“You are my strength, I watch for You; You, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I
rely.” [Psalm 59:9-10] I have little strength of my own anymore, I am fully
dependent upon Your mercy and Your strength that You provide as I need it. You are, and have always been my provider for what I need at the exact time that I need it.
Holy Spirit let the words resound in me, “Since I have been justified through faith,
I have peace with God through Jesus, through whom I have gained access by faith
into this grace in which I now stand. I boast in the hope of the glory of God.
Not only so, but I also glory in my sufferings, because I know that suffering
produces perseverance, perseverance, character, and character, hope. Hope does
not put me to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into my heart
through the Holy Spirit, who was given to me. I see, at just the right time,
when I was still powerless, Christ died for me and all the ungodly.” [Romans
5:1-6]
Holy Spirit I understand, believe as try to live with the realization that I am but
a weak vessel with the curse of sin and destruction upon me, my physical body,
and the world I live in. I know that without God I am less than nothing. I realize that as my faith and hope grows in You, the strength from You grows within me to face life. It also empowers me
to give others the wisdom of hope from You. This power and privilege granted me for being Your child also gives me the right to enter Your throne room to petition You with prayers for others and for myself. Your strength, as Christ so eloquently put it is greater than impossible for nothing is impossible for You. So I am made strong through You, as long as I stand on Your promises, word, wisdom, instruction and Spirit then I can do Your will fully armed and prepared. By myself, I can do nothing.
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Holy Spirit help us to bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances we may have against one
another. Teach us to forgive as the Lord forgave us. And over these virtues help us to put on love which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts, since as members of one body we are called to peace. Let us be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in us richly as we teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms,
hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in our hearts to God. And whatever we do, whether in word or deed,help us to do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the
Father through him. Amen. Colossians 3:12-17