Reading: Luke 12, 13, 14
My Verse: "Nothing is [so closely] covered up that it will not be revealed, or hidden that it will not be known." (12:2)
This is such a vital truth! If only we could grasp the significance of this and live out our lives in openness and truth. There is such freedom in that.
You are Light, Lord. If we live out our lives always in Your light then we needn't be anxious about anything - nothing hidden in the closets of our lives!
But sin in all its forms drags us down into the mire. In its stormy waywardness it constantly threatens to throw us overboard into a sea of chaos, confusion, depression, brokenness. McDonald, our Sunday School teacher, pointed out the urgency of Matthew 8:25. "And they went and awakened Him, saying, Lord, rescue and preserve us! We are perishing!" He pointed out that this not a one time cry but should be our cry daily for we are ever in danger of perishing. Living in this sinful world is hard. And , Oh Lord, I know that I am saved and I cannot lose my salvation but I can drift far from You. I do not want to die in such a state. I do not want to meet You and be ashamed.
I must live out my life with a constant upward gaze. "You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour and a moment when you do not anticipate it." (12:40)
I love the song based on John 15:5:
" Without Him, I would be dying,
Without Him, I'd be enslaved
Without Him, Life would be hopeless-
But with Jesus, Thank God I am saved!"
Yes, Lord, You are Truth and my Help! Keep my heart ever open to You.
"...He who has ears to hear, let him listen and consider and comprehend by hearing!" (14:35)
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "Nothing is [so closely] covered up that it will not be revealed, or hidden that it will not be known." (12:2)
This is such a vital truth! If only we could grasp the significance of this and live out our lives in openness and truth. There is such freedom in that.
You are Light, Lord. If we live out our lives always in Your light then we needn't be anxious about anything - nothing hidden in the closets of our lives!
But sin in all its forms drags us down into the mire. In its stormy waywardness it constantly threatens to throw us overboard into a sea of chaos, confusion, depression, brokenness. McDonald, our Sunday School teacher, pointed out the urgency of Matthew 8:25. "And they went and awakened Him, saying, Lord, rescue and preserve us! We are perishing!" He pointed out that this not a one time cry but should be our cry daily for we are ever in danger of perishing. Living in this sinful world is hard. And , Oh Lord, I know that I am saved and I cannot lose my salvation but I can drift far from You. I do not want to die in such a state. I do not want to meet You and be ashamed.
I must live out my life with a constant upward gaze. "You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour and a moment when you do not anticipate it." (12:40)
I love the song based on John 15:5:
" Without Him, I would be dying,
Without Him, I'd be enslaved
Without Him, Life would be hopeless-
But with Jesus, Thank God I am saved!"
Yes, Lord, You are Truth and my Help! Keep my heart ever open to You.
"...He who has ears to hear, let him listen and consider and comprehend by hearing!" (14:35)
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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