My view from the top of Thunderbird Mountain.
I was blessed enough to read my Jesus Calling entry from atop a mountain this morning. Peace, I have found, is generated in such an organically natural way in my life when I am outdoors. Being a part of God's grand creation IS a gift. And I so constantly ignore this unbelievable avenue into His Powerful Presence.
I read the verse that it gave from Exodus today and continued reading the whole story of how God used Moses to part the Red Sea. This was a tremendous display of the Israelites truly trusting not only their leader, Moses, but the God that led them out of Egypt.
The Old Testament (though often mistakenly neglected by me) is filled with countless stories that represent peace as a continual gift. In these times, the Israelites, couldn't run out to Trader Joe's to stock up the fridge with all the food their families needed for the week. EACH DAY was a new test to trust God to provided the "manna' for them to collect to sustain their lives on earth.
In a less life-threatening way, Jesus calls us to trust Him with a new amount of trust each day. And this isn't a one-way street. We get something SO REWARDING back. We get His Peace.
My Trust+ My Life= His Peace. Each day. As often as we ask for it.
Let's use that gift today and dwell in the lavishing Peace He's poured over us.
Amen!
Love you Katie and others :)
KS
Goodness that's awesome that you got to read the devo today on top of a mountain! Whoa!! :)
ReplyDeleteBut sister, that all is so true an eye opening to me! We are in no way as much danger as the Isrealites were but we can as much trust in our God as they did. The same God who delivered them from Egypt wants to deliver us from our pain and give us His peace - if we seek Him and ask for it.
Brilliant stuff, sister! Love you!!