Sometimes,
Lord, we don't feel like the sun is shining upon us. When we feel like
this, help us to know that the light and love of Your Son is always
shining upon us. When we're feeling down, help us to remember that You
raised Jesus up - "Up from the grave He arose with a mighty triumph o'er
His foes." This is what we need to hear. This is what lifts us up: up -
into Your presence, up - out of our sin, up - into Your salvation'
upwards and onwards - to Your eternal glory.
Lord, help us never to think, “We are blessed because we are obedient.” Help us always to say, “We are blessed because You love us and Jesus died for us.” Your love for us, Jesus’ death for us: This is where the blessing comes from – and it’s where our obedience comes from! We think of Your great love for us. We think of Jesus, crucified for us. We say, “Lord, You love me. Help me to love You.” We say, “Jesus, You died for me. Help me to live for You.” This is how Your blessing comes to us – You show us how much You love us, You put Your love into our hearts, the obedience grows stronger – and so does the blessing!
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