Develope a Palate

Develope a Palate
Daily intake of the Word nourishes the Spirit. Jeremiah's Menu is an exercise in recognizing God's Word made flesh in and around me. Eating the Word in a way that supplies the spiritual nutrients needed to grow. The Menu is offered with the hope of inspiring you to taste and see that the Lord is good. Bon Appetite!

Quote Du Jour

Quote du Jour
Christians may differ on a variety of points, but they have all one spiritual appetite; and if we cannot all feel alike, we can all feed alike on the bread of life sent down from heaven. At the table of fellowship with Jesus we are one bread and one cup. As the loving cup goes round we pledge one another heartily therein. Get nearer to Jesus, and you will find yourself linked more and more in spirit to all who are like yourself, supported by the same heavenly manna. ---Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

boldness in waiting... no fear...

Fear... can deter obedient waiting... fear of man... fear of failure... fear of humiliation... so many to choose from...

Each a stumbling block to faith... His Word... required... to embolden... encourage...

Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever. ...
to him who led his people through the desert,
His love endures forever. ...
to the One who remembered us in our low estate
His love endures forever. 
and freed us from our enemies...
His love endures forever.
Psalm 136: 3, 16, 23-24
(my emphasis)

He is a God who is sure... trustworthy... leads... remembers... and... frees... even in our low estate...

The most excellent waiters were those at a wedding... at Cana in Galilee... where Jesus did the miraculous...

Read John 2:1-11
[no Bible near...? place the cursor on the Bible reference... and click...]

What waiter... in his right mind... would serve what he knew to be water as wine... (this before the Messiah revealed... this the revelation)...?

What caused them to trust...? did they act without fear...?

They just obeyed...

Why... when what they saw being done... had never been done...?

They were bold... to say the least...

That's what waiting on Him is all about... living boldly... without fear...

We who serve the One we know defeated death... who came that we might live... FULLY... joy-fully... thank-fully... should boldly... obey... without fear...!


So why do I continue... to allow fear to steal...?

It goes back to love...

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears ins not made perfect in love.
1 John 4:18

The heart transformation I need... increased love...

Father God... perfect my love for You... Yours is already perfect for me... help me believe... embrace... live fully... by... and... in... Your love...

And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God,
and God in him.
1John 4:16

What about you...? Do you wait... serve... obediently... without fear...?
How well do you love Him...?

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