I am in an experiment to show myself a person can put God first, seek first his kingdom, and spend time with God daily. The experiment seeks to show if a person does put God first then not only will a crazy job and life not fall apart- it will thrive.
My church, Gateway Church, did a neat series some time ago called "One Prayer". Pastor Robert and a series of our other pastors and visiting speakers preached a message about what their life's prayer is. Their life's prayer was defined as the one thing that summed up their life's focus and desire.
I had the idea a few days ago to write what my "One Prayer" is so I am going to do that today. I think there are several focus messages of my life such as: trusting God, victory over immorality, prayer, and victory over low self-esteem. However, as far as the "sum" of my life's desire I would have to say my "One Prayer" is that myself and my children and wife would really know the Lord. Not that we would merely be Christians, not that we would just go to church, and not even that we would simply be radical for God- no. My One Prayer would have to be that we would deeply and intimately know the Lord, be close to him, and have constant and growing fellowship with him- each of us.
This One Prayer would include that each member of my family and I would have a daily time with God- but it goes so far beyond that. I want my family to KNOW GOD and not just with a casual knowledge but a deep and special communion. I pray that we would each know God in the closest and most special way he has planned for us- that we would take that relationship as far as possible. So, yes it starts with spending daily time with the Lord, it moves into a regular fellowship with God on a constant basis, and it continues with the Lord's closest possible relationship as He sees it in his best vision for our lives- that is my One Prayer.
Bible Passage:
Psalm 69 is my Bible passage today and it was interesting how many prophetic, forward-looking things it had in it about Jesus' suffering. It is constantly amazing how so many details of the Messiah's life, suffering, and strategy of redemption for mankind were shared with us in advance in the Old Testament of the Bible. I'd love to find a book that lists all of these prophecies (does anyone know of such a book- please comment if so!).
Let's GO God - we have a critical new hire training I am hosting at work and I need your help to make it a good success!
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