In God I Trust

Today, the Lord blessed me with a new day and a new year to my human life. My prayer is that if the Lord so wills, He may bless me with a healthy and long life to live and magnify Him. 

Today, I turn forty five in my physical age. If the Lord would allow me to live upto ninety, I have reached the mid of my lifespan. My life is in God's hand. And I fully submit to Him that He may do as He pleases with me. Like Paul, I pray that I could be the factor for the joy and strengthening of the saints as long as the Lord gives me breath in my nostril.

“And being confident of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of the faith,” (Philippians 1:25, RecVer)

Today, the Lord's speaking to me for my life forward is that I am a minister of a new covenant, a minister of the Spirit who gives life. For this, He is the Life supplier, my Source, from which I receive life supply. He has made me a branch 

“Who has also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant, ministers not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” (2 Corinthians 3:6, RecVer)

As a minister of the new covenant, my responsibility is to give life. Day by day, I must pay the price to gain the Lord more as my life that I be filled with the Spirit to give to others. In my speaking or in my fellowship with others, I must minster life to others, especially to the weaker ones.

“If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask and he will give life to him, to those sinning not unto death. There is a sin unto death; I do not say that he should make request concerning that.” (1 John 5:16, RecVer)

“And I answered a second time and said to him, What are the two olive branches that are by the side of the two golden spouts, which empty the gold from themselves? And he spoke to me, saying, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, sir. And he said, These are the two sons of oil, who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.” (Zechariah 4:12-14, RecVer)

Since to be life supplier is what the Lord called me for, I trust in the Lord to accomplish His commission. "In God I trust" is the banner of my life. Henceforth, to be an ambassador, a minister of the new covenant in the Body of Christ is what my forty five years and forward life will be.

“In God, whose word I praise, In God do I trust, and I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” (Psalms 56:4, RecVer)

“In God do I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” (Psalms 56:11, RecVer)

The Lord also gave His lovingkindness and faithfulness to be His minister. Though His requirement is that I be a faithful and prudent slave, yet this requirement is being met by His sending forth lovingkindness 

“Who then is the faithful and prudent slave, whom the master has set over his household to give them food at the proper time?” (Matthew 24:45, RecVer)

“He sends forth from heaven and saves me; He reproaches him who would trample me; Selah God sends forth His lovingkindness and His faithfulness.” (Psalms 57:3, RecVer)

So, I pray for Him to be gracious to me. 

“Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me; For my soul takes refuge in You; Indeed in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge, Until the destruction passes by.” (Psalms 57:1, RecVer)

This is the Lord’s promise for my new year and all the years to follow. May the will of the Lord be done in my life.

Thank you Lord for the new year. Grace me Lord for all the years to come to be Your faithful and prudent slave, Your minister of the new covenant, a minister of the Spirit to minister life to others.