Blog
Him for Him
This morning I rose from sleep with a very tormented spirit. Even now I am fighting back the evil thoughts of the enemy. As I read through the Psalms I poured out my heart to God, as if my afflicters were right on my tail. The weight of the world was upon my shoulders, or so I thought. Then, as I neared the end of study time, I landed on Psalm 6 and some welcoming words from my Father in Heaven.
“Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.” (v. 8)
Then, with the turn of a page…
“The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled; they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment.” (v. 9-10).
My initial thought was, “God, I just need some grace right now. I need some unmerited favor.”
Then I turned to Romans 5:8, which says…
“But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
I cannot put a price on His grace and He is teaching me that the only response to grace He accepts is a sacrifice of thanksgiving. A heart of praise. A mind to continually seek Him and pursue His heart.
The only thing He wants is me.
When was the last time I could say that that was my thought process? That I thought about and prayed to Him continually all day? When I pulled out my guitar and praised Him just for Him? When I got up and read not for direction and discernment but just for Him? I find myself in a different boat than the average Christian but still tied up to the shore.
