Friday

The Spirit's Guarantee


Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
I praise you God. There is no other like you. I praise you and lift you up, just for who you are. I praise you for your wisdom and power and mercy and greatness. I praise you, not for what you have done for me, but just because you are God.

who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
I thank you for blessing me with all the spiritual blessings in Christ: Kindness, gentleness, patience, longsuffering, peace, mercy, forgiveness, love, joy. Against such, there is no law.
4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—
I will live today, Lord, in the light of your choice of me. I will seek holiness, and purity, and blamelessness, not in works of righteousness, but in paths of glory in which I choose to walk. When I am angered today, I will walk in the path of understanding; when I feel slothful today, I will walk in your inner strength; when I am critical today I will walk in the path of your purity of heart.

6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

I thank you God, that even if I err today, you honor my intentions and the desire of my heart to please you. Even if I step a bit off the path, you have lavished me with love and forgiveness, already. Even if I stumble, your wisdom and understanding precedes my own, and sheds light upon my path. You teach me, as I walk. You are with me as I journey. You are my guide, even when I miss the mark.

Amen

9And he[d] made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
11In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 13And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation.

Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory.
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