Choose life

“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments"... God talking to the Hebrews in Deuteronomy 30.  I believe that as I think, as I believe, as I talk continually, that is the way I form my spirit. We are, like the Israelites, are being told by God Himself to choose life. I believe life is existence of which God is the fountainhead. Everything God tells us to do is for our benefit. I praise Him and lift Him up and in doing so I, by lifting Him, up go up myself with my praise.

Memorizing the Word for More

Chapter and verse I am not. But posting in Manna is leaning me in that direction. I am thinking of that verse, I think it is probably in John, where Moses gave us the law, and Jesus gave us grace and what else did He give us? Truth! And this is in John 17th verse, the very first chapter! I like reading this verse even though it is no way in the same class as Psalm 23. When one is under the weather, as we get as the flesh ages, a little memory is useful to fight the fog gathering around the future of this world. Unfortunately this is an indication time is entering a smaller hallway toward our best salvation target. Time is always short.

Rejoicing when the Bible rejoices

When I talk to God the singular theme I come up with seems to be just simply, gratitude. I find it time consuming getting beyond that. So I guess reading my favorite Bible passages substitute for my prayers. I live by these passages, especially healing ones. I read the High Priestly Prayer in John 17 from an old paperback in large print. The Psalms fight discouragement and make wonderful praise prayers. Rejoicing raises me up into my personal expectations of hope. Sometimes one single verse, like a single chapter, can do it when my faith is caught up in the power within the passion of reading the Word.    

Without questions... there are no answers

Psalm 27: 4 One thing I have desired of the Lord, that I will seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple.

I especially, today, liked that last part, inquiring. How many times in my youth have I done that and was greeted with frowns and unhappiness? I kept causing this problem until I stopped and, stepping aside, backed away from curiosity in the cause of any similar reactions. Much later that became my regret, but I finally realized that error as well. As for teaching one either teaches, and once learned, continues to teach, lessening one's time to learn. 

Standing with Jeremiah

 Jeremiah 17:14-18 

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed;

Save me, and I shall be saved,
For You are my praise.
Indeed they say to me,
“Where is the word of the Lord?
Let it come now!”
As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You,
Nor have I desired the woeful day;
You know what came out of my lips;
It was right there before You.
Do not be a terror to me;
You are my hope in the day of doom.
Let them be ashamed who persecute me,

Great belief and little belief...

 If anyone is not concerned with their own strength of their belief, then I find it difficult to suspect they have anywhere near enough for me. I want more, so that I could move mountains and do more than even Jesus ever did, exactly as Jesus Himself said. I find it hard to realize I will ever have enough. So far I only know of one way to increase my belief. That is to read and reread favorite verses until they are deeper into my reflexes. But my body is tired and easily distracted while my yearnings still stand at the gate. I must believe in Jesus' belief.