Meditate on the Honourable, Praise Worthy, Pure and Excellent Things confirmed by God’s Word

Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].
PHILIPPIANS 4:8 AMP

Praise, Glory and honour be unto God for this beautiful day. May we celebrate His goodness today in a special way.

Today, Apostle Paul is speaking to us directly like he did to the church at Philippi so many years ago. The words are so relevant today, May be even more than the time he gave this charge.

Let us strive to do these, the things that are of good reports and are praiseworthy should be associated with us. The Apostle Paul made himself as an example to the people. May we learn from him and be examples to our generation. May our minds be that green pastures that only nurture things!

As the scriptures(James 1:17) tell us that every good and perfect gift comes from the Father above, we should know that all the virtues listed in Philippians 4:8 are from God our Father and should be held in high esteem.

May the Lord help us to live according to His Word, May our meditation and our minds stay on the things that are praiseworthy, pure, excellent and confirmed by God’s Word in Jesus Mighty name. Amen.
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Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.

“Blessed [anticipating God’s presence, spiritually mature] are the pure in heart [those with integrity, moral courage, and godly character], for they will see God.
Matthew 5:8 AMP

Praise be unto God for this beautiful day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.

Jesus’ first public teaching in His ministry here on earth was the Sermon on the Mount also known as the beatitudes. Someone has described the beatitudes as beautiful attitudes! Once you follow the teachings you are putting on a beautiful attitude that prepares you for eternity. It is also said to be the “Be Attitudes”, calling us into action!

The scripture says that blessed are the pure in heart, that is we need a very clear conscience to serve the Lord. We need our integrity to be at work to qualify as pure in heart. To be pure in heart we must pass the morality and godly character test.

Lord Jesus we come before your throne today asking for grace to be able to live a godly and upright life that exhibits integrity and high standards of morality.

Dear Lord Jesus help us to keep our hearts and minds pure. May we live morally upright and be people of integrity so we are called the blessed of the Lord in Jesus Mighty name. Amen.
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Caring for the Fatherless & Widows and staying Pure

Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.
James 1:27 AMP

Praise and glory be unto God for this beautiful day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.

Today’s scripture highlights the importance of being a christian in practice and not by word only. It calls for us to put into action some of Jesus’ teachings in relation to supporting the poor.

Caring for the Fatherless and Widows is an act that God endorses and is happy with as in most cases the Fatherless and Widows are vulnerable in society. Let’s do this to put God’s word into practice.

We need to be intentional about this, we need to commit to looking out for someone to support and we shall definitely find someone who needs help. Reach out within your community, the public schools around or even the church.

May we not expect any human reward as care for these widows and fatherless but see it as our God given responsibility.

May the Lord help us to put God’s word into practice and keep ourselves unblemished by the systems of the world. May our giving bring blessings and the love of God to others in Jesus Mighty name. Amen
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