he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter
Before I Wake #2
…He was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearer is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. Isaiah 53 verse 7
In willing obedience and perfect submission, he finished the work that the Father gave him to do.
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered. Hebrews 5 verse 8.
Yet To Be # 272
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Proverbs 3 verse 24
I grow weary.
Fatigue seeps deep into my bones while my eyes threaten to close.
The day is long and the night is longer still yet I hold my breath and wait for sleep to shroud me into quiet oblivion.
I am safe cocooned in the confidence of God’s promise to stay with me.
Yet To Be# 271
Great peace have they which love thy law and nothing shall offend them. Psalm 119 verse 165
There is no peace when we are surrounded by strife, poverty, and violence.
To have a little solace in our private space is something elusive.
If we cannot have it we decide to create our own brand of comfort and race toward that ultimate goal.
Hooked on the rush of the moment, that sense of euphoria we run the mill like rats on a wheel moving over and over again until we tear off the routine, the same old, same old when things grow stale or we become too weary to go on.
Unaccommodated, stripped of all the trappings of society left alone with the nakedness of our emotions, we are now ready.
Ready to enter into a place of quietness where God is our focus.
In his presence, there is no censor, no criticism.
We learn of true peace.
We learn there is rest and we delight in his word.
Yet To Be # 270
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear what can man do unto me? Psalm 118 verse 6
If God is for me who can be against me?
My heavenly Father is the Creator. He made heaven and earth with the wave of His hand.
He called into existence those things that didn’t exist to be alive.
He hung the worlds in space and He made the sun for the day and the moon for the night.
And He hears my prayers as I cry Abba Father.
I pity those who rise up to do me harm.
His comforts delight my soul.
Yet To Be #269
In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul. Psalm 94 verse 19
As I contempt the Lord who He is and what He has done for me, I wonder what it is about me that He would die for me?
Who am I that He should stoop so low from the palace of His glory to take my place in death?
I can say that it is His great love that makes Him mindful of me.
He saw me afar off and He prepared a way for me.
Nothing I have done and nothing I will do can take Him surprise.
Nothing that I face daily will cause Him to turn His back on me.
So vast and free is His love for me.
To my Saviour I am priceless.
His ways bring joy to my soul.
This is a personal question…
When I think about Christ, I see him as my Lord and Saviour.
He is the son of God, the son of his love.
His only begotten son was with him way back in eternity before the world began.
Matthew 22 verse 42
And Jesus asked them saying, What think you of Christ? Whose son is he?
This is a personal question deserving a personal response.
Yet To Be# 265
I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope.
As I put the Lord first in my life, he becomes my guide. Therefore, am I confident and secure in Him and in His loving kindness.
Psalm 16 verse 8 and Acts 2 verse 26.
Yet To Be 264
For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand saying unto thee, fear not, I will help thee. Isaiah 41 verse 13.
I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Psalm 56 verse 4
Trust is a firm belief in something or someone; a conviction without the doubting or the wavering. Trust is the purity of faith beyond reason.
Trust God where you cannot trace him.
What time I am afraid, I will trust thee. Psalm 56 verse 3
Once we make that pledge, we need to be all in, with no turning back, no doubts. Trust God where you cannot trace him.
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