I stumbled across a fundamental truth today that sometimes we seem to forget: that God loves me!!!! The fact that the Lord God Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, who made the mountains and the seas and who holds the stars in place and knows each and every one of them by name loves me is nothing short of awe inspiring. It is Awesome - although I use awesome in the sense that it fills me with Awe, rather than its less powerful modern meaning! God looks at me and wants to spend eternity with me!
And so when I look at myself that is where I should find my value. I'm not valued because of what I do or what I have or how I look, but rather because God says I AM VALUED! He says I am His most cherished of all creation. To Him I am more valuable than all the diamonds and rubies in all of the world. When Almighty God looks at me and says 'I Love You', that means He Loves ME, and there's nothing that can ever change that!!!
That's nothing short of awesome. . .
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Andy Flan - Wise Man. . .
I had the privilege of hearing Andy Flan playing in church on Sunday. He seemed to be full of wisdom and he seemed to be full of God. Every song he sang seemed to carry real weight and power - I've no doubt that God was there! Here's just a few of the things that I remembered afterwards:
- We can spend a lot of time thinking about where God is taking us, as if it is only the goal that matters. Maybe the journey is just as important. Maybe all we need to do is trust, and then keep on living and loving while we discover where God is bringing us. Sometimes we can be so focused on where we'll end up we maybe don't take full advantage of where God has us NOW?!
- In this busy world we spend far too much time doing, and not enough time just being. Even when our time is spent in the Father's house or doing things for the Father, sometimes we totally miss out on the Father's presence. I think we need to slow down. This week I am trying to 'Be still' and know that God is God.
- Lastly, God loves me. He loves me unconditionally. It never decreases. It never changes. I am never beyond His love and forgiveness. And it is that truth that should change how we live every single day. Nothing is ordinary when I know that the Creator of the Universe in all its beauty loves ME!
Be still and know that I am God. . . (Psalm 46:10)
- We can spend a lot of time thinking about where God is taking us, as if it is only the goal that matters. Maybe the journey is just as important. Maybe all we need to do is trust, and then keep on living and loving while we discover where God is bringing us. Sometimes we can be so focused on where we'll end up we maybe don't take full advantage of where God has us NOW?!
- In this busy world we spend far too much time doing, and not enough time just being. Even when our time is spent in the Father's house or doing things for the Father, sometimes we totally miss out on the Father's presence. I think we need to slow down. This week I am trying to 'Be still' and know that God is God.
- Lastly, God loves me. He loves me unconditionally. It never decreases. It never changes. I am never beyond His love and forgiveness. And it is that truth that should change how we live every single day. Nothing is ordinary when I know that the Creator of the Universe in all its beauty loves ME!
Be still and know that I am God. . . (Psalm 46:10)
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