Father, as I come before You this evening, I am in awe of what You do! Amongst the masses of humanity, I am one relatively insignificant individual. I have value to some of those that I come in contact with on a regular basis but that is pretty much it. I know I am cherished in Your eyes – and that is awesome! – but that You choose to use me as a vessel to communicate Your word to Your people, and for that matter to those who have yet to become people of faith, I again am awestruck! You take the little I have to offer and, as the offering of the boy with five loaves and two fish (John 6:1-14), You multiply it exponentially! You bless it and You – and You alone – bring fruit from the seed that is sown. I don’t really understand how You do but I beg that You will never stop! Use me – for I know because You have shown me – that I am more than useless. In Your kingdom, I have great value because I yield myself to You. I give all that I am to You – my past, my present, and my future. I would pray that I would heed Your guiding voice. I would pray that when I hear that voice of direction that I would then act and not delay. I pray that You would keep me from being a stagnant participant as a minister in Your Kingdom. I would also pray that those to whom I minister, would realize that they are ministers too! That they too would take seriously the call You place upon their lives. That they would come to a full realization of what Peter says, “…for you are a chosen people. You are [a royal priesthood], a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9 (NLT)

Lord Jesus, this went much farther than I had anticipated but my heart is full and I want to bring attention to Your holy name! You are the reason that I am who I am! Where would I be were it not for You? I would be lost… I would be condemned… But as Your world proclaims,

“So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power[a] of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.” Romans 8:1-3 (NLT)

All praise and glory and honor to You my Lord and Savior!

Nov 24th, 2019, Sun, 8:43 pm