Filled With Light!

 

 

“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light.”

 

—Matthew 6:22 (NLT)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign God,

 

Help me remember that a healthy eye is one that has fixed its gaze upon You. So let my eyes see You, all around me, in each moment of every day and night.

 

Fill me with the Light of Life—as You reveal Yourself to me and cause the lamps of my eyes to flood my whole body with the Light that gives Life to my soul.

 

Fill me with the Light of Truth that I find in You—and help me walk in that Truth, unmoved by my circumstances, wholly devoted to Your Word, Your Will, and Your Way.

 

Fill me with the Light of Love—and help me to accept and receive the fullness of the Love of Christ, so that I can’t help but release that same Love to every person that You put before me.

 

Help me remember that a healthy eye is one that has fixed its gaze upon You. So let my eyes see You, all around me, in each moment of every day and night.

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

When Your Eye is Healthy

“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light.”

 

—Matthew 6:22 (NLT)

 

Sovereign God,

 

Help me remember that a healthy eye is one that has fixed its gaze upon You. So let my eyes see You, all around me, in each moment of every day and night.

 

Fill me with the Light of Life—as You reveal Yourself to me and cause the lamps of my eyes to flood my whole body with the Light that gives Life to my soul.

 

Fill me with the Light of Truth that I find in You—and help me walk in that Truth, unmoved by my circumstances, wholly devoted to Your Word, Your Will, and Your Way.

 

Fill me with the Light of Love—and help me to accept and receive the fullness of the Love of Christ, so that I can’t help but release that same Love to every person that You put before me.

 

Help me remember that a healthy eye is one that has fixed its gaze upon You. So let my eyes see You, all around me, in each moment of every day and night.

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Like a Lamp That Provides Light

 

“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light.”

 

—Matthew 6:22 (NLT)

Sovereign God,

 

Help me remember that a healthy eye is one that has fixed its gaze upon You!  So let my eyes see You, all around me, in each moment of every day and night.

 

Fill me with the Light of Life—as You reveal Yourself to me and cause the lamps of my eyes to flood my whole body with the Light that gives Life to my soul.

 

Fill me with the Light of Truth that I find in You—and help me walk in that Truth, unmoved by my circumstances, wholly devoted to Your Word, Your Will, and Your Way.

 

Fill me with the Light of Love—and help me to accept and receive the fullness of the Love of Christ, so that I can’t help but release that same Love to every person that You put before me.

 

Help me remember that a healthy eye is one that has fixed its gaze upon You!  So let my eyes see You, all around me, in each moment of every day and night.

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Healthy Interdependence

Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.

--Romans 12:4-5 (NLT)

Heavenly Father,

Help me to remember that You have designed Your church to be a healthy, interdependent group of individually gifted believers, unified by the Spirit of God, Who is alive and at work in each one of us.

When I see the interdependence of all the intricate parts of my physical body and how they must all work together to maintain the health of my life, I am reminded of my responsibility to open myself to allow You to use the gifts You have placed in me, as I fulfill my role in supporting the health of the body of Christ—that is, the church.

Help me to courageously do my part, with humbleness of spirit and with confidence in You alone. Help me realize that there are a variety of vital roles that we, as Christian brothers and sisters, have been called to do and each one is just as critical to the health of the church as is my own role.

But, despite the diversity of functions within that body that we may have, remind me that it is the same Holy Spirit that holds us together in unity of purpose as we move forward, each one doing his part, to carry out God’s plan for His church.

Help me to understand not only that others in this body depend on me, but also remind me of my dependence on others within this fellowship, as we all strive together to keep the body healthy, effective and growing for Your glory, God.

Help me to remember that You have designed Your church to be a healthy, interdependent group of individually gifted believers, unified by the Spirit of God, Who is alive and at work in each one of us.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Healthy Self-Esteem

 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

--Romans 12:3 (NIV)

Heavenly Father,

Help me to live with a healthy self-esteem—not overestimating myself nor thinking too little of myself—but rather judging myself in light of the faith that I have to operate in the gift that You have given to me.

I don’t want to be puffed up—thinking that I am something in myself.  I want to honestly and accurately evaluate myself, realizing that any good in me comes from You. 

I want to judge myself based on who I am in Christ, because without Him I can do little that is good, by eternal standards, while in His strength and power I can be of valuable and capable service to Him.

Help me escape the danger of judging my worth by the world’s standards—which leads me to think too much about how much I am worth in the eyes of others and causes me to miss discovering my true value in Your eyes.

I want to properly serve You by giving You credit for Your love, power and perfection at work in me in any good thing that I do, so that others might glorify You, rather than sing my praises and by doing so, lead me to be tempted to not judge my worth correctly.

Increase my faith to be able to operate in that place into which You have called me, gifted me, and equipped me, so that I might boldly serve You—remaining totally dependent on You and walking humbly before You.

Help me to live with a healthy self-esteem—not overestimating myself nor thinking too little of myself—but rather judging myself in light of the faith that I have to operate in the gift that You have given to me.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.