Matthew 11:28 Living Bible (TLB)
“Come to me and I will give you rest—all of you who
work so hard beneath a heavy yoke. Wear my yoke—for it fits perfectly—and let
me teach you; for I am gentle and humble, and you shall find rest for your
souls; for I give you only light burdens.”
Matthew
11:28-30 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Come
to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened [by religious rituals that
provide no peace], and I will give you rest [refreshing your souls
with salvation]. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following
Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will
find rest (renewal, blessed quiet) for your souls. For My yoke
is easy [to bear] and My burden is light.”
Matthew
11:28-30 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
“Come
to me all of you who are tired from the heavy burden you have been forced to
carry. I will give you rest. Accept my teaching. Learn from me. I am
gentle and humble in spirit. And you will be able to get some rest. Yes,
the teaching that I ask you to accept is easy. The load I give you to carry is
light.”
Matthew
11:28-30 The Message (MSG)
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come
to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take
a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the
unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.
Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
Matthew
11:28-30 King James Version (KJV)
Come
unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest. Take my yoke upon you,
and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Prayers
- Let us thank God for this great invitation that He
graciously, in mercy, extend to us to all everywhere.
- Let us thank Him for the grace to accept the
invitation; we know there are still millions who have not heard it, so
they cannot accept what they have not heard.
- Lord, give us grace as we carry the life of
Jesus, to make Him known to others as we see the end time closing in on
us.
- Give us grace to continue in this commission of making
Christ known.
- Make us men and women who will continue to cry: “...that I
may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His
suffering.
Acts
26:19-20 King James Version (KJV)
“Whereupon, O king
Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: But shewed first
unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of
Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to
God, and do works meet for repentance.”
Peter
in Acts 2:38 “Repent
and be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
John
the Baptist in Matthew 3:2 “Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand.”
Jesus
in Mark 1:15 “And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of
God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
Prayers
- Make us obedient to the heavenly vision that all must
forsake their sins and turn to God and prove their repentance by doing
good deeds. Acts 26:19.
- Father, as sowers, we go sowing the seed of the gospel
of Jesus Christ, and preparing the hearts of men to respond and accept this
great invitation.
- Create a fertile ground in the hearts of men, women,
children etc. in Nigeria to receive the engrafted word that is able to save them.
- Let their hearts be that good soil that brought forth
hundred, sixty and thirty fold.
- Lord, let this simple message of the gospel return to
the Churches in Nigeria.
- Build Your Church, Lord, and deal with every
gate of hell rising against her.
- Father, let Your children release their lives to be
properly taught to become useful vessels in Your hand who are released to teach
others.
- Raise and flood Nigeria with disciples who have
forsaken all for the excellency of gaining Christ.
Daniel
Hymn
Standing
by a purpose true,
Heeding
God’s command,
Honor
them, the faithful few!
All
hail to Daniel’s band!
o Refrain:
Dare to be a Daniel,
Dare to stand alone!
Dare to have a purpose firm!
Dare to make it known.
Dare to be a Daniel,
Dare to stand alone!
Dare to have a purpose firm!
Dare to make it known.
Many mighty men are
lost,
Daring not to stand,
Who for God had been a
host
By joining Daniel’s
band.
Many giants, great and
tall,
Stalking through the
land,
Headlong to the earth
would fall,
If met by Daniel’s band.
Hold the Gospel banner
high!
On to vict’ry grand!
Satan and his hosts
defy,
And shout for Daniel’s
band.
Gleaning
from Daniel 1:1-21
- The Lord gave King Nebuchadnezzar victory over Jehoiakim of Jerusalem. Daniel 1:1
- God gave Daniel a conviction that no man on earth, not even a king can change. Daniel 1:8
- God gave the superintendent a special appreciation for Daniel and symphathy for his predicament. Daniel 1:9
- God gave Daniel favour with the steward appointed by the superintendent. He agreed to the diet test (ten-day diet of only vegetables and water rather than the king’s rich food and wines). Daniel 1:14
- God gave these four youths great ability to learn. They soon mastered all the literature and science of the time. Daniel 1:17
- God gave Daniel special ability in understanding the meanings of dreams and visions. Daniel 1:17
Output of Daniel's Life
- None of the young men impressed the king as much as
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
- They were put on his regular staff of advisors.
- In all matters requiring information and balanced
judgement, the king found these young men’s advice ten times better than
that of all the skilled magicians and wise astrologers in his realm.
Prayers
- Let us thank God for the youth in our nation.
- Ask God to birth the life of Jesus in our youth.
- Lord, raise disciplers who will disciple them
into their destinies.
- Open the eyes of our leaders to know and see that these
ones cannot and must not be ignored. Help them to see the importance of
investing in the youth today.
- Make them young men and women who will have a true
purpose and dare to make it known. Make our youth as bold as a lion, give
them courage to be able to challenge injustice in their own generation.
- Let their conviction in the true gospel be so strong
that nothing in life or no one can make them turn away or deny their
conviction.
- Who we raise today determines the leaders of tomorrow.
What we are seeing in Nigeria today, is the output of what we sow many
years ago Father, teach us to sow aright today so You can reap a harvest
of souls.
- Make them youth who know You so that they can do
exploits for You. Daniel 11:32
- Father, raise the Josephs, Esthers, Daniels, Timothys of
our own generation and empower them through the Mystery of the Gospel.
The
Mystery of the gospel’s great,
Jesus
came in the flesh,
To
save and show the only life.
Acceptable
to God.
Unless
the Lord builds a house, the builders work is useless.
Psalm 127:1 Living Bible
Psalm 127:1 Living Bible
- We ask that You teach us, teach our leaders, teach the Church how to build the next generation according to Your pattern, after
the only life You gave to show; the only acceptable life to You - the
life of JESUS!!!
Following
the recent UK elections, seven Members of Parliament (MPs) of Nigerian descent
were elected.
- Let us thank God and ask that God will guide them in all
they do.
- Pray that God will make them true ambassadors of Christ and Nigeria.
- The eyes of the world will be on them to see who is
inside these ones. Pray that they will be defined by the life of Christ
not by their root. Pray that they will carry the servant heart of Jesus.
- Pray that the ones that already know the Lord will be
bold to stand for Jesus and the ones that are not, will come to the saving
knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.
