The Rock Jesus

They drank from the spiritual rock that traveled with them and that rock was Jesus.

I Corinthians 10:4

DOES HE?

DOES GOD LOVE YOU?

If you were asked, "Does God love you?" What would your answer be?

Stop a minute, please, and think about your answer….

Each of us have had different life experiences. Some lives have been sunny, some have been stormy. Most of us have had a mixture of sun and storm.

Yet, either way, can we declare with a certainty: GOD LOVES ME! I KNOW IT!

Isn't it good to know that God doesn't just TELL us He loves us with flowery, flattering words? He gets right in the trenches with and and walks with us through the difficulties…or in the sunshine.

The trenches? I'm sure you know them - the day you are diagnosed with cancer. The day the job dried up and was gone. The day you didn't know where the money would come from just to live life. The day of the miscarriage. The day your husband walked away. The day your child was in a life threatening accident.

Yes, each of us know the trenches. Yet can we declare:

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for THOU art with me." Psalm 23:4

God did not promise us a life filled with only flowers . He KNEW that life here in this garden of reality, would be filled also with thorns and weeds. He never said, "I love you, so nothing difficult will happen to you." Being in this sin-sick world guarantees us difficulties. Yet God promises to be WITH us in the midst of it all. His love is showered on us each step of the way - to guide us to the other side (YES, there is the other side) and to empower us to keep going until we reach it.

My prayer for us is this:

…that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have power to comprehend what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge…. Ephesians 17 & 18.

'Reflections of God's Glory' copyright 2011 by Dawn Ulmer deu49097@yahoo.com

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Love God

But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.

I Corinthians 8:3

Joy

The joy of the Lord is your strength.

Nehemiah 7:10

Summer & Winter

You set the boundaries of the earth, and You made both summer and winter.

Psalm 74:17

A Friend

The Lord is a friend to those who fear Him.

Psalm 25:14

POWER FULL?

POWER FULL?

If you own a camera, do you take full advantage of all of its features? If you use a sewing machine, do you take time to learn to use its capabilities? How about your computer - do you explore the various applications so you can use them to the fullest? When you take an antibiotic, do you take it to irradiate the germs totally?

Most of us don't realize the benefits, features, capabilities and power available to us - not only in our physical world but in the vast spiritual world where God is God.

Just as using cameras, phones and computers requires that we must discover and avail ourselves of what is offered, we need to discover and avail ourselves of what God Himself offers us: eternal life, wisdom to walk the path He has given us, discernment along the way, knowledge, love for ourselves and for the unlovable, peace in times of chaos, joy which can be deep inside no matter the circumstances, His kindness when we most need it, His goodness in a world full of things which don't look so good, His gentleness when the world is rough on us and His self control when all in our lives seem out of control. He wants us to be full of power - His power.

I was reminded of this concept of being POWER FULL as I was taking an antibiotic for an abscessed tooth this past week. The antibiotic should have been powerful enough to kill the germs to promote healing. However, as days went by, it was apparent that is wasn't working…. The dentist discovered that a weak dosage of antibiotic had been prescribed, thus causing extended suffering and little healing. If I had been able to avail myself of ALL of the power needed, there would have been a different outcome. Instead, I limped along, struggling.

How do we discover and take full advantage of what God offers us? It's as simple as asking Him for what we need. It is simply crying out for His help.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, He delivered them from their distress.

Psalm 107: 6, 13, 19, 28 (Please read all of 107)

May I encourage you to study, discover and take full advantage of ALL God wants to offer you for this walk on earth. He did not intend that we should limp along but that we should allow His holy, victorious life to be lived out within and through us. Let's be POWER FULL!

Heavenly Father….HELP…in Jesus' Name. Amen.

'Reflections of God's Glory' copyright 2011 by Dawn Ulmer deu49097@yahoo.com