I’ve been given life today and choices free to make. Choices of destruction, or choices of hope and grace.
Looking at yesterday, it ties my heart in knots…today, I wake and finally make the time, to pray… “O God, not my will – but Thine!”
The chaos turns to calmness. The agony and strife, to peace – as God Himself hears my prayer and He, Himself speaks:
“Can you think on the good things? Is there a good report – then see it. (1) Choose to give favor – even undeserved…that is what I give you, even though from Me…your heart has swerved… (2)
Don’t be offended, listen and hear My word:
‘All’ have ‘swerved’ and turned in heart! ‘All’ have missed My glory! (3) ‘All’ the souls that I created -struggle to read My Story!
There is none good but God. (4) Look everywhere – you won’t find it – But I AM waiting for you to call My name, and I will – freely pour – out – My Spirit.” (5)
Are you willing to let die…the past and all you hold on to? And lift your hands – yes, physically – and lift your eyes to ME and cry: “Abba Father come restore and rescue me!” (6)
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God,… never faints nor is weary,…He gives power to the weak – those who wait on Him… He gives strength to them. (7)
I sympathize with your weakness. I was tempted as you yet without sin, Come to My throne of grace. Obtain from Me mercy and gracious help in your time of need…I AM! I AM able to restore you again. (8)
Come to My house, I invite you. To eat at my Table of broken bread and drink of the vine. I invite you to come dine to Remember Me. That you might see, My sacrificial love… for Thee.”(9)
Come to My house, I invite you. Will you come or will you refuse? Look to Me, instead of the sheep – for I AM humble and lowly, yet… I AM King of all Kings. (10)
Come to Me, all you who are weary and are without hope. Come to Me, Follow Me, I will dwell in you and you with Me, and you will ask what you will – I will set you free.” (11)
Today, today, today…today, children, if this was my very last day, I would want you to know that I love you so, but there is One who loves you exceedingly abundantly – more than you can even understand. Today I write, my story, my song…my story, my song is the Man Jesus- ‘yes, Jesus loves me. yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus loves me… come, be willing to sing along –
“The Bible tells me so!”
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(1) Philippians 4:8, Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.” (World English Version).
(2) Romans 5:8, “…but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (ESV).
(3) Romans 3:23, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
(4)Luke 18:19, “And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.” Romans 3:19, ‘as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;”
(5) Revelation 3:20, “Look! I have been standing at the door, and I am constantly knocking. If anyone hears me calling him and opens the door, I will come in and fellowship with him and he with me.” (Living Bible).
(6) Mark 14:36, Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6, “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
(Romans 8:15), For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
(7) Isaiah 40: 28-31, “Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
30 Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.”
(9) 1 Corinthians 11:23-25, “For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
(10) Zechariah 9:9, ” Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
(11) Matthew 11:28, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” John 15:7, “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” Mark 1:17, “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”