January 5, 2011

Thank you Jacqui for the call and good visit last evening, I enjoyed that.  I chose this devotion because I am reminded that because of Jesus we can hold our head up high and face this day with confidence that Jesus is with us......

VERSE:
  But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me
and lift up my head.
   -- Psalm 3:3
   

THOUGHT:
  My dad would never let me walk slouched over with my head down.
"Remember son, you are a Ware. That's nothing to be ashamed of.
Even on your worst day you are still my son and a child of God!"
God is our protector and our proud Father. He gives us glory
because he loves us. Because he is our Father who gives us such
gracious gifts, we don't walk with our head bowed low and our
spirits slumped over. He gives us ultimate victory! Even on those
dark days when victory is hard to find, we are still God's
children. Our Father paints the sunsets and holds the stars in
their orbits. He guarantees our future. How can we walk dejectedly
when we remember this?

PRAYER:
  God of glory, majesty, and might, I praise you for all the many
evidences of your handiwork I see in nature. I praise you for the
laws that hold our universe in place by your command. I praise you
for the redeeming work of Jesus. So to you, God, I lift my heart,
my hands, and my head and praise you for your grace and glory. In
Jesus' name. Amen.