Into the glorious unknown...: November 2009

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Job 11:5-9, 13-19

Oh, how I wish that God would speak,

that he would open his lips against you

and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,
for true wisdom has two sides.
Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.

"Can you fathom the mysteries of God?
Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?

They are higher than the heavens—what can you do?
They are deeper than the depths of the grave —what can you know?

Their measure is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.

"Yet if you devote your heart to him
and stretch out your hands to him,

if you put away the sin that is in your hand
and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,

then you will lift up your face without shame;
you will stand firm and without fear.

You will surely forget your trouble,
recalling it only as waters gone by.

Life will be brighter than noonday,
and darkness will become like morning.

You will be secure, because there is hope;
you will look about you and take your rest in safety.

You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,
and many will court your favor.

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Set Apart

Here am I. All of Me. Take my life. Take all of me.

Are you testing the waters of following Jesus? Are you just playing the game of Christianity? Enough already! Jump in with everything you are. Follow hard after Him, he deserves a life set apart for Him and His purposes.

I set my life apart for you, so you can do all that you created me to.

I set my heart apart for you, only you will do.

I set my sights on you and your glory how I yearn to see you

All that I am and everything I want to be I lay down at your feet

Submitted to your will in your perfect timing all is made complete.

How great is your splendor how marvelous your works

Endowed in the splendor of salvation undeserving I come to your table

I feast on the richest of fare in your presence, I indulge myself on your mysteries

The deepest riches, hidden treasures, and unutterable secrets are my greatest delight

You are mine tonight.

I want you. everything. all that you will give me.

I yearn. ache. long.

My soul groans within me.

Only you. only you. will do.

I am chasing after you.

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More.

Have you ever tasted the best...(insert food here), and couldn't stop thinking about it days, weeks even months after? You think to yourself I want more of....

Why is it that we don't think that about God?

God is continually working miracles in our world do you know what He is doing? If you don't then you should immerse yourself in the great riches of His Kingdom! You've read the stories in the Bible, but do you know that those stories are alive? They are and they are being retold every single day all around the world. If you haven't heard about these miracles or seen these miracles maybe you should be asking yourself why you haven't. This isn't meant to be harsh, but we are supposed to be living in the spirit and that involves His mysteries, don't you think His mysteries include more than everyday life? I do, and I want to know more of His mysteries. Once you open that door to more of Him I promise you won't want to shut it, in fact you will only want and desire to open more doors from there. He is big. Bigger than your imagination, bigger than your world view, bigger than your idea of Him, bigger than your experiences, bigger than your logic, bigger than your expectations. Let Him blow your mind today. Open up the scriptures read about David, Moses, Elijah etc. and imagine how much more God wants to do through YOU!

See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? -Isaiah 43:19

Exodus 33:18-23 (New International Version)

¹⁸ Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory."

¹⁹ And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. ²⁰ But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live."

²¹ Then the LORD said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. ²² When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.²³ Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen."

**Can you imagine seeing God's glory? Moses got to see God's back! What?!? What does that even look like? I wanna see that. do you?**

Isaiah 40:18-31