Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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.]
 


Sunday, November 18, 2012

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"?

Saturday, November 17, 2012

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.