Psalm 139:2, 3&4, “You know me when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, oh Lord.” Psalm 139:15, 16 says, “My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Every time I read this scripture I am stunned by the amazing power of God.
Jeremiah 1:5, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Can you just imagine that God knew each one of us before we were born and He not only knows the number of our days on this earth, He even wrote them in His book.
If we can keep this simple, but yet, profound truth in the forefront of our thoughts each day, I believe we will live a life quite different then we now do. We should live in the comfort of knowing the Lord and enjoy the peace that He has graciously and lovingly given to us. The family of God is well provided for as mentioned in Acts 17:26, “From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.” We should enjoy each day and not allow ourselves to be trapped and focused on the meaningless things that life can sometimes bring to our doorstep. The Bible is replete with scripture supporting what I have just written. He even made the earth for us. I pray that we all agree that nothing is left to chance. God planned it, God did it, and He will carry out His plan in His time. And I just love Romans 11:29, “for God’s gifts and call are irrevocable.”
Jesus said, “Love the Lord…” and H e also said we should love one another as we love ourselves. That does not mean selective loving but rather, everyone. In fact in John 13:34 Jesus expands on His meaning of our loving one another when He says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Remember the love of God is unconditional. Loving the Lord means focusing on Him every day of our lives. I am not advocating that we should be on our knees or singing praises to the Lord every minute of every day. We certainly should pray daily. A simple thought of thanks from time to time would be wonderful. He loves to hear from us. We can communicate with Him directly by reading His Word on a daily basis, even if it is only one verse of scripture on which you can meditate. Remember the Bible is HIS/STORY. This will please Him and that will give us a peace we do not ordinarily experience. Someday I’ll write about the personal experiences and blessings that God has so mightily and bountifully given to me.
Jesus was on the earth; read the gospel of John. Jesus did not die on the cross for the mighty and the righteous (holier than thou). He died for those that need Him (sinners) and accept the fact that He died on the cross for the sin of mankind (and womankind). Matthew 9:13 says, “But go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.: John 17:3 says. “Now this is eternal life; that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
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