Luke 17:32, 33 “Remember Lot’s wife, whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whosoever loses his life will preserve it.”
Dear God,
Time is far gone, because of certain events, but I still rejoice to spend time with You in Your Word. Please speak to me in a special way, and bring me to yourself, and fill me with the Holy Spirit and cover me with the precious righteousness of Jesus. I bring to You, all on my prayer list, such as family, friends, neighbours, and people from college/s and San days, to be blessed and brought to a saving relationship, if they have not already accepted You. Including all who have attended the past community health programes I have been part of putting on. For some these couple of years later are still smoking, please rekindle their former desire to stop, as well as the faith to believe they can stop. Some have not a close relationship with You, and so I request that You bring them to Yourself, so they again can be reminded they have the choice to choose to give their problems and life to You.
Lot’s wife desired the pleasures and material possessions within the wicked city of Sodom. Even though told by the rescuing angel, not to look back, she could not refrain from looking back longingly, and so lost her life on the spot. She is an example of someone who did not have the faith to believe You as her God actually knew what was best for her and would bring her to a place of safety, with the opportunity to start a new life away from the sinful lures she had become attached to. She could have learned to love her God and how to walk the path of righteousness, instead of the path of sin and self-centredness that had enveloped her, leading to an unnecessary early death.
Today I again dedicate my life to You afresh, and plan to walk in Your ways, because I love and trust in You. Therefore it is my pleasure to thank and praise You for every gift and blessing bestowed upon me so very generously.
I am sorry for the times when I take your gifts and providences toward me for granted. Forgive me please, and change me so that I can more reflect Your love and light in my words and actions.
Lack of gratitude by we of earth, is not a new problem, as demonstrated in the parable told by Jesus, when 10 lepers were healed by Him after they had cried out to Him for mercy. Nine just proceeded on, but one, a Samaritan, returned and thanked Jesus and glorified God. Jesus in turn, blessed the Samaritan man for his thanks and so will I (we) be blessed, when we are filled with gratitude toward You.
Amen