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!
By Your grace, Lord, You call us to be Your soldiers and servants. Help us not to be "fearful and fainthearted" (Deuteronomy 19:19). Help us to be "good soldiers of Jesus Christ" (2 Timothy 2:3). When we hear your challenging question: "Who is on the Lord's side?", may we give our committed answer: "By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine, we are on the Lord's side; Saviour, we are Thine."
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