Worship

Scripture

I listen to a sports radio show from time to time, especially during football season. It’s my way of keeping up with the “inside” info on the team I follow. Oftentimes there isn’t enough sports news to fully fill a 3 hour radio window in which case the show often does some fun things to keep people interested. One of the side segments they do from time to time is called “Would You Rather”. 

Would you rather is a segment that presents the audience and the host with two scenarios and asks the question: would you rather? One particular example went something like this: “would you rather be able to fly or know other people’s thoughts?” As I thought about it there are many superpowers that I wouldn’t mind having but the more I think about knowing others’ thoughts the more I think that may be a scary place for a human being to hang out. I just don’t know that I want to know what people are thinking every moment of every day, especially in regards to how they view me. 

In a nutshell there’s only one who has this ability-God! He can handle knowing what we can’t because he made us and knows us inside and out. In Psalms 139:1-2 David declares, “O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.” He knows our thoughts before they are formed into words, our fears and anxieties, and knows our strengths and our weaknesses. This should not give us fear, but should instead be a way that we can present an offering to God. May he who knows us inside and out have access to everything that we are and most importantly may our thoughts be pleasing to him! Psalms 139:23-24 covers our response to God knowing our thoughts perfectly: “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” 

Prayer

HONOR GOD

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Consider it a privilege that we get to be ambassadors for the Lord. The way that we carry ourselves and communicate should be a reflection of who God is. Thank him for bestowing that honor on you 

ASK GOD

Ephesians 6:18-20

With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Ask God with perseverance. Knowing that when you knock on the door he listens. 

SUBMIT TO GOD

Romans 12:2 

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

The process of our minds being renewed is one of submission to God. Often we believe we know what is best for us, but let God’s word and His Spirit lead you to a place of transformation. 

CLOSING PRAYER

God, as I surrender to You fully. I don’t want anything to hold me back from the fruit You have available to me. Today I offer each and every area of my life to You, even the ones I’ve held onto in the past. Your ways are higher than mine and I can trust You with everything.  In Jesus Name, Amen.