"I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades." Revelation 1:18

To the Living God,

There are people in this world who worship dead things, inanimate things, temporal things. And there are people who say that I worship a dead God, too.  That You didn't return to life after three days in the tomb.  Of course, those are usually the same people who say that You were just a prophet and a good teacher, and not God the Son.

But I am convinced that I serve a Living God, a God who understands Life because You created it, sustain it, grant it purpose and hope.  You are the God who died and now lives.  You are the God who always was and always will be.  You are the Only God, and the Three-in-One God.  You are mystery beyond my current means to grasp.  So I thank You for every scrap of revelation that You reveal about Yourself.  I thank You for every verse in the Bible that shows us another facet of Your character.

Living God, I thank You for the sacrifice of the Chosen Lamb that enabled me to come back into Your presence, to have the assurance that I too will live forever in glory.  You are my Salvation and Hope, the Rock upon which I place all my convictions, and the God who Lives and will never die.

Thank You for defeating death.  There is no more fear. There is no more sting.  You are the balm for all our current pains and the assurance of the glory and perfection to come.  Thank You for providing everything that we need to live life here and to be prepared for life eternal.  In You is all life.  In You is all we need.  In You, we find the grace to continue, one day at a time.

You are that good and that powerful, Living God. You breathe, and Your Spirit moves.  You speak, and Your Word creates. You live, and Your Children have hope and strength for the day.

Thank, Lord Jesus, the Living God, for my life to walk in faith.  Amen.