Carried From Grace to Grace

Most Beloved Master,

        You made it clear not to worry.  You assuage my fears and remind me that Your abiding presence is a controlling force over the future.  Thus I proceed forward in the sanctuary of each moment, reserving a quiet place in my heart for You.  You whisper “patience” in my ear and assure me I will know what to do when I get there; You enlarge my capacity for grace and transform me into a lighthouse of Love, a spiritual oasis of Living Waters. 

     I marvel at Your grace, that You look fondly upon a depraved and darkened soul as mine.  I long for Your purity.     

     I shall not worry about coin or money, for You are a God of divine providence, the One who keeps me safe within the eye of the storm.  Praise be to You.  Amen.

     Teach me the ways of Your Kingdom, how to Love my enemies and overcome my self-willed nature.  All battles belong to You.  I am simply and observer along for the ride.  I wait for You to move me with Your Spirit.

     I adore You and desire to gaze into Your face.  Convict me and make me an obedient servant.  In Jesus’ Name.  Amen.

Larry Word

Regenerative Renewal

Sweet Darling,

        Teach me about Your Love, that blessed union inside, perfect contentment and preoccupation with my Savior, peeping back at me through the stained glass; Heaven’s windows have eyes. 

     Take me to the apex of victory, the crest of climactic crescendo without the fall.  Guide my ship to safe harbor.  You make the infinitely improbable come to pass.

     Come grow in me, and feed me the manna of Your sweet doctrine.  Renew in me, for I cannot live by food alone but through the Words of Your mouth, the promise of Your Love.  You expressed redemption in
Word and performance.  I found new meaning thanks to You. 

     Come regenerate in me, and continue to provide me opportunities to demonstrate how much I trust You.  I rely on Your grace and You have sustained me.  In Jesus’ Name.  Amen.

Larry Word

Give Me Transcendence through Mourning and Awaken Me at Night’s End

Dear Lord,

            I shall work for You, my Father.  Please let me work for You, my Father.  Appoint me, anoint me; make my eyes to glisten with Your Spirit.  Make my voice to crack with Your Power.  Activate my commission and give me the wisdom to discern.  I know I have been a fool in the past.  Give me transcendence through mourning, and awaken me at night’s end. 

     With You I have purpose and hope.  It gratifies me to watch You fit the pieces of my life together, to see all the road signs indicating a good direction.  Without You I have nothing, but with You I inherit the spiritual and divine.

     Thank You for the scent of roses, for the beauty in Your creation.  Thank You for the time You grant before I return to dust.  Thank You for Your suffering and victory.  In Jesus Name.  Amen.

Larry Word

You Enter My Dreams and Make Me to Wonder After You While Awake

Dearest Master,

         I wanted to write You a quick note to tell You that I Love You and that You have been on my mind.  Thank You for blessing my meager existence with unsurpassing grace.  Thank You for more than faith, for proving Your existence to me and opening my heart. 

     I am a receptacle for Your Spirit.  Please Lord, teach me the mystery doctrine about this unforetold Church Age.  Teach me how to inspire others.  Make me to shine as a star among men, as an invisible hero anonymous in time.  My reward is with You in eternity.  Amen.

     You are always on my mind, penetrating even to my subconscious.  You enter my dreams and make me to wonder after You while awake.  I desire Your Kingdom.  Lord, what do I with this Love You placed in my heart?  It longs to be expressed.

     Please Lord, reassure my heart of Your plan for me.  Let me dream it and have the courage to perform it.  Provide me the resources.  I trust in You because You promised Your servants would never beg for bread.  You are Jehova-Jirreh, the Lord my Provider.  You are the self-existent, all-present One who provided the ram in lieu of Isaac.  Please be mindful of me.  Let my suffering not be in vain.  Inculcate me with Your written and living Word, the divine Logos who is Jesus Christ.  Fill me with correct communication.  In Jesus’ Name.  Amen

Larry Word

What You Have in Store for Those Who Love You is Beyond What Can Be Imagined

Father in Heaven,

        Praise be unto thee, most Benevolent and Merciful One, Creator of Heaven and Earth.  Hone Your spiritual resources in me.  Make me to shine brightly as the day star.  Arise in my heart and advocate on my behalf, sweet Jesus.  Keep me concentrated upon that which is above, Your coming Kingdom to earth. 

     Through trouble and pain You sustain me. You overcame even death on my behalf.  You handled my destiny and promise me deliverance.  I have seen Your glory and beheld; I have seen the Glory of the Lord in the land of the Living.  Amen.

     Lord, I believe in You and act upon the commission You entrusted me.  Free me from earthly obligations.  I need You, Master, to comfort my jumpy and anxious soul.  I quietly recall all the things we have done together, and I take Your promise to heart, that what You have in store for those who Love You is beyond what can be imagined.

     There is a desire within me that has not died or soured with age, a desire to dance for joy, moving to music and pouring out my heart to You.  I cannot discern the streets as we pass them by; I cannot always tell the road upon which I walk, but I know I am safely tucked in the palm of Your hand. 

     Release me Lord.  Let not these days pass without Your response to my prayers.  Show me mercy and favor these remaining years.  I am conscious of my time—yea, my days are numbered in Your book.  So I proceed with urgency and petition Your intervention.  I wait patiently for You to move.  I witness to the faith You put in me.  I am empty, waiting to be filled. 

     Oh Beloved, do not tease me!  Please fill me with abundant life, and show me Your grace in the land of the living.  Help me to accomplish something special for You in Your name while I yet live.  Help me to perform works wrought in and through Your Spirit.  In Jesus’ Name.  Amen.

Larry Word

Does God Really Love Me?

Dear Seeker,

          You engage in honest discourse with yourself and ponder questions of importance.  But Truth and Love are closer than you think.  Exit your mind and enter into the Presence of His Spirit.  Be still and feel the shores of His Love seeking after your soul.   Yes God Loves You.  He accepts you for who you are where you are at.  He accepts you in all your flaws, inadequacies, and doubt.  God will not fall off His throne if you question Him or falter.  He Loves you and promises to restore you.  The Good News of Love’s existence sounds too good to be true, but in this case, truth is stranger than fiction.  God Loves you beyond what you could understand or conceive.

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” 1 Cor 2:9

     God has not abandoned you.  Loneliness is disease of the soul.  Elevate your perspective.  Enlarge your capacity to receive.  God has a special purpose for your life.  Confess your doubt before Him and be transformed.   Pain and grief accompany doubt, but there is hope in His resurrection.  Christ overcame death and proved that Love champions over fear; Love overcame death and offers the same to you—eternal life.  Yes, God really Loves you—beyond your understanding.

     The Lord leaves behind ninety-nine sheep to seek after the one who is lost.  He embraces the afflicted and broken-hearted.  The Lord is close to those of a contrite heart.  Let us thank God for doubt.  Let us thank God for our trials and suffering, for this is the ultimate act of faith.  Let us thank God for life's tragedies that make us wonder whether God really loves us.
     If you are plagued by doubt, call out to the Lord.  Better to be hot or cold than lukewarm.  The Lord can deal with the skeptic who openly lays objections and doubt before His feet.  He will prove Himself to you if you allow His Spirit to move.  Yes, God really Loves you... and to receive this Good News into your heart overwhelms the soul with gratitude.

“We Love Him because He first Loved us”

1 John 1:19

May the Lord open your mind and heart to the reality of His Love.

Larry Word

Obliterate Demonic Strongholds and Let Your Light Shine in People’s Hearts

Dear Lord,

         Repentance can take a long time, especially when one is headed fast and furious down a path to destruction.  I had to start by hating my own life before You created a new life in me.  You have turned me and I have been happily devastated, for every day and every season my eyes are opened wider as You continue to reveal to me new things.

     Oh Master, I my ambitions enslave me and make it difficult to turn off my brain.  I can think but I prefer to dream.  I can act but I prefer to wait on You.  Help me to relax, sit, and be still in Your presence.  Move my heart and spirit to share of the glorious Truths of Your Kingdom.  Help me to open in others what You awakened in me—life and love abundant. 

      Lord, enlighten my soul and engraft this wild branch into Your magnificent body.  Never let me stray but keep me conscious of Your Spirit.  Surely Your Kingdom has no end, and I pray for it to come to this earth.  Come return swiftly Lord Jesus and rule this land.  Amen.

     Oh Master, silence me when my words become too many.  I Love You, Beloved.  Simplify my purpose that I can perform it as a child.  Obliterate demonic strongholds and let Your light shine in people’s hearts.  In Jesus’ Name.  Amen

Larry Word