by Charles R. Swindoll
Many will seek the favor of a generous man,
And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
---Proverbs 19:6
We stand before You, our Father, as an act of allegiance and
submission. And we bow before You in humility and trust. We desire to follow
You. Every day, it's an uphill climb. It is often an internal battle to stand
firm in what we believe and to model what You have asked of Your people in a
world that is self-serving. We ask that we will be stirred from within and
moved in our hearts, so that our actions reveal change. May we practice acts of
generosity over and above what we have ever considered. We pray that You will
convince and convict us deep within and that You will then find us as obedient
as the ancient Hebrews who gave to You to the point of having to be restrained
from giving more. We are Your people. We are the sheep of Your pasture who
belong to You---nothing is too difficult for You. So we pray that we will be
able to focus our attention, our thoughts, and ultimately our wills on what You
have said, what You have promised, and how You will provide. May we be
stimulated to good works in ways we have never known before.
And now, Father, we acknowledge that we have been the
recipients of numerous benefits: blessing, healing, forgiveness, grace, mercy,
even relief from guilt and shame and long-standing grudges we've held against
others. We stand before You in allegiance and in submission, in generosity and
joy. In the name of Jesus, our strong Savior, we pray. Amen.
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