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Empty Gas Gauge
Devotional for Friday, August 4, 2006 by Judy Miller
Ephesians 5:18 - Drink the Spirit of God, huge draughts of him. (MSG)With my job, I drive a lot. As a result, I have to fill up the gas tank often. It shows empty far sooner than I would like. But I do know that I have to fill it if I want to complete my job. I need gas to finish what I set out to do for the day.
In our lives, we have a gas tank too. And often, it shows empty as well. When it is empty, it shows itself by discouragement, exasperation, depression, busyness, overeating, contempt, withdrawal, defensiveness, criticism, exhaustion -- the list can go on and on.
Where do we go to get our personal, individual gas tanks filled up? We also go to the gas pump -- the spiritual one. There is only one in the world. And we can all use it at the same time. Isn't that amazing?
Jesus is waiting and willing and ready to fill us up. May we recognize the signs of running empty and go quickly to Him to get filled. Actually, we need to be filled daily, hourly. Jesus can do it if we go to Him for filling.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank You that You can fill each one of us at the same time. You are omnipotent. Help us to come to You for filling every day, every hour, every minute. We need You. Amen.
Judy Miller <gjmiller@telusplanet.net>
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
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O Word Of God Incarnate.