March 21, 2006
Your words are what sustain me. They bring me great joy and are my heart's delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty.
Jeremiah 15:16 NLT
I will write down these things as a testimony of what the Lord will do. I will entrust it to my disciples, who will pass it down to future generations.
Isaiah 8:16 NLT
For I have stayed in God's paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside. I have not departed from his commands but have treasured his word in my heart.
Job 23:11-12 NLT
Thank you, Lord, for your encouragement last night. You know my heart and knew how I had a difficult night Sunday with things that were said about me that were untrue. You knew how tired I was of playing the same old game with the same old people, when I thought that we had moved past that stage in our lives. Thank you, Lord, for showing me that you have not forgotten your promises. Thank you for redirecting my eyes to Psalm 37 and comforting me with your Word.
Thank you for reminding me not to avenge myself when injustice occurs, but to take my hurt to you and allow you, in your perfect wisdom, to do it for me. You know the hearts of each of us, you know what motivates those who hurt me, I do not. I ask you to help me to continue to forgive them, Lord. As you yourself said, "for they know not what they do."
Thank you, Lord for your confirmation last night in my reading. You knew, Lord, that I had been working on the Mephibosheth page here, and had recorded your comparison of my life to that Old Testament man. You knew I had used the word "lame" in this recorded comparison. You know I had written down my revelation to you regarding the ugliness of sin and its comparison to a rotting corpse. And you knew what had happened Sunday.
In my reading last night, you directed my eyes to the following Scriptures. You spoke to my heart and told me to expect three confirmations from you within my reading that night. At first I saw two, which blew my mind (how awesome You are!), but you reminded me that there was a third. Nearing the end of my reading, I was running out of text. But you had the grand finale of them all with Psalm 109:1-5.
Someday even you that are lame
will take everything you want
from your enemies.
The Lord will forgive your sins,
and none of you will say,
"I feel sick."
Isaiah 33:23-24
The Lord is terribly angry
with the nations;
he has condemned them
to be slaughtered.
Their dead bodies will be left to rot and stink.
Isaiah 34:2-3
I praise you, God!
Don't keep silent.
Destructive and deceitful lies
are told about me,
and hateful things are said for no reason.
I had pity and prayed
for my enemies,
but their words to me were harsh and cruel.
For being friendly and kind,
they paid me back
with meanness and hatred.
Psalm 109:1-5
Father, I thank you that you remember insignificant me, that you never leave me, that you always keep your promises. I thank you that you let me know in ways like this that you see everything, and that by following your commands, I am not restraining myself in vain, but that you are in control, and you will take care of everything. I thank you, also, that you have made me receptive to your Spirit in this way, and that my eyes are open to see you and my ears are open to the word you speak in my spirit.
I praise your Holy Name.
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