Prayers Today

Good Day,

I know, I know...I'm very late today. Yes, there are reasons, but as I looked at them, well, to tell the truth, they sounded more like excuses. So, accept my apology for my tardiness, please.

Colossians 4:2-4 (NIV)
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.

I read these short verses today and it struck me that this is exactly what I would ask of you: To pray for me and to pray that the message I attempt to bring would reach exactly where it's meant to go. Pray that I never get my personal feelings put before what I hear from the Lord as I sit down each day and do my best to obey God's direction. Pray that I, like Paul, would proclaim the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ clearly as the Lord leads me. Pray that I will simply be the servant God has called me to be and to do as He would have me to do.

So, that's my message for today. A personal one. Pray for me, please. Pray the things I've written above and also that I would put God's calling to me above all else...every day.

I would also ask that we all pray for one another that we would seek God's guidance for what He would have us to do in His service; recognize what it is He wants us to do when He calls; and to then carry out His direction exactly as He would have us all do. You see, we all have been called. We all need to answer.

Thank you for your prayers.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David