Thursday, August 20, 2009
Inspiring
"We always know when Jesus is at work because He produces in the commonplace something that is inspiring"
-Oswald Chambers
Evangelism: Saved to Worship
Give to the Lord the glory due His name; bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
--1 Chronicles 16:29
"We are brought to God and to faith and to salvation that we might worship and adore Him. We do not come to God that we might be automatic Christians, cookie-cutter Christians, Christians stamped out with a die.
God has provided His salvation that we might be, individually and personally, vibrant children of God, loving God with all our hearts and worshiping Him in the beauty of holiness."
-AW Tozer
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*Romania Friends*
My good missionary friend Kelly returned to Oradea today. We had a great week of hanging out and fellowship. She returns to the states for a 4 month well deserved break in September. I will miss having her around, even though she lives about 8 hours away! It's always nice having good friends in the country with you.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Sanctification
"Am I prepared to let God grip me by His power and do a work in me that is worthy of Himself? Sanctification is not my idea of what I want God to do for me; sanctification is God's idea of what He wants to do for me"
- Oswald Chambers
- Oswald Chambers
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Much Land Yet to be Possessed
Old But Not Finished
“Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the LORD said to him: ‘You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed.’”
Joshua 13:1
“Joshua was said by God to be ‘old, advanced in years’, yet there was still ‘very much land yet to be possessed.’ Joshua was getting old. Maybe he had lost part of his teeth and hair and was slowing down quite a bit. But God wasn’t through with him yet. There was still a lot of work to do.
It can be said of ay of us that we still have ‘much land yet to be possessed.’ Non of us has taken all the spiritual territory that has been promised to us. There are still strongholds that the enemy has in our flesh and plans God has for us that we have yet to fulfill. God wants to complete what He has started in us. You are never too old to advance spiritually. It isn’t time to hang it up until the Lord takes you home.
As I grow older and more advanced in years, I still believe that there is ‘much land yet to be possessed,’ both in me and through me. And as long as god gives me breath, I intend to move forward in the Lord. I am looking forward to seeing what God will do in my life, if the Lord tarries. God’s retirement program is in heaven, hot here on earth. Don’t quit because you are older. There is still much land to possess.”
Pastor Chuck Smith
So I read this devotional tonight. And while I in no way think that I am “advanced in years” I did find so much of this still applied to my life. I really do believe that there is still “much land yet to be possessed” in my life, both here in Romania and in general. I know that the Lord has His plans and I so want my heart and mind to be on the same page as His.
There are days when it can be very hard to not get discouraged by life. And the thought of ‘giving up’ the race and “settling” for a more “simple” 9-5 job back in Cali creeps in on those days. I can grow weary of the constant spiritual battles and even the emotional drain of it. The Lord has however, always been faithful to be patient with me, He allows me to have my cries and tears and hurts and frustrations and just waits for me to come to Him for strength.
I needed strength tonight. I spent a large part of the day sort of in a haze, and very emotionally drained. Spent some time crying and just feeling lost. But I know He is here with me. He wants to strengthen me, He has more planned for me. There is “much land yet to be possessed.”
As Pastor Chuck said, “It isn’t time to hang it up until the Lord takes you home.”
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