Have you ever felt too sinful to come to Jesus?
Have you ever felt like God is too holy to draw near to?
Sometimes I am blown away by the power of God.
Sometimes it brings me to tears.
The other day I was driving home from a ladies bible study that I attend at my daughters school. Our time together was awesome, we prayed together for all our prayer needs, and there were many. A few ladies layed hands on me and they all prayed for me. As I began to drive home I had my worship music playing and I began to worship and pray. As I sought the Lord in prayer I could feel his presence in the car. As I was praying it came to me - I just turned my head and said "you are right here" - Holiness, the Almighty God, who is holy, was next to me in my car. I didn't have to try to get to him, he was right there. As I worshipped tears filled my eyes and I felt overwhelmed to be in his presence.
He is here in my presence right now. He is there, right by you now. Are you struggling with a sin? He is there right next to you, not judging you, but beckoning for you to release it to him. Are you lonely? He is right there next to you and wants you to know that. Are you afraid? He is right there next to you, with his arms wrapped around you telling you "do not be afraid."
I think so many of us have made God way too small. We have packaged him just the way we want him. To fit our life. Lay it all down and open yourself up to him completely. Lay aside all the man made teachings of God and look to the bible. This Almighty God, creator of everything, creator of YOU is bigger than what your little mind can comprehend. There is nothing too big for him, no circumstance that he cannot handle. He loves you with a love that will never fail you.
Take a moment to worship.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
REAL PROMISES
Do you believe that all the promises in the bible are true?
Do you believe that you can claim these promises personally in your life?
I do - well - sometimes - well - yes I believe them but I often don't act like I do.
I was reading toward the end of Joshua how the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. The people took possession and settled. And the Lord gave them rest on every side. Take these words to heart today: Joshua 21:45 "Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass."
God's promises all came to pass - ALL OF THEM.
His promises in the bible will all come to pass in your and my life too. For example: "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you." - "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - "The Lord your God is with you wherever you go." - "Fear not, for I have redeemed you." - "But whoever listens to me will live in safety and at ease, without fear or harm." - "God is our refuge and strength."
Reading the promises that God gives us and living them out are two different things. We can see that in the lives of the Isrealites. The verse above reminds me of this amazing, powerful and loving God that we have. His promises still were true even though they failed time after time. Such is the case with you and me. We fail, time after time but God's promises will never fail us - ever!
Pray this prayer with me: Father God, I love you. I want your promises to be alive in my life. I want to not just know them but to know and believe them deep within my soul. You are a God of love and a God of peace. Pour an extra measure of your Spirit within me to overflowing and I submit to you all of my life. I desire your promises fill me to my core. Thank you Jesus.
Do you believe that you can claim these promises personally in your life?
I do - well - sometimes - well - yes I believe them but I often don't act like I do.
I was reading toward the end of Joshua how the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. The people took possession and settled. And the Lord gave them rest on every side. Take these words to heart today: Joshua 21:45 "Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass."
God's promises all came to pass - ALL OF THEM.
His promises in the bible will all come to pass in your and my life too. For example: "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you." - "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - "The Lord your God is with you wherever you go." - "Fear not, for I have redeemed you." - "But whoever listens to me will live in safety and at ease, without fear or harm." - "God is our refuge and strength."
Reading the promises that God gives us and living them out are two different things. We can see that in the lives of the Isrealites. The verse above reminds me of this amazing, powerful and loving God that we have. His promises still were true even though they failed time after time. Such is the case with you and me. We fail, time after time but God's promises will never fail us - ever!
Pray this prayer with me: Father God, I love you. I want your promises to be alive in my life. I want to not just know them but to know and believe them deep within my soul. You are a God of love and a God of peace. Pour an extra measure of your Spirit within me to overflowing and I submit to you all of my life. I desire your promises fill me to my core. Thank you Jesus.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Lean on Me
Someone reminded me that my blog is out of date. I have sat down a few times to write but words either didn't come clearly or I was too busy. A week ago my grandson arrived into the world. Matthew Timothy - his middle name is my husbands name. He is a beautiful gift from God.
The other day my daughter Angela came home from school all excited and told me she had something to show me. "Hold on", she said, and ran up to her room. I had a feeling what it was. Within minutes she walked down wearing her cap and gown. Yup, it happened, tears filled my eyes. She is my last one to graduate. Her long blonde hair surrounding a light blue cap and gown was so beautiful.
Life does move on whether we like it or not. Sure I wish that life was not so fragile right now. I would love it if there wasn't so much unknown. Having faith sounds awesome doesn't it? We all want to live a life that in whatever circumstances we face we will have faith. But if we are honest, having faith is just plane hard. You see, for us to have a stronger faith we have to be in situations that will strengthen our faith. I was reading this morning about Joshua's instructions to take over Jericho. Those were some pretty crazy instructions but he knew that he heard from the Lord. He had faith. Sometimes in life we are faced with situations where we are forced to have faith, trusting in God when we do not see the answer. We have days when we cry (I do), we have days when we are strong but knowing that God has our life in the palm of his hand should bring us more comfort than it does. When suddenly we are in a situation where we don't see the outcome we so often try to take things into our own hands. We do all the planning and forget to seek God. What, like we can do a better job them him? Sometimes we think we can. That never works out very well.
Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your path straight."
Father God, may I/we trust you above what is around us. I seek your face this day above anything else that is a distraction. Your will be done in my life.
What and who are you leaning on? Lean on Jesus.
The other day my daughter Angela came home from school all excited and told me she had something to show me. "Hold on", she said, and ran up to her room. I had a feeling what it was. Within minutes she walked down wearing her cap and gown. Yup, it happened, tears filled my eyes. She is my last one to graduate. Her long blonde hair surrounding a light blue cap and gown was so beautiful.
Life does move on whether we like it or not. Sure I wish that life was not so fragile right now. I would love it if there wasn't so much unknown. Having faith sounds awesome doesn't it? We all want to live a life that in whatever circumstances we face we will have faith. But if we are honest, having faith is just plane hard. You see, for us to have a stronger faith we have to be in situations that will strengthen our faith. I was reading this morning about Joshua's instructions to take over Jericho. Those were some pretty crazy instructions but he knew that he heard from the Lord. He had faith. Sometimes in life we are faced with situations where we are forced to have faith, trusting in God when we do not see the answer. We have days when we cry (I do), we have days when we are strong but knowing that God has our life in the palm of his hand should bring us more comfort than it does. When suddenly we are in a situation where we don't see the outcome we so often try to take things into our own hands. We do all the planning and forget to seek God. What, like we can do a better job them him? Sometimes we think we can. That never works out very well.
Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your path straight."
Father God, may I/we trust you above what is around us. I seek your face this day above anything else that is a distraction. Your will be done in my life.
What and who are you leaning on? Lean on Jesus.
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