Wednesday,
June 29, 2016 (6:10 a.m.)
It's a
brand new day. Thank You.
(7:07
a.m.)
A brand
new day. With You. Yes! Thank You!
Reading
in Your Word and of Your Word again I am heartened. Buoyed.
Hope-filled.
Holy
Jesus, thank You! Holy Father, praise You. Holy Spirit, fill me.
I
continue tripping over my thoughts of how best to address You. It was
in searching e-articles about this very topic that I was directed to
read Romans 12:12. And here I am, truly AGOG with Your goodness and
Your grace.
Blessed
Lord God Almighty, thank You. I am praying “to the Father, through
(or in the name of) the Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit”
[gotquestions.org].
Praying because I want to. Praying because I am
grateful for Your presence and Your power in our lives.
Romans
12:12 tells me to “Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be
patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.”
How I
praise You for the hope this section is instilling in me at this very
moment. I read up to verse 9. “Don't just pretend that you love
others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Stand on the side of
the good.”
I
confess to You right now, I don't always know what that is! With that
said, I am truly grateful for the hope that is springing off this
page straight into my heart. I have not felt this excited over Your
Truth in quite some time.
You are
loving, forgiving, powerful. All the things we are not on our own.
Oh, but with You? We are made brand new (2 Corinthians 5:17). Thank
You. Praise You. Bless You (Psalm 103:22).
There
is so very much to do around here this brand new day. And I have a
brand new hope in which to approach it. That hope that only comes
from knowing, loving and trusting You. So it is to You, God our
Father; in the name of Jesus, Your One and Only Son; and in the power
of His Holy Spirit that I pray asking that You would truly bless us
with Your power that we would accomplish exactly what You wish.
Illustrated
Bible Handbook tells us of
Romans Chapter 12,
“An
Appeal for Commitment; 12:1, 2. When
we offer ourselves to live for the Lord (cf. 6:15-23), we begin a
process of inner transformation which will lead to an entirely new
outlook on life. Only by refusing to be squeezed into the ways in
which people of this world relate to others will we be able, together, to experience the good and pleasing will of God for us.
“True
Interdependence;
12:3-8.
The world's way is competitive, with each individual seeking to be
superior to others. In Christ's body a new way is made possible: a
way of cooperation and true interdependence. In Christ each person is
valued, for each has a spiritual gift which enables him to contribute
to others. There is no room to 'think of yourself more highly than
you ought'
for we are all needed and all important.
“Sincere
Love;
12:9-21.
The climate of the new community is to be marked by a sincere love
for one another. It is this climate that makes possible maximum growth
in righteousness. Such a love is so dynamic a power that it enables
us to 'overcome evil with good.'”
It
is this [YOUR] power that
allows me to once again truly
“be
glad” (Romans 12:12a). Thank You!
Use me on this brand new day,
with the renewed hope I have that You really do know exactly what You
are doing. Forgive me for the doubt through which I have been looking at You.
Let
me see You clearly through the eyes of love You provide. Thank You.
Praise You. Bless You. Amen!
(637
words ~ 9:05 a.m.)
