Daily Prayer - Turn on the light

Good Friday morning, my friends.
 

For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. (Romans 1:21)
 
How often do we get like this?  We certainly know God.  But do we go through periods where we do not honour Him, nor give thanks to Him.  We simply take for granted the salvation He died to give to us.  And then we wonder why we are in a "dry spot" in our journey of faith.  We are no longer "feeling" it.
 
Let us put off the futility and let the message of the Gospel bring light and warmth back to our darkened hearts.
 

Grace and peace be yours in abundance,
Bruce
 
ps - The annual Promise Keepers conference in Ottawa is at Cedarview Alliance Church this weekend - hope to see some of you men there.
 

Father, Romans 1:21 indicates that those who knew You neither glorified nor gave thanks to You which led to their futile and foolish thinking. 
 
It eventually caused the light of Your Word to be veiled and ineffective in their lives as darkness crept in and covered the radiant light of Your truth. 
 
They sought honor for themselves and lived for self-glory. 
 
Anything good in us is but a reflection of the Spirit of Christ who resides within, so we will glory only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ though mocked and ridiculed by the world. 
 
We are unashamedly children of God whose depth of wisdom comes not from the understanding of the world but the understanding of Your Word.
 
May its truth always be our source of light in the darkened age in which we live. 
 
In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
 
(http://adailyprayer.wordpress.com/2014/02/26/a-prayer-for-knowing-god-3/)