Open your Bible Day 7

 

Good morning! It's Monday!

Day 7 of praying and randomly opening my Bible.....my prayer is not rote but usually goes something like this:

Lord, you know what I need to hear right here, right now. Your word is living and active and I know you will show me great things. You will provide, I will be amazed (always) and I will give you praise and thanksgiving for your provision. Thank you in advance for what I know you will do. By the mighty power of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus' name. Amen.

Did you catch the "I knows" and "You wills"? Never really thought about it until I started typing...like right now...

that there's a confidence there. Not one I really thought of myself to have. 😳 But as I ponder my prayer and how I use "I know" and "you will" I see clearly their implications.

IT'S A RELATIONSHIP!

YES! A relationship! It's personal. Last week I told my granddaughter that we would work out a time when she could come and spend the night. Just her....alone. Just Nanny and her time. She was upset and I said, "honey, I promise." My daughter was standing there and I said, "Your mommy knows I never promise if I don't mean it." My daughter confirmed for her that she need not worry. It will happen. There's relationship! Built over time with my children that I'm now building with my grandchildren.

That is the closest earthly example I can think of that weakly mirrors my relationship with my Lord and Savior. And today, though always surprised, he shows me that his promises are rock solid. He will never disappoint. I can count on him 100% of the time.

So, I open my Bible and land in Psalm 105:1-5

"Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done...."

* Give thanks
* Call on his name
* Sing to him
* Tell of his wonderful acts
* Glory in his holy name
* Look to the Lord
* Seek his face
* Remember the wonders he has done

Wow! Give, Call , Sing, Tell, Glory, Look, Seek, Remember! Is that not exactly what I'm supposed to do today? I cannot make this stuff up! Deeply amazed, profoundly grateful for God's consistent working in my life.

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
Matthew 7:7

I have only been given my story to tell. I can't tell someone else's. But maybe, just maybe, by telling my story it will touch someone else where they are. I don't know that but that's not my part. That's God's part. So today he says, "Tell of my wonderful acts." And I say, "Yes God!"

Lord, today I give you thanks for your divine provision. I call on you in the morning that you would answer me. I sing praises to you and tell of your wonderful acts. As I look to you and seek your face I remember the wonders you have done. May I, today, glory in your name. For you have done amazing things. Amen.

Have a beautiful day! Tell your story!

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