August 27, 2022
“You rescued my soul from danger when I thought there was no escape.”
Yahweh thank you for saving me. Thank you for stepping off the throne and dying on Calvary. You changed my life. Changed my mind and gave me a new heart. Thank you for your sacrifice that saved me. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for being the only God and for caring for us.
You know I’ve always felt that the words of a song must make sense. I was just singing a song and as I really took stock of what I said, I had to look for the words because I thought I was wrong in what I said. Turns out I sang it right, but I truly don’t agree with the words upon thinking about it.
“And anytime I don’t know what to do, I will cast all my cares upon you.”
The problem is that the song is essentially saying, when they don’t know what to do, they’ll bring it to you. When they know (this is implied), they will figure it out themselves. Or they’ll do what they know. But what if that’s not what they are supposed to do? We ought to rely on you for everything. Self-sufficiency is a very worldly concept and it mashes us up bad. I know, I’ve had to learn that lesson. The desire for self-sufficiency is the opposite of casting our cares upon you. The desire to only come to you when we don’t know what to do has led so many of us down a wrong path that it scares me now. The truth is, I don’t know what to do now when I don’t come to you and that’s a novel concept for me. Well outside of the ten commandments: what do I do? It’s trying to answer those questions on my own that sent me into a tailspin and since I’m not a pilot, I couldn’t figure out how to come out of it. But Grace stepped in and rescued me. Thank you. For calling my name. Thank you for knowing what I needed and what I needed to do. Thank you for your courage to do what you’ve called me to do. Even if at times there is trepidation, you hold my hand and lead me through, reminding me that even though it looks uncertain and nebulous, that it will be okay. You’re in control. You are in control.
Singing
You hold my world in your hands.
You hold my world in your hands.
And I am amazed at your love.
I am amazed that you love me.
My world is safe in your hands because you won’t let go of me. Thank you holding unto me. Thank you for never letting go even when I was struggling to go my own way. Thank you!
John 10:27-29 – My sheep respond to my voice, and I know who they are. They follow me, and I give them eternal life. They will never be lost, and no one will tear them away from me. My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than everyone else, and no one can tear them away from my Father.
I cannot be taken away from you. You are holding me. You are holding us so that nothing can separate us from you. Yahweh, your hands are big enough to hold all of us with room to spare. You carry our burdens, taking them as yours. Today I am giving it all to you. Not relying on myself. I’ve done that for too long now. I am not relying on myself.
Psalm 46:10 – Let go of your concerns! Then you will know that I am God. I rule the nations. I rule the earth.
You are God. Full stop. The end.
Philippians 4:6-7 – Never worry about anything. But in every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks. Then God’s peace, which goes beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your thoughts and emotions through Christ Jesus.
Why am I writing this again? Because you sent it again and again and again.
Yahweh, please accept my sacrifice. It is to you. It is short the full amount of the salary as the bank has triggered the card. There is $4 that I have, I will put it in place of the $400. Thank you for your grace in my life. You are my God and King. I love you. I’m actually a bit disappointed. I wanted to give it all to you. Not an Ananias and Sapphira situation. To you.
The First Song
And the first song this morning in church?
“Master the tempest is raging.
Peace be still. Peace be still.”
I am at peace, I will be at peace.
Spiders
Every single day this week, I’ve been seeing spiders and I don’t usually see spiders.
Job 8:13-14 – The same thing happens to all who forget God. The hope of the godless dies. His confidence is easily shattered. His trust is a spider’s web.
Proverbs 30:28 – A lizard* you can hold in your hands, yet it can even be found in royal palaces.
Isaiah 59:5 – They hatch viper eggs and weave spiderwebs. Those who eat their eggs will die. When an egg is crushed, a poisonous snake is hatched.
Spiders are mentioned three times in the Bible. Well- actually – spiders are mentioned once. Spiderwebs are mentioned twice. A spider is small, but is in the home of a king.
*some translations says lizard, others spider.
Spiderwebs, however, always seem to signify deceit and lack of trust. You can’t trust a web. But when a web is woven to trap someone, by the grace of Yahweh it is easily broken like a spider’s web.
