12 Sep 2010 Leave a Comment
So… He has confirmed it. He weighs more. And He has quite the sense of humour… I seem to “encounter” that more and more these days… 
The point, as far as I understand it , is, “Trust in Me with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding; in *all* your ways acknowledge Me and I *will* direct your paths.
Duh.
Sometimes the Word is so obvious.
How come we don’t see it??? 
Thank GOD for His Holy Spirit.
It’s so… utterly awesome to be adopted by the Almighty, Magnificent GOD of the Universe… I still can’t wrap my mind around it.
So… the fasting-and-separation thing is… definitely a priority, even though I’m… “busy with school”. Aw mehn.
I must be about my Father’s business.
So… I’m finding out that… as I surrender… the more I believe His Word (over, say, personal experience), the more my life begins to line up with His Word. E.g. I shouldn’t expect Him to use me to heal people if I’m walking in sin (“… Depart from me, you workers of evil…”)
Oh… and in case you’re one of those people who asks questions like, “Does God really speak to people?” Yes. He does. [Duh.] Even when you’re unaware… even through your life’s circumstances… sometimes you only realize it in retrospect. And… He’s funny. Of course, that doesn’t in any way lessen His Holiness and general… Awe-someness.
And He cares. He’s always watching you, listening to your thoughts… He loves you. And He already made the way for you to come to Him… through His precious, beautiful Son… who actually promises that if you love Him, and obey Him, He and the Father will love you, make their home with/in you… and Jesus will manifest His Wonderful Self to you.
Ah. Yes. An insight I got today that I just *have* to share.
I used to wonder why circumcision (of the prepuce) had to be the sign of the Old Covenant. Seriously. I asked Him, Why circumcision?
And this evening, something clicked… thank the Holy Spirit.
I was watching a P4CM Lyricist Lounge video, “Silence is Deadly”. And it began to make sense… well, some of it… not everything…
Next stop: the Word.
“The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” – Luke 6:45, Matthew 12:35.
“So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.” -Matt 7:17 (see 15-23, even 24-27, 28-29)
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”- Proverbs 18:21.
Proverbs 12:14 and 13:15 both talk about the fruit of a man’s mouth. “A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words, and the deeds of a man’s hands will return to him.”
And:
“Circumcise yourselves to the LORD; remove the foreskin of your hearts, O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of the evil of your deeds.” – Jeremiah 4:4
“Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn.”- Deuteronomy 10: 16 (see 12-22)
So, what is your heart? (GOD has one; Genesis 8:21)
“Watch over your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” – Proverbs 4:23
The NAS Concordance defines the Hebrew word as the inner man, will, mind, heart.
In some Bible translations, “mind” and “heart” are somewhat… interchangeable. From the above, and other verses in Proverbs and Psalms… I’d say your heart is… your “emotional centre” (duh), where you meditate, form purposes, intention… you get the point.
Well, whatever your heart is full of, is reproduced, or “birthed”, or brought to fruit(ion) through your mouth. The words of your mouth are fruit of the abundance of your heart. GOD conceived the Universe in His Heart, then made it by speaking it into existence. And human beings made in His image and likeness, do the same thing. When you’re “in tune’ with His heart, you can partner with Him by decreeing His purposes, thus bringing them to fruition.
Psalm 119:11. When your heart is filled with His Word, what comes out? (Prayer… real, effective, answer-guaranteed prayer.)
Deut 11:18(-25)
Selah.
Jesus loves you. He doesn’t just want you to be a slave. He wants you to be a friend (after you learn to obey Him, of course.)
Have a wonderful week.
