Latest / The Father's Business Podcast / Devotional-Power of God's Presence
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- 0:03Speaker 1: The Father's Business was founded by Sylvia Gunter to encourage people to a deeper relationship with God.
- 0:07Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to this devotional.
- 0:10Speaker 1: Good morning everyone.
- 0:12Speaker 1: Today's devotional from A Strength to Equal your Days.
- 0:16Speaker 1: It's a prayer about asking God for a bigger picture of who he is and who we are in Him.
- 0:23Speaker 1: First Chronicles 28, 20 says Be strong and courageous and do the work.
- 0:29Speaker 1: Do not be afraid or discouraged for the Lord.
- 0:32Speaker 1: God, my God, is with you.
- 0:34Speaker 1: He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.
- 0:41Speaker 1: Lord, bless me with complete assurance that your presence will carry me through.
- 0:49Speaker 1: From my human perspective, it is easy to be discouraged and afraid.
- 0:52Speaker 1: Pour out your blessings.
- 0:55Speaker 1: Show me your miracles, because you are the same yesterday, today and forever.
- 1:00Speaker 1: Tear down the fence lines I have erected contrary to your plans and move the boundary markers that my fears have erected.
- 1:10Speaker 1: Free me from the calculator mentality.
- 1:14Speaker 1: You want me to go beyond where I can even calculate.
- 1:18Speaker 1: You enable what you commission.
- 1:21Speaker 1: You will complete the good work you have begun.
- 1:25Speaker 1: Help me choose to rest in you, expectantly waiting to see how you will come through.
- 1:31Speaker 1: Keep me safe from pain and grief that sin brings.
- 1:37Speaker 1: Jesus prayed for my protection from the evil.
- 1:39Speaker 1: One.
- 1:40Speaker 1: Captain of the Lord's hosts, protect me by your power.
- 1:44Speaker 1: Put up a supernatural barrier against the dangers I can't see and show me the ones I presume to risk because of my experience, my great strength or my maturity.
- 1:56Speaker 1: I don't want to run ahead of you or lag behind your time, timing and seasons.
- 2:02Speaker 1: Thank you for being my good shepherd, who leads, guides and protects me until all the work of service will be done.
- 2:10Speaker 1: Give me a listening and obedient heart.
- 2:14Speaker 1: We pray all these things in your name.
- 2:19Speaker 2: This devotional is taken from Strength to Equal your Days.
- 2:22Speaker 2: This is our latest resource.
- 2:24Speaker 2: It is a 365-day devotional.
- 2:26Speaker 2: You can purchase a copy at wwwTheFathersBusinesscom.
- 2:30Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to this devotional.
- 2:33Speaker 2: You can find an archive of devotionals and other podcasts on our website, wwwTheFathersBusinesscom.
- 2:40Speaker 2: Also, this podcast is made possible through donations from people like you.