Afternoon Sermon on the Mount after…

…Morning Affirmations with Biblical References

1. Today I rise blessed for the Lord surrounds me with his favor.

   • Psalm 5:12 – Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

   • Psalm 23:6 – Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

   • Numbers 6:24-25 – The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.

2. Today I rise in joy for the joy of the Lord is my strength.

   • Nehemiah 8:10 – Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

   • Psalm 16:11 – You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

   • John 15:11 – I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

3. Today I rise in peace for Jesus is my peace.

   • Ephesians 2:14 – For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility.

   • John 16:33 – In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.

   • Philippians 4:7 – And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

4. Today I rise in hope for my God fills me with joy and peace in believing.

   • Romans 15:13 – May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

   • Psalm 33:18 – But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.

   • Hebrews 10:23 – Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

5. Today I rise in love for his love has been poured into my heart.

   • Romans 5:5 – And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

   • 1 John 4:16 – And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

   • John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

6. Today I rise in strength for the Lord renews my strength like the eagles.

   • Isaiah 40:31 – But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

   • Psalm 28:7 – The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.

   • Ephesians 6:10 – Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

7. Today I rise in grace for his grace is sufficient for me.

   • 2 Corinthians 12:9 – But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

   • Ephesians 2:8 – For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.

   • Hebrews 4:16 – Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

8. Today I rise in courage for the Lord is with me wherever I go.

   • Joshua 1:9 – Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

   • Deuteronomy 31:6 – Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

   • Psalm 27:14 – Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

9. Today I rise in confidence for the Lord goes before me.

   • Deuteronomy 31:8 – The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.

   • Isaiah 45:2 – I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.

   • Psalm 16:8 – I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

10. Today I rise thankful for his mercies are new every morning.

    • Lamentations 3:22-23 – Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

    • Psalm 136:1 – Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.

    • 1 Chronicles 16:34 – Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

11. Today I rise in wisdom for the Lord gives wisdom generously.

    • James 1:5 – If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

    • Proverbs 2:6 – For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

    • Colossians 2:3 – In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

12. Today I rise in light for the Lord is my light and my salvation.

    • Psalm 27:1 – The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?

    • John 8:12 – When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

    • Isaiah 60:1 – Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

13. Today I rise in compassion for the Lord is gracious and kind to me.

    • Psalm 145:8 – The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.

    • Lamentations 3:32 – Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.

    • Psalm 103:8 – The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

14. Today I rise in faith for I walk by faith not by sight.

    • 2 Corinthians 5:7 – For we live by faith, not by sight.

    • Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

    • Romans 1:17 – For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

15. Today I rise in generosity for God supplies all my needs.

    • Philippians 4:19 – And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

    • 2 Corinthians 9:8 – And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

    • Psalm 23:1 – The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

16. Today I rise with purpose for I am his workmanship created for good works.

    • 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.

    • Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

    • Titus 2:14 – Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

17. Today I rise in truth for his word is a lamp to my feet.

    • Psalm 119:105 – Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

    • John 17:17 – Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

    • Psalm 119:160 – All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.

18. Today I rise in creativity for I am made in the image of my creator.

    • Genesis 1:27 – So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

    • Ephesians 3:20 – Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.

    • Exodus 35:31-32 – And he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—to make artistic designs…

19. Today I rise in abundance for Jesus came that I may have life and live it in abundance.

    • John 10:10 – The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

    • 2 Corinthians 9:8 – And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

    • Psalm 65:11 – You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.

20. Today I rise and rest for the Lord gives rest to my soul.

    • Psalm 23:2-3 – He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul…

    • Matthew 11:28 – Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

    • Psalm 62:1 – Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.

21. Today I rise in beauty, for he clothes me with garments of salvation.

    • Isaiah 61:10 – I delight greatly in the Lord… For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness…

    • Psalm 149:4 – For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.

    • Ephesians 4:24 – And to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

22. Today I rise with endurance, for testing produces perseverance.

    • James 1:3-4 – Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete…

    • Romans 5:3-4 – Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.

    • Hebrews 12:1 – Therefore… let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

23. Today I rise in power, for the Holy Spirit lives in me.

    • Romans 8:11 – And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.

    • Acts 1:8 – But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses…

    • 2 Timothy 1:7 – For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

24. Today I rise in delight for the Lord gives me the desires of my heart.

    • Psalm 37:4 – Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

    • Psalm 20:4 – May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

    • Proverbs 16:3 – Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.

25. Today I rise in forgiveness for I am forgiven and I am free.

    • Colossians 1:13-14 – He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

    • Ephesians 1:7 – In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.

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

26. Today I rise in blessing for the Lord opens the heavens over me.

    • Malachi 3:10 – See if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

    • Deuteronomy 28:12 – The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands…

    • Psalm 84:11 – For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

27. Today I rise in goodness for the Lord is good and his love endures forever.

    • Psalm 100:5 – For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

    • Psalm 34:8 – Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

    • Nahum 1:7 – The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.

28. Today I rise in victory for I am more than a conqueror through Christ.

    • Romans 8:37 – No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

    • 1 Corinthians 15:57 – But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

    • 1 John 5:4 – For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

29. Today I rise in boldness for the righteous are as bold as a lion.

    • Proverbs 28:1 – The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

    • Acts 4:31 – After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

    • Ephesians 3:12 – In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.

30. Today I rise in patience for the Lord is patient with me.

    • 2 Peter 3:9 – The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise… He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

    • Psalm 86:15 – But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

    • Romans 2:4 – Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

31. Today I rise in kindness for his spirit bears that fruit in me.

    • Galatians 5:22-23 – But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control…

    • Ephesians 4:32 – Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

    • Colossians 3:12 – Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

32. Today I rise protected for his angels guard me in all my ways.

    • Psalm 91:11 – For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

    • Psalm 34:7 – The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.

    • Hebrews 1:14 – Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

33. Today I rise with vision for the Lord shows me great and hidden things.

    • Jeremiah 33:3 – Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

    • Proverbs 29:18 – Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.

    • Habakkuk 2:2-3 – Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it…”

34. Today I rise in freedom for the spirit of the Lord brings freedom.

    • 2 Corinthians 3:17 – Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

    • Galatians 5:1 – It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

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

35. Today I rise in understanding for the Lord gives me insight.

    • Psalm 119:130 – The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.

    • 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.

    • James 3:17 – But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

36. Today I rise in perseverance for Christ gives me strength.

    • Philippians 4:13 – I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

    • Hebrews 12:1 – Therefore… let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

    • 2 Thessalonians 3:5 – May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

37. Today I rise in purity for he cleanses me and makes me new.

    • 1 John 1:9 – If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

    • Psalm 51:10 – Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

    • 2 Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

38. Today I rise in peace for he leads me beside still waters.

    • Psalm 23:2 – He leads me beside quiet waters…

    • Isaiah 26:3 – You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.

    • John 16:33 – I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace…

39. Today I rise in favor for he surrounds me with his goodness.

    • Psalm 31:19 – How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you.

    • Psalm 5:12 – Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

    • Psalm 84:11 – For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor…

40. Today I rise in humility for I humble myself under his mighty hand.

    • 1 Peter 5:6 – Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

    • James 4:10 – Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

    • Philippians 2:8 – And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!

41. Today I rise in revelation for the spirit of truth guides me into all truth.

    • John 16:13 – But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth…

    • 1 Corinthians 2:10 – These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

    • Psalm 25:5 – Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

42. Today I rise in laughter for he fills my mouth with joy.

    • Psalm 126:2 – Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy…

    • Job 8:21 – He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.

    • Proverbs 17:22 – A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

43. Today I rise in comfort for the God of all comfort lives in me.

    • 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles…

    • Psalm 23:4 – Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

    • Isaiah 40:1 – Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.

44. Today I rise grateful for in everything I give thanks.

    • 1 Thessalonians 5:18 – Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

    • Psalm 100:4 – Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

    • Ephesians 5:20 – Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

45. Today I rise strong for the Lord is my portion forever.

    • Psalm 73:26 – My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

    • Lamentations 3:24 – I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”

    • Psalm 28:7 – The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.

46. Today I rise holy for he has called me his own.

    • 1 Peter 1:15-16 – But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

    • Ephesians 1:4 – For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.

    • 1 Corinthians 1:2 – To the church of God… to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people…

47. Today I rise praising for he has done great things for me.

    • Psalm 126:3 – The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.

    • Psalm 107:8 – Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.

    • Luke 1:49 – For the Mighty One has done great things for me—holy is his name.

48. Today I rise radiant for I am the light of the world through Christ.

    • Matthew 5:14 – You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

    • Ephesians 5:8 – For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.

    • Isaiah 60:1 – Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

49. Today I rise protected for no weapon formed against me shall prosper.

    • Isaiah 54:17 – No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you…

    • Psalm 91:4 – He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

    • Ephesians 6:11 – Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

50. Today I rise renewed for his mercies are new every morning.

    • Lamentations 3:22-23 – Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

    • 2 Corinthians 4:16 – Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

    • Isaiah 40:31 – But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles…