Hidden
In His strength
Where I can only see, hear, feel and know
His bigness, His power, His glory...
Hidden
And seeing the greatness of His power
The majesty of His grace,
The depth of His love,
The vast supply of His power, protection, and provision...
Hidden
Not running here and there, fretting and striving.
Hidden
Letting My God do what He loves to do...
Take care of me.
It's here,
When I am hiding in You, God,
That the enemy cannot touch me...
Yes, when I am hidden in my Big God,
I can laugh at those puny attacks of distraction.
Here with You,
My weaknesses, faults, and failures disappear,
As I discover
That it is all about You, God.
With You I am safe!
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Rise up From the Dust
Dear sons and daughters of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords,
The Lord wants His children to wake up
Wake up to His goodness,
Remember His faithfulness,
Remember His grace and the promises He has spoken.
The Lord wants His children to wake up
And see Him in all His glory, all His power, all His strength, and all His love...
He says,
"Rise up from the dust,
That place of smallness of mind,
The barrenness, the striving,
The only seeing today mentality.
This dust is not the place I have for you,
This place where you allow the enemy to torment you
With fear, bitterness, resentment, gloom, anxiety, and moaning."
He continues, encouraging me as He pleads,
"Put on your beautiful cloths,
Those cloths that I paid for with My broken body and poured out blood,
That robe of righteousness that I have freely given you...
Put it on...precious one,
Put it on precious one, and know that you are righteous."
"Yes you...the one
Who thinks you have failed, sinned and don't deserve the gift.
Yes you..the one
Who is broken and wounded from life, afraid to hope, afraid to lift your head...
Yes you...the one
Who has gone into unbelief for a season and now sees the futility of it all.
Yes you...the one
Who feels the Lord could not accept you back after all you have done."
"Yes you.." He whispers,
"Rise up from the dust and clothe yourself with your beautiful clothes!"
"Yes," He continues,
"This robe of righteousness has been yours ever since you have become Mine.
You do not have to obtain to wear this robe..."
"Precious one," He whispers,
"When you wear this robe and know that it is yours...
You put Me on.
You clothe yourself with My righteousness, My glory, My strength, My authority,
My peace, My joy...
You see,
It is not about what you have done or have not done...
It is about what I have done."
"And dear one," He gently continues,
"Those slave bonds that are around your neck...
Slip them off...
I paid for you to have complete freedom,
Remove those thoughts that keep you acting and believing like a slave,
Instead of remembering that you are Mine.
Those thoughts of "poor me,"
Those thoughts of "never enough,"
Those thoughts of "it's my right."
Refuse to give power to any spirit that wants to torment and destroy,
Refuse to allow these bonds to keep you in the dust,
In that place where you really do not want to be."
Yes, beloved one of the King,
The Father's plan has always been for you to be in the beautiful green place with Him,
The beautiful green, broad place
Where you know you are the righteousness of Christ
That place where you know you are loved completely, accepted fully and highly favored...
Yes, precious son or daughter of the King,
Enjoy the goodness of your God!!!
Isaiah 52
The Lord wants His children to wake up
Wake up to His goodness,
Remember His faithfulness,
Remember His grace and the promises He has spoken.
The Lord wants His children to wake up
And see Him in all His glory, all His power, all His strength, and all His love...
He says,
"Rise up from the dust,
That place of smallness of mind,
The barrenness, the striving,
The only seeing today mentality.
This dust is not the place I have for you,
This place where you allow the enemy to torment you
With fear, bitterness, resentment, gloom, anxiety, and moaning."
He continues, encouraging me as He pleads,
"Put on your beautiful cloths,
Those cloths that I paid for with My broken body and poured out blood,
That robe of righteousness that I have freely given you...
Put it on...precious one,
Put it on precious one, and know that you are righteous."
"Yes you...the one
Who thinks you have failed, sinned and don't deserve the gift.
Yes you..the one
Who is broken and wounded from life, afraid to hope, afraid to lift your head...
Yes you...the one
Who has gone into unbelief for a season and now sees the futility of it all.
Yes you...the one
Who feels the Lord could not accept you back after all you have done."
"Yes you.." He whispers,
"Rise up from the dust and clothe yourself with your beautiful clothes!"
"Yes," He continues,
"This robe of righteousness has been yours ever since you have become Mine.
You do not have to obtain to wear this robe..."
"Precious one," He whispers,
"When you wear this robe and know that it is yours...
You put Me on.
You clothe yourself with My righteousness, My glory, My strength, My authority,
My peace, My joy...
You see,
It is not about what you have done or have not done...
It is about what I have done."
"And dear one," He gently continues,
"Those slave bonds that are around your neck...
Slip them off...
I paid for you to have complete freedom,
Remove those thoughts that keep you acting and believing like a slave,
Instead of remembering that you are Mine.
Those thoughts of "poor me,"
Those thoughts of "never enough,"
Those thoughts of "it's my right."
Refuse to give power to any spirit that wants to torment and destroy,
Refuse to allow these bonds to keep you in the dust,
In that place where you really do not want to be."
Yes, beloved one of the King,
The Father's plan has always been for you to be in the beautiful green place with Him,
The beautiful green, broad place
Where you know you are the righteousness of Christ
That place where you know you are loved completely, accepted fully and highly favored...
Yes, precious son or daughter of the King,
Enjoy the goodness of your God!!!
Isaiah 52
Friday, September 11, 2015
Flawless in His Eyes
Flawless in His eyes
That is what I am, that is who I am
To the Father...
Yes, when He looks at me
He sees flawless, nothing missing...
"Oh," you say,
"How can that be? No one is."
But the fact remains
For those who have believed and embraced His Son, Jesus...
He sees them as flawless...
He tells me this
When I am feeling condemned
For my lack of patience, my complaining spirit, for my lack of discipline...
"I see you as flawless!"
"But God," I argue,
"It seems like I am never victorious in these areas."
"But I see you as flawless, beauty itself..." He repeats.
"You see," He continues,
"When I look at you, I see Jesus.
I transferred My righteousness to you when you believed and embraced My Son, Jesus
That is who you are, my child, you are righteous.
No, it's not your righteousness...
It is My righteousness that I transferred to you
Because you believed in My Son.
My Son took all the punishment for your sin.
He received the curses, the condemnation, the shame you deserved.
It has all been judged by Me,
And you, my child, are acquitted!!!"
"I cannot change My verdict." He whispered,
"Because My righteousness cannot be lifted from you.
We are joined together, cemented...
I cannot break covenant."
"But, But, But..." I respond
"It is all a mystery of My grace to you my precious child," He continues.
"I declare you flawless!"
That is what I am, that is who I am
To the Father...
Yes, when He looks at me
He sees flawless, nothing missing...
"Oh," you say,
"How can that be? No one is."
But the fact remains
For those who have believed and embraced His Son, Jesus...
He sees them as flawless...
He tells me this
When I am feeling condemned
For my lack of patience, my complaining spirit, for my lack of discipline...
"I see you as flawless!"
"But God," I argue,
"It seems like I am never victorious in these areas."
"But I see you as flawless, beauty itself..." He repeats.
"You see," He continues,
"When I look at you, I see Jesus.
I transferred My righteousness to you when you believed and embraced My Son, Jesus
That is who you are, my child, you are righteous.
No, it's not your righteousness...
It is My righteousness that I transferred to you
Because you believed in My Son.
My Son took all the punishment for your sin.
He received the curses, the condemnation, the shame you deserved.
It has all been judged by Me,
And you, my child, are acquitted!!!"
"I cannot change My verdict." He whispered,
"Because My righteousness cannot be lifted from you.
We are joined together, cemented...
I cannot break covenant."
"But, But, But..." I respond
"It is all a mystery of My grace to you my precious child," He continues.
"I declare you flawless!"
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
But the Lord Says...
Oh how I love those words
"But the Lord says..."
Contrary to the anticipated expectation,
The blaring news report,
The dreaded lab results,
The seemingly obvious...
"But the Lord says..."
He says something different.
His message carries hope and restoration.
His message has the power of heaven behind it.
His word contains the element of supernatural.
Yes, His words sound outrageous to our ears,
But to our spirit ears
Which are connected to His Spirit,
It brings Hope,
It lifts our eyes, our thoughts to Him,
Reminding us of His bigness, His goodness, His strength, His authority, His grace...
He promises that all who wait upon Him will not be put to shame!!!
Yes,
And the world will see, the world will hear
And they will know...
That the Lord is the Mighty One, the Lord our Savior and our Redeemer!
"But the Lord says..."
Contrary to the anticipated expectation,
The blaring news report,
The dreaded lab results,
The seemingly obvious...
"But the Lord says..."
He says something different.
His message carries hope and restoration.
His message has the power of heaven behind it.
His word contains the element of supernatural.
Yes, His words sound outrageous to our ears,
But to our spirit ears
Which are connected to His Spirit,
It brings Hope,
It lifts our eyes, our thoughts to Him,
Reminding us of His bigness, His goodness, His strength, His authority, His grace...
He promises that all who wait upon Him will not be put to shame!!!
Yes,
And the world will see, the world will hear
And they will know...
That the Lord is the Mighty One, the Lord our Savior and our Redeemer!
Thursday, September 3, 2015
A Letter
Grieving mother,
Whose heart is heavy with concern for your son,
Your son, who has turned from wisdom,
Who has listened to the spirit of foolish, the spirit of pride and arrogance against your God,
Who has responded to the whispers of the spirit of the lying tongue, the deceiver...
Allow yourself to be comforted by the Prince of Peace,
The Holy Spirit, who loves to come alongside with a touch of heaven
And refresh and encourage your feeble heart,
And plant those seeds of Hope...
Yes, the Prince of Peace, the Holy Spirit,
Knows all,
He knows your son,
He feels your grief, anxiety and pain...
Take courage in your God
He cares and loves your son dearly,
He has plans to turn this captivity of your son into something good...
Yes, this is the God who raises the dead,
This is the God who creates something out of nothing,
This is the God who gave His life
So your son, and you, precious mother,
Could have wholeness, peace, and joy...
There is Hope..
Our God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly more than we can imagine.
You, dear mother,
You are the Father's treasured daughter,
You are royalty!
Your Daddy holds out His scepter to you, His favored one...
Yes, the time of grieving will end very soon...
Because, your son, precious one,
Will return to wisdom, peace, and wholeness...
Love always wins.
And your prayers have been heard and answered with a
Mighty shout of Yes and Amen!
Whose heart is heavy with concern for your son,
Your son, who has turned from wisdom,
Who has listened to the spirit of foolish, the spirit of pride and arrogance against your God,
Who has responded to the whispers of the spirit of the lying tongue, the deceiver...
Allow yourself to be comforted by the Prince of Peace,
The Holy Spirit, who loves to come alongside with a touch of heaven
And refresh and encourage your feeble heart,
And plant those seeds of Hope...
Yes, the Prince of Peace, the Holy Spirit,
Knows all,
He knows your son,
He feels your grief, anxiety and pain...
Take courage in your God
He cares and loves your son dearly,
He has plans to turn this captivity of your son into something good...
Yes, this is the God who raises the dead,
This is the God who creates something out of nothing,
This is the God who gave His life
So your son, and you, precious mother,
Could have wholeness, peace, and joy...
There is Hope..
Our God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly more than we can imagine.
You, dear mother,
You are the Father's treasured daughter,
You are royalty!
Your Daddy holds out His scepter to you, His favored one...
Yes, the time of grieving will end very soon...
Because, your son, precious one,
Will return to wisdom, peace, and wholeness...
Love always wins.
And your prayers have been heard and answered with a
Mighty shout of Yes and Amen!
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