After a lengthy break from blogging, I am attempting to return. Life is so full of distractions! I am so distract-able, oh... is that chocolate over there? I seem to fall into this pattern of chasing the Lord with the determination of a marathon runner, then seeking fulfillment through the world...the world's people, places, things, and ideas. Sometimes for a week, sometimes only a few minutes, but still...
Too long away from my Lord, and I am filled with a feeling that is not pleasant and not easy to describe. Just blah! and Ugh! and tired! and questioning...what is this all for anyway?
Reminds me of the book of Ecclesiastes...
“Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.” (Ecc. 1:2)
Maybe it's because I am sometimes prone to feelings of depression. Maybe it's because I actually need God all the time! I cannot live off of bread and water alone, but I need the Word of God in my life.
I need the presence of God in my life.
I need the peace of God in my life!
Would you like the peace of the Lord's presence in your life? What are you chasing of the world? Is it of eternal value? Read Ecclesiastes this week to find out the answer to this meaningless-ness.
Lord, help me to keep my eyes on you! Let me not forget your benefits. You are Jehovah Shalom, The Lord our peace. Let me rest in your peace today and forever! Amen.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Provider God fills our jars with oil
2 Kings 4: 1-7 Tells of a sweet story of a nameless woman who is in great fear of losing her two sons to her husband's creditor. No, this is not a lesson about being a good steward of your money! Although I am sure there is something there if you look for it. No, this is a different story.
This woman cries out to Elisha a prophet, known as a "man of God" for help.
(Prophet: one who delivers divine messages or one who tells the future.)
He tells her, "Don't ask for just a few." They collect many empty jars from friends and neighbors and the lady begins pouring oil from one jar into the jars. She fills them all completely until there are no jars left!
I can remember quite a few times in my life when God filled my jars beyond what I thought was possible. Summers when financial numbers just didn't seem to add up, yet we had more than we needed by the end of it all. Do I know where the extra money came from? Can I explain who it happened? No...just trusting God to provide. And, wow, does He!
He is Jehovah Jireh: our Provider God!
(More about the greek names of God here: http://www.preceptaustin.org/jehovah_jireh_-_god_our_provider.htm)
What are your jars that need filling today? Are you trusting fully in God's provision to fill those jars? Are you underestimating His mighty power? How many jars did you bring? Go back to the storage shelves and get AS MANY jars as you can. He will fill them overflowing.
"To him who is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine."
This woman cries out to Elisha a prophet, known as a "man of God" for help.
(Prophet: one who delivers divine messages or one who tells the future.)
He tells her, "Don't ask for just a few." They collect many empty jars from friends and neighbors and the lady begins pouring oil from one jar into the jars. She fills them all completely until there are no jars left!
I can remember quite a few times in my life when God filled my jars beyond what I thought was possible. Summers when financial numbers just didn't seem to add up, yet we had more than we needed by the end of it all. Do I know where the extra money came from? Can I explain who it happened? No...just trusting God to provide. And, wow, does He!
He is Jehovah Jireh: our Provider God!
(More about the greek names of God here: http://www.preceptaustin.org/jehovah_jireh_-_god_our_provider.htm)
What are your jars that need filling today? Are you trusting fully in God's provision to fill those jars? Are you underestimating His mighty power? How many jars did you bring? Go back to the storage shelves and get AS MANY jars as you can. He will fill them overflowing.
"To him who is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine."
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