Greetings
from Austin Street
TGIF! Today
God is first!! All is well here at 811.
It was such a gorgeous day!!!
God I
want to love you for who you are—even though my motivation is sometimes
misplaced. Help me to know you and love you more each day. I can endure present
problems because I know that your plan will be fulfilled and that I will see
your wonderful glory. I pray to walk
purposefully with You. Get my worldly
self out of the way so that You may direct me one step at a time. I pray to remain thankful each step of the
way with a grateful heart. I love you
Lord. In Jesus name, amen.
The opening
sentence of my devotion tonight is “Do you love God for what He does or Who He
is?” Do we worship God to get what we
want or because we stand in grace-filled awe of being in the presence of
God? I think God is a bit like us in
that God wants to be loved for being God; for being who He is. The writer of my
meditation tonight describes God using words such as; astoundingly imaginative,
unwaveringly kind, steadfast, holy, completely powerful and wise. Those are very powerful words to describe an
indescribable God. And yet the God we serve and love, with all of these
qualities desires most of all to have relationship with us so that we may
experience His unconditional love. I will be the first to admit that I am needy
before God, but I must also claim with all of my needy being that I am not
complete without God. In my prayer time I have begun to pray and give thanks
for every blessing and every need met and I also practice praise of the
everlasting God of unconditional love.
“Who is this great king? He is the LORD, strong and
mighty; the LORD; victorious in battle.”
Psalm 24: 8
“The earth is the LORD’S and all it contains, the world,
and those who dwell in it.”
Psalm 24:1
Take joy in
the journey remembering that faith, hope, trust and prayer do not disappoint.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength. Wear
comfortable shoes and get some sleep.
Love you all, Bruce and Gaylene
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