Father, before this day gets too far along I truly want to place it into Your hands. I freely give it to You to use me as You want to accomplish Your will in the lives of those whom my life will touch. May my ears be attuned to Your voice and my I be quick to act, with no hesitation. All I have, all I am, is Yours.
1 Peter 4:7-9 (<<click here)
Lord, more and more there seems to be talk of Your “coming soon”. Many feel that your return is imminent. And with the arrival of that momentous occasion, life as we know it will come to an end and new beginnings will be upon us.
It is of utmost importance that we are ready when You call…but are we readying ourselves in the right ways? Some spend a great deal of time trying to figure out as many details of the whens, and the wheres, and the whos and the hows of Your return as they can. And to what end? For me, it is enough to know that You are coming.
Others look gleefully to the end. They are happy that they will see You and that they will get to be with You for all eternity. And shockingly enough, some of those are equally as gleeful that “sinners” will get what’s coming to them. Finally, they will be shown to be right and those who didn’t agree with them, oh baby, they are gonna burn. What?! That’s not how You think, Lord.
The Apostle John quoted you saying,
“For God did not send his Son [You] into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” John 3:17
And of course, what did You say right before this?
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16
I want to be ready when You call, Lord, but may I be found doing my best to fulfill Your will this side of eternity. May I be “earnest and disciplined in [my] prayers” and “most important of all” may I “continue to show deep love for [others], for love covers a multitude of sins.”
Lord, Your command is that we not come home alone. Burden my heart to pray for and truly love others so they too can enjoy the great blessings of Your love.
Feb 6th, Mon, 6:15 am
