jesus met them

Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, unless you meet us this day we are just spinning our wheels.  The only way that we can be truly changed is if we meet you face to face.  Have mercy on us, Lord Jesus, and come to us this day in a way that changes everything about us.  Amen.

Scripture: Matthew 28:8-10

Journal: When was the last time Jesus met you?  What did it do within you?  How did it change you?  Are you praying that it will happen again today? 

Reflection: “So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell the disciples.  Suddenly Jesus met them.  ‘Greetings,’ he said.  They came to him, clasped his feet and worshipped him.” (Matthew 28:8-9, NIV)

     As much as we’d like to think the ball is in our court, it is not.  We simply cannot change ourselves, no matter how hard we try.  Ultimately, it all comes down to God’s mercy.  Unless he comes to us, and meets us face to face, there can never be any real or lasting change.

     Maybe that should alter the way we pray.  Maybe instead of asking God to help, or to lead, or to guide, or to give us an answer, we should simply be asking him to meet us.  It seems like if that happened, the rest would pretty much take care of itself.

     O Lord Jesus, come and meet us face to face, this day and every day.

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Closing Prayer: O Lord Jesus, come and meet us face to face, this day and every day. Amen.