Sunday, June 12, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
God's smile woke me up this morning..
This morning I woke up to God smiling on me. Not quite sure what He had in store for me ..i just simply let Him lead the way. I worshipped Him and asked Him for an encounter and God met me when I was listening to "let it rain" by Jesus Culture. Man I looove them and the work God has done with them. But anyway God met me... I don't say this like He was somewhere else and we met half way but.. He made His everlasting presence very known at that moment and I cried out from all that was in me. I absolutely love crying in God's presence.. I love being broken so that He can break through me (ed young). Sometimes these tears are tears of joy but other times it's just me feeling overwhelmed by God's presence... because in His presence I feel joy.. peace... and security all at once. It's an amazing feeling.
But anyways, this morning God smiled on me...well at least I thought this specific morning He was smiling.. God does smile on us you know (Numbers 6:24-26) . But I realized as I was typing this that He had been smiling on us each and every morning...as his mercies are renewed.. and at each and every minute of the day God's constant demonstration of love is a smile. And in response to that we should delight in our Father whose thoughts about us are countless.( psalms 139:13-18).. We should take pure joy in the thought that He is constantly loving us and go out everyday with confidence in Christ who lives inside of us.
I stumbled across Romans 8:1 and sought to truly understand what it meant to feel no condemnation while living in Christ Jesus .. God revealed to me that I had no true idea of what condemnation really was.. I just kinda guessed it was judgement spelled differently. And surely I was wrong.. So I looked deeper.. I read some commentary and looked up a sermon on condemnation and God drew me back to scripture.. He opened my eyes. You see what that verse .. that promise actually meant was that for those who have the Spirit of God dwelling in them, the peace of God surpassing all understanding, and the faith in His word ... the was no condemnation .. no feeling of guilt ... no feeling of unworthiness in them. You see they understood that nothing .. no man .. no creature .. nothing could separate them from the love of God and the difference between them and I was that they understood that.. they believed it .. and operated in that promise... and that was one less lie the devil could use to distract them ..
So my question for you is.. Do you believe that Jesus's death on the cross has granted you forgiveness and freedom from all sins ( past, present, and future)? Have you forgotten God's promise for those who are in Christ Jesus? Well talk to Him.. Let our father know how you feel and by holding on that promise you'll have faith... and not feel condemned. God is smiling on you :)
But anyways, this morning God smiled on me...well at least I thought this specific morning He was smiling.. God does smile on us you know (Numbers 6:24-26) . But I realized as I was typing this that He had been smiling on us each and every morning...as his mercies are renewed.. and at each and every minute of the day God's constant demonstration of love is a smile. And in response to that we should delight in our Father whose thoughts about us are countless.( psalms 139:13-18).. We should take pure joy in the thought that He is constantly loving us and go out everyday with confidence in Christ who lives inside of us.
I stumbled across Romans 8:1 and sought to truly understand what it meant to feel no condemnation while living in Christ Jesus .. God revealed to me that I had no true idea of what condemnation really was.. I just kinda guessed it was judgement spelled differently. And surely I was wrong.. So I looked deeper.. I read some commentary and looked up a sermon on condemnation and God drew me back to scripture.. He opened my eyes. You see what that verse .. that promise actually meant was that for those who have the Spirit of God dwelling in them, the peace of God surpassing all understanding, and the faith in His word ... the was no condemnation .. no feeling of guilt ... no feeling of unworthiness in them. You see they understood that nothing .. no man .. no creature .. nothing could separate them from the love of God and the difference between them and I was that they understood that.. they believed it .. and operated in that promise... and that was one less lie the devil could use to distract them ..
So my question for you is.. Do you believe that Jesus's death on the cross has granted you forgiveness and freedom from all sins ( past, present, and future)? Have you forgotten God's promise for those who are in Christ Jesus? Well talk to Him.. Let our father know how you feel and by holding on that promise you'll have faith... and not feel condemned. God is smiling on you :)
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Loosing my cool.
Today ... Things got a little frustrating.I got into a quarrel on twitter and man I lost my cool. I needed to overcome the temptation of letting my pride get the best of me, but how do we overcome? Christ! It's was basically God saying... seek me!.. I've got you! But I failed to listen. It's almost like I've fallen off with seeking God in THESE situations. I like to handle them myself.. and I always end up in some type of mess when it's all said and done. You would think that would teach me.. You would think I'd wise up, that I'd edify myself and as cliche as it may sound, ask ... "WWJD?"yet so many times I fail to think of whom I desire to be like most and seek HIS counsel in these things. Reading and living out scripture edifies me. I can't forget that. With out my sword, I am left with no defense at these lies the devil throws at me. Jesus would never stoop to the devil's level. He never had worthless quarrels with his enemies.He challenged them with truth. Sometimes I forget that I'm not battling against flesh and blood. I must humble myself and fight like Christ did, with love. The Christ in me will work in them. God I thank you for not condemning me.. I will never fully grasp your amazing, unfailing love and I'm for ever grateful for it. I LOVE YOU! I pray this will be a blessing to others, because this revelation has been a blessing for me!
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