He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. ~Psalm 23:3 God made us so that we could be refreshed and restored often. The daily cycle of life shows this pattern because we are meant to sleep for around eight hours every day. Science is showing us that rest is vital for our mental and physical health.
In today's promise, King David says that God is the one who restores His soul. I'm not very knowledgeable about this topic, but I've read that stress can cause up to 70–80% of physical illnesses. This tells me that the human body wasn't made to handle a lot of stress all the time. We all need to feel better and have our souls healed. Today, I pray that each of us can take the time to rest in the middle of our busy lives. May the Lord provide us new strength, refresh us, and let us catch our breath. Prayer: Thank you, Father, for the life You have given me through Your Son, Jesus. It brings refreshment and restoration to me. Please help me believe that You want me to be strong again so that I can catch my breath today. Currently, I choose to stop, take a deep breath, and receive more of Your peace and rest, which are part of my inheritance through the Holy Spirit living in me. I pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Many, O LORD my God, are Thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and Thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. ~Psalm 40:5King David wrote Psalm 40, in which he tells God how wonderful His works are. David then talks about all the good things God has in store for us.
God's goodness never ends. It goes on and on. The phrase "The Lord is good, and His mercy endures forever" is used many times in the Bible. The enemy's plan is to make us doubt God's goodness. Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden were the beginning of his plan, and it is still going on today. If he can make us doubt God's goodness, he can make us not trust our Heavenly Father. David was right when he said that there are too many good plans for us from God to count. The truth is that God is on our side, not against us. He loves us with all of His heart and only wants the best for us. This doesn't mean that we won't have to face problems and challenges along the way. However, even when things are hard, nothing can ever take us away from His amazing love. (Romans 8:35–39) Today, I pray that the Holy Spirit will help you get rid of any wrong ideas you may have about God. He is not a distant, angry father or a religious leader who hurts people. He is the best Father, and He has so many plans for you that you can't even count them! Prayer: Thank you, Father, for all the good things you have planned for me in Christ. There are so many that I can't even count them! Help me remember how good you are, even when I feel like I'm surrounded by bad things. Today I say that you are good and that your mercy lasts forever! I pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. ~Ephesians 2:5-6 We used to be dead, but now we are alive in Christ. We used to live by the laws of the flesh, but now we are led by the Spirit of God. What a difference! From death to life, from darkness to light, from earth to heaven. God's grace (unearned favor) has brought us to resurrection life in His Son so that we can sit with Jesus in heaven!
Many of us think that the Bible passage we read today shows what will happen to us after we die and when we get to heaven. But Paul the Apostle is talking about something that is happening right now, not just something that will happen when we all get to heaven. The spiritual truth of salvation has brought us to heaven right now! As we go through the rest of our Christian lives here on earth, this is where we stand spiritually in Christ. I love the fact that God the Father has given us a place to sit with Christ in heaven. We really do share the same seat as our Savior because we are IN Him! Today, I pray that the Holy Spirit will give us all the strength to understand what our current heavenly seatedness means for all time. Your spirit is with Jesus in heaven right now, no matter how bad or sad your life is on earth. Prayer: Thank you, Father, for raising me in Christ and giving me a place in your throne room in heaven. I pray that I can focus on the things above and not on the things that get in the way and make me feel bad in this world. Even though I am still firmly rooted here on earth, my true identity is already established in heavenly places. So, I want to be more aware of that than ever before today! I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.  And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He quickened [made alive] together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses; blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross. ~Colossians 2:13-14In Colossians 2:13-14, Paul the Apostle makes it very clear that God the Father has forgiven all of our sins, any trespasses against us, and even cancelled any charges against us! Because of Jesus Christ's cross, all of our sins, failures, and mistakes have been taken away and nailed to the cross!
Not just the sins we've done in the past, but also the ones we're doing now and will do in the future. The work of Christ has dealt a huge blow to sin and death in our lives. In Christ, we are now new beings. Everything has changed; the old is gone. Don't worry if you have trouble with past sins. Hebrews 8:12 says that God has decided to forget our sins. The sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will wash away our guilty conscience. Because of what Jesus did for us, all of our sins have been forgiven, and we are now alive in Him. Today, I pray that we all just believe this. I hope we don't let negative thoughts keep us stuck in the past. We should have the courage to agree with what Paul the Apostle said in Romans 8:1, which says, "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Prayer: Thank you, Father, for sending your only Son to die on the cross so that I could become holy and acceptable in your sight. Help me believe that all of my sins, past, present, and future, have been dealt with so that I don't feel condemned in any way that makes me feel unloved and unaccepted. By faith, I say that I am your beloved child, brought to life by my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I pray in the name of Jesus, Amen.  For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. ~Romans 8:29What a great promise! God knew us, loved us, and planned for us to be part of His amazing family before the world was made. He chose to shape us into the likeness of His beloved Son because He loves us so much and wants us to be part of His wonderful family.
Jesus is the firstborn of many brothers and sisters. He is the best big brother we could ask for, and because of what He did on the cross, His Father has become our Father (John 20:17). Praise the Lord for this kind of salvation! Every day, we are becoming more and more like Him. As we learn more about how family is at the heart of the Christian life, we will feel more of the love we share with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. We are not alone; we are joint heirs with Jesus! (Romans 8:17) My prayer today is that everyone knows that God chose us to be part of His eternal family before the world was even made. May the truth of this promise change how we see ourselves, our brothers and sisters, and our Elder Brother Jesus! Prayer: Thank you, Father, for always making me more like Your Son so that I can learn more and more about how much You love me in Christ. Please help me remember that You chose me to be a part of Your family. This way, I can live every day of my life knowing that I am loved, I belong, and I am accepted in the best family in the universe. I pray in Jesus' name. Amen. |
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