{ beauty of simplicity }

“as Jesus and His disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named martha opened her home to Him. she had a sister called mary who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what He said. but martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. she came to Him and asked ‘Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? tell her to help me!’

‘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.’ ” luke 10:38-41

i have read over these verses today and realized how distracted i become as martha did here. i can get sooo distracted by “working” for the Lord, theology, doctrines, and many different beliefs. i can get so distracted that i lose sight of Jesus and the simplicity of His love. i desire a child-like faith…

…a faith that is always holding onto Christ through every circumstance. i might not be able to interpret scripture acurately and i might not even know all of the books of the Bible in ascending order but to have a relationship with Jesus Christ is all that matters to me. it is sitting at His feet that is above all, most joyful….

it’s the beauty of simplicity

that brings me down to my knees

i’ll Praise You for eternity

and Lord i love you

because You, You first loved me

{ telecast }
 

“but i fear that somehow you will be led away from your pure and simple
devotion to Christ, just as eve was deceived by the serpent.” 2 corinthians 11:3

( picture is from crossmap.com )

there is something about the ohio valley in the autumn that is quite beautiful. like something i have never seen anywhere else. there is something inspiring about sitting on a far hill side, looking out over the water of the river and see hill upon hill of forests. you can look out for miles through the valley and see nothing but the trees in their hues of brown, marroon, oranges, and yellows. it is like looking at a painting that only the most amazing Artist could ever paint. His beauty radiates in everything. He shows His majesty in everything through-out this earth..is it not His?

so what can i give to One who is so glorious? so worthy of everything? what can i offer to Him?

my life.

all of it.

i offer Him all of me so that He can paint His own picture and be the Arist..the Author of my faith and my life. i allow Him to mold and shape me into something He can fill with Himself.
just as it says in isaiah 64:8

“yes, oh Lord, You are the Father, we are the clay, You are the Potter, we are the work of Your hands.” ”

take this life…use it for Your glory. paint the picture of my life.
 it’s not mine, it’s Yours. radiate in me today, Jesus..

we do not segment our lives, giving some time to God, some to our business or

schooling, while keeping parts to ourselves. the idea is to live all of our lives in

the presence of God, under the authority of God, and for the honor and glory

of God. that is what the Christian life is all about.

{ r.c. sproul }

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
grant that i may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying [to ourselves] that we are born to eternal life.

francis of assisi

“but the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.” James 3:17-18

a song has been going through my head all night by keith green…“oh Lord, You’re beautiful”…in it, he talks about taking His word, living for Christ, without seeking a crown. if we are to love as He loved, to show peace..to show others Christ…we must always give the glory to Him. right now, in this point in my life…He is the only one i seek. where i am on this path, has taken me to a place where nothing else can satisfy, can fill these desires than Him. i can only pray that in being Christ-like, i can bring glory to His name. is this not what Christians are supposed to do? are we not supposed to live an uncompromised live that leads an example in this world? are we not to fix our eyes on our first Love?


” i love You. my heart is Yours…only Yours.
i long to give you all of me. my everything. my everything…”

“i eagerly give up all my prized possesions, i unhestitatingly forgo the
 pleasure of my most intimate friendships, and without reservation, void
 all my greatest achievements for the amazing and pricless opportuinty
to intimately know, love, and serve Jesus Christ.” philippians 3:8 (paraphrase)