Friday, May 30, 2008

I was reading in my devotions this morning and the Lord was showing me some things. I am working on writing in my journal about Psalm 37 I am almost done about another day or two and I should be done I'll post some of what I found then. But back to what I was saying.
In Habakkuk 3:19 it says, "The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments."
The part in bold is the part that really stuck out to me. "He will make my feet like hinds' feet"; a hind is a deer, deer are very sure-footed and swift in the time of danger. The Lord will give us feet that are swift, swift to tell others the gospel, swift to serve others, swift to go wherever the Lord leads us. And they will be made swift when we see trouble and attacks from the Devil coming.
The next part I don't know if it is out of context or not but "to walk upon high places" reminds me of being up in the mountains and on some trails there is only enough room to walk on a very small path and if you don't stay on the path you will fall. I think of the mountain goats that just literally run up the side of the mountains and they don't ever seem to fall but they can go in those places that seem impossible. But the Lord will give us sure-footing to stay on the path that He places us on and if we keep our eyes on Him (if He is before us) we don't ever have to fear staying off the path. So many times we are distracted by the things of the world that we begin to stray and don't even realize it, even to the point of straying so far we feel we are lost, never to find the path again. But the Lord is always there patiently waiting in the shadows for us to call out to Him and bring us back to the path. I just thought that the Lord brought this illustration to my mind and I thought it might make this verse come alive to someone else.

Blessed Promise

"He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"
Micah 6:8

Thursday, May 29, 2008

He's All in All

Isn't it wonderful that Christ is all in all. He uses the word all so many times in Scripture that tell us all that He gives us. These are just a few of the verses that I found:

"Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumsision nor uncircumsision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all."
Colossians 3:11

"According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakes of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."
II Peter 1:3-4

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are the called according to his purpose."
Romans 8:28

"For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, than were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again."
2 Corinthians 5:14-15

"Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ."
Philippians 3:8

"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ."
Philippians 4:7

"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:19

And there are things that the Lord wants us to do:

"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
I Peter 5:7

"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;"
James 1:2

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
Philippians 4:13

"And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him."
Colossians 3:17

"Let all things be done decently and in order."
1 Corninthians 14:40

"Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your hearts before him: God is a refuge for us.Selah.
Psalm 62:8

"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life."
Proverbs 4:23

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths."
Proverbs 3:5-6

Isn't it wonderful that we serve a God that is all and in all?

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

New Blog

Well, here I am. I decided that I wanted to make a new blog where I could just post things that the Lord was teaching me. I still use my other blog but it will just be about the different things that are going on in my life. So I need to work on this and edit it to where it suits me, so I'm going to work some more. I'm at my grandma Davis' so I don't have my Bible, I'll post when I get home.