Dear Lord, I ponder on your words. Your words tell a history and a story of humankind. For your command states that You made man to fill the earth and subdue it. This is your first command that You direct to man. But I am also reminded that You are the Alpha and the Omega; the beginning and the end. So, in the beginning, there You were, and so we also find You in the end. For You are King of all the earth, the skies and the heavens and there is no other. You are the Sovereign Lord. There is no other. You are the King of kings and Lord of lords. You are God Almighty and, in your reign, there is no end. To the only God our Saviour be glory and majesty and power and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! You are the King of Justice and Prince of Peace. You put an end to wars and restore the fill of the oppressed. For your children’s lot, You made them a little lower than the angels. By your Word, You crown them with glory and honour, for your splendour shines upon them in your Word. You made us in your image and likeness O Lord. How heavy a thought! For we lack understanding through history what that may actually mean for our lives. The leadership role that You have called all of your children out to be. For your children are set apart as You call them to lead. Lord, in our fallen state, how can we be more like You? Help us O Lord, to open our eyes to see the true self; that Spirit man. For our true identity rests in You. It is only by your Spirit can your children lead the way. You give your children charge over the works of your hand; and many are your works! Help us O Lord to lead in the way that You have shaped us or had us in mind from before the beginning of time. May we be obedient in what You have called us to be. May we not stray from the instructions that You have put in our hearts. Sometimes, we may stray due to ignorance, intimidation, lack of self-confidence, questioning our abilities and level of competence mainly because we just don’t believe and trust. We don’t believe in your strength, power and might that You can indeed work in us and through us. We have to believe in order for your true power to be released upon the earth and to take dominion of the things that You put under our feet. Help your children to believe and to know. Help us O Lord to persist even when we are questioned, hated on or ignored. Help us to still persist in all that You have left under our care. By your Spirit and Blood, You help take us from the dominion of darkness and put us under your care, that we may share in your inheritance. That we may learn of your ways. Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. I look to You O Lord as my instructor as You coach me through this life course. Lead your people O Lord. Help us to know from what fabric we are made. Give us understanding that we may truly believe how peculiar a treasure we are to You. May your Spirit be in us that we may know what to do. I thank You O Lord for bringing me this far. May I never lose sight of You and your way. This, I pray. I rest in your love, in the hope that I be nurtured in the vine of your life. Thanking You Lord Thank You Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer Thank You Holy Spirit for your works. All praises be unto your Holy Name. I pray this in Jesus Name, Amen. 27.07.23 |