Morning Praise with Lorenda Rae

23/07/2024

We can look around and be frustrated at the world around us. We are deeply concerned about the evils being promoted as good.

The bible tells us the world will prop up evil as good and at the same time they will tell us good things are evil.

God isn’t caught off guard and we shouldn’t be either. God tells us those things will happen and the GOOD NEWS - he tells us the remedy!

God’s word reminds us to not look to the world or get wrapped up in the things of the world. Instead, let’s get wrapped up in the arms of Jesus, his truth and his light!

Christ is coming soon and we have work to do to share the hope found in Christ. That’s where the remedy is…. In Jesus Christ our Lord. Yahweh!! Yeshua!

Look to Jesus and be a light that leads others to him as well.

22/07/2024

Ephesians 5:19, 20
Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

12/07/2024

What's your favorite thing to smell in the summertime? Maybe suntan lotion? BBQ's? Whats the best summertime smell??

09/07/2024

03/07/2024

Freedom!!!
I know that in your daily life, it can feel like there are just too many things pulling at you. You have a million responsibilities and not enough time, and sometimes it feels like there's no way out. But guess what? There is a way out. That way out is freedom!

For those of us who follow Christ, we are given freedom from sin and the bo***ge of our past mistakes. We are set free to be who GOD created us to be—not who society or our families expect us to be.

Galatians 5:1 says, "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free."

What does that mean for you? It means that God wants you to live life on His terms—and not yours or anyone else's.

He wants you to live without fear or worry or regret or guilt because He has forgiven your sins and made them as though they never happened (see Colossians 2:13). So don't let yourself get weighed down by burdens again; stand firm on these truths and make sure they permeate every part of your life!

01/07/2024

If you are lookin for a change, Change where you're lookin.

30/06/2024

Amazing! If God can do all that - Imagine what he can do in YOUR life when you trust in him!!!

26/06/2024

Tomorrow is National Ice Cream Day! What's your favorite Flavor Ice Cream and your favorite way to eat it? Cone, Dish, with Sprinkles, Soft or Hard Ice Cream??..Etc

24/06/2024

The Beatitudes in Matthew: Matthew 5:3–12

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.

10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

13/06/2024

Praise God for his promises. We know that Satan has a counterfeit for the things of God. He is jealous and his time is short. What is love? What does "love is love" even mean?

Well, God is not the author of confusion. In the beginning he created male and female. We were created in the image of God. Satan absolutely hates that. He hates us and is doing all he can to distort, twist and mess with people's minds and hearts to lead them to death.

Scripture defines love and there is nothing confusing about it.

1 Corinthians 13.4-8a "Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails."

1 John 4:10 "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins."

03/06/2024

My daughter's last week in high school! A little senior salute to my youngest!!

01/06/2024

In this world we see that love can be so easily given and taken away - Love seems to have limits and conditions, yet God’s love is unfailing and is limitless.

There is nothing we can do to make him love us more and nothing we can do to make him love us less.

He is patiently waiting, lovingly waiting for us to choose to love him right back. God has so many blessings waiting for us - when we simply choose to accept it.

Trust and believe in his words.

25/05/2024

Many of us are trying to be healthy. We can do this by eating right, fresh air and exercise. 💦

One popular thing we do is take vitamin supplements to make sure we're getting all the nutrients we need.

It's like a constant effort to cover all the bases with things like Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Calcium, and more. Sometimes it feels like no matter how much we eat, we can't possibly get everything our bodies require in a single day.

But you know what's ABSOLUTELY essential for our survival? It's WATER. 💦

We simply can't live without it. In fact, we can only go about three days without water before our bodies start to shut down. Water is LIFE. It's that fundamental.

Now, here's something fascinating. The Bible talks about water a lot, and it reveals that eternal life lies in JESUS. According to the Bible, when we receive the water that Jesus gives us, we'll never thirst again!

And guess what? In heaven, we're promised to experience the joy of life from THE RIVER OF LIFE!

It's a beautiful metaphor, illustrating how Jesus is that river, He is the water!

In Ezekiel 47:9, it says, "It will come about that every living creature which swarms in every place where the river goes, will live."

This shows us that God's word isn't just some additional supplement for a healthy life—it's the very SOURCE of life itself!

It's like drinking from the purest, most life-giving water you can imagine. So let's make it a point to drink in God's word and truth today. Let Jesus abide in us!

That's the kind of water that grants us eternal life, and it's something we should eagerly drink and share with others.

23/05/2024

Maybe you have alot of chaos tossing you to and fro, life can be like that sometimes. Here's a reminder that "God Love's You." and he said, "Peace Be Still"

14/05/2024

Are you busy getting in God's way?

Instead of standing on His promises, are you standing "in the way" and blocking His blessings?

I don’t want to be a blessing blocker!!

John 16:15
All that I have is yours because you belong to Jesus.

10/05/2024

Here's a "Rae" of Hope:
The road to Jesus is not always easy, in fact sometimes it's rather painful… That road can be filled with obstacles and even negative words being hurled at us. "However, it's NOT Christ making it difficult.

Remember the road Christ traveled to the cross was also filled with those painful moments. Worse than we will ever go through.

Sometimes things happen we have no control over, sometimes people hurt us, sometimes we just mess up and it can cause great pain.

It can be challenging when Christ is clearing obstacles out of our way, those things or people that might be "holding us back" from our TRUE potential and from our true identity…

Surprisingly, we can actually get attached to the negative things that bring us down. It's "what we know" "what we are familiar with" - Change can be scary, Trusting can be scary, not knowing how things are going to unfold can be scary.

God wants to hold us and help us as he gets RID of the things blinding us and keep us from seeing "who we really are" and clearing out those things that keep us from seeing "God's plan for our life and who HE created us to be.

Cherish the "growth pains" , because it's GOD moving and working to make things BETTER and GREATER than you could have imagined..

Meanwhile, fall into his embrace and Let him hold you while he does the work.

Philippians 1:6–And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ

09/05/2024

When the hurt and pain is hard to let go. When those you love lash out and try to strike you down. When the world seems against you. Remember, God finds you worthwhile, God loves you, God cares about you.

We can't live by emotions and feelings, as they lie to us. Our value isn't an emotion, it isn't based on applause or compliments. Our value is found on the cross.

Christ loves you so much that he would have died "just for you" had you been the only one on earth. No matter your mistakes, no matter what you lack. Christ makes up for all of it and he doesn't strike you down and condemn you for your mistakes or faults.

Instead he lifts you up, out of those emotional feelings that get tossed in the wind. He lifts you above all that to show you something greater, he lifts you above all the hurt and pain to show you something eternal and lasting. Turning the pain and ugliness into a thing of beauty for you to behold. The things of this world lie. Our truth is found in the arms of our wonderful Savior.

03/05/2024

Psalm 139:13
"For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. "

We are not "assigned" to be anything. We are "Created" to be special and unique.

It is only when we find out who "Christ" created us to be - that we truly find who we really are.

God says you are a special masterpiece and he can use you just the way you are. God says you are Important enough that he took your sin upon himself, so that we might be reconciled to him and made new and set apart as a special treasure.

The emptiness you are feeling right now, happens as God is pulling you one way to show you who you really are. While Satan and the world are pulling you downward and in the opposite direction to spread lies and separation and abandonment and to confuse your mind and your soul.

This world tells you what it wants you to be and say and think. When you seek the world, that is all you will have and you are still left empty and when one is empty - sin and lies are ready to jump in a fill that void.

There is hope, God is right there. Ready to fill that void. Ready to love you like none other can. Ready to share all he has with you.
In Christ - you have a hope and a future and a special uniqueness that is like no-one else.

03/05/2024

It's National Week of Prayer!! Today we are praying for our Churches!!

Lord God we pray for protection over our churches. Whether its in a church building or an in home church. We pray for those who come together to worship your mighty name.

We pray protection over the people both physically and spiritually.

We pray you guard the hearts of those who are gathered together that they will be of one mind in Christ. That they will set aside differences and they will work through grievances.

I pray Lord God that your holy spirit will cleanse each heart and draw us closer to you. I pray for our pastors and elders and all those who use their talents to lift up the church body.

I pray for the church ministries that you will bless and equip them.

I pray for the church board members that you will oversee and lead their meetings and decision making.

God please be with those who have not yet stepped into the church. Lead and guide the feet of those who are hungry to know you - that they will find encouragement and love as you lead guide and direct them to a church that will help them develop a relationship with you Jesus.

Help us to all seek truth and understanding and to seek your face Jesus.

Matthew 22:37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

John 17:23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.

I Peter 2:11;
Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.

02/05/2024

Prayer for SCHOOLS and CHILDREN

Thursday National Day of Prayer today and folks gathering all around the country, praying today as a corporate body for our country for our families or our military. And we have been doing that on the radio to mighty pray for our governments for our country prayed for military on Tuesday prefer media yesterday today, we'd like to pray for our education system and for our youth.

So Lord God, just want to lift up before you our school systems from Daycares, elementary, middle school, high school colleges. pray, Lord God that you intervene in a mighty, mighty miraculous way into our education systems that are being so corrupted by things that are not true. by things that are going to steer children away from you and steer them away from salvation and truth.

You are the truth and the life and the way it's we want to steer our kids back to you. We want our kids to to be saved it starts in the home and setting a good foundation for them. Teaching them in the way you know the Bible says in Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it. “
Which is exactly why they are starting with the children in the school system. THEY want to train them in the way THEY want them to go - but we need to train them in the way that GOD says that they should go and Philippians 1:9 “And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,” and Proverbs 2:3-6. “Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding, If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures; Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.
For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;”

So Lord God we see things that are happening in this world and these poor kids that are dressing up like animals and they're so confused over what species they are, let alone what gender they are.

Lord God, these things are bigger than we really know how to handle So we ask and plead for wisdom. We plead for discernment and, and give us a heart to help us and a mind to help us raise our children and our grandchildren and how to tackle these these dilemmas that are in the world.

Equip us, Lord God because it's beyond our knowledge, But Lord you understand, and we pray that You give us the guidance and the wisdom and the discernment and help us to to speak in love. Because this is about our our young people's eternal salvation.

It's more than about math and English because that's what school is supposed to be - Math and English and History and all of that but it's becoming like indoctrination centers. So, Lord God, we pray for our teachers as well

There are a lot of wonderful godly people that are still teaching in schools, I pray for them. To protect them, and to give them a voice and to give them courage. Don't don't let them be squeezed out of the school systems. Let them instead be a shining light in children's lives.

I also pray for protection over our homeschools and Christian schools. Thank you Lord that we have those available to our kiddos and Lord God lead and guide them as well and protect the from vicious attacks.

So Lord God we pray for our education systems. we pray for our children, pray for our families, and help help restore the family to what you have have said that a family should be, restoration is what we're looking for in our in our families and relationships, and in our children, and these precious young ones Lord you knew our children's names before you laid the foundation of the world. So we pray for children - protect their hearts and minds. Lord God raise them in the way that you want them to go. We try our very best but I know as parents and grandparents we fall short, don't we? And so Lord make up for our, weaknesses, and the times that we fail. Equip us for this huge job. This very, very important job. These are your children, and it's their salvation and Lord God, we trust you. We trust you with all we are and we give you our children. Thank you, Lord Jesus, amen.

01/05/2024

It's the National Week of Prayer:
Today Lord, we pray for those in the MEDIA.. We pray Philippians 4:8. “...Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.”

I pray for the decision makers in media, that they will choose to make and produce things that are uplifting to the kingdom, uplifting for families and wholesome to our souls. I pray they produce things that bring families and communities together and that they put integrity and right thinking above all else.

(Proverbs 8:10-11). ‘Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,”

I pray for the producers, directors, the actors, the anchors, the radio announcers, and all those behind the scenes that are coming up with ideas and making things happen. Please put a right mind and heart and that into their creative ideas will bring kingdom principles and life-giving messages to the public and I pray the news media will put TRUTH above agenda and propaganda. I pray the reporters be bold and report truth over agenda.

We know Lord you are the life, the truth and the way and everything that is here is through you and for you. We are here, because you planned us to be here. So let the hearts and minds of those in media realize who is really the author and creator and director of all things.

Help us Lord to always speak things both on and off the air that are pleasing to your ears. In Jesus name, Amen

30/04/2024

It's the National Week of Prayer.
Yesterday we prayed for our government, and today we are praying for our MILITARY.

God gave us the promise in 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 I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land” as we humbly and diligently seek Him will be changed and will see transformation in America through prayer. So, lifting up our men and women and their families in the military of prayer, and 2 Chronicles 32:6-8 says “he appointed military officers over the people and assembled them and encouraged them with these words..…
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him. With HIM only as the arm of flesh but with us is the Lord our God to help us and fight our battles”

Isn't that awesome To know that the Lord goes before us and he is with us. We know that the war that is being fought is a spiritual war, so we need the full armor of God daily and we need his strength and righteousness.

So Lord God, we pray for our military men and women. We pray for their families as well. And we pray for perseverance to endure hardship.
Deuteronomy 31:6 says, “Be strong and of good courage. Do not fear or be afraid of them for the Lord Your God, He is the one who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

So God we pray for that godly, miraculous perseverance to endure hardship which our military face on a day to day basis and so we asked for an extra dose of your courage and strength during difficult times. And Lord, we pray for wise leaders to inspire respect from those under their command. And we also pray for protection and support for the families that they've left behind. Romans 1:8-10, “First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world. God whom I serve with my spirit, in preaching the gospel of his son is my witness how constantly I remember you in my prayers at all times asking that now at last by God's will, I may succeed in coming to you.”

God, we pray for the families and we pray that our military men and women will get back to their families safely, and most importantly, that they will be proclaiming your name. We know that safety and protection comes from you. So Lord God, we submit to you our military men and women today of this wonderful country of the United States of America. We thank you so very much Oh Lord, in Jesus Holy Name, Amen.

29/04/2024

Thursday National Day of Prayer. Today begins a Week of Prayer.

Through prayer, we are able to tap into God's wisdom, strength, protection and peace and he stands ready to respond to our needs.

When we humbly ask for divine intervention in the affairs of men as we pray for America whose Pledge of Allegiance recounts that we are one nation under God, and whose currency also states that it's God In God We Trust, we want to encounter the God who rules over the country.

Amos 4:13 "He who forms the mountains, creates the wind and reveals his thoughts to man, he would turns Dawn into darkness and treads the high places of the earth. The Lord God Almighty is his name."

* Heavenly Father, we bow before you Lord God - we bow before you as a nation and come to you on bended knee humbly asking for repentance for our sins. Lord God, we have turned away from you as a nation. We ask that you forgive us of our sins.

We pray for our leaders in our government. We pray for our federal government for our president. We pray for him, Lord, that He will look to you and you alone, that he will seek you and seek righteousness, seek justice, seek truth and seek Your Holy Face. We pray for our vice president, the cabinet members, the congressional leaders, the Supreme Court justices. In our local states, we pray for our governors, our executive leaders, our legislative leaders, our judicial leaders. In our local government, we pray for our mayor, our city council, police chief fire chief judges, and county officials and any of those whom I may have missed.

Lord God, I pray that you forgive them when they have turned away from you. I pray they will seek your holy face and seeking truth and righteousness. I pray that they repent that they turn to you and I pray that you bless them with righteous wisdom. Bless them, Lord God with righteous discernment. Bless them, Lord God with a heart that seeks you that seeks truth and seeks to protect our lands, our cities, our state, our nation. I pray they will seek to protect our families and homes and freedoms.

Lord God we thank you for hearing our prayers today. You are righteous you're good. You are our Creator Almighty and we know that you hear our prayers. in Jesus Holy Name we pray Amen.*

17/04/2024

What can we give God? He's given Everything for us.
(Number 5 of 7 of things we can give to God) "Give him your FEARS and WORRIES"

Reflecting on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, let's also consider the things we can give up to him, like worry. We know that the Lord knows everything - and with that knowledge comes a peace of mind that our creator has everything under control.

Let's lay down our anxiety and fear of what the future may hold for us, and rest in the promise of God like never before!

Fear is often debilitating, but God does not want us to be afraid. He wants us to trust Him with every aspect of our lives, even those things that seem too big for Him to handle. By giving Jesus our fears, we are able to experience His peace and strength in the midst of difficult circumstances.

Give God your fears and anxieties about tomorrow. Tomorrow will take care of itself because God will take care of us today!

❤Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.❤

As we grow in our relationship with God we learn to TRUST in God’s grace and mercy and HIS plan for us without being afraid or anxious about what might happen tomorrow.

There's no need for worry when you have a God who can provide for all our needs! He may not answer our prayers the way we want him to but he will always answer them according to his divine plan which is always greater than ours.

John 16:33
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

11/04/2024

As we reflect on His selfless sacrifice, Sharing 7 things that we may be holding onto that we can give to Jesus.

Day 4. The things that hinder us from serving and loving others and The things that keep us from being obedient.

These can be as simple as "I'm too busy" or "I'm too tired". Or, it can be the lack of “understanding” of our purpose here on earth.
It's time to give up this excuse and allow Christ to cleanse us from the sin of selfishness and self-centeredness.

Let him remove those things that cause us to say "no" to serving him.

Sometimes we are consumed by our own pain or our own hurts, that we forget about loving others like Christ would love them.
Christ loves all people, even those who don't love Him back.
In fact, he laid down his life for us while we were still his enemy.
(Romans 5:10)

Let’s allow Him to give us a heart like His - one full of compassion and grace for one another.

We have an example in Jesus who was completely obedient to the Father. He never said no and he never made excuses. He always humbled himself before the Father, even in his moments of fear, doubt and anguish.

Christ will remove these things and make you a person who is willing to lay aside your own wants and desires for the sake of pleasing God.

"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” James 1:22
John 14:15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments."

God in heaven, help us to let go of the things that hold us back from serving you and being the people you created us to be. Show us our sins and remake our hearts into your likeness. Thank you Jesus for loving us enough to transform us! In Jesus name Amen.

10/04/2024

Reflecting on this week on Christ's sacrifice for us. Let's also consider the things we can let go of for him.

Sharing 7 sins we can let God heal us from to strengthen our relationships with him.

Number 3. Give up anger, bitterness and unforgiveness towards others.

We've all been wronged by someone at some point - whether it be a friend, family member or even a stranger. When you're hurt by someone you trust, it's easy to get angry and retaliate - but it takes maturity and patience to resist this temptation and extend forgiveness instead.

Let go of bitterness, jealousy, pride and anger in exchange for love, joy, peace and compassion towards others! These traits will bring out the best in us when we seek to understand others in their struggles instead of trying to prove ourselves right all the time or compete with others for success

Maybe you are suffering from the sting of unforgiveness?

Unforgiveness is a heavy burden to carry around all day. It can cause us to feel irritated and angry towards others. It can also cause us to fall into depression and anxiety.

Forgiveness is not saying what someone did was "okay," but it allows us to release our anger and hate towards them so we can move on with our lives without those emotions weighing and grow closer in our relationship with Jesus.

Hebrews 12:15 “looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled"

09/04/2024

Sharing 7 ideas of things we can let go of that will help build our relationship with Jesus! As we reflect on how CHRIST laid down his life for us - We can surely lay down our sins at the foot of the cross.

Idea number 2!!
Give up envy or jealousy and Give up your feelings of insignificance or inadequacy.

Be grateful for the gifts that God has given you to serve His purpose in your life and be happy for others who have gifts to serve God too!

Many times when we are feeling jealous or envious, those feelings are nothing more than "discontentment" with what God HAS provided for us and we chose to "covet" what he has NOT given us.

Let's lay aside those feelings this week and focus on what the Lord HAS bestowed upon us instead - and be GRATEFUL for those blessings.

Stop comparing yourself to others, look at who you are in Christ and what He has called you to do and live in that confidence!

(Ephesians 2:10) For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

08/04/2024

Let's take a moment to consider the things that Christ gave up for us:

He gave up his heavenly appearance to take up the appearance of a servant as the likeness of a human, He gave up the glory of heaven and He gave up his own life for us.

Christ humbled himself not only as a servant, but even more so as a lamb, to be slaughtered. To BECOME sin itself. Yes, our own creator and the only one who has never sinned - He offered himself as sin itself, so that we may be freed from sin.

AS I ponder the things that Christ has given up for you and me, maybe we can reflect on things that we can lay aside for Christ.

Because 7 is the perfect number, I will be sharing 7 ideas for you this week on some things we can ask God to clear out of our lives.

1. Selfish Pride
Our pride is the very thing that separates us from God. I invite you to let go of your pride and allow yourself to be humbled by our Lord.
Letting go of control may not be easy but it will help us to understand how much God loves us and how He wants to take care of us. By giving Him control, we allow Him to become our refuge, our strength, and our shield.
Our insecurities are a result of our lack of understanding of who God is and what He thinks about us as His children.
If you are afraid to fail, give it all over to Jesus, and realize that failure is not the worst thing that can happen, but instead, it can be our greatest opportunity for growth! Sometimes we need to fail in order to fully understand who God is and what He has called us to do. We learn to let go and allow God to come in and transform us.

Our sin is what separates us from God. We cannot have a deep relationship with Him unless we confess them and ask Him for forgiveness. If you are struggling with certain sins in your life, give them over to Jesus and allow him to come in and bring healing into your heart.