Friday, October 17, 2008

Strength in the Waiting 

Boy, am I pooped! “The joy of the Lord is my strength!!” Please Lord, fill me with Your joy today. I have had a very busy, but good and fulfilling week… and it’s not even over yet. :)

The Beth Moore Breaking Free study is really good and, of course, right on time! Our second week’s memory verse is Isaiah 43:10:

“You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD,
“and my servant whom I have chosen,
so that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
Before me no god was formed,
nor will there be one after me.”

We have been chosen! So that we may know and believe and understand Him! I don’t know why, but I continually want to make things all about ME. It’s not about me, but all about HIM and HIS GLORY. I don’t know how many times I’ll have to hear that before it actually sinks into my heart and being… Lord, please help me get my mind wrapped around this.

This week’s scripture is Isaiah 64:4:

“Since ancient times no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.”

There it is again: the word WAIT. The Lord is always making us wait. In this world of “instant gratification” it is so hard to wait on the Lord’s timing.

My eye drops ran out last month, so I have been waiting for the Lord to provide enough money to refill my prescription that will run out in November. Without insurance, the drops cost $90 and $80… I guess it could be worse, but at this point it might as well be $1000. I can feel the pressure in my eye increasing, so I continually thank the Lord for His healing. I believe He will either heal my eye or provide the money for the drops in His perfect timing. Thank You, Jesus, for Your promises!

In my study time this morning one of my scriptures was Numbers 23:19:

“God is not a man, that he should lie,
nor a son of man, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill?”

You are God, and I am not.

Here is the Spirit of Prophecy for today:

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns — October 17, 2008:

Make a concerted effort to turn your focus from politics, economy and world events to seek My face, says the Lord. All of these concerns will steal your joy and peace. Do you not know that I alone am in charge of your world? And, I will bring to pass everything that is necessary to establish My kingdom in the earth. My government and authority are above all that you can conceive of in the natural realm. So, I say, shift your focus upward and trust that My order is being established.

Isaiah 55:9: “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”