"My child, if you accept my words and treasure up my commandments within you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; if you seek it like silver, and search for it as for hidden treasures- then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.” Proverbs 2:1-6

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:4-7

Monday, March 26, 2012

He is jealous for me



How He Loves is one of my all time favorite songs.  Check it out and especially be sure to listen to the lyrics...
“He is jealous for me”.  According to m-w.com, to be jealous means to be intolerant of unfaithfulness.  That’s true of our God.  “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind” -Matthew 22:37.  
Another definition they give is to be vigilant in guarding a possession.  This is also true of our God.  The Psalms talk about this over and over again.  Psalm 23 talk about how the Lord is our shepherd.  The main job of a shepherd is to protect the folk, right?  Or how about Psalm 27:5, “For He will hide me in His shelter in the day of trouble; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high on a rock”.
Notice too how it says that our afflictions are eclipsed by glory.  Being a Christian does not mean that life is easy, or without pain, and suffering.  Romans 5:3-5, however, challenges us to “rejoice even in our sufferings” because we know that in our sufferings we learn and grow and develop strong meaningful relationships with others and with our God.  
The stars are always up there in the sky yes?  And they are beyond breathtakingly beautiful yes?  ...I think so...  Anyway, can you see them during the day?  No.  You need the darkness of night, right?  Right.  I think this can apply to our lives.  Sometimes it takes the darkness for us to see the beautiful lights in our lives.  The blessings that are innumerable (just like the stars).  We find hope in that God promises to work good through all things, not that all things will be good in our lives.
Finally, when have you experienced heaven meeting Earth?  It happens.  Daily.  Check it out!

Prayer:  Father God, thanks for bringing heaven to Earth!  Thanks for using us to bring heaven to Earth.  Continue to help us see your light in our lives.  Continue to protect us, to shelter us, and to be faithful to us as long as we remain as faithful as we can to you, through you!  Amen! 
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