The Father’s Embrace
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was...
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was...
God, make us a people who will follow you anywhere. We long to live in the place where we know You as Savior, Lord and Life. Lord, we want more of You at any cost, we’ll pay any price.
(From John 1) And the Word that created everything became flesh and dwelt [tabernacled; camped out] among us, and we...
These last few years have been difficult years. The circumstances in our lives have shaken the very foundation of what we...
So, you see… it was not a sacrifice. It was never a sacrifice, but an opportunity. An opportunity to be with some of the greatest treasures in my life. I realize now that God knew that one day I would not look back and think of what I’d lost, but I would look at what I’ve gained… treasures that are stored up in my heart that can never be taken away.
So when we ask Him for more… the answer every time will be “yes!” Yet, the answer will always be greater than the request. Let us dream big and then let us know with certainty that however big we dreamed, God will top that because that is His character; because it is His pleasure to give you the Kingdom. (Luke 12:32)
You see, Jesus is Point A and Plan A. There is no Point B. He is it! He is everything and dicovering that truth is like a man discovering a pearl of great price in a field. He sold all that he had just to buy the field… because he knew that he had discovered the treasure that was worth everything.
I will end with this prayer from Ephesians 3:14-21: For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!
At our church we have this phrase about “those who God misses most”. Typically we are referring to the lost sheep or the prodigals. But what if it’s us? What if we have become so consumed with “doing” for God, that we have missed just simply crawling into His lap just to love on Him? What if we are the ones that God misses most? May you crawl into His lap today with no agenda. I pray that as you do His love would be released over you. I pray blessings of peace and joy and healing and grace and the knowledge of Him over your heart and over your life.
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