Daily Word:
John 6:44
"No one is able to come to Me unless the Father Who sent Me attracts and draws him and gives him the desire to come to Me, and [then] I will raise him up [from the dead] at the last day."
Jesus is talking to the multitude in this passage.
This verse is similar to another verse in this chapter, and I have found other verses as well that say very much the same thing.
"No one is able to come to Me unless the Father Who sent Me attracts and draws him and gives him the desire to come to Me".
No one......
When I read this verse and others like it, I am thankful that God chose me to know Him.
I am thankful that God called me to Him.
And I am thankful that God gave me a heart that believes in Jesus.
I could have been born with a hard heart.
I could have been born and lived without knowing God.
I could have had different parents or no parents at all.
I could have lived my whole life in bitterness and resentment.
Or, maybe God would have shown Himself to me when I was about to die, and I would have wandered this earth without Him for most of my life.
There could be so many different scenarios to my life.
However, He put me exactly where He put me.
In His mercy He gave me parents who are believers.
His mercy has covered me my whole life.
I am so thankful that He called me to Him and didn't let go.
Even when I let go of Him, He didn't let go of me.
He gently brought me back to Him.
He called me to be obedient to Him.
He has taught me about Him and His Son.
He has enfolded me in Love.
Today I am thankful that He chose me to know Him and His Son so that I may have eternal life.
May you be thankful for His grace and mercy over you and your life as you have been chosen to know Him.
Blessings be to you!
Daily Prayer:
O Lord, my God, thank You for choosing me to know You. Thank You for choosing me to worship You. Thank You for making my heart ready and open to receiving Your Son. Thank You, Father, for the life You have given me, for the parents You have given me, and for the country You have placed me in. Thank You, Lord, for Your mercy over my life. Thank You for all You do for me and all that You are. Help me be fully and completely obedient to You. Help me worship You and praise You, Lord. Increase my faith and belief in You and Your Might and Power. Help me know that Your will is perfect and will always be done. Help me know that You are working even when I don't see anything in the physical realm. Impart Your wisdom into my heart and make me entirely Yours, Lord. Grant me peace this day. Help me bless someone today, Father. Thank You for hearing my prayer.
Answer: You are Mine, sayeth the Lord.
Response: Undeservedly Yours, Lord, thank You.