Pro 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
Pro 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct[fn1] your paths.
Pro 3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the LORD and depart from evil.
Pro 3:8 It will be health to your flesh,[fn2]
And strength[fn3] to your bones.
Give up trying to solve all your problems. You already have the answer and the best part is it makes everything work out.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Healing
Psa 34:18
The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Jer 3:22
Return, ye backsliding children, [and] I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou [art] the LORD our God.
The Lord is willing, if we ask. He will bind up the wounds and mend the broken heart. He brings us back to him and heals all our ruptures, no matter how far away or in what state we find ourselves.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Psa 73:25
Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee.
Psa 73:28
But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
Psa 37:5
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
I'm tired, but there is only one reason I'm tired. I've allowed my desires to overwhelm me. Sometimes it seems, we want things so badly that we are willing to lose all we are to get at what we want to be. When the truth is who we want to be may not be who we need to be.
I've had to let go, I've had to let go of something very dear to me. But I put my trust in the Lord and I commit my way to him. I know I'm not perfect, and I know my plans come and go. But he made perfection and he will bring his way in my life to pass. If I mess up, he'll gather me up and set me up again. If I'm doing right he'll send his encouragement. And If I need to let go he'll give me peace. And he'll even cause others to be at peace with me.
I'm going to trust in him. I'm going to trust in Him to work out hte pain, to fill the gap, to be my desire. I'm going to look to him as the source of all my supply and I'm not going to be upset when I have to change or amend my plans to stay in his footsteps.
Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee.
Psa 73:28
But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
Psa 37:5
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
I'm tired, but there is only one reason I'm tired. I've allowed my desires to overwhelm me. Sometimes it seems, we want things so badly that we are willing to lose all we are to get at what we want to be. When the truth is who we want to be may not be who we need to be.
I've had to let go, I've had to let go of something very dear to me. But I put my trust in the Lord and I commit my way to him. I know I'm not perfect, and I know my plans come and go. But he made perfection and he will bring his way in my life to pass. If I mess up, he'll gather me up and set me up again. If I'm doing right he'll send his encouragement. And If I need to let go he'll give me peace. And he'll even cause others to be at peace with me.
I'm going to trust in him. I'm going to trust in Him to work out hte pain, to fill the gap, to be my desire. I'm going to look to him as the source of all my supply and I'm not going to be upset when I have to change or amend my plans to stay in his footsteps.
Friday, November 09, 2007
The Rivers of God
Psa 65:1
For the choir director: A psalm of David. A song. What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you,
Psa 65:2
for you answer our prayers, and to you all people will come.
Psa 65:3
Though our hearts are filled with sins, you forgive them all.
Psa 65:4
What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What joys await us inside your holy Temple.
Psa 65:5
You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas.
Psa 65:6
You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength.
Psa 65:7
You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting of the nations.
Psa 65:8
Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.
Psa 65:9
You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The rivers of God will not run dry; they provide a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.
Psa 65:10
You drench the plowed ground with rain, melting the clods and leveling the ridges. You soften the earth with showers and bless its abundant crops.
Psa 65:11
You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance. Psa 65:12
The wilderness becomes a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy.
Psa 65:13
The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. They all shout and sing for joy!
The rivers of God will not run dry. I'm remebering the parable of the sower, who took his seed and cast it out. Some of the seed fell on rocky soil, some in weedy places, and some on good ground. I want to be the ground.
But I can't make myself the good ground. I get dry, my soil cracks, and my joy withers. There is a promise, however, and there is a hope. The rivers of God don't run dry. He is the one who causes our soil to become good, he softens our hearts with his call, and he pulls up the weeds through his sacrifice and blood.
I love the first part of this Psalm, when it says, "to you will all men come." Think about that. All men will come to the Lord because he answers prayer, he is not a god of deaf ears. He cares for us, he wants to be our source and will be our source if we only ask.
We were never intended to water ourselves, we were never intended to be the source of our own supply. Why? because he is willing and desiring to be our all in all. He wants to cause our whole being to bring forth good things, that we might praise Him and enter into his presence with joy.
In God's presence is joy forever more. We must not forget that, we must not forget He is the source of our supply and upon him all our abilities rest. If you find yourself being overwhelmed by circumstances take stock of what you are calling on to get you through. If you are continually resting in your own strength, you may succeed or you may fail. But if you rest in the the Lord and call on His name, he will help you and you'll come through with shouts of joy.
For the choir director: A psalm of David. A song. What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you,
Psa 65:2
for you answer our prayers, and to you all people will come.
Psa 65:3
Though our hearts are filled with sins, you forgive them all.
Psa 65:4
What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What joys await us inside your holy Temple.
Psa 65:5
You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas.
Psa 65:6
You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength.
Psa 65:7
You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting of the nations.
Psa 65:8
Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.
Psa 65:9
You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The rivers of God will not run dry; they provide a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.
Psa 65:10
You drench the plowed ground with rain, melting the clods and leveling the ridges. You soften the earth with showers and bless its abundant crops.
Psa 65:11
You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance. Psa 65:12
The wilderness becomes a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy.
Psa 65:13
The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. They all shout and sing for joy!
The rivers of God will not run dry. I'm remebering the parable of the sower, who took his seed and cast it out. Some of the seed fell on rocky soil, some in weedy places, and some on good ground. I want to be the ground.
But I can't make myself the good ground. I get dry, my soil cracks, and my joy withers. There is a promise, however, and there is a hope. The rivers of God don't run dry. He is the one who causes our soil to become good, he softens our hearts with his call, and he pulls up the weeds through his sacrifice and blood.
I love the first part of this Psalm, when it says, "to you will all men come." Think about that. All men will come to the Lord because he answers prayer, he is not a god of deaf ears. He cares for us, he wants to be our source and will be our source if we only ask.
We were never intended to water ourselves, we were never intended to be the source of our own supply. Why? because he is willing and desiring to be our all in all. He wants to cause our whole being to bring forth good things, that we might praise Him and enter into his presence with joy.
In God's presence is joy forever more. We must not forget that, we must not forget He is the source of our supply and upon him all our abilities rest. If you find yourself being overwhelmed by circumstances take stock of what you are calling on to get you through. If you are continually resting in your own strength, you may succeed or you may fail. But if you rest in the the Lord and call on His name, he will help you and you'll come through with shouts of joy.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Call unto Me.
Jer 33:3
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
I'm struck again today by the overwhelming realization I need Him. I don't need Him because I need something, I don't need Him because I think I should.
I need Him because He is the only think that satisfies. The only one who makes all things new. The only one with no end and whose depths I can't begin to fathom.
So whenever I feel like I have lost my place, that I'm not good enough, or that there are so many things I don't understand; all I have to do is call on Him. I call because He tells me to. I call because He will show me what I don't know. He will relieve the tension in my mind. And He, He will bear my burdens. This cannot be a constuct of piety, but an outgrowth of His deep desire to have us seek Him as He sought us.
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
I'm struck again today by the overwhelming realization I need Him. I don't need Him because I need something, I don't need Him because I think I should.
I need Him because He is the only think that satisfies. The only one who makes all things new. The only one with no end and whose depths I can't begin to fathom.
So whenever I feel like I have lost my place, that I'm not good enough, or that there are so many things I don't understand; all I have to do is call on Him. I call because He tells me to. I call because He will show me what I don't know. He will relieve the tension in my mind. And He, He will bear my burdens. This cannot be a constuct of piety, but an outgrowth of His deep desire to have us seek Him as He sought us.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Presence
Gen 3:8
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Psa 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.
Psa 95:2
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Act 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Jud 1:24
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
"In thy presence is fullness of joy."
I'm tired, I'm confused, I'm angry, and I just want to disappear for while. If these words sound familiar it's probably because they are the staple of our diet or at least of many of the people around us. But one thing is for certain, they don't come from being in the presence of the Lord.
We need to stop running. WE need to stop hiding like Adam and Eve. Redemption is ours, we don't have to hid in the garden. Now is the time to run into the presence of the Lord, our right through the grace of God and the price paid at Calvary. You see Adam and Eve were acutely aware of their separation from God, but we through Christ are no longer subject to that separation.
So RUN! Run to the place where there is fullness of JOY. David says to run into the Lord's presence with singing and shouts of joy. This is a far cry from Adam. But David's profession should be our postion. The presence of the Lord is refreshing! The presence of the Lord is our hiding place.
But you've sinned, you've made mistakes, you don't feel like running anywhere. I'm telling you right now to shut up! If you've sinned repent, if you've made mistakes, learn from them, and if you don't feel like running anywhere, start walking and the closer you get to Him, the faster you will move.
The Lord is full of grace, and His love endures forever. So stop listening to what you think he is, stop building the walls in your mind. Take him at his word. If he says you can run into his presence, run!!! That there is joy to be had, grab it!!!And that he will keep you there, so stop trying so hard to leave.
God's call is one of repentance, and the reward is His presence. So just trust what his word says. Because living in his presence and all the promises abiding therein sure sound alot better than all the fear and doubt keeping you in the bushes hiding. Stop trusting your own ideas and cling to what he says. He says to come into his presence with thanksgiving so do it!!! and he will take care of the rest.
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Psa 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.
Psa 95:2
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Act 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Jud 1:24
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
"In thy presence is fullness of joy."
I'm tired, I'm confused, I'm angry, and I just want to disappear for while. If these words sound familiar it's probably because they are the staple of our diet or at least of many of the people around us. But one thing is for certain, they don't come from being in the presence of the Lord.
We need to stop running. WE need to stop hiding like Adam and Eve. Redemption is ours, we don't have to hid in the garden. Now is the time to run into the presence of the Lord, our right through the grace of God and the price paid at Calvary. You see Adam and Eve were acutely aware of their separation from God, but we through Christ are no longer subject to that separation.
So RUN! Run to the place where there is fullness of JOY. David says to run into the Lord's presence with singing and shouts of joy. This is a far cry from Adam. But David's profession should be our postion. The presence of the Lord is refreshing! The presence of the Lord is our hiding place.
But you've sinned, you've made mistakes, you don't feel like running anywhere. I'm telling you right now to shut up! If you've sinned repent, if you've made mistakes, learn from them, and if you don't feel like running anywhere, start walking and the closer you get to Him, the faster you will move.
The Lord is full of grace, and His love endures forever. So stop listening to what you think he is, stop building the walls in your mind. Take him at his word. If he says you can run into his presence, run!!! That there is joy to be had, grab it!!!And that he will keep you there, so stop trying so hard to leave.
God's call is one of repentance, and the reward is His presence. So just trust what his word says. Because living in his presence and all the promises abiding therein sure sound alot better than all the fear and doubt keeping you in the bushes hiding. Stop trusting your own ideas and cling to what he says. He says to come into his presence with thanksgiving so do it!!! and he will take care of the rest.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
The Words of This Life.
Prov. 4:24 - Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips
Prov. 6:2 - if you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
Prov. 12:13 - An evil man is trapped by his sinful talk, but a righteous man escapes trouble.
Prov. 13:2 - From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful have a craving for violence.
Prov.16:23 - A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.
Prov.16:24 - Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Prov. 21:23 - He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.
James 3:5 - Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark
1 Pet. 3:10 - For, "Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech
Ps.141:3 - Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.
We have to watch what we say. We create our world with the words and thoughts we use to frame it. If we keep saying we will fail, we are going to fail. We set ourselves up for it, we frame our world around it. If you constantly insist you are going to get fired, you are already planning the event.
We have to confess what the Lord says. Our world must be framed in his light, on his word. If we build on any other foundation its in vain.
But think about what the Lord says. He says, "You can do all things through Christ Jesus, "he has a plan for you, "He will never leave you or forsake you, "that if you commit your way unto Him, He will establish your path."
Now don't these words sound better than; I can't, I don't know, Maybe, I'm not sure.
If you want confusion in your life by all means confess it into your situation, but if you want peace, faith, and joy frame your life on the Lord's confession and make his your own.
Prov. 6:2 - if you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
Prov. 12:13 - An evil man is trapped by his sinful talk, but a righteous man escapes trouble.
Prov. 13:2 - From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful have a craving for violence.
Prov.16:23 - A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.
Prov.16:24 - Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Prov. 21:23 - He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.
James 3:5 - Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark
1 Pet. 3:10 - For, "Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech
Ps.141:3 - Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.
We have to watch what we say. We create our world with the words and thoughts we use to frame it. If we keep saying we will fail, we are going to fail. We set ourselves up for it, we frame our world around it. If you constantly insist you are going to get fired, you are already planning the event.
We have to confess what the Lord says. Our world must be framed in his light, on his word. If we build on any other foundation its in vain.
But think about what the Lord says. He says, "You can do all things through Christ Jesus, "he has a plan for you, "He will never leave you or forsake you, "that if you commit your way unto Him, He will establish your path."
Now don't these words sound better than; I can't, I don't know, Maybe, I'm not sure.
If you want confusion in your life by all means confess it into your situation, but if you want peace, faith, and joy frame your life on the Lord's confession and make his your own.
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