| | Dear Elyon,
On the radio playing a few nights ago, I heard a preacher expressing the idea that when we wait for You we develop a Spirit of repentance. The next day, I prayed to You to show me if it was true and I came upon Hosea 12:6 "Therefore, return to your God (repentance) , Observe kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually. I praise You Lord for giving me this gift in Your Word so that I knew if I did not wait I could not have a spirit of repentance and it is precisely these things, a broken and contrite heart, that please You. I see Lord that the most important thing any one can do is to wait in Your presence...not to speak aimlessly giving our lists of legalistic jargon, but simply to wait and listen, to be still and know that You are God. Until we are refined and humbled by Your presence, our human words and notions are of no value. Though You in Your grace restore us instantaneously when we come to You in total submission. When we wait for You, I notice that some things happen:
1. we have a high view of You (as my dad always speaks of)...we see a glimpse of the extent of Your greatness, majesty, glory, and holiness
2. we see how worthless we are in comparison to You...we are humbled and brought to a state of Godly sorrow that leads us to repent of the things You direct us to. We see the ways in which we have sought our own glory rather than Yours, the ways in which we have been utterly selfish, the ways in which we have been setting our hearts and minds on earthly things rather than on Your truths from above
3. it sometimes becomes revealed to us by Your Spirit actions we must take to further Your kingdom...strongholds we must give up, people we must show love to and speak Your truth to
4. we are filled with Your love and forgiveness and are better able to love and forgive others...we know have the power to be humble and there is great power in humility for in it is encompassed freedom from selfishness and slavery to our sinful desires that wage war against our souls
Lord, forgive me for doing everything other than waiting for You. Father, give me the gift of grace to wait for You each day and continually surrender to You so that I may do Your will and be led by Your Spirit. It is only because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ that I may enter Your presence. This presence is so priceless now not only because by Christ we are not destroyed when we enter it, but because it is a refining fire that circumcises our heart, minds, and souls, that we may love You with all of them.
In the name of Jesus Christ,
Amen
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| | Posted 10/7/2007 7:27 AM - 22 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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