THE CROWD HAS GONE WILD

 

Deuteronomy 6:5

 

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." ESV 

 

A group of people are watching a video of a crowd in a stadium who are cheering, waving, clapping, shouting, and jumping up and down. There is no sound in the video. When the group of people watching the video are told this crowd is at a football game and their team just scored a winning touchdown, they will most likely comment that it must have been an awesome play, a really intense and exciting game. If the group was told it was a Christian rally and souls have just been won for Christ, they would most likely comment that these people are religious fanatics, going overboard with their emotions, Bible thumpers. If football athletes deserve an excited demonstration of celebration from a crowd, how much more does our Lord Jesus Christ deserve our excited, demonstrative praise for saving us and others to eternal life?

 

Lord, help us to never be ashamed to show our full excitement and joy at the wonderful gift of eternal life you provided for us and for those who continue to come to You. You gave us the ultimate sacrifice to save us. Give us boldness by the power of Your Holy Spirit to show our thankfulness and praise to You with our hearts, our minds, and with our bodies. In Your great name we pray, Amen.

 

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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IMMENSE LOSS, AMAZING RESCUE

 

Psalm 86:13

 

"For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol." ESV 

 

Do we really understand what was lost when sin entered the human heart? Before, there was perfect communion with God and constant presence of His glory. After, there was darkness, separation from Him, and vulnerability to evil and destructive circumstances of a world gone bad. Do we really understand how much God loves us, that He would sacrifice the most precious thing to Him, His Son, to rescue us from this tragic and hopeless world?

 

Lord, we fervently seek to know what was lost when sin entered the world. It is in the light of knowing this that we can understand the vastness of the Way You saved us from the destruction it caused. In His name we pray, Amen.

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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THE RESTORING BUSINESS

 

Psalm 23:3

 

"He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake." ESV 

 

The Lord not only restores and refreshes our souls, but also provides us with the way that will lead us right to Him. There, we will find perfect peace for eternity. We will not want for anything.

 

Heavenly Father, so often we fail to take notice of the many wonderful things You provide for us and of Your constant grace pouring out on us. Help us to be aware of Your presence and Your working so that we will stay on the path You made for us. In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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IT'S ALL OR NOTHING

 

 

MATTHEW 22:37

 

"And he said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and will all your soul and with all your mind.'" ESV

 

If we love the Lord with our whole being, how will that manifest in us? Like this: There will be nothing that can compare with our love for Him. There will be no thing we would hold onto that He wants us to give up. There isn't anything we would not do for Him. There is no one we would rather fully know and be with than Him.

 

Heavenly Father, we pray that You will search our hearts to see if we are holding on to things, things we are not willing to do, or things that are more important to us than You. We seek to love You with our whole being and we can only do that if we open our hearts to let You in to have perfect control. Fill us with Your love and give us that love for You that only You deserve. We pray in Jesus' name, Amen.

 

          

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