Paul's manner of prayer, we learn to pray without ceasing, giving thanks to all believers who comes to know the Lord. We need to show love and compassion for fellow believers by praying continually in full commitment and deep involvement for them. 2). People would not know God on their own. It is through someone or an incident that lead them to know the Lord. It`s the move of the Holy Spirit , our prayers, being a witness, showing our passion and desperate love to bring them to the Kingdom of God. 3). It is God`s desire that no one shall perish. Scriptures say that nobody comes to God unless the Holy Spirit draws them. 4). Prayer is important to enlighten and uplift their Spirit to walk in the truth and pathway of righteousness.

No, I don't believe that Jesus received special treatment. Jesus had angels appear to give Him strength & power to overcome His sacrifice on the cross. Yes, God sends us angels to lead, guide and protect us whatever we do and whereeve we go. He will never leave us or foresake us. He is always with us and when we are in tune with Him we can see the angels at work and moving within us. Praise God for we have Jesus in our lives to uplift our Spirit in our daily walk with Him.

1). When Jesus prayed `Not my will, but Yours be done` , the Father will truly be pleased because He put God`s will above everything, making God first priority in His life. His surrender showed His unfailing love for His Father. 2). It shows that we are not passionate about the Father's will and are not in tune with God's heart. 3). It is required for us to be truthful in our prayers to the Father by acknowledging that He is our Saviour and without Him we can do nothing to please Him. By reading His word and communion with Him daily can draw us to know and understand more of Him. His sacrificial loves and mercy for us will empower us to do more of His will.

1). He knew of the terrible agony that he would soon endure through the crucifixion would be totally separated from God in order to die for the world's sins. 2). Jesus repeated the prayer three times bearing the sin of the world would separate Him from the Father. It would bring great grief to the Father and wanted more than anything that the Father's will be done. 3). It means that when we pray we ought to submit ourselves to the Father's will. 4). Jesus wasn`t resisting the Father's will, he was just asking if there was any other way for the Father's will to be accomplished and man's redemption to be attained without the cross. Ultimately, he prayed for the Father's will to be done.

Why did he ask his disciples to pray? 1). Jesus asked his disciples to pray because He knew that they would be tempted by the devil. The only way to resist the evil plan is to pray to the Father that He would intervene on their behalf. 2). Jesus knew that when they were tempted only prayer would give them the strength & power to overcome their fear and doubts. He wanted them to find comfort and direction for their lives. 3). The content of their prayer was not to be lead away by the temptation. 4). They didn`t pray so diligently with much conviction as what Christ was praying. 5). The Lord`s Prayer word was `lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from the evil one.' 6). He wanted to have quiet time in prayer with the Father so he could gain strength & wisdom knowing he would be separated from His Father in order to die for the sin of the world.

God can and will change His mind if the prayer is within His will. Because it`s God`s purpose that we ask and seek according to His will. With our sincere desire, we can assured that we will get what we need even we do not asked for it, He already knows what is best for us. No matter what our circumstances is, God is in control and has the final authority in our life. God answers prayer just not always the way we want, but in His own timing and purpose, He will surely act upon His promises for us. Prayer will lead us to a greater communion with God and a greater understanding to His will. No, God can`t answer a prayer for something outside of the scope of His will. We need to repent and change the desires of our heart. God will never alter His character for the sake of man. He loves us and He wants our whole being to be used by Him alone.