emulating God

Saturday, December 20, 2014 (7:52 a.m.)

Holy, Holy Father God,

Thank You! Thank You for the amazing, transforming work You are doing around here. Thank You for the role Your Word has played in conflict resolution.

Thank You that Your written Word addresses every single problem we could ever come across. Thank You that Your Truth reigns supreme. Thank You that the more I read, the more I want to know.

Oh most Holy Father, You are so good. So faithful. And we truly long to emulate You.

Ah, and here again Your Truth rings out. Feelings have been hurt around here. The more we worked at [cussing and] discussing the origins of our painful problems, the deeper and more wounded we each became. But Your Truth held us steady.

Refusing to waver. Not allowing satan the foothold (Ephesians 4:27) for which he so desperately fought, we finally reached resolution. How? Forgiveness!

Forgiveness as stated in Matthew 6:14 (The Voice). “Jesus says to declare forgiveness of those who have wronged us. This is because forgiveness of other people emulates God's forgiveness of us. If you forgive people when they sin against you, then your Father will forgive you when you sin against Him and when you sin against your neighbor.”

Father, we cannot thank You enough. We love You. We want to serve You well. Resembling You. Emulating You. Loving You with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength (Mark 12:30) as You so rightly deserve.

Thank You Father. Use us well. We love You. Amen.

(256 words ~ 8:51 a.m.)