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March 22nd

The burning heart



Did not our heart burn within us? Luke 24:32.

We need to learn this secret of the burning heart. Suddenly Jesus appears to us, the fires are kindled, we have wonderful visions; then we have to learn to keep the secret of the burning heart that will go through anything. It is the dull, bald, dreary, commonplace day, with commonplace duties and people, that kills the burning heart unless we have learned the secret of abiding in Jesus.
Much of our distress as Christians comes not because of sin, but because we are ignorant of the laws of our own nature. For instance, the only test as to whether we ought to allow an emotion to have its way is to see what the outcome of the emotion will be. Push it to its logical conclusion, and if the outcome is something God would condemn, allow it no more way. But if it is an emotion kindled by the Spirit of God and you do not let that emotion have its right issue in your life, it will react on a lower level. That is the way sentimentalists are made. The higher the emotion is, the deeper the degradation will be if it is not worked out on its proper level. If the Spirit of God has stirred you, make as many things inevitable as possible, let the consequences be what they will. We cannot stay on the mount of transfiguration, but we must obey the light we received there; we must act it out. When God gives a vision, transact business on that line, no matter what it costs.

‘We cannot kindle when we will
The fire which in the heart resides,
The spirit bloweth and is still,
In mystery our soul abides;
But tasks in hours or insight will’d
Can be through hours of gloom fulfill’d.’


Chambers, O. (1993). My utmost for his highest : Selections for the year. Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House Publishers.

Theology

Many people hate this word. It brings an idea of something old that is not relevant or needed today. Little do they know that they have theology in their minds, heart and actions. Since you show your theology by how you live. We can see what you believe about God and yourself in the way you live. So it is not old thing but something powerful and relevant for today. So do not be afraid to know what you believe and be able to thoughtfully articulate it to someone else. This is the begging of wisdom to know who God is not only in experience but in your intellect also. Because one day you may have to defend your faith.

Justified

By impugning God for His evasiveness, Job had committed the same offense against God that the friends had committed. They justified God at Job’s expense, whereas Job justified himself at God’s expense (40:8).

Bullock, C. H. (1988). An introduction to the Old Testament poetic books (Rev. and expanded.) (109). Chicago: Moody Press.

Are we justifying ourselves like the pharisee's at God's expense? This last year that is the place I have been in and I have put it into my families DNA. It is wrong . We do not need to be justified in why we do things. We need to simple obey the Lord and do what he is telling us to do. Realizing that He has a reason for everything He does. God is our maker and creator how can we hold Him accountable for the things He has promised us. That makes us god and that we are not. It puts us in a place of judgment holding God accountable. It then becomes a lens we read the scripture through. We are justified by faith believing till the end that God will do His part, doubt demands that He does it.

Reset

Is God just your reset button to a quick fix? Do you not understand that he wants to fix your brokenness? He doesn't want to just reset you and wait to hit the button again. God gave His son Jesus to fix the things the world and what we ourselves has broken in us. His plan is to make us just like we would be in the garden of Eden without sin and brokenness. Let Jesus heal your heart, mind and soul.

Contending

Many people believe that now that Jesus has come that we should have peace, prosperity, and fruit. Little do they want to talk about the other things that Jesus said we would have as His disciples, suffering, lack and persecution. We have both instances in our lives in different seasons. As we tackle these times in our lives what is in our hearts and minds. As Christians we should see ourselves as kings and priest. We are over comers in Jesus Christ because of His death on the cross. We are now walking in His authority through the Power of the Holy Spirit to stand and contend. We should be full of joy all seasons of our lives. Why because of Jesus Christ. Job say with his friends and mourned in sack cloth and ash seeking God. I am not being critical of Job but the difference between him and us is we have Jesus Christ in our lives living in us. So as we may go through the same things as Job we can walk in joy. We can stand and contend to accomplish all the things that God has asked us to do. DO NOT GIVE UP CONTEND!!

Growth

    My friend has a new garden concept he has invested in. The idea is that there is no dirt, the plants stick out of a pipe. The roots are inserted into the plant and the nourishment flows over the roots. There are no contaminates just organic nourishment. I wonder what would happen if we pushed away from the contamination's of culture both Christian and Secular. We just got our nourishment straight from the Lord.
    The other part of this new system is that the seeds used were from original stock and had not been manipulated to make them better by man. They had not been changed in any way which changes the nutrient  values of the fruit every time we mess with them. It is kinda like processed food that we have learned has caused our obesity and health issues of today.
    In our culture are we doing the same things, manipulating spiritual truths like processed food and seeds are for instant gratification. We see quick growth and joy in the people but there is no long term value in it. As soon as trials come they cannot stand in the storm and are blown over. Lets get back to personal study of God's word and get a steady diet of un-manipulated spiritual food.

Order your day

Time and money have a lot in common. You only have so much of it and you have a lot to accomplish with it. Like a budget for money to tell it where to go for the optimum effect so we must order our day with God and do things His way so that we can accomplish all we can. There are a lot of things that steal this precious commodity from us and they are not always bad things but they keep us from accomplishing all that we can for God. Have you ordered your day yet?