Tuesday, January 28, 2014 (7:05
a.m.)
Blessed Father God,
Thank You! You have blessed me.
Blessed me with friends. Family. Loved ones. Memories. Health.
Wholeness. And love. So much love.
Father, thank You. Thank You for
gifts. Kindnesses. Generosity. And Your presence. Thank You for the
beautiful morning sky. Thank You for Your plan. Thank You for Your
perfection.
Because You are perfect I get to
rest. Relax. Trust. Believe. Mm, that word again.
“Believe (verb): accept as true;
feel sure of the truth of; have faith”.
Father, thank You that I get to
believe You. Your Word. Your Truth. Your promises. And in so doing, I
get to live. Life. In You! John 20:31 tells me exactly that.
While two
of the versions are the texts I'll quote below, I'm also taking some
wonderful words from the Amplified Bible
as well. John could not list all the miracles Jesus' disciples saw
him do and he said so (v. 30).
“These
accounts are recorded so that you, too, might believe that Jesus is
the Anointed, the
Liberating King,
the Son of God, because believing grants you the life He came to
share.” (The
Voice)
“But
these things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of God. And when you believe in His name, that He
will give you power to live.” (Worldwide
English ~ New Testament)
The
Amplified Bible
follows the words “through believing” with “and
cleaving to and
trusting and
relying upon”. This is a very active; non-passive word. There are
great benefits to truly believing “(in) His name [through Who He
is]”.
Thank
You for this gift. This revelation. This opportunity. Continue
growing me in trusting You. Truly I want to believe, that I would
fully live! Thank You Father. Thank You Jesus. Thank You Holy Spirit.
Be in and with me this day. Guide and direct my heart and soul. Mind and
strength. I love You and I desire to use Your love well. Empower and
embolden me to do exactly that. Thank You. I love You. Amen.
(351
words ~ 8:21 a.m.)
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