PRAYING FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, CHURCH AND NATION:
Give thanks and praise to God for his daily renewal towards you (Psm 103:5). #RefreshedAndRenewed #ShakeATailFeather
MORNING WATCH NOTES:
Caring for a loved one 24/7 is draining. But I have felt the extraordinary energy described in this Psalm. I have often been awakened in the course of caregiving and surprised by how physically alert I feel. Pretty amazing.
Psm 103:5 says, “God renews youth within me like the eagle renews its feathers annually; gets a new set of wings.” [my trans.]
That kind of refreshing comes only by prayer. The prayers of fellow believers on my behalf calls forth from God renewed lift and energy. Truly amazing!
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So, stop and give thanks for all the good things God has done for you (vv3,4). If that is not enough for which to thank God, consider the continual renewal of heart, soul and spirit that God regularly bestows on you. The picture here has to do with the molting process of the eagle.
Annually, the eagle loses all his feathers. The old feathers are shed, and the new feathers grow in their place. It is a fascinating process.*
God performs a quiet and continual renewing process of our heart, soul and mind (his mercies are new every morning – Lam 3:22-24). Lord, in all your goodness, you also renew my heart and soul. Thank you Lord.
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The Prayer Sentry 
This is such a beautiful picture of how God renews and sustains us through those times we need it the most. How very precious and comforting to have The God of Creation, Savior of the world walk beside us and carry us when we feel we can’t take another step through the valleys we find ourselves in. Thank you for sharing your heart here, Roger. AND for being an example of what it looks like to walk by faith and having heart of gratitude. God bless.
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