Monday, June 6, 2011

How often we have trembled

Have you ever had a desire that you trembled for?
So much that you almost fell down where you stand?
So much that it was like it came pressing down on you
From God's almighty hand
This is your word Lord! And I have covenanted myself to it
Your will is my will I will not fear
Therefore I tremble at Your word
It is You Who keep me from stumbling
"Come on son, daughter, did you think I would not take care of you?"
"Do you think I did not hear you? ( I listen to your heart) You believed
my words and I made it so
Like fire from Heaven
and thunder from down below
The word of God will never loose it's power
Now that there are seeds to sow.

He has held me even though I can't stop trembling
He has kept me from stumbling even though
my knees buckle beneath the weight
He has provided an escape even when there seems
to be no hope
In my desperation I have run to Him
I shook in anticipation and trembled at His word

The day of Christ will come, that day will arise even for the most sinful of creatures, for the lowliest of souls.
When was the last  time you were so shook up over something you went all "Elvis Presley" saying "uh-huh, I'm all shook up" When was the last time something caused you to tremble in anticipation that would not be quenched until you got the answers? And how often does the word of God become that answer.
Isaiah 66:2- But on this one I will look, On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit who TREMBLES at my word"
  What about these times when we were excited for a concert? There is just an energy, isn't there? When we are in the way, when we are waiting in line to get in, standing and waiting with the radicals and the first timers, talking about our respect for the artist. This is the same excitement that God wants to generate within you everyday. He wants to cultivate an intense anticipation for His word in you to the point where you are shaking just to hear it. You are a radical.
  The world says God won't, God can't, God isn't, or God isn't doing that anymore. But we know, He is, He can, and He does!
  Jude 24- Now to Him Who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy."
Joy unshakable though we waver and stutter and stumble sometimes that joy can not be shaken can not be taken. And though we stumble we will not stay down. "My God is more that enough" you say, and you should believe it! "My God provides all my needs" and you need to always see it. "My God He looks after me!" and He wants to show it! He wants to show you how mighty He is and that there is nothing you can't handle cause He fights for you! Joshua said to the Israelites "What have you to be worried about? Do what needs to be done! ONE of you guys puts 1000 of your enemies to flight because our God is mighty and He fights for you!" There is no fear in love, perfect love casts it all out,let go of that which you fear, let go of these concerns and things that you hold onto almost as some sort of identifier of who you are or something you fall back on because you can not fathom that you can deal with the full pressure of it. Do not hold onto these ridiculous schemes and thoughts that maybe just maybe you can have that past again! They are dead and gone! It is in God's hands now!This perfect love that comes from Him casts out all fear, and keeps you locked up in His embrace no matter how hard you might try to fight the truth.
   1 Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you",Rejoice! These might be the only words that you need to hear, but if there is still that doubt that "But what about that time I..." it says " But God is faithful Who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able" Stop all of that "but what about how I messed up" God forgives and then He forgets, there is no memory bank of it once it has been forgiven it is gone for good there is no turning back! He is not reminding you of them, it is not perfect love that makes you hold onto guilt and therefore fear over what you might be able to do or how messed up you are or whatever prison that kind of fear and torment has had us in. See the blood of Jesus already tore all of those walls down and removed them entirely from any sort of existence. It is not God Who keeps reminding you of your sins and error, and to make you feel like you have to shed your own blood over the wrong you might have done. That is not God.
 Oh thank You Lord! You will keep us from what harms us if we can just trust in You! If we can just put our hope in you, we will not stumble, we will not stay down. You can't keep us down! The world might try to suppress you, might try to make you feel like a fool for the gospel and believing in a Man Who has been dead for 2000 years and will never return. It might get to the point of oppression and finger pointing, the second you open your mouth you might only have the gospel of Jesus to talk about! But what the world needs now is not "love" faux love that does not stick around or take care of you, love that is fear of that person leaving or that thing leaving. That comfort blanket that you used to drag around when you were a child left a long time ago and what you need now is not another source of comfort other that the One Who will never leave you nor forsake you! You are so important to Him that time stopped just so He could see you saved, that complete and total death happened just to see you come back to life! Darkness enveloped Him so you could have light, death and fear eclipsed Him so now you have a way out of everyday temptations, demons and devils tormented at Him so that you could stand strong when they trip you up!
 Thank you Jesus, even when all hope is gone, even when all the problems and fears mount up to take us into darkness and fear, even when the shadow envelopes and seems to try to consume us at every turn, and every step we make there are those that wish us harm and death, even when we think we have had all that we can stand, we are broken and trembling at Your word!
Malachi 4:2-
2 But to you who fear My name
      The Sun of Righteousness shall arise
      With healing in His wings;
We have nothing left to fear if we have put our trust in Him.

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