Taken from "Know What You Believe" by Paul E. Little...
Honey in my mouth (Ezekiel 3:3)
Spiritual food for the hungry (Job 23:12)
Dwelling in me richly (Colossians 3:16)
A lamp for my feet (Psalm 119:105)
A joy and delight to my heart (Jeremiah 15:16)
Renewing my mind (Romans 12:12)
A fire that burns in my heart (Jeremiah 20:9)
More precious than gold (Pslam 19:10)
Sharper than a two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12)
A great reward (Psalm 19:11)
True and righteous (Psalm 119:160)
Penetrating my thoughts and attitudes (Hebrews 4:12)
Perfect and trustworhy (Psalm 19:7)
I am sure that we could add to this list. How awesome is it that we get to read the letter to us from the creator of the universe.
This author states something else.
We can through the Word of God fathom the mysteries of God and the limitlessness of the Almighty God.
Blessings!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Two simple questions
How can I strengthen myself in the Lord daily? 1 Samuel 30:6
How can I grow in Honor with the Lord? Luke 2:52
How can I grow in Honor with the Lord? Luke 2:52
Friday, March 13, 2009
Fighting for You
Ex 14:13-14
Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."
As I read this my eyes welled up with tears. It starts off with the very thing that I need to hear. "Do not be afraid." My mind races of how many times I have made a pun towards those in scripture that were told by an angel who appeared to them, and "don't be afraid." Encounter after encounter this has been said in scripture. But today it is a rhema for me. The Lord is saying to me, "Don't be afraid." The Israelites have just been delivered out of Egypt. The Lord could have taken them another way, but He knew if they had gone through the Philistines’ land they would have gone back to their bondage. Well, He was right. Here they are seeing the Egyptians in pursuit and what do they do? Complain! They allow themselves to be stricken with fear. Moses says, "Don't be afraid."
It seems to me that I can look back and find a lot more comfortable places I have been than I am now. Steady paying jobs and less responsibility. Wow, those were the days. I could pay golf every week. Go hunting anytime I wanted. Buy anything wanted. Who would have ever thought that would be bondage? Maybe not for somebody else, but maybe for me.
Maybe there were things in my life at that time that were my Egypt. Maybe during that time my faith was in bondage. Maybe secretly without me knowing it my spirit was crying out for deliverance. Now I am at a new place. Now I am facing my Red Sea. I look now look back and think, "Wow. Thanks for nothing, God. Why, did you bring me out of the comfort I knew. I could have lived in harmony and peace where I was. I could have done the work You wanted me to do back there. You could have made me successful back there."
There are a lot of issues about looking back.
Luke 9:62
"No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
Why would I want to go back! Have I seen God do tremendous things? YES! Do I have good memories? YES! But I know there is a new land to where God is taking me, and He can take me there anyway He wants.
So Lord, those times I am at the Red Seas, bitter waters, and vast enemy armies. Let me remember this. "Don't be aftraid." If I have done my part in following Your lead; if I have done my part to keep my spirit and heart right with you…then what do I have to fear? Help me to stand. Help me to stand looking at the great sea before me, with the enemy closing in behind me, and no escape, and not be afraid.
Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."
As I read this my eyes welled up with tears. It starts off with the very thing that I need to hear. "Do not be afraid." My mind races of how many times I have made a pun towards those in scripture that were told by an angel who appeared to them, and "don't be afraid." Encounter after encounter this has been said in scripture. But today it is a rhema for me. The Lord is saying to me, "Don't be afraid." The Israelites have just been delivered out of Egypt. The Lord could have taken them another way, but He knew if they had gone through the Philistines’ land they would have gone back to their bondage. Well, He was right. Here they are seeing the Egyptians in pursuit and what do they do? Complain! They allow themselves to be stricken with fear. Moses says, "Don't be afraid."
It seems to me that I can look back and find a lot more comfortable places I have been than I am now. Steady paying jobs and less responsibility. Wow, those were the days. I could pay golf every week. Go hunting anytime I wanted. Buy anything wanted. Who would have ever thought that would be bondage? Maybe not for somebody else, but maybe for me.
Maybe there were things in my life at that time that were my Egypt. Maybe during that time my faith was in bondage. Maybe secretly without me knowing it my spirit was crying out for deliverance. Now I am at a new place. Now I am facing my Red Sea. I look now look back and think, "Wow. Thanks for nothing, God. Why, did you bring me out of the comfort I knew. I could have lived in harmony and peace where I was. I could have done the work You wanted me to do back there. You could have made me successful back there."
There are a lot of issues about looking back.
Luke 9:62
"No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
Why would I want to go back! Have I seen God do tremendous things? YES! Do I have good memories? YES! But I know there is a new land to where God is taking me, and He can take me there anyway He wants.
So Lord, those times I am at the Red Seas, bitter waters, and vast enemy armies. Let me remember this. "Don't be aftraid." If I have done my part in following Your lead; if I have done my part to keep my spirit and heart right with you…then what do I have to fear? Help me to stand. Help me to stand looking at the great sea before me, with the enemy closing in behind me, and no escape, and not be afraid.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Nothin' Deep
This isn't anything that profound or deep. I was just thinking on while driving to Perryton about Hebrews 13:5, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." I don't think I could count the number of times that I have sensed His faithfulness. I may have chose to ignore His presence(not a wise decsion), but He was still there. Ready to embrace me when I woke up, so to speak. He has always been with me. Guiding me. Helping me. Correcting me. Teaching me. He will always be there for me. Thank you, Lord.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Monday, October 13, 2008
Something From Heaven
Luke 24:49
“I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
It is some people’s reaction when you make a statement like we need to seek something from to say, “Well, we are after His face and not what’s in His hand.” We have heard this statement. I have said this very thing. I have said that I am after Him and not what He does. But what He does is part of who He is. Seeking something from heaven is seeking what He wants us to seek. Him!
I am after Him. I want nothing, but Him, but heaven comes along with Him.
Acts 2:2
“Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven.”
It came from heaven. Heaven! God wants to give us heaven. He wants us to take part in His Kingdom. We cannot have heaven without Him, and we can have Him without what His Kingdom represents.
Something from heaven is praying the Lord’s prayer.
Matthew 6:10
10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
God wants heaven superimposed on earth. Let’s not get tied up in the religious rhetoric of whether it is His face or hands. It is HIM!
“I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
It is some people’s reaction when you make a statement like we need to seek something from to say, “Well, we are after His face and not what’s in His hand.” We have heard this statement. I have said this very thing. I have said that I am after Him and not what He does. But what He does is part of who He is. Seeking something from heaven is seeking what He wants us to seek. Him!
I am after Him. I want nothing, but Him, but heaven comes along with Him.
Acts 2:2
“Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven.”
It came from heaven. Heaven! God wants to give us heaven. He wants us to take part in His Kingdom. We cannot have heaven without Him, and we can have Him without what His Kingdom represents.
Something from heaven is praying the Lord’s prayer.
Matthew 6:10
10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
God wants heaven superimposed on earth. Let’s not get tied up in the religious rhetoric of whether it is His face or hands. It is HIM!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
God is Moving
Most people talk about revival and “a move of God”. There are all sorts of catch words we use to pretty much describe the same thing. How about an awakening? In the awakening we can have, renewal, revival, a move of God, and an outpouring. I think awakening because of what we want the end result to be. The church set of fire, and the lost finding the life changing power in Jesus Christ.
What is the picture for this? What will it look like?
1. It begins with somebody seeking something from heaven.
2. The result is God’s Glory touching earth.
3. God’s Glory awakens the church and gets the attention of the lost.
4. It gives God’s people a platform to bring the truth of the Gospel.
5. The pinnacle is people coming to faith in Jesus Christ.
What is the picture for this? What will it look like?
1. It begins with somebody seeking something from heaven.
2. The result is God’s Glory touching earth.
3. God’s Glory awakens the church and gets the attention of the lost.
4. It gives God’s people a platform to bring the truth of the Gospel.
5. The pinnacle is people coming to faith in Jesus Christ.
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