Gifts. Something about gifts. As the giver it brings much joy to be part in blessing someone else's life.
I recently had an experience with giving a gift to my dear Sister who was having a birthday. I was so excited to give her this gift because I knew in the gift was something that she had been wanting to have for a long time. So, with much excitement and enthusiasm I could not wait for her to receive the gift...because I knew what was in the bag and I knew it would bring her much joy to receive it.
Now, here is the issue....my dear Sister was not ready to receive my gift. Ha! After much anticipation and waiting to experience the joy in seeing her receive her gift...I had to wait until she was ready to accept it and enjoy it for herself. No matter how much I nudge the gift her way and with much insistance upon her receiving the gift....she was not yet ready to accept it and enjoy it for herself. So I waited.
The waiting was difficult. Because I knew what was in the bag....I knew that it was something that she wanted....I knew she would wonder why she didn't get the gift sooner, once she received it. But all I could do was wait until she was ready and willing to receive the gift on her terms.
God has a precious gift to give you. He knows exactly what you are missing out on by not accepting that gift. He knows that once you receive the gift, you will wonder why you waited so long before accepting the gift and enjoying the blessing of it. He has packed this gift in such a way that it will meet every need that you have. But He waits. He waits until you are ready to receive that gift for yourself and receive the blessing of the gift.
The gift is Salvation in His Son Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 For God so Loved the World that He gave His One and Only Begotten Son that Whoever believes in Him shall Not perish but have eternal life.
The gift is yours for the taking....God wants more than anything to give you this gift....you just need to receive it.
By His Grace
Phebee
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Unfailing Love
Psalm 48:9 Niv84
"Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love."
In this Psalm I see the goal and the desire upon entering into God's house of Worship is to meditate upon God's unfailing love.
Our thoughts, our songs, our prayers, our message, our testimonies, our fellowship-should flow out of a thankfulness and an awareness of God's unfailing love.
The fact is we do not deserve God's love or His grace or His mercy or His kindness or His forgiveness....but because of HIS unfailing love we have all these things.
And we love Him in response to His love for us.
Be encouraged by His love,
phebee
"Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love."
In this Psalm I see the goal and the desire upon entering into God's house of Worship is to meditate upon God's unfailing love.
Our thoughts, our songs, our prayers, our message, our testimonies, our fellowship-should flow out of a thankfulness and an awareness of God's unfailing love.
The fact is we do not deserve God's love or His grace or His mercy or His kindness or His forgiveness....but because of HIS unfailing love we have all these things.
And we love Him in response to His love for us.
Be encouraged by His love,
phebee
Saturday, November 3, 2012
God Humbled Himself
Philippians 2:6-8 Niv84
"Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death-even death on a cross!"
I just can't get my mind wrapped around God-through His Son Jesus HUMBLED Himself. He bent low.
As I was thinking on this and trying my best to get a grip on it...and understand what it means for God to humble Himself and this is what came to mind. It's like when we want to talk to a child and we want them to trust us and know that we relate to them on their level-we bend down on our knee's, look them in the eye and speak to them in words they will understand because we want them to know we hear them, we see them, what they say and do are important to us and we love them enough to be where they are at to understand them and relate our love and our desires for them.
God bent His knee, looked us in the face and spoke to us in a way that we could understand His love for us and we would know He see's us, He hears us and we are important to Him.
That just amazes me. God in all His glory would take on the appearance of a man so that we could relate to Him and understand His love and forgiveness of our sins through the death, burial and resurrection of His Son. Isn't that amazing.
still amazed,
phebee
"Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death-even death on a cross!"
I just can't get my mind wrapped around God-through His Son Jesus HUMBLED Himself. He bent low.
As I was thinking on this and trying my best to get a grip on it...and understand what it means for God to humble Himself and this is what came to mind. It's like when we want to talk to a child and we want them to trust us and know that we relate to them on their level-we bend down on our knee's, look them in the eye and speak to them in words they will understand because we want them to know we hear them, we see them, what they say and do are important to us and we love them enough to be where they are at to understand them and relate our love and our desires for them.
God bent His knee, looked us in the face and spoke to us in a way that we could understand His love for us and we would know He see's us, He hears us and we are important to Him.
That just amazes me. God in all His glory would take on the appearance of a man so that we could relate to Him and understand His love and forgiveness of our sins through the death, burial and resurrection of His Son. Isn't that amazing.
still amazed,
phebee
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Finding Treasure
Psalm 119:162 I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil. Niv84
I've been there haven't you? When you are reading along in the word of God and come across a scripture with a promise from God tucked inside....and maybe you have read that same set of scripture a dozen or more times before..but this time...He grabs your heart and opens your eyes and you see it....."like one who finds great spoil".....you feel like you have found a treasure that has been hidden and for whatever reason, God has allowed you to come across that treasure and you feel like you have just plucked a piece of heaven right out of the sky......the thing is...with this treasure.....the last thing you want to do is hoard it up for yourself.....you want to speak, email, text, facebook, tweet, blog....you want to do everything within your ability to share that treasure with as many as you can....because as we all know...God's gifts and blessings are not just for us..(well, maybe for the first split second that we find it) but immediately the first thing you want to do....is give it to as many as will receive.
May you find a great spoil today in God's word...and when you do...I pray that it overflows from your life into mine so that we may rejoice together in His promise's that never fail.
blessings!
Phebee
I've been there haven't you? When you are reading along in the word of God and come across a scripture with a promise from God tucked inside....and maybe you have read that same set of scripture a dozen or more times before..but this time...He grabs your heart and opens your eyes and you see it....."like one who finds great spoil".....you feel like you have found a treasure that has been hidden and for whatever reason, God has allowed you to come across that treasure and you feel like you have just plucked a piece of heaven right out of the sky......the thing is...with this treasure.....the last thing you want to do is hoard it up for yourself.....you want to speak, email, text, facebook, tweet, blog....you want to do everything within your ability to share that treasure with as many as you can....because as we all know...God's gifts and blessings are not just for us..(well, maybe for the first split second that we find it) but immediately the first thing you want to do....is give it to as many as will receive.
May you find a great spoil today in God's word...and when you do...I pray that it overflows from your life into mine so that we may rejoice together in His promise's that never fail.
blessings!
Phebee
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