Done

In Hebrews 7 the preacher talks about high priests of old, and THE high priest (Christ) who offered himself as a sacrifice for our sins.  It’s important to note that in Hebrews 7:27 he writes,

“…this He (Jesus) did once for all when He offered up Himself.”

What was done on the cross cannot be undone.

Holy

Hebrews 9:12

“He (Christ) entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.”

As you spend time with this scripture, consider what “holy” means to you.

Know that heaven is now and not yet.

Now, consider what eternal redemption looks like.  Do you consider (today) that you have been eternally redeemed?  Why or why not?

Pause

You heard Christ speak His last words:

"Father, into your hands I commit my Spirit."

Spend time today - pause - commit yourself into God's hands.

Christ's Love

Christ's love has moved me…His love has the first and last word in everything we do.

 2 Cor 5:14 The Message


Let Christ's love flow through you and spill out on others!

Do Nothing

Do you ever ask, "what do you want me to do God?" or "where are you, God?"

Those are questions people ask me as a spiritual director.  They are questions I myself have asked.  There are times we feel alone and don't know how to proceed. 

This may sound a little strange, but most of the time God is waiting on us.  What? 
Yea, He is waiting on us to come to Him and wait - sit and wait.

Psalm 46:1 says "be still and know I am God."

Often the best way to "hear" God is to be silent and wait. 

In other words, do nothing. 

Can you do nothing? 

Try it.

nothing.

Be still.

Humility

I Peter 5:6 says, "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God"...

Humility means we let God be "the driver" and we give up control.

In the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus did just that when He said, "not my will but..yours".

Can we do less?

Thanks for Listening

In John 11 just prior to Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, he prayed and in the Message version, one of the things Jesus said was:  “Father, I'm grateful that you have listened to me.”

It reminded me of one of my children saying, “thanks for listening, Mom”.  Even though I love to talk with them and listen, it always meant a lot when they made a point of saying, “thanks for listening”.

Today, spend some time with God being grateful that He is listening.