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Holy Habitation

5/10/22 Prayer

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“Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41:10‬ ‭‬‬

Father, anxiety over the horrors going on in these days is a plague to our hearts. It is too easy to become anxious over so many evils and atrocities we see happening in our day. Your word wisely warns us to not anxiously look around at these things and be overcome by fear, but to remember that You are God. Through trusting belief that knows You are working for our good, even bringing good out of things Your enemy intends for evil, we enter Your rest and find peace that umpires our hearts in these days. Only in keeping our eyes on You can we walk through evil days in ways that honor and glorify You.

Thank You, Lord, that as we turn our hearts to focus on Your faithful truth, You bless us with strength to persevere as we experience Your trustworthy help. Thank You that You uphold us with Your righteous right hand of power, protection, and provision. In Jesus, I rest myself in You and find your peace that passes all comprehensive understanding. Let Umpire Peace lead me in paths of righteousness, uprightness, and right standing with You, not for my earning it, but for Your name’s sake. In Christ, Amen.

Holy Habitation

Love has Already Chosen You

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You may not choose God, but He has chosen you. How do I know that?

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

He loves you so much that He gave His only begotten Son to pay a price you cannot pay, so you can choose a reward you cannot earn: eternity with Him as Father God. If you refuse Him, He will still love you, for He is Love and He cannot deny Himself. He will still love you even while you deny the gift of His Son and choose eternity separated from Him.

However, there will come a time when we all stand before Him. Those who accept His gift while there is still time will enter eternity in His Kingdom. Those who refused His gift will enter an eternity separated from Him. Will they know his hate as they go?

God is love. He does not hate those His Son died to save: all the people of the world. I believe those who refuse Him will know beyond a doubt the fullness of God’s love for them before they are removed from His presence forever, a love we all long for but cannot know except in Him. All who do not choose Him in Christ now will know exactly what they refused: love made full and complete.

Which are you? Are you one who has believed and received this gift of God and are now walking in His love to eternity with Him? Or are you one who has refused His love? It’s your God given choice. No one else can make that choice for you.

Don’t wait until it is too late. Don’t wait until you stand before Him, knowing for the first time the fulness of that love, only to be cast into outer darkness, never to be touched by pure love again. Don’t be one left with nothing but longing for a touch of His love through an eternal hell of knowing His love is out there, just beyond your reach forvermore.

Holy Habitation

The Heart of the Matter

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In a group I am in, where we are working to help each other know how to recession proof our pantries and live lives where we are not dependent on government allotment and dwindling store supplies, the question posed is how are we to be self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency without inadvertently walking out from under reliance on God and His Lordship. Christine Hoover’s thoughts help address this concern in a devotional series titled “With All Your Heart”:

“Remember that you can’t understand your heart. 

“Remember that you can’t reach into your heart and change it. You can certainly alter behaviors and choose a different course of action, but the true work of sanctification happens only as you RESPOND TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 

“Remember that this is good news, because you have a King who can and, more importantly, willingly does. You are not expected to rule and regulate yourself. WAIT ON HIM.”

In our practice of the wisdom of the ants, storing up in the season of plenty for the season of need, seek God and follow His instruction. We don’t do self-care apart from Him. We walk with Him to do what pleases Him in ways that acknowledge our need of Him and that works under His Lordship. It is a heart issue.

I plant a garden at His inspiration of the wisdom in it, trusting Him for its produce and for strength and ability to know how to store the plenty for the day of need. He is faithful to supply sufficient for me and mine and the wisdom to share with others responsibly. We put trust in God to bless the hunting, fishing, and foraging.

In all things, our faith is in Him who makes effort productive as we look to, follow, and trust Him.

With All Your Heart: Day 7 • Devotional