Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The Invitation.

[First I want to apologize for posting so late.]

----Meditation----
Amos 5:15,24
Micah 6:8

----From the Secret Place----

I just want to take a minute to really look at the verse we have been looking at --Amos 5:15-- and Just how the LORD has blessings for those who fit this description, and also that which is in Micah 6:8. I feel like the LORD is specifically looking for people who live according to His Word, and to His commands, and He makes it clear that those who walk in His ways are blessed. The way to blessedness is really clearly seen in Matthew 5-7, but I think that all of the scriptures that direct us in justice, and righteousness, and His goodness, are also ways to blessedness.

As I think about establishing justice, I kinda think about how I don't really do too good of a job at it. I feel very charged to begin to do something about it, I don't want to be one who thinks I know everything there is to know, when really I don't.

I think God is calling me to deeper levels of His heart(I think He is calling all of His people to deeper levels of His heart), and I feel like establishing justice is one great way to get there. I also know that when we pray, and when we cry out, and I mean really get on our faces and cry out, He send the rain, He lets justice roll down like a mighty river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream(Amos 5:24). I believe that, that is on His heart.
Think about that, He is calling us to deeper levels-higher levels you could say, but the way to get there is to go low, to walk in humility, and to take up our crosses. We have to cast down all of our idols, all of the things that hinder love.

He is raising up people after His heart, who are in love with Him, who are passionately seeking Him, and He is raising them up, to cry out, and to be a voice, and to unrelentlessly pursue Him. Those are the people who will establish justice, and those are His Bride who continually cries out for His returning. I want to be one of the few who accept this personal invitation to know Him better-because that is truly what it is.

So I want to challenge you to stand up, and be one of the few who do what is on His heart. Be one of the few doers of the Word. I want to encourage you, the LORD is inviting you to the depths of His heart, and He wants you to partner with Him in what is on His heart. Will you be one to deny your flesh and pick up your cross? This same invitation that I believe He is laying before you, He is laying it before me, and the King of Glory is waiting for us to be people who hands down throw ourselves at His feet. He is wanting a people who love Him with all of their heart. This is my conviction. How can I go on with my life without looking to the One who gave all of Himself BECAUSE He loves me. How can I continue living without giving myself as He gave Himself.

I have to give myself as He gave Himself. He gave all for love.
For you, and for me.
We are truly blessed, and do not even understand the intensity of that.


Let's join together in unity! and let's do justly! Let us take up our cross, and put on Christ Jesus!

Let's get into His Word and give Him our long hours.


----Intercession----
Jesus, thank you so much for all you do for us, LORD I just want to lift up all of those who are reading this and I just want to ask you Father to give us more of yourself, I pray that we would be people who lay down all we are for love, and I ask you to raise up people who are given to you, people who love you. Jesus You are SOO GREAT! You are SO WONDERFUL! You are AWESOME, and MIGHTY.
We love you!
In Jesus' Name. Amen.


Blessings!
Kasey

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