Sometimes all God asks us to do is make a stand. Such as shown in 2 Chron. 20:17. God told them, as a multitude was on its way to take them out, that they wouldn't need to fight in the battle. He did instruct them to "position themselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord!"
Something I noticed was they still had to make a stand.. God could have said "I got this, you just sit tight." but He didn't. He asked them to position themselves and watch that He would come save them. We don't even know how close Abba lets the enemy get! Just that they took the leap of faith and He was faithful.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Psalm 91:2
Have you ever had a situation that seemed all around rocky? Where everywhere you look there's mass confusion. Waves are sky high, lightening is flashing through the dark, rocks are behind you threatening destruction. And you just have no idea what to do or where to turn first? I've definitely had that lately. As I sat tonight with my bible, praying in my heart, trying to figure out where to go next.. He brought me to Psalm 91:2 which says:
I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust."
Oh the peace! Don't you love how God speaks to us through His living word? Hallelujah, He IS GOOD!
I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust."
Oh the peace! Don't you love how God speaks to us through His living word? Hallelujah, He IS GOOD!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
BURN flesh, BURN.
Solomon went up there before the Lord to the bronze alter which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings.
-2 Chron. 1:6 (NASB)
Wow... and to think there are days where all my flesh wants to do is sleep in! I think this simple verse gets passed over a lot, but whenever I come to it I have to pause. I can see Solomon, with the sweat on his brow and soaking through his clothes... muscles straining... just throwing sacrifice upon sacrifice to the burning alter.
Not because he figured God would repay him (i.e. he would get something out of it), he didn't even know God was going to come later that night (verse 7)! All Solomon knew in that moment was that he was overwhelmed with LOVE for his Lord and this was his way of showing that!
Nowadays of course, we don't sacrifice animals thanks to Jesus covering that, but we do lay ourselves down to die daily, this is the attitude we ought to have about our own flesh burning...and how sweet an aroma to Abba it is!
-2 Chron. 1:6 (NASB)
Wow... and to think there are days where all my flesh wants to do is sleep in! I think this simple verse gets passed over a lot, but whenever I come to it I have to pause. I can see Solomon, with the sweat on his brow and soaking through his clothes... muscles straining... just throwing sacrifice upon sacrifice to the burning alter.
Not because he figured God would repay him (i.e. he would get something out of it), he didn't even know God was going to come later that night (verse 7)! All Solomon knew in that moment was that he was overwhelmed with LOVE for his Lord and this was his way of showing that!
Nowadays of course, we don't sacrifice animals thanks to Jesus covering that, but we do lay ourselves down to die daily, this is the attitude we ought to have about our own flesh burning...and how sweet an aroma to Abba it is!
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