Opening Prayer:
Father, in the name of Jesus, thank you for tonight. Thank you, God, that the mighty woman of God has made it through another day. I thank you, God, for traveling mercy. I thank you, God, for your grace, for we know, O God, that you love us.
We know that you are our strong tower, our great defense. I thank you that no matter what was happening before this prayer, that here and now, the mighty woman of God begins to receive that you are with her, that she is not alone, that this is a moment for her to sit with you before the King of the universe and be still and know that you are our God.
I thank you, Lord, and I pray in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.
The season feels a little heavier than normal. Between what is happening on Capitol Hill, and what is happening with global wars, and what’s happening even in our own backyards, there are a lot of things that are there to just add weight, to make us afraid, to keep us distracted, and to keep us embroiled in the weight that so easily besets us.
However, we have a good, good God. A Father, the lover of our souls, who says to us to be still, who gives us room to breathe, who gave us the oceans, the mountains, the hills, and all of the heavens. He gave us nature. He gave us the wind and the waves. He gave us the beauty of this world that we may be able, at any given moment, to look up, to see that He is God, and to know that He is able.
We have a good, good Father who loves us, who has promised us in Scripture that He will never leave us and never forsake us. We have the weighted glory of God right here, right now. The hand of the Lord, the blessing of His Spirit here and now, the peace that even though we might have made missteps or mistakes, and even though we may feel heavy and overwhelmed, whatever the situation may be, God is here now. He is with us in this moment.
This is the moment of the divine reset.
This is the moment that we let go of everything that was before, and we just make room for the evening, make room for the peace, make room for the joy. Give our minds room to just be still.
Despite the chaos, despite responsibilities, despite babies and children and spouses, God has given us the ability to commondeer the atmosphere, to be still, and to know that He is God. To settle the little ones, to give ourselves space, room to create a space of sitting before the Lord in quiet reflection, prayer, and thanksgiving.
Just counting every blessing. Just looking around our homes, looking around at our children, and just counting every blessing in the name of Jesus.
This is the power that God has given us. This is the divine reset that we can take hold of in any given moment, for He is God. May the Lord bless you. Until the next evening devo, have a good night.
Good evening.
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