Wow, Father! That seems to be an apt word to use to describe so many aspects of this weekend! Yesterday morning I woke right on time after being up only a couple of times the night before – thank You! Yesterday was a good morning at work and then I had a wonderful afternoon and evening with Karen – thank You!

Today? Today was amazing – all because of You! Thank You for using this cracked pot (and today I was quite leaky! I needed a new hanky when I got home!) to proclaim the Good News to Your people. I truly believe that Your presence was felt by one and all. You spoke, we listened and now Father I would ask that we would now act upon Your word. As we learned from Jesus’s time in the Garden of Gethsemane, we need to pray – connect with You! Be open! Be honest! Be faithful!

On the worst night of Jesus’ life, He returned to You three times asking that if possible that the cup (his pending suffering and death) be taken from Him if possible – He did not give up. We, too, can not give up! Even though we may be going through one of the most difficult times of our lives (and if we aren’t we will sometime in the future!), our only hope is to continue returning to You. We can not give up on You! You surely do not give up on us! Our victory, our overcoming of this world is only found in You!

And as Jesus exemplified as well, the cup was His alone to drink and He did so for he also proclaimed,  “Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Matthew 26:36-46

Lord, at this moment, I pray for my church family members. I pray for the readers of this blog. I pray that people who don’t normally read this blog will be drawn to it when they see it. Lord, continue to speak through Your word. I lay hold of Isaiah 55:10-11,

“The rain and snow come down from the heavens
and stay on the ground to water the earth.
They cause the grain to grow,
producing seed for the farmer
and bread for the hungry.
It is the same with my word.
I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to,
and it will prosper everywhere I send it. (emphasis mine)

Amen, Lord, so be it!

Mar 4th, 2018, Sun, 6:38 pm