The Spirit calls me today. Last week is a blur of recollections. Much happened fast and the demand was just to react and sort things out later. I am thankful to know that the Holy One was and is in control. It's at these times of crisis when we see the work of the Holy One in our lives.
Getting past the place where all our best plans go out the window and we are so personally out of control is hard. But then to find that we are not so unhinged that we fall apart and become useless to the Lord and the world around us, that is the fruit of the Holy Spirit's Presence.
I am so thankful for all the days of sitting with the Lord, soaking in His Peace. For when the days of crisis hit, that "peace" tells me I will be OK and He will bring me through whatever touches "our" life together.
This morning the Holy One draws me in to ponder the words of Jesus in His teaching on prayer for His disciples and for me. The Word of God is our plumb line. It is the standard we must always return to and align our thinking with.
It is the work of darkness that keeps us in chaos. The evil one has a motive behind every untoward circumstance he provides. Life with the Holy One is the only thing that can break up the chaos and still the confusion.
The Holy One takes me to Luke 11, to remind me about the extravagant promise in the power of prayer. In this passage, Jesus had finished praying and upon request of one of the Disciples, He began to lay out a lesson on prayer.
From the mouth of our Savior God we receive the vital words that should drive us to seek God in prayer. He starts by assuring us that the Sovereign God of all creation can be addressed as our "Father". His name is Holy and He has a kingdom.
The verses in Chapter 11:9-13 give us the assurance of answers and not just any answers, but good answers. The kind of answers a loving father provides for his child.
The Lord said for us to "Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you, for everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be open." Then the lesson turns personal. "Which one of YOU, fathers, if YOUR son asks for a fish would give him a snake instead?"
Jesus' words come away from the theoretical. He didn't say, "what father", which might cause us to humanly question what some "other" father might do for some "other" child, not ours. Jesus brought the message down to one of the deepest personal relationships we have here on earth and nailed the point. What would we personally do if our personal beloved child asked for something?
He goes on to say that even with an 'evil" nature, we still know how to give good gifts to our children. So how much more will our loving Heavenly Father who knows no evil give more of what we, His Beloved child, needs?
And then, there is the clincher! What we need, is the Holy Spirit and He is exactly the "much more" our Heavenly Father will give to those who ask. This is an amazing truth provided by the Creator to meet the needs of the created. He will give us His Holy Spirit.
In Provb 4:5-5, we are exhorted to ask for wisdom. Wisdom is what we need in each and every situation we face on earth. Wisdom would guide all our choices, decisions and write our "how to" succeed plan for this earth realm. Wisdom guides, protects, defends and preserves.
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The Holy Spirit is wisdom. With Him we have all we need all the time. No exceptions. When Jesus walked the earth, He brought the Kingdom of Heaven to this earth. The Holy Spirit is the unifier between the Savior and the saved. He is the One who will bring the life of Jesus to bear and manifest to and through our lives. All that we will ever need comes through the life of the Holy Spirit up to and including our ultimate resurrection. Soaking in His presence will draw up His fruit: Love, Joy Peace, Patience, Goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, Faithfulness and Self-control
Peace is needed today. Peace is available today. I John 3:1, "Oh, how great is the love the Father has lavished on us that we should be called children of God"
The Spirit is calling. Can you hear Him?
Getting past the place where all our best plans go out the window and we are so personally out of control is hard. But then to find that we are not so unhinged that we fall apart and become useless to the Lord and the world around us, that is the fruit of the Holy Spirit's Presence.
I am so thankful for all the days of sitting with the Lord, soaking in His Peace. For when the days of crisis hit, that "peace" tells me I will be OK and He will bring me through whatever touches "our" life together.
This morning the Holy One draws me in to ponder the words of Jesus in His teaching on prayer for His disciples and for me. The Word of God is our plumb line. It is the standard we must always return to and align our thinking with.
It is the work of darkness that keeps us in chaos. The evil one has a motive behind every untoward circumstance he provides. Life with the Holy One is the only thing that can break up the chaos and still the confusion.
The Holy One takes me to Luke 11, to remind me about the extravagant promise in the power of prayer. In this passage, Jesus had finished praying and upon request of one of the Disciples, He began to lay out a lesson on prayer.
From the mouth of our Savior God we receive the vital words that should drive us to seek God in prayer. He starts by assuring us that the Sovereign God of all creation can be addressed as our "Father". His name is Holy and He has a kingdom.
The verses in Chapter 11:9-13 give us the assurance of answers and not just any answers, but good answers. The kind of answers a loving father provides for his child.
The Lord said for us to "Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you, for everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be open." Then the lesson turns personal. "Which one of YOU, fathers, if YOUR son asks for a fish would give him a snake instead?"
Jesus' words come away from the theoretical. He didn't say, "what father", which might cause us to humanly question what some "other" father might do for some "other" child, not ours. Jesus brought the message down to one of the deepest personal relationships we have here on earth and nailed the point. What would we personally do if our personal beloved child asked for something?
He goes on to say that even with an 'evil" nature, we still know how to give good gifts to our children. So how much more will our loving Heavenly Father who knows no evil give more of what we, His Beloved child, needs?
And then, there is the clincher! What we need, is the Holy Spirit and He is exactly the "much more" our Heavenly Father will give to those who ask. This is an amazing truth provided by the Creator to meet the needs of the created. He will give us His Holy Spirit.
In Provb 4:5-5, we are exhorted to ask for wisdom. Wisdom is what we need in each and every situation we face on earth. Wisdom would guide all our choices, decisions and write our "how to" succeed plan for this earth realm. Wisdom guides, protects, defends and preserves.
.
The Holy Spirit is wisdom. With Him we have all we need all the time. No exceptions. When Jesus walked the earth, He brought the Kingdom of Heaven to this earth. The Holy Spirit is the unifier between the Savior and the saved. He is the One who will bring the life of Jesus to bear and manifest to and through our lives. All that we will ever need comes through the life of the Holy Spirit up to and including our ultimate resurrection. Soaking in His presence will draw up His fruit: Love, Joy Peace, Patience, Goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, Faithfulness and Self-control
Peace is needed today. Peace is available today. I John 3:1, "Oh, how great is the love the Father has lavished on us that we should be called children of God"
The Spirit is calling. Can you hear Him?
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