That We May Know

     That we may know. Jesus wants us to know Him in order for us to tell others. Are you willing? Seek intimate conversation with Him. Fill Him in on what is on your mind. (Even though He already knows!) Pray for the desires of your heart and for others. He is listening. He will teach you and guide you and speak through you.  

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Colossians 4:6

     …so that we may know how to answer everyone? Sounds impossible. But God is right there with you. Fill yourself full of the grace of God and speak His truth. I love the term in the Scripture above, “seasoned with salt.”  Salt adds flavor, salt preserves, salt can hit our deepest wounds to open them up for healing. Grace and salt. In this time of unrest and anger, grace and salt, sent from above.

Jesus,

Give us the answers to life’s deepest questions. Give us courage to speak with grace, seasoned with salt. With Your help, we can be ready.

Amen

That We May Know

     That we may know eternal life. Hope is eternal. There is a home prepared for us the moment we accept Christ as Savior. Our names are in permanent marker in the Lamb’s book of life. (Revelation 20 and 21) Nothing can ever separate us from Christ, nothing not ever! (Romans 8)

     Life will not end for the believer. We move from this temporal, sin-filled, sickness-bearing, aging body into a life everlasting, new body, imperishable, immortal, forever. (1 Corinthians 15)

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 1 John 5;

     So that we may know we have eternal life. Let that bring you a fresh joy today. Don’t get too caught up on the things of this earth that are temporal. Don’t put too much stock into the things you see. Focus your attention on the One of your heart. The following are my life verses.  Keep looking up.

Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, for what is seen is temporary and what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Jesus,

Thank you for eternity. You are preparing a place made just for us. Thank You for Your abiding presence and the promise of forever. We love you.

Amen

That We May Know

     That we may know. Knowing Christ more and more will change us, as we walk with more confidence and as we speak with more grace, and as we move with more hope, unafraid and ready to speak of our Lord and of who He is.

     And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed in His image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18

      Walking in faith, growing in wisdom, gaining more confident. All signs of a growing relationship with the one and only, Jesus Christ and being transformed more and more into His image. From glory to glory. That we may know.

Jesus,

We long to know You more and more. Develop a hunger and thirst within us to place You first, to dig into the Word, to seek obedience and to live a full life satisfied with the One who fills our souls.

Amen

That We May Know

     That we may know. Jesus wants us to know Him better, to be intimate with Him in prayer and in our desire to follow. With His Word, with the power of prayer, with the fellowship of other believers, we can grow in our faith, in our knowing.

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.  Ephesians 1:17

     I want that. How about you? Let’s pray today that the Holy Spirit will reveal more to us of God’s wisdom so that we may know Him better.

Lord,

We ask for new insights, for new revelations, for more wisdom. Open our hearts to know You more and more.

Amen

 

That We May Know

That we may know. That we may know God. That we may believe He is the Lord. That He has chosen us. That we can be His witnesses. There is no other God.

“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. Isaiah 43:10

     That we may know the treasures available to us when we have Jesus. He calls us by name.

I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel who summons you by name. Isaiah 45:3

Lord,

Help our unbelief. Help us to know the hidden treasures of Your heart. So that we may know and be Your witnesses. That You are He, the sovereign Lord.

Amen

Prayer Through the Night

     When we have too much on our minds, or when we are worried about viruses or murder hornets, when we are anxious for one of our kids, when we face a health crisis or when we just have too many details to sort through, sleep eludes us. Tossing and turning, watching the clock, minds on full alert. Can you relate?

     I have suffered from insomnia, off and on, since my teen years. I have come to terms with it and don’t worry quite as much about lack of sleep as I once did. After all, I have made it this far with many a sleepless night. Here are a few verses to take with you as you work through a restless night.

He will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast and who trust in Him. Isaiah 26:3

I call out to the Lord and He answers me from His holy mountain. I lie down and sleep. I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:4-5

In peace, I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safely. Psalm 4:7-8

     I also encourage you to read through Psalm 91 and Psalm 121, as prayers of protection over your life and over your family, knowing that God was with us when we entered the world and He will be with us as we leave this world.

Father,

Be with those struggling to find rest. Give them the ability to sleep and gain strength, to give everything to You from morning ‘til night.

In Jesus name,

Amen

Prayer in the Spirit

     If Christ is your Savior, His very Spirit lives within you. The Holy Spirit has several attributes. Throughout the Bible, He is called our advocate, our counselor, our teacher, the Spirit of truth. He is our intercessor and our interpreter. Aren’t sure what or how to pray?

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. Romans 8:26

     The Spirit knows the will of God. He hears our hearts and connects with us. He stands up for us, comforts us and interprets our prayers for our own good and gives them to the Father. I don’t know about you, but this leaves me in awe of the work of God. All of the times we don’t know how to pray, He prays for us and feels the emotion right along with us.

     Jude is one of the sons of Mary and Joseph, half-brother of our Lord. He encourages us to build ourselves up in the faith. The Holy Spirit assists us in doing just that.

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love, as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Jude 1:20-21

Father,

How thankful we are to have the Holy Spirit residing within us to advocate for us, to comfort us, to teach and guide us and to help us build up our faith. Thank You for Your Spirit.

In Jesus name,

Amen