The Overshadowing of God’s Personal Deliverance | My Utmost For His Highest

The Overshadowing of God’s Personal Deliverance | My Utmost For His Highest:

"If you try to guard it yourself, you remove yourself from My deliverance.” Even the most devout among us become atheistic in this regard— we do not believe Him. We put our common sense on the throne and then attach God’s name to it. We do lean to our own understanding, instead of trusting God with all our hearts (see Proverbs 3:5-6)."

Being a good steward of what God has given us is far different than what we make it when we start hanging on to it wrongly. This is exactly what happens when the accuser get us to start thinking personally about what God entrusts us to care for. "Our" family, money, property, possessions and everything we are comes from only one source, God. As such, it is all HIS, not mine and not yours. How can we make any claim to what doesn't belong to us?

Our salvation is from God and can only be delivered by God! Although you may agree with that statement, are you really giving credit and honor to the ONE who is deserving? What "thing" are you hanging onto, claiming ownership?

Father, help us to cling to You and You alone. Respecting what we have as Yours, being entrusted with Your possessions for a time. Help us to make the best proper use of all You give us, that in the end You and only You will be glorified in our purpose. In Christ's precious name we pray.

Be BLESSED Always!!!

Are You Obsessed by Something? | My Utmost For His Highest

Are You Obsessed by Something? | My Utmost For His Highest:

"If we are obsessed by God, nothing else can get into our lives— not concerns, nor tribulation, nor worries. And now we understand why our Lord so emphasized the sin of worrying. How can we dare to be so absolutely unbelieving when God totally surrounds us? To be obsessed by God is to have an effective barricade against all the assaults of the enemy."

Obsessed is a word that many today are uncomfortable with and yet it is a very accurate description of everyone and where we are today in life. We tend very easily to be focused all the time on one thing or another and yet we would say we're not obsessed.

I believe we should all seek to be totally consumed and obsessed with God. HE is passionate about us and deserves nothing less than our passion in return. Call it obsession, passion, being sold out, zealot, or radical..... it doesn't matter the word, just give it all to God in total release!

This is my desire and goal. Will you join me and see the hand of God move in our lives like never before? Not because we seek His favor or blessings, but because we seek HIM and only HIM!!!

Be Blessed Always.

A Very Present Help

"Why standest thou afar off, O Lord?" (Psalm 10:1.)

 

God is "a very present help in trouble." But He permits trouble to pursue us, as though He were indifferent to its overwhelming pressure, that we may be brought to the end of ourselves, and led to discover the treasure of darkness, the unmeasurable gains of tribulation. We may be sure that He who permits the suffering is with us in it. It may be that we shall see Him only when the trial is passing; but we must dare to believe that He never leaves the crucible. Our eyes are holden; and we cannot behold Him whom our soul loveth. It is dark--the bandages blind us so that we cannot see the form of our High Priest; but He is there, deeply touched. Let us not rely on feeling, but on faith in His unswerving fidelity; and though we see Him not, let us talk to Him. Directly we begin to speak to Jesus, as being literally present, though His presence is veiled, there comes an answering voice which shows that He is in the shadow, keeping watch upon His own. Your Father is as near when you journey through the dark tunnel as when under the open heaven!

 

--Daily Devotional Commentary

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"What though the path be all unknown?

What though the way be drear?

Its shades I traverse not alone

When steps of Thine are near."