Beloved–
And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. (from Luke)
Celebrate the coming of the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ and the great love of God the heavenly father; just imagine the master of the universe and maker of heaven and earth, who willingly sacrificed his only beloved son to step into history in human form to bring salvation to you and me. Praise the God who is . . . Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
Beloved–
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (from Matthew)
I was doing my best to manifest the joy of my salvation. But I was so angry and full of fear that I just couldn’t let go, I didn’t trust my Lord, I forgot his yoke is light. Rereading and posting Psalm 51 last Thursday helped me confess my sinful rebelion. I pray for you to desire to read and reread God’s word knowing that the Holy Spirit is standing at your right shoulder, lean back!
Luv Ya!
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. For I was born a sinner—yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there. Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me—now let me rejoice. Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you. Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you. You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering. The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
Beloved–
Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us . . . then God looked over all he had made, and saw that it was very good! (from the Bible)
I want you to understand, to recognize, to know absolutely for sure that the Lord God Almighty, the totally powderful Master of the universe and maker of heaven and earth gathered the dust from the dry land and formed you and me with his own hands. We are dust but we share his breath of life, that is what makes human life so precious to him, from the most unscrupulous sinner to the humblest sinner, for we are all sinners; we were designed to be a companion for the Holy Lord God Almighty. I pray for you to know absolutely for sure how precious you are to our loving heavenly father.
Luv Ya!
Beloved–
He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession. (from James)
God spoke, “Let there be light” . . . and so it was. He spoke, “Let the dry land appear” . . . and so it was . . . teaming with creatures, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea . . . and so it was. He spoke, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness” . . . then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.” Endowing man with the freedom of choice. So here I am dusty and dirty and yet I was made to be the temple for his throne and the hem of his reignment. I can’t do it, I just can’t do it!! I need the constant support of the Holy Spirit and focusing on the scriptures night and day! I pray for you to understand how precious you are to the Lord God Almighty!
Luv Ya!
Beloved–
You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail, and when all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew there were better things waiting for you that will last forever. (from Hebrews)
No, I didn’t manifest the joy of my salvation. Satan opened the door and I walked right in. I was grumpy; my constant thoughts were why don’t these people understand that I’m bereft of all that has been taken away from me? At every turn God, my heavenly father, gave me many opportunities to demonstrate my Christian heritage, but I missed every one. My sins are many but his mercy is more! I pray for you to be so attuned with the Holy Spirit that you can recognize the enemy in all of his forms.
Luv Ya!
Beloved–
“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. (from Matthew)
Four weeks ago my carry-on luggage was stolen; every government issued photo identification card [aka GIPID], cell phone, medical cards and medication — GONE! It gets worse from there. Getting help from GIPID to replace my paperwork they only needed one thing to help me replace my cards and that was some form of a current GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. Applying for a certified birth certificate, one state entity told me that the town where I was born was not on her list — she found it. Confronting today, the fact that I had not actually placed my identity, my treasure, in the heavenly realm sent me to the foot of the cross and the shelter of the Most High, repenting my sin. Praise the Lord God Almighty who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
Luv Ya!
Beloved–
Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us . . . When God breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person, a perfect temple for his presence. That perfection was distorted when human beings doubted God. (from the Bible)
I had to get a new cell phone, Ugh! I had just begun to enjoy the heaven of 4 bars; now, I’m outside the gate. As a temple outside Eden it takes my every thought and prayer to keep my temple acceptable to receive the hem of his robe. Only by my constant effort (blood, sweat and tears) to be in harmony am I able to communicate. I pray for you to desire for your temple to be in complete harmony, always praising our triune God!
Luv Ya!
Beloved–
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself . . . For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple . . . It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. ( from the Old & New Testament)
If I am the temple then I pray that every nook and cranny of my heart will be so filled with the hem [train] of his robe so that I am constantly aware of his presence. I pray for you to stay in the Word to seek his constant presence. Praise the God who is . . . Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
Luv Ya!
“I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be naked when I leave. The Lord gave me what I had, and the Lord has taken it away. Praise the name of the Lord!” (from Job)
Oh Father, God I pray, please help me to always praise your name no matter what happens. That I always want your plan for my life over the desires of my own heart. I praise and thank you that you loved me so much that you willingly sacrificed your only beloved son to cover me in his righteousness so that I may live with you in eternity.
MaggieBelle 