September 18

Spiritual Vitamins Day 18 by SGLY Ministry

SPIRITUAL VITAMIN M : MAGNIFY
“…magnify Him with thanksgiving” Psalm 69:30 NKJV

Today’s Thought:
Dictionary definitions of Magnify:
1. to increase the apparent size of, enlarge
2. to cause to seem greater or more important;

As believers, the Lord and His word, way and will should be the most important things in our lives and this should be reflected in us as we go about our daily lives.

Today’s Action:
Today let’s Magnify God by focusing on increasing Him in our daily life.
Let’s make Him greater and more important to us than ever before !
We can do this by giving thanks to Him for everything good or bad, reading His word, praising His name as we go about our tasks, memorizing His word so that we carry it in our minds and hearts wherever we go, praying unceasingly, and looking for Him at work wherever we are.
Let’s try it ! Let’s Magnify Him in our life today!
Have a magnificent day as you magnify the Lord!

MAGNIFY–praise, sing, give thanks to Him
I will praise the name of God with a song,
And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
Psalm 69:30

MAGNIFY–exalt His name with other believers
Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
Psalm 34:3

MAGNIFY–rejoice and be glad in Him and His salvation
Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let such as love Your salvation say continually,
“The LORD be magnified!” Psalm 40:16

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Let God be the source of your comfort

Let God be the source of your comfort in the time of stress and your helper in the time of need.

For He is able to keep you from all harm and bring forth water from a rock in the midst of a dry desert.

He is with you always and He will never forsake you nor leave you.

If He seems to have left you and deserted you, it is time for you to admit you have left Him and abandoned Him as your God.

Like the prodigal son who finally came to his senses and arose and went back to his father's house, so must each of us return to our Father in Heaven when we realize we have abandoned Him for earthly gain.

He will welcome us home with opened arms and love overflowing.

Amen.
Jim Welch

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Today's Scripture: Admit your faults to one another and pray for each other so that you may be healed. (James 5:16, TLB)

Ask for Help

It’s easy to hide things in our lives and let people see only what we want them to see. All the heroes of faith in the Scripture had their weaknesses and failures. Everyone has issues.

If you’re still struggling in an area today, there is no shame in asking for help. Sometimes we think we’re supposed to be perfect, so we can’t let anybody know we have a bad habit, an addiction, or a struggle. We would be embarrassed if others knew. Today’s Scripture tells you to not let shame keep you isolated. Real healing begins when we get honest. There are some things that you can’t overcome on your own. You need to find somebody to stand in faith with you, a person of integrity whom you can trust to walk with you through it. There’s something about getting it out in the open. Don’t let the fear of what other people think keep you from your miracle.

A Prayer For Today: “Father, thank You that You didn’t create me to hide my faults and weaknesses and be isolated. Help me to find someone whose integrity I trust to stand in faith and pray with me. I want the healing that comes with being honest and bringing my issues to the light. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Joel Osteen

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The Real Gift

I was watching some reunion videos the other day. Those are the ones where the serviceman or servicewoman returns home after many months to surprise their families. One in particular widened my smile and moistened my eyes at the same time.

In it, a five-year-old little girl was celebrating her birthday party. After blowing out the candles on her birthday cake, it was time to open her presents. She seemed especially delighted when she opened up a box holding a new doll. Just then, however, her Dad walked out from behind a wall and tapped her on her shoulder. She looked up at him, screamed, dropped her doll, and jumped into his arms. Then she began to cry tears of pure joy while telling her Daddy how she loved him and how she had missed him. During all of this, the doll lay forgotten on the floor. That wise little girl knew what her real gift was.

In this life, we all need to realize that the real gift we give isn't just reserved for birthdays. The real gift we give every single day. The real gift we give is ourselves. The money we spend and the things we buy mean little in comparison. The real gift is in the love we share. The real gift is in the hugs we share. The real gift is in the smiles we spread. The real gift is in the time we spend. The real gift is in the very life we live.

Leo Buscaglia once said: "This life is God's gift to you. How you live it is your gift to God." May you make your real gift the best gift imaginable then. May you increase your wisdom, nurture your love, build up your kindness, and grow your joy. May you make yourself the best person you can possibly be. And may you give that glorious gift of yourself to others, and to God. If you do so, you will have happiness. If you do so, you will spread goodness. If you do so, you will bring a whole lot of Heaven down here to Earth.

…..Joseph J. Mazzella

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Forgetting What Is Behind

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: “I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.” (Philippians 3:13, NKJV)

TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria

We all go through disappointments, setbacks and things that we don’t understand. Maybe you prayed for a loved one, but they didn’t get well. Or maybe you worked hard for a promotion, but you didn’t get it. You stood in faith for a relationship, but it didn’t work out. One of the best things you can do is release it. Let it go. Don’t dwell on it anymore. If you go around wondering why things didn’t work out, all that will do is lead to bitterness, resentment and self-pity. Before long, you’ll be blaming others, blaming yourself, or even God. You may not understand what happened. It may not have been fair. But when you release it, it’s an act of your faith. You’re saying, “God, I trust You. I know You’re in control. And even though it didn’t work out my way, You said, ‘All things are going to work together for my good.’ So I believe You still have something good in my future.”

There is power in letting go of the past and the frustration of trying to figure everything out. When you release your questions, you are saying, “God, You are in control. I trust You.” And when you put your hope in God, that’s when He can heal your heart and lead you forward into victory.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY: Father, I come to You today giving You my hurts and questions. Help me to forgive and release the past. Heal my heart and restore my soul. Show me the good plan You have for my future as I keep my mind stayed on You in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Bible Verses

Philippians 4:6 “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.”

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“Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.” - Psalm 43:5

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"Thomas said to Him, 'Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?' Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'" (John 14:5-6)

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Deuteronomy 31:6b – Your God, the Lord himself, will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you.

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Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." — Hebrews 13:5

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James 3:10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.

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Ephesians 5:1 “Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children”

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Prayers

Prayer of Resolve

Blessed Jesus, my Savior and Master, model of all perfection, I resolve — and will try this day with my full heart — to imitate Your example, to be like You: mild, humble, chaste, zealous, charitable, and kind. I will redouble my efforts to see Your image in all those I meet and deal with this day — not only people I like — and to be as helpful to them as I would be to You. I resolve to avoid this day all those sins which I have committed heretofore and which I now sincerely desire to give up forever. Amen.

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Almighty God, by your Holy Spirit you have made me one with your saints in heaven and on earth. Grant that in my earthly pilgrimage I may always be supported by this fellowship of love and prayer, and know myself to be surrounded by their witness to your power and mercy. I ask this for the sake of Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

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Dear Lord God, some people are able to say short prayers and see immediate results. However, I must recognize that they have spent considerable time in studying Your Word, in prayer and meditation, and in seeking to know Your will. In other words, they were already "prayed up!" ... When a crisis comes, they know You! They know that they can trust You, and that You are ready to comfort, strengthen, and sustain them in their time of need. They know that You have said, "My strength is made perfect in weakness."* ... Oh Lord, help me to see that I too, need a close relationship with You in my life. I need to spend time with You each day, and learn that You are indeed faithful to Your Word and that I can count on You! Help me, Lord, for You too want to be able to count on me to share Your love with others.

In Jesus' name I pray.

Amen.

* (II Cor. 12:9)

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“A Prayer For Bearing The Burdens Of Others”

Father, we take to heart the inspired words of James that direct us to confess our sins to one another and to pray one for another. You bring us together in this journey of faith, those who are weak and those who are strong, that we might encourage our brother or sister and stand with them in prayer. You invite us all to Come, those whose joy is morning sun and those weeping through the night. Come, those who tell of battles won, and those struggling in the fight. For Your perfect love will never change, and Your mercies never cease, but follow us through all our days with Your certain hope of peace. We unite in faith through Christ Jesus our Lord in whose name we pray. Amen.