Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.Where there is hatred, let me sow love.Where there is injury, pardon.Where there is doubt, faith.Where there is despair, hope.Where there is darkness, light.Where there is sadness, joy.O Divine Master,grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;to be understood, as to understand;to be loved, as to love.For it is in giving that we receive.It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.Amen. -St Francis of Assisi
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And He said, "My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest." Exodus 32:14
Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me; for I AM meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. I AM the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will not leave you, nor forsake you, I will go with you all the way, even to the end of the world. I AM your strong tower, your shield and buckler. I AM a present help in time of trouble. I AM the good shepherd in whom you shall not want any thing. I make you lie down in green pastures and I lead you beside the still waters. I restore your soul and I lead you in the paths of righteousness for My Name's sake. Though you walk through the valley of the shadow of death, you will fear no evil: for I AM with you; My rod and My staff comfort you. I prepare a table for you in the presence of your enemies: I anoint your head with oil and your cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life and you will dwell in My house for ever. I came that you might have life and have it more abundantly. I AM the author and finisher of your faith. I AM the way, the truth and the life and no man comes unto the Father but by Me. I AM the high priest who is touched by the feelings of your infirmities. I AM at the right side of the Father making intercession for you. I, even I, AM the Lord; and beside Me there is no saviour. I was wounded for your transgressions, I was bruised for your iniquities: the chastisement of your peace was upon Me and with My stripes you are healed. I made My grave with the wicked, and with the rich in My death. I had done no violence, neither was any deceit in My mouth. I was tempted at all points like you, yet without sin. I arose on the third day, triumphant over death, Hell and the grave. I came not to condemn you, but to give you life in Me. Where My Spirit is, there is liberty. Whoever I set free, is free indeed. I Am the Vine and you are the branches. I AM Love. I AM Joy. I AM Peace. I AM Longsuffering. I AM Gentleness. I AM Goodness. I AM Faith. I AM Meekness. I AM Temperance. I AM ALL that you need. Will you come unto Me? Will you come into My presence? Will you seek My face, while I may be found? Worship ME only. I am King of kings and Lord of lords, dwelling in unapproachable Light. I am taking care of you! I am not only committed to caring for you, but I am also absolutely capable of doing so. Rest in ME, my weary one, for this is a form of worship. Though self-flagellation has gone out o style, many of My children drive themselves like racehorses. They whip themselves into action, ignoring how exhausted they are. They forget that I am sovereign and that My ways are higher than theirs. Underneath their driven service, they may secretly resent ME as a harsh taskmaster. Their worship of ME is lukewarm, because I am no longer their First Love. My invitation never changes: Come to ME, all who are weary, and I will give you rest. Worship ME by resting peacefully in My Presence. Which God will bring about in his own time- God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To Him be honor an might forever. Amen. 1 Timothy 6:15-16 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9 " Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love." Revelation 2:4 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 -Jesus Calling, Sarah Young |
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