Grace
Is For Today
We urge you not to receive God’s
grace in vain…now is the time for God’s favor,
2 Corinthians 6:1, 2
Sharon
awoke with a migraine, “Lord, I’m not sure I can do this again
today…” It wasn’t as much a statement as it was a frustrated
plea. Actually, it wasn’t the headache that caused her frustration.
It was her four-year-old daughter, Kaylee’s medical condition that
continued to wear on Sharon’s resolve.
Knowing
what she needed to do, yet not really feeling like it, Sharon prayed
anyway, “Lord, give me the grace to make it through this day. Help
me be the right example for Kaylee. Please hold her and carry her
through these last two chemo treatments. Help Don and me to be
faithful in the midst of adversity, and teach Kaylee more about You
today than she knew yesterday; show her Your favor. Guide our steps
as well as our words, Lord. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
Sharon
got out of bed, took a couple Tylenol, and headed for Kaylee’s
room, “Rise and shine, Kiddo!” Sharon said brightly. “Only two
more treatments and you get a vacation!”
“Oh,
Mommy!” Kaylee said, matter-of-factly. “I told you…its no big
deal. I’m a big girl; ’member?”
Grateful
for her daughter’s positive outlook, Sharon smiled a mischievous
smile and dove toward her daughter, knocking her backwards, onto her
bed. The ensuing pillow-fight was just what they needed. And
miraculously, when it was over, Sharon’s migraine was gone!
†
Each day we awaken to many of the same
problems we had when we went to sleep the night before. But
yesterday’s grace won’t cover things today; it isn’t meant to.
We are to draw anew on the favor of God
each day, asking only for enough grace to navigate today.
God did not give us the promise of no
adversity. He did, however, promise the grace to make it through each
new day as we come to Him for solace, comfort, wisdom, and favor.
God wants to meet you where you’re at
today, with exactly what you need.
Prayer
“Lord, I thank you for
each new day You provide. Help me look for the possibilities instead
of moping around in self-designated grief. Thank You for Your favor
and grace this day. I give You praise in Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
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