January 26

Read Mark 7:31-37

Pray: Almighty God, free me from the things that hold me back that I could proclaim your love for the world to the world.

Hear:

When I was a kid, I had a wicked speech impediment. My family didn’t mind because they knew exactly what I was saying. It was the intercession of a first grade teacher that got me into speech therapy:

“We love hearing Mike… it’s just no one knows what he is saying.” You see my family had gotten used to something that would have stopped me from succeeding in what God has called me to. I communicate for a living, and I just wouldn’t have been able to if someone hadn’t stepped in and healed me.

What is holding you back now? What sort of dissonance exists between you and what God has called you to? The bible calls this sin. With the ease of one quiet word, Christ can heal you. All it takes is a quiet moment and blessed request. Be opened to that freedom.

Respond:

What is binding you up? What is it keeping from you?

Meditation:

Be opened.