Matthew 10:32 “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him will I also confess before my Father, who is in Heaven. V.33 but whoever denies Me before men, him will I also deny before my Father, which is in heaven.”
Dear God,
You love me totally, and desire that the by Your Spirit, I be filled with true love, a gift of the Spirit. Upon reflection, how can I say I really love You, and yet keep quiet about You to others? Forgive me for not taking this as seriously as I should. There have been times when I thought of myself, and the fear of what might be thought of me, and so just kept quiet, when there was an opportunity to tell others of Your love for me and them.
It is a fearful thing to think of being denied by You the God of heaven, by You son, the Saviour of all mankind, who now lives in heaven also with You.
That would leave nothing for me, but to be amidst the sin, degradation and death, upon this earth at the end of time. For me no bright beams of light in heaven, living in purity, with the joy that comes to those who worship Father God and His Son, along with the 1000’s of angels and all the redeemed from earth; is something I cannot bear to think about!
The comparisons between heaven and earth reveal that earth and all its attending evil, devised by Satan and all his forces of evil, makes earth a totally undesirable place to be left on by choice, or default. The good news is, that even though I was born and have lived my life on earth, I have the choice to be Your child, strengthened, supported and protected by the Holy Spirit who leads me to Jesus, who brings me to You, His Father. I will not stop there, for there is also Your written word, and my guardian angel, and probably other interventions, that I do not know about, sent by You to keep me (all) safe from being overwhelmed by evil and therefore deprived from our ‘new birth right’.
Thank You for making it possible for me, if I so choose, to live victoriously as Your child, with the opportunity to be counted as faithful, when Jesus comes again to claim His own. He will know my name, and call me to be redeemed from earth, to live for evermore in heaven, with a new body through and through; with all my evil gone. Hallelujah!
Holy Spirit, be my strength, wisdom, power and love today, so I can love Jesus best, with nothing on earth enticing me away from my allegiance to Him. Day by day, when I stay true to You, I will be truly happy more and more, as all aspects of my life will speak of You, as well as my mouth; when You put words there, because I will for You to do so.
Amen