Intimate Reverence

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“May we use his name with deep reverence, respect and fear. May we never become too familiar with El-Shaddai, though he calls us his friends and sons/daughters.”

Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

There is an old English idiom that says, familiarity breeds contempt. The expression means, if you know someone or something very well, you can easily become bored with them and stop treating them with respect. Is there a danger that we can become too familiar with the Lord God that our relationship with him becomes so casual that we lose faith in his omnipotence?

Jesus was ministering around the towns of Galilee, performing many miracles and healing the sick. His teaching was profound and people were in awe of his wisdom and authority until he entered Nazareth. Jesus decided to go to his hometown and continue his work. Nazareth is a town west of the Sea of Galilee. This is where Jesus grew up. It’s where he played in the streets, attended the synagogue and learned his trade. The people of Nazareth knew Jesus well.

“Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works?” they asked. “Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” His old friends and family took offense at his standing. Who was he to come back home and tell them what to do? As a result of their flippancy, they had no respect for Jesus. Jesus could not perform many miracles in Nazareth because their faith and expectations were low. They were too familiar with the Son of God.

One of the names of God is El-Shaddai. El-Shaddai means God Almighty. Our God is great. He is omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent. God is holy, unique, separate, pure and exclusive. He displays absolute righteousness, justice, power and truth. There is no one – nothing – like our God in the universe. He is invincible, immense, unconquerable, impregnable, sovereign and all-encompassing.

May we use his name with deep reverence, respect and fear. May we never become too familiar (matey) with El-Shaddai, though he calls us his friends and sons/daughters. May we remain unfamiliar as we approach the throne of grace with intimacy in faith. Let’s respect, revere and love our Lord as we trust him to work miracles in our lives.

God-tracking is approaching his throne with intimate reverence.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT.
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Matthew 13:53-58
John 15:13-14
Galatians 3:26
Hebrews 4:16

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Help me to never take this intimacy for granted.”

“O Most Holy God, forgive me if I have become too familiar with your hand on my life. I acknowledge that you are most supreme and almighty. Forgive me for ever disrespecting your name by my flippancy. I submit to your holiness and might in the name above all names, the name of Jesus Christ. I love you, Lord. I thank you that I can boldly approach your throne in faith to enjoy intimate fellowship with your Spirit. Help me to never take this intimacy for granted. You are Lord of my life and I anticipate great miracles from your holy hand. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

Observing the Details

 GodTracker 894

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“Like expert trackers tacking their prize through the African scrub, may we take Mary’s example and remain attentive to the finer details of the Lord’s guidance.”

Psalm 130:6

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.

Watching a nature documentary on television, I was fascinated by the skill of the Kalahari Bushmen a s they tracked a rhinoceros through the Namibian scrub. Pointing to the large 3-toed footprints in the sand these expert trackers revealed how they knew not only the direction the animal was travelling in but also its distance from that point. The rhino had uprooted two very small seedlings with its foot as it strut through the bush. Knowing its walking pace and how long it had taken the leaves of that plant to wilt, given the heat of the day, the tracker could calculate how far away the animal was. “The art of tracking,” said Ray Mears the presenter of the TV documentary, “is the ability to observe every minute detail.”

Jesus and his disciples had been trekking the whole day in the dry heat of Judaean hills when they entered Martha’s home for respite. Martha was an excellent hostess so she immediately set about getting supper ready. As she dashed about setting the low table and preparing the stew, she noticed her sister, Mary who shared the house with her, sitting at Jesus’ feet listening intently to his every word. "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" said Martha with indignation. "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

If you’re anything like me then I’m sure, every time you read this story you feel an affinity toward Martha. After all, wasn’t she giving her all to serve her Lord? And yes, it certainly is right and good to do all your hand finds to do with all your might, as unto the Lord. However, Jesus was quick to point out to Martha that she was so busy getting things together for the work of the Lord that she was missing the Lord of the work. While Martha was running about frantically serving Jesus, she was missing the finer details of his teaching. Mary, on the other hand, sat quietly at his feet, observing every minute detail.

Like expert trackers tacking their prize through the African scrub, may we take Mary’s example and remain attentive to the finer details of the Lord’s guidance.

God-tracking is observing his every minute move

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT.
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Luke 10:38-42

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“I choose to observe every minute detail of the move of your hand.”

“Dear Lord I want to take a moment to thank you for all you have given me. However, like Martha, I often get so wound up with the work to be done that I neglect the smaller more important details in life, like taking time at your feet. In you I live and move and have my being so I realise now that it’s very foolish to do anything that draws me away from your presence, O my Lord. Today I choose to walk with you and listen to your voice. I choose to observe every minute detail of the move of your hand. As a watchman waits for the morning, help me to keep my eye on the son-rise. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

He Will Restore Your Dreams

GodTracker 892

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“Never give up, only look up and continue to acknowledge the Lord in all your ways, trusting him to bring you back to your Zion and restore your fortunes like streams in the desert.”

Psalm 126:4
Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like streams in the Negeb!

God’s people were distraught when Jerusalem fell in 597 BC and they were exiled to Babylon. Their hopes and dreams were dashed. Dads had great ambition for their sons and moms dreamt of the day their daughters would raise their own children in a free and bonnie land. Leaders dreamt of growing their communities. Farmers imagined flourishing crops to feed the children while rabbis had visions of teaching their people the ways of Yehovah. But now, their dreams and ambitions were shattered. By the waters of Babylon, they sat down and wept when they remembered Zion. Yet, the prophet Jeremiah had prophesied the word of the Lord, “I will visit you, and I will fulfil to you my promise and bring you back to this place.”

The people of God had hope. Adonai had promised to restore their dreams. Out of the ashes of despair and seeming abandonment, their dreams would rise. God promised to return them to the land flowing with milk and honey. That promise was all they had to hold onto while they were in captivity. Seventy years later the Jews returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple of the Lord.

Hold on to your dreams. Never doubt the purposes of your God. His word endures forever. You may feel like you’re in exile today – dreams dashed, ambition washed over – but don’t let go of God’s word to fulfil his promise to you, to bring you back to the place of prosperity. Out of the ashes, your dreams will rise. Just keep your eyes on Jesus and your nose in God’s word. Never give up, only look up and continue to acknowledge the Lord in all your ways. Trust God to bring you back to your Zion and restore your fortunes like streams in the desert.

God-tracking is trusting God to fulfil your dreams.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT.
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Psalm 137:1-6
Jeremiah 29:10-13
Psalm 126
1 Peter 1:25
2 Corinthians 1:20

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“I repent of my attitude of despair and choose to believe that you will restore my fortunes.”

“Dear Lord, I feel like I’m in Babylonian captivity. So much has gone wrong in my life over the past few months and years. My dreams are dashed and I’m losing the will to live. Yet, I know you are always true to your word and your word reminds me that all your promises are yes and amen in Jesus. So, I repent of my attitude of despair and choose to believe that you will restore my fortunes. I set my hope in you. I acknowledge you, O Lord, in all my ways and set my gaze on Jesus, the author of my life. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

Whose Plan Will You Follow?

 

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“God’s word to you today is to step away, step back and allow God to fulfil the plans that he knows he has for you. His promises are always yes in Jesus.”

Matthew 6:10
Your kingdom come. Your will be done.

Sarai was a beautiful woman. She was married to an influential man. Abram had migrated with his family and company many miles across arid desert regions and had taken up residence in a new land. Before leaving, God, who he had not before known, appeared to him and gave him a promise that he would be the father of nations. He was confused at this promise since his lovely wife, Sarai, was unable to have children. Yet Abram believed the Lord God Almighty who had revealed himself to him.

Many years later, well past the age of childbearing, God sent angels to Abram, now called Abraham, to reaffirm his promise. When Sarai, now called Sarah, heard the angels, she laughed because she knew how impossible it would be for her to have a baby. But her husband continued to believe in God’s promise. Abraham was the father of faith.

More time passed. Abraham and his lovely wife were now very old. Desperate to realise God’s promise, Sarah made a plan. She suggested Abraham sleep with her maidservant to produce offspring for her (a custom common at that time). Abraham was convinced. And so, Ishmael was born. By their own plan, they filled God’s promise, or so they thought. But God is always true to his word. Abraham was nearly100-years old when Sarah gave birth to the promised child. They named him Isaac, which means laughter because they were delighted by God’s humour to grant them a child at such an age.

We know the story well, how Isaac was the father of the Jewish nation of which Jesus, the Messiah, was born. God’s plan was not only for Abraham to be blessed and realise God’s promises, but for you and me, today in the 21st century, to realise the promise of God to bless the world through the offspring of Abraham.

Whose plan will you follow? God has made his will clear to you. You know that he has great plans for you – plans for peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. And yet, as I do and Abraham did, you have made your own plans to fulfil God’s promises. God’s word to you today is to step away, step back and allow God to fulfil the plans that he knows he has for you. His promises are always yes in Jesus.

God-tracking is following God’s plans, not your own.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT
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Genesis 12:1-3
Genesis 18:1-15
Genesis 21:1-7
Jeremiah 29:11
2 Corinthians 1:20

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“I step away from my own designs and choose to put my faith in your will, however long it may take to come to fruition.”

“Dear Lord, forgive me for making my own plans instead of waiting for you to fulfil your plans in my life. I know you have a plan and a purpose for me to serve you and be an influence in my world, as Abraham was in his. So, today, I step away from my own designs and choose to put my faith in your will, however long it may take to come to fruition. Your will be done in my life. Amen.”

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

Reconciled to Wholeness by His Brokenness

 

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“He was wounded for my transgressions and crushed for my iniquities. Upon him was the chastisement that brought me peace. His broken body paid the price for my broken pieces.”

1 Corinthians 11:24
and when He had given thanks, He broke [the bread] and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you

We’ve all seen the sign, “You break it, you take it!” on the wall in fine china shops or pottery stores, implying that if you bump over an item of merchandise, you pay for it. Well, there was this shop in town that stocked beautiful vases and glass finery.

One day a man entered the shop to browse its shelves. He wasn’t a rich man. In fact, he was a pauper, a man of low means. He had no way of paying for any of the items in that shop. Yet he gazed upon the splendour of a mink vase in the hope that one day he might be able to acquire it. With that, he turned to leave. As he did, his elbow caught the rim of the vase. Crash! It was in pieces.

“Hey!” yelled the storekeeper, “you there, that vase was priceless. You will have to cover its loss!” 

“But… I’m so sorry,” said the man, “I… I could never pay for my transgression.”

A wealthy, elegant man in the next aisle heard the commotion and came over. He looked with compassion at the pauper as he trembled before the storekeeper. He could see that he was unable to redeem himself; that he did not have the means to reconcile his fault. “Here, said the rich man gathering up the pieces of the priceless vase. I will pay the price.”

God showed his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. I am that pauper who broke the vase. I had no means to reconcile my transgressions. My life was in pieces. I was separated from the righteousness of God by my transgression. But God loved me so much that he sent his only son – his righteous graceful son – into the world to pay the price for my sin. He was wounded for my transgressions and crushed for my iniquities. Upon him was the chastisement that brought me peace. His broken body paid the price for my broken pieces.

How about you?

God-tracking is picking up the pieces through Christ.

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Romans 5:8
Isaiah 53:5
Romans 5:10-11

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Thank you for reconciling me to your wholeness through the brokenness of Jesus.”

“Holy God, my life is in pieces. I have no means to reconcile myself to your righteousness. I admit to my sin. Forgive me for my brokenness. Thank you that Jesus, the righteous gracious One, paid the price for my brokenness. Thank you that his body was broken on the cross that I may be mended and healed. I give my life to you and ask Jesus to come into me. Thank you for reconciling me to your wholeness through the brokenness of Jesus. Amen.”

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