Lavished Grace

Ephesians 1:7-9
In Him we have redemption trough His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight, He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him.

Heavenly Father, thank You Lord for choosing me. You predestined us to be with You, to believe in Your Son. You were never mistaken, or wrong. Father we can't explain it, and honestly, I love that. I love the questions about Your ways, Father, to explain Your ways is impossible, and for us to even try is futile. And that is fine with me. You have taken the burden off of our shoulders. We don't have to explain everything, You just ask us to believe in You. There are some Lord that want the explanation, that need it or so they think. Father, I pray that You touch them in a way that eradicates that need from their thoughts. Father Your grace is sufficient for us, You tell us that in no hidden ways, it is right there in the Apostle Paul's pen. Father thank You. Lord, I love the word "lavished" in the verse above. It shows us that You pull no punches, when You give, You really give, and You let the flood gates open and O my what a privilege it is to have that Grace just Lavished on us. Thank You Father.

Father, today I do come to You with a heavy heart. A mind with a truck load of thoughts upon it. A soul that is thirsty for more of You, for more information of You, more knowledge, and more Christ-like ways, all to glorify You, all to honor You Lord. Father, I want to lift so many up to You tonight. However Father in doing that I think the computer would die, and time would certainly run out on me. First though Father, I lift my wonderful and beautiful wife up to You. Lord she is such a wonderful part of my life, I truly cannot imagine life without her, and I do shutter at that thought. She is the strong backbone of this family, and the love and grace she puts out flows to so many people in so many ways. People just flock to her Lord. Bless her today, I ask for Your most gracious blessing on her. Give her peace, and contentment, fill her full of wonderful thoughts of You, and the knowledge that all she has, and all that is around her is given by You, so she will have the understanding that she can let go of things, and let You take charge. Father I give You my children. Lord, I don't think others understand the extent of that statement. Lord, they are already Yours, Yours to take at anytime, O what a devastation to deal with, Father, I do plead with You not to allow that to happen, but You are in control, You are the One, You have it all in Your hands, and we cannot control a single thing. So who's better care could they be in? No other, loves them more than You, no other cares or can give to them what You can. Thank You Father, for allowing Lorna and I to have them in our lives, for the trust and direction you give us to care for them. Father, help us to continue to lead them back to You and to fill their little minds, hearts, souls with Your word, and the Majesty that is Christ.

Father, I do give You Mother and Dad, as they search for You in different ways may the be led to Your Glory, may they find the place that You desire them to be and to be filled and enriched by Your Glory. Father I hold up Floyd and Diane, Doug and Vickie, wonderful in-laws, who by their own wisdom's and experiences enlighten us as role models. May Your blessings pour down upon them all. Father, our brothers and sister, nieces and nephews, are always on our hearts, we ask for their well being, and for their paths to be lit by Your light.

Lord, God, Father, I come to my family across the country. Lord, O what pain and suffering they are going through. This Father is the weight of my overload today. Father, (and I am going to name them)Father, I lift up my Uncle David, and Aunt Brooke, my Aunt Barbara and her husband Steve, my dear sweet cousin Kelly and her little girl and dear, sweet angle Samantha. Father, these family members I hold especially dear and close to my heart now. Father, there are illnesses, and health problems, there is the possibility of financial concerns and most likely for them all there is exhaustion. Father hold them all, heal them, fill them with the Spirit, and increase their strengths and fortitude's to trust in You and the belief that as long as You are first, as long as You are allowed to lead our lives, that there is nothing that cannot be done, or accomplished in Your name.

We praise You Father, we give You our hearts. Father I give You my life. You Jesus, gave up Your life for me, I could never repay that gift, the best offering I can give is my life back to You. I thank You again for choosing me, allowing me to be apart of Your family, Your flock, lead me my Shepard.

Father, as I close this pray I ask for guidance and conviction for our nations leaders, how farther and farther away they get from You, O Lord we need You more now than we ever have. Father for those who guard this nation, we ask for your protection upon them, guide them, let them know that You are God, and You are in control.

Father, give strength to our pastors, our counselors, and our friends. May we be friends to those who need us, and counselors to those who need the ear. May our pastors have to knowledge they need to lead Your people, and to honor You. May we never forget You, may we never start our days without You. Father convict us, and bring us closer to You in Your ways and on Your time table.

Father we pray in the name of Your Son, our Savior, our Mighty Counselor, and Redeemer, His name is Jesus Christ, and He is our King. It is in His name we pray, and all God's people said,....
amen