Yahweh, Day 148

 

Day 148, Yahweh: The Consequence On Our Part

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? Yahweh is the everlasting God, the Creator of the whole earth."

Isaiah 40:27-30 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)

We've looked for the last several days at the awesome presentation of Yahweh in Isaiah 40 ... now ... the application.

"He gives strength to the weary and strengthens the powerless. Youths may faint and grow weary, and young men stumble and fall, but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:29-31 (HCSB)

1) To “soar on eagles wings” is our devoted personal and corporate worship.

2) Our “run” is the ministry that God has called us each one to.

3) Our “walk” is our day to day lives, family/occupation/community. 

As we dedicate ourselves to each part … not neglecting any one of the other parts … that is where God renews.

This is in The Name.

Intercessory Prayer:  Oh Father!  You have gifted us each one, to thrive in each of these 3 areas of life.  Grant us grace to recognize the significance of each area … and the determination to not neglect any one area for the other area … that we might be the whole person You have formed us to be … for the glory of Your Name.  In Jesus Name.  Amen.

Daily Nugget

    Today's cherished nugget from guest blogger, Pastor Bill.

 "You don't learn to praise in a day, especially since you may have been complaining for years! New habits take time to develop. But you can begin today, and practice tomorrow, and the next day, until it becomes part of you" (Erwin W. Lutzer).

No one told us to complain, but we see many have learned to weave great tapestries with their complaints, yet they have trouble learning how to praise The Creator of the universe.

In keeping with our tapestry weaving times, let us remember and follow the advice of the writer of Psalms 33:1: "Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright."

God, let me learn to praise You with all that I am. Amen.

Bro. Bill

In God we Trust!

Today's Cherished Nugget

     Today's cherished nugget from guest blogger, Pastor Bill.

“If the cap fits, wear it” (Anonymous).

Almost everyone wears several hats in his/her lifetime.  Honestly, some of the hats we choose don’t fit. Many times others are chosen for us, and some are even "slammed" onto us whether we want them or not.

How we choose/embrace/wear the hat says a lot about who we are or "Whose" we are. The hat symbolizes the head and thought; consequently, the hat is a major symbol of personal identity.

The apostle Paul, whose ministry included tent making, said in 1 Corinthians 9:22: “To the weak I became weak, in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by all means save some.”

God, let me be faithful in the hats You choose for me wear. Amen.

Bro. Bill

In God we Trust!

Daily Nugget

     Today's cherished nugget from guest blogger, Pastor Bill.

I don’t know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it’s enough to make one’s flesh creep (J. M. de Maistre).

To be more wicked than I could be is a scary thought. God’s Word says in Romans, “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (3:23). Knowing the final “home” of the wicked and the ultimate punishment of the sinner, I have no desire to find out how wicked I could become.

God, direct my paths that I might draw near to You. Amen.

Bro. Bill

In God we Trust!

Daily Nugget

     Today's cherished nugget from guest blogger, Pastor Bill.

“Until we have learned to be satisfied with fellowship with God, until he is our rock and our fortress, we will be restless with our place in the world” (Erwin W. Lutzer).

Ever since Adam and Eve got themselves kicked out of the garden of Eden, there has been a quest for rest. In that quest, let us run to God.

Too, in that search, we should remember what the writer of Psalm 18:2 tells us, “The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.”

God, You are my salvation and rest.  Amen.

Bro. Bill

In God we Trust!