Frankly, all I may muster out of my mouth this time was, “God, be my defender.”
The assault was ferocious. The verbal assault, intense. The tip of it, not in sight. There was no place to cover.
My insides cried out… How will I make it? I’ve no power. I can’t even muster phrases to hope.
The one place I may land was a nonverbal assertion that one way or the other turned a silent prayer: “Kelly, be nonetheless and know that He’s God.” (Ps. 46:10)
I took a deep breath and exhaled the battle. God must struggle it now.
Pricey buddies, do you know? Generally – on the finish of ourselves, on the finish of our lives, or on the finish of our rope – a prayer is usually a single scripture, owned. When there are not any phrases, prayer hides out below a scriptural reality till it turns into and overcomes us.
“For within the day of bother he’ll hold me protected in his dwelling; he’ll conceal me within the shelter of his sacred tent and set me excessive upon a rock.” (Ps. 27:5)
God’s Phrase is a spot wherein we will conceal. When no phrases are left, when all seems to be inconceivable, when the battle is raging, when nothing is working – God’s Phrase at all times works. When the world is folding in on us, when individuals are accusing, when the rug is pulled out from below us – there may be highly effective hiding we will discover, in scripture residing in us.
But, if we don’t have it there, we will’t conceal in that cleft of the rock. God’s Phrase shouldn’t be solely reality; it’s a hiding place for the weary.
Do you could have scripture residing in you? , in case you are not in a battle immediately, there’s probably one coming at you tomorrow. Are you prepared? Ready to face agency? Do you could have oil ready and saved?
To memorize the Phrase is to by no means lose it – even when bodily bibles have been sometime taken away.
To dive into Jesus’ coronary heart, is to realize it – even when everybody else’s coronary heart is turned in opposition to.
To turn out to be the Phrase is to know the Phrase – even when phrases of harm encompass.
To grasp the methods of God, is to know the paths of God – even when confusion mounts on each facet.
My buddies, now greater than ever, we should not solely have scripture in our minds, however we should personal it in our hearts. For there, it can’t be stolen, however it’s vastly seen by God.
“However the LORD mentioned to Samuel, “Don’t take into account his look or his peak, for I’ve rejected him. The LORD doesn’t take a look at the issues folks take a look at. Folks take a look at the outward look, however the LORD seems to be on the coronary heart.” (1 Sam. 16:7)
God seems to be upon our coronary heart. How can we join our coronary heart with God’s? How can we strengthen our coronary heart? How can we love what God loves? How can we hold concentrate on His Phrase?
The extra we search Him the extra we discover Him.
Prayer:
Father, allow us to search you and discover you. Tell us your Phrase as our phrases. Allow us to be sturdy within the energy of your would possibly so we will stand any take a look at of those occasions. In Jesus’ Identify, Amen.
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An Invite for You:
Right here, you’ll discover ways to:
– Discover and make time to learn the bible.
– Discover ways to hold focus.
– Join deeply with Scripture, to grasp God’s coronary heart of the matter.
– Activate scriptural reality so it modifications you from the inside-out.
– Convey bible tales to life.
– Use scripture to turn out to be a strong prayer warrior.
– Domesticate a starvation for God’s Phrase.
– Dig deeper into Hebrew and Greek meanings, to achieve larger perception.
– Encounter God’s coronary heart for you.
Be part of me on Tuesday, June 18 at 6:00 p.m. ET through Zoom (the occasion may also be recorded).
Convey your bible, a journal, and anticipate to develop in love with God’s Phrase. Register immediately.
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Kelly, a fun-loving, lively and spunky mother of two rambunctious toddlers, spends her days pushing swings, altering diapers and pursuing the Lord with all her coronary heart. Known as a “Cheerleader of Religion”, Kelly’s best want is to assist ladies stay passionately, purposefully and unencumbered for the Lord.
