Psalm 68 – This hymn of praise is a testament to the God of
Reversals. God frees the captive and banishes the rebellious. (PROVISION AND
PROTECTION) This becomes the basis of gratitude for a people who realize, WHEN
LIFE SEEMS UNJUST, GOD IS NOT THROUGH WITH US OR THE WORLD.
Psalm 72 – Describes a just king that reigns long when he
keeps his FOCUS ON JUSTICE: PROVISION AND PROTECTION FOR THE NEEDY.
Genesis 28:10-22 – Jacob’s dream of angels who are sent to us
by God TO PROVIDE AND PROTECT; TO CORRECT INJUSTICES
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Tanica Campbell sings "Surely the Presence of the Lord is in this Place" on 3ABN TV.
Hebrews 11:13-22 – Noah, Abraham, Moses, the martyrs, and
Jesus have a common faith and a common commitment to act in accordance with what
God will do in the future. THEIR FAITH AND COMMITMENT CAN BE OURS. It is a
faith so great it gives courage to embrace hardship and strong opposition for
the sake of securing god’s promises to provide and protect.
John 10:7-17 – Jesus says I am the gate and I am the good
shepherd. HE IS GOD’S PROMISE OF PROVISION AND PROTECTION. This is the Good
News: I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly: A DIVINE
CORRECTION OF ALL INJUSTICES
EL SHADDAI, GOD OF JUSTICE, GOD OF PROVISION AND PROTECTION,
HELP ME TO BE YOUR HANDS AND FEET AND VOICE IN THIS WORLD.
AS I SIT IN MY RECLINER, LEAD ME TO PRAYER THAT FOCUSES ON YOUR WORK,. GIVE ME COURAGE TO WALK IN HARDSHIP. GIVE ME COMMITMENT TO FACE STRONG OPPOSITION.
I KNOW YOU ARE THE GOD OF REVERSALS. YOU TAKE DARKNESS AND MAKE LIGHT. YOU MAKE RIGHT WHAT IS WRONG. YOU MOVE THROUGH HARDSHIP AND OPPOSITION TO PROVIDE AND PROTECT.
HELP ME SET ASIDE THE THINGS THAT BIND ME. LET ME IGNORE MY PAIN. REMIND ME THAT YOU ARE NOT THROUGH WITH ME. HELP ME FIND THE STAMINA THAT, LIKE MANNA, IS SUFFICIENT FOR MY DAILY NEEDS.
WHAT A JOYFUL MOMENT WHEN MY GRATITUDE IS BASED:
NOT ON WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THE LIVES OF YOUR UNCOMMON HEROES,
NOT ON HOW I FEEL NOW,
NOT IN REACTION TO HOW UNFAIR LIFE IS,
NOT IN DWELLING ON YESTERDAY
BUT LET MY GRATITUTDE BE IN RESPONSE TO WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THE LIVES OF ALL THOSE WHO NEED YOUR PROVISION AND PROTECTION.
HELP ME SEE INJUSTICE.
HELP ME BE PROVISION AND PROTECTION.
HELP ME HEAR SALVATION.
HELP ME SPEAK LOVE.
SO BE IT. AMEN
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The full video of "Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God" with "Gabriel's Oboe" from The Mission,
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Today, I feel physically and emotionally weak. I feel mentally and spiritually foggy. I didn't sleep much. The anxiety and panic has been draining, like a tornado trying to get out from the inside. I, the elephant matriarch, told my mother she shouldn't come visit.
Sinus infections, bronchitis, sore throats, and even pneumonia. Everyone is, was or will be sick before the first of the year. The Mayan Calendar did NOT predict that. Little sleep, lots of prayer.
I don't have to be strong because God is my ROCK - solid, steadfast protection against the vulnerability of pain, anxiety, fogginess and hard decisions.
Praise God, the storm on my insides is not nearly as strong as God's violent theophany. He, as a violent thunderstorm, leaves me in a place of stillness where I can be sure HE IS. Even when I am in turmoil, his grace is sufficient. He has loved me and freed me.
In my weakness and fear, my panic and anxiety Christ invites me to draw near. He invites me to drink Living Water. He invites me to cling to the Holy Spirit. He invites me to invite others to dip into the rush, the healing and the protection of River of blood.
For Christ is the culmination of God's purposes and activities since before the beginning of time. Even our ability to HAVE faith is a result of God's grace - God's presence in our lives and hearts, enabling us to believe in the redemptive power of Christ's passion.
Dear God, thank you. I love you, O Lord, my strength. So, as David, I pledge myself to you, for you have saved me from my enemies. Thank you for reminders that you will treat me as I treat others. And so, like Isaiah I remain confident that that You are the source of salvation that transcends you anger. So, like the prophet I can sing of trust in your salvation as a source of hope when my emotions, my body, my mind, and my spirit betray me. May my trust in you cause me to read or hear and obey your word. Thank you for your grace that allows me to believe. May your presence in my life and heart encourage me to believe in the redemptive power of the blood of Christ. Remind me of my commission to share your love and to reveal to others the convergence of texts revealing Jesus as the culmination of your purposes and activities. In the power of the Trinity: Ancient of Days, King of Kings, and the Wind of the Word, may I encourage others to drink the Living Water. Amen.
