Tag: Daily Needs

Lord God, You are my faithful Father.  You keep all Your promises and Your covenant of love with me as long as I love You and keep Your commandments (Deuteronomy 7:9).  Thank You for Your daily care and attention to my needs (Matthew 6:32). Lead me to always seek Your kingdom first, so all things will be given to me as I have need of them (Matthew 6:33). I rejoice in the knowledge that You always supply all my needs according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus, my Lord and Savior (Philippians 4:19). 

It is a great comfort to me to know You know all of my needs even before I express them to You (Matthew 6:8).  I delight in the truth that You delight in the well-being (health and happiness) of Your servants (Psalm 35:27).   Father, thank You for Your Word which declares that if I will trust in You and do good, I will dwell securely in the land.  I will gladly delight myself in You, my Lord, and I am thrilled to realize that You are giving me the desires of my heart. Therefore, I commit my way to You and I trust in You (Psalm 37:3-5), because I know You will perfect that which concerns me, O Lord; You will fulfill Your purpose for me (Psalm 138:8). You have a vested interest in me.

So, I bless You, loving Father, for You have blessed me with every spiritual blessing possible in Christ Jesus, my Redeemer (Ephesians 1:3).  You have made me a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17), born again of Your incorruptible Word (1 Peter 1:23).  Your mercy, O Lord God, is reaches through the heavens; and Your faithfulness reaches through the skies (Psalm 36:5).  I praise You for the sheer joy of knowing that You are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that I can ask or even imagine, according to Your power which is at work in my life (Ephesians 3:20).  You are my joy and my delight; I will praise You, O God, my God (Psalm 43:4).  Thank You, loving Lord.

I so want to take Jesus’ good counsel and not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own (Matthew 6:34). So, I pray for today: O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this Your servant, and to the prayer of all Your servants who delight in revering Your name. Give Your servants success today by granting us favor in the presence of men (Nehemiah 1:11).

Wisdom for daily living:

God You are the end of all that is good, the height of all life, the depth of all that can be spoken. Heavenly Father, help us to remember:

• The jerk who cut us off in traffic could be a single mother who worked nine hours straight and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework do laundry, and spend a few precious moments with her children.
• The pierced, tattooed, disinterested youth who can’t make change correctly could be a worried 19 year old college student balancing apprehension over final exams with fear of not getting a student loan for next semester.
• The scary looking sum, begging for money in the same spot every day could be a slave of addictions we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.
• The old couple, walking amazingly slow through the aisles and blocking progress could be soaring this moment, knowing that – based on the biopsy report from last week – this may be the last time they shop together.

Remind us each day of all the gifts You give the greatest of which is Your life-changing love.  It is real enough to share with those we hold dear.  Open our hearts not just to those who are close, but to all those around us this day. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, to share patience, and to supply sympathy.