♫ Love so amazing ♫

Sunday, April 27, 2014 (6:53 a.m.)

Blessed God,

For over four hours two songs have intertwined themselves causing me to wonder which was which.

Well scratch all that! IT is only one song.

♫He became sin Who knew no sin That we might become His Righteousness He humbled Himself and carried the cross Love so amazing Love so amazing♫

And that's what I silently sang in moments of wakefulness throughout the dark, early morning hours. ♫Love so amazing, Love so amazing♫

Then the light of day and what I believed was a different song. ♫Jesus Messiah Name above all names Blessed Redeemer Emmanuel♫

My mistake. Same song. Sung to You just yesterday morning.

Mm. I love taking a deep breath and being okay with having made a simple mistake. The 'no harm, no foul' type that only serves to prove our humanness. There was a time in my distorted thinking that an error of any degree would have served to further prove my own unworthiness.

Thank You that Your Word addresses even this. The apostle John wrote of John the Baptist depicting himself as not “worthy/good enough/fit” to even untie Jesus' sandal (John 1:27).

The Life Recovery Bible's profile on John the Baptist says, “John felt he was not worthy even to be Jesus' slave. Jesus, however, said that there was no one greater than John in the history of the human race. John did not have a self-esteem problem; he had appropriate humility. When we truly understand the greatness of Jesus, our own self-importance, pride, and self-sufficiency will be transformed into humble gratitude and a desire to please.”

Mm, yes! These thoughts to Your heart!

Continue Your work in guiding our understanding of and dependence on Jesus' greatness. The greater He becomes in our lives the smaller we will be, making us all the better able to serve You as You so richly and rightly deserve.

Mm, yes again! Deep breath. Calming thoughts. Hopeful heart. You working in and through, with and for us. Yes please. Thank You. Use us well this day. To Your good and to Your glory. Thank You. We love You. Amen.

(358 words ~ 8:45 a.m.)