March 20, 2005
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sitting in church this morning. watching over 50 men pouring their hearts out to God. crying. desperately in need of Him. to see such a thing! these men (20-50 of age) come from a group called Purelife….(a group where they are sent away for weeks at a time to overcome major problems with pornography.) how broken their hearts were…how i felt His prescence so much in the room…..their crying hearts…oh, how the Lord can use these very people to bring glory to His name! just as david…he can use everyone of them for His purpose. an ordinary man…for God’s extroadinary purposes.
“therefore, since we are recieving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.” hebrews 12:28-29
it seems as though the broken-hearted are the ones that draw the closest to the Lord. the Lord works through the weary and weak that truly long for Him! the people whos pride is completely crushed…to rely on the Lord alone. oh, you should have seen these men crying, in desperate worship…their hearts yearn…their hearts becoming anew…on FIRE they were! to be on fire for the Lord all of the time…not just here and there…but to live in His prescence daily-to be the breath of God-this is what we are called to do!
refining fire
amy camichael
o Lord our God, to Thee is known
our inmost heart’s desire;
Thy love is fire, Thy love alone;
o bathe our souls in fire.
and purely purge away our dross,
and take away our tin;
and by the virtue of Thy Cross
renew us, Lord, within.
o turn Thy hand, Thy wounded hand,
on us who love Thy name,
and make us a holy band,
a single, burning flame.
“for no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. if any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work.” 1 corinthians 3:11-13
‘burn away everything in our lives so that all remains is You,
consuming fire of God, and so our lives will burn bright in glory to Your name.’
Comments (3)
Amen!!! May the Lord continue to reveal His heart to you!! It is such a sign and wonder to see hearts that love Him and don’t want to compromise!! Keep burning for Him, Arielle, many are watching. May the scent of Him all around you, draw others to the flame as well! Blessings to you!!
Yes, you are right on; He loves the broken hearted, for so often, that is when our ears are most attentive to His voice and our hearts to His leading. Thanks for a really good post.
That is very exciting!!