Eph 1:17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better. (NIV)
Lord, I want to know You better and more each and every day. That is one of the chief reasons I sit at Your feet and read Your word each morning. I want to understand Your heart. I want to see others through Your eyes. The pull of this world is powerful and seductive. I want to steep myself in You so that I can resist the world’s siren song.
Eph 1:17 I ask the glorious Father and God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you His Spirit. The Spirit will make you wise and let you understand what it means to know God. (CEV)
Lord, When I am in my recliner with my bible and my coffee, it is so very easy to immerse myself in You. But when I go about my daily routine, life always intrudes, pushing You aside, clambering for my time and attention. Give me the strength and peace to recognize and reject the world’s intrusion, Lord. Help me to draw so close to You that I cannot be separated by anything.
1 Cor 13:12 Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.
Lord, Thank You for this day and for this thirst to know You more. Draw me closer every day. Help me to love like You love. Help me to use my deep desire to know You and to follow You and my imperfect knowledge of Your word and this world to shine Your light always. Draw me closer. Amen.
Psalm 46:10 Be still and know….
Have a blessed day.