Romans 3:10-12 “As it is written: ‘There is none righteous, no, not one; there is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one.’”
Dear God,
At the beginning of this day; I will add my praise to that of the psalmist, because I also appreciate Your love and kindness. It is the love of Jesus; Who in His life, became for each of us, our ‘bread and water’, that is worth our frequent thanks. Psalm 56: 13 “For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?”
As with a musical instrument, I will use my voice to praise You, at first in the morning and throughout all the day, for You have saved me from the consequences of my sins, and have been given life abundant whilst I have life on this earth, with the hope of eternal life. Psalm 57: 8 “Awake, my glory! Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn.” V9 “I will praise You, O lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the nations.”
Jesus came to earth to address all the issues of sin; which robs and will eventually destroy every living thing on earth. We have also have been robbed of the face to face communication with God, which was the privilege of Adam and Eve, prior to their fall from perfect sinlessness. When I stop and reflect on what it means to accept Jesus as my Saviour, I realise that the blessings are not all in the future, but as Jesus says in John 10:10 “……I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
Thank You for the fulfillment planned within me. In this part of the world, and from my family background and beyond (even in difficulty) it is a blessed life, above the ordinary, no matter the physical circumstances. For myself, I have nothing to boast about, for it is Christ who is ALL and supplies everything for me. I have asked him to live and abide in me, and I in Him and my invitation has been accepted. I believe his promises and see the changes that tell me, that in Him I am a new creation; however I do know that apart from Him I would be the same unattractive repository of sin and doer of sinful practices. It is a wonderful thing indeed, that because of You I have the promised life abundant here on earth, with the expectation, of unimaginable better things, in the hereafter.
In Your Spirit, dear God, I will walk Your way today, with joy and rejoicing.
Amen