Psalm 25:5 "Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation, on You I wait all the day."
The truth of this life, the life of a child of God, is only found in the Word of God. As we study, as we wait on the Lord, waiting for His Words, His Ways, His Truth to be part of who we are....the part of who we are....herein, I believe, is where our thinking can become a problem. A part of who we are instead of the whole of who we are. The Lord wants to become who we are not just a portion of our lives, but the whole of our lives.
As I came in to my office to sit and write this, I had the thoughts formulating in my mind, but now as I write, those words seem to have left and new words are coming in. This is who we must be, what we must be willing to do; let go of ourselves and let the Lord take us where He wants us to go, teach us the things that are the truth, His things, not what we perceive as true, but the whole truth, nothing but the truth, as you might hear in a court of law. The Word of the Lord is the law that we must live by. And thank You, Jesus, that Your sacrifice made life, our life, a life that has been redeemed from the harsh judgment of the law of the Old Testament and a life giving law of redemption and deliverance, love and mercy of the New Testament.
Your truths, Lord, Your paths that have been made, special to each of us, are to be such a part of us, the whole of us, that who we are is second nature to who You are in us. What people see on the outside of us, must reflect what is on the inside of us, the nature of God. Our nature is no longer who we are, but who we are in the Lord, His children, His disciple, His words, His nature. We must cease to be, and let our Lord be who we are. Yes, I know this is not easy, as we live in a world that adheres itself to us in all sorts of media, the worldly thoughts trying to worm into our minds, into our thoughts....through social media, television, radio, music playing in stores, what our eyes see as we drive down the street... the things of the world trying to overcome who we are to be.
The truth of the Lord, if we let the Lord, if we release ourselves totally unto Him, submitting all to Him, let His Word take precedent over our minds, our very thoughts....if we begin letting all we see and hear conform to His Word, to His ways, then we become second nature to the Lord. The Holy Spirit will take what we were, and lead us into what we are....true children of the Most High God, in spirit and in truth. We become second nature to God's nature. Here is where being second, in second place, makes us winners of everything....of life eternal. O my Lord, I submit totally unto You. Be all in me so I may become all in You. Let the peace of our Lord flow in you as you yield your nature to His alone.
12-02-12
