He’s There All The Time

I did not say . . . , “Seek Me in vain.” —Isaiah 45:19

 

I’ll never forget my frustrating experience when I went to Chicago’s Union Station early one morning to pick up an elderly relative who was arriving by train. When I got there, she wasn’t where I thought she would be. With increasing anxiety I scoured the place—to no avail. Thinking she had missed her train, I was about to leave when I glanced down a hallway toward the baggage area. There she was, luggage at her feet, patiently waiting for me to arrive. She had been there all the time. And, to my chagrin, she was right where she was supposed to be.
It’s that way with God. He’s there, patiently waiting for us. He assures us, “I did not say . . . , ‘Seek Me in vain’” (Isa. 45:19). Why, then, do we often have trouble finding Him? Probably because we are looking in all the wrong places.
You’ll find Him right where He is supposed to be—in His Word, in prayer, and in the voice of the Holy Spirit who lives within you. The God who says “seek, and you will find” (Matt. 7:7) also promises that “He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Heb. 11:6). So, you can rejoice that God is right where He is supposed to be, and He’s waiting for you right now.

The Lord is near to all who call;
He promised in His holy Word
That if we will draw near to Him,
Our faintest heartcry will be heard. —Hess

Have we been looking for God in all the wrong places?

 

[By Joe Stowell from the pages of Our Daily Bread.]

 



Fija tu mirada en JESUS

"...y corramos con perseverancia la carrera que tenemos por delante...fijemos la mirada en Jesús, el iniciador y *perfeccionador de nuestra fe"  Hebreos 12:1-2

Muchas mañanas me arrastro de la cama y salgo a la calle...corro porque no me gustan los cardiólogos.  Al salir el sol, yo voy corriendo.  Y al ir corriendo, mi cuerpo empieza a gemir.  No quiere cooperar.  Me empiezan a doler las rodillas.  Me duelen las caderas.  Mis tobillos se quejan...

Todo me duele,  Y al dolerme todo, he aprendido que tengo tres opciones.  Irme a la cama.  Meditar en mis dolores hasta llegar a pensar que me esta doliendo el pecho.  O puedo seguir corriendo y empezar a ver el sol salir...Y al ver el mundo de Dios ir de la obscuridad a la luz, adivina que?  Lo mismo sucede con mi actitud.  El dolor pasa y mis coyunturas se aflojan...todo se mejora al fijar mis ojos en la salida del sol.

No era eso siempre el consejo que encontramos en Hebreos "fija tu mirada en Jesús"?

Imagine Being Adopted by God!

Jesus said, ‘Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.’ You need to become a little child again, to allow yourself the kind of relationship with the Lord that you may have missed; to allow Him to heal and adjust the damaged places of your past. God provides arms that allow adults to climb up like little children and be nurtured through the pain of earlier days. The new birth gives you a chance to start over. God will not abuse you when you come to Him. Through praise, you approach Him like a toddler on unskilled legs. In worship, you kiss His face and are held securely in His embrace. He has no ulterior motive, for His embrace is safe. That’s why it’s important that you learn how to worship and adore Him. Even if you were exposed to grown-up situations when you were a child, God can reverse what you’ve been through. Here’s what He told His people: ‘I passed by and saw you kicking about…and as you lay there…I said to you, ‘Live!’ I made you grow like a plant of the field. You grew up and developed and became…beautiful…I…covered your nakedness. I…entered into a covenant with you…and you became mine. I bathed you with water and washed the blood from you and put ointments on you. I clothed you with an embroidered dress and put leather sandals on you. I dressed you in fine linen and covered you with costly garments’ (Ezekiel 16:6-10 NIV). And God can do that for you too.

Cuando Cruces las Aguas yo Estare Contigo

"Cuando cruces las aguas, yo estare contigo; cuando cruces los rios, no te cubriran sus aguas;  cuando camines por el fuego, no te quemaras ni te abrasaran las llamas"  Isaias 43:2

 

 

Dios sabe lo que es mejor. Ninguna lucha pondrá en el camino aparte de su propósito, su presencia y autorización. ¿Qué estímulo trae esto! Tu nunca has sido víctima de la naturaleza o la presa del destino. Probabilidad se elimina. Tú eres más que una veleta azotada por los vientos de la fortuna. ¿Dios realmente se abandona a los caprichos de los ladrones enloquecidos por drogas, codiciosos invasores corporativos, o líderes malignos? Perezca el pensamiento!

Vivimos bajo la palma de la mano protectora de un rey soberano que supervisa todas las circunstancias de nuestra vida y se deleita en hacernos bien.

Nada viene a tu camino que no haya pasado primero por el filtro de su amor.

God Is With Us.

"She will have a son, and she will name him Immanuel."

Isaiah 7:14

God's treatment for insignificance won't lead you to a bar or dating service, a spouse or social club.  God's ultimate cure for the common life takes you to a manger.  The babe of Bethlehem.  Immanuel.  Remember the promise of the angel?  "'The virgin will be pregnant.  She will have a son, an they will name him Immanuel,' which means 'God is with us'"  (Mathew 1:23).

Immanuel.  The name appears in the same Hebrew form as it did two thousand years ago.

"Immanu" means "with us."  "El" refers to Elohim, or God.  Not an "above us God" or a "somewhere in the neighborhood God."  He came as the "with us God."  God is with us.

Not "God is with the rich" or "God is with the religious."  But God is with us.  All of us.  Russians, Germans, Mexicans, Buddhists, Morons, truck drivers and taxi drivers, librarians.  God is with us.

Glimpses of God's Image

"God's breath of life is in my nose."

Job 27:3

"Yes God made all things, and everything continues through him and for him.  To him be the glore forever!" (Romans 11:36).  The breath you just took?  God gave that.  The Blood that just pulsed through your heart?  Credit God.  The light by which you read and the brain with which you process?  He gave both.

Everything comes from hi...and exists for him.  We exist to exhibit God, to display his glory.  we serve as canvases for his brush stroke, papers for his pen, soil for his seeds, glimpses of his image.

from Cure for the Common Life

Each Day Matters

"You have told people...about me."

Acts 23:11

“You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God.”  (1 Peter 2:9)  Let’s spend a lifetime making our heavenly Father proud.  Use your uniqueness to do so.  You exited the womb called.  Don’t see yourself as a product of your parents’ DNA, but rather as a Brand-new idea from heaven.

Make a big deal out of God. Become who you are for Him!  Has he not transferred you from a dull, death destined life to a rich, heaven-bound adventure?  Remember, “You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God” (1 Peter 2:9) and so every day of your life.

With God, every day matters, every person counts.

And that includes you.

God's Priority

"I, the Lord, am you God, who brought, you out of Egypt.  Open your mouth and I will feed you."  Psalm 81:10

"Depend on the Lord; trust Him, and he will take care of you"  (Psalm 37:5).  God is committed to caring for our needs. Paul tells us that a man who won't feed his own family is worse than an unbeliever (1 Timothy 5:8).  How much more will a holy God care for his children?  After all, how can we teach or minister or influence unless we have our basic needs satisfied? Will God enlist us in his army and not provide a commissary?  Of course not.

"I pray that the God of peace will give you every good thing you need so you can do what he wants"  (Hebrews 13:20).  Hasn't that prayer been answered in our life?  We may not have had a feast, but haven't we always had food?  Perhaps there was no banquet, but at least there was bread.  And many times there was a banquet. 

 from The Great House of God

"The Brief Journey of Life"

"Our time on earth is like a shadow" 1 Chronicles 29:15

 He who "lives forever" has placed himself at the head of a band of pilgrims who mutter, "Lord, how long will this go on?" (Psalm 89:46). "How long must I endure this sickness?" "How long must I endure this spouse?" "How long must I endure this paycheck?" Do you really want God to answer? He could, you know. He could answer in terms of the here and now with time increments we know. "Two more years on the illness" "The rest of your life in the marriage." "Ten more years of bills." But he seldom does that. He usually opts to measure the here and now against the there and then. And when you compare this life to that life, this life ain't long.

Pray About Everything

"Call to me in times of trouble. I will save you, and you will honor me." Psalm 50:15 Want to worry less? Than pray more. Rather than look forward in fear, look upward in Faith. This command surprises no one. Regarding prayer, the Bible never blushes. Jesus taught people that "they should always pray and never loose hope" (Luke 18:1) Paul told believers, "Continue praying, keeping alert, and always thanking God" (Colossians 4:2) James declared "Anyone who is having troubles should pray" (James 5:13) Rather than worry about anything, "Pray about everything." Everything, diaper changes and dates? Business meetings and broken bathtubs? Procrastination and prognostications? PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING.

GOD'S STUBBORN LOVE

"My son was dead, but now he is alive again! He was lost, but now he is found." Luke 15:14

Jesus...summarized God's stubborn love with a parable. He told about a teenager who decided that life on the farm was too slow for his tastes. So with a pockets full of inheritance money, he set out to find the big time. What he found instead were hangovers, fair weather friends, and long unemployment lines. When he had had just about enough of the pig's life that he could take, he swallowed his pride, dug his hands deep into his empty pockets,and began the long walk home; all the while rehearsing the speech that he planned to give to his father. He never used it. Just when he got to the top of the hill, his father who had been waiting at the gate, saw him. The boy's words of apology were quickly muffled by the father's words of forgiveness... If you ever wonder how God can use you to make a difference in your world...look in the forgiveness found in those open arms and take courage.

La gloria que es sin igual

Abril 1, 2012

. . . el Señor Jesús. . . me ha enviado que puede recibir la vista. . . -Hechos 9:17



Cuando Pablo recibió la vista, también recibió la visión espiritual en la persona de Jesucristo. Toda su vida y predicación a partir de entonces se consumieron totalmente con nada más que a Jesucristo: "Porque me propuse no saber entre vosotros cosa alguna sino a Jesucristo, ya éste crucificado" ( 1 Corintios 2:2 ). Pablo nunca volvió a permitir cualquier cosa para atraer y retener la atención de su mente y alma, sino el rostro de Jesucristo.

Tenemos que aprender a mantener un alto grado de carácter en nuestras vidas, incluso hasta el nivel que se ha revelado en nuestra visión de Jesucristo.

La característica duradera de un hombre espiritual es la habilidad para entender correctamente el significado de nuestro Señor Jesucristo en su vida, y la capacidad de explicar los propósitos de Dios para los demás. La pasión de hacer caso omiso de su vida es Jesucristo. Cada vez que vea esta cualidad en una persona, la sensación de que él es realmente un hombre conforme al corazón de Dios (ver Hechos 13:22 ).

Nunca permitas que nada te desvie de la visión de Jesucristo. Es la verdadera prueba de si son espirituales o no. Para ser no espiritual significa que otras cosas tienen una fascinación cada vez mayor para usted. Desde que mis ojos han visto a Jesús, me he perdido de vista todo lo demás, tan encadenado la visión de mi espíritu, contemplando al Crucificado.

Isaias 53:5-6

“Él fue traspasado por nuestras rebeliones, y molido por nuestras iniquidades; sobre él recayó el castigo, precio de nuestra *paz, y gracias a sus heridas fuimos sanados. Todos andábamos perdidos, como ovejas; cada uno seguía su propio *camino, pero el Señor hizo recaer sobre él la iniquidad de todos nosotros.” Isaías 53:5-6 NVI

Este versiculo nos hace reconocer que Nuestro Senor pago por nuestros pecados en la cruz. La palabra clave es "pago". Muchas veces decimos que somos salvos por la gracia de Nuestro Senor y decimos que la salvacion fue gratis. Se nos olvida que el pago fue grande para Jesus, que fue inmolado y crucificado por nostros.

El arrepentimiento es lo que lide el Senor por nuestra salvacion y que dejemos que el EspirituSanto tome control de nosotros. Que muramos en la carne y vivamos en el Espiritu. dejemos morir el yo para que el Espiritu Santo viva en nosotros.