What a difference there is between the love of power and the power of love.

1 Samuel 18:1-20

What a difference there is between the love of power and the power of love. The world is all about the love of power. You, Lord, are all about the power of love. Your power is never power without love. Your love is powerful love. Fill us with Your power - and help us to give glory to You, the God of loving power and powerful love.

Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.

1 Samuel 16:1-23

"Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Break me, melt me, mould me, fill me" (Daniel Iverson). Lord, it's Your Spirit who makes the difference. He changes us. We lose heart. He gives us new strength. We feel like giving up. He keeps us going on. Thank You, Lord, for Your Holy Spirit. Lead us out of our emptiness and into Your fullness.

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven ...

1 Samuel 10:17-11:15

"Praise, my soul, the King of heaven; To His feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, who like thee His praise should sing?" No earthly king could ever bless us the way You, Lord, have blessed us. What a great Saviour You have given to us! Jesus is greater than any earthly king. He does for us what no earthly king could ever do for us. He brings us into Your everlasting Kingdom.

Lord, You are the true God, the living God, the everlasting God ... our Saviour.

1 Samuel 5:1-6:16

Lord, You are the true God, the living God, the everlasting God (Jeremiah 10:10). You are our Saviour (Isaiah 43:11). Speak to us Your truth. Breathe into us Your life. As Jesus draws near to us, help us to trust Him and be led by Him on the pathway to Your eternal glory.

First Things First

"Seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness" (Matthew 6:33).

First things first - This is what Jesus says to us. 

What He means is this - The Lord is King.

 * The Lord is King. Let this be real in your life.

 * The Lord is King. Let this change you.

 * The Lord is King. Let this make a difference - in the way that you think and the way that you live.

Lord, we don't go out looking for problems ...

Judges 11:12-12:15

Lord, we don't go out looking for problems - but, sometimes, we can't avoid them. Help us, Lord, to turn obstacles into opportunities. When we're on the verge of collapse, may Your grace lead us on to spiritual growth.

You call us, Lord, to "lead a life worthy of Your calling."

Joshua 13:1-14:25

You call us, Lord, to "lead a life worthy of Your calling" (Ephesians 4:1). We say, 'I can't.' You say to us, "I have blessed you, in Christ, with every spiritual blessing" (Ephesians 1:3). Why we do allow our lives to be controlled by our own weakness when we can be transformed by Your strength? Help us, Lord, to think of all that You have given to us, in Christ, and to rise up, with new strength - Your strength - to live for You day-by-day.