Daily and Weekly Christian Inspiration
Worry does not empty tomorrow of sorrows,
It empties today of it strength – Corrie Ten Boom
Philippians 4:6 In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
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Do you have a desire to build a closer relationship with God but it’s just not happening?
Do you long to hear His Voice speak to you but it doesn’t?
Do you try to seek His Face in that quiet “secret place” but the cares of this world keep interrupting?
Perhaps there is a small part of your heart where weeds have disrupted the roots. It happens to all of us, and until we discover just what is keeping us from our Father, we face frustrations.
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My Garage door will not shut because the sensors are not lined up and are not in sync. It will shut if I hold the button till it closes but then I can’t get out. The Lord spoke to me and said if I am not in sync will Him yes I will work but not at my full potential and power. Are you in sync with Him today if not get lined up
John 15:4-5 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches:He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit
JLB
Dear Child,
I sift and purify you through afflictions, as I pour you out through season to season. I don’t leave you to settle on your *lees. I work situations in My sovereignty to stir you up lest you become stagnant. Each trial purifies your faith a little more, that on that day it will not burn as hay and stubble but as pure gold! Rejoice in My workings, you are My child and I am teaching you.
Thus saith Papa
Dear Father,
Thank you for refining my life as you faithfully “pour me out” season to season, and love me enough, not to let me rest on my *lees but continually “pour me out” to rid my life of bitterness, that you may gain pleasure from my life. Help me be that vessel of honor, and to rely on You, and not on my works and treasures but only on my confidence in My relationship with You. My trust is in Your faithfulness, a Rock that cannot be moved. Help me have spiritual insight to know the reason of the “pouring out” that I might know the bitterness you are purging, and even if I don’t see the “whys” may I just trust your workings is for my good.
Dear Child,
Each time I “pour you out” you trust Me more, because your faith grows in that valley! Your faith in My sovereign working is more precious than gold.
Do not kick against My workings, yield, submit and rest in My workings, and you will find rest for your soul.
This is the rest you will enter into, relying on and trusting My workings, as you present yourself a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable in My sight. Have a humble heart and quiet confidence.
Thus saith Papa
Jer 48:11 Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his *lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
*The imagery of this verse needs explaining. In wine that is settling on its lees (that which settles during fermentation), stationary and still, the upper level becomes clear; but beneath is a bitter sediment that will muddy it again if shaken. Before the days of filters, to clear the wine it was emptied carefully from one vessel to another, but however skillfully this was done some of the lees would get across. So the process must be repeated again and again to rid it of its unwelcome taste. Moab, Israel’s natural cousins, had escaped that treatment; had not as Israel had, been sifted and purified through afflictions, with the result, God says, that her bitter taste still clung. There is thus value in God’s discipline of us, a little today and a little more tomorrow. The goal is a savor in us, a character that meets with His approval and delights His heart. – Watchman Nee
A loving parent will not leave a child to his own devices but train him that he might mature. Our heavenly Father is so good and patient, He “pours us out over and over again”, in other words, He allows us a chance to take the test over and over again until we pass!
God is not committed to our comfort He is committed to our growth!
Challenge: When we can’t see His Plan
Or we can’t feel His Hand
We have to trust His Heart
Jer 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Is this really February? Well, it is in Phoenix Arizona.The missionary conference is over but will be staying over until Monday. I am so honored to be invited to share my message from the conference again for the church family at Phoenix Assembly on Sunday. Not a hard assignment considering the weather here and the weather at home in Pennsylvania LOL! But seriously covet your prayers for Sunday. Walk with the King and be a blessing!
