Thoughts...

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Just when I thought I've moved on, I found myself at the same place...

I have never moved.

[Journal entry dated: July 20,2011]

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Only in Rest will you be able to see My power.

                                                     - God

God impressed this in my heart and I remembered the scripture in 1 Samuel 12:6:

"Now then, stand still and see thius great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes!"

[Journal entry dated: July 23,2011]

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I may have backslid, but God remains faithful. I praise You, God, for You are faithful to Your children.

[Journal entry dated: July 25,2011]

Two Partings

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So when people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.  Now the Jordan is at the flood stage all during harvest.  Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water's edge, the water from upstream stopped flowing.  It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off.  So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.  The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.

- Joshua 3:14-17

FYI: There were two partings of the sea done by God. First, when the Israelites got out of Egypt and crossed the Red Sea.  Second, when the Israelites were about to enter the Promise Land, Canaan, and crossed over the Jordan River.  What God did once He can do it again.  God is faithful to His promise.  His power never runs out.  God is reliable and He can fulfill His promises in many ways that we could ever imagine. Most of the time, His ways don't make sense to us, but it is not our duty to understand all His "absurd" ways of doing things.  It is rather our duty to trust in His ways.  After all, He is God.  He knows what He is doing, and He is all the time in control.

Hallelujah, Father God!  Mighty are Your ways!  Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah, Father God!

[Journal entry: February 5, 2012]

Today, I Am Grateful

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Today, I am grateful for every favor I have received which I do not deserve, and for every punishment I deserve, which was withheld. ~Grace ~Mercy

Today, I am grateful for every trespass, for every mistake, and for every wrongdoing which was blotted out and was remembered no more. ~Forgiveness

Today, I am grateful for every expression of confidence towards me despite my shortcomings. ~Faithfulness

Today, I am grateful for every danger, every harm, and every accident against me which was hindered and cancelled out, and for every shield, every covering, and every defense which was provided for me against evil. ~Protection

The Faithful Husband

I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion.  I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the Lord.

- Hosea 2:19-20

I will plant her for myself in the land; I will show my love to the one I called 'Not my loved one.' I will say to those who called 'Not my people,' 'You are my people.'; and they will say, 'You are my God.'

- Hosea 2:23

The book of Hosea tells a love story of a man with a wayward wife.  God told Hosea to marry an adulterous wife.  He married Gomer in obedience to God.  This depicts God's love for His people that though what He called His own pursued other loves. God in His infinite mercy, faithfulness, and love offered hope and reconciliation to His people.

I have had these moments in my life I became an adulteress. I left my First Love, my "husband" and pursued other loves (selfish desires, selfish ambitions, entertainment).  I am guilty of it.  I was a spiritual adulteress.

But God is faithful to His commitment though I have been unfaithful to Him. When I repented and turned back to Him, He welcomed me back and loved me still.  He is the One who pursued me. He gave me a new heart that I would love Him and show faithfulness to Him.  His love is great and His faithfulness is unfailing!


[PRAYER]
Father God, though there were moments I have lusted on other loves, You showed tenderness and love to bring me back to Your arms.  Forgive me for the things that broke Your heart, and I unceasingly thank You for the unconditional love You have lavished on me.  Your love I cannot exhaust. It is infinite! I love You, God! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.


[Journal entry: October 20, 2011]