I Wish to See Jesus

Promise of the Day:
"...Sir, we would see Jesus." (John 20:21)

Prayer:
O Lord, I have said it before and I say it again 'I long to see You, to see Your face; I long to hear Your voice and feel Your touch'. The more I know You, the sweeter You grow. You are the desire of my soul, dear Lord. Now I can only imagine what it will be like, but some day I will actually see You. Then I shall see the scars on Your hands, and kiss the scars on Your dear feet. Then I shall gaze into Your face and look into Your eyes, the very eyes of God. O, I wish to see Jesus! Amen

Love One Another

Promise of the Day:
"I give you a new commandment that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another." (John 13:34)

Prayer:
My Lord and my God, Thank You for Your love to me. My prayer is that I will share this love with others. Love is one of Your attributes, and one that is shared with me, so I must pass it on. I keep the words to the song "If I can Help Somebody" in the front of my Bible. I keep it here to remind me that if I can help somebody, show someone the way, bring some beauty to the world, then my living is not in vain. I do want to be a reflection of You and Your love. I know if I reach out to others, I will not be downcast because I will not be thinking of my own needs. You are with me, You carry my burdens, so I in turn will help another and show them Your love. You are the light and life and love in me. Amen

He Goes Before

Promise of the Day:
The Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you. (Deut. 31:8)

Prayer:
O Lord, I am so thankful to have Your promise of going before me. The old year is past, so I will forget the past. With this promise that You go before me, I need only to follow in Your footprints. Knowing that I am kept in the palm of Your hand; I therefore know that nothing can touch me without going through You first. There is nothing that can remove me from this place of Safety. In Romans 8:38, 39, Paul says "for I am persuaded that neither death not life, nor angels nor principalities not powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created things, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." So as we begin a New Year, I will cast all my care upon You. Anytime I don't know what to do, I will remember that You are there, going before me, and all is under Your control. Amen and Hallelujah!

He Stands Between the Years

Promise of the Day:
"I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." (John 8:12)

Prayer:
Holy Lord, You are all I need as we begin this new year. As Moses said in Ex. 33, if Your presence does not go with me then I do not want to move on. But You have promised Your presence to go with me. And today as we stand on the brink of the New Year, Your light is shining ahead to guide my steps, and You cast Your shadow over the past year covering all the heartaches, mistakes, or failures that have been in my life. So, forgetting the past I will press on to the goal, looking to You, my guide, to light my path, and afterward You will receive me to glory (Psa 73:24). Praise Your Name, O Holy Lord! Amen

Pressing On!

Promise of the Day:
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.
(Phil. 3:12)

Prayer:
Wow! Lord! The last day of the year 2008! It seems it just started, and here we are finished. Yet, looking back, we have covered a lot, and have much to praise You for. There were many lessons to strengthen me, and guidance toward the goal even though I have so far to go to reach my goal. You have given me the Holy Spirit and the fruit of the Spirit, and more, yet I have not yet learned to produce them all. As Paul says: I have not yet attained, but I will press on into another year, and I pray Your love may abound still more and more as I strive to have the 'Mind of Christ'. Just give me Jesus! You are my desire! Amen

Yesterday Is Gone

Promise of the Day:
"...but one thing I do (it is my one aspiration); forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on..." (Phil. 3:13b Amplified)

Prayer:
My past, Lord, has been put under the blood. Paul tells us to forget those things which are behind. He further says to "press forward", and knowing my future is in Your hands, I press on into a New Year with anticipation! Today is my gift from You--my 'Present'. I have today to enjoy Your Grace and worship You. Each new day, as it becomes my 'present', I commit it to You to lead and guide, step by step. Amen

Virtues

Promise of the Day:
All my fresh springs shall be in Thee.
(Psalm 87:7)

Prayer:
Dear Lord, You are like Springs in the desert to me, Lord. You give me new life, a fresh start. Old things are passed away, and behold, all things are new. You gave me a goodly heritage (as David put is) but that is good only in the eyes of man. My new life comes from You so that all is new. Without You I am nothing. I am by nature impatient; I am sinful; I am unlovely. But through You I can have the mind and virtues of Christ! Transfigure me to be like You Lord Jesus. Amen