Lord
prepare me to be a sanctuary
Pure and holy, tried and true.
With thanksgiving,
I'll be a living sanctuary for you.
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Psalm
139 is my sister's favorite Psalm, and
it is quickly becoming one of mine. I got to
share it with with a friend this weekend, and
I also want to share a part of it with you.
In this sweet song, King David is talking to
God, recognizing the Lord's constant presence
in his life.
“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where
can I flee from Your presence?
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If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I
make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
9 If I take the
wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost
parts of the sea,
10 Even there Your
hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall
hold me.
11 If I say, "Surely
the darkness shall fall on me," Even the
night shall be light about me;
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Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;”
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are
many mansions! He also said that he will come
for us soon to bring us home with him. Only
God knows the exact day. But Jesus is coming.
And we are told to be patient for him.
James 5:7 says, "Therefore
be patient, brethren, until the coming of the
Lord. See how the farmer waits for
the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently
for it until it receives the early and latter
rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts,
for for the coming of the Lord is at hand...
My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in
the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering
and patience. Indeed we count them blessed who
endure. You have heard of the perseverance of
Job and seen the end intended by the
Lord - that the Lord is very compassionate and
merciful."
In the bible, the word "patient"
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I want you to know
that no matter how dark your surroundings, where YOU
are it will be like DAY, because God's spiritual light
is shining right there with you and in you. Psalm
23 says "though I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you
are with me." Even though it looks like death
all around us, we don't have to
be afraid, because God is with us. God is with YOU,
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"patience"
has different meanings, but we always see it is a
good thing to patience. We patiently wait for the
Lord Jesus Christ to return, and and we must be patient
in other areas of our lives as well. ames 1:3 promises
us that we learn patience through trials in life.
This is a wonderful thing, because he goes on to say
that
we should "let patience have it'sperfect work,
that you may be perfect and complete lacking nothing
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again in verse 10. It says, "Your hand
shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold
me." Have you ever wondered why people
always shake their right hands when they greet
each other? The right hand is very special in
the bible - it is the hand of blessing. So here
when it says, "Your right hand shall hold
me," that means we are being both protected
and supported in a place of blessings.
Isn't that awesome? The blessing is this; no
matter where you are, you know this world is
not your home. Your real home is in heaven -
a perfect place place full of light and ruled
by love. Your home is a place where there is
no crying or pain. Jesus is preparing this place
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Lacking nothing. Wow. Now, the Bible
says we are already complete. We are completely
healed, completely forgiven, and completely
equiped for all the work God needs us to do.
But wait a minute - I definitly have days where
I feel like I am MISSING something. But the
Bible says that when I choose to be patient,
I will lack nothing. Now, were kids, "Youths,"
Younguns. This patience thing is extremely revelant
to our lives right now. We're not grown up yet!
There are some things that we just can't legally
DO, like rive. There are some things we're not
ready for, like marriage. There are some things
we are still learning, like how ti dicipline
our minds and bodies. But let patience have
it's perfect work my brothers and sisters. God
is with you, and He is ready to teach you so
much more.
God bless you and your family this
Christmas with all spiritual blessings and all
kinds of love! I am
so thankful to be a part of such a big, awesome
family - to be a part of you! |
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