Daily Prayer_June 21, 2011

The Word for wisdom:

Proverbs 21:2 (NLT)
People may be right in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their heart.

The Word for inspiration:

Psalm 92:5-9 (HCSB)
⁵ How magnificent are Your works, Lord, how profound Your thoughts! ⁶ A stupid person does not know, a fool does not understand this: ⁷ though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed. ⁸ But You, Lord, are exalted forever. ⁹ For indeed, Lord, Your enemies— indeed, Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

The Word for encouragement:

1 John 2:17 (HCSB)
And the world with its lust is passing away, but the one who does God's will remains forever.

1 John 5:11-13 (HCSB)
¹¹ And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. ¹² The one who has the Son has life. The one who doesn't have the Son of God does not have life. ¹³ I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

My observation:

The passage from today's Psalm causes me to pause and think about the eternal. This subject is difficult for our minds to get a handle on. However, it is not too difficult for our magnificent God. Our heavenly Father has eternity on his mind, and he has provided the way for each of us to experience eternal life in his Son.

It is not wise for us to put our hope in the things that are temporal because those things are perishing. Where will the material things that we invest so much in today be in 100 years? Where will some of our expensive toys be in 2 years?

Do you get the picture I am attempting to paint in just a few words? We need to take the time to ponder the things that will last for eternity rather than putting all of our energy in pursuing the things that are perishing.

Do you know if you have eternal life? If eternal life is not your current possession, it can be. Eternal life is a gift of our heavenly Father. The Apostle John wrote his gospel to show us how to have this life that is forever.

John 20:30-31 (HCSB)
³⁰ Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples that are not written in this book. ³¹ But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.

The gospel of John is a book that every person needs to read. Have you read it? If not, why don't you take the time to read it. The return on your investment of just a small amount of time could reap benefits that will last for eternity.

My prayer:

Father God, Abba, Father, I am so taken aback by your amazing love for the fallen human race. How breathtaking it is to ponder the truth that the Sovereign Lord would have me on his mind, and care so deeply about me. Father, your love, grace and mercy just blows me away. Father, in the face of such an incredible gift, all that I can do is to humbly receive it by faith. With a grateful heart, I say thank you Father for sending Jesus to provide for me the way to have eternal life.

My song:

When He Was on the Cross, I Was on His Mind (Click on link below to listen to this song):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD8wg9LyQ84&feature=related

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Proverbs 3:5-6 (HCSB)
⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; ⁶ think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths.