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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Living In The Light





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.



                        May we live in the light of the Risen Lamb.






Saturday, November 14, 2009

He Knows Us


 


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…

 

 


Thursday, November 12, 2009

The Mystery of Grace






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.






Wednesday, November 11, 2009



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!







 



 



 




Monday, November 09, 2009

Thoughts of Thanksgiving

 



Thoughts of thanksgiving today for…

 

71.    sunlight shining through autumn leaves

72.    being able to take a walk outside again

73.    vegan “egg mayonnaise” sandwiches

74.    my children who for now still live at home

75.    angels who watch over us

76.    my forever friends

77.    fresh tomatoes from my garden

78.    clear cool water when I am thirsty

79.    answered prayers

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 ~

 

 



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Inspiration

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