Psalm 29. A call to worship.
The one thing we forget: Forgive us,Lord. When I am weak then I am strong.
What if--just what if we would call for a day of worship? U.S., Israel, U.N., the world. A day when we recognized God for who He is. I can't even imagine what would happen. Someone said to me, "Where are the miracles?" I say, where are WE! He said even if I gave miracles, would you believe?
Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory of His Name. Worship the Lord in holy array,. The voice of the Lord is upon the waters. The glory thunders the Lord upon many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful, the voice of the Lord is full of majesty (is anyone listening?).
The voice of the Lord flashes forth flame of fire. The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness. The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kedesh. The voice of the Lord makes the oaks to whirl and strips the forest bare; In His temple, all cry! Glory! I am with them!
The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; The Lord sits enthroned as King forever! May the Lord give strength to His people! May the Lord b less His people with peace. Isa. 40:31.
Apathy is a greater danger than terrorism by any name. Unite in prayer for Furgeson. May God be praised. Thank you, Jesus.
In His Love, a work in progress.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
LOVE IS NOT A LIGHT SWITCH
Love is not turn ed on and off. Love is. God is always the same. God is love. Love grows stronger as love is given, even to an enemy. I have a puppy, a gift of God through my husband. I fear my love for another will rob my God of something only He should have. But the more unchanging is my love, for all the more I am expressing who He is. The more I glorify Him. Love can't change and still be love.
It's hard for my puppy to change from what he has always known. He bites, and my first instinct is to whack him. But if I am to change him, it will be through the love and patience that God has shown to change me. John 3:16.
For God so loved the world that He gave and gave and gave all that He had, down to the last drop of blood! So He teaches me more about Himself through His creation. I praise Him for his patience and understanding.
I fear that I am no more than a puppy still.
In His Love, a work in progress
It's hard for my puppy to change from what he has always known. He bites, and my first instinct is to whack him. But if I am to change him, it will be through the love and patience that God has shown to change me. John 3:16.
For God so loved the world that He gave and gave and gave all that He had, down to the last drop of blood! So He teaches me more about Himself through His creation. I praise Him for his patience and understanding.
I fear that I am no more than a puppy still.
In His Love, a work in progress
GRACE--UNEARNED LOVE
Sing to God a New Song. How about an old forgotten hymn? "Grace, Grace, God's Grace. Grace that will pardon and cleanse within. Grace, Grace, God's Grace that is greater than all our sin."
Paul learned about grace the same way we all must learn--through seeing our weakness and God's provision. The thorn in his flesh caused him great pain and it was not removed. It was there as an acute reminder of weakness. It had a purpose. To keep him from pride over the great revelations he had received. He saw the purpose God had in it. Pride, conceit would have stolen God's glory for himself and ruined his relationship with the Lord. God's response to our natural side (when we see it) is not to destroy us, but show us a greater way of hope. God's power is made perfect in the very things, our weaknesses, that we would try to hide. So instead of bragging about his great accomplishments, he bragged about his weaknesses so that Christ's power would rest upon him. He actually delighted in his weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, persecutions, difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12-13. When I don't have to defend myself anymore, or live in fear of my weakness being exposed--what freedom, what peace.
Ephesians 2:7; 4:7; James 4:6; 1 Peter 1:2; Matthew 11:28
In His Love, a work in progress
Paul learned about grace the same way we all must learn--through seeing our weakness and God's provision. The thorn in his flesh caused him great pain and it was not removed. It was there as an acute reminder of weakness. It had a purpose. To keep him from pride over the great revelations he had received. He saw the purpose God had in it. Pride, conceit would have stolen God's glory for himself and ruined his relationship with the Lord. God's response to our natural side (when we see it) is not to destroy us, but show us a greater way of hope. God's power is made perfect in the very things, our weaknesses, that we would try to hide. So instead of bragging about his great accomplishments, he bragged about his weaknesses so that Christ's power would rest upon him. He actually delighted in his weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, persecutions, difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12-13. When I don't have to defend myself anymore, or live in fear of my weakness being exposed--what freedom, what peace.
Ephesians 2:7; 4:7; James 4:6; 1 Peter 1:2; Matthew 11:28
In His Love, a work in progress
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