Honey from the Rock...

I always seem to get a "Verse for the Year" from the Lord...

You know...it is just one of those times ...when you know...the Lord is speaking something directly to you. Psalm 81 is one of those kinds of passages for me in 2015....because...I tend to be...quite rebellious...

The first part of the psalm recounts God’s major work in freeing the nation of Israel from cruel bondage…I can sure relate…my own strongholds of the enemy…were cruel, unkind, hard to bear…and nearly cost me my life…

Then..the passage then takes a turn...and this is what He has been speaking gently...but firmly...to me...this year...

“If only you would have listened to Me…”

“If only…”

“He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you."Psalm 81:16

Face it…most of the time we want Jesus to do…what WE want to do. Like Israel “we walk in our own stubborn counsel.” 

Oh…oh, oh, oh…but we miss out…....on so much. We miss out on the enemy’s defeat in our life, satisfaction, joy, peace, purpose, destiny, vision, and power. No more…

I want the honey from the rock that only He gives…so I ask…
Want to join me right now in fresh and complete surrender to Him?

(p.s. Be sure to take a look at Psalm 81 for yourself!)

photo: Brie Williams

A Plan for Each Day...

Several years ago, when I was seeking the Lord to break areas of addiction in my life, this verse became my theme song. 

"Blessed be the Lord my Rock,
Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle..."
Psalm 144:1

Jesus was calling me to meet with Him every morning and get that day's "battle plan." HE was the One training me to break the enemy's grip on my life and He would never tell me to do something that His Spirit wouldn't enable me to do. 

Many days when I came to the Lord to get that special directive, I'd get the same nudge of the Spirit to do the same thing He had told me to do the day before. The quicker I was to obey and respond...He would move me onto the next step. Little did I know that I was learning to hear His voice daily. Little did I know that the devil was being defeated...by my every advance. It also taught me how to maintain my freedom when absolute freedom came.

Did I not come some mornings? Sure. Did I come and then not listen? Sure. But, did I stop coming even when I bombed out? He never revoked His invitation to meet with Him.

What do you need freedom from? Pornography, gossip, anger, gambling, substance abuse....the list could go on and on. Surely there are many facets to experiencing true freedom in Christ, but getting a daily battle plan from the Lord's heart to yours is probably... the sweetest.

photo: kvtes