(of Jesus) "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion—to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified. They shall build up the ancient ruins; they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations." - Isaiah 61:1-4, of Jesus

8.22.2014

A Prayer of Resignation and Hope before a Relentless God

For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel,
“In repentance (or returning) and rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” - Isaiah 30:15

 God, I am so prideful.  I have been prideful, judgmental, protective, and entitled.  You invite me to rest and repentance...to TRUST.  To belief in Your promises...in Your faithfulness.

-- Thank you -- Thank you -- Thank you -- Thank you --

Thank You that You do not follow me and my will and my whims and my emotions.  Thank you Jesus for being relentless about Your way and about giving me more of You through any and all means possible.  Thank you Jesus for having Your eternal vision and Your deeper plan.  Thank You for Your response to the depths of my soul, the deep longings for You, for justice, for unity, and (here comes the whopper) the longing to be able to love as You have called me to over and over to in Your Word and to receive the love You have for us in You and others.  This is to Your GLORY and it is displayed in unimaginable, un-plannable, mysterious ways.  May our hearts tremble and rest as we experience Your presence and are before You.
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2 comments:

  1. LaurenAugust 22, 2014 at 11:18 PM

    Wow, friend. I spent today preparing for a speaking thingy tomorrow. And after much prayer and study God kept prompting me to speak about a particular experience of a particular verse he gave me. So now tonight before I went to bed I decided to check your blog. And, wonder of wonders, you are writing today about the very verse I am sharing from tomorrow. What a good, reassuring, wonder-ful God we have!! I am thankful for you and your blog and how God uses it to speak to me. Goodnight.

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  2. KristySeptember 2, 2014 at 9:17 AM

    This is pretty incredible, Lauren. Thanks for sharing.
    Been thinking a lot about Psalm 144 since you shared it too - among about 5 million other things as per usual! ;-)

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