Wide-Eyed Wonder (21 Days of Fasting and Prayer)Sample

SEE GOD’S BENEFITS

Overview

God wants to bless us daily. His benefits do not come in tiny trickles but in loads! We can expect and claim His benefits each day of this new year.

Observation

We often associate the word “load” with negative ideas like “heavy load," “burdens," “weights,” or “workload." But here, the word “load” has a delightful association. Psalm 68:19 says the God of our salvation daily loads us with benefits! This brings up a mental image of a dump truck unloading an entire load of benefits!

God is a God of blessing. Right after He created Adam and Eve, the first thing He did was to bless them (Gen 1:27). Jesus came to die on the cross for us, so that we may be set free from the curse of sin, and restore us to that position of being blessed.

Psalm 103 lists some of these: forgiveness, healing for all diseases, being saved from destruction, lavished with love and mercies, filled with good things, and renewed with strength.

This is what we can expect daily from the God who saves us. We can claim these benefits every day, and expect that new loads will be delivered fresh the next day!

We need to see that God is for us, He is not against us. He wants to bless us daily. This will change the way we think, speak, and live. We no longer have to live under fear and anxiety or feel that we have to look out for ourselves. We will have confidence and assurance that no matter what, God is in us, with us, and for us, and His blessings will not stop.

Response

Let us acknowledge that God is our Blesser. He wants to daily load us with His benefits. We can praise God for all His benefits, and claim these benefits for ourselves, our loved ones, and the Church.

Prayer

Thank You, Heavenly Father, for daily loading me with benefits! Thank You for (list all the benefits you can think of). I am amazed at Your goodness. I praise You for all that You have blessed me with. I have so much to look forward to each day because You are in my life. Thank You, Lord!