Lord, It’S Me Again
By Wayne Cosper
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Wayne Cosper
Wayne Cosper has spent the last thirty years as an operations manager. Wayne has worked with hundreds of people over the years ranging in age from just out of high school to retirement age. The most gratifying time has been all the hours spent helping young men in the pursuit of their identity and character. Wayne has prayed for God’s guidance and direction for years and now finds that he is in the midst of a special relationship with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In Lord, It’s Me Again, he explores the life of a man and his need for prayer.
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Lord, It’S Me Again - Wayne Cosper
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ISBN: 978-1-4908-2284-6 (sc)
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WestBow Press rev. date: 01/31/2014
CONTENTS
Testimonials
Prologue
The Cross
Our God Is A Great Big God
Our Work Needs To Be Anointed By God
Get Away From Me Satan!
Women
Trust In The Lord
Still At The Cross
King Of All Kings
Don’t Quit
Miracle Man
Teach Us How To Pray
Partial Obedience
Called?
Healings
In The Beginning God Created Man
God Is Love
Virtuous Women
Interruptions
Lord, You Are Everything To Me
Acceptable
I Will Build My House On Rock
Praise
It Had To Be On The Cross
Friends
The Right Equipment
Why Are We Here?
Jesus, You Are Everything To Me
Jesus Is The Only Way
He Is God!
He Is Our Protector
It Was Never Me, I Just Thought It Was
Praise Him, He Is God
The Good Shepherd
Are You Coming Or Not?
Your Will, Not Mine
Evilness Is All Around Us
Joy
All Loving And All Powerful, He Is God
I Am That I Am
Changed!
Like A Little Child, Again
Scraps
Run! It’s A Snake!
Healing
The Good Old Days
Guide Me Lord
I Need To Stop Complaining!
True Prosperity
Wait Upon The Lord
Thank You For My Earthly Father
Together Always
Healings
Sickness Is Gone
Hate Sin But Love The Sinner
Put A Guard Over My Mouth
Are We There Yet?
Pray
Righteousness
Our Father In Heaven
Shine On
Praise Him
He Is Greater
God’s Love
I Ain’t No Quitter!
Hear Ye, Hear Ye
I Gota Ghost Living In Me!
For Thanksgiving Day
What?
Jesus Will Change You!
Hey! That’s Against The Law!
Grace It Is!
Broken By The Law
Redeemed From The Curse Of The Law
It Never Stops
Help Us Jesus
Go Into The World
Shelter
To The Class Of 1973 At Logan High School
He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands
What Is Prosperity?
Let’s Go For A Walk
Have A Blessed Day
What Have You Done For Me Lately?
Hang In There!
Love
Confusion
It’s Not Their Fault
I Want
To Give Or Not To Give, That Is The Question
Perfect Timing
Is Anyone Home?
He Is God
We Messed It Up
We Need God
Blessed
Un-Earned And Unmerited Favor
There Is Only One True God
God Is Love
I Love You?
Fighting The Devil
I Forget To Be Thankful
Jesus Did All The Work
Works
Homeless
Our Time, Our Purpose
Take It All Away Lord
Betrayed
Jesus Is Everywhere
Is Anyone There?
Bodyguard
Hold On
Pride
Let’s Race
What Day Is This?
The Lord Gave, The Lord Has Taken Away
You Are Not All That Tough
Just Praise Him, He Is God
Can We Be Friends?
Stop Complaining!
Settle Down
I’m Guilty
Go!
He Is Awesome
I Am A Prodigal Son
Lord, It’s Me Again
A Fight I Cannot Win
Indescribable Love
More Like Jesus
You’re Not The Boss Of Me
One Nation Under God
Saved
He’s In Charge
A Closer Walk With Thee
Friends
It Is Finished
Thank You!
Don’t Get Mad At Me
Your Will Not Mine
Seed
My Favorite Scripture
In Closing
29446.pngTESTIMONIALS
Lord, It’s me again
These words resonate in the heart of every believer. Who of us has not come to our Father in prayer realizing that, once again, we have gotten off His path and need to reconnect with our creator, our Savior, and our strength? Wayne’s devotionals on prayer, loss, grace, life, and thankfulness are truly touched by the Holy Spirit.
Dan
To God Be the Glory
for the marvelous things he has done!
Wayne’s immeasurable love for Christ was undeniable the moment we spoke in an arena that it would have otherwise been considered unheard of… The Workplace
. I knew then that he was sent to make an impact and he did!
Wilena
I have enjoyed reading and studying daily devotionals for years. Wayne Cosper has a remarkable spiritual gift to take God’s Holy Word and write from the heart what it is that God is saying to us. His devotionals help us understand the trust and obedience we must place in God, and clearly point out that we must surrender all to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Wayne’s writing encourages us to strengthen our prayer life – to pray unceasingly – as we turn our eyes upon Jesus daily.
Bryan
To my Wife
You helped me find my way to Jesus
And
Aunt Gladys
You made certain the children in your life knew about Jesus. The example you have set and the lessons you have taught will live forever.
And
My Mother, for a lifetime of prayers
29466.pngPROLOGUE
We were in a store several years ago when my wife, Laura, saw a small item on a shelf. It looked like a small loaf of bread, it was plastic and opened on the top. Neatly placed in the opened area were small cards, each with a scripture on front and back. Laura’s eye were shining as she remembered her Aunt Gladys house as a child. There on the shelf, all those years ago, a little girl excitedly pulled a card out each day to read God’s word.
The next Christmas, Laura opened a small package to find a small plastic loaf of bread that contained the scriptures, the item was call Your Daily Bread
. From that day forward, Laura emailed the contents of the card to my work email address each day. I found strength in the scriptures. I am certain I would have failed and just went home many days, if not for the daily bread.
Over time, I started forwarding the email to my associates. Time passed, things changed and God spoke to me about a different message. Although I was given a slightly different direction, our Lord was consistent in His message to me, God wants to be involved in every part of our lives, including the workplace! Each morning, God would lead me to a scripture and a prayer. Sometimes, I was awakened in the wee hours, other days, God was slow to give me the daily scripture and prayer. The email list kept getting larger, many people received the words, given by our Lord every day.
The thought of publishing a book, never entered my mind. But God, has His own plans and I can only hope to hear and obey. God has taught that life is not about me, it is about Him. God created each of us with a purpose in mind. Each of us were birthed with skills and abilities chosen by God himself for the task we were created to accomplish. I have been humbled by life and taught by God that I need to pray daily to assure I am doing what God created me to do.
The format, editing and wording may be much different from other books you have read as I am not a professional writer. I am just a guy trying to do what God created me to do.
I pray and hope in some way, God will touch you and bless you as you read the daily prayers. Most of all, I pray that God will speak to you about His will for your life.
29468.pngTHE CROSS
We all come to that place and that time when Jesus calls us to meet Him at the cross. Where we go from there, what we do from that point in time, shapes our lives for all of eternity.
Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do. And they divided His garments and cast lots.
Luke 23:24
Lord
All day long I could sense Your presence, I knew You were talking to me. As I sat in church tonight You gave me a vision. I sat there in a really nice chair, with air condition, in a beautiful building that seats 20000 people each weekend. The preacher talked, the message You gave him came across a sound system that cost a lot of money. I had spent the entire day, in comfort. I made no sacrifice, nothing was asked of me, I spent the day doing as I pleased. My life is comfortable. I want for nothing, I have food to eat, a roof above my head, car, job, money and little is asked of me.
I awake now in the wee hours to a loud banging noise that only exists in my mind. My arms are tired Lord, and I cannot figure out why. In this dream Lord, I am walking and then crawling and this noise, this banging just will not stop. My arms just keep getting more and more tired. I’m so weak that I cannot walk so I am crawling along until I just cannot crawl any longer. I am helpless, unable to go another step, unable to do anything for myself. I have come to a place where the banging noise is so loud it hurts my ears. I can finally see what is causing the noise. I have a hammer in my hand, it’s me Lord and I am driving a nail through Your hand. I have come to a place where I cannot continue, a place of pain, shame and embarrassment. I am there, with all of the good things in my life but they cannot help me, I cannot stop the banging and I cannot find rest for my arms. I am at the cross.
You are sacrificing Yourself. You have been beaten, You are bloody and You are nailed to a cross. You are hanging, naked in front of the world. The sign above Your head says I died for You; I died so You can live. Lord, I am overwhelmed. I am stopped, dead in my tracks to know that You had the ability to stop all the pain and suffering at any time. And now to find out that I was the one driving the nails, well, there are no words. I am at the cross Lord. I have come to a place where I have to let myself go and realize this is all about You. I can no longer worry about earthly things; I realize I am not capable of providing these things for myself anyway. I need to stop planning what I am going to do and start realizing that only the things You do through me, have any value. I need to allow You to do things through me. I am at the cross, speak to me now Lord, tell me what to do.
In Jesus name
Amen
29472.pngOUR GOD IS A GREAT BIG GOD
There are days when we just look at the world and say Wow, You are really something Lord
Those days open doors, and create those special moments for God to minister to us.
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 1:9
Lord
It’s me again. And again today, I am overwhelmed when I think about You and all You are. You remember I was driving home, and there was that sunset over those trees, the green grass, blue sky and a scattering of soft clouds. It took my breath, I just couldn’t believe what You had done and to know all You had to do was think it and it was. I remember that squirrel, do You, he was climbing that tree with a great big piece of corn bread in his mouth? You made him too, didn’t You? You own everything Lord, it all belongs to You.
I thought about all You have created and all You have done, and I cried, I was overwhelmed. I came home needing your word, needing to know more about You. My mind cannot imagine anymore or anything as big as You. All I can think, all I can dream and I cannot even come close to You. Then I read this scripture and find that we were called to fellowship with You. You created us, because You wanted someone to love, You wanted fellowship, You wanted me, it blows my mind!
So now Lord, help us all remember when we feel alone, when we are laughed at, mocked, ridiculed, cast out, made to feel inadequate that You, God of the Universe, created us to fellowship with You. You made the sun, moon, everything in between, the grass and the stars, and yes even me, just because You wanted to. That’s good.
In Jesus name, because there is no greater name
Amen
29474.pngOUR WORK NEEDS TO BE ANOINTED BY GOD
Work means different things to different people. How important is it? Are we doing what God created us to do? Anoint our work Lord, else we will fail
For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
Nehemiah 6:9
Lord
It’s me again, thankful for what You have done and what You have given me. Weekends are so special Lord and this past one was wonderful. Lord, no matter how good things are, I always have a need to pray to You. I always need Your guidance and direction. I want to make certain that I bring everything to You. I want You to make the decisions in my life; I mean, look at some of the crazy choices I have made.
Our work becomes such a big part of our lives. I know we make it too important but Lord, I ask You, how important is it? It seems like some work is better than others. There are all different kinds of jobs that require different levels of commitment. The story of Nehemiah made Your book of instructions. I know he led the people to rebuild the wall, is this why the book of Nehemiah is in the Bible? You are worthy of all our praise and You are to be glorified in whatever we do. Nehemiah put all his trust in You. An impossible job was completed because he followed Your directions, praised You and made certain You were the one glorified. Help me Lord with my work. I want my work to have a purpose. I want my work to glorify You.
I will say as Nehemiah did, O God, strengthen my hands. Lord, I will praise You when all goes right and I will praise You when all goes wrong. Just be with me and strengthen my hands! Most of all Lord help me make certain that my work stays in the proper priority. You have given me so many opportunities and now, I give them back to You. You will direct me, You will help me, and You will give me the grace to honor You. Like always Lord, I stand in need of prayer
In Jesus name
Amen
29476.pngGET AWAY FROM ME SATAN!
We give the devil far too much credit. He has been chained, defeated and now spends his time trying to get us to destroy ourselves.
Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Numbers 23:20
Lord
It’s me again; I smile at the location of today’s word. Numbers? Lord, You know we struggle with Numbers. Reading the book, Numbers can be so difficult. But as I pray each day, Lord, teach me Your ways, guide me and direct me, so today, it is Numbers. As I read the section about Balaam and Balak I see once again, how powerful You are.
What You have said will be done! You blessed the Hebrews and took them to the promise land. On the way things happened, Balak wanted the children of Israel to be cursed. He tried every trick but what You have blessed cannot be cursed. Satan still tries to curse what You have blessed today. He tries to call us away from You, out of Your green pasture so he can destroy us. As long as we stay where we are blessed he is powerless. Satan has been called many things, many names; today I will call him the owner of the restless spirit, nothing more than a rebel rouser. This monster tries to call us out of our blessed place in life, out of our marriages, makes us unhappy with what we have, shows us how to covet, and tells us we are not appreciated on our job. We are told anything that may put division between You and us. He is a coward, he is evil and invisible.
Lord, what you have blessed cannot be cursed. Help us Lord, give us enough wisdom to see through the devil’s murderous plans. Let us stand in Your shadow, praising and glorifying our God and Father. Knowing the blood of our Savior washed us clean, makes us Holy and set apart from the evil one. What You have blessed cannot be cursed. And if today I am bothered, if today I am troubled or if I am sad, or confused I will wait for JOY COMES IN THE MORNING. I have been blessed; I cannot be cursed
In Jesus name
Amen
29478.pngWOMEN
In a day when so many bad things can happen to our children, when so many of the stories we hear each chill us to the bone, we must care and protect our little girls. Someday they will be Wives and Mothers.
Strength and honor are her clothing; she shall rejoice in time to come… Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her
Proverbs 31:25, 28
Lord
It’s me again coming to rest at the end of Your day. It was wonderful, it was complete and challenging, I hope You were pleased with how we responded to our circumstances.
You said it is not good for man to be alone
You made woman, what a glorious thing You have done. You put her in a place where she would silently rule her household. She is to seek counsel and obtain approval first when indeed all the time it was her, the woman that rules the house. What is the value of a virtuous woman, Lord? Where does her training start, to learn such tenderness, calmness, strength and wisdom. You breathed the skills into their souls when You created their lives but we all learn every day, especially the very young. So Lord, I want to pray today for the daughters and granddaughters of man. Help us Lord to care for these delicate vessels. Protect them Lord from harm and experiences that scar their spirit for life. Please help these ladies know that they are special, and needed by the world so very much. Show them Lord how special they are, help them learn to laugh, think, live and experience life. Guide and direct them as they agree to take a