Most Wise and All-Knowing God, how wonderful and marvelous are the things You have made. All power and wisdom reside with You as was evidenced when You spoke and all things came into existence. Your thoughts were perfect and revealed Your wisdom when everything You made fit perfectly and harmoniously together. There is nothing that You made that does not have a purpose and was put on earth to please You. Everything in my life reminds me of You. When I hear the crashing of waves upon the shore, they sooth me and give me rest. As I feel the wind brush across my face, I feel Your comforting and tender touch. When I see the sun shining brightly, I see its power to guide me in the direction You want me to travel. When my enemies gather against me, I feel Your power welling up to resist them.
How wonderful it is to be a part of Your creation. Each human has been taken from a unique mold … marvelously made … beautiful to behold … with talents especially given by You to enhance their lives. Down deep inside You placed a barometer to tell me what is good and just and what is evil and selfish. I thank You for the fact that I am unique and special to You. I thank You for Your unmerited favor which You flood into my life. I give You thanks for the fact that, when I was helpless in saving myself, You made the ultimate sacrifice which had to be made in order to set me free. This freedom has allowed me to live up to the potential You had in mind when I was created. Through the working of the Holy Spirit You provide me with a continuing source of guidance … a patient and eternal teacher … and a helper to keep me from falling under the weight of my load.
You are a Great and Awesome God and everything You do is a part of Your eternal plan. The ancients had their time in history and I have been made for mine. I rejoice in the fact that I’ve been created in Your image and possess the qualities and abilities to become more like You. What I need the most is the renewing of my mind so I can begin seeing things the way You see them … with kindness … overcoming power … acting with unconditional love … and, others needs being more important than my own. I want to be set free from the power of human reasoning and philosophies so I can think as You do. In so-doing, I will be able to show You true appreciation for the person You created me to be. In becoming more like You, I feel like I’m being enabled to respond to the call You placed on my life. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
Jude 1:1 To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.