"Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert."
(Isaiah 43:19, ESV)
Oh... do you see this vision? Isaiah 55.
"Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the LORD."
(Ezekiel 37:5-6)
There is a hope for new life
He fills our empty frames with His Spirit!
But don't hope without action - live in this hope.
Live everyday knowing that you will never be put to shame (those who trust in the Lord)
And act on this hope: ask God for a heart for Him and His people, and then dig into the Word, into His heart, knowing that He is already doing His work in you.
Focus on the task of obeying every time He calls, and you will hear Him more and more.
Focus on the daily task of laying down self and taking up the cross and you will find life,
Life to the full.
There is always more to learn! Always more to drink!
Infinite and intimate is our God.
June 17, 2010
Pray
Father,
I ask for a heart for your people,
And eyes that seek you alone.
I am so inconsistent: with prayer, with reading the bible, obeying you...
I am tired of being half-hearted about life.
I am hopeful for today, for tomorrow, for my whole life, because:
"I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people."
(Isaiah 65:2, ESV)
In Jesus' name, I ask for my own heart,
Amen.
I ask for a heart for your people,
And eyes that seek you alone.
I am so inconsistent: with prayer, with reading the bible, obeying you...
I am tired of being half-hearted about life.
I am hopeful for today, for tomorrow, for my whole life, because:
"I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people."
(Isaiah 65:2, ESV)
In Jesus' name, I ask for my own heart,
Amen.
May 17, 2010
Great Love
God will never turn his back on you, do you know why?
Christ died for you while you were at your worst and gave you life. Read that again: But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) Don't underestimate God's love: His love is greater than any sin we can commit... and it is by His grace (and not by works) that we are loved. God's love is greater than sin, than distance, than highs and lows; nothing can separate us from His love and He is always with us.
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me
(Psalm 139:7-11)
Do you hear that? Where can we go where God will not be with us? When we are "good" He is with us, but listen, even when you think your darkness (sin, or whatever else) hides you, He still sees you: His light overcomes all darkness.
This was a lie I lived under for a very long time. I mean, I knew it wasn't true in my head, but I acted like it was truth: that God would desert us if we were bad, if we didn't spend enough time with him, but you know what? I actually... didn't have enough faith: I thought that my sin or not doing devos enough or (fill in blank) would push God away... or I felt that I had to "go to a certain place spiritually" in order to find Him, but NO he finds us AS WE ARE. And now I am free! Even as I sin, I don't have to hide in the guilt of the sin because I can go to Him right away and ask for help to change, ask to be changed. God knows, He knows! Don't hide because you can't. Be brave, allow light to reveal who you are and who God is.
I encourage you to read Psalm 139...
It changed my life.
Christ died for you while you were at your worst and gave you life. Read that again: But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) Don't underestimate God's love: His love is greater than any sin we can commit... and it is by His grace (and not by works) that we are loved. God's love is greater than sin, than distance, than highs and lows; nothing can separate us from His love and He is always with us.
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me
(Psalm 139:7-11)
Do you hear that? Where can we go where God will not be with us? When we are "good" He is with us, but listen, even when you think your darkness (sin, or whatever else) hides you, He still sees you: His light overcomes all darkness.
This was a lie I lived under for a very long time. I mean, I knew it wasn't true in my head, but I acted like it was truth: that God would desert us if we were bad, if we didn't spend enough time with him, but you know what? I actually... didn't have enough faith: I thought that my sin or not doing devos enough or (fill in blank) would push God away... or I felt that I had to "go to a certain place spiritually" in order to find Him, but NO he finds us AS WE ARE. And now I am free! Even as I sin, I don't have to hide in the guilt of the sin because I can go to Him right away and ask for help to change, ask to be changed. God knows, He knows! Don't hide because you can't. Be brave, allow light to reveal who you are and who God is.
I encourage you to read Psalm 139...
It changed my life.
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