It seems that I never read a
passage, in God’s Word, where I don’t get excited anymore. Sometimes the words
leap off the pages at me, and other times, they come to life before my eyes. It
never used to be that way. I will assume that it is simply another added
blessing, from Holy Spirit.
I am going to share with you,
a shameful event, from my past life. I never gave Holy Spirit the time of day.
I simply could not relate to Him, in the manner, that I should have. I believe
in Him, and I knew that He was there. In my prayer often times I would
apologize to Him, for not saying anything to Him. I know that this sounds
crazy, but there might be somebody out there reading this, that has the same
issue.
If you do, then I am going to
tell you what I did, before I move on. I had to purposefully call on the name
of Holy Spirit, in the same manner that I called on Father, and Jesus, in the
beginning. I have come to realize, that nothing about being a Christian happens
by accident. Every move that we make has to be on purpose, and for it to be on
purpose it has to have meaning.
Now, if you just buzzed right
past, that humongous truth, that I just stated, I will repeat it again. . “I have come to
realize, that nothing about being a Christian happens by accident. Every move
that we make has to be on purpose, and for it to be on purpose it has to have
meaning.” If the readers can get ahold
of that, then it will save a good bit of frustration. Even though, I said these
words, the same effect will apply to me!!
In the book of Isaiah, there
is a verse, which makes it possible for me to relate, to the Prophet Isaiah.
Sometimes I use the commentaries, of the Theologians to make a point, and often
times their “deeper meaning” gets in my way. In this verse, they are not all
that far off my attraction. They take what he is saying figuratively, and I am
talking it literally.
Isaiah 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am
undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of
a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
I would imagine the first
time, which I laid my eyes on God, that I would have the same reaction, whether
I could speak or not. Woe is me, because I am undone!! The part that makes me
relate to Isaiah is the fact, that he has unclean lips, and he lives among
people, of unclean lips.
I personally live downtown, in
the inner city, of a heathen nation, here in Jacksonville. Almost everywhere
that I go, there are folks spouting derogatory words off, in a machine gun
fashion. Although, my potty mouth has come a long way, I still can get right
with them, if I am not paying attention. (Remember purposeful) I also live in one of the rougher
neighborhoods in this city. It is not uncommon to hear people cussing each
other, from the distance of a block apart.
I am not making any excuse,
for my loose lips at times. I am a work still in progress. Jesus has really
been good to me, and I have come a long way. That is another extra from having
a relationship with Holy Spirit. I have grown very sensitive to His voice as He
guides me into the truth, so I can be more like Jesus. I know that it is the
will of Father, for all His children to be just like Jesus.
Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did
predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be
the firstborn among many brethren.
Have you come far enough, in
your Christian walk, which you can get a good grasp on God’s plan, from start
to finish? What I am asking is, can
you see how involved, that God is with making sure, that we don’t fail in our
part, of this relationship? Creator, Redeemer,
and Guide, all in One!! Ain’t God
awesome?
….Much Love
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