I would be the desire of your heart, My child. I long to be your chief love and desire at all times. Cleanse your heart of idols and distractions and come to Me in the quiet of the evening and the dew of the morning and feel My love around you.
So few of My children make time for Me. Fewer fasten their eyes on Me throughout their day. Will you be the exception?
I long to have you near Me. I long to hear your voice speak My Name. I long to hear how much you love and adore Me. I long to hear what I truly mean to each of you, yet so few of you come aside with Me.
Do you not know I endue you with power when you come into My presence this way? When you worship and adore Me? Do you not know I withhold no good thing from those who spend time daily in My presence? That this is the key to your breakthrough?
Run to Me, children, for I shall give you understanding to walk through these difficult times with great joy and much ease. Run to Me and fear not, for you cannot fear when you truly know the depth of My love for you.
Come to Me in the quiet of the evening. Come to Me when the dew is on the grass. Come to Me, and know My love for you.
2 Chronicles 15:15: And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
Psalm 37:4: Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
1 John 4:18: There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come.
ReplyDeleteAgain, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.”’
But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. But when the king heard about it, he was furious.
And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
Matthew 22
This is for us today as much as it was for Israel then.
We are the same invited guests who are too busy.
..will withhold no good thing from those who gather with Him. those who do not gather with Him-scatter, luke 11:23. Know His love for us- He who spared not His own Son..but delivered Him up for us how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things romans 8:32. At times maybe it's priorities, values, and our focus, why do we gather..and what "things" we might be seeking?...temporal things, for which the gentiles seek also..or Him...and eternal things. Can faith itself be increased? gifts of the Holy Spirit/fruits be increased? love and all..increased? wisdom knowledge understanding discernment and all strength in Him, increased? Holiness and godliness and faith and love and patience and meekness and sanctification increased? To know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge that we might be filled with all the fulness of God. Filled with the fullness..eph 3 and 4
ReplyDeletemany pray always..but don't as often worship and praise and dig in deeper..just for Him, who He is all He's done... And others might snack during the day and call it good-daily devotion tidbits if used to replace true bread of life are a bane, and they'll slowly starve or stunt any growth. And comfort is always found when practicing gathering with Him, for Him..He knows our hurts, and is washed away in worship, strength found, increased.
It's closer today then when we first believed and the eternal things are..eternal, the end and the events are written..and the eternal things are eternal, and can be increased. All the seen is temporary, one thing to ask for them, another to heart/focus on them, and the the Lord and eternal things are eternal and with and near to us and can be increased.
maybe just throw all things down, and start over with 1st and one thing, love the Lord with all our hearts minds and souls and strength. And this love too can be increased and poured out to others.
The Father's voice, warmth and compassion. Who can resist His voice and His call when they know His heart, truly know. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteIm so glad that i do spend time with the Lord in my quiet time. I feel at peace when i do that. Im glad that i do. We have to get close to the Lord Daily by his knowladge & peace. Without it we can do nothing. Amen! Glory to the Lord our God forever.
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