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Friday... He is a giver to us all.


Friday... He is a giver to us all. Yes He is.

Proverbs 29:13 (MSG), "The poor and their abusers have at least something in common: they can both see - their sight - God's gift!" And we also have this in common, we choose how we use it.

A great prayer to pray each morning is that God would open our eyes to see what He wants us to see in His Word. We can choose to read but we also need to ask His Spirit to help us really see. To see the opportunities of a new day and to see the potential and the consequences of our choices. Seeing is a tremendous gift and responsibility.

The first verse of this chapter says, "For people who hate discipline and only get more stubborn, there'll come a day when life tumbles in and they break, but by then it will be too late." We need to see the consequences of choosing to hate discipline and getting more stubborn. 

Psalm 89:15-18a (NLT) says, "Happy are those who hear the call to worship, for they walk in the light of your presence, Lord. They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation. They exalt in your righteousness. You are their glorious strength. It pleases you to make us strong. Yes, our protection comes from the Lord,"

We need to see the potential of walking in the light of God's presence and the consequences of our stumborness and lack of discipline.

Thank you so much God for the gift of sight and the gift of the light of your presence. May we choose to walk in that light. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning







 


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