Glad heart

Psalm 45:7 “You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions.” Leader, I bless you with receiving joy from God because you willingly walk in the way He has determined. I bless you with the joy of His approval as you live … More Glad heart

Give and get

Proverbs 11:24 “There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.” Leader, I bless you with being generous, and with being generous because it gives you joy, not out of a sense of duty. I bless you with being overwhelmed by God’s goodness as He returns … More Give and get

Joyous justice

Proverbs 12:20 “Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but counsellors of peace have joy.” Leader, I bless you with setting your sight on the joy promised by God – His joy is your strength. I bless you with recognising and following the principles that lead to this joy. I bless you with … More Joyous justice

Quash confusion

Isaiah 61:7 “Instead of your shame you shall have double honour, and instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore, in their land they shall possess double; Everlasting joy shall be theirs.” Leader, I bless you with not just surviving a time of difficulty, but with receiving double honour because you came through it without compromising on the principles … More Quash confusion

Goodness for the taking

Psalm 4:6-8 “There are many who say, ‘Who will show us any good?’ Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. You have put gladness in my heart, more than in the season that their grain and wine increased. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” … More Goodness for the taking

Genuine joy

Psalm 63:11 “But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone who swears by Him shall glory; but the mouths of those who speak lies shall be stopped.” Leader, I bless you with the same joy King David felt when he wrote this Psalm – a joy that flies in the face of your circumstances, a … More Genuine joy

Wise to worship

Ezra 6:3 “In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: ‘Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits.” Leader, I bless you with … More Wise to worship