And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him.

We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them. 19We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one.

And don’t forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God’s judgment.

They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires. 19These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them.

Lord God my Father,

You are in control, your plan is perfect. Keep my eyes focused on your Truth and keep my feet on your path. Help me to share you as you wish to be shared.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

 Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, 6and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, 7and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.8The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.

He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority.

Lord God my Father,

Open my heart to see your glory and protect me from the ways of the world.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.

God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. 

So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.

In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. 

Lord God my Father,

Expose in me the heart you designed for me to use with my wife, family and friends. Develop the gifts you gave me to serve you, give me comfort in the struggle and Truth in Jesus Christ.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word.

Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.  So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace,

So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control.

You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. love each other deeply with all your heart.

Lord God my Father,

Fill me with your Truth and bring your peace to me in powerful ways. Prepare me for your desire.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. 40For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.

And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.12:2a Or Jesus, the originator and perfecter of our faith. Because of the joy12:2b Or Instead of the joy. awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. 3Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people;

Lord God my Father,

Thank you for my faith, help me to purify my faith and be led only by it. Restore me to the person you created me to be and allow me to only do your will.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.

“This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day,10:16a Greek after those days. says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.” Then he says, “I will never again remember their sins and lawless deeds.” And when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices

Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins. 27There is only the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.

So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! 36Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved.

Lord God my Father,

Lead me thru the fog to your simple truth, bring your peace to my heart so I may live in complete gratitude to you trusting you in all things. In you I am free.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. 2For the message God delivered through angels has always stood firm, and every violation of the law and every act of disobedience was punished.

Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.

And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his rest? Wasn’t it the people who disobeyed him? 19So we see that because of their unbelief they were not able to enter his rest.

God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it. 2For this good news—that God has prepared this rest—has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God.4:2 Some manuscripts read they didn’t combine what they heard with faith. 3For only we who believe can enter his rest. 

Lord God my Father,

Help me to see your plan and live it wholeheartedly, open my eyes to see and ears to hear and bring me wisdom as I ponder my struggles. Direct me to your rest.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

“Sit in the place of honor at my right handuntil I humble your enemies,making them a footstool under your feet.”

Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.

But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.

Lord God my Father,

Lead me in my faith to live completely under your authority, use my struggles to give me a strength in my faith, open my heart to me and help me get it in order.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

The Lord will help you understand all these things.

If we die with him,we will also live with him.12If we endure hardship,we will reign with him.If we deny him,he will deny us.13If we are unfaithful,he remains faithful,for he cannot deny who he is.

Lord God my Father,

Give me your perspective so I may understand when I am ready, help me to remain faithful always.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. 12Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses.

Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted. 16Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees3:9 Or spiritual genealogies. or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These things are useless and a waste of time. 10If people are causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with them. 11For people like that have turned away from the truth, and their own sins condemn them.

Lord God my Father,

You own my heart, keep me lifted out of my way and secure in your way in all I do this day. Give me your wisdom on where to engage and not. Bless your people this day.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen