Papa “J” and his thoughts?
The purpose in the heart can be like that of a false face. That word is well know... hypocrite! A word we do not like. Mainly because it carries guilt in both directions. Want to have peace in this matter, confess both sins and draw closer to God. Proverbs 14:14
Every now and then it becomes difficult to find things in my mind to write about and this is one of those seasons. If you have been reading along with me over the years you can plainly recollect those times since I usually pick on some of the hymns of the past to help. Actually this has been a very good thing and the truth is that one could spend a lifetime searching out the song writer and the purpose of the the hymn. Many of the hymns relate to some specific circumstance in the life of the writer or someone close to them. The songs release a message of the comfort and love that God has for the those who have experience suffering. All of these hymns have one thing in common. Suffering, mourning and recovery and the sacrifice of the lips. Hebrews 13:15. The person who does not have God to comfort them will have an impossible time trying to surrender all the pain, all the anguish and all of, “what do I do next?” Since there is no one to surrender too! So many scriptures are running through my mind, which do I choose? How about the hymn instead. “All to Jesus I surrender, All to Him I freely give; I will ever love and trust Him, In His presence daily live”. One of the main reasons we fall short of the comfort that God intends for us is that we, fail to see that the Supremacy of Christ is sufficient for the day. Grace is that Jesus has; the Power, the Rank and the Authority to save, to rescue, to deliver and to protect you and me in every circumstance of life. Isaiah 43:10
CERTAIN PSALMS OF INTEREST
Psalm 37:7-8 Yes, one of the most blessed moments in any circumstance is to rest in the LORD. I know some would say that this is a lot easier said than done. We really need to stop lying to ourself over what is easy and what is not and listen to what God is saying in His Living Word. No one who knows God denies the truth that His Word is Living, do they?
If (and it is true) His Word Lives then it would be like asking a friend to make a decision about some specific event or thing in your life. You would like for that friend to give you an immediate answer, but in love for you they say. “Please, give me some time to think about your request and I will get back to you.” You might anxiously wait, but you should be at rest. You may even see another prosper and gain from your patient waiting. The trial of scheming, fretting and wrath during these waiting seasons can be aggressive, troubling and angersome.
Your friend has not forgotten to respond to your need, he or she has simply taken all things into consideration and based on love will react in a way that builds up your relationship. Now, your friend Jesus who is the Living Word. (John 15:9-17) Remember what the apostle Peter said in Second Epistle. 1 Peter 1:5-11. Faith in your Friend Jesus needs to grow. What better way is there to do that, but to REST in HIM?
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