Saturday, February 16, 2013

My Devotional Thoughts - Lent 2013 - Day 4

Woke up with Meredith Andrews’ “Not For A Moment (After All)” playing in my head (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD0cvWImVjA) .  Looked up some Scriptures about not being forsaken by the LORD:


(For the Lord thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.


Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.


And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.


There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.


For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.


And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.


The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:


And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.


For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.


Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.


And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.


I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.


For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.


For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.


The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.


When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.


And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.


And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.


For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the Lord of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.


Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;



Song: I surrender - Hillsong (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcnfT4arZtI)

Song: To Worship You I live – Israel & New Breed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MySg_ldzjDw)

From today’s God Calling devotional (www.twolisteners.org):

Even were I never to speak to you, you would be well rewarded for the setting apart this time, if you only sat still and longed for Me, if you just drew hungering breaths for Me, as you do for the fresh pure air of the open.

Be still, be calm. Wait before Me. Learn of Me, patience, humility, peace. When will you be absolutely unruffled whatever happens? You are slow to learn your lesson. In the rush and work and worry, the very seeking a silence must help.

Lord, I must confess… .  You know my heart as I pour it all out to You.  Thank You for Your understanding, the patient whispering of Your words, calming me with Your perfect peace that passes all understanding as You guard my heart and my mind in Christ Jesus.  I do love You so … thank You for the desire to love You more.

Revelation: 

Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV) For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

The good works are first of all for me – that I would walk in the fullness of the salvation that has been purchased for me at such a dear, precious, terrible cost.  God then, in His goodness, in His mercy, in His sovereignty, in His omnipotence, in His omniscience, in His providence, for His purposes, because of His great love, uses all of these good works which benefit me in the doing, to benefit others in the plans He has for us all, to bring Himself glory as He blesses us.  Wow ...

Philippians 4:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP)

6 Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.

7 And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

… and my journey with Him continues …

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