As I Am
Nehemiah 1-2
Who is God? The great and awesome God who keeps his covenant of unfailing love with those who love him and obey his commands, 1:5. He is gracious and hears our prayers. He uses his servants. He fulfills the desires of their hearts. He helps us succeed.
What does this mean for me? Pray to the Lord our God during hard times. Pray day and night and confess your sins. Pray specifically and boldly. Follow the unique plan that God has put on your heart.
Lord, there are so many days when I don’t feel worthy enough to be close to you. I love you Lord but sometimes it feels like I can’t wholeheartedly come to you because I don’t deserve your goodness. Lord, I know that is the point. That I did not earn my grace is exactly the point. You want me as I am. You want me to come with my scattered mind and worried heart to your feet. You want me to ask for your help and listen quietly to the messages you write on my heart. Lord, thank you for your faithful servant Nehemiah. Lord, he has such faith in your goodness and your connection to your servants. He prays boldly and comes to you with his most heartfelt concerns.
Lord, you are receiving our prayers for Katherine Wolf. Lord, you are doing miracles at the UCLA med center. These notes are proof: www.katherineawolf.blogspot.com. Lord some of us, like Katherine, run to you with open arms and feel your warm embrace every time. Katherine has always professed your name boldly and loved you loudly Lord, no matter who is watching. Others Lord, like Katherine’s mom Kim, confess we do not always feel so overcome by your love. We don’t always feel as worthy or anxious to run up. As Kim writes, “Squirming out of his lap like my ‘busy one’ tried to do with me every bedtime, I have run off to get in trouble on my own. Why does it so often take broken wings to make us rest in our parent’s arms?” Martha, Martha, Martha, Jesus loves you too.
The bottom line is: Lord, you are the same today, yesterday, and forever. You will never change and I can always come to you. I can always believe in you. I can always lean on you. Take me as I am.
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