Dear God,
Thank You for my most precious gift; which could only be, Jesus Christ Your one and only sinless Son! To have Jesus as my best friend and the One whom I have asked to direct my life, is of inestimable value to my conscious mind and in my unconscious reality. I find that to read about Jesus and to give Him my life in fervent prayer is as important to the well-being of my mind and emotions, as food is to my physical body. Even though I know I have much progress to make in being a true reflection of Jesus, I do not lose heart, because I am in His care, and I abide in His promises to be with me and to change me to be more like Him. John 6: 48-51 “I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread which comes down from heaven, if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.” I believe that Jesus not only spilt His blood and gave up His flesh for me, but for every person who has drawn breath on the world. I gladly accept His sacrifice, and the relationship He offers through reading and embracing the inspired words of scripture.
David, Gods’ anointed king, testifies about what God meant to him, Psalm 63: 1-3 “O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land where there is not water. 2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory. 3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.” Any place that does not believe in God and uphold Him, is spiritually dry and water less. In a building dedicated to God, He has promised to be present when He is truly worshipped, and I look forward, to being instructed and mightily blessed, when I worship there today: even though we will no longer see Your glorious cloud above the sanctuary, as was the case for the Old Testament worship.
For those who come together to worship God and support one another, in a home or church building, and come with a prepared, prayerful heart, they will be blessed by God and drawn closer to Jesus and each other. As with any fruitful, pleasurable and God blessed experience, we desire to come regularly not just to receive, but to give to God and His people, love and commitment. Psalm 84: 1, 2 “How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of Hosts! My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the Lord, my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.”
My God, fill all Your people who come to You in humility, love and worship, with Your Spirit. I love the observation given by the psalmist in verses 3,4 “Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young- even your alters, O Lord of hosts, My King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house they will still be praising You. Selah
Thank You for hearing my praises and prayers.