Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The place where we belong

There is nothing and no-one who can satisfy the deepest longings of our hearts other than the Lord. King David who was also known as the sweet psalmist of Israel wrote these words: "One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple." A modern day psalmist expressed the same hearts cry through these words:

"You are holy, holy
Lord there is none like you
You are holy, holy
Glory to You alone

I sing Your praises forever
Deeper in love with You
Here in your courts
Where I am close to Your throne
I've found where I belong"

:)

Friday, April 16, 2010

Sunday, March 14, 2010

The ONE


All throughout the Gospels, as Jesus goes about minstering, it's amazing to see that he sees the ONE. At the well in Sychar, he sits waiting for someONE, he has gone out of his way to meet this someONE. He sees her and speaks straight to her heart and ministers salvation and restoration to her.
On Jesus way into a city he sees Zacchaeus, sitting in a tree. He singles him out and invites himself over to his house all the while ministering to him with his uncoditional love. The result is a completely changed Zacchaeus, a transformed life. And in one of his parables, he is the Shepherd who leaves the 99 because he has to find the ONE.
After Peter's betrayal, and after Jesus had risen from the dead, the angel who spoke to the women at the grave told them to tell the disciples-and Peter that Jesus was going before them to Galilee... Jesus had again singled out the ONE.

This is where God's heart is... his heart and eyes are on the ONE.. If you can see the ONE, you can see everyone.. We are to be imitators of God, "Be followers (imitators, copy him) of God as dear children..." Let's not see the masses of people, let's see the ONE.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Totally dependent



For some time now, I've begun to realise how completely dependent I need to be on Jesus. When he says, "Step out of the boat" what do I do? Do I begin to try to figure out how he's going to keep me afloat on the water? Do I begin to reason with my mind; "am I going to be able to walk on the water, will his promises sustain me and keep me?" My mind wants to get in the way; "I have never done this before, where is this taking me, I mean, he's asking me to step into the completely unknown!" For the worried heart and anxoius mind, there is remedy in the precious Word of God: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct you paths." "For we walk by faith and not by sight, the just shall LIVE by faith." "Be anxoius for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, make your requests known to God. And the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your heart and mind.."
Trust. Believe. Obey. Because nothing is impossible for him who believes!

Monday, February 1, 2010

Friday, January 22, 2010

God's fingerprint



I was sitting in a hotel lobby not too log ago spending time with a family member. Somehow then and there it really struck me how every person is unique, a design by God. He put a piece of Himself in you, that's why there is not, and will not ever be two people that are alike, not ever. God really did write a poem when He created you. That poem was written with His heart. It is something so very beautiful. He put a facet of Himself in you that cannot be found in anyone else. He created YOU because he delights in you!! Christian or non-Christian doesn't matter, your worth is not dependent upon faith.

Sitting there on that couch I could feel the warm heart beat of God. It moved me to tears, His love for YOU. Words become poor when trying to express His heart. How he longs for you! His thoughts about you are more in number than all the grains of sand found on the earth! He has not only counted, but even numbered the very hairs on your head.

How precious you are to Him!

I'll let one of my favorite artists sum up my thoughts:


Never has there been and never again
Will there be another you
Fashioned by God's hand and perfectly planned
To be just who you are
And what He's been creating
Since the first beat of your heart
Is a living, breathing
Priceless work of art

And I can see the fingerprints of God
when I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of God
And I know it's true
You're a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with
The fingerprints of God


Steven Curtis Chapman

Saturday, January 16, 2010

What do I reflect?


"What you see is what you become", is an expression I've heard many times. The things we watch, read, etc all affect us in different ways, good and/or bad. The inner image you have of yourself is what will determine what and who you will be.


The book of Proverbs clearly states: "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. " In other words, how our lives look like is a direct result from the condition of our hearts (our mind, will and emotions).


To guard means to: cover, defend, keep, police, protect.. and the list goes on. This means that I need to make a consicous decision to watch over what I choose to see, read and fill my mind with. Naturally, we live in this world and we come across things daily that may be negative or bad. It's what we choose to linger on and meditate on that will enter our hearts.


Since God is the one who created us, he knew exactly what he did when he said to Joshua; "Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do." God told him to be strong and very corageous in the face of the biggest battle in his life up to that point. This is what Joshua meditated on and meditated on and meditated on. The image God had of him as a success became a reality on the inside of Joshua. He began to see himself the way God saw him instead of meditating, (speaking and thinking) defeat and fear.
Paul writes in his letter to the church in Corinth: "But we all with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of God."
What I see IS what I become, and the more I focus on Jesus by filling myself with the Word, the more His image will be seen in and through my words and actions. I will know what he likes and doesn't like. His way of thinking and his way of speaking will become my way of thinking and speaking. It is Jesus who will be reflected off my life!