40 Days of Prayer: Week 1 Day 3

Welcome to Week 1 Day 3

BATHE IN HIS FAITHFULNESS PSALM 118
I am not a huge fan of baths; I prefer a hot shower—in and out, clean, but with no wasted time. Bathing, on the other hand, is about luxuriously soaking in a tub, taking your time. When we bathe in the Lord’s faithfulness, we need to take our time in it. Faithfulness, by its very definition, can never be over quickly. It is a constant companion.

In Psalm 118:1-4, the phrase “his faithful love endures forever” repeats four times. Each time, the group who is called upon to say the phrase changes: the reader, Israel, the house of Aaron, and those who fear the Lord. We are called upon to acknowledge His faithful love because it is a demonstration of how He is good, and it reminds us to trust Him in the future. All people are called to bathe in God’s faithfulness because of what He has done, what He is doing, and what He will do.

At Council 2023, the lens of “past, present, and future” was also used to look at what He is doing in the Alliance family around the world. We have seen God’s faithfulness in the growth of the Alliance family both in the United States and around the globe. Let us soak up that reminder and look to the future as we continue to enjoy the faithfulness of God in our lives—in the good times and the bad times.

REFLECTION PRAYER

Lord God, together we give You thanks, for You are good. Your faithful love endures forever. Not because of our own work, not due to any inherent goodness of our own, but because of who You are, You have demonstrated that faithful love repeatedly in our lives. Remind us of our need to bathe in Your faithful love each day. Help us soak it up so that we cannot take any more in and so that we overflow that faithful love to the people who are around us. Amen