He sets the stars in place, the planets into motion. He makes the earth shake. He controls the winds and the waves. He creates each person individually at conception, one atom at a time.
When I pray, I pray to the Lord of the Universe. Powerful beyond all of our strength. Creative beyond all of our imagination. In and out of time and space.
With reverence and awe. With honesty and intimacy. With humility.
Our God is POWER.
He is omnipotent. He is omnipresent. He is near. He knows my thoughts before I think them, my words before I speak them. He provides. He protects. He loves. He knows.And yet, when I pray, I pray to my Abba, my Father. My heavenly father who breathes life into me, who loves me unconditionally, who promises me a future and a hope.
I give thanks. I give praise. I surrender all. I bear my heart and soul.
Our God is LOVE.
His love, care, concern, compassion and involvement in my life transcend any circumstance, situation, timeline or boundary that is placed upon me. He is everywhere all the time, intricately involved in the details of my life. The seen and the unseen. The temporary and the eternal. Because of His power. Because of His love.
To acknowledge this fact is to acknowledge His power, His sovereignty, His kingdom, His presence, His provision and unfailing love all at the same time! To live life knowing and believing in Him in this way empowers my walk of faith and my availability to be used by Him and for Him at all times. To feel His power. To sense His love. To hear His voice. To know His will.
He is always in control and He cares ALL THE TIME. To understand, believe and accept this concept is to acknowledge His amazing power, His infinite love, His desire for relationship and that He is truly Lord of All!
And, here, in this place, is where I find my joy and my rest.........
"Come to me, all of you who are weary and loaded down with burdens, and I will give you rest."
Matthew 11:28
To live all things abundantly, to live a life filled with joy, grace,
peace, wisdom and love, we must embrace our God in ALL of His FULLNESS. Not in part but in whole. ALL He is. He is ALL. In ALL. Nothing else but Him. Therein lies the abundance.
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God....
2 Corinthians 3:5
And, only with ALL of Him, can we experience the pure power of His amazing love. Over sin. Over fear. Over death. Our power comes in the knowing, receiving and giving of His love. In truly believing His Word. We become spiritually, divinely empowered because of His love and His power in us. Herein lies the victory!
