“Lord Jesus – I hear You telling me that all You have destined my life to be, all that You once whispered to my heart, all that You’ve spoken to me from the pages of Your Word – even though I’ve lost it through sleep and carelessness and action – it’s all still mine. The only thing that You require of me is to get up and start heading back to rebuild the testimony of Your glory in my life.
And my response is, “Yes, Lord. Lead me from this captivity. You led a procession of people to rebuild Your temple in Jerusalem in Ezra’s time and You made it greater than the former temple. And Jesus came to it.
Jesus, turn my captivity. Whatever I have embraced and settled for … I put away. I want to be a temple where Your presence will dwell. I believe that You will make my future testimony greater than anything of my past. I believe that every gift of the Holy Spirit, every promise in Your Word, everything that You’ve ever promised to do in my life will come to pass. From bankruptcy, I come Lord. You are speaking to my heart and You are faithful. Your love and mercies to me are never-ending. Thank you, Lord. I know that all You do in my life has nothing to do with me. All I can do is stand in my own poverty and give myself wholly to You to be made rich in the imperishable things that only You can give. Peace. Joy. Love.
From this day forward – for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health – I give myself completely to You. May Your name be glorified in my life forevermore.”
