"When it pleased God..." what a curious phrase, O God! May we live a life of expectancy, leaving room for You to come into our lives and work as You please. The resurrection of Your Son was such an unexpected event in the lives of the first disciples. It surpassed all their understanding. May we see that Your plans for us are still beyond our comprehension, beyond our highest hopes, truly beyond all understanding. May we be defined by Your resurrection power -- knowing full well that we are not what we used to be, and filled with the anticipation that we are not yet what You have planned for us to be, but by Your grace we will choose to live our utmost for Your highest.
Fill us with the realization that Your Spirit is ever interceding for us so that we might move into Your will -- not through our own determination or stamina, but by Your ever-present and active Spirit in our heart and life. Thank You for reassuring us that when we fail, there is no one to condemn us, and may we be ever assured that nothing can separate us from Your love. Grant us ears to hear Your Spirit interceding for us "with sighs too deep for words" so that we may see it is only our "reasonable service" to live a resurrection-defined life in this broken and confused world. (Galatians 1.15, Romans 12.1, 2 Kings 17.33,Isaiah 28.15, Romans 8)
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