infused

Tuesday, December 23, 2014 (6:47 a.m.)

Holiest, Most Awesome God,

Thank You! You provide us with blessings. Surround us with love. Infuse us with strength. Your strength. Your love. Your blessings.

Thank You Father that all we have is Yours. You share so generously with us, Your needy people.

The holiday songs that sing loudest in my mind right now have so very little to do with You. Holly, snow, mistletoe, turkeys... While the tunes are definitely catchy, we need more substance. Permanence. Adoration.

Thank You Blessed Father that there is such a vast distinction between the songs of this world and those Your angels sing.

Thank You that every time we remember You in the midst of this often hectic season, You again infuse us with Your strength. Power. Love.

We are blessed. And we long to share Your blessings with a hurting world. Work in us. Through us. By us. For us. With us. Make us into the people You would have us be.

According to The Message, two sections of Scripture mention being infused with Your strength. One in the Old Testament, the other in the New.

Hannah rejoiced in her prayer of praise to You (1 Samuel 2: 1-10). And Paul encouraged the believers in Thessalonica to continue trusting You. He also reassured them of Christ's return. It's Paul's words (1 Thessalonians 3:11-13) I ask You to instill in me this day.

“May God our Father Himself and our Master Jesus clear the road to you! And may the Master pour on the love so it fills your lives and splashes over on everyone around you, just as it does from us to you. May you be infused with strength and purity, filled with confidence in the presence of God our Father when our Master Jesus arrives with all His followers.” 

Yes, please. Make it so that I would live a life of Your love. I love You Father. I thank You. Use me well this day. Thank You. I love You. Amen.

(337 words ~ 8:18 a.m.)