Day 21
Ephesians 6:3a Amplified version
"That all may be well with you..."
God's desire is that ALL be well with us. What is not well in our lives today? We must not accept it, tolerate it, learn to cope with it or live with it complacently. Although we must allow nothing to discourage us or make us miserable, we must also not allow anything ungodly to become permanent fixtures in our lives.
God is a "repair man." Throughout all time, our Father has repaired broken lives, broken bodies, broken hearts, broken homes and more. As He takes up residence in us (John 14:23), let us give Him all that needs to be fixed and made whole. He designed the physical temple to be perfect. He moved upon the hearts of men to repair the house dedi cated to Him when it was broken down or in need of renovation. Now that we are His temple, let us not accept brokenness as permanent. Regardless of how long it takes, let us keep an attitude of wanting all to be perfect in the house (body) and life where He dwells.
Paul admonished us to present our bodies to God as living sacrifices, wholly, acceptable to God as a reasonable service. The sacrifices given under the Old Covenant, which contained types of what was to come, were perfect - without any flaws. David said, 'The Lord will perfect that which concerns me." (Psalms 138:8) We should have the same attitude.
God wants all to be well with me. I yield myself - all that I am and all that I have - to my Father, that He may perfect everything in my body and my life until His desire is fulfilled in me. By faith, all is well with me.