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Divine Healing & Retreat Centre Sydney, Australia Morning Prayers by Divine Retreat Centre, Sydney Australia Bible Online (Encouragements-Part 4) Psalm 91 (audio). 诗篇 91 (audio). Bible verses. Luke 10:19 -> “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the ower of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”
7 Deadly Sins, 7 Heavenly Virtues.
The Book of Wisdom (RSVCE, NRSVCE, Audio) 01 (Text, Audio. 12 January 2023) Seek Him with Sincerity of Heart. Word of God: 1 Love righteousness, you rulers of the earth; think of the Lord in goodness and seek him with sincerity of heart, 2 because he is found by those who do not put him to the test and manifests himself to those who do not distrust him. (Solomon 1: 1-2) 02 (Text, Audio. 13 Jan. 2023) Their Wickedness blinded them. Word of God: 22 and they did not know the secret purposes of God, nor hoped for the wages of holiness, nor discerned the prize for blameless souls, 23 for God created us for incorruption and made us in the image of his own eternity, 24 but through an adversary’s envy death entered the world, and those who belong to his company experience it. (Solomon 2: 22-24) 03 (Text, Audio. 14 Jan. 23) Those who trust in Him will understand Truth. Word of God: 9 Those who trust in him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his holy ones, and he watches over his elect. (Solomon 3: 9) 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. (Hebrews 11:6) When I trust in the Lord blindly, He will reveal the TRUTH to me not only myself but He reveal the Truth about Himself to me so that I can access to God’s mercy and love and I can abide in Him All the Time. 04 (Text, Audio. 15 Jan. 23) Those who pleased God are loved by Him. Word of God: 10 There was one who pleased God and was loved by him and while living among sinners was taken up. 11 He was caught up so that evil might not change his understanding or guile deceive his soul. (Solomon 4: 10-11) How to please God? See Hebrews 11:6 above (have faith in God and Trust in Him) and add more and more virtues in me each day. Whatever temptation we face each day, I can make it a sin or a virtue. So whatever happens in your life, NEVER ever doubt God so that you can be secured, be comforted and be protected by Him in this Planet. 05 (Text, Audio. 16 Jan. 23) The Most High takes care of them. Word of God: 15 But the righteous live forever, and their reward is with the Lord; the Most High takes care of them. 16 Therefore they will receive a glorious crown and a beautiful diadem from the hand of the Lord, because with his right hand he will cover them (Solomon 5: 15-16) Whatever you do good works to anyone, don’t expect the person to reward you, you will be disappointed. Your reward will be from and with God who made Heaven & earth. God will reward you with His Shield to keep you in Peace. 06 (Text, Audio. 17 Jan. 23) Set your desire on My Words. Those who have been taught them will find a defense. Word of God: 10 For they will be made holy who observe holy things in holiness, and those who have been taught them will find a defense. 11 Therefore set your desire on my words; long for them, and you will be instructed. (Solomon 6: 10-11) James Chapter 1 verse 13 onwards -> Evil desires -> Temptation -> Commit Sin. The Root cause of Sin is the Evil Desires keep deep down in the human heart. Thus one should uproot all evil desires from the heart. For those who keep the great desire for God with all love and respect will receive Wisdom. 07 (Text, Audio. 18 Jan. 23) I love her more than Wealth and Beauty. Word of God: 10 I loved her more than health and beauty, and I chose to have her rather than light because her radiance never ceases. 11 All good things came to me along with her, and in her hands uncounted wealth. (Solomon 7: 10-11) Wisdom is not a natural gift like air, water, sunlight etc. it is the Special Gift of the Holy Spirit. Wisdom teaches me what to love, how to love and what to attach, what is permanent and do not attached to the temporary. Wisdom teaches me about the Worldly things and how to handle things in this Planet. Wisdom is an gift from God not to everyone and Solomon loves Wisdom more than anything else. 08 (Text, Audio) Companionship with her has NO bitterness. Word of God: 16 When I enter my house, I shall find rest with her, for companionship with her has no bitterness, and life with her has no pain but gladness and joy. 17 When I considered these things inwardly and pondered in my heart that in kinship with wisdom there is immortality, (Solomon 8: 16-17) 09 (Text, Audio. 20 Jan. 2023) Give me the Wisdom that sits by Your Throne. Word of God: 4 give me the wisdom that sits by your throne, and do not reject me from among your children. 5 For I am your servant, the son of your female servant, a man who is weak and short-lived, with little understanding of judgment and laws (Solomon 9: 4-5) This Wisdom cannot be obtained by hard-work or education, it is purely a Gift of the Holy Spirit and we need to pray to God to give her to us everyday as we are surfing in this constant changing and uncertain World. We need to this Wisdom of the Holy Spirit to help us to make good and workable decisions based on God’s perspective to extend God’s Kingdom in this Planet. 10 (Text, Audio, 21 January 2023) She guided him on Straight Path. Word of God: 9 Wisdom rescued from troubles those who served her. 10 When a righteous man fled from his brother’s wrath, she guided him on straight paths; she showed him the kingdom of God and gave him knowledge of holy things; she prospered him in his labors and increased the fruit of his toil. (Solomon 10: 9-10) Wisdom helps me to walk in a straight path in a broken relationship, to progress into the Kingdom of God without holding grudges, bitterness as I work hard and She makes my work prospers. Wisdom gives me the boost especially in my down times and helps me to continue to walk towards the Kingdom of God. Wisdom 10: 1-3 refers to Cain who killed his brother Abel. Wisdom 10: 4 refers to Noah and his family who were saved from the great Flood. Wisdom 10: 5 refers to ?? Wisdom 10: 6-10 refers to Lot and his wife. Wisdom 10: 9-12 refers to Jacob who fled from his brother’s wrath as he had stolen his brother’s birth right. Wisdom 10: 13-14 refers to Joseph being sold by his brothers due to envy and later became a great ruler in Egypt who saved ALL in the 7-year famine. Wisdom 10:15-20 refers to Moses who led the Israelites from Egypt into the Promised Land. 11 (Text, Audio. 22 January 2023) Wisdom prospered their works. Word of God: Wisdom prospered their works by the hand of a holy prophet. 2 They journeyed through an uninhabited wilderness and pitched their tents in untrodden places. 3 They withstood their enemies and fought off their foes. (Solomon 11: 1-3) The “desert” experience in my life is part and parcel of my way to enter the Promised Land of Heaven that God wants to give me. Wisdom prospered the work of Moses to guide the people to enter the Promised Land, I must pray to God for Wisdom to guide me to go on the right track. This “desert” experience is a MUST for me to enter the Promised Land of Heaven later. 12 (Text, Audio, 23 January 2023) Word of God: 22 So while chastening us you scourge our enemies ten thousand times more, so that when we judge we may meditate upon your goodness, and when we are judged we may expect mercy. (Solomon 12: 22) 13 (Text, Audio) 24 January 2023 Word of God: 3 If through delight in the beauty of these things people assumed them to be gods, let them know how much better than these is their Lord, for the author of beauty created them. (Solomon 13:3) 14 (Text, Audio) 25 January 2023 Word of God: 29 for because they trust in lifeless idols they swear wicked oaths and expect to suffer no harm. (Solomon 14: 29) 15 (Text, Audio) 26 January 2023 Word of God: 1 But you, our God, are kind and true, patient, and ruling all things in mercy. 2 For even if we sin we are yours, knowing your power; but we will not sin, because we know that you acknowledge us as yours. (Solomon 15: 1-2) 16 (Text, Audio) 27 January 2023 Word of God: 12 For neither herb nor poultice cured them, but it was your word, O Lord, that heals all people. (Solomon 16: 12) 17 (Text, Audio) 28 January 2023 Word of God: 1 Great are your judgments and hard to describe; therefore uninstructed souls have gone astray. (Solomon 17: 1) 18 (Text, Audio) 29 January 2023 Word of God: 18 and one here and another there, hurled down half-dead, made known why they were dying, (Solomon 18: 18) 19 (Text, Audio) 30 January 2023 Word of God: 13 The punishments did not come upon the sinners without prior signs in the violence of thunder, for they justly suffered because of their wicked acts, for they practiced a more bitter hatred of strangers. (Solomon 19:13)
The Book of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) (RSVCE, NRSVCE, Audio). 31 January 2023: Sirach 1 (audio) Word of God: 12 The fear of the Lord delights the heart and gives gladness and joy and long life.[i] 13 Those who fear the Lord will have a happy end; on the day of their death they will be blessed. (Book of Sirach 1: 12-13) 1 February 2023: Sirach 2 (audio) Word of God: 2 My child, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing. 2 Set your heart right and be steadfast, and do not be impetuous in time of calamity. 3 Cling to him and do not depart, so that your last days may be prosperous. (Book of Sirach 2: 1-3) 2 February 2023: Sirach 3 (audio) Word of God: 1 Listen to me your father, O children; act accordingly, that you may be safe. 2 For the Lord honors a father above his children, and he confirms a mother’s judgment over her sons. (Book of Sirach 3: 1-2) 3 February 2023: Sirach 4 (audio) Word of God: 27 Do not subject yourself to a fool or show partiality to a ruler. 28 Fight to the death for truth, and the Lord God will fight for you. 29 Do not be reckless in your speech or sluggish and remiss in your deeds. (Book of Sirach 4: 27-29) 4 February 2023: Sirach 5 (audio) Word of God: 7 Do not delay to turn back to the Lord, and do not postpone it from day to day, for suddenly the wrath of the Lord will come forth, and at the time of punishment you will perish. 8 Do not rely on dishonest wealth, for it will not benefit you on the day of calamity. (Book of Sirach 5: 7-8) 5 February 2023: Sirach 6 (audio) Word of God: 14 Faithful friends are a sturdy shelter; whoever finds one has found a treasure. 15 Faithful friends are beyond price; no amount can balance their worth. (Book of Sirach 6: 14-15) 6 February 2023: Sirach 7 (audio) Word of God: 1 Do no evil, and evil will never overtake you. 2 Stay away from wrong, and it will turn away from you. (Book of Sirach 7: 1-2) 7 February 2023: Sirach 8 (audio) Word of God: 18 In the presence of strangers do nothing that is to be kept secret, for you do not know what they will divulge. 19 Do not reveal your thoughts to anyone, or you may drive away your happiness. (Book of Sirach 8: 18-19) 8 February 2023: Sirach 9 (audio) Word of God: 10 Do not abandon old friends, for new ones cannot equal them. A new friend is like new wine; when it has aged, you will drink it with pleasure. 11 Do not envy the notoriety of sinners, for you do not know what their end will be like. (Book of Sirach 9: 10-11) 9 February 2023: Sirach 10 (audio) Word of God: 9 How can dust and ashes be proud? Even in life the human body is infested with worms. 10 A long illness mocks the physician; the king of today will die tomorrow. (Book of Sirach 10: 9-10) 10 February 2023: Sirach 11 (audio) Word of God: 8 A friend is not known in prosperity, nor is an enemy hidden in adversity. 9 One’s enemies are friendly when one prospers, but in adversity even one’s friend disappears. (Book of Sirach 12: 8-9) 11 February 2023: Sirach 12 (audio) Word of God: 8 A friend is not known in prosperity, nor is an enemy hidden in adversity. 9 One’s enemies are friendly when one prospers, but in adversity even one’s friend disappears. (Book of Sirach 12: 8-9) 12 February 2023: Sirach 13 (audio) Word of God: 13 Be on your guard and very careful, for you are walking about with your own downfall. (Book of Sirach 13: 13) 13 February 2023: Sirach 14 (audio) Word of God: 5 If they are mean to themselves, to whom will they be generous? They will not enjoy their own riches. 6 No one is worse than those who are grudging to themselves; this is the repayment for their meanness. (Book of Sirach 14: 5-6) 14 February 2023: Sirach 15 (audio) Word of God: 14 It was he who created humans in the beginning, and he left them in the power of their own inclinations. 15 If you choose, you can keep the commandments, and to act faithfully is a matter of your choice. (Book of Sirach 15: 14-15) 15 February 2023: Sirach 16 (audio) Word of God: 26 When the Lord created his works from the beginning and, in making them, determined their boundaries, 27 he arranged their works in an eternal order and their dominion for all generations. They neither hunger nor grow weary, and they do not abandon their tasks. (Book of Sirach 16: 26-27) 16 February 2023: Sirach 17 (audio) Word of God: 25 Turn back to the Lord and forsake your sins; pray in his presence and lessen your offense. 26 Return to the Most High and turn away from iniquity and hate intensely what is abhorrent. (Book of Sirach 17: 25-26) 17 February 2023: Sirach 18 (audio) Word of God: 13 The compassion of humans is for their neighbours, but the compassion of the Lord is for every living thing. He rebukes and trains and teaches them and turns them back, as a shepherd his flock. (Book of Sirach 18: 13) 18 February 2023: Sirach 19 (audio) Word of God: 4 One who trusts quickly has a shallow mind, and one who sins does wrong to himself. 5 One who rejoices in wickedness will be condemned, 6 but one who hates discussion lacks understanding. (Book of Sirach 19: 4-6) 19 February 2023: Sirach 20 (audio) Word of God: 24 A lie is an ugly blot on a person; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant. 25 A thief is preferable to a habitual liar, but both will inherit ruin. 26 The character of liars leads to disgrace, and their shame is ever with them. (Book of Sirach 20: 24-26) See Proverbs 6:16-19. 20 February 2023: Sirach 21 (audio) Word of God: Have you sinned, my child? Do so no more, but ask forgiveness for your past sins. 2 Flee from sin as from a snake, for if you approach sin it will bite you. Its teeth are lion’s teeth and can destroy human lives. (Book of Sirach 21: 1-2) See John 10:10. 21 February 2023: Sirach 22 (audio) Word of God: 13 Do not talk much with senseless people or visit unintelligent people. Stay clear of them, or you may have trouble and be spattered when they shake themselves off. Avoid them and you will find rest, and you will never be wearied by their lack of sense. (Book of Sirach 22: 13) 22 February 2023: Sirach 23 (audio) Word of God: 19 His fear is confined to human eyes, and he does not realize that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun; they look upon every aspect of human behaviour and see into hidden corners. (Book of Sirach 23:19) 23 February 2023: Sirach 24 (audio) Word of God: 22 Whoever obeys me will not be put to shame, and those who work with me will not sin.” (Book of Sirach 24: 22) See Proverbs 3. 24 February 2023: Sirach 25 (audio) Word of God: I take pleasure in three things, and they are beautiful in the sight of God and of mortals:[a] agreement among brothers and sisters, friendship among neighbors, and a wife and a husband who live in harmony. (Book of Sirach 25: 1) 25 February 2023: Sirach 26 (audio) Word of God: 1 Happy is the husband of a good wife; the number of his days will be doubled. 2 A courageous wife brings joy to her husband, and he will complete his years in peace. (Book of Sirach 26: 1-2) 26 February 2023: Sirach 27 (audio) Word of God: 16 Whoever betrays secrets destroys confidence and will never find a congenial friend. 17 Love your friends and keep faith with them, but if you betray their secrets, do not follow after them. (Book of Sirach 27: 16-17) See Sirach 27:21. 27 February 2023: Sirach 28 (audio) Word of God: 13 Curse the gossips and the double-tongued, for they destroy the peace of many. 14 Slander has shaken many and scattered them from nation to nation; it has destroyed strong cities and overturned the houses of the great. (Book of Sirach 28: 13-14) See James 3:2-11. 28 February 2023: Sirach 29 (audio) Word of God: 22 Better is the life of the poor under their own crude roof than sumptuous food in the house of strangers. 23 Be content with little or much, and you will hear no reproach for being a guest. (Book of Sirach 29: 22-23) 1 March 2023: Sirach 30 (audio) Word of God: 15 Health and fitness are better than any gold and a robust body than countless riches. 16 There is no wealth better than health of body and no gladness above joy of heart. 17 Death is better than a life of misery and eternal sleep than chronic sickness. (Book of Sirach 30: 15-17) 2 March 2023: Sirach 31 (audio) Word of God: 14 Do not reach out your hand for everything you see, and do not crowd your neighbour at the dish. 15 Judge your neighbour's feelings by your own, and in every matter be thoughtful. (Book of Sirach 31: 14-15) 3 March 2023: Sirach 32 (audio) Word of God: 21 Do not be overconfident on a smooth road, 22 and give good heed to your paths. 23 Guard yourself in every act, for this is the keeping of the commandments. (Book of Sirach 32: 21-23) 4 March 2023: Sirach 33 (audio) Word of God: 11 In the fullness of his knowledge the Lord distinguished them and appointed their different ways. 12 Some he blessed and exalted, and some he made holy and brought near to himself, but some he cursed and brought low and turned them out of their place. 13 Like clay in the hand of the potter, to be molded as he pleases, so are humans in the hand of their Maker, to be given whatever he decides. (Book of Sirach 33: 11-13) 5 March 2023: Sirach 34 (audio) Word of God: 17 Happy are souls that fear the Lord! 18 To whom do they look? And who is their support? 19 The eyes of the Lord are on those who love him, a mighty shield and strong support, a shelter from scorching wind and a shade from noonday sun, a guard against stumbling and a help against falling. (Book of Sirach 34: 17-19) 6 March 2023: Sirach 35 (audio) Word of God: 21 The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds, and it will not rest until it reaches its goal; it will not desist until the Most High responds (Book of Sirach 35: 21) 7 March 2023: Sirach 36 (audio) Word of God: 25 A perverse mind will cause grief, but a person with experience will pay him back. (Book of Sirach 36: 25) 8 March 2023: Sirach 37 (audio) Word of God: 6 Do not forget friends during the battle, and do not be unmindful of them when you distribute your spoils. (Book of Sirach 37: 6) 9 March 2023: Sirach 38 (audio) Word of God: 20 Do not give your heart to grief; drive it away and remember your own end. (Book of Sirach 38: 20) 10 March 2023: Sirach 39 (audio) Word of God: 20 From age to age he observes all, and nothing is too marvelous for him. 21 No one can say, ‘What is this?’ or ‘Why is that?’— for everything has been created for its own purpose. (Book of Sirach 39: 20-21) 11 March 2023: Sirach 40 (audio) Word of God: 12 All bribery and injustice will be blotted out, but good faith will last forever. 13 The wealth of the unjust will dry up like a river and crash like a loud clap of thunder in a storm. 14 As a generous person has cause to rejoice, so lawbreakers will utterly fail. (Book of Sirach 40: 13-14) 12 March 2023: Sirach 41 (audio) Word of God: 1 O death, how bitter is the thought of you to the one at peace among possessions, who has nothing to worry about and is prosperous in everything, and still is vigorous enough to enjoy food! 2 O death, how welcome is your sentence to one who is needy and failing in strength, worn down by age and anxious about everything; to one who is contrary, and has lost all patience! 3 Do not fear death’s decree for you; remember those who went before you and those who will come after. 4 This is the Lord’s decree for all flesh; why then should you reject the will of the Most High? Whether life lasts for ten years or a hundred or a thousand, there are no questions asked in Hades. (Book of Sirach 41: 3) My life on earth is a pure gift from God, how am I preparing for that day the Lord will call me back to enter into Eternity? 13 March 2023: Sirach 42 (audio) Word of God: Be ashamed of repeating what you hear and of betraying secrets. Then you will show proper shame and will find favor with everyone. Of the following things do not be ashamed, and do not sin by showing partiality: (Book of Sirach 42:1) 14 March 2023: Sirach 43 (audio) Word of God: 26 Because of him each of his messengers succeeds, and by his word all things hold together. 27 We could say more but could never say enough; let the final word be: “He is the all.” (Book of Sirach 43: 26-27) 15 March 2023: Sirach 44 (audio) Word of God: 19 Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and no one has been found like him in glory. 20 He kept the law of the Most High and entered into a covenant with him; he certified the covenant in his flesh, and when he was tested he proved faithful. (Book of Sirach 44: 19-20) Abraham put God the 1st and the centre of his life! How about me? See Hebrews 11:6. 16 March 2023: Sirach 45 (audio) Word of God: 26 And now bless the Lord who has crowned you with glory. May the Lord grant you wisdom of mind to judge his people with justice, so that their prosperity may not vanish and that their glory may endure through all their generations. (Book of Sirach 45: 26)
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