UNTO THE LEAST OF THESE: Christ's Love

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Friday, April 22, 2016

Lord, I Pray For Love

Lord, I Pray For Love

Lord, I pray You'll give me love

The kind You have for me,

The love that led You to the cross

To suffer agony,

The love that led You, Lord, to die

To save my soul for Thee.

The love that is not peevish,

Envious or proud,

Resentful, rude, or boastful,

That struts itself about

Like the haughty peacock;

Arrogant and vain,

A love that is not selfish,

Demanding its own way.

Lord, I pray You'll give me love

That's patient, kind, and pure,

That won't dishonor others,

Lord, give me love like Yours.

Lord, give me love that sees the good

And does not look for faults

That won't accuse or criticize

But loves and judges not.

A love that sees that God is He

Who's always in control,

That You arrange the destiny

You've planned for every soul.

A love that walks with You each day

Believing from their maze

Of storms and trials You will weave

A royal robe of grace.

Lord, help me know that even though

I call You Lord of Life,

If I do not have Thy love

I walk not in Thy light.

And even though I do great things

And preach in Jesus name

If I have not got Thy love,

I've done it all in vain.

Lord, I pray You'll give me love,

The kind You have for me,

Let me love the way You love

And give my life to Thee.

In Jesus' name, amen.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for loving us so much that You allowed Your only begotten Son Jesus Christ to be born as a man, so that He could become a living sacrifice to atone for our sins by suffering shame, humiliation, and death on a Roman cross. We can hardly fathom such a love that would die to save the souls of people who did not love You back. But Thy word says that while we were still in sin (rebellion against God) Christ died for us.

Lord, thank You for what You did for us, for through Your suffering You offer us eternal life with You forever when we receive You into our hearts. You love us as if we were Your only child to love and You promise You will never leave or forsake us.

Dear Lord Jesus, may each person reading this prayer not let thy suffering and dying for their soul have been in vain, but let them receive You into their heart as their Lord & Savior. For Thy word promises that "All who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved." Thank You, Lord. We love You,

In Jesus' name, amen.

Lord, I Pray For Love, © 2016 Suzanne Davis Harden All Rights Reserved. Love Scripture Collage by SD Harden made with *Pic Collage & *Avery Photo Editor; Crucifixion scripture picture via google: Unto The Least of These © 2016 All Rights Reserved.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

You Are Never Alone

~Romans 8:35-39 (NLT)

"Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love?

Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted,

or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?

As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day;

we are being slaughtered like sheep.”

No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ,

who loved us.

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love.

Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,

neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—

not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.

No power in the sky above or in the earth below—

indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us

from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord."

During the Middle Ages, pious Christians believed that if your life was beset with afflictions and trials it was a sign of God's great favor.

The New Testament mentions suffering at least 33 times. The apostle James wrote,

"Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing." (James 1:2-4 NLT)

St. Peter wrote, "Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world."

~ 1 Peter 4:12-13 (NLT)

Sometimes when we are facing difficult circumstances or any sort of trial, we may feel all alone, as if we have been abandoned by God or that He does not love us as much as He loves others.

Even our Lord Jesus Christ Himself cried out in His pain on the cross, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:45)

Pain has a way of isolating us, whether it be physical, emotional or spiritual pain, it makes no difference. It makes us feel alone and abandoned.

However, God assures us in His word in Psalm 139 that we are never alone, that He is ever present with us.

He promises us that He will never forget us in this beautiful verse from Isaiah:

“Can a woman forget her nursing child,

And not have compassion on the son of her womb?

Surely they may forget,Yet I will not forget you."

(Isaiah 49:14-15) NKJV

We also have the comforting assurance that even if no one else is praying for us on our journey, there is One up in Heaven who is always praying for us, night and day.

He knows each one of us intimately for He created us, He knows our every need and all of our hopes and longings.

His prayers that He prays for us are always answered. He will never give up on us.

No one else may know my name, but Jesus Christ, our Heavenly High Priest, knows me.

He loves each of us so much, that He has engraved a picture of us on the Palm of His hand.

"See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me."(Isaiah 49:16) NKJV

He cannot, nor will He ever forget about us.

We may imagine that He has forgotten us sometimes but God's word assures us that the One who is praying for us night and day is always thinking about us.

"I am poor and weak, yet the Lord is thinking about me right now!" ~(Psalm 40:17 ERV)

The Psalmist wrote, "How precious it is, Lord, to realize that You are thinking about me constantly! I can’t even count how many times a day Your thoughts turn toward me. And when I waken in the morning, You are still thinking of me!" (Psalm 139:17-18 TLB)

The One who "ever lives to make intercession" for us is constantly thinking about us, praying for all of our needs.

He is at the right hand of His Heavenly Father, the Bible says, pleading for us.

And nothing will ever be able to separate us from His immeasurable love toward us.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for giving everything to us when You gave us Your Son Jesus Christ to be our sacrifice to redeem our souls from the penalty of sin and death. Thank You that Thy word promises that Jesus is our High Priest forever and able to "save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." (Hebrews 7:25 NKJV)

Thank You for such wonderful promises from Thy word.

Father God, we love You and praise You for forgiving our sins and for giving us eternal life in Christ, in Jesus' name. Amen.

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Lord, Give Me a Thankful Heart

“Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!” Psalm 107:8 (KJV)

Lord, Give Me a Thankful Heart

Today is Thanksgiving, a day we remember to give thanks to our Creator for all of the blessings He has given to us.

If we are honest, each one of us, no matter what path we are on in our journey has only to look around us to see so many good things God has done for us. No matter what challenges we may be facing, there is always something to be thankful for.

Can we see? Thank God for our vision. Can we use our hands to pick something up or write or type with?

Thank God for the use of our hands even if we have pain.

Can we swallow food?

Thank God that we can swallow our food~ some people can’t even do this.

Can we hear the birds singing, children laughing? Thank God for our sense of hearing.

Can we smell the turkey cooking in the oven, the fresh rolls baking? Thank God for our sense of smell.

Can we walk? Thank God for this wonderful ability, even if we must use a walker to get around with-- at least we have mobility!

Do we have a job? Even if it is not what we had originally planned to do in life, at least it pays the bills, thank God for this job, and look for all the good things you can find that you like about it instead of what you don’t like about it. Then you will be happy.

Do we have a house, a roof over our heads? It may not be a mansion or even the house of our dreams, but it keeps us warm in the winter and shelters us from the storms.

It is a place where our family gathers and after all, what are fancy appearances but things to boast about and puff ourselves up with and make us proud?

Let us be grateful for our house no matter how humble, for our house is a very great blessing and a gift from our Heavenly Father. There are so many homeless.

Whatever gift we have been given, whether it be good health, or even a trial, yes—a trial can be a gift from heaven because it can lead us closer to God, we must look around and thank the Lord for all His blessings He’s given to us on our journey in this life, for there is always something to be thankful for, even in the midst of pain and suffering.

A defining characteristic of last days people is ingratitude.

St. Paul wrote these words to Timothy:

Remember this: There are some terrible times coming in the last days.
² People will love only themselves and money. They will be proud and boast about themselves.
They will abuse others with insults.
They will not obey their parents.
They will be ungrateful and against all that is pleasing to God.
³They will have no love for others and will refuse to forgive anyone.
They will talk about others to hurt them and will have no self-control.
They will be cruel and hate what is good.
⁴People will turn against their friends. They will do foolish things without thinking and will be so proud of themselves. Instead of loving God, they will love pleasure.
⁵They will go on pretending to be devoted to God, but they will refuse to let that “devotion” change the way they live.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 (ERV)

The prophet Jeremiah wrote, “The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.” ~Lamentations 3:22-23 (NLT)

One wonders how Jeremiah could write these words after meditating on his story in the book of Lamentations. He was in indeed as he wrote, “I am a man who has seen much trouble.” ~Lamentations 3:1(ERV)

He could write them because His focus was on His Creator and on all the good that God is and does.

Jesus Christ said that the lamp of the body is the eye, and that if our eye is evil then our whole body will be filled with darkness. In other words, if we keep looking for faults, we are going to constantly see them.

But if we rather look for the good, we will be walking in the light with God and we will be able to find peace, joy, and satisfaction no matter what our circumstances are.

“For God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all. “~ 1 John 1:5

God is looking for the good in us and He wants us to make an effort to look for the good in ourselves, in each other, and in our circumstances every day and to be thankful.

Keeping a thankful journal can help us do this. If we are having difficulty being satisfied with our situation or someone, write down everything we can find that we like about that thing or that person. Consciously focus on the positives.

It is the enemy’s job to go looking for faults in people, to go around accusing and criticizing and find things wrong. The bible calls him “The accuser of the brethren.”

He wants us to always be dissatisfied. “...who accuses them before our God day and night.” ~ Revelation 12:10

St. Paul says instead to “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Philippians 4:8 (NLT)

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (KJV)

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for this wonderful Thanksgiving day.

Please forgive me for not being grateful for all of the wonderful gifts that You have bestowed upon me, for not recognizing the blessings in the midst of the storms along my path.

Forgive me for so often focusing on the negatives instead of looking for what is true and noble and good and right in people and circumstances that I have found challenging.

Lord, I pray for a grateful heart that looks for the good in every situation, even in the midst of pain; in every person You bring across my path;

I pray for a thankful heart that sees Thy blessings every day and perceives Thy measureless love abounding in all things.

Thank You for Thy greatest gift of all, Thy Son Jesus Christ our Savior, I love You, Lord, In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Scripture Verses: NLT Bible Translation, ERV Bible Translation, KJV Bible Translation

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Savior of My Soul~A Prayer Song


Original Illustration by Suzanne Davis Harden © All Rights Reserved.

Savior of My Soul

O, I will trust the living God,
The Savior of my soul-
I may not understand His ways
But He is in control.

My path may be obscure
And in the darkness lie,
But I will hope in Jesus
Who holds me in His eye.

He will not forget me
For I have been engraved
Upon His holy hands;
For Him my soul is saved.

For Him I am redeemed,
For Him I am reserved;
For Him I am a trophy
Of His grace to be preserved.

And though I sit in darkness
With trees that will not bud,
I have a promise from the Lord
That spring will surely come.

Though winter struts along
Like it will never end;
It’s just a giant’s shadow~
The spring He soon will send.

God’s promises are sure
Though I must walk by faith;
Such wonder in believing;
Such hope it generates!

Oh I will trust the living God,
The Savior of my soul;
O Lord, you know the paths I take,
For You are in control.

Yes, You are in control;
You know what’s best for me;
You’ve set apart unto Your heart
Those who will but believe.

And you will keep your promises
To those who trust in You
Though they may not understand
The mysteries of Truth.

Though I sit in darkness
On a path I had not planned
I will trust I am engraved
Upon Your holy hand.

And You will keep Your promises,
For You are in control,
O You will not forget me,
O Savior of my soul.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for the assurance that You are always in control of all things. Thy word says in Psalm 103:19, "The Lord has prepared His throne in the heavens; and His kingdom rules over all," and in Hebrews 1:3 that You "uphold all things by the word of Your power."

Romans 8:8 assures me that every detail of my life is being orchestrated by You into something grand and beautiful and for my ultimate good because You care very much about each one of us.
Psalm 138:8 promises that You will "fulfill Your plans for my life." So I don't need to worry about whether or not I am going to accomplish Your will for me. You will get me on the path I need to be on. And all I need to do is Trust You.

Lord, though it is so difficult sometimes, please help each of us to trust You when we cannot see past the bend in the road, when we cannot fathom Your purposes for us in the path we are on. Help us to trust You when nothing makes sense. Help us to keep our eyes on You anyway; to know that You are in control and that You cherish each of us beyond what we could ever imagine or believe.

May the sense of Your abiding presence sustain every person praying this prayer. May they feel You with them as they never have before. May You renew their faith, fill them with new hope, and give them joy.

Thank You, dear Lord, I love You, In Jesus' name. Amen.

*To listen to the Instrumental Music that the Lord gave me for the Prayer Song "Savior of My Soul," please follow the link to visit my Music website: http://www.peacefulprayersongs.com
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"Savior of my Soul" is one of my first piano solos and I have written a message about my recording of it. I hope you will enjoy the music and be inspired by my message. God bless you richly! ~Love and Blessings~Suzanne :)

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Nothing Can Separate You From God's Love

Nothing Can Separate You From God's Love

Even if all the demons in hell were to join forces and line up side by side and pull with all their might, they still would not be strong enough to pull you from the almighty grip of Your Heavenly Father's strong hands.

No power in all the universe is stronger than the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ our Savior.

Jesus Christ said, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.

My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one." (John 10:27-30)

We can completely trust every word that Jesus spoke for this is what St. Peter wrote about Him: "Christ committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth” ~(1 Peter 2:22)

St. Paul wrote in the book of Romans 8:35-39:

"Who then can ever keep Christ’s love from us?

When we have trouble or calamity, when we are hunted down or destroyed, is it because he doesn’t love us anymore?

And if we are hungry or penniless or in danger or threatened with death, has God deserted us?

No, for the Scriptures tell us that for his sake we must be ready to face death at every moment of the day—we are like sheep awaiting slaughter;

but despite all this, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ

who loved us enough to die for us.

For I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love.

Death can’t, and life can’t.

The angels won’t, and all the powers of hell itself cannot keep God’s love away.

Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, or where we are—

high above the sky, or in the deepest ocean—

nothing will ever be able to separate us from the love of God

demonstrated by our Lord Jesus Christ when he died for us."

Those are powerful promises, as valid today as they were two thousand years ago when they were first penned by the apostle who faced death at the hands of a cruel Roman emperor who considered the killing of Christians an exciting sporting event.

As I read the Gospels and epistles of the New Testament and consider what the early church suffered in its love for Jesus Christ, and yet how faithful those servants of God remained to Him despite overwhelming trials, I think how else could they have remained so loyal to Christ but by the Almighty hand of God!

He was entirely faithful to keep them in His love, to keep them from falling away no matter how much they were persecuted and opposed by their enemies, spiritual and human.

St. Jude wrote, "And He is able to keep you from slipping and falling away, and to bring you, sinless and perfect, into His glorious presence with mighty shouts of everlasting joy."

(Jude 1:24-b)

"And now—all glory to him who alone is God, who saves us through Jesus Christ our Lord; yes, splendor and majesty, all power and authority are his from the beginning..."~(Jude 1:24-a)

~Yes, praise our almighty God! No matter what battle we may be struggling with today,

our God is able to bring us out of it victoriously. For He will never fail or forsake us!

"He keeps every promise forever."~(Psalm 146:6)

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your assurance that nothing can ever separate us from You once we have accepted Christ as our Savior and Lord.

Thank You for Your amazing love that sacrificed Your only Son for our sins so You could clothe us with His righteousness.

We acceptYour beautiful gift of Your precious Son Jesus Christ into our hearts and desire to live for You and be clothed evermore with His righteousness.

We ask You to take all our sins away forever as far as the east is from the west.

And we thank You for doing this.

Thank You for making us new creatures in Christ that can never be separated from Your holy love.

Thank You for filling us with Your Spirit.

We Love You, Lord.

In Jesus name. Amen.

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Friday, April 22, 2016

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Lord, Give Me a Thankful Heart

Lord, Give Me a Thankful Heart

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