October 3, 2010
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What a wonder!
What a wonder!
Humbled by Your grace!
Blinded by Your glory!
You were everything
in Christ
because You knew we were nothing
in and of ourselves.What a wonder!
Humbled by Your grace!
Blinded by Your glory!
You did everything
in Christ
because You knew we could do nothing
in and of ourselves.What a wonder!
A prideful disgrace!
Blinded to Your glory!
We try to be everything
apart from Christ
because we forget we are nothing
in and of ourselves.What a wonder!
A prideful disgrace!
Blinded to Your glory!
We try to do everything
apart from Christ
because we forget we can do nothing
in and of ourselves.No wonder then!
A prideful disgrace!
Provoking the eyes of Your glory!
The grapes are wild
apart from Christ
because we forget we can do nothing
in and of ourselves.I wonder then
Was Your grace toward us in vain?
Please show us Your glory!
remember us for Your Name's sake
will You not again do wonderful things with us
with wonder upon wonder
good and pleasant grapes in the vineyard
to praise of Your glorious grace?
Psalm 80
14 Return, we beseech You, O God of hosts;
Look down from heaven and see,
And visit this vine
15 And the vineyard which Your right hand has planted,
And the branch that You made strong for Yourself.
16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down;
They perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.
17 Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,
Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.
18 Then we will not turn back from You;
Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.
19 Restore us, O LORD God of hosts;
Cause Your face to shine,
And we shall be saved!
Related:Isaiah 1-5, Ezekiel 16, John 15:1-6, Psalm 80
Why not pray for the baptism of the Holy Spirit?
the lost treasures of Christianity & the call to pray for revival (Bible reading: Ezra 1)
"give me also springs of water" - Will you be an Achsah? (letter 66 on assurance & fighting for joy)
He is a great King over ALL (God's sovereignty, earthquakes, governments & charismatic gifts)
Naphtali News: God speaking to me about my failures & the one thing needful (a post on the Holy Spirit)
update w/ excerpt: Lloyd-Jones' sermons on the role of experience in Christianity
Jesus is asking you: "What do you want Me to do for you?
trusting the eagles' wings (reliance on the Holy Spirit)
Pentecost Sunday: Are you laboring but have you forgotten to pray for rain?
the Lord God must be my strength and my portion
Blessed be our God who draws water for us until we finish drinking (Genesis 24)
Letter 7 on assurance and fighting for joy (remember His love for us while we were sinners)
Do you see the trouble we are in? A call to prayer for revival (Bible reading - Nehemiah)
"Our bones are dried up, our hope is lost; we are clean cut off." (Ezekiel 37:11)
multiply (a prayer for revival based on Ezekiel)
In this valley, in the midst of this valley (Ezekiel 37:1-14)
Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Comments (5)
lol Second attempt to comment.
Again, I am starting for the 3rd time.
I liked this post. It reminded me of a few things.
Christ resides in me with His power. Without Him and His power I can do nothing worthwhile.
Claim more prayer promises--Like Matt 7:7 ASK
Try to clear out the trivial in my life.
Have a nice weekend, Karen
frank
Isn't it amazing? We so often begin to "do" and forget that we've never even asked if what we have decided to do bears any resemblance to the work He has for us to do. It can never be as successful in the spiritual realm when we are "out there" on our own, having "called" ourselves....Then we proceed to claim that we are glorifying God. It's just not the same as waiting on Him.
@ANVRSADDAY - Frank, thanks so much for persevering to make your comment here. I hope the latest Xanga glitches are behind us.
Christ resides in me with His power. Without Him and His power I can do nothing worthwhile.
Claim more prayer promises--Like Matt 7:7 ASK
Try to clear out the trivial in my life.
These are all wonderful! God has recently been driving home to me the idea of praying for the hard things. We have not b/c we ask not.
Christ's blessings,
Karen
@quest4god@revelife - It's just not the same as waiting on Him.
Yes! This is a timely comment for me. Thank you! I'm glad I'm rereading it tonight. God keeps checking my worldly wisdom...
Isaiah 5:21: Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes,
and shrewd in their own sight!
@naphtali_deer - I like that verse also. It is no good assuming that we have the go-ahead for something that we've "decided" to do without checking with our Lord. Remembering principles is good, but specifics pertain only to the present assignment....I think that is what I mean.
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