Baillie: open to Thee

Monday, January 11, 2016
    Commemoration of Mary Slessor, Missionary in West Africa, 1915
Meditation:
    Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison—that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
    —Colossians 4:2-4 (ESV)
Quotation:
    Give me an open ear, O God, that I may hear Thy voice calling me to high endeavor.
    Give me an open mind, O God, a mind ready to receive and to welcome such new light of knowledge as it is Thy will to reveal to me.
    Give me open eyes, O God, eyes quick to discover Thine indwelling in the world which Thou hast made.
    Give me open hands, O God, hands ready to share with all who are in want the blessings with which Thou hast enriched my life.
    ... John Baillie (1886-1960) & Donald M. Baillie (1887-1954), A Diary of Private Prayer, New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1939, p. 63 (see the book)
    See also Col. 4:2-4; Matt. 13:16; Luke 10:23-24; 2 Cor. 4:6; Eph. 1:18-19; 2:10; Phil. 3:8-9
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, may I ever share in Your mercy. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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