PSALM 22:10 (GNT)
I have relied on you since the day I was born,
and you have always been my God.
2 TIMOTHY 1:5 (GNT)
I remember the sincere faith you have, the kind of faith that your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice also had. I am sure that you have it also.
THE ESSENCE
Faith is a lifelong (even generational) endeavor.
DAILY FODDER
Somehow, faith has been reduced to a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We treat the moment someone makes a decision for Christ as the high point of their faith. The scriptures consistently want us to view faith as a lifelong endeavor that ages like a good wine.
PRAYER
Faithful God, you were nurturing faith in me even before I was born. Thank you for the generations of faithful people who have trailblazed the way. Forgive my shortsighted views that stymie the development of my faith by treating it as a once-in-a-lifetime or a sometimes experience. Help me to grow into a faith-filled person whose trust in you leaves a mark for the generations that follow. I don't need to be famous or important, but I want to be a faithful link in the relational chain that spans the ages. Amen.
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.
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.
