August 16

Ephesians 6:18  And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people. 

Romans 8:26-27  In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. 27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 

2 Corinthians 3:18  And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 

Psalm 51:17  My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart You, God, will not despise. 

1 Peter 2:5  you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 

Ephesians 2:19-22  So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit. 

May you greet with joy the opportunity to dwell, and work, where the greatest need is found, for that is where you will find the heart, and favor, of God. Nehemiah 11

May your heart rise up in praise and thanksgiving in response to the worship of God's people as they exalt the King of kings and magnify the Lord of lords. Nehemiah 12

May you set your heart to be united with Christ through fellowship with His followers as you partake with them of the elements of life, turning from intimate relationship with unbelievers and the sources of the strength they walk in. 1 Corinthians 10

May you seek the good of others before your own, for though everything is permissible in Christ, not everything is beneficial or constructive, so do all for the glory of God, seeking the good of many that they may be saved. 1 Corinthians 10

May you remember to honor those through whom God chooses to teach you and grow you into maturity, as they share the wisdom God has taken them through, by following their example even as they follow Christ's. 1 Corinthians 11

   Do not let the sound of workmen at work cause you concern, My child. When you come to Me in your prayer time, and when you spend time in your prayer closet, closed off with Me, My dear one, at times it can seem as though the pressures of all that you are dealing with is overwhelming. In those times when words fail, tears suffice and groans communicate the burdens of your heart and the heaviness of your spirit.
   Know that I am at work in your life, shaping you according to My plan, making preparation in your life for that which I know is to come. Yield, My lovely one, to the touch of My Spirit, and let My Word have its way in your heart. 
   The stones used in the temple built by Solomon were cut, sized, shaped, and dressed with iron tools in the quarry from which they were cut. The ground was littered with shards of stone and everything was covered by the dust from the grinding and smoothing process.
   This allowed the completed stones to be brought to the building site and quietly put in place, fitting perfectly where they belonged, giving honor to the one whose plans were taking shape.
   Just so, My precious one, tears last for the night, when you can only see through a glass obscurely, enduring through faith, persisting in confidence, accepting with trust all that I am doing in your life, when the sound of workmen toiling with iron tools surround you, beset on all sides with changes and trials and alterations. 
   Seek Me in My Word, ask Me for My spirit of revelation, hear the voice of My Spirit in your heart when you pray, that you may cooperate with Me in the dressing and smoothing and beautifying of your spirit, preparing you for the place I have reserved for you in My holy dwelling place, to show forth the glory and splendor of God.

May you turn from evil and do good, pursuing peace as you seek it, for if you love life and desire to see many good days, you will keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies because of the fear of the Lord. Psalm 34

May you cry out to the Lord in your trouble, for the Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit, hearing them, and delivering them from those who do evil. Psalm 34

May you take refuge in the Lord Who redeems His servants without condemning them, for though you may have many troubles, the Lord delivers you from them all. Psalm 34

May you be confident that if strong wrath and great fury can be quenched by a gift and pacified by money, then certainly the fear of God and the truth of the Word can bridle strong passions. Proverbs 21:14

May your heart find the joy of the righteous in the execution of God's judgments when the humble are lifted up and the needy are satisfied, and not the terror of the evildoers when their works are uncovered and their intentions are revealed. Proverbs 21:15