SPRING FORWARD

Heavenly Father,
      What a precious gift You have seen fit to implement in our lives. Every member of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues, has so much to be grateful for. You saw fit to help us spring forward in time to a place filled with more light, more time (even though on the surface it appears we lose time), and all around more good than we even realize. Heavenly Father, You saw fit to allow for time adjustments in our day to day lives periodically throughout the year. Whatever time we may lose during these adjustments You somehow make sure to redeem and give back in Your own wonderful way. There are times when we have so much light that we don't need much sleep and other times there is much less light, so we either strain to keep going or are forced to shut down and recuperate.

 Heavenly Father, 
        This past winter has been hard on the nation and on other parts of the world. So much has happened and many are aghast with the thought of dread and wonder as to when it's going to be all over so we can enjoy the dawning of spring's fresh renewing. Others are more attune to what You are doing and what You are attempting to convey to us. You have warned us and warned us concerning our ways, Heavenly Father. Even Mother Nature (as they say) has spoken volumes concerning our behaviors, thoughts and words against each other, the earth and You. Please forgive us for all the ways in which we have chosen to transgress Divine Law, Divine Love, Divine Truth, Wisdom and Justice. Forgive us for all the ways in which we refused to let Righteousness reign supreme in our hearts & souls, minds & spirits; and for all the ways we refused to let Righteousness reign through us for the sake of all concerned. 

Heavenly Father, 
        We have been warned to keep watch to the skies for they tell of The Lord's coming. Yet how wise it is for us to simply keep watch to guard our hearts & souls, our minds & spirits, and all our ways of being and doing from moment to moment, day by day, year by year so that we can know the Wisdom of God and live, move and have our beings in God's wonderful light. Till we do this we will always fall short of the glory of God. And yet there is still a more excellent way. There is a more excellent way which would behoove us to appreciate, to study, welcome and adore ... the way of Jesus Christ, The Sun of Righteousness, Who is a True Shepard, a True Leader, Guide and Teacher. He is The Way, The Truth, The Light and The Life of us all ... if we will but let Him be King of kings and Lord of lords in our lives, affairs and relationships. By Christ is God Our Father in Heaven glorified and The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness manifest and magnified on earth as it is in Heaven. 

Heavenly Father, 
        You have brought us forward in time for a reason. You have brought us forward in time to taste the essence of Thy amazing grace, tender mercy, perfect love, and wonder working power. You have brought us forward in time so we could experience the power of Thy loving embrace and empowering virtue. And in the springing forward in time, we are so richly blessed by the experience of Heaven and Nature singing praises and glory unto You, God Most High, Creator and Possessor of all the Universe displayed. How I pray that we would all wake up and realize just how wonderful it is for us all to live and move and have our being in the midst of Heaven and Nature and to enjoy their illustrious delight in doing what we are often derelict ourselves in doing ... worshiping God The Father, God The Sun and God The Holy Spirit. This is something by which Heaven and Nature can never be found guilty, for it is their pride and joy. And we who dwell a midst their delight have ourselves become blinded, illiterate, deaf and dumb to something so intrinsic to life's true reality because we were/are stupid enough to take it for granted. 

Heavenly Father, 
        You are right in correcting us. You are right to get upset. Yet how awesome of You to keep in mind that we are mere mortals whose frailties and shortcomings seem to be in many ways superficial and without merit, yet in many ways because we are fallen short of the glory of God, we cannot help but live a life intrinsic to failings and shortcomings. So how is it we make up the difference, Heavenly Father? Thankfully, Jesus Christ is The Answer. Thankfully, The Sun of Righteousness is our help in every need, and Who lights our way every moment of our day ... Who is our Wisdom, even our Health as well as our Strength, ... Who is nothing less than the glory of God manifest to us, in us and through us ... the Benefit of us all with Whom we are foolish not to welcome, receive, respect, learn from or enjoy. Jesus comes with so many benefits that we are foolish to simply choose disgrace and dishonor in lieu of choosing Grace, Honor and all the Virtues of God and Heaven which Jesus represents and actually is. 

Lord Jesus, 
        You are The Sun of Righteousness. You are The True King and Lord of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. You are the Truest Friend anyone could ever hope to know or be so richly blessed to have in their life. Many of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues need You right now, Lord Jesus. Many are in desperate situations so grave that You are their only real hope of surviving. You are their only chance at obtaining a testimony for God's glory. You are the miracle they need, Lord Jesus. Please help them. Minister to them. Reveal God's Omnipotent Goodness to them in a way that makes it clear to them that God is very much indeed for them, not against them. That God has a Divine Plan and Purpose for their lives and that there are others who need to know their testimony just so they know that they are not alone. That if God did it for them, He will do it for them as well, because God is no respecter of persons. What God does for one He will also do for another...Even when it comes to getting all of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness involved and sending His Archangels to help save and deliver them. Even if it means They minister to them God's love, or They feed them from God's bounty. Whatever God's Will is for them, they experience It in a wonderfully powerful way. Whatever it takes so they have their own personal testimony to share that glorifies God in The Highest. 

Lord Jesus, 
        Heaven ministered to You in Your times of need. The Angels of God Most High tended to You. And since what God does for one He will also do for another, I give great thanks that God will also do for others of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues as He has done for You. I also give thanks for all the ways You Yourself minister to the members of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues, even as You did to Your disciples; to Mary and Martha; to the woman with the issue of blood; to Thomas; to Zachaeus; the Roman Centurion; to the ten leapers and the man chained in the graveyard; even to Saul of Tarsus.  These are but a few with whom You ministered, Lord Jesus, listed as Biblical reference. There are many many more besides these. But if You freely ministered to these, surely You will also freely minister to the rest of us the glory of God's amazing grace, tender mercy and perfect love. Surely You will freely minister to the members of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues, so we all can have an awesome testimony regarding the glory of God's omnipotent goodness. And I thank You for doing just that, Lord Jesus, since there are many of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues whose life is in the balance and who are holding on with everything they've got only to be scarcely holding on because of their fierce opponent, God's opponent. Lord Jesus, encourage them. Strengthen their hearts & souls, mind & spirits. Make available to them all of Heaven's resources. Forgive them of their sins and iniquities. Heal them and deliver them, Lord Jesus. Shine the glory of God's marvelous light into the midst of their situations and let God be praised, Lord Jesus. 

Lord Jesus, 
         We can't make it without You. We can't even do right or serve God without You. There is no way we can bless God or be a blessing to The Kingdom of God without You. Neither can we testify of the glory of God's amazing grace, tender mercy, perfect love or marvelous light without or apart from You. Thank You for all that You are to God, Lord Jesus. And thank You for all that You are to us. Thank You for all the ways You cause us to worship God and give Him the glory He is due. Thank You for all the ways You help us and bless us, Lord Jesus. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. ... And thank You for all the ways You help the various members of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues to spring forward into a new life filled with so much of God's omnipotent goodness that they can't help but experience hope and a future filled with God's glory. Thank You for all the ways You help us all to spring forward into our rightful place in God's Kingdom, Lord Jesus, for the sake of all concerned, Lord Jesus. 

         To God be the glory, honor, power, praise and majesty, now, forever and always, in all ways, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen. 

         God bless you Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues. God bless you and keep you. God make His Face to shine upon you and be exceedingly gracious to you. God lift His Countenance upon you and give you peace ... and an awesome testimony that you can't help but share with others concerning the glory and power of His redeeming amazing grace.   :0)