The Israelites. Moses holds out his staff. God parts the waters.
The sea opens up in front of them. Towering walls of water on each side - thundering, powerful water that could wash them away any moment, but for God.
When I put myself in their shoes, walking down that corridor that God opened up before them, I wonder at the fear and awesomness of it all. When God parts the waters for me, am I willing to just walk on in faith or do I look at the raging water on either side of me and fear it will come crashing down on me? Do I listen to His call or do I let myself be overwhelmed by the noise?
Either way, the choice is either to be destroyed by the enemy or to take a risk - to risk being crushed by the circumstance and to persevere - to set my gaze towards the unknown on the other side.
The decision to take the risk is in the first step.
Sunday, 10 April 2011
Thursday, 7 April 2011
There is a Love hidden inside your borders just waiting to be Free...
Beautiful lyrics. St.Francis = San Fransisco. Letting love and hope break out of the darkness. You'll see the sun shine again. St. Francis can also be wherever I am and wherever you are. Wherever there is darkness and wherever there is Light.
There is a love hidden inside your borders
Just waiting to be free, just waiting to be free.
There is a hope hidden inside your borders
Just waiting to be realized, just waiting to be realized.
So keep hoping Saint Francis, you'll be a free man yet,
You'll see the sun shine again over your city streets.
There is a love hidden inside your borders
Just waiting to be free, just waiting to be free.
There is a hope hidden inside your borders
Just waiting to be realized, just waiting to be realized.
So keep hoping Saint Francis, you'll be a free man yet,
You'll see the sun shine again over your city streets.
Keep hoping Saint Francis, you'll be a free man yet.
Though darkness covers your sleeping love, it won't last.
Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength,
I know, those who wait upon the Lord will not be put to shame.
Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength,
I know, I know, those who wait upon the Lord will not be put to shame.
And so we wait, so we wait for the sun to shine.
And so we wait, so we wait for You to come.
Keep hoping Saint Francis, you'll be a free man yet,
You'll see the sun shine again over your city streets.
Lyrics from: www.lyricsmode.com
Saturday, 2 April 2011
This little light of mine...
In these dark times, Light is the only answer. Where there is hatred, Love can be the only way. Death is on the rampage but Life in all its fullness will prevail.
Jesus came as the light of the world. We cannot afford to hide the Light He has put in us. We can only draw close to Him. As He fills us up all we can do is to be poured out as an offering of hope and healing to a hurting world. We can't do it in our own strength.
The war for this world rages on - disasters and destruction fill the earth. But the darkness has not overcome the Light.
Our hearts break for those who mourn. It is in that brokenness that healing can be poured out.
If we cling to Him we can stay in the Light. If we cling to Him we can overcome the darkness.
As a follower of Jesus, I must not hold back. I must do what I see my Father doing, which is simply to love. Though confusion and doubt may shadow our thoughts, they cannot overwhelm the Light of God in us.
There is a real urgency to stay alert in these times of trouble. To seek His face. To listen to His voice. To do what He tells us to do when He tells us to do it. To use the gifts He has given us for His glory. To pursue the destiny He has put in each one of us. To intercede. To be His body and to carry His heart for this fallen world.
As jars of clay in the hands of the potter, He has purposed us as His utensils to work out His will here on earth. If we desire to see healing and Life brought where there is destruction, we mustn't let ourselves be filled with anything else but His Love.
If we believe in a God of Light we must be light. If we believe in a God of Love we must love.
"The powers of darkness rage blatantly but because of that the love of God rages even more."--- Annie Dieselberg, Nightlight
Jesus came as the light of the world. We cannot afford to hide the Light He has put in us. We can only draw close to Him. As He fills us up all we can do is to be poured out as an offering of hope and healing to a hurting world. We can't do it in our own strength.
The war for this world rages on - disasters and destruction fill the earth. But the darkness has not overcome the Light.
Our hearts break for those who mourn. It is in that brokenness that healing can be poured out.
If we cling to Him we can stay in the Light. If we cling to Him we can overcome the darkness.
As a follower of Jesus, I must not hold back. I must do what I see my Father doing, which is simply to love. Though confusion and doubt may shadow our thoughts, they cannot overwhelm the Light of God in us.
There is a real urgency to stay alert in these times of trouble. To seek His face. To listen to His voice. To do what He tells us to do when He tells us to do it. To use the gifts He has given us for His glory. To pursue the destiny He has put in each one of us. To intercede. To be His body and to carry His heart for this fallen world.
As jars of clay in the hands of the potter, He has purposed us as His utensils to work out His will here on earth. If we desire to see healing and Life brought where there is destruction, we mustn't let ourselves be filled with anything else but His Love.
If we believe in a God of Light we must be light. If we believe in a God of Love we must love.
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