One quote keeps stirring in my heart. As these craftsmen worked their labor of love, as I work out my labor this very day, may we all hear together that One Thing that a man in a wilderness longs for----"not relief from the misery, although that would be nice, but Hope---Hope of intimacy and Meaning, and Joy forever, in relationship with God." Larry Crabb. It's a man-made tabernacle but God lives there. And He tabernacles today inviting us into a deeper relationship with Him than we had yesterday. May we never stay the same but move on in this wilderness.
COME BOLDLY: Timeless Prayers
God, what are you stirring in our hearts to build in our families, our ministries, our world? Give us Hope this day, right in the midst of this wilderness in which we sit, and help us to take a forward step, to fall forward, and know You are here moving among this day.
PHOTO: Solomon's temple in all of its beauty. Credit: Flickr Commons. University of Oregon Archives. No copyright.
Thank you for all your prayers, Pearls. God is giving me peace, even though it seems our world is falling apart, it isn't because this is exactly where God wants us to be, in this place and at this time. He offers glimmers of His promise to keep me going. I am so in awe of how God sends his people to comfort and to help when things are difficult. I keep praying, praising as I go about the day. I was reminded this morning as I prayed, to just clear my mind and breathe in the awesomeness of God.
ReplyDeleteMike and I were reading in Come Boldly this morning, p. 36, which focuses on coming boldly before the Throne of Grace, the Mercy Seat, where God administers His abundant mercy and grace. (This alone is a miraculous answered prayer) Then, I open the passages for today with Pearls, and God's people are building a miniature representation of heaven, the Tabernacle that points to and centers around God's magnificent mercy. Love His way of pointing out the same things over and over to me to drive home the message I need for this day!
ReplyDeleteLet us rest today at the Mercy Seat where everything that keeps us from Him is melted away, the great curtain of divide is rent from top to bottom all because of Jesus, all because of His mercy and love. He builds His dwelling place within us, that we can know Him to the very center of our souls, that He is abiding deep in the tabernacle of our hearts. Feel the majesty. Feel the peace. Know Him fully in the deepest places. All because of His Mercy and Grace.
Jan, May he continue to reveal Himself and meet you in these tight places, with spacious grace and provision. You testify beautifully to His glory.
ReplyDeleteJan, you and your family remain in my prayers. Pearls, I will be back tomorrow, been a busy few days with mom which caused me to get behind in Bible Study which caused to me fall behind in daily readings. I should be caught up w/ both tonight.
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Jan, you and your family are still in my prayers also. Keep clinging to Him and stay focused on Him. He is faithful.
DeletePraying for you Jan! Love your heart. You hold fast. It's beautiful to see your trust even in the mess. So hard to figure thngs out. So grateful to God for His Protection over you.
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