Heavenly Father, I praise You for today and for how You created us. I am in awe that not only am I made in Your image, but I have a physical body, a spirit, and a soul. I realize You created me with senses for my physical body, emotions, will, and intelligence for my inner body, and the piece that through salvation ties me to heaven, my soul. Today, Help me take command of my morning and shake all evil from it.
Holy Spirit to paraphrase Paul’s inspired letter to the Roman church Your Spirit leads me and this makes me an adopted son of Christ. As such I am no longer enchained by sin and death. This does not make me immune to temptation and my will must be tempered, controlled, and fully surrendered to You for me not to cave into my old sinful nature. Paul went on to say Your Spirit bears witness with my spirit so that I can be led and prompted to lean toward righteousness and to live a Christ-like life. As a living temple of Christ, Your Spirit moves within me and I must do my part to help prepare and build the kingdom of
God until the day of Christ’s return. I will pray, testify, live peaceably as I can, and reflect the love of Christ until I enter into heaven and shed this sinful body for a new body and hear You say well done my good and faithful servant.
Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith—to God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever, Amen. (Romans16:25-27)