Day 21: And
As if one time is not enough to reveal that Jesus’ complete trust is in His Father’s delight to give Him more, He continues this prayer with another ‘and.’ As we talked about on day 15, we are called to come with expectation, asking for more because our Lord wants to give us more. We are not called to shy away from this ‘and,’ but rather we are empowered to remember that our God is the God of immeasurably more (Eph. 3:14-21). Our King is the One who calls and provides for every need. Our Lord is the One who able to do far beyond what we can ask, think, or imagine.
As we continue to pray today, let us come with great anticipation and expectation, let us come with humility and confidence, let us ask with boldness and reverence, let us remember God’s faithfulness and grace, and let us believe beyond how we think and feel. Our God is a God of the more, the immeasurable. He is constantly working and growing and leading us to the greater things He promised that His disciples would do.
When we pray this prayer today, we are calling ourselves into alignment with the Lord’s and. We are centering ourselves not in how we think or feel about what we do or do not have, but rather we find ourselves more located in the truth of the Shepherd who guides us, gives us rest, sets our tables, prepares our meals, follows us with mercy, and provides so that we lack nothing. As we start our prayer today with an ‘and’ we are believing who God really was, is, and will always be: the God of the immeasurably more and the God who loves to give the immeasurably more to those who ask. Amen.
Action: Many times throughout the day we may find ourselves wanting to limit the Lord to the boxes of what we think is enough or of what we think we are worth. We want to place a restriction on how much God loves us, rather than opening ourselves to the reality that His love is never stopping, never ending, and ever-pursuing us. If and when you find yourself in these states of mind and life today, simply breathe out: Jesus, align me with Your immeasurably more.
