Think about it...
THE creator of the universe,
The One who has laid the foundation of the earth and determined its measurements,
The One who prescribes the limits of the sea, saying "thus far shall you come, and no farther",
The One who caused the dawn to know its place;
The One who has entered the storehouses of the snow and hail and has birthed ice and the frost of heaven,
The One who sets the stars in order and guides their movements in the heavens,
The One of whom every lightning bold first asks where it should go;
The One who created the sun...that object which is 146 million km from us, He created and I cannot even go outside without sunblock on!!!
The One who is intricately interested in all living creatures, knowing when they give birth, setting them free in their own habitat - giving them the very nature of their being.
THE One who can do all things and whose purposes cannot be thwarted!
...this...ONE...has spoken to ME?!?
Yesterday He drew me out of bed early speaking the language that I understand (and you would think crazy), directing my reading and day.
This morning it was 0550hr - He ever so gently opened my eyes with His love - calling me to come meet with Him. How could I not? WHY would I not? What a delight!
He delights to thrill my heart with the simplest of things, those things with which I recognize His presence, His alluring. Simple "things". This morning it was as "simple" (as if ANYTHING Sovereign God does could EVER be called "simple"!) as turning the page of my wee devotional calendar.
It was a gift to me 6 years ago from a dear friend. It blessed me every day for the next year. It then sat silent in a box for the next 5 years.
Until 2 days ago.
It spoke to me 2 days ago - "If your devotional life is sleepy and tired - God is probably as tired of it as you are." - Frank Laubach.
Ouch!!!
Yesterday it started "Instead of forcing yourself to have devotions in the morning, try..." "Forcing" myself to meet with Creator God?!??
OUCH!!!
Today, as I turned the page and began to read the words
"For Christians, the beginning of the day should be burdened and haunted by various kinds of concerns they face..."I was flooded with the knowledge that Creator God was, indeed, ordering my day. You see...I KNEW these words! How do I know? On June 17, 2011 I read these very words for the first time. They impacted me such that I scanned the page into the computer then printed it off. It hung on my computer and wall for the next 5 years...it still does!
My entire mind, body and soul settled into a sweet spot...knowing that Father God was "speaking" to me.
It IS sort of comforting when you KNOW that the creator of the universe, the One who holds ALL things in His hands, is with you.
Cares about you.
LOVES you.
And will move heaven and earth to have His will done in your life; to conform you into the same image His Son, Jesus .
And..."if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience." (Romans 8:25)
That which I cannot see is me being in the image of my precious Jesus. But He has promised.
And what God promises He CAN do.
And He WILL do.
He has promised my sanctification. And, although it can wreck me at times, that is exactly what I desire - to be like Jesus. Pleasing to the Father, serving Him, loving Him, glorifying Him in each thought, word and deed. Just because of who He is!
THIS is the reason I have been praising Him lately for His holiness.
He WILL NOT let me get away with anything! But, in total love and compassion, He is directing my entire life so that I WILL be conformed into the image of Jesus. One day...
...one day.
One day, I will perfectly please Him to whom I owe my every breath and heartbeat.
Thank you, Father!
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