Hello Father! We just need You today. We don’t need acceptance from anyone but You. We don’t fear anyone but You. The fear we have of You, is the fear of a child who knows that discipline comes when the rules of obedience are broken.
We are okay if love doesn’t come from anywhere…but from You Father. When friends depart, the only friend we need is You. If we have lost the love of our life, it is You Father who comes in the lonely hours and reminds us that no one has or ever will love us…like You. When illness comes, healing will come from You. If we are in the middle of a financial crisis and the future looks very bleak…even then, You are there.
You and only You are all things to us. You fill every need we have. You are our father, mother, sweetheart, husband, wife, brother, sister, pastor, mentor, confidant, healer, chief financial officer, safe travel director, counselor, mediator, child care specialist and dispatcher of angel attendance…just to name a few.
How much money must we pay for One so able to meet our needs?
Thought For the Day:
The world is in chaos. People are mindlessly running in ever direction seeking to fill the voids in their lives. Money, fame, knowledge, worldly wisdom cannot fill the empty places in our souls. Sin abounds. World leaders are broken in their ability to lead. Confidence is lost. Disobedience to what God calls us to do is rampant. Disease is on the rise. Earthquakes come most everyday. There is only one way to feel secure and receive the blessings of God.
Jesus. The name above all names. If we cannot accept Him…believing that He was crucified, buried and rose again, God cannot look at us. Why? If We cannot accept His Son then He cannot be our Father. Jesus shed His blood for our sins. He was sacrificed in our place. The Lamb of God. Only He can cover our sins so that God can become all things to us. Simple, so very simple that a child can understand it and receive it.
People will fail us, sorrow is a part of life, money will slip through our fingers, our souls will become corrupt with sin, the world and our enemy will pull us into all kinds of distractions to keep us from Jesus. Problems will be a part of every day. Only when we can speak to our Heavenly Father, letting Him know where we hurt and what our needs are, will we find peace. He will then be a part of every event, every crisis, ever pain, every sorrow, and every joy. He will give us energy, power and knowledge to do great things with our lives. To overcome what the enemy intends to destroy us.
Scripture For Today:
Philipians 4:19
19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (NKJV)
Matthew 10:33
32 “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. 33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. (NKJV)
Prayer For Today:
Hello Father! People are in pain the world over. We pray that Jesus becomes real to them. That their hearts will open and let Jesus step in. He is our way to You. The only way to You. We pray for a broken world. We pray your protection and comfort for persecuted believers. People are hurting from so many things gone wrong. Open our eyes that we may see. Forgive us of our sins. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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