Luke 14:27 “Who ever does not bear his cross, and come after Me cannot be my disciple.”
Dear God, I thank You, for going with me everyplace I go, and for preserving me from harm, or even death, despite me making errors of judgement, when I am not attentive. You are a God of absolute love, and worthy of all my praise, my whole heart and obedience.
As I go about the activities in my daily life; talk with You and prepare a post for the blog, please fill me with Your love, wisdom and power, (because we all know I am not overflowing with these abilities otherwise). I crave and would appreciate every needed spiritual gift that You wish to bestow, upon me. I give thanks, for the words of scripture, recorded in Luke 14:1-6, in which Jesus is shown as associating with all types of people whilst He fearlessly performed healings in front of His critics and those out to kill Him. Because of His loved filled heart, He could never leave a disabled or sick person afflicted, and instead conferred upon them, freedom of body and soul.
Today You hear my prayers for forgiveness, and freely forgive me yet another time, and then I am given freedom from my sin, just as surely as if Jesus had physically come my way. Not that this gives me license to go and intentionally sin again and again. But You know me all too well, and that I was born in sin, and have told us in Your word, that not until my body is made new at Your second coming, will I be set free from the sin that is within me.
I am so glad that when You dwell within me Jesus, King of heaven, and because I love You, progress is likely to be made within my heart and life. For I know more humility is needed in my heart and worship, and can be produced within me by the Holy Spirit. Then I will see myself and spiritual needs more clearly and thereby gain a clearer comparative view of You as You are; in spotless purity.
Today it is my desire and renewed commitment, to serve You with my whole heart and not be tempted to make excuses about why it is not timely to fully accept You and invitation to give you my all. I also renew and consolidate my excitement and hope that I will in heaven sit with Jesus at the marriage suppler of the Lamb – Jesus my Saviour. What an inestimable privilege for we sin afflicted little people of earth!!
I again determine that nothing or any person must become more important or take up time, which would keep me from giving my full allegiance, obedience and service to You my God and Saviour.
Amen