Thursday, November 02, 2006

I AM

I AM

I AM, says the Lord.
I AM the Lord who appeared to Moses and spoke to him to lead my people out of Egypt. I commanded their release for I AM. Their freedom was sure because I AM, not because of signs. I did not seek for them to worship me because I delivered them, or that I chose them, but because I AM.
I AM who I AM.
I WILL BE what I WILL BE.
I AM GOD: Sovereign, pure, mighty and ruler of all.
Shall I not be worshipped because I AM? Is there any other reason? Is there any other motivation? Why do you argue and grumble at me, trying to understand and trying to comprehend, while all the time I have come to my children and said I AM? Your God. I AM your father and you are My children.
Yet, you worship for what I do for you and what I can offer you. Yet, I AM. I AM GOD. My will be done and My way shall be done for I AM. I AM He who created the heavens and the earth. I AM He who ordains all.
You promise to serve if I do something yet I AM GOD. I shall be served and worshipped because I AM. Understand your vows and oaths are dry for you seek not Me but you seek to strengthen yourself through the provision of My hand.
Your words are many yet you not to obey Me. Obedience is what I require, for I AM the LORD who commands it.
Please me not in the hope of what you will gain but please me in spirit for I AM.
Again I say, I AM. Unchanging and true. Who can argue?
I choose Israel and led them out of Egypt because I AM GOD. Yet they worshipped not Me who is I AM but they sought a Lord who will do their will.
My people, I say worship me because I AM, then you will understand. In times of rain and sunshine, in time of war and peace, My will shall be done and My name shall be praised because I AM.
My people, you still seek not the Great I AM for you choose to ignore my Sovereignty and that I AM GOD.
Rest in me and worship me simply because I AM. Seek me as I AM in all seasons and then you will find My Kingdom.
I AM the Lord of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
My will shall be done. Always.
I AM GOD.

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

TRUST

Saints, there are two key areas where we still fall short in our spiritual walk and growth.
One is faith and the other is trust. Faith in the Lord and trust in the Lord is terribly lacking.
Yet, aren’t they the same we might ponder. No.
Faith is to believe the Lord can do something.
Trust is to believe the Lord will do something.
We know the Lord can provide and heal and deliver and lead us on the right path. Do we however believe that the Lord will?
For the Lord says He is always by our side, all that He asks is for to trust in Him. We have no peace, for we do not trust. The Lord knows the path that we tread, He knows the pitfalls and He knows what destination we must reach and at what time we must do so. The Lord sees things that we can’t, knows things and hears things. He is the beginning and the end, yet we take His hand and trust Him to lead us over the rocky path and the good path.
We must not believe that He can but that He will.
Faith and trust. Yet we lack in both. We say we do, yet our daily lives testifies that we rarely trust in the Lord.
If we don’t trust, we walk in own effort. If we don’t trust, we walk in deception and rely on the strength of this world.
How much do we really trust Him? It is question of surrendering to His will. Do we really believe He will do what He says He will? Sure, we have faith in His abilities, yet do we trust Him with all that we are and all that we have?
Trust me, says the Lord and then you will be free and then you will have peace.
If we however stand still long enough in His presence and allow Him to reveal our lack of trust in Him, we will be shocked at our lack. Indeed, these days, even our faith runs aground for we will in the natural.
The Lord looks down and finds His children do not trust Him to lead them in the everlasting way of His hand.
Trust, says the Lord.
Just trust in Him.
Lay it all down. Everything. Rely never on your own strength and that man knows the true path.