Sometimes I’m just so filled I want to explode. God continues to overwhelm me. Each day does not bring with it sensational moments, but I find myself more and more present in each moment that is given to me. And all these moments bring joy to my day and opportunities for blessings.
Those who know me, know I love to laugh and tell stories. But most of all I love to share what Jesus and I have been working on together. When the end of the week arrives, I want to feel like I’ve not let too many opportunities go by to share my faith and move in the direction where He is pointing me. And with even this small level of obedience, God pours Himself into me until I can hardly contain myself. It is a phenomenal way to experience His Presence each day.
I mentioned a verse in the fourth chapter of 2 Corinthians in my last entry. As I read and meditated on this verse, God kept taking me to other verses in that same chapter. I know I’ve read it many times in my life, but at the moment the chapter is screaming at me. And I love it. So I am committing the whole chapter to memory. I’m only part way there at the moment, but I’ll have it done before long.
As I began to memorize this chapter, I was brought to 2 verses in Jeremiah about God’s Word. Jeremiah 15:16 sums up exactly how I feel. “When your words came, I ate them; they were pure joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty.” I do want to just eat them up, because when I devour them, they make my heart want to sing.
There is no doubt in my mind that the reason for the joy that accompanies each day is a result of staying in God’s Word. He speaks to me and ignites something in me that is more powerful than I can imagine. Jeremiah 20:9 is the place I have reached “…his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones, I am weary of holding it in; Indeed, I cannot.”
I am here to tell you that His Word absorbed down to the marrow of my bones is the spring in my step and the song in my heart. And since I know this, why would I not want more of it and continue to make it “my heart’s delight?”
Well, gotta go. I’ve got more of chapter 4 to eat.
Those who know me, know I love to laugh and tell stories. But most of all I love to share what Jesus and I have been working on together. When the end of the week arrives, I want to feel like I’ve not let too many opportunities go by to share my faith and move in the direction where He is pointing me. And with even this small level of obedience, God pours Himself into me until I can hardly contain myself. It is a phenomenal way to experience His Presence each day.
I mentioned a verse in the fourth chapter of 2 Corinthians in my last entry. As I read and meditated on this verse, God kept taking me to other verses in that same chapter. I know I’ve read it many times in my life, but at the moment the chapter is screaming at me. And I love it. So I am committing the whole chapter to memory. I’m only part way there at the moment, but I’ll have it done before long.
As I began to memorize this chapter, I was brought to 2 verses in Jeremiah about God’s Word. Jeremiah 15:16 sums up exactly how I feel. “When your words came, I ate them; they were pure joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty.” I do want to just eat them up, because when I devour them, they make my heart want to sing.
There is no doubt in my mind that the reason for the joy that accompanies each day is a result of staying in God’s Word. He speaks to me and ignites something in me that is more powerful than I can imagine. Jeremiah 20:9 is the place I have reached “…his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones, I am weary of holding it in; Indeed, I cannot.”
I am here to tell you that His Word absorbed down to the marrow of my bones is the spring in my step and the song in my heart. And since I know this, why would I not want more of it and continue to make it “my heart’s delight?”
Well, gotta go. I’ve got more of chapter 4 to eat.
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1 comment:
I'm with you, Sister! Heaven and earth will pass away, but God's Word will NEVER pass away:) Thanks for being such an inspiration to keep delving into His Word! Rock on, rafiki!
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