One of my most favourite parts of the day is the quiet time in the morning when I can just be still and spend time connecting with the One who loves me so much. Sabbath mornings are slower than during the week when I have to go to work, and I look forward to taking unhurried time to just be in His presence and to soak up what His Word has to say to me.
This morning Isaiah 9:2, 6 & 7 just seemed to speak these truths to me…
Each day that I live here in the land of the shadow of death I have the choice to live in the light of the presence of God or to walk in darkness…
It is my choice….I can’t be indecisive or sit on the fence, I must choose. Not to choose is really to choose darkness…
In this uncertain world we live in, I only have today, I am not promised tomorrow…
Am I choosing to live in the light of His presence or are we too busy with what we want to do…. are we self focused, self directed, afraid to give up control of our lives to Him, afraid of what we might have to sacrifice, foolishly thinking we know better?
In the light of the presence of God I find I have a Wonderful Counselor, a Mighty God, an Everlasting Father and the Prince of Peace as my constant companion.
Wonderful Counselor… He certainly has something to say about my life, the wisdom to order my days, help for every circumstance…
Mighty God… He is just waiting for me to “give up” and let Him work in my life… He can do everything I ask and more than I can imagine… why so many times let self linger and take control?
Everlasting Father… He will always be there for me, He will always love me Always care for me.
Prince of Peace… His gift to me is rest, freedom from fear…. hope…how many times He has poured out His peace into my fearful heart.
In the light of the presence of God there is…. unlimited love perfect peace wisdom for living power, strength & deliverance
He supplies all that I need.
Oh may my one desire always be to live in the light of Your Presence.
Do you also go through times where you feel you have nothing to really say...that's how I feel today...but the last paragraph of the reading below from Streams in the Desert was really encouraging to me.
Last Sunday morning I rushed out to see if I could capture the sun rising as I look across the farm on the campus I live on toward the Sierra Nevada mountains...this is one of the moments that I was able to capture...truly there is nothing more beautiful than His creation.
I am glad for the blessed hours of the Sabbath...may your day be blessed.
Enjoy the reading...
He Knows Us
God wants people that He can depend upon. He could say of Abraham, "I know him, that he will command his children . . . that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken." God can be depended upon; He wants us to be just as decided, as reliable, as stable. This is just what faith means.
God is looking for men on whom He can put the weight of all His love and power and faithful promises. God's engines are strong enough to draw any weight we attach to them. Unfortunately the cable which we fasten to the engine is often too weak to hold the weight of our prayer; therefore God is drilling us, disciplining us to stability and certainty in the life of faith. Let us learn our lessons and stand fast. --A. B. Simpson
God knows that you can stand that trial; He would not give it to you if you could not. It is His trust in you that explains the trials of life, however bitter they may be. God knows our strength, and He measures it to the last inch; and a trial was never given to any man that was greater than that man's strength, through God, to bear it.
Share with me how He has been your strength recently…
My son had this song playing the other day and I was
once again impressed with the beauty of the words of this song.
Your Grace Still Amazes Me
My faithful Father, enduring Friend Your tender mercy’s like a river with no end It overwhelms me, covers my sin Each time I come into Your presence I stand in wonder once again
CHORUS: Your grace still amazes me Your love is still a mystery Each day I fall on my knees Your grace still amazes me ‘Cause Your grace still amazes me
Oh, patient Saviour, You make me whole You are the Author and the Healer of my soul What can I give You, Lord, what can I say I know there’s no way to repay You Only to offer You my praise
It’s deeper, it’s wider It’s stronger, it’s higher It’s deeper it’s wider It’s stronger, it’s higher than anything my eyes can see
As I ponder these words I am truly in awe of His amazing grace that
is continually poured out like a river which flows into and through my life...
Take time to ponder them and be moved by His grace today.
I have been reading "The Secret of God’s Love" by Andrew Murray and some of these passages just flew off the page for me...I hope you will be as blessed by them as I have been. Shanda, thanks for the inspiration for this post - your post the other day really was a blessing!
80.being able to capture some of the beauty God surrounds us with
Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach ~
To be a disciple of Jesus means to persue Him like the persuit of a lover and the passion of a romance. Christ is worth your every thought and breath. In Him you will find your reason for living. Remember that He gives you His Spirit but wants you to give Him your body, mind and soul – Jim Burns
The way I see my life shapes my life. To fulfill the purposes God made for me, I will have to challenge conventional wisdom and replace it with the biblical metaphors of life.
"Where He is, I want to be; where He bids me go, I want to go, and to go in courage and faith." Elizabeth Prentiss
On My Bookshelf
Steps to Christ by E.G. White
Sons and Daughters of God by E.G. White
Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing by E.G. White
Escape to God by Jim Hohnberger
Empowered Living by Jim Hohnberger
Parenting Your Teen by the Spirit by Sally Hohnberger
A Trip Into the Supernatural by Roger Morneau
Incredible Answers to Prayer by Roger Morneau
When You Need Incredible Answers to Prayer by Roger Morneau
At Jesus Feet by Doug Batchelor
Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray
Humility by Andrew Murray
Abide in Christ by Andrew Murray
The Ten Commandments Twice Removed by Danny Shelton & Shelly Quinn
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