THE PURSUIT

Remember back in the day and even now those car chases in which the suspect is running from the police and law enforcement  in hopes of getting away with whatever he /she is accused of doing. Television people have made shows out of these chases that keep viewers tuned in causing ratings to be so high that their popularity  made many of them #1 shows. I use to like to watch World's wildest Police chases. Remember that one? Then of course Cops was always good for a chase or two each show. How about the all out live T.V. helicopter pursuit as the ground police chased along the interstate/ highway/freeway. We could watch as the hot pursuit was broadcast on live news. Didn't they all end the same? The suspect usually got caught and/or surrendered or his tires were shredded or he ran out of gas or something along those lines. Rarely did the suspect ever get away. I began to have a talk  with our Heavenly Father about this word Pursuit. Can you believe these shows came into the mix, as He lovingly tells me that at times He chases us and at other times we chase Him. His love for us causes Him to run after us  as we  wonder away from Him. His will is for not one to perish  and live in darkness but come into the marvelous light .The Scriptures tell us that Jesus  left the 99 sheep and went after that 1 that wondered away from Him and lovingly brought it back. At some point in my life, that was probably me who wondered away and  He came for. Thank you Jesus! That must be one of the many instances when He chases after us, unwilling that any should fall away. Our Pursuit comes as we seek The Kingdom Of God, through loving Him with all of our heart, mind, soul and body, as Jesus commanded. That means He is first, all else will be ordered by His Leading as we yield to His Will. Many things will try to hinder our Pursuit of God, that is why the Love Letter tell us in Hebrews 12: 1... to throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles us,and let us run with perserverance the race marked out for us. Seek out what is the thing in your life that is preventing you from Pursuing God with all of your being. Once I discovered the amazing Love God has for me, I began to really live and I realized that the Light side is clearer than the darkness. When Isaiah 60:1 happened to me, among the many things this Light that is speaking into my heart tells me is that there is a Destiny for me and if I seek Him, or shall I say go into "hot Pursuit" for this intimate relationship with The Creator, there is where I will learn the plan and Destiny He has marked out for me. Jeremiah 29:11-14 tells me about the plans and how Himself will be found by me when I seek(Pursue) Him. He said He would hear me  when I call and that He will answer when I pray. All that can come from Our Loving Heavenly Father when we seek Him with all of our being. I want that. My Desire for Him is so deep. What can I liken it to? Passion!! My human limitations prevent me from adequately describing this intimacy with the Creator of everything. When God is in charge of my life things flow, when I take charge all hell breaks loose. What about you? What things prevent you from being caught by The Chaser?  What things are preventing you from The Pursuit? Seeking Him with all you are. Don't run anymore. You will eventually be caught, cause The Love of God is powerful and it calls for you. Listen. Shhhh. Can you hear Him?  Shhh.  Listen. Quiet yourself.  Shhh.              I love you!   
Revelation 3:20.

I Love You !!

I love you!!!! Have you heard these wonderful words before somewhere in your lifetime? Of course you have. Whether it is your child(ren) telling them to you, or your loving spouse vowing them before, during and after your marriage. Perhaps it was an intended relationship that never quite made it, or a relative said them to you or vice versa. Somewhere in your life you have heard "I love you". For this posting I would like to say, I love you and God Loves you. But for the purpose of revealed knowledge, let's focus on the "God loves you" portion of the last statement. God's love is so deep it has it's own titled category and that is: Agape. Agape Love, or the God kind of love is that deep, passionate, intimate, heart ravishing love that caused Him to send His only begotten Son into this earth to pay a price that only His blood could pay. It was settled with that payment. The Holy Scriptures talks about a covenant of love (peace) that can never be removed. (Isaiah54:10.) God cannot stop Loving you, it is impossible for that to happen. The Love letter tells us that nothing can seperate us from His Love cause He sees Christ and His blood that bought us redemption when He looks upon us.(Romans8:37-39.) God sees a people He loves so much that He calls us His Beloved and commands His Love towards us, all this while we were sinners still.(Romans5:8.) His Love is so consuming that He promises to never leave you or forsake you.(Hebrews 13:5-6.) I care about that part the most when I am dealing with a challenge
or a struggle that steals time from my Love. How about You? Not that we love God, but that He loves us and His love is manifested towards us in that He sent His Son.(1John4:9-10.) This Anointed Word of God manifested Himself in the flesh and walked among us, (John 1:14 )cause of the Love God set upon us. (Psalms 91:14.) His Mercy is so rich for us because of this Great Love He has for us that is difficult to comprehend how deep, wide, long and high it is, it passeth knowledge.(Ephesians2:4),(Ephesians 3:18-19.) Back in the day The Bee Gees use to have a song entitled "How deep is your love?"Remember that song? It was sweet. One line from the song went something like: How deep is your love, I really need to know. Can we really know How deep God's love is for us? We really need to know, don't you think? This is an attempt to come close to a human understanding of that question. The Loving Scriptures tell me so many things about our God. They speak about Himself living among us taking delight in us with gladness and with His love He will calm all fears.(Zephaniah3:17nlt.) Isn't that great news in this fear-soaked world we reside in? My heart leaps in my chest as I delve into this Living Word and find the promises my Loving Heavenly Father promised before the foundations were laid and before I was placed inside mama's belly.(Jeremiah1:5.) Yes, I love you. But God so loved this world that He sent an Indescribable Gift into it that whosoever (you are included in that word if you so choose) believeth in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting (that's eternal for all deep people) life.(2Corinthians9:15),(John3:16.) Search the Living Word of God and allow it to minister Our Heavenly Father's Love to your heart and be Blessed by It. It was given to us to help us live here, cause Jesus said it will be a time of trials and tribulations. We can cheer up and saturate ourselves in this Living Word and bathe in it's rich treasures of Agape Love. Remember it was made flesh and dwelt among us.(John1:14.) God loves you!!! (1Corinthians13.) I love you!!

How He Loves Me

It only takes a few seconds, maybe a minute, after hearing something that can change things, to realize that God loves me, have no fear. I really did have to let that sink in for a while before I began to talk back to myself and say that your Father in Heaven loves you and He has promises in His Word that are for you. Fear tried to get it's grip around me, and there wasn't another person around me at the time that could speak faith into me, or pray with me, so I had to be my own minister of faith. Sometimes we have to do that when our man or woman of God, pastor, faith-prayer partner, or whoever is unavailable. That is where I found myself recently. I had just heard something that will change a very comfortable, settled, peaceful situation into a different situation that could throw things way off. I did cry a bit cause I guess for no other reason than I am a girl and at times we cry over things, I guess. Then as the day continued on I began to hear the Word come up in my spiritman and out of my mouth, things such as "fear not", "I will never leave you or forsake you, " all things work together for the good to those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose," " Have faith in God", "trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thy own understanding". Great is His Mercy towards me. These words came out of me like a river that flows continueously. I could hear God saying to me "Look at all that I have brought you through, I shall not leave you". I decided to attack this situation with the Word of God. That is my weapon of choice, the Sword of the Spirit. I will need to trust God in this circumstance more than I have ever before . So I started thinking about How much He loves me. His Word tells me that He commanded His love towards me while I was still a sinner, by sending Christ to die for me. I trust you Lord! His Word speaks to my heart telling me that nothing can ever seperate His love from me. I trust you Lord! The Living Scriptures say loudly that God's Mercy endures forever and that His Grace is for eternity. I trust you Lord! His love never ends, it is patient and kind and bears all things and believes all things. As I walk through valleys, He promised to never leave me, that He will comfort me. He is my Rock, the fortress I will run into and take shelter in as this storm passes. And it will pass. Job said to God "I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted." (Job 42:2 nlt). So as one of my favorite singers ( Donnie McClurkin) says in his song about trusting God : In the labirinth of my heart, I will trust God, come what may. For me there is no alternative at all cause I made a choice many years ago to walk by faith and that means in the difficult times as well. It is easy to walk by faith when all is well. For this challenge I may stay on my knees longer, I might cry again (the girl thing), I WILL be talking this over with God again and again and asking what do I do next Lord? (cause I don't have the answer, but He does) and whatever else my heart tries to attempt. But I will trust God in all this cause I know How He Loves Me!!! Romans 5:8.