Dear Father,
Thank you for this day. Not a lot is going on. I am trying to limit my time on the comp this morning. I’ve got laundry and stuff that always needs doing. Although there are a few projects I would like to work on today, Lord wiling. However, really.. I’m not a free agent. I’m your servant. Some people would say bondservant, but it’s more than that.
We don’t have the option of obeying you. We have to obey You, because when you forgive our sins and restore us with the Father (God), then we submit to You (Jesus), as Lord. You are our master. And just like earthly bosses at our job, we have to do what you say. What does that mean? It means we try to obey your commandments, but to truly do so we have to be filled with Your Spirit (which we do by asking God to fill us with The Holy Spirit). That makes obedience possible, as motives and attitudes behind the proper actions are made right. Indeed, we are to “walk in the Spirit” and “be full of the Spirit”
Reader, may the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you. May He lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.
Amen.