Morning by Morning, February 8 - All for the Glory of the Lord
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me begin this day embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled with Your Holy Spirit. ...
"Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain" (1 Corinthians 15:57).
If whatever I do, I seek to do unto You, it's never in vain. Under the Old Covenant, all the sacrifices were devoted to You and offered "unto the Lord" so that "every devoted thing (was) most holy unto the Lord" (Leviticus 27:28). And now under our New Covenant in Christ, we offer our hearts and our lives, all that we have and all that we are, unto You.
No matter what I do throughout the moments of my day--no matter how basic or boring, no matter how seemingly significant or insignificant--all is devoted to You if I've dedicated my day to You, all is holy unto You. And none of my labor will be in vain. "We do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves. If we live we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ died and lived again so that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living" (Romans 14:7-9).
So as best as I can and all by Your grace, I dedicate my life and this day to You as holy unto You, O Lord my God, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. In all that I am and all that I do, may I do everything for You, may I "do everything for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friend, I pray you glorify God in all that you are and all that you do this day, knowing nothing you do will be in vain as you do it all as an offering unto Him, in Jesus' name! Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
I welcome you to join with me in a daily journey of passionate, pursuing prayer through my 365 Day Prayer Devotional, Morning by Morning, Second Edition, for a deeply intimate and personal journey of prayer each day.
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
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Comments
Isa 65:23
NIV They will not labor in vain.
NLT They will not work in vain.
HCSB They will not labor without success.
CEV Their work won't be wasted.
GWT They will never again work for nothing.
Gal 6:9
NIV Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
NLT So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up.
BSB Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest, if we do not give up.
NASB Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.
GWT We can't allow ourselves to get tired of living the right way. Certainly, each of us will receive [everlasting life] at the proper time, if we don't give up.
Col 3:23, 24 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. NIV