Heavenly Father, we rejoice in your holy name on this glorious day you’ve made. Your grace is upon us each and every day of our lives. Your mercy is a fiery beacon that shines through our lives on a constant. Each and every day shall be a testimony of your everlasting love. So let us come together on this beloved day, shouting your name to the heavens, Father God. For you are our protector. You have shielded us in times of crisis. You clothed us with your holy garments, providing us the warmth we needed as we made our way through moments we may have found chilling. You are our replenisher. Time and time again you have found a way out of what we may have thought was no way at all; providing us resources time after time and illuminating our paths towards your glory even if we might have felt complacent. If I could say so myself, when looking back at where I’ve been and where I’m going, it raises the hairs all over my body to know that I am because of all of what you are, Lord Jesus. 

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We are because of all of that you are. You are the reason for each and everyone one of us and just saying that out loud is far more compelling than I think we can some times imagine. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has provided for us before we knew ourselves. You have brought each and every one of us out of places and spaces we may have thought we couldn’t make it through. But you, Heavenly Father are the very reason for all things holy. Your Presence deserves praise to the highest degree. You have breathed into us to be exemplified by the grace you’ve laid upon us. You have equipped us with everlasting purpose, so if I could use my words to touch a weary heart, I ask that you use me as an example to say that we are enough. Let me say wholeheartedly and with encouragement that you are enough, because the Lord Jesus Christ has made it rightfully so. When your knees may feel as if they’re buckling because of the stress this world has placed us under, let the goodness of God flow through you to allow you to recognize that you, Heavenly Father, are enough. If you might be wondering where your next big break is coming through, remind yourself that our powerful God has brought us to where we needed to be time and time again because you are enough. When you may have felt as though there are so many things that withers your spirit, take a step back and reach for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and let Him be a reminder that you are enough. He has placed you here for a reason; for a purpose that at that moment may be beyond you. I ask that you look in retrospect at the magnitudes of all that you are because of all that He is. I ask that when things are heavy to not take that lightly. God lay a message within our spirits that we shall not take the air in which you’ve breathed in us lightly; for at the very moment we were conceived, we had a purpose. 

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A duty. A reason. And in that very reason you placed a seed in us that was bound to grow. You placed your holy Word upon us that provided us with a forever reason to serve you. I pray and I rejoice on this glorious day to emphasize your purpose. To let your light shine upon us. For if we continue to look to you, those paths are brightened by the goodness of our amazing Savior. So I say hallelujah to all of us being enough. Let us not take for granted the seed that you have planted in us. Let us water that seed with your love. Love on us so we can grow and use our branches to extend the limbs of ourselves to touch someone by saying you are enough. Let us look at our reflections and think about our past, future and present saying you are enough. Let us look to our children and our children’s children saying that you are enough. Let us see someone who may be down and need encouragement by saying you are enough. Our Father in Heaven has breathed His very breath into our bodies, and we are still here; so let us use those very bodies as vessels to remember the word of the Lord... that His blood has covered us in ways that we have not yet seen. We are testimonies of God’s truth and His purpose. Let us not take that for granted, but water the very seed that He has planted. Emphasize that you are wonderfully made and crafted by our Heavenly Father. God set a reminder in their hearts not to take that lightly. Remind us to savor our sweet anointing. For you have carried us through and through. Let the sound of your Holy Spirit set a fire and a reminder in us that illuminates the world around us; showing the brighter days to come. Let the glory of the Lord shine through us, so we can water the seed that is planted for our purpose. Amen.