Dearest Father, God, I certainly lost my focus today, and allowed myself the unproductive feeling of self-pity, that just made me feel lonely and miserable. I am thankfull that I prayed for help, and it was given, and then I was lifted in my thoughts, with the feel of the love from heaven, smiling upon me. Truly undeserved, but received by me, with gratitude, that just builds and confirms, my love for You. I also can say with the prophet, Jeremiah 17: 7, 8 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters. Which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.”
Day by day my prayers are heard and answered, in a way that fills me with thankfulness and wondrous joy, for I know I am undeserving. But this must always be so, for I am ever the sinner, and both You, the Father, and Your Son, are God. Jesus is all and all for us here on earth, for He came to earth as God, in the frame of man, and as such sacrificed His life, so that my sins can be forgiven, and with an eternal heavenly home, freely offered to me. Psalm 40: 4, 5 “Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust, and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done, and Your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to You in order; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.”
Though in this a mainly non-religious culture, that many of us find ourselves, there is a blessing that lightens the mind and inner spirit, when I do speak up and tell others, just what You mean to me, and of the continual blessings and prayer answers bestowed upon me. Every fulfillment of my physical and inner needs, that are given me in answer to my asking, believing and claiming Your biblical promises, is precious to me. Such needs and prayer answers, are worthy of recounting, so that others will feel impressed to drink, at the bottomless, eternal well, of care and love that is available, to all who seek believing, and pray for help and answers. The concern is, why so many of us frequently keep silent about Your care and when we do speak it seems diffident and almost apologetic. I can and do today, take notice of the words of King David as I meditate on them for myself. Psalm 40: 8 “I delight to do Your will, O my God, and Your law is within my heart.” This shows a deep desire, to have Your teachings within the mind, actuating life and actions. The thought alone makes me very glad, for only You can be trusted as my daily moment by moment companion. Verses 9, 10 “I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness in the great assembly; indeed, I do not restrain my lips, O Lord, You Yourself know. 10 I have hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth; from the great assembly.”
My hope of an end to my sinfulless and resulting eternal life is founded on the very many promises and statements, made by the prophets recounting Your words in scripture. Isaiah 25: 8, 9 “He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; the rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; for the Lord has spoken. 9 And it will be said in that day: ‘Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; I have waited for Him; we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.’”
The past, the present and the expected future, I owe to Your creative power, and now I wait for the coming of Jesus, in expectant pleasure. I am so glad I have the freedom to tell others.