Proverbs 3:9-10 "Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine."
I have a box that I have saved scriptures I cut or tore out of the newspaper for several years; scriptures that touched my heart each morning as I drank my coffee and read the paper. Soon it became apparent to me that the only reason I was getting the paper was to read the scripture. With all the Bibles I have, still I was excited to see what this worldly newspaper would print, what someone there was choosing to share. The newspaper in the area where I have moved has no scripture, so I doubt if I will be taking the home delivery of the paper. But today I was looking inside the box and reading some of the scriptures and when I read the one from Proverbs 3 the Lord began to show me some things. How I love when the Lord teaches me, when He gives me meaning that He means to show me His love through, that He grows me with.
"Thy substance" this is the most important part of anything I have, my life mainly. Thy substance, the best of me. The Lord wants to be honored with the best of me, the best of you. Praise, my complete worship, my time, my heartfelt love and adoration; everything that is the best of what we have should honor the Lord. Then with the "firstfruits". I have always thought of this as money, but today the Lord showed me that as I honor Him above all with the very best of me, the very best that comes from me that He has provided me with, the beauty of anything I do, with the special annointing on my life, that the first thing I should do with this special annointing, the gifts He has given me is to offer them back to Him in praise, in worship. Then He told me "the barns", a building, a dwelling, my spirit, my heart where He dwells, will be filled with His presence, overflowing with His love and His grace, His joy and His peace. The joy and gladness that fills me from His presence, from the outpouring of His love, grace, peace shall burst forth from me in joyous worship and praise which will produce even more of His touch on my life, His annoiting on me for what He has for me to do. He will burst this annointing out of me with such radiance on my life, such wonder that I will cease to doubt my ability to do what He has called me to do. As He leads me where He wants me to be, His glory will be poured out as I do His will. I will not lack, I will not lose focus on what He desires me to do as He will be present with me always.
With all that I am, I will worship. I will give the Lord the very best I have; all that I have comes from the Lord, the very best thing in me is His precious Spirit, my very life is reflective of His nature, of what He has done in me. I live to please You, my King. I will worship You as long as I live, I will give You the glory for all I do; I am Your vessel, "a barn" of plenty as Your presence will always be invited to dwell in me.
I thank You my Lord for the revelation of this verse to me. I know others may not understand it as given to me, but I pray it blesses them, that it will resound with a Word You have given them and that all their substance, their very best, and the firstfruits of their lives will return to You in worship, in praise. This 12th day of October, 2011, I give You my all, I dedicate my life to You daily to do with as You will to serve and glorify You, my beautiful Lord. I love You with all of my heart, with all that I am, I love You alone.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
FREELY GIVEN, GRATEFULLY RECEIVED
John 14:15-17 "If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever....the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you."
There is nothing I can do Lord, to deserve what You have given to me. Neither life nor death, nothing I can do inbetween will ever be enough in my eyes to deserve what You have done for me. But in Your eyes, in Your eyes I am so deserving, I am so precious, so loved by You.
I am so thankful for the blood of Jesus, my Lord. Without the sacrifice that my precious Lord made at Calvary, without all He went through, I would not be sitting here tonight, writing from my heart to my Lord of my love for Him. And if His sacrifice was not enough, He gave such simple rules for me to live by. Removed was the law, the do or die things of the Old Testament, when there was no sacrifice that was deemed good enough to take away the sins of the world; it is different now, there is Jesus. He lived a life of example, He gave a simple way of life for the child of God to live; simply love the Lord God with all your heart and soul and love your neighbor as yourself. Obey Him, live each day in His ways, do unto others as He would have you do, serve others, love others, share His love with them. These are simple thiings; things you would teach a child. Love each other, share, don't be stingy with the things of the Lord, share what He gives you with others. His love, His peace, His joy, HIS SALVATION.
If we would just love and obey what Jesus commanded us to do, He, Jesus Himself, will ask the Father to give us another Counselor, another teacher, to guide us, to show us the way, to keep us from living in sin by convicting us quickly and leading us back to the Father. The Holy Spirit will be given to those who will just love and obey; and we will know Him as He will live with us and be in us, always. The Holy Spirit will never be taken from me, no matter what I do, He will always be with me. He will always show me what the Father has for me, He will enlighten the Word to me, He will give me understanding, He will give me wisdom.
Just love and obey. How could I not love my Lord, the things He has done for me, He loved me first. I did absolutely nothing to deserve the love of my Lord, there is nothing in me that will ever be deserving enough for this kind of unconditional love, but He loves me passionately. And I love Him with all of me, mind, heart, soul and spirit. I think if I cut myself, I would bleed love for my Lord. I don't think that there is a part of me that is not totally sold out in love for my Lord. He is in my thoughts all day long.
Obey my Lord; without the constant presence of the Holy Spirit this would probably be difficult at all times, but the Holy Spirit gives direction to me, gives me guidance in obeying; what the Father expects and how to do it faithfully, cheerfully; delighting in doing the Father's will. I love the Word of God as it gives direction to me, how to live, how to love, how to please Him. I love my Lord.
Worshiping my Lord is a great pleasure to me. When I worship the Lord, He pours out so much love on me, so much grace. He loves to hear His children sing to Him from their hearts.....can you just picture the Lord, sitting in the throne room, waiting each day to hear the praise and thanks in song to Him. And when that sweet song comes up to Him, I can see the smile of joy come across His face. I love to give joy to my Lord, I love to sing praises to Him, to glorify His Name.
This 11th day of October, 2011, I am so thankful for my Lord Jesus, who freely gave all for me. I gratefully receive, my Lord, the blessings You have given me through Your love, Your mercy. I love You, Lord. Sweet Holy Spirit, I am so grateful that You are in my life, that You are with me each moment of each day and night, never ceasing to lead me into the ways of my God, always showing me the way to His heart, into His presence.
There is nothing I can do Lord, to deserve what You have given to me. Neither life nor death, nothing I can do inbetween will ever be enough in my eyes to deserve what You have done for me. But in Your eyes, in Your eyes I am so deserving, I am so precious, so loved by You.
I am so thankful for the blood of Jesus, my Lord. Without the sacrifice that my precious Lord made at Calvary, without all He went through, I would not be sitting here tonight, writing from my heart to my Lord of my love for Him. And if His sacrifice was not enough, He gave such simple rules for me to live by. Removed was the law, the do or die things of the Old Testament, when there was no sacrifice that was deemed good enough to take away the sins of the world; it is different now, there is Jesus. He lived a life of example, He gave a simple way of life for the child of God to live; simply love the Lord God with all your heart and soul and love your neighbor as yourself. Obey Him, live each day in His ways, do unto others as He would have you do, serve others, love others, share His love with them. These are simple thiings; things you would teach a child. Love each other, share, don't be stingy with the things of the Lord, share what He gives you with others. His love, His peace, His joy, HIS SALVATION.
If we would just love and obey what Jesus commanded us to do, He, Jesus Himself, will ask the Father to give us another Counselor, another teacher, to guide us, to show us the way, to keep us from living in sin by convicting us quickly and leading us back to the Father. The Holy Spirit will be given to those who will just love and obey; and we will know Him as He will live with us and be in us, always. The Holy Spirit will never be taken from me, no matter what I do, He will always be with me. He will always show me what the Father has for me, He will enlighten the Word to me, He will give me understanding, He will give me wisdom.
Just love and obey. How could I not love my Lord, the things He has done for me, He loved me first. I did absolutely nothing to deserve the love of my Lord, there is nothing in me that will ever be deserving enough for this kind of unconditional love, but He loves me passionately. And I love Him with all of me, mind, heart, soul and spirit. I think if I cut myself, I would bleed love for my Lord. I don't think that there is a part of me that is not totally sold out in love for my Lord. He is in my thoughts all day long.
Obey my Lord; without the constant presence of the Holy Spirit this would probably be difficult at all times, but the Holy Spirit gives direction to me, gives me guidance in obeying; what the Father expects and how to do it faithfully, cheerfully; delighting in doing the Father's will. I love the Word of God as it gives direction to me, how to live, how to love, how to please Him. I love my Lord.
Worshiping my Lord is a great pleasure to me. When I worship the Lord, He pours out so much love on me, so much grace. He loves to hear His children sing to Him from their hearts.....can you just picture the Lord, sitting in the throne room, waiting each day to hear the praise and thanks in song to Him. And when that sweet song comes up to Him, I can see the smile of joy come across His face. I love to give joy to my Lord, I love to sing praises to Him, to glorify His Name.
This 11th day of October, 2011, I am so thankful for my Lord Jesus, who freely gave all for me. I gratefully receive, my Lord, the blessings You have given me through Your love, Your mercy. I love You, Lord. Sweet Holy Spirit, I am so grateful that You are in my life, that You are with me each moment of each day and night, never ceasing to lead me into the ways of my God, always showing me the way to His heart, into His presence.
Monday, October 10, 2011
CROWN HIM WITH MANY CROWNS
Proverbs 4:9 "She (wisdom) will set a garland of grace on your head and present you with a crown of splendor."
Driving home today; you know I drive 18 miles to work and 18 miles home each day, and I am not tired of the drive yet as I have this glorious time alone with just my Lord and me. I worship, I sing new songs to Him from my heart, I praise, I pray. It is just a wonderful time of my day. I begin my day like this, knowing He has got the day planned for me, if I just follow His lead, lean onto Him for understanding, He has it all in control for me. I end my day the same way, giving Him glory for the day, or if the day was just not the best, asking Him for forgiveness if needed, or asking guidance of how to turn the situation around, what can I do about the things that happened. My Lord is the One with the answers that will keep me in His will, knowing that, why would I ask someone else. I want to do things His way.
Well, coming home today, I am driving along, I was listening to a CD of a service that a friend had ministered in and when it was over, I just began to think the words of the old hymn, "Crown Him with Many Crowns, the Lamb upon His throne; Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but it's own; Awake my soul and sing of Him who died for thee....", and the Lord began to talk to me about crowns. I have heard so many times that for things I endured, times I spent taking care of people that I was earning many jewels in my heavenly crown. I am sure you have heard this a time or two also. But today, the Lord was showing me that as the crown sits on your head, your head is a type of crown, the top of your body. As you head is the crown, the crown is your mind. And your mind controls you; has complete control until you submit your will to the Lord and let His will control your mind. As I submit my will to the Lord, I give control of my mind to His control, I am giving Him my crown now. Each time my mind wants to rule my thoughts, take my thoughts away from my God, from my Savior, overrule what the Holy Spirit is telling me; each time this happens and I take refuse to let my mind stray from my Lord's will for me, each time I refuse to let my mind go the way of the world, and return it to the Lord's control, I crown Him, Lord of All over my life. And this is a daily happening. I submit my will, my mind to the Lord and I crown Him Lord.
When wisdom, and true wisdom comes only from the Word, and the Holy Spirit that brings that wisdom to your mind; draw on it; draw on this wisdom that is tried and tested throughout the ages; the Lord's own words given in detailed account of things that happened, examples of how we should live and why this is the way He has chosen for us; and accounts of things that will happen, to prepare us for life and for death. The first death to self, giving over our lives to Him free of sin, free of shame, our will submited to His; and the second death, if He tarries, our spirits rising to be with Him, where we will receive our crown of righteousness. This crown I will gladly lay at the feet of my Savior, who is the only One worthy of my crown; for in Him, I am who I am, who He has made me to be with the cleansing of His precious blood, redeeming me.
So, today, the Lord showed me that He knows I will lay my crown, my heavenly crown, at His feet when I reach heaven one day, but here, on this earth, I can crown Him daily, each time I let not the world rule me, but I submit my will, my thoughts, my love to Him, I crown Him, I crown Him my King, my Lord, my All.
This 10th day of October, 2011, I am rejoicing in my King, I am crowning Him with many crowns, lifting up my voice to worship Him.
Driving home today; you know I drive 18 miles to work and 18 miles home each day, and I am not tired of the drive yet as I have this glorious time alone with just my Lord and me. I worship, I sing new songs to Him from my heart, I praise, I pray. It is just a wonderful time of my day. I begin my day like this, knowing He has got the day planned for me, if I just follow His lead, lean onto Him for understanding, He has it all in control for me. I end my day the same way, giving Him glory for the day, or if the day was just not the best, asking Him for forgiveness if needed, or asking guidance of how to turn the situation around, what can I do about the things that happened. My Lord is the One with the answers that will keep me in His will, knowing that, why would I ask someone else. I want to do things His way.
Well, coming home today, I am driving along, I was listening to a CD of a service that a friend had ministered in and when it was over, I just began to think the words of the old hymn, "Crown Him with Many Crowns, the Lamb upon His throne; Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but it's own; Awake my soul and sing of Him who died for thee....", and the Lord began to talk to me about crowns. I have heard so many times that for things I endured, times I spent taking care of people that I was earning many jewels in my heavenly crown. I am sure you have heard this a time or two also. But today, the Lord was showing me that as the crown sits on your head, your head is a type of crown, the top of your body. As you head is the crown, the crown is your mind. And your mind controls you; has complete control until you submit your will to the Lord and let His will control your mind. As I submit my will to the Lord, I give control of my mind to His control, I am giving Him my crown now. Each time my mind wants to rule my thoughts, take my thoughts away from my God, from my Savior, overrule what the Holy Spirit is telling me; each time this happens and I take refuse to let my mind stray from my Lord's will for me, each time I refuse to let my mind go the way of the world, and return it to the Lord's control, I crown Him, Lord of All over my life. And this is a daily happening. I submit my will, my mind to the Lord and I crown Him Lord.
When wisdom, and true wisdom comes only from the Word, and the Holy Spirit that brings that wisdom to your mind; draw on it; draw on this wisdom that is tried and tested throughout the ages; the Lord's own words given in detailed account of things that happened, examples of how we should live and why this is the way He has chosen for us; and accounts of things that will happen, to prepare us for life and for death. The first death to self, giving over our lives to Him free of sin, free of shame, our will submited to His; and the second death, if He tarries, our spirits rising to be with Him, where we will receive our crown of righteousness. This crown I will gladly lay at the feet of my Savior, who is the only One worthy of my crown; for in Him, I am who I am, who He has made me to be with the cleansing of His precious blood, redeeming me.
So, today, the Lord showed me that He knows I will lay my crown, my heavenly crown, at His feet when I reach heaven one day, but here, on this earth, I can crown Him daily, each time I let not the world rule me, but I submit my will, my thoughts, my love to Him, I crown Him, I crown Him my King, my Lord, my All.
This 10th day of October, 2011, I am rejoicing in my King, I am crowning Him with many crowns, lifting up my voice to worship Him.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
FIRSTFRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Romans 8:23 "Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies."
As I was reading the Word this morning, preparing for my day, for my worship to my Savior, the Lord began to show me the harshness of sin. What I do not will to do is a constant battle with the flesh that wills to do it. But my mind, if given to the control of the Spirit, overcomes what the flesh wills and conforms to the will of the Spirit. Then I read the words "firstfruits of the Spirit". This is a familiar passage to me, but I don't believe I ever saw those words in this light. The "firstfruits of the Spirit"; when I have not the words to pray, when prayer fails to come, only the soulful need to pray, to speak to the Lord, the Spirit prays for me. He lifts those groans from my deepest needs to the Lord in His tongue, His prayer to the Father, sending that urgency need of help to the Most High. We, having the firstfruits of the Spirit, we, not knowing what to pray, how to pray, have that intercessor there for us.
Then I read on, but only to have the Lord return me to the words, "firstfruits of the Spirit". The firstfruits of the Holy Spirit was only a sampling of what was to come; the firstfruits, the best offered; You gave us Your best to help us. Not just a portion of what You had left but from the top, Your Mind and Your Heart. The very best to help us, to guide us when we felt we could not go on, when we could not understand. The firstfruits of the Holy Spirit take us higher, and it is ony the beginning of the glory yet to be established in us through Your Precious Spirit.
I saw the relation of our firstfruits, our tithe, to be given unto You, my Lord, before anything else is considered, our firstfruits to You. I never considered that You, were giving us firstfruits also, Your best, a part of You, to always be here, living in us. How is it that I never saw this before, as this passage so familiar leading into verse 28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose". But never did the words light up like they did this morning. That is another gift of the Holy Spirit, lighting up the Word as You wish to make a new revelation to us. I stand amazed, once again, at Your love for me. At the desire You have for me to understand Your Word, to understand where I fit into this beautiful plan You have designed for me; my part, my place in Your heart.
I don't know Father, if I have been able to articulate all You gave me, but I know it was meant to be shared. I delight in Your Word, Lord, and know there is so much more that the Holy Spirit will enlighten to me in Your timing, as You will. This 9th day of October, I am simply Your child, a woman yearning to see Your face, a woman that has been so blessed by You, so loved by You. Thank You, my Lord, thank You.
As I was reading the Word this morning, preparing for my day, for my worship to my Savior, the Lord began to show me the harshness of sin. What I do not will to do is a constant battle with the flesh that wills to do it. But my mind, if given to the control of the Spirit, overcomes what the flesh wills and conforms to the will of the Spirit. Then I read the words "firstfruits of the Spirit". This is a familiar passage to me, but I don't believe I ever saw those words in this light. The "firstfruits of the Spirit"; when I have not the words to pray, when prayer fails to come, only the soulful need to pray, to speak to the Lord, the Spirit prays for me. He lifts those groans from my deepest needs to the Lord in His tongue, His prayer to the Father, sending that urgency need of help to the Most High. We, having the firstfruits of the Spirit, we, not knowing what to pray, how to pray, have that intercessor there for us.
Then I read on, but only to have the Lord return me to the words, "firstfruits of the Spirit". The firstfruits of the Holy Spirit was only a sampling of what was to come; the firstfruits, the best offered; You gave us Your best to help us. Not just a portion of what You had left but from the top, Your Mind and Your Heart. The very best to help us, to guide us when we felt we could not go on, when we could not understand. The firstfruits of the Holy Spirit take us higher, and it is ony the beginning of the glory yet to be established in us through Your Precious Spirit.
I saw the relation of our firstfruits, our tithe, to be given unto You, my Lord, before anything else is considered, our firstfruits to You. I never considered that You, were giving us firstfruits also, Your best, a part of You, to always be here, living in us. How is it that I never saw this before, as this passage so familiar leading into verse 28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose". But never did the words light up like they did this morning. That is another gift of the Holy Spirit, lighting up the Word as You wish to make a new revelation to us. I stand amazed, once again, at Your love for me. At the desire You have for me to understand Your Word, to understand where I fit into this beautiful plan You have designed for me; my part, my place in Your heart.
I don't know Father, if I have been able to articulate all You gave me, but I know it was meant to be shared. I delight in Your Word, Lord, and know there is so much more that the Holy Spirit will enlighten to me in Your timing, as You will. This 9th day of October, I am simply Your child, a woman yearning to see Your face, a woman that has been so blessed by You, so loved by You. Thank You, my Lord, thank You.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
HE DELIGHTS IN GIVING MERCY
Micah 7:18 "Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy."
I believe a lot of people are afraid of God. I also believe a lot of people have reason to be, if they have not repented of their sin and asked the Lord for forgiveness. But there are people that love the Lord, but they are afraid of Him. Probably more people in my age group than younger, and I believe it was the way most of us grew up in church. Unless they have come out from under that bondage of the law, they do not know the God of love. They have probably been told that the Lord loves them, but without the realization of this love through the Holy Spirit, they have no real understanding that God loves them, He loves you, He loves me.
Precious Holy Spirit, my closest friend, thank You for leading me to the Father's love, to His throne room, for showing me that I had nothing to fear from my Lord that loves me so much. The Lord is waiting to show mercy to those who come to Him for forgiveness, for restoration. He loves to give mercy to those repentive of their sins, to those who have found the Truth, the Way and the Life. O Lord, I can just see You in my spirit, arms outstretched, waiting for that one to come to You, needing You so desperately, but afraid. Afraid to come all the way to You for fear that they will be rejected as their lives are so wretched, so wicked, they are so lost. I can remember being afraid; so afraid that You would just push me away as I had done to You for so long, but You didn't; You reached out to me as I just waited, now knowing if I would be accepted by You, but You did not give me a chance to turn away this time. You grabbed me to Yourself and held me there until all the fear melted away, until that fear of rejection was replaced by an overwhelming love, by such precious peace that I did not know possible. You poured mercy onto me with delight. You poured out mercy on me with love and joy, it gave You such pleasure and joy to draw me to You, You had waited for me.
Unreachable, I had thought; my God is unreachable. How wrong I was, so wrong. And so many of you are wrong also if you think that you have gone one step too far in your sin; one step too far to turn back to God; one step too far to be reached. There is no place on earth that is too far for our God to reach you, He is waiting for that one word to come from your lips.....just one word....Jesus. The minute He hears your cry, uttered in a voice desperate for Him, for His love, He will reach down and draw you to Himself, and begin to pour mercy all over you. He will delight in doing so, as He loves you so. He will erase all the fear inside of you, the fear you have of Him, the fear you have of life with Him. Your life will change in such a way you never knew possible.....what do you know of real love.....what do you know about peace, true peace.......what do you know of joy, unspeakable joy? There is only One who can bring this to you, He is the King of all who die to themselves to live for Him; He is the King of all who lift their hands up to worship Him and adore Him; He is the King of all who call themselves by His Name. And He will delight in giving mercy to you.
My Lord God, You are my King. I live to serve You. I live to worship You alone. I live to bring glory to Your Name. You alone are worthy of all my praise. I will never forget what You have done for me, my Lord. I will never forget the mercy You poured onto me when I cried out to You, when I was so alone, so afraid. Love came down and peace replaced all my fears. This 8th day of October, 2011, You, my Lord are in my heart, my spirit, my soul. Only You. How I love You, how I adore You.
I believe a lot of people are afraid of God. I also believe a lot of people have reason to be, if they have not repented of their sin and asked the Lord for forgiveness. But there are people that love the Lord, but they are afraid of Him. Probably more people in my age group than younger, and I believe it was the way most of us grew up in church. Unless they have come out from under that bondage of the law, they do not know the God of love. They have probably been told that the Lord loves them, but without the realization of this love through the Holy Spirit, they have no real understanding that God loves them, He loves you, He loves me.
Precious Holy Spirit, my closest friend, thank You for leading me to the Father's love, to His throne room, for showing me that I had nothing to fear from my Lord that loves me so much. The Lord is waiting to show mercy to those who come to Him for forgiveness, for restoration. He loves to give mercy to those repentive of their sins, to those who have found the Truth, the Way and the Life. O Lord, I can just see You in my spirit, arms outstretched, waiting for that one to come to You, needing You so desperately, but afraid. Afraid to come all the way to You for fear that they will be rejected as their lives are so wretched, so wicked, they are so lost. I can remember being afraid; so afraid that You would just push me away as I had done to You for so long, but You didn't; You reached out to me as I just waited, now knowing if I would be accepted by You, but You did not give me a chance to turn away this time. You grabbed me to Yourself and held me there until all the fear melted away, until that fear of rejection was replaced by an overwhelming love, by such precious peace that I did not know possible. You poured mercy onto me with delight. You poured out mercy on me with love and joy, it gave You such pleasure and joy to draw me to You, You had waited for me.
Unreachable, I had thought; my God is unreachable. How wrong I was, so wrong. And so many of you are wrong also if you think that you have gone one step too far in your sin; one step too far to turn back to God; one step too far to be reached. There is no place on earth that is too far for our God to reach you, He is waiting for that one word to come from your lips.....just one word....Jesus. The minute He hears your cry, uttered in a voice desperate for Him, for His love, He will reach down and draw you to Himself, and begin to pour mercy all over you. He will delight in doing so, as He loves you so. He will erase all the fear inside of you, the fear you have of Him, the fear you have of life with Him. Your life will change in such a way you never knew possible.....what do you know of real love.....what do you know about peace, true peace.......what do you know of joy, unspeakable joy? There is only One who can bring this to you, He is the King of all who die to themselves to live for Him; He is the King of all who lift their hands up to worship Him and adore Him; He is the King of all who call themselves by His Name. And He will delight in giving mercy to you.
My Lord God, You are my King. I live to serve You. I live to worship You alone. I live to bring glory to Your Name. You alone are worthy of all my praise. I will never forget what You have done for me, my Lord. I will never forget the mercy You poured onto me when I cried out to You, when I was so alone, so afraid. Love came down and peace replaced all my fears. This 8th day of October, 2011, You, my Lord are in my heart, my spirit, my soul. Only You. How I love You, how I adore You.
Friday, October 7, 2011
BE STILL AND KNOW
Psalm 37:7 "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicket schemes."
Father, I was so happy for this day to be over. What a day. I know that nothing goes to waste and there was something in this day that You will use to teach me lessons that I need to know; something that will bring me to a deeper understanding of what You are doing in me; but Lord, I just do not like being put in these types of situations. Yes, Father, Yes, You know that. Okay, You got me here. You always know what my day will be like. Such a sense of humor Lord, yes, I am smiling too. You knew this would happen today and I was to experience another humbling test. I am not too sure how it looked to You, Lord. I did like the way I reacted to things today.
The work of the Holy Spirit in me is difficult, Lord. I struggle with trying to be just what You wish me to be, what I want to be in You. I stay concerned that I fail You, that I disappoint You....I know I disappoint myself so many times. Oh, Father, I need You so much. How long will I keep struggling instead of just giving it all to You. I don't know why I still attempt to work it out myself....I know I cannot do anything without You. Forgive me....forgive me.
I wait for You, my Lord; I wait for You. Just to be still before You and know that You are here with me. Just to be still and realize, once again, realize that You will never leave me, You are not going to leave me. Your strength as You breath fresh life into me, I am taken back by Your strength. You pour it into my spirit, lifting me up from the depths of the criticism I place on my self, the "how could I's", the "are you capable of this" and all the other doubts that hit my mind today. I am nothing without You Lord. I cannot do the things I need to do without Your constant guidance, sweet Holy Spirit, I need You, I need You.
Thank You, Lord, for Your understanding love; for Your words of encouragement to me, lifting me up to You, making me teachable, keeping me pliable in You. Move me Lord in the direction You would have me go; mold me into the kind of woman that You want me to be. Lord, I pray for my self, for my own ideas and thoughts to be replaced with only Your ideas and thoughts; nothing of me, all of You. I know You will take me and make me what You will if I just get out of the way. I AM my own worse enemy at times. Yes, Father, the human nature is hard to rid one's self of, I can only do this through You, Lord. Only through You.
Your peace, once again, is pouring out over me, Your grace causing me to relax into Your arms, rest in You so I can be restored. Is it only me, Lord, that You have to restore each night. I call You and You never fail to be with me. But I do think about the day, Father,when I will call You to myself, to come and be with me when there is no need for restoring me; I will have become so close to You, I will have become truly one with You, and it will give You rest in me as I rest in You. I love You so.
My Savior, I love You. Words fail at times like this when there is so much I want to say, when I want to express myself to tell You how worthy You are, how much I adore You; words fail. Please look inside my heart, Lord, and see the words that sing out to You there, words of praise, honor, loving worship....all for You.
This 7th day of October, I give my all to You, Lord. I rest in You and am still because I know that You love me.
Father, I was so happy for this day to be over. What a day. I know that nothing goes to waste and there was something in this day that You will use to teach me lessons that I need to know; something that will bring me to a deeper understanding of what You are doing in me; but Lord, I just do not like being put in these types of situations. Yes, Father, Yes, You know that. Okay, You got me here. You always know what my day will be like. Such a sense of humor Lord, yes, I am smiling too. You knew this would happen today and I was to experience another humbling test. I am not too sure how it looked to You, Lord. I did like the way I reacted to things today.
The work of the Holy Spirit in me is difficult, Lord. I struggle with trying to be just what You wish me to be, what I want to be in You. I stay concerned that I fail You, that I disappoint You....I know I disappoint myself so many times. Oh, Father, I need You so much. How long will I keep struggling instead of just giving it all to You. I don't know why I still attempt to work it out myself....I know I cannot do anything without You. Forgive me....forgive me.
I wait for You, my Lord; I wait for You. Just to be still before You and know that You are here with me. Just to be still and realize, once again, realize that You will never leave me, You are not going to leave me. Your strength as You breath fresh life into me, I am taken back by Your strength. You pour it into my spirit, lifting me up from the depths of the criticism I place on my self, the "how could I's", the "are you capable of this" and all the other doubts that hit my mind today. I am nothing without You Lord. I cannot do the things I need to do without Your constant guidance, sweet Holy Spirit, I need You, I need You.
Thank You, Lord, for Your understanding love; for Your words of encouragement to me, lifting me up to You, making me teachable, keeping me pliable in You. Move me Lord in the direction You would have me go; mold me into the kind of woman that You want me to be. Lord, I pray for my self, for my own ideas and thoughts to be replaced with only Your ideas and thoughts; nothing of me, all of You. I know You will take me and make me what You will if I just get out of the way. I AM my own worse enemy at times. Yes, Father, the human nature is hard to rid one's self of, I can only do this through You, Lord. Only through You.
Your peace, once again, is pouring out over me, Your grace causing me to relax into Your arms, rest in You so I can be restored. Is it only me, Lord, that You have to restore each night. I call You and You never fail to be with me. But I do think about the day, Father,when I will call You to myself, to come and be with me when there is no need for restoring me; I will have become so close to You, I will have become truly one with You, and it will give You rest in me as I rest in You. I love You so.
My Savior, I love You. Words fail at times like this when there is so much I want to say, when I want to express myself to tell You how worthy You are, how much I adore You; words fail. Please look inside my heart, Lord, and see the words that sing out to You there, words of praise, honor, loving worship....all for You.
This 7th day of October, I give my all to You, Lord. I rest in You and am still because I know that You love me.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
SAVOR THE MOMENT
Isaiah 45:8 "You heavens above, rain down righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it; I, the Lord, have created it."
The presence of You, my Lord, how precious.....what humility comes upon me when I feel Your beauty, when I smell the sweet fragrance of Your love surrounding me; like fresh rain falling on a dry land, drinking up all the living water of Your grace.....I don't want You to leave, I desire for You to stay. I bask in the moments that You are with me, that Your spirit takes residence within my own. Then I fill Your presence lift. And although I know You are still near, Your presence has moved a little further. This reminds me of the Song of Songs, the Bride asking the Bridegroom where He has gone, keeping her seeking Him with all her heart, all her soul. And when Your presence lifts, I, even knowing that you are still near, began seeking Your presence, seeking Your face.....yearning for You, loving You. The moment, once upon me, now gone. The feeling, the knowing of Your presence, savored for a long time.
How could I possible forget the beauty of a sunrise, knowing that Your hand moved across the sky and colored it just so. How many look at the sunrise and never see You in it, Lord; never see that no where could this brilliance in the sun coming up could only be set into place by the Creator. And at the end of the day, when that same sun sets, purple, rose, navy, yellow, sometimes orange. So striking but yet all the colors melt together in such glory, such a magnificent array of splendor, once again, only coming from Your touch. What beauty is given for our pleasure. A moment that will never be repeated as each sunrise and sunset are different, never repeating, always bringing glory to You, my Lord. And I savor each one that I witness, knowing the Artist, knowing Him personally.
Tears of joy flow when I feel Your presence, my God. I have not known Your presence that my body does not feel overwhelmed, almost bursting with joy and sweet tears flow as I know You are here. Tears that I know You see, those tears that You know are from pure joy, heartfelt joy at Your presence, Your flowing peace that comes down on me, that totally restoring grace that accompanies Your presence; those tears savored by You as they are a part of me expressing my love for You. A moment in time that seals our love, seals it for eternity.
Each moment spent in Your presence, Lord, moments of joy, moments of peace, moments captured in my memory, saved to recall as I wait on You to pour out on me again, Your precious presence. This 6th day of October, 2011, I am savoring the moments, the memories you plant in my heart, in my soul. You never leave me empty, always filled with Your love and joy; but You do always leave me wanting more of You, desiring the sweetness of Your touch and the beauty of Your fragrant love. I am totally and completely in love with You, my Beloved Bridegroom.
The presence of You, my Lord, how precious.....what humility comes upon me when I feel Your beauty, when I smell the sweet fragrance of Your love surrounding me; like fresh rain falling on a dry land, drinking up all the living water of Your grace.....I don't want You to leave, I desire for You to stay. I bask in the moments that You are with me, that Your spirit takes residence within my own. Then I fill Your presence lift. And although I know You are still near, Your presence has moved a little further. This reminds me of the Song of Songs, the Bride asking the Bridegroom where He has gone, keeping her seeking Him with all her heart, all her soul. And when Your presence lifts, I, even knowing that you are still near, began seeking Your presence, seeking Your face.....yearning for You, loving You. The moment, once upon me, now gone. The feeling, the knowing of Your presence, savored for a long time.
How could I possible forget the beauty of a sunrise, knowing that Your hand moved across the sky and colored it just so. How many look at the sunrise and never see You in it, Lord; never see that no where could this brilliance in the sun coming up could only be set into place by the Creator. And at the end of the day, when that same sun sets, purple, rose, navy, yellow, sometimes orange. So striking but yet all the colors melt together in such glory, such a magnificent array of splendor, once again, only coming from Your touch. What beauty is given for our pleasure. A moment that will never be repeated as each sunrise and sunset are different, never repeating, always bringing glory to You, my Lord. And I savor each one that I witness, knowing the Artist, knowing Him personally.
Tears of joy flow when I feel Your presence, my God. I have not known Your presence that my body does not feel overwhelmed, almost bursting with joy and sweet tears flow as I know You are here. Tears that I know You see, those tears that You know are from pure joy, heartfelt joy at Your presence, Your flowing peace that comes down on me, that totally restoring grace that accompanies Your presence; those tears savored by You as they are a part of me expressing my love for You. A moment in time that seals our love, seals it for eternity.
Each moment spent in Your presence, Lord, moments of joy, moments of peace, moments captured in my memory, saved to recall as I wait on You to pour out on me again, Your precious presence. This 6th day of October, 2011, I am savoring the moments, the memories you plant in my heart, in my soul. You never leave me empty, always filled with Your love and joy; but You do always leave me wanting more of You, desiring the sweetness of Your touch and the beauty of Your fragrant love. I am totally and completely in love with You, my Beloved Bridegroom.
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