May my cry come before you Lord; give me understanding according to Your word. May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to Your promise. May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me Your decrees. May my tongue sing of Your word, for all Your commands are righteous. May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.(Psalm 119:169-173
God's word is so delightful. It is full of life and fills you with so much hope. I have found that no matter what situation I face, God's word has the answer. When I am feeling down or like I have no hope there is refuge in His word. If my body doesn't feel 100% His word lifts me up. When I feel like I have messed up over and over again and without anyone's help start to walk in condemnation, His word is right there to turn me in the right direction. When I don't want to talk to anyone about a situation He hears the sounds that come from my heart and answer them with His word.
I never want to stray or be far away from God's word and like David said in the Psalms, " My heart is set on keeping Your decrees to the very end." (Psalm119:112 NIV) It means more than life to me. It is my compass when I have no idea the direction I am heading. When I have no vision other than what's right in front of me, His word leads me.
Literally His word fills every void there is in my life and it will be the song I sing every day of my life.
I want to encourage you today not to let any book, any counsel, any conference, any therapy take the place of God's word in Your life. Seek His word first for in it is the very answer that you have searched all over for.
If you have neglected His word, run to it as quickly as you can. If you have devalued it, restore it to it's rightful place immediately. Whatever need there is in Your life right now, replace the thought of it with the word of God and see your needs met.
If your prayer life is lacking, get into His word.
If you feel hopeless, let His word become your hope.
Get to know Him through His word.
Let His word become your biggest resource.
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. (Ephesians 1: 17-19)
Blessings,
Vickie
Showing posts with label the word of God. Show all posts
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Friday, September 26, 2008
Over and over again
My son and I have been here at the hospital for one week now.
Since his surgery and even before in anticipation that he could have surgery, we have been hearing the same thing over and over and over again. We hear it from the nurses, the nurses' aides, the surgeon, the surgical team, the physicians' assistant and the physician himself. The message has been consistent. My son needs to walk, he needs to be moving, this is very very important to his recovery. Even if we tire of hearing it, they are never tired of saying it, because it is a message that needs to be heard.
Such is the message of the bible as I sat on my son's bed this morning, hearing the same message again, and thinking on it. We need the word of God all the time. We need to read it as often as possible, we need to hear it as often as possible. Hear it on our cd's, on our Ipods, we need to write it on our blogs, on our websites. We need the word of God all the time, from all kind of sources. It is not enough to talk about ourselves and how we are living, we must proclaim the Living God each chance we get. He must be part of our conversations. On our thoughts as we meditate.
It's important for the doctors to say it because the message is important. Sunday isn't enough for our souls. Reading it once in a while isn't enough either. We must be constantly filled with the knowledge of God.
Since every doctor and nurse on every shift has been saying the same thing over and over, Chad himself is now initiating movement. He is asking to walk instead of me having to ask him. He is recognizing the importance of the message.
We place more value on God's word in our lives, the more we read it and the more we hear it. It becomes a part of us. We are more prone to obedience if we frequently hear the word of God.
Colossians 3:16 "Let the message of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another..........
Being rich in something is not just having a lot, but having an excess. I want to be really really rich in God's word. Even as I stay by my son's side, I use every opportunity to read and study while he is asleep. Even if it's only a small bit at a time.
I encourage you today to get in the Word, get more and more and still more of it. Be determined to fill on God's word today.
Blessings,
Vickie
Since his surgery and even before in anticipation that he could have surgery, we have been hearing the same thing over and over and over again. We hear it from the nurses, the nurses' aides, the surgeon, the surgical team, the physicians' assistant and the physician himself. The message has been consistent. My son needs to walk, he needs to be moving, this is very very important to his recovery. Even if we tire of hearing it, they are never tired of saying it, because it is a message that needs to be heard.
Such is the message of the bible as I sat on my son's bed this morning, hearing the same message again, and thinking on it. We need the word of God all the time. We need to read it as often as possible, we need to hear it as often as possible. Hear it on our cd's, on our Ipods, we need to write it on our blogs, on our websites. We need the word of God all the time, from all kind of sources. It is not enough to talk about ourselves and how we are living, we must proclaim the Living God each chance we get. He must be part of our conversations. On our thoughts as we meditate.
It's important for the doctors to say it because the message is important. Sunday isn't enough for our souls. Reading it once in a while isn't enough either. We must be constantly filled with the knowledge of God.
Since every doctor and nurse on every shift has been saying the same thing over and over, Chad himself is now initiating movement. He is asking to walk instead of me having to ask him. He is recognizing the importance of the message.
We place more value on God's word in our lives, the more we read it and the more we hear it. It becomes a part of us. We are more prone to obedience if we frequently hear the word of God.
Colossians 3:16 "Let the message of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another..........
Being rich in something is not just having a lot, but having an excess. I want to be really really rich in God's word. Even as I stay by my son's side, I use every opportunity to read and study while he is asleep. Even if it's only a small bit at a time.
I encourage you today to get in the Word, get more and more and still more of it. Be determined to fill on God's word today.
Blessings,
Vickie
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