Monday, October 27, 2014

There Is The Sunrise

We serve a very personal God. As I write with the predawn dark cloaking my back yard I think on this. When we face challenges we can know that our God rides with us through them and many times carries us through them. He wants to be our friend just as Moses was.

James 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

If we are willing to believe in God and trust Him like Abraham we can also be the friend of God. The closeness that God desires is hard to understand at times. Jesus spoke about this closeness.

John 17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

Clearly Jesus wants to be one with us. That is as close as it gets. That means that He is watching out for us. He is leading us (when we let Him) and He will make sure the day dawns and our lives go on. We can live knowing He will not fail us. He never leaves us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are worthy of our praise and we love You. Let Your kingdom reign in this earth. Send us provision so great that we cannot contain it. Forgive our transgressions. Help us to recall Your ways and Your commandments. Heal us and deliver us today. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.