Because the LORD your God is a merciful God, he will neither abandon you nor destroy you...
1 JOHN 5:14 (CEB)
This is the confidence that we have in our relationship with God: If we ask for anything in agreement with his will, he listens to us.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We can lean into our relationship with God, fully confident that despite our weaknesses he takes us seriously.
DAILY FODDER
How do we grow confident in our relationship with God?
PRAYER
God, it amazes me how constant your love is. No matter what the Israelites did, you stayed the course with them. Baptized and claimed as your beloved, we are the same to you. Mind-blowing! Give me boldness, knowing that even in the most difficult of circumstances, you will answer me. Let my love become more like yours today. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
