Every single day, the Lord leads me via His written Phrase. He reveals me what to do, what to say, deal with conditions. As a result of let’s face it…life is difficult and filled with pitfalls!
However every day as I examine the Phrase of God and His precepts, He’s guiding me.
To get via my day, nicely, to get via LIFE really. 😊 I completely discover it CRUCIAL to spend time with Him.
There’s not a day that goes by that I can’t sit at His toes, asking Him what He may have me do right this moment.
I WANT for use by Him. He offers me such an unbelievable starvation and want to serve others for Him and right this moment, He’s requested me to let you know, “His mercy endures perpetually”. 😊
It comes from Psalm 118:1-4.
Give due to the Lord, for He’s good;
For His mercy is eternal.
Let Israel say,
“His mercy is eternal.”
Oh let the home of Aaron say,
“His mercy is eternal.”
Let these who concern the Lord say,
“His mercy is eternal.”
What catches my consideration essentially the most is the final half…let those that concern the Lord.
I’ve to confess, after I first began learning the Bible as a brand new believer, I had no thought what the “concern of the Lord” meant.
Is He some hearth and brimstone God that’s going to strike folks down for some twisted kick? Is He a God of oppression? We should always all FEAR the Lord. He’ll abuse us?
However none of that’s true! Whereas He IS simply and honest (ask ANY certainly one of my enemies! 😛 ) and there is part of Him that IS chastisement and punishment once we disobey Him, it’s by no means imply. He punishes us for correction, to get our consideration, to get us to obey, to name us again to Him, as a result of He loves us so very a lot.
So we have to have a look at the phrase “concern”.
What does it imply?
To us, in our tradition right this moment, concern means terror, dread, nervousness, fright, apprehension.
However that’s in no way what concern means within the Bible.
Worry on this case right here within the textual content, it means a way of respect, awe, and submission.
We’re to be in AWE of the Lord.
We’re to respect Him vastly.
We’re to be in submission to our God.
However I wasn’t. I didn’t have an actual GOOD, strong sense of AWE for Him. No marvel or amazement in my coronary heart and I actually needed to be taught what the concern of the Lord meant and so early on in my Christian stroll, I prayed.
I requested God to offer me an understanding (not a information OF), however an EXPERIENCIAL understanding of the concern of the Lord.
Nothing occurred instantly. However over time, I began to see His amazingness. I’ve seen miracles such as you wouldn’t imagine!
Issues that make you drop down and reward the Lord.
I’ve seen issues that aren’t POSSIBLE occur turn out to be potential.
How was it that I may dwell such a rich life-style on solely $18k/yr earlier than I began running a blog?
I imply, at one level, I needed to see the place and the way I used to be doing it and I did an excellent deep examine of my balances and revenue and bills.
On paper, it wasn’t potential. The revenue was $18k, the bills have been over that. There was no different revenue. No different issues coming in and YET, I used to be capable of have round $7k in my financial savings account! Whereas living on $18k, my BILLS were $1,495/month, then you definately add in extras. Issues like shampoo, conditioner, paper towels. Something that the “payments” didn’t cowl. That’s AT LEAST a very good $200-$300/month-ish.
So my revenue was $18k and my complete LIVING EXPENSES have been round $1,700-$1,800ish/month. That places me at about $20,400-$21,600/yr. The residing bills have been greater than my revenue and YET, I used to be ALSO capable of save $7k for a automobile. That might put me round $27,400-$28,600/yr on a $18k/yr revenue and but, I accrued completely no debt.
You see what I imply?
On paper, it doesn’t make sense. There’s no potential method for that to occur. In any respect. It’s completely unimaginable. UNLESS…
Except you will have a God that isn’t sure by the legal guidelines of OUR world. He can do something He desires and He was blessing me, miraculously.
It was awe-inspiring to observe and over time, that’s simply ONE instance of all of the issues He’s executed in my life.
I believe that now we have to REMEMBER Him.
Keep in mind these miracles.
Keep in mind His energy. His majesty. Keep in mind.
As a result of, over time, we begin to neglect issues like that. How He works miracles on a regular basis. How He reveals us His mercy and beauty time and time once more.
How has He blessed you in a time when it wasn’t potential and but, it was occurring? There could possibly be no rationalization EXCEPT FOR Christ.
I wager you may level to at the least one time in your life, if no more!
Whereas His mercy for us is in quite a lot of areas, have you ever thought-about that fearing the Lord IS His mercy to you?
I imply, REALLY take into consideration this.
He’s a giant God, created the entire universe, proper?!
He doesn’t HAVE TO present us His awesomeness. What massive deal would it not be to a God so massive like that if WE, puny little people, imagine Him?!
However that He loves us! And so it DOES matter.
It proves His goodness. When now we have a proper understanding of the concern of the Lord, we worship Him. We reward Him. And in that, we carry Him honor.
He’s worthy to be praised, oh how He’s!
As we speak as you go about your day, I would like you to consider all of the ways in which He’s proven you His awesomeness. The issues He’s executed that appear unimaginable.
How has He proven you Matthew 19:26 is true? “With males that is unimaginable, however with God all issues are potential.”
WE, as people, are sure by the legal guidelines of the world. Of Earth. However HE….is NOT!
What’s unimaginable for US, is nothing to God. He’s not sure by our guidelines. Nothing is unimaginable for Him!
Do you will have a very good sense of concern of the Lord?
If not, pray for it.
Pray for Him that can assist you have that sense of marvel and awe and respect for Him that’s so vital to our lives as godly folks. Ask Him that can assist you EXPERIENCE this and never simply have a working information of it, however to expertise it and see it first hand so that you could be know.
Really, His mercy endures perpetually! He’s good and simply, honest and righteous. He’s worthy to be praised and beloved and cherished day by day, hourly, minute by minute!
He’s sort to the brokenhearted.
He’s close to to the poor in spirit.
He’s a merciful God and we are able to thank Him for loving us so vastly as He does! 😊