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Mar. 1, 2007 - I want to be a sheep at His right hand
31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy[c] angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;
36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;
43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they also will answer Him,[d] saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 25:31-46
I have been Ithinking more and more about the Persecuted Church. It's not something that we see or hear alot about in our daily lives. And yet I am somehow drawn to the spirits of our brothers and sisters in chains. I am beginning to have a consistent feeling that there is something I should be doing. I think it might be a part of the serving heart that the Lord is trying to establish in me.
I am realizing that it is really truly not about me, or even my husband, my children, my family. Not about if I am happy (*joy* however is a choice ~ and I choose joy:), not about if I get what I want or think I need (Jehovah Jireh ~ The Lord Who Provides ~ is a name that Abraham called God:) not about who may have hurt my feelings (how much more does it hurt Christ, our Savior, when the same people that He gave His life for - deny him???:) or anything else that has to do with my emotions or my feelings.
What it's about, is being obedient to El Elyion (OT name for God ~ Most High God or God Most High :) Seeking His will and then following His will. When I am doing that completely, none of the other areas of my life are lacking. It doesn't take away from them, but through that total submission His Grace pours out into every aspect of my life. My husband has joy. My children are kind, patient and obedient (most of the time ;) and I am at Peace. But only, when I seek Him first.
As a homeschooling mother with 5 children, the last thing I thought of myself was that I was selfish. But suddenly, God has brought me out of my flesh and I can see it all so clearly now. I put serving Him, and serving others (outside of the people in my life and charities that we donate to etc.) in a box and only opened the box when I thought about it or when someone brought a need directly to me.
I have always wanted God's will in my life. I have always made it a point to ask God should I do ____, or pursue ____. Thank You so much for ___ and ____. Please help me to ____ and _____. Change my heart Lord.
Now I am ready to ask "What do You want me to do for You Lord?" I am finally ready to commit every fiber of my being to His Purpose. To His Soviergn Will.
I am ready to start serving our brothers and sisters in chains. I found a program through Voice of the Martyrs that "blogs for the persecuted church." So that is where I am lead to start. If you also find yourself drawn, you can find out how you can help by going to Persection Blog
I've been subscribed to the VOM newsletter off and on for years now. It is a FREE newsletter and a wonderful tool that we use in our homeschooling for Writing, Geography and Serving. You can check it out here:)
Grace Love and Peace to you from the Most High God,
Another Servant :)
Comments
Mar. 1, 2007 - Hi there
Posted by mom2fourtreasures
I enjoyed reading through some of your blogs. You've got a very sweet family and a sweet spirit.
Hope your finding joy in the Lord today. Have you ever heard of Voice of the Martyrs? Great place to learn about the persecuted church.
In Christ Jesus,
Geanine
Mar. 1, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Titus2woman
I am really enjoying all of your blog~some of it I'm rereading. I can't thank you enough for your encouragement that does not stop~OH I APPRECIATE YOU! (((((HUGS))))) sandi
Mar. 2, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by TOSPUBLISHER
What a wonderful idea, to blog for the persecuted church. Looking forward to what you have to share.
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