There is such a BLESSING in responding to God in RADICAL OBEDIENCE
which is actually  pleasure when you KNOW that His will is absolute
something happens,  in due season He begins to show His hand in so many ways

He begins to give you ANSWERS & INSIGHT
He MAKES A WAY where there seems to be no way
He AFFECTS CHANGE and PUTS THINGS in MOTION on your behalf…

He CHANGES things; places, people, situations…
sometimes in SUDDENLIES, one after the other…

“And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you,
if you obey the voice of the LORD your God.” Deut 28:2

He invites us to walk with Him so intimately
……..to know Him
……..to love Him
……..to hear His voice
……..to heed His voice
……..to be blessed!   ~ selah

“YOUR KINGDOM come,
YOUR WILL be done!”
- Matt 6:10

 

I love to read
not just for information
I enjoy it, savor it
different expressions
different perspectives

it can open your heart
to glorious possibilities

Hugh Black writes:
The divine meaning of a true friendship is that it is often the1st unveiling of the secret of love. It is not an end in itself, but has most of its worth in what it leads to, the priceless gift of seeing with the heart rather than with the eyes.
To love 1 soul for its beauty & grace & truth is to open the way to appreciate all beautiful & true & gracious souls, and to recognize spiritual beauty wherever it is seen.
Friendship is a gift from God!

do your best and then REST
best advice  I ever got…

entering into HIS REST
frees me from self striving
from physical & mental stress

knowing that IN HIM
all the work is done for me
and I may reap all the benefits of His life
when I simply believe…

selah

soaking
in Your presence
reviving my soul
loving Your Word in worship
it searches my heart
You answer me
deep within where no one can see

I contemplate Your goodness
since the beginning…
all things were created by You
I was created by You
and You said what You created was very good…
You say what You have created in me is very good

in eternity past You saw me
in that moment You loved me
and now, You love me still
more then that I am Your glory!

Heaven is My throne, and earth the footstool for My feet.
What kind of house can you build for Me, says the Lord,
or what is the place in which I can rest? Isaiah 66:1-Acts 7:49

Here oh Lord
We have prepared for You a place
Long have we desired for You to permanently dwell
…….in our city, Your Providence……
We have prepared for You a resting place
So, let Your glory  fill this place.

“then the glory of the LORD filled the LORD’s house.
When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down
and the glory of the LORD on the temple,
they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement
and worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying,
“For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” 2Chron 7

“I am not fair save to the King,
Though fair my royal dress,
His kingly grace is lavished on
My need and worthlessness.
My blemishes He will not see
BUT LOVES THE BEAUTY THAT SHALL BE!”    ~SOS  adapt

BUT LOVES THE BEAUTY THAT SHALL BE!
makes my heart flutter…
by His unconditional, unfailing LOVE,
as we reach up & ascend into His presence
we are made beautiful!
WE ARE BEAUTIFUL!

   I was reading Aaron’s blog today and thought, yeah for him,  he is in a free flow!
   He is allowing the River of God to flow freely through him…no hindrance…
   No iniquity, no sin, no lie to stop it…to derail it, to block it, to redirect it!

    Diligent navigators on the River of  Life must clear the path He has called us to
   “by putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God,
and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ” 2Cor 2:5

   So we set our compass toward our True North, Jesus Christ as we meditate on His Word, pray & obey
   “…pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests…be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” Eph. 6:18

       selah and sail on

   I long for breakthrough for the Church of RI
and throughout the world!
   Would He do it again for us?
   Is this a “kairos” time when God will grant us
access to BREAKTHROUGH!

He has done it before in past generations and
I believe that “BAAL PERAZIM” will DO IT AGAIN!

RELEASING  STRENGTH and MIGHT
RELEASING  THE SPIRIT of  TRUTH
RELEASING DIVINE DIRECTION and WISDOM

“Give unto the LORD, O you mighty ones,
 Give unto the LORD glory and strength.
 Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name;
 Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

  The LORD sat enthroned at the Flood,
  And the LORD sits as King forever. 
  The LORD will give strength to His people;
  The LORD will bless His people with peace!”
PS 29  David’s Breakthrough Psalm!  ~ selah

soaking
in your presence
my soul is refreshed
the water of Your Word in worship
it flows over me
reviving my spirit
strengthening my heart

reign over me O Sovereign One
in this place of worship
I give myself unreservedly
to You …

make me wholly Yours
for I was created for You
and I was created by You
to bring You glory all of my days

You are the Potter and I am the clay…
as You spin me on Your wheel draw me in
into a depth of intimacy where we are one

one heart, one mind, one spirit, one mouth

I was in the Gospel of Matthew today
and thinking about grace
and how we so often forget to access it…
just as the covenant was split from the old to the new,
the kingdom of grace was established shifting repentance into something so radical…
the axe is laid to the root…something dies
this sword of truth is a gift to us to grow forward…
death to self and alive to obedience in His Holy Spirit.
…to mature is to advance His Kingdom
true greatness is simply an inner self-emptying that manifests itself in humble service to others…by grace.

~selah