Sins mentioned in the Bible - 29

Giving self over to unbridled lusts and passions

Ecclesiastes 2:10 

I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.

Applying heart to wickedness of folly and foolishness of madness

Ecclesiastes 7:25 

So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.

Worship of own works

Isaiah 2:8 

Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.

Disregarding God’s work

Isaiah 5:12 

They have harps and lyres at their banquets, tambourines and flutes and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD, no respect for the work of his hands.

Impenitence

Isaiah 9:13-16 

13 But the people have not returned to him who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD Almighty.

14 So the LORD will cut off from Israel both head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day;

15 the elders and prominent men are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.

16 Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided are led astray.

Isaiah 22:12-14

12 The Lord, the LORD Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.

13 But see, there is joy and revelry, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine! “Let us eat and drink,” you say, “for tomorrow we die!”

14 The LORD Almighty has revealed this in my hearing: “Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned for,” says the Lord, the LORD Almighty.

Biblical Meaning of Prosperity - 5

Jewelry

Exodus 3:22 

Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.”

Water

Isaiah 43:20 

The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the desert and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

Servants

Genesis 26:14 

He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.

Spoils

Numbers 31:9 

The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children and took all the Midianite herds, flocks and goods as plunder.

Oil

Proverbs 21:20 

In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.

Precious Things

Proverbs 24:4 

through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.

Camels

Isaiah 60:6 

Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the LORD.

Treasure

Deuteronomy 28:12 

The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.

Ministers are merely laborers together with God

1 Corinthians 12:28-30  

28 And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues. 

29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 

30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?

Ephesians 4:7-13

7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. 

8 This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men.”

9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? 

10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) 

11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 

12 to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 

13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

2 Corinthians 6:1-10

1 As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain. 

2 For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.

3 We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. 

4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; 

5 in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; 

6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; 

7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; 

8 through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; 

9 known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; 

10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

Small Prayers - 22

Repeat these Prayers.

O Holy and Almighty God, I want this day to be a day of worship and honor to you. May my life praise you: not just in thought, not just in words, but also in action. In the name Jesus I pray. Amen.

Holy, Righteous, and Only Living God, I hold you in the highest place in my heart. Forgive me when I do not hold you in the highest place in my life. Empower me with your Holy Spirit to give up all the little things that distract my allegiance to you and interfere with you being the Supreme and Sovereign God in my day to day life. In Jesus' name. Amen.

O Lord, please guard my soul from pride, my heart from callousness, and my mind from too much focus on unimportant things and not enough on your things. Teach me in my heart what it means to be about my Father's business, especially in the world of my thoughts! In the name of Jesus, my greatest example of one who knew and lived your will, I pray. Amen.
In my struggles, O Lord, help me find your grace — not in the relief of struggle and pain, but in the redemption and change of my heart and my habits to your glory. By your grace and in the name of my Savior Jesus I ask it. Amen.

Loving Father and Holy God, today I want to confess to you several things on my heart. Father, I am afraid for others to know that I have...(confess your most secret and shameful sins to God) Holy God, I have sinned and ask your forgiveness for...(confess those sins that others may not see as all that important, but that Satan uses to diminish your allegiance to God) Eternal Lord, I get anxious about...(confess those things that make you worry and place them in God's hands) You alone are my refuge and strength. I trust these confessions with you and ask that you strengthen me by the power of your Holy Spirit to not fall into these same traps again and again. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Give Thanks - 3

God's guidance and instruction to you

Psalms 16:7 

I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.

Psalms 48:14 

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.

Psalms 71:17 

Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.

The hope God has given you

Psalms 16:9 

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,

God's blessings and benefits 

Psalms 68:19 

Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.

God's laws and commands 

Psalms 19:7-8 

7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

Psalms 48:11 

Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments.

Psalms 112:1 

Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.

Father God…You are Good!

Psalms 34:8-9 

8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

9 Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing.

Psalms 100:3-5 

3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Psalms 25:8-9 

8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.

9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.

Lamentations 3:25-26 

25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;

26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

Psalm 56:4

In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?

Thoughts on Today's Verse....

When all is said and done, there really isn't a whole lot we can trust. Most of us have been hurt at one time or another by a friend who has betrayed our trust. The world economy is volatile and things can turn sour in just a few days. The weather shifts and changes by the hour. But in our world of change, in our heartbreak and disappointment, there is one constant. We can trust God. We don't have to fear change. He is our anchor that holds in the strongest storms. He is our strength in our worst battles. His word and his promises speak of good things for us. We don't have to be afraid, we can trust in him.

Keys to Wise Living

Jesus motivates His disciples to live righteously by emphasizing that such living comes from the heart with love and in trust, more than through observance of an external code of ethics. Consequently, NT wisdom reveals the differences between a correct behavior, based only on the Law, and righteous actions that proceed from the heart of a new life reborn in Christ.
Sister

Job 17:14 

If I say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’

Song of Songs 8:8 

We have a young sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister for the day she is spoken for?

Matthew 12:50 

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Romans 16:1 

I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.

1 Corinthians 7:15 

But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.

Steps to Faithful Obedience

Obeying the Father was supremely important to Jesus. Obedience is the response of faith to any instruction from God. Jesus taught that true faith will always be manifested in obedience to God’s revealed will. Successful Christian living results from seeking and knowing God’s will and then doing it in faith. 

Psalm 46:1-2

1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

Thoughts on Today's Verse....

God is not only our protector; he is our helper. Even when our world seems to be crashing around us, he is there. He will deliver us from death or deliver us through death. He will deliver us from evil or he will deliver us to overcome evil. Our task is to trust that in the midst of our earthquakes and tidal waves that we are not alone and not abandoned.

Things Promised to Seekers

Jeremiah 29:13 

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

God will hear from heaven/Forgiveness/Healing:

2 Chronicles 7:14 

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Goodness from God:

Ezra 8:22 

I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.”

Not want of any good thing:

Psalms 34:9-10 

9 Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing.

10 The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Knowledge:

Proverbs 28:5 

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

Righteousness:

Hosea 10:12 

Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers righteousness on you.

All blessings of life:

Matthew 6:33 

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Finding what is sought:

Matthew 7:7-11 

7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 

8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

9 “Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 

10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 

11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Answers to prayers:

Hebrews 11:6 

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.