Most
of my life I have lived near an ocean. Perhaps the fascination and magnetic
hold it has is its similarity to its Designer and Creator. The sea offers
unlimited bounty, yet its rewards remain mostly unseen until they surface. There
is mystery and beauty, great power and peaceful bliss. The ocean cannot be
controlled, nor defied, but it will carry those who enter it to unimagined new
places. Great and Mighty God, Giver of Life, I thank You for revealing
something of Yourself in the things You’ve created. I stand in awe of Your
power and majesty, and am eternally thankful for Your bounty and blessings.
A serious pursuit of godliness requires an equally serious renunciation of worldliness. Too often, we measure spirituality with false scales. While being wisely selective with our public vices we are less so with our private attitudes and perspectives. In reality, it is the thoughts and intents of the heart where the greatest battles must be waged; our actions will ultimately align with the condition of our hearts. Lord God, You know me inside out, You are not fooled by human facades. Plow my heart with Your Word and Spirit and leave nothing unturned. Refresh my inward man that I may outwardly glorify You in all places at all times.
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