Day 37

Day 37

Please pardon my appearance this morning, I am a little “skint” up and bruised from the weekend.  I had a great start to the week last week and hit a slick spot and down I went.  I fell in all three areas of my fast since last Thursday.  I over ate, I dehydrated my soul, and wore a hole in the couch. The great thing is God still loves me!   I have, counting today, 4 days to finish strong. 

 I was reading my devotion for today and the verse was short and simple, Col 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.  Yeah, yeah I’ve read it before. What am I going to get from this?  Wait a minute, in John 3: 16 He gave his ONLY begotten son. How can Jesus be both ONLY and FIRSTBORN?  This confused me greatly. Then I read on. Christ came to us as God’s only son. He bled, died and arose.  When Christ arose, he arose as the first born.  Why the firstborn? Jesus death and resurrection allow me to become a CHILD of God. I say I am a child of God, which means I am a brother to Jesus.  If Jesus is the heir to the throne of God, that means I am an heir as well.  Think about that. I am not a lowly peasant, a servant yes, but not lowly.  I am a child of God. Wait, doesn’t that mean I have even a bigger responsibility?  Yes!  I am no longer a part of this world. I am a stranger in a strange land. Jesus suffered and died for me to gain His inheritance.  Is it to much to ask for me to take up his yoke? He tells me it is easy.  What am I afraid of, change? Is it to much to ask to read God’s word, so I might know Him better? I mean really, what has God ever ask me to do that He hasn’t already provided for, nothing?

I have heard it said, “Do something for 30 days and it becomes a habit.”  Well I have been at this fast thing for almost 40 days and while easier, still far from habit.  I want to make drinking of the living waters a daily habit.  If I need 64 oz of water a day to stay physically hydrated, maybe I need 64 verses to stay spiritually hydrated.  Staying spiritually hydrated will help me have the strength to continue to work on my goals I set for this fast and all other goals God has revealed to me during the fast.  Though I may stumble and fall, I have the grace of God to pick me up, dust me off, and set me on the path.

My prayer, Lord thank you for loving me when I am battered and bruised. Thank you for making a way for me to become one of your children Amen