But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were
yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
Brothers, Sisters… you are
His beloveds, His precious ones,
LORD,
I want to enjoy You today.
I want to believe Your love for me, but I am struggling….
I know You love me, I know it is true that You love others,
But deep down, do I truly believe
it for me?
When I consider whether I
believe Your love, active and real, every day in me,
Do I say ‘Yes’ … because it
is the answer I am supposed to give?
Or do I truly believe You
love me!? I have only to look at the Cross,
to know I am precious and loved. Believing this
I would live differently, be different, if I truly believed.
The ramifications would send
me to my knees!
The things of this life
would have no hold on me…
No trial would overwhelm me,
Nothing would be too great
for You to ask of me.
I would trust You know
matter what you allow to come my way!
How can I so easily believe You
are love and that You love others,
But be slow to believe You truly
love me?
Though I am so unworthy, I
hunger for You, LORD,
I want to enjoy the bread of
Your Presence.
Feed on the bread of Your
love, Your wisdom, Your will,
Lord I long for Your tender
watch-care over me;
Feed me with the bread of You!
I get in the way and am fragile,
my focus is ‘me’ and I
Stumbling over my failure
and unbelief.
Rescue me from myself and let
me be lost in You… my Abba.
The only proper
goal of life is that we manifest the Son of God; and when this occurs, all of
our dictating of our demands to God disappears. We are here to submit to His
will so that He may work through us what He wants. Once we realize this, He
will make us broken bread and poured-out wine with which to feed and nourish
others. o.c.
And He said to
him, “‘You shall love
the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all
your mind.’ Matt 22:37
Blessed is the
man who trusts in the LORD and whose trust is the LORD. Jeremiah
17:7 (not just ‘saved’ but a faith walk. There is a big difference.)
I in them and
You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that
You sent Me, and loved them, even as
You have loved Me. John
17:23
Father, I
desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that
they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. John
17:24
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal
life. John 3:16
My prayer for You today Brothers and sisters:
That you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is
the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know
the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all
the fullness of God. Ephesians
3:18-19
Father, as You prepare me to be broken bread and poured out wine,
let me rest in Your love instead of wrestling with being worthy or acceptable.
I never will be. It is not about me but about who Jesus is and I am in Him.
Thank You for teaching me about ‘grace’. For it is really beyond my
understanding. Your love is grace. Carry me for You are my strength and living
hope. Take my brothers and sisters by the hand and lead them to Grace over and
again this week. Remind them how precious they are to You. I love you. And pray
in Jesus name amen.
I do not have to 'feel' His love to believe He loves me! I believe it because it is Truth.
Hugs and prayers,
az
