This post is being written from my sick bed-which is why it is at this time when I want to be worshiping my beautiful Lord and Saviour with my brothers and sisters in Christ...but Praise God-when we chose to spend time with Him, whatever our state-He choses to meet with us...
So my Mum a couple of weeks ago sent me this little book called, '101 Amazing Things God thinks about You' I've been reading it alongside my daily Bible study every day-when I can. I've missed a few and today I was on 13-'You can embrace others with your words'.This was good but I felt I wanted to read the next one too so I did, '14-His secrets are safe with you.'It was all about listening to God (appropriate for the blog eh?) but at the end there was this verse,
Just take a moment to let the sink in, or if that has not immediately wowed you-think about it this way. Imagine this - for some reason you have managed to travel first class from the USA to England and and reasons unbeknown to you-Barak Obama has decided to travel on the same flight. You are sat next to him on the flight and you exchange a few words (mainly started through him because you are just to intimidated/awe-struck)-then just as you're landing, he hands you a suitcase and says, "Here-I want you to have this. Have a look and a good read and I will contact you about what we are going to do to bring it about". When you look in the case it is FULL of private and confidential files about war plans, plans for the health care, plans for finance-in your hands you are holding the Presidents ideas and plans for how to manage the govern the strongest country in the world and he has chosen to give it to you and to share it with you,to work on together...
Jesus is King, Ruler, in charge of His Kingdom-a Kingdom we know from His word will never cease and He is choosing to share how He does with you and me and not only that, but that He wants us to be in it-because will inherit it, we are co-heirs with Christ(also in His word). The ruler of the universe is sharing His promises (NB His promises are not just ideas-they are certain...all His promises are yes and Amen!)
But we need to remember there is a condition at the start of the verse, the TNIV puts it like this:
He will share His secrets with those who fear. This, at first, might seem contradictory...but this is not a fear where we are scared-its a fear of respect, of awe.When we have God as truly God and King in our lives, not just the 'fix-it' guy-thats when He will share His secrets, draw near intimately to us.
I am so challenged by this.God is wanting me to intimate with Him in order to share His secrets with me, He wants to talk to me, to be intimate with me and I spend so much of life listening to other things and not listening to Him...God forgive me. I know the privilege I feel when my friends chose to share their secrets with me, its a defining moment of intimacy in the relationship.I need to take the time to be with God to reach that level and how much more of a privileged will we feel when he speaks to us...
(hope this has been helpful/encouraging/challenging-feel free to comment.)
God bless you all huge time xx
So my Mum a couple of weeks ago sent me this little book called, '101 Amazing Things God thinks about You' I've been reading it alongside my daily Bible study every day-when I can. I've missed a few and today I was on 13-'You can embrace others with your words'.This was good but I felt I wanted to read the next one too so I did, '14-His secrets are safe with you.'It was all about listening to God (appropriate for the blog eh?) but at the end there was this verse,
Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence Him. With them alone He shares the secrets of His promises. Psalm 25:14 (tlb)Wow...I was just totally blown away-I have known for years that God wants to talk to me...but this morning this totally blew me away - The God of the Universe, King of Kings and Lord of Lords wants not only wants but chooses to share the secrets of His promises with me.
Just take a moment to let the sink in, or if that has not immediately wowed you-think about it this way. Imagine this - for some reason you have managed to travel first class from the USA to England and and reasons unbeknown to you-Barak Obama has decided to travel on the same flight. You are sat next to him on the flight and you exchange a few words (mainly started through him because you are just to intimidated/awe-struck)-then just as you're landing, he hands you a suitcase and says, "Here-I want you to have this. Have a look and a good read and I will contact you about what we are going to do to bring it about". When you look in the case it is FULL of private and confidential files about war plans, plans for the health care, plans for finance-in your hands you are holding the Presidents ideas and plans for how to manage the govern the strongest country in the world and he has chosen to give it to you and to share it with you,to work on together...
Jesus is King, Ruler, in charge of His Kingdom-a Kingdom we know from His word will never cease and He is choosing to share how He does with you and me and not only that, but that He wants us to be in it-because will inherit it, we are co-heirs with Christ(also in His word). The ruler of the universe is sharing His promises (NB His promises are not just ideas-they are certain...all His promises are yes and Amen!)
But we need to remember there is a condition at the start of the verse, the TNIV puts it like this:
The Lord confides in those who fear Him,he makes his covenant known to them.
He will share His secrets with those who fear. This, at first, might seem contradictory...but this is not a fear where we are scared-its a fear of respect, of awe.When we have God as truly God and King in our lives, not just the 'fix-it' guy-thats when He will share His secrets, draw near intimately to us.
I am so challenged by this.God is wanting me to intimate with Him in order to share His secrets with me, He wants to talk to me, to be intimate with me and I spend so much of life listening to other things and not listening to Him...God forgive me. I know the privilege I feel when my friends chose to share their secrets with me, its a defining moment of intimacy in the relationship.I need to take the time to be with God to reach that level and how much more of a privileged will we feel when he speaks to us...
(hope this has been helpful/encouraging/challenging-feel free to comment.)
God bless you all huge time xx
1 comment:
In the words of Roland Baker in the book, The Hungry Always get fed "It is about continually going to the secret place; going deeper and deeper to the point of total immersion. It is here that not only are the strategies of heaven revealed, but also where I gain complete understanding of the fact that I am not an orphan, but rather an adopted child of the King! However, I must not stop here, now I can run, unafraid, into the darkest places of the world as a laid down lover and a shining light of Jesus Christ, continuing to carry the Joy (because God is always in a good mood!)and learning to love because it's all about LOVE"!!!!
Thanks Hannah, I'm inspired!
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