THANKFUL

Friday, July 5, 2019

Good morning, Jesus.

Thank You, Lord God. It is You who fills my cup of blessings to overflowing (Psalm 23:5). You’ve brought us through the dark valley, refreshed our spirit, restored our soul, healed our spiritual and physical wounds. You saw our nearly empty spiritual cup of blessings. Our dry souls longed for You as we wandered in the desolate valley. You heard our cries and intervened. You gave us the faith to believe You were always with us, even when we felt alone. But You were carrying us out of that darkness to a restful place to refresh our thirsty souls. You refilled our spiritual cup with Your Spirit, Your love, Your grace, Your hope, all Your spiritual blessings. You gave us new revelations of who You are and the awesome power You wield to save and deliver. Our cup is refilled to overflowing with Your blessings, but this filling is not only for us. May we never be selfish and keep these blessings to ourselves. Fill us, fill our souls with such an overflowing that these blessings pour over to those around us. Our prayer, Lord, is give us a bigger cup so we can be more of a blessing to others. You have anointed us with the oil of Your Holy Spirit to share Your message of grace and salvation.  As a result, we can show others the Your goodness, Lord God, for You called us out of the darkness into Your wonderful light (1 Peter 2:9). One day You will send someone across our path who we can encourage. “I was where You are now, in what seems like a dark valley, but God carried me through that trial. He will do the same for you!”

Forgive our sins, unite and heal our nation. May we repent and turn back to You, Lord God. We pray for President Trump and his administration, but government and politicians are helpless to heal and restore. Our only hope is in You, Lord God.

Give us bigger cups so we can bless others more, Lord Jesus.

In Your name, Amen.