Wonderfully Made January 16, 2009

 

Psalm 139:13-16
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 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,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.

God knew you before you were even formed in your mother’s womb…
He knew His plans for your life from the beginning of time…
He knew everything about every day you would live…
He alone knows you intimately and completely.
Seek Him for the answers to whatever you are searching for.
Ask Him for His vision upon your life…
Ask Him to point the direction in which  you should go…
Be still and Listen for His answer.
Turn to Him for the solutions to your problems…
Read His word and “hear” Him speak to you from the living scriptures.
He loved you from the beginning of time…
and He will Love you FOREVER.

You are His design…wonderfully made!

God's Art

Blessing of Peace January 14, 2009

Peace on Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

 

“The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord make His face shine upon you
and be Gracious to you.
The Lord turn His face toward you
and give you Peace.”
Numbers 6:24-26

While reading this beautiful blessing, I felt the overwhelming urge to pray this as a prayer for all my friends and family. What more could I pray for others than these simple, yet powerful intersessions? 

No matter what is happening in the lives of others, this prayer would apply to all.

Basically the prayer asks the following precious requests of the Lord for others:

That the Lord…
1  Bless them
2. Keep Them
3.  Make His face SHINE upon them
4.  Be Gracious to them
5.  Turn His face toward them
6.  Grant them PEACE.

When reading these verses, I envision being held in our Father’s arms, as though He were cradling His child.  His FACE is TURNED and looking toward His loved one and SHINING the comforting, soothing warmth of His intent gaze upon His own.  In that spot He KEEPS us close to His heart and BLESSES us with His love and GRACIOUSNESS.  As we focus on Him and  His love, we relax in His embrace allowing His PEACE to  flood our souls and wash away any traces of fear, pain, heartache, worry or discord.  What a BLESSING!!

May the Lord grant you this beautiful blessing of PEACE!!

Perfect Peace for the New Year January 9, 2009

You Will Keep in

Perfect Peace

All

Who Trust in You,

All

Whose Thoughts are Fixed on You!

Isaiah 26:3

 

The thought of  “Perfect Peace” is so appealing to me.  I want Perfect Peace in my life…Not just plain peace…PERFECT peace!  I long for that feeling daily.  This verse tells me exactly how I can continually stay in the state of blissful contentment.  There are two simple steps that I must remember.  In fact, I plan to use them as my New Year’s Resolutions:

1. Trust God completely.

2 Fix my thoughts upon Him.

Why is it that I allow doubts to shadow my trust in Him?  Why do I allow my thoughts to run in every direction except toward the One who knows my whole story and has my very best interest in mind?  I pray that the year of 2009 will be one of Perfect Peace for me.  Whatever events may be happening in my life, I will focus on the Prince of Peace and trust Him to lead me in the path of His light and to flood my soul with flawless serenity.  I pray that others will join me in this simple plan for perfect peace.

 

 

Let the New Begin… January 1, 2009

       

Colors of Hope

Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a New Creation.
        The Old Life is Gone.

A New Life Has Begun!

   2 Corinthians 5:17

Peace and Blessings to you as you begin ths NEW YEAR!!!