Day 1: Filling the Earth with His Glory

Scripture Focus: Psalm 72

"Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone works wonders. And blessed be His glorious name forever; and may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen, and Amen." -Psalm 72:18-19, NASB

If you have worked through this preparation guide from start to finish, then today marks the completion of a forty-day journey. Tomorrow more than 115 women will come together to be challenged, strengthened, encouraged and exhorted from God's Word.

Even more personally, if you are attending the conference, this event may be a spiritual marker that one day you can point to as bringing about needed changes in your perspective on what it means to love and serve God as a woman. Take in the conference prayerfully and with expectancy, asking God to do a new work in your own heart in the lives of the others attending.

On this final day of heart preparation, let's think about why any of this matters. What is the point? How does my perspective on the issue of femininity affect others? Does it matter whether it affects others? Is there more to my life than what I now see?

We're going to close our preparation period today by studying a beautiful psalm of hope. Psalm 72 can be understood on two levels. On one level, it views Solomon beginning his reign as Israel's monarch. But the meaning of this psalm reaches far beyond Solomon to One who will establish His rule eternally-One greater than Solomon (Matthew 12:42). When the Lord Jesus Christ sets up His earthly kingdom, the earth and its occupants will experience the rich fulfillment described here.

As we anticipate Christ's return, our lives are not to be wasted or idled away. We are called to be actively engaged in God's great redemptive plan. We are called to His mandate of filling the whole earth with His glory. We accomplish this is by fulfilling the grand and holy purposes for which He created us-as women!

What would happen if every Christian woman would live out the instructions found in Scripture? What would our homes look like? How would our husbands and children respond to that kind of radical transformation? Would our men be inspired as they watch the power of the gospel at work in our lives? Would they hunger to know God more intimately? Would they begin to feel the freedom and confidence to take on the role of spiritual leadership?

How would our churches, our workplaces, our neighborhoods be different if thousands of women lived as "true women," honoring Christ with their thoughts, words, attitudes, and actions? What would the unbelieving world around us think? How would they respond? How would their lives be impacted by the power of the gospel that has transformed our lives? Could revival occur?

Take Time to Reflect

Meditate on the questions at the end of today's devotional. Prayerfully read through Psalm 72. How well is your life contributing to God's ultimate intention that the whole earth should be filled with His glory? Do those around you see the transformational power of the gospel at work in your life?

True Woman Wyoming Prayer Focus

Are you ready for the True Woman Wyoming conference? Take time to thank God for what He has already accomplished in your mind and heart over the past 40 days, and ask Him to continue that work in your life during the conference and beyond. Pray for physical and spiritual protection for all involved in the weekend.

Pray that every woman who attends True Woman Wyoming will have a responsive heart, and that all God's desires and purposes for this weekend will be fulfilled.

Pray for a true visitation of God's Spirit in revival!