Jeremiah 5:22 "Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?"
This verse gives me goose bumps. It makes me want to bow down and worship my Great God. It fills my heart with adoration for the One who created everything. My God is such a great God!
I've been thinking about something though….
If God made a boundary for the seas, what makes me think I can do just any 'ole thing I want? We humans sure are prideful. Just this last week I allowed sin into my life. I knew the way I was feeling was wrong, but I let myself feel that way anyway... on purpose. By time I came to my senses, I was so full of regret and shame! I felt like I was tossing and roaring as the waves described in Jeremiah 5:22.
I knew the boundary God had set for me and I was trying to live outside of it. I can't allow my mind to think and feel whatever it wants to think! It's not right… because the Bible says it's not right!
II Corinthians 10:5 "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;"
The truth is, I have it made in the shade, with pink lemonade, because all my boundaries are written out for me-- right in God's Word! If I read it, believe it, and live by it every day. I can have peace and I am safe. Nothing can harm me when I am living within the boundary of God's Word.
I'm reminded of the account in Mark, when Jesus rebuked the wind and said unto the sea, "Peace be still". Can you just imagine it?
Mark 4:41 "And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
It was Jesus Christ the Son of God!
Jesus was there at the very beginning when God spoke everything into being. The wind and the sea know His voice and obey it. Those who belong to Him know His voice too.
John 10:27 "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:"
If you belong to Him, do you listen and obey?
Trust and obey... for there is no other way... to be happy in Jesus... but to trust and obey.
A note from The Beautiful For Thee Editor:
The thoughts presented from Dianne on Choice Silver, come from her personal experience from her bed of affliction. She lives with physical debilitation, every day. Pain and weakness are her constant companions. Her words of wisdom are not the empty babblings of pious Christianity, but truth learned first hand. Her faith is real. Most days, that is all she has to lean on. Because of adversity…she is growing strong in the Lord and she inspires me.
May all who read her thoughts, be blessed and challenged.
Just Thinking Again….
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5 comments:
wonderful writings, Dianne - stay HEALTHY!! Emilie
Thank you for the excellent coaching. I needed this!
Dianne, Your thoughts were just what I needed for the day. It is so easy to get bogged down by our little worries and forget that our thoughts take us down the wrong path sometimes. WE NEED to THINK RIGHT and especially to think on the things that God would have us think on. THANK YOU!
Boundaries are a good thing. It takes the difficulty out of making decisions when we stay within them and trust and obey the Lord. If we submit to His will He makes everything so simple.
Love you Dianne for you great insight.
Thank you Dianne for sharing your thoughts with us and reminding us that the boundaries of God's word is for our good and that it's important to obey them, especially when it comes to our thoughts. That is one area that I battle with constantly. Thanks again! Your grateful friend Susan N.
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