3/22/20
Luke 24:32 “Did not our
hearts burn within us?”
Today, Chambers talks
about keeping our hearts burning for Jesus no matter what we are going though.
He encourages us to guard ourselves from acting on emotion, unless that emotion
is “kindled by the Spirit of God.” We are often so easily swayed by our
emotions. In the climate of our world right now, the overwhelming emotions are
fear and panic, but if we let these rule the day, we will not win the battle.
We need to lift these feelings up to God and ask for His peace. Now is the time
for believers to show the world that we truly believe in a Sovereign God.
Chambers says, “When
God gives a vision, transact business on that line, no matter what the cost.”
This statement was an important one for me today. As I have mentioned before, I
have clinical OCD that presents itself in many ways, one of which is a contact
germ phobia. Honestly, this Covid-19 outbreak could have stopped me right in my
tracks when it began, but God has helped me through. I have been fortunate that
my family was able to stay home, until today. We needed to get some
groceries to be able to continue our “shelter in place” mode, and that job fell
to me. Thankfully, there were only a few people in the store when I arrived. I
will not share what my preparations looked like or any of the other crazy details;
all I need to say is I survived the journey. It did take A LOT out of me,
however.
I momentarily wanted to
excuse myself from writing this post today. After all, God would understand my
battle and the exhaustion that I now feel…and then I read Chambers’ words. God
gave me the vision to write here every day, and I had to “transact business” no
matter how bedraggled I felt. I could not let that emotion win out, I HAD TO
obey my Lord.
So in these times of
great trial, I encourage you all to keep your hearts burning for Jesus. We must
honor the vision no matter the cost.
For such a time as
this. 2 Chronicles 7:14
“If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and
seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and
will forgive their sins and will heal their land.”
May God have mercy on us all.
Broken Hallelujah – The Afters
1 comment:
I love reading your thoughts here. Your insights into the Human condition and spiritual needs is remarkable. I pray you and your loved ones stay safe in these troubled times. I will be praying for you always.
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