[Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Saturday, May 11, 2013

[Paul]

Good Sunday morning, Saturday afternoon or evening to you all, wherever you happen to reside.  Where I am it is still Saturday, hence the date of this message.  I hope that you all are doing well or that your day went well.

The following article has no author attached to it, but to me it was very powerful and poignant when I read it nine years ago, and I hope you will receive as much of a blessing as the Lord deigns to offer.  The title of the article is "Covered With Prayer," and is rendered as follows:

My precious one,
In celebration of your arrival I've made you a special gift, called a prayer blanket.  When you are covered with it, know that you are covered in prayer.  Each tiny stitch represents a prayer prayed for you.  Here are my ten prayers for you.

1.  Like a ball of yarn that turns into a beautiful blanket, God has a beautiful plan for your life.

I pray you discover it (Jeremiah 1:5).

2.  This blanket is made with my human hands.  But you are "fearfully and wonderfully made" by divine hands.

I pray you will know how special you are to God (Psalm 139:14).

3.  If I miss a stitch, the blanket will unravel.  God has wonderful plans for every step of your life.

I pray you will look to Him for His plan and know that, even when we as your family miss a stitch or make a mistake, God can redeem that as we trust Him (Proverbs 28:13).

4.  If I go back and correct a stitch, the blanket won't be "holey." If you go back and confess your sins, your life will be holy.  (For those of you with screen readers, please put them in spell mode for this paragraph, otherwise it won't make sense. PBS).

I pray you will have the courage to confess wrongdoing so you can live a holy life (1 John 1:9).

5.  This blanket has many stitches, but they are nothing compared to the number of thoughts God has toward you.

I pray you will think about God and know He thinks about you (Psalm 139:17).

6.  It took three strands wrapped together to make a strong yarn for this blanket.  It will take three parts (you, your family, and God) to make a strong life for you.  And it will take three divine parts of God to keep you together.

I pray you will depend on God and your family (Ecclesiastes 4:12).

7.  The border on this blanket protects the blanket from becoming misshapen.  God wants to put a border around your life to keep you safe from harm.

I pray you will stay within the borders God sets for you (Job 1:10).

8.  My hope for this prayer blanket is to keep you warm and secure.  How much more is God's plan! He wants to give you a "future and hope."

I pray you will always put your hope in God (Jeremiah 29:11).

9.  When you are covered by this blanket, know you are covered in love and prayer.  God also wants to cover you with the love of His Son.

I pray you will come to love Jesus at an early age (John 14:21).

10.  Although you will outgrow this blanket,

I pray you will never want to outgrow your need for God (1 John 4:1-17).

Love,
Your Grandmother

And there you have it for today.  Although this was originally written from the perspective of a grandmother to her grandchild, I believe we can apply it to our own lives as adults.  Can't quite explain it in written or even spoken words, but it is very clear with words spoken from the heart, if you get my drift.

And now until tomorrow when, Lord willing another daily thought will be forthcoming, may the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob just keep us safe, individually and collectively, in these last days in which we live.  Your Christian friend and brother, Paul