Category: Yahweh

Always

Ruth Kirk

Pray for those who hurt you (Luke 6:28; NLT).

To you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! (Luke 6:27; NLT).

Forgive others, and you will be forgiven (Luke 6:37; NLT). 

Aways pray
For those who hurt you –
Love them, bless them,
And forgive.

Yahweh will absolve
And heal them,
Mend their life,
And tend their soul.

Aways ask
To be forgiven –
Face your sins
With God each day.

Yahweh will absolve
And heal you,
Mend your life,
And make you whole.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness 1 John 1:9; NIV).

He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds (Psalm 147:3; NLT).

He restoreth my soul (Psalm 23:3; KJV).

When you ask for healing

Ruth Kirk

I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them (1 Timothy 2:1; NLT).

When you ask for healing,
Pray for others, too.
Pray for those who suffer
Yet nothing makes them new.
Plead for all who live with pain –
Jesus, make us whole again.

When you crave forgiveness,
Pray for all, as well.
Pray for those who’ve hurt you,
And caused you years of hell.
Plead for those who’ve spoiled your life –
Jesus, may we see your light.

When you seek salvation,
Pray for all the earth.
Pray for those who don’t believe
In God, who gave them birth.
Plead for those who just say, “No!” –
Jesus, help us change and grow.

I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is (Ephesians 3:16-18; NLT).

It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow (1 Corinthians 3:7; NLT).

Never stop praying

Ruth Kirk

Hello everyone, this is my last prayer for a while. I have decided to take at least a week off my work here. I’m doing this for the first time in 13 years of unbroken daily blogging. During this time, I want to see if I can get my level of pain under any sort of control.

I plan to make contact with you again here next Thursday, and to report on how this process is going. Meanwhile, I send my very best wishes to you all, and hope you will continue to explore Take heart, and The heart of the gospel.

♥️ With love from Ruth xxx

Never stop praying (1 Thessalonians 5:17; NLT).

Every morning:
Offer worship.

All day long:
Heed Yahweh’s voice.

In the evening:
Intercession.

Then, at night:
Give thanks; rejoice.

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; NIV).

References

I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them (1 Timothy 2:1; NLT).

Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him (Deuteronomy 13:4; NLT).

Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker, for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care. If only you would listen to his voice today! (Psalm 95:6-7; NLT).

A reading: Acts 16:22-26; NLT.

A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods.

They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape. So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.

Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.

Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!

Your will

Ruth Kirk

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing (Psalm 143:10; NLT). 

Yahweh,
May I do your will,
Give all I am,
And love you still,
Accepting
Every bitter pill –
Like Jesus.

Yahweh,
May your will be done
Throughout my life.
Lord God, please come,
And make me
More like Christ, your Son –
My Saviour.

Yahweh,
May you live in me,
Forgive my sins,
And set me free
To serve you
For eternity –
In heaven.

A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked (Psalm 84:10; NLT).

 

Everywhere

Ruth Kirk

Happy New Year!
Hello to everyone who sees this post.  Some of you will know that I have been slowly upgrading my website for a long time. The scale of this task is enormous, and could easily take over my life completely.

I have fully updated every blog going back to 24.3.22, but can manage no more at present. This means that earlier blogs will not be edited to the standard I have developed over the last few years. Everything I have ever posted is still here, though, starting from November 2013, when the website was launched.

Deciding to pause the upgrade indefinitely has been difficult, but life is a struggle, and I need to protect my physical and mental health. However, I will continue to post a new, original blog here every day, for as long as God gives me the inspiration.

With love, best wishes, blessings and daily prayers for all who visit here each day,
From Ruth xxx

If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there (Psalm 139:8; NLT).

Yahweh,
You are everywhere:
In fire and water,
Earth and air.

Jesus,
Here in everyone
Throughout the world:
God’s much-loved Son.

Spirit,
With us evermore:
In life, and on
Death’s friendly shore.

Three-fold God,
In everything:
We love you, praise you,
Serve, and cling.

There is one Savior, one faith, one baptism, one God and Creator of all, who is over all, who works through all and is within all (Ephesians 4:4-6; TIB).

References

You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength (Mark 12:30; NLT).

Serve only the LORD your God. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him (Deuteronomy 13:4; NLT).

With eyes fully open

Ruth Kirk

This prayer came to me the moment I woke and started to pray on Christmas morning. It is a special prayer for all of us who find Christmas very difficult, whatever the reason. With my warmest love, and with thanks to you all for your support, from Ruth xxx

I love you, LORD; you are my strength (Psalm 18:1; NLT).

With eyes fully open,
And eyes fully closed:
Yahweh, I love you so much!

No matter what happens
You’re here, at my side:
Jesus, I love you so much!

Speaking, or silent,
You’re here, in my soul:
Spirit, I love you so much!

And you love me too,
Though I can’t see you yet:
But soon, Lord, I’ll reach out, and touch!

Reach out your hand and put it into my side (John 20:27; NIV).

If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed (Matthew 9:21; NLT).

References

Look at my hands. Look at my feet. You can see that it’s really me. Touch me and make sure that I am not a ghost, because ghosts don’t have bodies, as you see that I do. As he spoke, he showed them his hands and feet (Luke 24:39-40; NLT).

Blessed are those who believe without seeing me (John 20:29; NLT).

Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me (Psalm 23:4; NLT).

After my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes (Job 19:26-7; NLT).

He loves us with unfailing love; the LORD’S faithfulness endures forever. Praise the LORD! (Psalm 117:2; NLT).

For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known (1 Corinthians 12:12; NIV).

The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).

So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him (Luke 15:20; NLT).

 

Questions about love

Ruth Kirk

He loves us with unfailing love; the LORD’S faithfulness endures forever. Praise the LORD! (Psalm 117:2; NLT).

Yahweh, do you love me despite who I am,
Or because of who I am,
Or just as I am?

Do you love me because you are within me,
Or because Jesus is within me,
Or because your Holy Spirit is within me?

Do you love me because you made me,
Or because you maintain me,
Or because you can take back my soul at any moment?

Ah! You show me that your love
Is not a case of either/or:

You love me for all these reasons,
And because I am part of you,
And because I am one with you,
And because you are Love.

I am God, and not man; the Holy One within thee (Hosea 11:9; BST).

We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them (1 John 4:16; NLT).

References

There is … one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all (Ephesians 4:5-6; NLT).

We are the temple of the living God (2 Corinthians 6:16; NLT).

Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).

Don’t you realise that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16; NLT).

The person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him (1 Corinthians 6:17; NLT).

 

You are here

Ruth Kirk

Thine incorruptible spirit is in all things (Wisdom of Solomon 12:1; KJV).

You are here
In every breath,
In all we eat,
And all we drink.

You are here
Within our minds,
Our flesh and blood,
Our hearts and souls.

You are here
In earth and sky,
In everything you make:
So close.

You are here
In everyone: 
Creator, Jesus,
Holy Ghost.

There is … one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all (Ephesians 4:5-6; NLT).

References

I am God, and not man; the Holy One within thee (Hosea 11:9; BST).

You are the temple of the living God (Luke 17:21; NKJV).

Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).

The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you (Romans 8:11; NLT).

Don’t you realise that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16; NLT).

 

Faith

Ruth Kirk

O my God, I have put my faith in you (Psalm 25:2; BBE).

Yahweh, I have put my faith
In you,

Trusting you to help
And guide me through

Everything you send,
Both ‘bad’ and ‘good’,

Accepting all you give to me
With love.

Should we accept only good things from the hand of God, and never anything bad? (Job 2:10; NLT).

When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other (Ecclesiastes 7:14; NIV).

 

Yahweh within

Ruth Kirk

The Sovereign Lord rescues us from death (Psalm 68:20; NLT).

Yahweh within:
My Rescuer.

Jesus within:
My Saviour.

Mary within:
My mother-lode.

Spirit within,
My treasure-trove.

We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves (2 Corinthians 4:7; NLT).