Good morning, Lord Jesus. King of Kings and Lord of Lords, come rule and reign in my heart and every moment of my day. ...
"Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade others.... For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that One has died for all; therefore all have died. And He died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died and was raised for them.... So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making His appeal through us; we you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God" (2 Corinthians 5:11-20).
What an honor and joy we all have in our way through the opportunities You open to be "ambassadors for Christ," urged on by "the love of Christ," to "persuade others" of the goodness of God from the heart of faith and hope and love You given each of us. You've changed us and now You invite us and inspire us to live for You and love for You, no longer for ourselves "but for Him who died and was raised for (us)."
This morning, as I ponder these things I sense above all is a call to a deeper level of holiness,of surrender, of a passion for purity of my heart. As You entrust to us greater measures of Your authority as Your ambassadors, You're also calling us to greater measures of our responsibility to embrace Your Refiner's Fire. It's in "knowing the fear of the Lord," in embracing the Fire of the Lord, that You're calling us and empowering us at a much greater level than before "to persuade others" of this great hope and Your great love.
The Fire and the fear of the Lord are burning in us! There's a Holy Fire being kindled to burn across our land. And right now, that Holy Fire is being kindled in us as never before. Purify us, sanctify us. Purify me. Sanctify me. Burn out of us and out of me all that's not yet like You! As You increase the level authority You're entrusting to us to speak Your words, "making (Your) appeal through us," You're increasing our authenticity of the character of Your nature in us. Our words will reveal Your heart. Our lives will reflect Your nature. And our witness will lead our world to You. All by the power of Your grace at work within us, for "all this is from God" and all this is for God. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
My family, I pray you embrace the Fire and the fear of the Lord burning in you, sanctifying you, make you more like Jesus to be an ambassador of Christ in the character of Christ as His witness in your world, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friends!
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