Psalm 18 {Chiasm}

 Psalm 18:1-50 p} Chiasm* 

1A) 18:1-2 I love You, O YHVH, my strength and MY DELIVERER, in whom I take refuge; 

  1B) 18:3A I will call upon YHVH, who is worthy to be PRAISED; 

    1C) 18:3B-18 YHVH DELIVERS DAVID FROM HIS ENEMIES; 

      1D) 18:19 HE ALSO BROUGHT ME OUT INTO ABROAD PLACE; He delivered me because He delighted in me; 

        1E) 18:20-24 He rewarded me according to my righteousness, for I kept HIS WAYS AND HIS STATUTES; 

           CENTRAL AXIS) 18:25-28 

²⁵ WITH THE MERCIFUL YOU SHOW YOURSELF MERCIFUL, WITH THE WHOLEHEARTED MAN YOU SHOW YOURSELF UPRIGHT; 

²⁶ WITH THE PURE YOU SHOW YOURSELF PURE, AND WITH THE CROOKED YOU SHOW YOURSELF PERVERSE. 

²⁷ FOR YOU SAVE THE AFFLICTED PEOPLE, BUT HAUGHTY EYES YOU HUMBLE. 

²⁸ FOR YOU LIGHT MY LAMP, YHVH MY GOD ENLIGHTENS MY DARKNESS: 

        2E) 18:29-33 He enables me, for HIS WAY AND HIS WORD is perfect and proven, for He is God; 

      2D) 18:32-39A HE ESTABLISHED MY FEETON MY HIGH PLACES, and armed me with strength so that I prevailed; 

    2C) 18:39B-48 YHVH DELIVERS DAVID FROM HIS ENEMIES; 

  2B) 18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to You, O YHVH, among the nations, and will SING PRAISES to Your name; 

2A) 18:50 Great DELIVERANCE HE GIVES to His king, {n} and shows mercy to His anointed, to David and to his seed for evermore.

 (p} * What is a chiasm / chiastic structure in the Bible?

Answer: A chiasm (also called a chiasmus) is a literary device in which a sequence of ideas is presented and then repeated in reverse order. The result is a “mirror” effect as the ideas are “reflected” back in a passage. Each idea is connected to its “reflection” by a repeated word, often in a related form. The term chiasm comes from the Greek letter chi, which looks like our letter X. Chiastic pattern is also called “ring structure.”  Chi is the twenty-second letter of the 24 Greek alphabets.

The structure of a chiasm is usually expressed through a series of letters, each letter representing a new idea. For example, the structure ABBA refers to two ideas (A and B) repeated in reverse order (B and A). Often, a chiasm includes another idea in the middle of the repetition: ABXBA. In this structure, the two ideas (A and B) are repeated in reverse order, but a third idea is inserted before the repetition (X). By virtue of its position, the insertion is emphasized.

Some chiasms are quite simple. The common saying “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” is chiastic. The words going and tough are repeated, in reverse order, in the second half of the sentence. The structure is ABBA. Another example of a chiasm, also with the ABBA structure, is Benjamin Franklin’s axiom “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” " Fail to plan, plan to fail."Other chiasms are more complex, even spanning entire poems. 

Many passages in the Bible exhibit chiastic structure. For example, Jesus’ words in Mark 2:27 are in the form of a chiasm: “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Using the ABBA form, the words Sabbath and man are repeated in reverse order. Matthew 23:12 is another example.

A longer chiasm is found in Joel 3:17–21. This one has seven parts, diagrammed this way: ABCXCBA. Here is the passage:

“‘Then you will know that I, the Lord your God,

   dwell in Zion, my holy hill.

Jerusalem will be holy;

   never again will foreigners invade her.

In that day the mountains will drip new wine,

   and the hills will flow with milk;

   all the ravines of Judah will run with water.

A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house

   and will water the valley of acacias.

But Egypt will be desolate,

   Edom a desert waste,

because of violence done to the people of Judah,

   in whose land they shed innocent blood.

Judah will be inhabited forever

   and Jerusalem through all generations.

Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged?

   No, I will not.’

The Lord dwells in Zion!”

The ideas presented in this prophecy follow this arrangement:

A - God dwells in Zion (verse 17a)

B - Jerusalem is holy (verse 17b)

C - Foreign invaders are banished (verse 17c)

X - The blessings of the Kingdom (verse 18)

C - Foreign enemies are destroyed (verse 19)

B - Jerusalem and Judah are preserved (verses 20–21a)

A - God dwells in Zion (verse 21b)

Other passages that provide examples of chiasms include Ecclesiastes 11:3—12:2; Genesis 6—9; Amos 5:4–6a; Isaiah 1:21–26; and Joshua 1:5–9. Chiastic patterns in the Bible are just one more example of the richness and complexity of God’s inspired Word.

Definition and explanation of the chiastic structure

by Thomas B. Clarke ( goto website click here )

哈哈哈人活着什么最重要

 😂 Hahaha, what's the most important thing in life?

哈哈哈 人活着什么最重要 

人生就是看開！開心快樂最幸福！Rénshēng jiùshì kàn kāi! Kāixīn kuàilè zuì xìngfú! • Life is about letting go! Being happy and joyful is the greatest happiness!

人活着什么最重要 Rén huózhe shénme zuì zhòngyào • What is most important in life?

没有钱的时候 钱重要 Méiyǒu qián de shíhòu qián zhòngyào • Money is important when you have no money.

没有上帝的时候 上帝重要 Méiyǒu shàngdì de shíhòu shàngdì zhòngyào • God is important when there is no God.

没有房的时候 房重要 Méiyǒu fáng de shíhòu fáng zhòngyào • When you don't have a house, a house is important.

口渴了 水重要 Kǒu kěle shuǐ zhòngyào • Thirst, water is important.

饿了  饭重要 Èle fàn zhòngyào • Hungry? Food is important.

累了 休息重要 Lèi le xiūxí zhòngyào • Rest is important when you're tired.

病了 健康重要 Bìng le  jiànkāng zhòngyào • When you're sick, health is important.

所以啊人生不是什么最重要 Suǒyǐ a rénshēng bùshì shénme zuì zhòngyào • So in life it is not what's the most important ...

(对对对）而是你需要什么 (Duì duì duì) ér shì nǐ xūyào shénme • (Yes, yes, yes) but what do you need?

什么才重要 Shénme cái zhòngyào • What then is important?

穷人说有钱就是幸福 Qióngrén shuō yǒu qián jiùshì xìngfú • Poor people say that having money is happiness.

盲人说能看见就是幸福 Mángrén shuō néng kànjiàn jiùshì xìngfú • Blind people say that being able to see is happiness. 

有些贫穷但不失明，有些失明但不贫穷，还有很多又穷又盲。Yǒuxiē pínqióng dàn bù shīmíng, yǒuxiē shīmíng dàn bù pínqióng, hái yǒu hěnduō yòu qióng yòu máng. • Some are poor but not blind, some are blind but not poor, there are many who are poor and blind . 

乞丐说有饭吃就是幸福 Qǐgài shuō yǒu fàn chī jiùshì xìngfú • The beggar said that having food to eat is happiness. 

说得对病人说能活着就是幸福 Shuō dé duì bìngrén shuō néng huózhe jiùshì xìngfú • To the patient, being alive is happiness.

所以幸福就是一种心态 Suǒyǐ xìngfú jiùshì yī zhǒng xīntài • Therefore, happiness is a state of mind.

是一种满足 Shì yī zhǒng mǎnzú • It is a kind of satisfaction

对就现在这个年头 Duì jiù xiànzài zhège niántóu • Yes, in this day and age,

你睁开眼睛还活着 nǐ zhēng kāi yǎnjīng hái huózhe • you're still alive when you open your eyes. (You open your eyes and you're still alive.)

闭上眼睛还能睡着 Bì shàng yǎnjīng hái néng shuìzhe • I can still fall asleep with my eyes closed. ( closed the eyes, can sleep ) 

就已经很好了 Jiù yǐjīng hěn hǎole • It's already very good. 

别整天跟这个比跟那个比 Bié zhěng tiān gēn zhège bǐ gēn nàgè bǐ • Stop comparing yourself to this and that all the time.

现在啊  已经不是比房比车的年代 Xiànzài a yǐjīng bùshì bǐ fáng bǐ chē de niándài • Now, We're no longer in an era where comparing houses and cars is the norm.

现在比的是啥 Xiànzài bǐ de shì shá • What are we comparing now? ( Now, compare what ah)

比的是谁命硬 Bǐ de shì shéi mìng yìng • It's a contest of who has the toughest life.

谁抗造比谁能有一个好身体 Shéi kàng zào bǐ shéi néng yǒu yīgè hǎo shēntǐ • Who can withstand more strain is more likely to have a healthy body.

咱活着就要高高兴兴 Zán huózhe jiù yào gāo gāoxìng xìng • We should live happily.

别把身体气出病 Bié bǎ shēntǐ qì chū bìng • Don't let anger make you sick.

一旦你身体出毛病 Yīdàn nǐ shēntǐ chūmáobìng • Once your body has problems

到了医院 Dàole yīyuàn • Arrived at the hospital

你的钱全白挣 Nǐ de qián quán bái zhēng • All your money was earned for nothing.

病治好了你烧高香 Bìng zhì hǎole nǐ shāo gāo xiāng • You'll be so happy when your illness is cured.

病治不好你全家慌 Bìng zhì bù hǎo nǐ quánjiā huāng • If the illness can't be cured, your whole family will panic.

所以呀要把饭吃好 Suǒyǐ ya yào bǎ fàn chī hǎo • So you must eat well.

把身体搞好 Bǎ shēntǐ gǎo hǎo • Take good care of your body health.

适当放松 Shìdàng fàngsōng • Relax appropriately

降低欲望 Jiàngdī yùwàng • Reduce desire

不要什么都想要 Bùyào shénme dōu xiǎng yào • Do not think and want everything.

要那么多你也带不走呀 Yào nàme duō nǐ yě dài bù zǒu ya • Want so many, you couldn't take away that many with you.

(说的对) 对不对 (Shuō de duì) duì bùduì • (That's right) Is it right?

这来时一丝不挂 Zhè lái shí yīsībùguà • They came naked.

去时高温融化 Qù shí gāowēn rónghuà • Melted at high temperature.

从出生到腿蹬 Cóng chūshēng dào tuǐ dēng • From birth to kicking legs .

哪个不是一场空 Nǎge bùshì yīchǎngkōng • Which one is not all for naught? ( All come to empty )

到时候小盒子给你放中间 Dào shíhòu xiǎo hézǐ gěi nǐ fàng zhōngjiān • The small box will be placed in the middle for you then.

再给你挂个大照片 Zài gěi nǐ guà gè dà zhàopiàn • And hang up a big photo for you.

那为了挣钱去玩命 Nà wèile zhèng qián qù wánmìng • That's risking your life for money. 

命都没有了 Mìng dōu méiyǒule • Life already no more.

挣的再多有啥用 Zhēng de zài duō yǒu shá yòng • What's the use of earning so much money?

(对对对) 记住了 (Duì duì duì) jì zhùle • (Yes, yes, yes)  remember.

吃喝玩乐无忧愁 Chī hē wán lè wú yōu chóu • Eat, drink, and have fun without any worries.

凡事不用去强求 Fán shì bù yòng qù qiǎng qiú • Don't force things.

吃了 喝了 才算赚到了 Chī le hē le cái suàn zhuàn dào le • You only truly get something if you eat and drink it.

我说的对不对 Wǒ shuō de duì bùduì • What I said, is it right or not? 

BREATHE IN GOD'S PRESENCE

 BREATHE IN GOD'S PRESENCE

Job 33:4: God's Breath Gives You Life reminds us that every new morning begins with divine power flowing through us. 

This moment prayer is an invitation to receive renewal, strength, and holy fire as you start your day in God's presence. 

As you listen, allow the breath of the Almighty to refresh your spirit, awaken your faith, and restore what feels weak or tired within you. 

No matter how yesterday ended, today begins with God breathing new life into your soul. 

Pray along in the quiet of the moment, before work, or during devotion time. 

Let this prayer realign your heart, ignite spiritual fire, and empower you to walk confidently through this day with God's strength guiding every step. 

Asking God helping you feel more peaceful in your soul and always feel the presence of God beside you. God bless you.

 My reader-friend, do you remember how it all began? 

 The story of humanity did not start with performance, striving, or success. 

Our story of humanity began with breath. 

 In Genesis 2:7, the Bible says, "Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being." 

 From the very beginning, we were not made to run on our own energy. 

We were designed to be filled moment by moment with the breath of God. 

That breath is not ordinary. 

It's not random oxygen. 

It is sacred, divine, chosen. 

When God breathed into Adam, he wasn't just starting a biological process. 

God was imparting identity, purpose, and spiritual intimacy. 

That same breath, my friend, is in you this moment. 

The fact that you are breathing right now means God has not withdrawn His spirit from you. 

It means heaven is still invested in your life.

It means your assignment is still active. 

It means the Almighty still desires your presence in the story he is writing. 

 Job 33.4 declares, "The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life." 

What a stunning truth to begin your day with. 

You are not a mistake. 

You are not self-made. 

You are not breathing because your heart simply kept going. 

You are here because God said, "Live." 

And God continues to say it over you today. 

That means your breath is not just biological. 

Your breath is theological. 

It carries meaning. It carries mission. 

You are alive because you are still called. 

You are still chosen. 

You are still needed. 

So take a deep breath with me. 

Go ahead. 

Inhale slowly. 

And now exhale. 

What you just did is more than a physical function. 

It is a spiritual reminder that your life is not over. 

Your breath in Christ reminds you that God still has plans for you, that your weariness is not the end, that your confusion is not permanent, that your   future is still being written with divine ink. 

Let me tell you something that will free you this morning. 

You do not need to manufacture strength today. 

You only need to receive it. 

Too often we wake up with a list of things to do, people to please, problems to solve, and we forget that before we move, we were meant to breathe. 

Not shallow breaths filled with anxiety, but deep spirit filled breaths of surrender. 

 The Holy Spirit is not just the one who created you. 

He is the one who sustains you moment by moment, thought by thought, step by step. 

Just as a fire needs oxygen to remain alive, your soul needs the breath of God to stay strong.

You are not weak because you need him. 

You are strong because you have God in you. 

And every inhale is a grace to say, "Holy Spirit, fill me." 

Every exhale is a release of pressure, fear, and performance. 

You do not have to strive for peace. 

You breathe into peace. 

You do not have to earn power. 

You receive power in stillness. 

And here is something else I want you to know.

 Something the enemy of your soul doesn't want you to remember. 

Breath is spiritual warfare.

Yes, that's right. 

Satan attacks breath because it's power. 

That's why anxiety tightens your chest. 

That's why depression dulls your desire to inhale. 

That's why fear feels like suffocation. 

Because the enemy of your soul knows that if he can interrupt your breath, he can disrupt your peace. 

But not today. 

Today you reclaim your breath as holy. 

You reclaim it as praise. 

You reclaim it as power. 

Let your next breath be your weapon. 

Let your next breath be your declaration. 

I will live. 

I will walk with God. 

I will not fear 

Because the breath of the Almighty gives you life.

 And no one can take what God has placed in you. 

And don't forget this. 

In Hebrew language, the word for spirit is ruach, which also means breath and wind. 

The Holy Spirit is not a farway figure. 

He is breath in motion. 

He is wind with purpose. 

He is fire in your lungs. 

Every morning that you rise up and pray to God Almighty is not a passive ritual. 

It's an ignition. This is where your fire is reignited.

This is where your soul is recalibrated. 

This is where you remember. "I don't just wake up to a clock. I wake up to a  holy calling. I am not just here by chance. I am here by God's choosing. His breath is in me. And that means I have everything I need to step into today. "

 So as you begin this moment, stop and breathe with me again slowly, deeply, intentionally. 

Inhale God's presence. Exhale every lie. 

Inhale His grace. Exhale the burden. 

Inhale  His calling. Exhale comparison. 

And remember this breath is not yours by your own merit. 

It's yours by God's mercy. 

 Lamentations 3:23 says, "His mercies are new every morning, and that mercy just entered your body with your first breath today. Hallelujah." 

 Are you ready to pray with me?

🙏🏽 

Lord Jesus, I begin this moment by returning to something so simple and yet so sacred, my breath. 

I breathe in slowly and I remember. 

You were the One who formed me from the dust. 

But you didn't stop there. 

You leaned in close to me and personal and you breathed into me the breath of life. 

I was not animated by accident. 

I was brought into being by your Spirit. 

And even now, each inhale I take is a fresh   reminder. 

I am alive because you still want me here. 

Not because I earned it. 

Not because everything is perfect, but because your will for my life continues one breath at a time. 

So this morning I breathe with purpose. 

I breathe as a child of God. 

I breathe as one who is deeply seen, deeply loved, and fully known. 

And as I inhale, I receive that truth. 

And as I exhale, I release every lie that tried to say I'm forgotten. 

My breath is not just survival. 

My breath is sacred evidence. 

You're not finished with me yet. 

I thank you, God, that your Spirit has not left me. 

There were moments this week when I felt low. 

When I questioned myself, when I felt like I was fading, but here l am again breathing. 

And that means you're still near. 

That means there is still purpose. 

That means there is still a calling that rests on my life. 

I don't have to earn it. 

I just have to receive it. 

Even if I don't feel qualified, even if I've made mistakes, if the breath of the Almighty gives me life, then I walk in that life today. 

I don't walk in defeat. 

I don't walk in guilt. 

I walk in grace. 

The very Spirit who made me continues to sustain me. 

And if I'm still here, it's because heaven still has a reason. 

So I thank you this morning not for what I have but for who I am in you. 

I am a breathing living chosen vessel and that changes everything. 

Father, I release fear from my chest right now. 

It doesn't belong here. 

I've carried it long enough. 

That tightness in my breath. I surrender it. 

That invisible pressure in my thoughts. I give it to you. 

I refuse to start this day with panic. 

I refuse to allow anxiety to set the tone. 

Instead, I breathe slowly and deeply as a declaration of trust. 

You gave me this breath. 

You will carry me through the day. 

The enemy of my soul can try to rattle my peace, but he cannot touch my identity. 

I belong to the One who breathes galaxies into place. 

And that same breath is in me. 

So, I will not fear what comes today. 

I will not rehearse every possible outcome. 

I will not let dread become my rhythm. 

I choose calm. 

I choose presence. 

I choose the breath of peace that comes from your Spirit alone. 

Holy Spirit, I ask you now. 

Come and fill me again. 

I don't want to run on yesterday's breath. 

I don't want to rely on old strength. 

I need you fresh this morning. 

I ask for a refilling. 

I ask for a fresh wind, not just for my emotions, but for my mind, my focus, my attention, my spiritual sensitivity. 

Breathe new life into how I listen. 

Breathe new fire into how I worship. 

Breathe new softness into how I speak. 

I give you my tongue, my tone, my thoughts. 

Breathe through me so that everything I say carries grace, not tension. 

I don't want to perform today. 

I want to be carried. 

I want to be moved by you, not manipulated by fear. 

I inhale grace. 

I exhale control. 

Fill me now, Holy Spirit. 

Until there's no space left for anything but you. 

And Lord, for every person reading and praying with me who feels overwhelmed or unseen, I lift them up to you right now. 

If their breath feels shallow from stress, deepen it with peace. 

If their chest feels heavy from depression, lighten it with your comfort.  

If they woke up tired of trying, remind them they are not alone. 

Breathe on them with the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead. 

Fill their room with your presence. 

Fill their soul with quiet confidence. 

Let them know they don't have to earn your nearness. 

They just have to breathe and believe. 

Let this moment be a sacred beginning, a holy pause where their soul finally exhales and says, "I am safe in God." 

 Let today be different. 

Not because circumstances changed, but because your breath changed them. 

 Lord, this moment I surrender my obsession with performance and I return to presence. 

 I've lived too many moments trying to prove something to people who were never meant to validate me. 

I've rushed into my day wearing invisible armour, perfectionism, comparison, pressure to impress. 

But your word reminds me, the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. ~ Job 33:4. 

Job 33:4 states, "The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life," emphasizing the belief that God is the creator and sustainer of life. This verse highlights the divine influence in the creation of humanity and the ongoing gift of life from God.

Not the applause of others, not the number of boxes I check. 

I am not held together by hustle. 

I'm held together by breath. Holy chosen breath. 

So I come back to stillness now. 

I release every pressure to perform. 

I break free from the cycle of not enough.

Today I don't want to look successful. 

I want to be surrendered. 

I don't want to look like I have it together. 

I want to be together with you. 

I choose presence over performance. 

I choose worship over worry. 

I choose connection over production. 

I place my hands over my heart and say, "This body is not a machine. 

This soul is not a project. 

This day is not a stage. 

I am here to walk with you, not perform for you. 

And God, I know I'm not the only one who's tired. 

I lift up every person reading this who has been walking through burnout in silence. 

Those who can't remember the last time they felt rested, not just physically, but deep down rested. 

I speak over their life the same truth I speak over mine. 

We are not what we accomplish. 

We are not measured by output. 

We are measured by love. 

So right now I break agreement with weariness. 

I come out of partnership with that spirit of exhaustion that says, "Keep pushing or you'll fall behind." 

That is not from you. 

That is not the language of grace. 

You call me to rest, not retreat, to renew, not collapse. 

I think of the prophet Elijah, how even he, the mighty one, collapsed under the weight of ministry, saying, "Lord, I've had enough." 

But you didn't scold him. 

You fed him. 

You let him sleep. 

You whispered. 

You reminded him he was not alone. 

So I receive that same compassion now. 

I will not carry what you didn't assign me. 

I am not the saviour. You are the Saviour. 

And I trust you enough to stop striving and start breathing again. 

Today I speak this declaration aloud. 

Even if my soul needs to hear it 100 times before it believes it. 

I am still called because I am still breathing. 

I have not missed it. 

I have not ruined it. 

I have not been disqualified by delay. 

If your breath is still in my lungs, then your hand is still on my life. 

Your purpose still flows through my veins. 

I will not discount my life just because l feel discouraged. 

 I declare this morning, discouragement is not my identity, delay is not denial, and detours are not disqualifications. 

I return to the truth. 

I am not here by accident. 

I am here on assignment. 

Just like Moses, who once ran from calling, I know that you can meet me even in the wilderness. 

You spoke through a burning bush and you can speak through my brokenness, too. 

So, I return to the fire. 

I return to the faith that says, "If God brought me this far, he's not leaving me now." 

I am still chosen. 

I am still useful. 

I am still loved. 

And because I am still breathing, I will stilI believe.

 Holy Spirit, l ask you now, make my heart sensitive again. 

I don't want to miss you because I'm distracted. 

I don't want to rush past your whisper. 

Teach me again to hear your voice. 

Not just in the loud places, but in the quiet nudges. 

The still small voice that says, "Turn here. "

Speak gently. "Wait. "

I want to respond when you lead. 

I want to pause when you prompt. 

Soften my ears to hear you in the ordinary moments. 

Like Samuel, I want to say,  speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. 

Even if you speak through someone I don't expect. 

Even if you call me to something I don't fully understand, 

I don't need all the answers. 

l just need to be available. 

So I pray, "Make me interruptible. Make me teachable. Let me hear you in the bird song, in the conversation, in the scripture, in the quiet of my car. "

And when you speak, give me the courage to follow even if I don't see the whole path. Because one word from you can redirect my entire day. 

I just want to be led by your Holy Spirit. Not by my feelings, not by my calendar, but by your breath. 

And Lord, I don't want to go through this day just barely getting by. 

I want to walk with fire in my spirit. I want to reclaim the flame that once burned bright in me. I want to pray again with conviction, believe again with boldness, and speak again with the power of your word. 

I don't want to go numb. I don't want to go lukewarm. 

I want to burn with your purpose, your joy, your vision. Just like the apostles in the book of Acts who were afraid one moment but filled with boldness the next. 

Or because your Spirit fell like fire, I ask for that fire again. Fall on me.

Ignite what the world tried to put out. 

Fan into flame the gifts you placed in me. 

Remove the ashes of disappointment. 

Replace them with renewed hunger. 

I want to burn with love, not bitterness. 

I want to burn with compassion, not self-preservation. 

So light me up again. 

Not for performance, not for attention, but for your glory. 

Like Jeremiah, let it be like fire shut up in my bones. I cannot contain it. I cannot fake it. I can only live it. I receive your fire, Lord, and I will carry it forward today. 

Lord, I thank you for the body you have given me, fearfully and wonderfully made in your image. 

I surrender this body to you, not just in part, but in its entirety. 

From the crown of my head to the soles of my feet, I place every system, every cell, every muscle and organ under your authority. 

I thank you that you are the God who heals, not just through medicine, but through your Spirit, your presence, and your promises. 

You are Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals me. 

I invite you into the areas of fatigue that no amount of sleep seems to fix. 

I bring you the tension in my shoulders, the tightness in my chest, the inflammation that quietly lingers. 

You see what doctors cannot diagnose. 

You heal what I don't even know is broken. 

I release every diagnosis, every fear of my health, and every anxious question about what could go wrong in the future.  

l ask that you would renew my energy like the eagles, that you would strengthen my bones, and that you would touch the places that carry hidden burdens. 

Lord, I don't just want to survive this day. 

I want to walk in vitality, purpose, and wholeness. 

Even if there are things in my body that need time to heal, let your peace be the medicine that carries me through each moment. 

Your word says, "'The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead gives life to my mortal body. 

So I speak life over myself now. 

Divine energy, holy rest, and physical renewal. 

Let healing break out in my blood, my nervous system, my hormones, and even in my breathing. 

You knit me together in my mother's womb, and you are still the One holding me together today. 

So I trust you with my body, my sleep, my nutrition, and even my capacity. 

You created me for good works, and you will give me the strength to walk in them. 

Breathe on my body, Lord. 

Restore what has been worn down. 

Replenish what has been poured out, and let me walk today, not just with energy, but with divine strength that testifies you are alive in me. 

Father, I lift up my mind to you. This battlefield that often feels too loud, too restless, too weary. 

There are days when my thoughts spiral faster than I can catch them. 

But today, I choose to submit every anxious thought to the truth of your word. 

Your word says that you have not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. 

I receive that promise today. 

I cast down imaginations, false narratives, negative scripts, and worst case scenarios that try to steal my peace. 

I ask you, Holy Spirit, to flood my inner world with your calm. 

Let your presence silence the inner critic, break   the lie of unworthiness, and cleanse me from emotional heaviness. 

I lay down the weight of comparison, regret, confusion, and shame. 

I release the opinions that have bruised my confidence. 

I surrender the emotional wounds that still sting. 

And I invite you, the God of all comfort, to hold me close. 

I pray for peace that passes understanding, to guard both my heart and my mind in Christ Jesus. 

Guard me from overthinking. Protect me from emotional burnout. Restore my ability to focus. 

Rebuild my emotional resilience with the truth that I am not alone. You are with me in every high and every low. 

Lord, I don't want to live reactive to my feelings. I want to live rooted in your presence. Let your word be louder than my mood. 

 Let your peace anchor me when everything else feels uncertain. And just like Jesus Christ calmed the storm with one command, speak over me now.

" Peace, be still." Let those words echo in my mind. Let them fill the spaces where fear once lived. 

Let peace be my portion and my shield. 

I declare that my emotions do not define me. The Spirit of the living God does. 

 So I align with your Spirit now. And I thank you that I don't have to feel okay to be held by you. I am covered. I am secure. I am guarded by the peace of God that surpasses all logic and all explanation. 

And I receive it now, not by effort, but by faith. 

Lord, this morning I choose to thank you, not because everything is perfect, but because your mercy is. 

Your word says that your mercies are new every morning. And today I grab hold of that promise. 

Even if yesterday was hard, even if last night I barely slept, this morning is not a continuation of failure. It's a reset by grace. 

I thank you for the breath in my lungs, the beating of my heart and the opportunity to live this day in awareness of your goodness. 

 I inhale your mercy now slowly, gratefully, fully. 

l exhale the fear that I've failed too much to try again. 

I inhale your patience. I exhale my pressure to be perfect. 

I inhale your kindness. I exhale self- condemnation. 

Because of you, I am not what I was yesterday. I am a new creation. 

And I praise you not because l earned it, but   because your love is not based on my effort. 

I thank you for waking me up, for keeping me through the night, for protecting me in ways I didn't even see. 

I thank you for being faithful, for never leaving, for staying near even when I drifted. 

Every breath I take is proof that you're not done with me yet. 

So, I won't waste this mercy. I won't let it go unacknowledged. 

I won't rush past this moment. 

Instead, l'II lift my voice and whisper, "Thank you." 

Because thankfulness shifts the atmosphere.  

Gratitude heals the heart. 

And worship opens the door to joy. 

I praise you for mercy that is not recycled from yesterday. 

It is fresh. It is living. And it is mine. 

Thank you for not giving me what I deserve. Thank you for giving me what only you can. 

Grace, again and again. 

Let this mercy not just cover me. Let it overflow from me into every conversation, every task, every relationship today. 

Let me be a carrier of grace. 

Let me move through this day not rushing, not dragging, but flowing in the ease of one who knows we've been forgiven, favored, and filled. 

Today mercy flows and I praise you for it. 

I pray and believe all in the powerful name of Lord Jesus Christ. 

Amen. 

Dear respected reader, 

 Now take a moment to reflect on this verse today. 

Have you ever paused to wonder what truly keeps you alive? Not just biologically, but spiritually,   emotionally, purposefully. 

What if your breath this morning is more than just air? What if it is evidence? 

The evidence that God is not finished with you, that he still sees you as worthy of sustaining, that he still wants you here. 

When you woke up and inhaled that first breath, did you realize it was God whispering, "I choose you again," how would you live differently if you believed that every breath was handcrafted by the Almighty? 

Not random, not automatic, but intentional. 

What pressure would you release if you knew your worth didn't come from what you achieve today, but simply from the fact that God's Spirit is still in you? 

What fear would you lay down if you knew that you are held moment by moment by the breath of the One who created the galaxies? 

And what would it look like to treat this breath as sacred? To inhale peace, exhale anxiety, inhale mercy, exhale shame, inhale purpose, exhale confusion. 

If this moment is holy, what is God inviting you to notice, to release, to receive right now? 

Pause with that. 

Let it settle in your heart. 

This is not just another morning. It's a miracle. 

It's the continuation of God's breath inside of you. 

And maybe, just maybe,  that is more than enough to give thanks for today. 

If this touched your heart, say thank you. 

What are you breathing in today? Peace, hope, strength. 

What are you exhaling? Fear, shame, anxiety. 

Say amen if you're choosing to receive his breath of life again this moment. 

And don't walk this journey alone, revisit here so tgat we can rise together every moment in his presence, in his power, and in his breath. 

You are blessed. 

Breathe In God's Presence

godly attitude

"Be holy in all your conduct... Be holy, for I am holy." - First Peter 1, verses 15 to 16 

*A godly attitude is not something you "turn on" once in a while. It is the inner posture of your heart that shows up in your words, your reactions, your tone, and your choices. You can do the right thing outwardly, yet still carry the wrong spirit inside. But God sees deeper than actions. He looks at the heart. 

In this prayer video, you're invited to let Jesus shape what is happening within you, because your attitude can either reflect Christ or reflect the pressure you're under. 

¶ A godly attitude helps you stay steady when life is hard 

¶ It turns your work into worship, even when nobody notices 

¶ It keeps you from living for approval and helps you live for Jesus Christ 

¶It changes how you speak, how you serve, and how you treat people 

 Maybe you've been feeling tired, irritated, or easily overwhelmed lately. Maybe you've been doing "the right things," but your heart has been heavy, frustrated, or ungrateful. This is a moment to come back to the Lord and say,"Change me from the inside out." 

Even when you're misunderstood. Even when people don't appreciate you Even when your emotions feel messy.. God can still grow His fruit in you. 

Let's pray together for a renewed mind, a grateful heart, and the attitude of Christ in your daily life, at home, at work, and everywhere God places you. 

If this prayer touched your heart, say "Amen" in the comments as a sign of faith. 

And if you need a special prayer, share it below - we would be honoured to pray for you. 

Bible References: 

1 Peter 1:15-16 

Colossians 3:23-24 

( Continue here ) Praying as per Beatitude

Philippians 4:11-13 

Prophecy 1 : Revelation 16

 Chapter 11: Prophecy 1 

 Number one, Revelation 16. 

 On May 22nd, 2025, the sound of crunching metal in the South China Sea put the whole world on alert. 

This wasn't a simple navigation error. 

It was a deliberate act. 

A Chinese vessel intentionally ramming a Filipino boat at Sandy Kay Reef. 

But this collision wasn't an isolated incident. 

China wasn't just striking a boat. 

It was responding to what had happened just days earlier. 

Between April and May, the United States and the Philippines had launched Operation Balakatan, a massive military exercise involving 14,000 troops, anti-ship missiles, and joint patrols with Japan and Australia. 

For military analysts, this is a struggle for control of the ocean. 

For students of biblical prophecy, its preparation for Armageddon. 

The Bible describes with astonishing precision the final movement of Asia's armies. 

Listen to what the book of Revelation says. The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. 

Notice the imagery here. 

The text speaks of removing a barrier of drying up a river so the kings from the East have a clear path to advance. 

In biblical times, the great Euphrates River was the physical barrier that held back invading empires from the East. 

Today in our world, that barrier is no longer a river. 

It's the strategic sea routes controlled by the West. 

What China is doing by aggressively securing the South China Sea and challenging Western powers is exactly that. 

It's drying up the river. 

As the great king of the East in our time, China is clearing its path, securing the vital routes it will need to move its troops and resources toward a global conflict. 

That's why the military exercises and clashes of 2025 weren't just minor skirmishes. 

They were prophecy unfolding right before our eyes. 

The path is drying up. 

The route is opening and everything is being set in motion for the kings of the East to begin their march in 2026. 

But if 2025 felt like a year of chaos, 2026 could be even worse. 

We may be on the verge of entering the darkest seven (7) years in human history. 

The great tribulation, seven (7) years of total control, collapse, and the rise of the mark of the beast. 

Why 2026? 

Because of God's mathematics. 

The apostle Peter left us a key. 

With the Lord, a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 

God created the world in six (6) days and rested on the seventh. 

If we apply this pattern to history, four thousand (4,000) years represented as four (4) days passed from Adam to Jesus. 

Two thousand (2,000) years or  two (2) days have passed from Jesus until today. 

That adds up to six thousand (6,000) years. 

We're in the final minute of the sixth day. 

The cosmic clock is about to strike the end of the human era and usher in the seventh millennium, the kingdom of Christ. 

And nearly every biblical timeline points to this countdown ending somewhere between 2025 and 2030. 

But there's one final piece of the puzzle that signals this is about to explode. 

And it has specific names. 

China, Russia, and Iran. 

These three giants aren't uniting by accident. 

They've formed a modern prophetic axis that political analysts fear, but that the Bible prophesied centuries in advance. 

Ezekiel spoke of the North. 

Revelation spoke of the kings of the East. 

Many experts believe 2026 could be the year this alliance goes to open war. 

And if that happens, we'll witness another prophecy unfold in real time. 

Click  to discover exactly what the Bible says about this prophetic axis, which countries it mentions by name, and what it predicts they'll do. 

Prophecy 2 : Luke 21

 Number two, Luke 21. 

Chapter 10: Prophecy 2 

On March 12th, 2025, Australia's east coast stopped being a paradise and turned into a scene straight out of 20:04 Revelation. Ine cuiprit was Cycione Aitred, a category 4 monster. 

I'mBut it didn't just bring 140 mph winds. 

It brought the ocean with it. 

A twenty-six (26) feet wall of water slammed into the coast. 

Within hours, the streets of Townsville weren't   streets anymore. 

They were rivers ten (10) feet deep. 

Meanwhile, the Hawksbury River in Sydney rose forty-three (43 feet), sweeping away cars, 

20:29 livestock, and entire homes in the worst flooding seen in 50 years. 

But the moment that made everyone's blood run   cold happened in canes. 

The flooding was so extreme that crocodiles forced out of their habitat started swimming through residential streets. 

They were spotted lurking among the debris. 

The entire nation came to a standstill. 

Suddenly, Australia, a rich and powerful country, was forced to declare a national emergency and desperately call on New Zealand and the United States for help. 

The world watched in shock as one of the great Western powers literally struggled to breathe underwater. 

What's most unsettling is that survivors described the sound of waves crashing against buildings not as the noise of water, but as continuous thunder, a deafening roar. 

And that word 'roar' is exactly what Jesus used to describe one of the signs of the end. 

And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars, and on the earth, distress of nations with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring. 

Pay close attention to the two parts of this prophecy. 

First, the sea and the waves roaring. 

Witnesses didn't use any other word. 

They literally heard the ocean roar as it devoured the coastline. 

Second, distress of nations with perplexity. 

We saw the absolute helplessness of a modern government, bewildered and overwhelmed by nature's fury. 

What happened with Cyclone Alfred wasn't just a weather event. 

It was the Bible unfolding in real time. 

The sea roared and brought destruction exactly as it was written. 

And this leaves us with a question that should keep us up at night. 

If in 2025 we witness this roar on just one coast, what other coastlines around the world will roar in 2026 when the signs intensify right before our King Jesus returns?

Chapter 11: Prophecy 1 

 Number one, Revelation 16. 

 On May 22nd, 2025, the sound of crunching metal in the South China Sea put the whole world on alert. 

This wasn't a simple navigation error. 

It was a deliberate act. 

A Chinese vessel intentionally ramming a Filipino boat at Sandy Kay Reef. 

But this collision wasn't an isolated incident. 

China wasn't just striking a boat. 

It was responding to what had happened just days earlier. 

Between April and May, the United States and the Philippines had launched Operation Balakatan, a massive military exercise involving 14,000 troops, anti-ship missiles, and joint patrols with Japan and Australia. 

For military analysts, this is a struggle 

Prophecy 3 : Joel 2

 Chapter 9: Prophecy 3

Number three, Joel 2. 

If you thought the human cruelty unleashed during Myanmar's civil war was terrifying, what happened on March 28th, 2025 revealed that even nature itself seems to have joined the conflict. 

At 9:43 in the morning, while the country was already bleeding from war, the earth roared. 

A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay. 

It wasn't just a tremor. 

It was total devastation. 

The ground split open. 

Historic buildings crumbled like paper. 

And within minutes, the tragedy had its numbers. 

45,500 people dead and 30,000 homes reduced to rubble with losses reaching 12 billion. 

But the most shocking part wasn't the earthquake itself. 

It was what came next. 

When the buildings collapsed, gas lines and   electrical cables snapped. 

The old wooden houses turned into torches. 

Massive fires devoured Mandalay's central market. 

And for days, towering columns of black smoke rose into the sky, visible from miles away. 

They were so thick they blotted out the sun over a nation already living in darkness because of civil war. 

This is where prophecy stops being a metaphor and becomes a literal chronicle. 

The prophet Joel had warned about this, centuries ago, and I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. 

Joel described three terrible signs and Myanmar saw all of them fulfilled in a single day. 

One, blood, the blood shed by thousands of earthquake victims. 

Two, fire. The uncontrollable fire that consumed the city. 

Three, columns of smoke and in the sky, the unmistakable sign, dense columns of smoke that darkened everything. 

The people trapped between the bombs of war and fire erupting from the earth had no idea they were living  out a Bible verse in real time. 

Myanmar in 2025 became the exact setting for the judgments described by Joel. 

It was a convergence of disasters that sounded like a deafening alarm, a warning that by 2026, the prophetic clock is about to strike midnight.