Father,
give us eyes to see that our life this side of heaven is but a breath…
Solomon says that so much of our busy rushing ends in NOthing.😳
We lay down our agenda so You may lead us into SOMEthing worthy.
Guard us from chasing the wind.
We choose today to chase The Way for it is only in Your wake that we find quietness & rest 💞
ECCLESIASTES 4:1-6:12
2 CORINTHIANS 6:14-7:7
PSALM 47:1-9
PROVERBS 22:16
Do you take joy in doing God’s will?
That’s the question that surfaced when I read Psalm 40:8 today. David declares that joy follows when he follows God’s will.
I know this to be true, but sometimes when following His lead means hard decisions, or seemingly restricted choices, doing His will doesn’t always feel awesome.
I recently heard a speaker ask, “Where is the Kingdom of God?”
Before I tell you his answer, I want to tell you where the Kingdom of God is not…
Get around some prideful people….& I guarantee it will be hard to see God’s Presence.
Want to know why?
Because when you are full of yourself, you can’t be full of God! You can’t be full of yourself and full of God at the very same time!
But if you want to know where He’s at…If you want to see, feel, hear & experience His Presence, get around some people who know they are nothing without Him!
Those are some zinger socks to the gut, right?😳
When we think we know better or see clearer than what the Holy Spirit’s whispers, pride scooches onto the seat in our hearts that’s reserved for our King.
The bottomline is this:
The Kingdom of God is where the will of the King is done.
That’s the speaker’s answer & it’s worth reading a few times.
Y’all, true contentment, peace & joy come when we value the will of the King SO much, that we boldly declare, “THY will be done, even if it means mine be undone!”
Father, have Your Way with us today. If there is an action we need to take or some words we need to speak or maybe even something we need to stop, we say, “Thy will be done!”
We declare our trust in Your perfect Way & fully surrender our lives so the will of the King may be done!
JOB 16:1-19:29
1 CORINTHIANS 16:1-24
PSALM 40:1-10
PROVERBS 22:1
Updated: Aug 25, 2022
I learned a principle of silence this morning that I’d like to share with you.
Silence isn’t fun especially when things are hard, but King David writes about a choice to be selectively silent in Psalm 38, as he asks God to remember him in his season of suffering.
He is facing physical sickness, carrying emotional guilt & his friends & family are nowhere to be found.
And if that weren’t enough, while he lies exhausted & completely crushed, he writes that his enemies are laying traps to kill him!😳
I think I’d be tempted to two directions:
- either complaining about the difficulties crowding in
- or completely shutting down.
David does neither.
He writes, “…my enemies make plans to ruin me…but I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak. I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply. For I am waiting for you, O Lord…come quickly to help me, O Lord my savior.”
He remains silent before the accusations of the enemy, but he doesn’t remain silent before His Lord & Savior!
I awakened this morning with a physical pain that made it almost impossible to read. An ice pack helped, but it didn’t go away completely. I don’t like to give airtime to negative things, so I sometimes go silent while I wait for the hard things to pass.
When I read about David’s decision to remain selectively silent, acting deaf before the enemy, but declaring his faith & trust in his Lord’s deliverance, I did the same & relief immediately followed!💯🎉
Calling on the name of Jesus, for healing, resurrection, & rescue is something that’s easy to forget when the enemy litters our lives with big boulders of difficulty, right? May we be like David& remember that rescue is only a whispered prayer away 🤗
Oh Father, we call on the name of Jesus, the name that has the power to even cancel death! Jesus, we choose to become selectively silent today, ignoring enemy accusations as one who cannot speak. We trust You, our Savior, for rescue, healing & restoration with each & every difficult thing we face.
JOB 8:1-11:20
1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-28
PSALM 38:1-22
PROVERBS 21:28-29
