God

Just some thoughts about God, His nature or character.

• Supreme over all - able and active in the world
• Bringing down the proud, greedy, 'important,' power-hungry
• Raising up, satisfying, sustaining, 'seeing' the lowly, humble, needy, the 'nobodies'
• Merciful - not only wanting to forgive, to help, to heal, but providing the legal means to deal with sin in order to be merciful and remain just
• He speaks - not some distant unknowable deity who remains invisible, untouchable, impersonal.  He speaks in personal words, whispers, stories, songs, love songs, sometimes warnings and discipline, but always personal.
• It isn't about living a 'godly' lifestyle, or doing great deeds, it is (His will for us is) about KNOWING Him, about listening to His heart and doing what He says because we love Him.
• He wants us to know and love Him, and He wants us to see more clearly the reality of life, the true values, the real weights and measures, what is really important, what really matters.

Just some of my random thoughts about our God.  

On my way home last night, I heard the following verse: "And in the 39th year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians. 2 Chron. 16:12

Now before you get upset with me, I am not advocating the avoidance of all doctors!!

But it spoke to me of how often I neglect seeking the Lords help in my needs. I know that I am so slow to turn to God. I have this sense that whatever the issue is, it's my own fault, my sin, my lack of self-control, my carelessness, and so on and so forth. I think, if it is my fault, my failure, how can I ask the Lord to help me?

But isn't that exactly the point. I am weak! Maybe the lie is NOT that "I can't do it." It isn't that it is an excuse I use because I'm too lazy. Maybe the lie is "I am strong enough, I don't need God's help. I just need to try harder, exercise more self-control, want it more, stop being lazy."

I am not advocating that we treat God like a genie in a bottle. I don't want to just sit back and have Him solve all my problems while I eat grapes. But neither do I want to deny the weakness of my flesh and refuse to ask, seek, or knock from either pride or shame.

I want to trust the Lord God to show/tell me what I need to do even as He responds to my prayers as He sees fit.

I just felt that the verse above was one more reminder to ASK for my needs rather than just seeking man-made remedies, self-control, doctors, wise-men/wise-women, etc. Doesn't mean I won't go to the doctor, but that I will perhaps put more emphasis on seeking the Lord first and foremost in all things.

Love and blessings -- Evelyn

21¶  And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22  In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
23  If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;. (Col. 1:21 - 23)

There is so much directed at diverting us from the faith we once heard that was so simple and straight forward. We MUST stand firm, immovable in this simple yet so profound truth of our reconciliation to God by the shed blood of Jesus Christ.

Beyond this, we seek to grow in our understanding and knowledge of God and to enjoy the great privilege of fellowship with Him that is now available to us. <3 span="">

Wisdom and Revelation in the Knowledge of Him

I'm B-A-C-K!!!  Don't know how long, but I hope I continue.

Today, I just want to share the following prayers from Ephesians that have just touched my heart so powerfully.  I want to pray these over and over for myself, for all my family, and for all the saints!!  How often we get so distracted by theology, eschatology, religiosity, and churchiosity, not to mention the day to day distractions of politics, earning a living, and family activities.

(I pray) that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us, who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenlies, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.  And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all.  (Eph. 1:17-23)

I pray that from the treasures of His glory, God will empower you with inner strength by His Spirit, so that Christ may live in your hearts through your trusting.  Also, I pray that you will be rooted and founded in love, so that you, with all God's people, will be given strength to grasp the breadth, length, height and depth of Christ's love, yes to know it, even though it is beyond all knowing, so that you will be filled with all the fullness of God.
Now to Him Who by His power working in us is able to do far beyond anything we can ask or imagine, to Him be glory in the church and in Jesus Christ from generation to generation forever.
Amen (Eph. 3:16-21)

I love these prayers because that is the cry of my heart, to KNOW HIM!  To really understand Who He is and the wonder of His purposes, His will, His gifts, His love, His creation!

I pray this for you today, whoever you are!  If we truly had even a small concept of all that Christ has done for us and all that He has made available to each of us, could our hearts even contain the joy and gratitude we would be overcome with?

Anyway, this is the thought on my heart today and I wanted to share it with you.



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