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OF SPIDERS AND GOD´S PRESENCE Read: Ephesians 3:14–19 Bible in a Year: Numbers 1–3; Mark 3 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being. Ephesians 3:16 Spiders. I don’t know any who likes them. At least not in their rooms . . . at bedtime. But as she was getting ready for bed, my spied one dangerously close to her bed. “Daaaad!!!!! Spiiiderrr!!!!!” she hollered. Despite my determination, I couldn’t find the eight-legged interloper. “He’s not going to hurt you,” I reassured her. She wasn’t convinced. It wasn’t until I told her I’d stay next to her top bunk and stand guard that she agreed to get in bed. As my settled in, I held her hand. I told her, “I love you so much. I’m right here. But you know what? God loves you even more than Daddy and Mommy. And He’s very close. You can always pray to Him when you’re scared.” That seemed to comfort her, and peaceful sleep came quickly. Lord, thank You for always being close by. Scripture repeatedly reassures us God is always near (Psalm 145:18; Romans 8.38–39; James 4.7–8, but sometimes we struggle to believe it. Perhaps that’s why Paul prayed for the believers in Ephesus to have strength and power to grasp that truth (Ephesians 3:16). He knew that when we’re frightened, we can lose track of God’s proximity. But just as I lovingly held my as she went to sleep that night, so our loving heavenly Father is always as close to us as a prayer. Lord, thank You for always being close by. Please give us strength and power in our hearts to remember You are near, You love us deeply, and we can always call out to You. God is always near in spite of our fears. 
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And when we are too tired or too weakened to pray, He has given us prayer warriors to lift us up and stand in the gap. I am so thankful for a group of them in face book. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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