Thank You For Not Giving Up On Me

Copied from Grace and Mercy of God webpage/ Facebook ........I thought I would share this.  It is truly wonderful & humbling

Dear Heavenly Father,

I want to thank You for what you have already done.
I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards, I am
thanking you right now.
I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better, I am thanking you right now.
I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they
stop talking about me, I am thanking you right now.
I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears, I am
thanking you right now.
I am not going to wait until my financial situation improves, I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until the children are asleep and the house is quiet, I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until I get promoted at work or until I get the job, I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my life that has caused me pain or grief, I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are removed, I am thanking you right now.
I am thanking you because I am alive.
I am thanking you because I made it through the day’s difficulties.
I am thanking you because I have walked around the obstacles.
I am thanking you because I have the ability and the opportunity to do more and do better.
I’m thanking you because dear FATHER, YOU haven’t given up on me.
~~Amen

God Is Not Unjust (Hebrews 6:10-12) ESV

10  For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.
11  And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end,
12  so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Jesus Taught on Judging Others (Luke 6:37-42) ESV

37  “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 
38  give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
39  He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 
40  A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. 
41  Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 
42  How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

What Jesus Says About Loving Your Enemies (Luke 6:27-36) NRSV

27  “But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 
28  bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. 
29  If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. 
30  Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again.
31  Do to others as you would have them do to you.
32  “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
33  If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
34  If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 
35  But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. 
36  Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Being Subject to Authorities (Romans 13:1-7) NRSV

1  Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. 
2  Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 
3  For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you wish to have no fear of the authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive its approval;
4  for it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for the authority does not bear the sword in vain! It is the servant of God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer. 
5  Therefore one must be subject, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience. 
6  For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, busy with this very thing. 
7  Pay to all what is due them—taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

Remember Not To Be Overcome by Evil (Romans 12:9-21 & I Thessalonians 5:15-18) Amplified Bible

9    [Let your] love be sincere (a real thing); hate what is evil [loathe all ungodliness, turn in horror from wickedness], but hold fast to that which is good.

10  Love one another with brotherly affection [as members of one family], giving precedence and showing honor to one another.

11  Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord.

12  Rejoice and exult in hope; be steadfast and patient in suffering and tribulation; be constant in prayer.

13  Contribute to the needs of God’s people [sharing in the necessities of the saints]; pursue the practice of hospitality.

14  Bless those who persecute you [who are cruel in their attitude toward you]; bless and do not curse them.

15  Rejoice with those who rejoice [sharing others’ joy], and weep with those who weep [sharing others’ grief].

16  Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty (snobbish, high-minded, exclusive), but readily adjust yourself to [people, things] and give yourselves to humble tasks. Never overestimate yourself or be wise in your own conceits.

17  Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is honest and proper and noble [aiming to be above reproach] in the sight of everyone.

18  If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

19  Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for [God’s] wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay (requite), says the Lord.

20  But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head.

21  Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome (master) evil with good.

^{1 Thessalonians 5:15-18}

15  See that none of you repays another with evil for evil, but always aim to show kindness and seek to do good to one another and to everybody.

16  Be happy [in your faith] and rejoice and be glad-hearted continually (always);

17  Be unceasing in prayer [praying perseveringly];

18  Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].

Love (I Corinthians 13:1-13) NLT

1    I may be able to speak the languages of human beings and even of angels, but if I have no love, my speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell. 

2    I may have the gift of inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may have all the faith needed to move mountains—but if I have no love, I am nothing. 

3    I may give away everything I have, and even give up my body to be burned—but if I have no love, this does me no good.

4    Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; 

5    love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs; 

6    love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. 

7    Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.

8    Love is eternal. There are inspired messages, but they are temporary; there are gifts of speaking in strange tongues, but they will cease; there is knowledge, but it will pass.

9    For our gifts of knowledge and of inspired messages are only partial; 

10  but when what is perfect comes, then what is partial will disappear.

11  When I was a child, my speech, feelings, and thinking were all those of a child; now that I am an adult, I have no more use for childish ways. 

12  What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face-to-face. What I know now is only partial; then it will be complete—as complete as God's knowledge of me.

13  Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love.

Prayer for Mind Cleansing and Clarity

Heavenly Father, I come to You now in the Name of my Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. Lord Jesus Christ I ask You according to John 14: 13 - 14, to wash over my mind with the Blood of Jesus and cleanse out all darkness and all thoughts that are contrary to Your will and destiny for my life. I ask You Lord Jesus to shut any doors that need to be shut whether spiritual or natural, and to open any doors that need to be opened whether spiritual or natural in my life. 

Heavenly Father, I ask you to give me and each person I have prayed for today clarity of vision, clarity of sight, clarity of thought, clarity of mind, clarity of knowing, and hearing Your Voice according to John 16:23.  

Amen!

Believers And The Cross

They Are Crucified With Christ                  Galatians 2:20
so that it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. This life that I live now, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.

Their Sinful Nature Is Put To Death            Romans 6:6;  Galatians 5:24 and I Peter 2:24
Romans 6:6  And we know that our old being has been put to death with Christ on his cross, in order that the power of the sinful self might be destroyed, so that we should no longer be the slaves of sin.
Galatians 5:24  And those who belong to Christ Jesus have put to death their human nature with all its passions and desires.
I Peter 2:24  Christ himself carried our sins in his body to the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness. It is by his wounds that you have been healed.

They Are Crucified To The World              Galatians 6:14
As for me, however, I will boast only about the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; for by means of his cross the world is dead to me, and I am dead to the world.

They Must Carry Their Cross                      Matthew 10:38
Those who do not take up their cross and follow in my steps are not fit to be my disciples.

The Message Of The Cross

Was Preached By The Apostles                                     Acts 2:23; Acts 8:32-35; Acts 13:28-29
                                                                                      I Corinthians 1:23 and I Corinthians 2:1-2
Acts 2:23  In accordance with his own plan God had already decided that Jesus would be handed over to you; and you killed him by letting sinful men crucify him.
Acts 8:32-35

32  The passage of scripture which he was reading was this:  “He was like a sheep that is taken to be slaughtered, like a lamb that makes no sound when its wool is cut off.  He did not say a word.
33  He was humiliated, and justice was denied him.  No one will be able to tell about his descendants,

because his life on earth has come to an end.”

34  The official asked Philip, “Tell me, of whom is the prophet saying this? Of himself or of someone else?”

35  Then Philip began to speak; starting from this passage of scripture, he told him the Good News about Jesus.

Acts 13:28-29

28  And even though they could find no reason to pass the death sentence on him, they asked Pilate to have him put to death. 

29  And after they had done everything that the Scriptures say about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb. 

I Corinthians 1:23  As for us, we proclaim the crucified Christ, a message that is offensive to the Jews and nonsense to the Gentiles;
I Corinthians 2:1-2

1   When I came to you, my friends, to preach God's secret truth, I did not use big words and great learning.

2   For while I was with you, I made up my mind to forget everything except Jesus Christ and especially his death on the cross. 
Was A Stumbling Block To Jews                                    I Corinthians 1:23
As for us, we proclaim the crucified Christ, a message that is offensive to the Jews and nonsense to the Gentiles;
Was Foolishness To Gentiles                                           I Corinthians 1:18-23
I Corinthians 1:18-23
18  For the message about Christ's death on the cross is nonsense to those who are being lost; but for us who are being saved it is God's power.
19  The scripture says, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and set aside the understanding of the scholars.”
20  So then, where does that leave the wise? or the scholars? or the skillful debaters of this world? God has shown that this world's wisdom is foolishness!
21  For God in his wisdom made it impossible for people to know him by means of their own wisdom. Instead, by means of the so-called “foolish” message we preach, God decided to save those who believe.
22  Jews want miracles for proof, and Greeks look for wisdom.
23  As for us, we proclaim the crucified Christ, a message that is offensive to the Jews and nonsense to the Gentiles; 

Jesus and the Cross (What It Involved and What It Accomplished)

What It Involved
A)  The  Means to Bring About Jesus' Death                   John 19:17-18 and Acts 5:30
John 19:17-18
17  He went out, carrying his cross, and came to “The Place of the Skull,” as it is called. (In Hebrew it is called “Golgotha.”) 
18  There they crucified him; and they also crucified two other men, one on each side, with Jesus between them. 
Acts 5:30  The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed him by nailing him to a cross.
B)  Was The Death of a Curse                                          Galatians 3:13
Galatians 3:13  But by becoming a curse for us Christ has redeemed us from the curse that the Law brings; for the scripture says, “Anyone who is hanged on a tree is under God's curse.”
 C)  Planned by God                                                             Luke 24:26-27 and Acts 2:23Luke 24:26-27
26  Was it not necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and then to enter his glory?” 
27  And Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures, beginning with the books of Moses and the writings of all the prophets.
Acts 2:23  In accordance with his own plan God had already decided that Jesus would be handed over to you; and you killed him by letting sinful men crucify him.
 D)  Carried Out By Humans                                              Acts 2:23 and Acts 5:30Acts 2:23  In accordance with his own plan God had already decided that Jesus would be handed over to you; and you killed him by letting sinful men crucify him.
 Acts 5:30  The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed him by nailing him to a cross.
E)  Showed Jesus Obedience                                             Philippians 2:8
Philippians 2:8  He was humble and walked the path of obedience all the way to death—his death on the cross.

What It Accomplished
A)  Redeemed Us From The Curse Of God                      Galatians 3:10, 13
Galatians 3:10 Those who depend on obeying the Law live under a curse. For the scripture says, “Whoever does not always obey everything that is written in the book of the Law is under God's curse!”
 13 But by becoming a curse for us Christ has redeemed us from the curse that the Law brings; for the scripture says, “Anyone who is hanged on a tree is under God's curse.”
 B)  Took Away Our Sins                                                     Colossians 2:13-14 and I Peter 2:24
Colossians 2:13-14 
13  You were at one time spiritually dead because of your sins and because you were Gentiles without the Law. But God has now brought you to life with Christ. God forgave us all our sins; 
14  he canceled the unfavorable record of our debts with its binding rules and did away with it completely by nailing it to the cross. 
I Peter 2:24  Christ himself carried our sins in his body to the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness. It is by his wounds that you have been healed.
 C)  Reconciled Us With God                                               Ephesians 2:16 and Colossians 1:20Ephesians 2:16  By his death on the cross Christ destroyed their enmity; by means of the cross he united both races into one body and brought them back to God.
Colossians 1:20  Through the Son, then, God decided to bring the whole universe back to himself. God made peace through his Son's blood^[a] on the cross and so brought back to himself all things, both on earth and in heaven.
D)  Gave Us Eternal Life                                                    John 3:14-15
John 3:14-15
14  As Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the desert, in the same way the Son of Man must be lifted up, 
15  so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. 
E)  Brought About Victory Over Christ's Enemies            Colossians 2:15
Colossians 2:15  And on that cross Christ freed himself from the power of the spiritual rulers and authorities; he made a public spectacle of them by leading them as captives in his victory procession.

Blessing Prayer

Heavenly Father, I come to You now in the Name of my Lord and Savior Christ Jesus.

Heavenly Father, I ask You to give me divine healing now in every area of my life, spirit, mind, will, emotions and physical being in accordance with Your Divine Plan and Order for my life. 

I receive Your Divine Healing, Wholeness and Newness of life, in the Name of Jesus Christ. Lord, I ask You to expand in me Your territories. 

Lord I ask for and receive beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness: for I am trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that You may be glorified, in Jesus’ Name.  

Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven, Father, I pray with thanksgiving in Jesus’ Name. 

Heavenly Father, I ask you to give me and every person I prayed for today according to John 16:23, the manifestation of every miracle and every healing,

You have given to me and the manifestation of divine healing and divine health in each of our bodies.  

Amen!

The Blood of God's Covenant (Hebrews 10:26-31) NLT

26  For there is no longer any sacrifice that will take away sins if we purposely go on sinning after the truth has been made known to us. 
27  Instead, all that is left is to wait in fear for the coming Judgment and the fierce fire which will destroy those who oppose God! 
28  Anyone who disobeys the Law of Moses is put to death without any mercy when judged guilty from the evidence of two or more witnesses. 
29  What, then, of those who despise the Son of God? who treat as a cheap thing the blood of God's covenant which purified them from sin? who insult the Spirit of grace? Just think how much worse is the punishment they will deserve! 
30  For we know who said, “I will take revenge, I will repay”; and who also said, “The Lord will judge his people.” 
31  It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God!

God Sent His Spirit (Galatians 4:6-7) NLT

6  To show that you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who cries out, “Father, my Father.” 
7  So then, you are no longer a slave but a child. And since you are his child, God will give you all that he has for his children.

I Am In Christ

I am: God’s child for I am born again of the incorruptible seed of the Word of God.  1 Peter 1:23.  

I am: Forgiven of my sins and washed in the Blood.  Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 9:14, Colossians 1:14,  1 John 1:9  

I am: A new creature in Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17.

I am: The temple of the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 6:19. 

I am: Delivered from the power of darkness and translated in God’s kingdom. Colossians 1:13. 

I am: Redeemed from the curse of the law of sin and death.  I Peter 1:18-19, Galatians 3:13. 

I am: Blessed. Deuteronomy 28:2-12, Galatians 3:9. 

I am: A Saint. Romans 1:7, 1 Corinthians 1:2, Philippians 1:1.  

I am: The head and not the tail, above and not beneath.  Deuteronomy 28:13. 

I am: Holy and without blame before Him in love.  1 Peter 1:16, Ephesians 1:4 

I am: The Elect of God. Colossians 3:12, Romans 8:33. 

I am: Established to the end. Romans 1:11.                    

I am: Made near to My Heavenly Father by the Blood of Christ.  Ephesians 2:13. 

I am: Set free. John 8:31-33. 

I am: Strong in the Lord. Ephesians 6:10. 

I am: Dead to sin. Romans 6:1, 11 and 1 Peter 2:24. 

I am: More than a conqueror. Romans 8:37. 

I am: Joint heir with Christ. Romans 8:13. 

I am: Sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. Ephesians 1:13. 

I am: In Christ by His doing. 1 Corinthians 1:30. 

I am: Accepted in the Beloved. Ephesians 1:6. 

I am: Complete in Him. Colossians 2:10. 

I am: Crucified with Christ. Galatians 2:20. 

I am: Alive with Christ. Galatians 2:20. 

I am: Free from condemnation. John 5:24. 

I am: Reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:18

I am: Qualified to share in His inheritance. Colossians 1:12.

I am: Firmly rooted, built up, established in my faith and overflowing with thanksgiving. Colossians 2:7. 

I am: Born of God and the evil one cannot touch me.  1 John 5:18. 

I am: His faithful follower. Revelation 17:14, Ephesians 5:1. 

I am: A fellow citizen with the saints of the household of God.  Ephesians 2:19. 

I am: Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,  Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone.  Ephesians 2:20. 

I am: Overtaken with blessings. Deuteronomy 28:2 and Ephesians 1:3. 

I am: His disciple because I have love for others.  John 13:34-35. 

I am: The light of the world. Matthew 5:14

I am: The salt of the earth. Matthew 5:13. 

I am: The righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Peter 2:24 

I am: A partaker of His Divine Nature. 2 Peter 1:4.

I am: Called of God. 2 Timothy 1:9. 

I am: An ambassador for Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:20 

I am: God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works. Ephesians 2:10. 

I am: The apple of my Father’s eye. Deuteronomy 32:10.          

I am: Healed by the stripes of Jesus. 1 Peter 2:25, Isaiah 53:6 

I am: Being changed into His image. 2 Corinthians 3:18,  Philippians 1:6 

I am: A child of God. John 1:12, Romans 8:16. 

I am: Christ’s friend. John 15:15. 

I am: Chosen and appointed by God to bear His fruit. John 15:16. 

I am: Enslaved to God. Romans 6:22. 

I am: A son/daughter of God. Romans 8:14-15, Galatians 3:26 and 4:6. 

I am: A temple of God, His Spirit dwells in me.  1 Corinthians  3:16, 6:19

I am: Joined to the Lord and I am one with him.  1 Corinthians 6:17

I am: A member of Christ’s Body. 1 Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 5:30. 

I am: Reconciled to God and I am a minister of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 

I am: One in Christ. Galatians 3:26, 28. 

I am: An heir of God since I am a son/daughter of God.  Galatians 4:6-7. 

I am: Righteous and holy. Ephesians 4:24. 

I am: A citizen of Heaven and seated in Heaven right now.  Philippians 3:20, Ephesians 2:6. 

I am: An expression of the Life of Christ because He is my life. Colossians 3:4. 

I am: Chosen and dearly loved by Christ. Ephesians 1:4, 1 Peter 2:9. 

I am: A son/daughter of light and not of darkness.  1 Thessalonians 5:5. 

I am: A Holy brother/sister, partaker of a Heavenly Calling. Hebrews 3:1

I am: One of God’s living stones and I am being brought up as a spiritual house.  1 Peter 2:5

I am: A Chosen Race, a Royal Priesthood, a Holy Nation, a people for God’s own possession to proclaim the

          excellence of Him.  1 Peter 2:9-10. 

I am: The enemy of the Devil. 1 Peter 5:8. 

I am: Now a child of God, I will resemble Christ when He returns. 1 John 3:1-2. 

I am: Not the great I AM but by the grace of God I am what I am. 1 Corinthians 15:10. 

I am: Justified, completely forgiven and made righteous.  Romans 5:1. 

I am: Dead with Christ and dead to the power of sin’s rule over my life. Romans 6:1-6. 

I am: Dead, I no longer live for myself but for God.  2 Corinthians 5:14-15 

I am: Bought with a price, I am not my own, I belong to God. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 

I am: Established, anointed and sealed by God in Christ.  2 Corinthians 1:21 

I am: Given the Holy Spirit as a pledge, a guarantee of my inheritance. Ephesians 1:13-14. 

I am: Crucified with Christ and it is no longer I who live, but Christ. Galatians 2:20. 

I am: Chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world.  Ephesians 1:4. 

I am: Predestined (determined by God) to be a son/daughter.  Ephesians 1:5. 

I am: Sanctified and I am one with the Sanctifier, Christ.  He is not ashamed to call me brother/sister.

          Hebrews 2:11. 

I have: Received the Spirit of God into my life that I might know the things given to me by God.

             1 Corinthians 2:12 

I have: Been redeemed, forgiven and I am a recipient of His lavish grace. Ephesians 1:7. 

I have: Been raised up and seated with Christ in the Heavenlies. Ephesians 2:6. 

I have: Christ Himself in me. Colossians 1:27. 

I have: Been firmly rooted in Christ and I am now built up in Him. Colossians 2:7.

I have: Been buried, raised and made alive with Christ.  Colossians 2:12-13. 

I have: Been raised up with Christ, my life is now hidden with Christ in God. For Christ is now my life.  

             Colossians 3 1-4. 

I have: Been given a spirit of power, love and self discipline.  2 Timothy 1:7. 

I have: Been saved and called (set apart) according to God’s doing.  2 Timothy 1:9. 

I have: A right to come boldly before the throne to find mercy and grace in time of need. Hebrews 4:16. 

I have: Been given exceedingly great and precious promises by God which I am a partaker of His Divine Nature.  2 Peter 1:4. 

I have: The mind of Christ. Philippians 2:5, 1 Corinthians 2:16

I have: Obtained an inheritance. Ephesians 1:11. 

I have: Overcome the world. 1 John 5:4. 

I can:   Do all things in Christ. Philippians 4:13.

I shall: Overcome because greater is He who is in me then he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4. 

I press: Toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God. Philippians 3:14. 

Who Are Subject To Eternal Death? (NLT)

The Devil and His Angels                                2 Peter 2:4 and Revelation 20:10
2 Peter 2:4   God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell, where they are kept chained in darkness, waiting for the Day of Judgment.
Revelation 20:10   Then the Devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

 The Antichrist                                                  2 Thessalonians 2:8 and Revelation 19:20
 2 Thessalonians 2:8  Then the Wicked One will be revealed, but when the Lord Jesus comes, he will kill him with the breath from his mouth and destroy him with his dazzling presence.
Revelation 19:20  The beast was taken prisoner, together with the false prophet who had performed miracles in his presence. (It was by those miracles that he had deceived those who had the mark of the beast and those who had worshiped the image of the beast.) The beast and the false prophet were both thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Those Who Worship the Beast                         Revelation 14:9-11
Revelation 14:9-11
9    A third angel followed the first two, saying in a loud voice, “Those who worship the beast and its image and receive the mark on their forehead or on their hand 
10  will themselves drink God's wine, the wine of his fury, which he has poured at full strength into the cup of his anger! All who do this will be tormented in fire and sulfur before the holy angels and the Lamb. 
11  The smoke of the fire that torments them goes up forever and ever. There is no relief day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, for anyone who has the mark of its name.”

Those Who Choose the Broad Road                 Matthew 7:13
Matthew 7:13  “Go in through the narrow gate, because the gate to hell is wide and the road that leads to it is easy, and there are many who travel it.

Those Who Live a Wicked Life                          Romans 1:28-31
Romans 1:28-31
28  Because those people refuse to keep in mind the true knowledge about God, he has given them over to corrupted minds, so that they do the things that they should not do. 
29  They are filled with all kinds of wickedness, evil, greed, and vice; they are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, deceit, and malice. They gossip 
30  and speak evil of one another; they are hateful to God, insolent, proud, and boastful; they think of more ways to do evil; they disobey their parents; 
31  they have no conscience; they do not keep their promises, and they show no kindness or pity for others. 

Those Who Do Not Love the Needy                  Matthew 25:41-46
Matthew 25:41-46
41  “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels! 
42  I was hungry but you would not feed me, thirsty but you would not give me a drink; 
43  I was a stranger but you would not welcome me in your homes, naked but you would not clothe me; I was sick and in prison but you would not take care of me.’ 
44  Then they will answer him, ‘When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and we would not help you?’ 
45  The King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.’ 
46  These, then, will be sent off to eternal punishment, but the righteous will go to eternal life.”

Those Who Do Not Believe in Jesus                   John 3:36
John 3:36  Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not have life, but will remain under God's punishment.

False Teachers in the Church                              2 Peter 2:1-17
2 Peter 2:1-17

1    False prophets appeared in the past among the people, and in the same way false teachers will appear among you. They will bring in destructive, untrue doctrines, and will deny the Master who redeemed them, and so they will bring upon themselves sudden destruction. 

2    Even so, many will follow their immoral ways; and because of what they do, others will speak evil of the Way of truth. 

3    In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!

4    God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell, where they are kept chained in darkness, waiting for the Day of Judgment. 

5    God did not spare the ancient world, but brought the flood on the world of godless people; the only ones he saved were Noah, who preached righteousness, and seven other people. 

6    God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, destroying them with fire, and made them an example of what will happen to the godless. 

7    He rescued Lot, a good man, who was distressed by the immoral conduct of lawless people. 

8    That good man lived among them, and day after day he suffered agony as he saw and heard their evil actions. 

9    And so the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and how to keep the wicked under punishment for the Day of Judgment, 

10  especially those who follow their filthy bodily lusts and despise God's authority.

These false teachers are bold and arrogant, and show no respect for the glorious beings above; instead, they insult them. 
11  Even the angels, who are so much stronger and mightier than these false teachers, do not accuse them with insults in the presence of the Lord. 
12  But these people act by instinct, like wild animals born to be captured and killed; they attack with insults anything they do not understand. They will be destroyed like wild animals, 
13  and they will be paid with suffering for the suffering they have caused. Pleasure for them is to do anything in broad daylight that will satisfy their bodily appetites; they are a shame and a disgrace as they join you in your meals, all the while enjoying their deceitful ways! 
14  They want to look for nothing but the chance to commit adultery; their appetite for sin is never satisfied. They lead weak people into a trap. Their hearts are trained to be greedy. They are under God's curse! 
15  They have left the straight path and have lost their way; they have followed the path taken by Balaam son of Beor, who loved the money he would get for doing wrong 
16  and was rebuked for his sin. His donkey spoke with a human voice and stopped the prophet's insane action.
17  These people are like dried-up springs, like clouds blown along by a storm; God has reserved a place for them in the deepest darkness.


Godless, Greedy People in the Church                 Jude 4:8-13
Jude 4, 8-13
4    For some godless people have slipped in unnoticed among us, persons who distort the message about the grace of our God in order to excuse their immoral ways, and who reject Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord. Long ago the Scriptures predicted the condemnation they have received.
8    In the same way also, these people have visions which make them sin against their own bodies; they despise God's authority and insult the glorious beings above. 
9    Not even the chief angel Michael did this. In his quarrel with the Devil, when they argued about who would have the body of Moses, Michael did not dare condemn the Devil with insulting words, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” 
10  But these people attack with insults anything they do not understand; and those things that they know by instinct, like wild animals, are the very things that destroy them. 
11  How terrible for them! They have followed the way that Cain took. For the sake of money they have given themselves over to the error that Balaam committed. They have rebelled as Korah rebelled, and like him they are destroyed. 
12  With their shameless carousing they are like dirty spots in your fellowship meals. They take care only of themselves. They are like clouds carried along by the wind, but bringing no rain. They are like trees that bear no fruit, even in autumn, trees that have been pulled up by the roots and are completely dead. 
13  They are like wild waves of the sea, with their shameful deeds showing up like foam. They are like wandering stars, for whom God has reserved a place forever in the deepest darkness.

Who Will Escape Eternal Death? (GNT)

Those Who Believe In Jesus                                             John 3:16, 18, 36; John 11:25-26
16  For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. 
18  Those who believe in the Son are not judged; but those who do not believe have already been judged, because they have not believed in God's only Son.
36  Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not have life, but will remain under God's punishment.
 John 11:25-26 
25  Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will live, even though they die; 
26  and those who live and believe in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

Those Who Are Raised With Christ                                  Romans 6:5-11
Romans 6:5-11
5    For since we have become one with him in dying as he did, in the same way we shall be one with him by being raised to life as he was. 
6    And we know that our old being has been put to death with Christ on his cross, in order that the power of the sinful self might be destroyed, so that we should no longer be the slaves of sin. 
7    For when we die, we are set free from the power of sin. 
8    Since we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 
9    For we know that Christ has been raised from death and will never die again—death will no longer rule over him. 
10  And so, because he died, sin has no power over him; and now he lives his life in fellowship with God. 
11  In the same way you are to think of yourselves as dead, so far as sin is concerned, but living in fellowship with God through Christ Jesus.

Those Who Keep The Word Of God                                John 8:51
51  I am telling you the truth: whoever obeys my teaching will never die.”

Those Who Choose The Narrow Road                              Matthew 7:14
14  But the gate to life is narrow and the way that leads to it is hard, and there are few people who find it.

Those Who Are Kind To The Needy                                 Matthew 25:34-40
Matthew 25:34-40
34  Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world. 
35  I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes, 
36  naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.’ 
37  The righteous will then answer him, ‘When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? 
38  When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you? 
39  When did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?’ 
40  The King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!’

Those Who Do Not Worship The Beast                             Revelation 20:4-6
Revelation 20:4-6
4    Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given the power to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been executed because they had proclaimed the truth that Jesus revealed and the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image, nor had they received the mark of the beast on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and ruled as kings with Christ for a thousand years. 
5    (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were over.) This is the first raising of the dead. 
6    Happy and greatly blessed are those who are included in this first raising of the dead. The second death has no power over them; they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and they will rule with him for a thousand years.

The Defeat of Satan (Revelation 20:7-10) GNT

7    After the thousand years are over, Satan will be set loose from his prison, 

8    and he will go out to deceive the nations scattered over the whole world, that is, Gog and Magog. Satan will bring them all together for battle, as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. 

9    They spread out over the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people and the city that he loves. But fire came down from heaven and destroyed them.

10  Then the Devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

A Prayer For Schools And Their Employees

Heavenly Father, I ask You to forgive any person who may has any malice against the schools, for all of their sins, iniquities, trespasses, transgressions, sins of commission, sins of omission and any unknown sins according to Psalms 19:12.

According to Your Word in Matthew 16:19, I have been given the Keys to Your Kingdom of Heaven and whatever I bind and loose on earth shall be bound and loosed in heaven. So I ask You to loose Your angels in great abundance into the schools' presence, the presence of their classrooms, into their offices, their halls, and their restrooms. 

Now I bind, in the Name of Jesus Christ, all of satan’s evil wicked demons, lying and tormenting spirits and strongmen along with all their works, roots, fruits, tentacles and links; along with all evil principalities, powers, and rulers of wickedness in high places and command them not to manifest and transfer into the schools. I bind and command them not to manifest themselves or transfer themselves onto anybody’s presence any of the students, relatives of students and employees or the employees.

Heavenly Father, it is written in Psalms 91 and Matthew 6 in Your Word that You are our deliverer and I  ask that You give each person in each school and every organ, every gland, every cell in their body - total deliverance, total freedom, total liberty and total salvation from all evil, foul, wicked, demon, lying, perverse, unclean, foul, demonic spirits, strongmen, and their messengers, and from all sicknesses, diseases, infirmities, afflictions, infections, viruses, inflammations, disorders of any kind in every cell in their body, in every gland in their body, in every organ in their body; rooms, halls, restrooms,  and wherever they are at this time. I thank You for giving this deliverance, freedom, liberty and salvation from all these things in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ according to John 16:23. May these deliverances be used to glorify You, Heavenly Father.

I apply the Blood of Jesus over, under, and around every student, teacher, school employee and anyone else that comes into their presence, the airways that surround them, their rooms, halls, restrooms, and  every place that these students, teachers and employees come in contact with today and everyday. I ask You to render powerless and harmless and nullify, destroy, and cancel the power of any evil spirit, demonic spirit, demonic strongman, messenger of satan that tries to come into their  presence or anyone that is around the students, teachers and employees in the Name of Jesus Christ.

Heavenly Father, I ask You to fill any person who has any plans of  malice toward any school with Your precious Holy Spirit. I ask You to fill them with all of Your fruits of Your Holy Spirit including Your love, Your joy, Your peace, Your gentleness, Your goodness, Your meekness, Your faithfulness and Your self-control.

Heavenly Father, in Christ Jesus Holy Name; I ask You to fill the students, teachers and employees with Your Holy Ghost anointing and power, cover them with Your presence, Your anointing and Your power in the Name of Jesus Christ.

Loose extra angels around schools and leave them there as long as anyone is at the schools to guard and protect them. In Jesus Name I pray. To God be the Glory. Amen!

Thank You For Your Promise

Father, I come to You in the Name of Jesus, my Lord, my Savior. I come to You with a heart of thanksgiving. I thank you for all the good things in my life, for You are the Creator of all things good. Father, I thank You for Your Presence. For in Your Presence is the fullness of my joy and in Your Presence I am complete and whole. In Your Presence I have purpose. Because of Your Presence, I am glad to be here. Father, I thank You for Your plan, that I might have a full life and enjoy it and have it in abundance to overflowing. Father, I thank You for Your provision, that all my needs are met according to Your riches in glory and that I may prosper in all areas of my life as my soul prospers. Father, I thank You for Your protection, that Your perfect love casteth out all fear and that no weapon formed against me shall prosper. Father, I thank You for Your peace. The peace that passes all understanding. The peace that keeps me calm and secure through adversity. The peace that leads me through all the storms that come into my life. Father, thank You for my life and Your Presence in it. In Jesus Name. Amen.