Good morning, Lord

Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

Condemnation = katakrima

From Biblehub.com:

katákrima (from 2596 /katá, "down, according to," intensifying 2917 /kríma, "the results of judgment") – properly, the exact sentence of condemnation handed down after due process (establishing guilt). See 2632 (katakrinō).

Good morning, Lord, thank You, there is no doubt about my guilt, there is no doubt I have and will fall short of glory, thank You that there is no condemnation in Christ Jesus, please help us live in the reality of this promise, and to shout this great love out to the world You love, in Jesus name we pray, amen.

Good morning, Lord

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36

From biblehub.com - Free - ἐλεύθερος - 1658 eleútheros Phonetic Spelling: (el-yoo'-ther-os) (an adjective) – properly, free (liberated), unbound (unshackled); (figuratively) free to realize one's destiny in Christ.

Good morning, Lord, thank You for creating this day, thank You for setting us free, truly free, unbound, unshackled, totally free from sin and shame, to love others with the love that is Your very essence. Please help us overcome our fears and love those You call us to love, we pray in Jesus' name, amen.

Good morning, Lord

1 Peter 5:5-7

Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,

“God opposes the proud

but gives grace to the humble.”

6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Good morning, Lord, please help humble ourselves as we should, not comparing ourselves to others, but to You, for You are our standard, You commanded us to be holy as You are holy. Please help us embrace and live this virtue in our core being, for Your honor, our own good, and the salvation of those who are watching us every day, we pray in Jesus' name, amen.

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HELPS Word-studies

5012 tapeinophrosýnē (a noun, derived from 5011 /tapeinós, "low, humble" and 5424 /phrḗn, "moderation as regulated by inner perspective") – properly,low; humility, "lowliness" of human pride (self-government); that quality of mindset of "having a humble opinion of oneself, i.e. a deep sense of one's (moral) littleness – i.e. lowliness of mind" (J. Thayer).

In Scripture, 5012 /tapeinophrosýnē ("lowliness, humility") is an inside-out virtue produced by comparing ourselves to the Lord (rather than to others). This brings behavior into alignment with this inner revelation to keep one from being self-exalting (self-determining, self-inflated). For the believer,5012 /tapeinophrosýnē ("humility") means living in complete dependence on the Lord, i.e. with no reliance on self (the flesh).

Good morning, Lord

Revelation 4:9-11

Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,

to receive glory and honor and power,

for you created all things,

and by your will they were created

and have their being.”

Good morning, Lord, what an amazing scene, thank You for allowing John to see and share this vision with us. You are amazing, beyond description, beyond understanding, but so close, so near. So powerful yet intimate, righteous, but forgiving. Loving beyond the limits of the ability we have to understand love. Thank You, mighty Father, in Jesus name we pray, amen.

Good morning, Lord

Jude 1:24-25

Doxology

24 To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy – 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

"Without fault" (blameless in the Interlinear Bible), from biblehub.com:

Strong's Concordance

amomos: blameless

Original Word: ἄμωμος, ον

Part of Speech: Adjective

Transliteration: amomos

Phonetic Spelling: (am'-o-mos)

Short Definition: blameless

Definition: blameless, without blemish, unblemished, faultless.

HELPS Word-studies

299 ámōmos (an adjective, derived from 1 /A "not" and3470 /mṓmos, "blemish") – properly, unblemished, without spot or blot (blight); (figuratively) morally, spiritually blameless, unblemished from the marring effects of sin.

Good morning, Lord, thank You, thank You for the great joy and the blameless condition we have in Christ, we are so utterly free; free to serve, free to obey, free to share Your love with the hungry people You put in our lives. Please help us share with our lives, our words, with the love You have put in our hearts, love that only You could put there. Thank You, again, we pray in Jesus name, amen.

Good morning, Lord

1 Corinthians 16:13

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.

"be men of courage" - ἀνδρίζομαι, andrizó, literally "act like a man"

Strong's Concordance

andrizó: to behave like a man, to play the man

Original Word: ἀνδρίζομαι

Part of Speech: Verb

Transliteration: andrizó

Phonetic Spelling: (an-drid'-zom-ahee)

Definition: I act like a man, am brave.

HELPS Word-studies

407 andrízomai (from 435 /anḗr, "man") – properly, "to act as a man," i.e. as a full-grown, mature man; (figuratively) to be responsible and courageous by taking the initiatives God reveals through faith (used only in 1 Cor 16:13). Accordingly, 407 (andrízomai) is directly associated with 4102 /pístis ("faith").

Good morning, Lord, thank You for this holiday to remember those who have bravely fought and died for the freedoms we enjoy, for the many, many soldiers who have laid down their lives for this great nation. 

Thank You for our brothers and sisters in Christ all over the world who have defended the faith with their lives. 

Most of all, thank You, Jesus, for your andrizó, your courage and commitment to suffer and die for our sake, there is none like You!

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Hugh Latimer was burned at the stake with Nicholas Ridley. He is quoted as having said to Ridley:

"Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.

See the story of Hugh Latimer at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Latimer

Good morning, Lord

Luke 1:67-70

Zechariah’s Song

67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,

because he has come and has redeemed his people.

69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us

in the house of his servant David

70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),

Good morning, Lord, thank You for redemption, what a beautiful word, thank You that redeeming is in Your nature, and was part of Your plan from the beginning. Please help us shine with redeemed natural brilliance, please help us flavor the world around us with Your salt. Forgive us for not speaking out, for not preparing our hearts and minds and mouths for service, change our habits, we pray in Jesus name, amen.

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Redeemed: lutrósis...from biblehub.com:

Strong's Concordance

lutrósis: a ransoming, a redemption

Original Word: λύτρωσις, εως, ἡ

Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine

Transliteration: lutrósis

Phonetic Spelling: (loo'-tro-sis)

Short Definition: liberation, deliverance, release

Definition: (in the Old Testament: ransoming from imprisonment for debt, or from slavery, release from national misfortune, etc.), liberation, deliverance, release.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 3085 lýtrōsis (a feminine noun) – properly, the payment of the full ransom-price to free a slave – particularly the redemption of an individual. See also the neuter noun (3083 /lýtron, "full ransom-price").