Grace says, “COME.”
He knows pain. He walked where we walk. He is One who can sympathize with our weakness. He lives to make intercession for me, praying to the Father on my behalf. |Hebrews 7:25| JESUS prays for me today. He sustains me. I am His.
You are His.
Knees to the floor, hardwood pressing — cares of this world, pressing. Weeping over the living words on the delicate thin pages of the most powerful book in the universe — I am in His Presence. I lift my eyes from the Book, and I see. I see thick dust collected in a hidden place I missed. The glory of Heaven meets the dirt of the earth, right where I am — in my mess on my dusty floor. I read His perfect promise in the words that cleanse my imperfect soul. I pray again the prayer I pray so often and so fervently.
If this is the life I am given to live,
I want You in every part of it,
especially the messy parts.
I work as unto the Lord. I nurture. I train. I teach. I serve. I wash. I dry. I dust as unto the Lord, and even that, I do imperfectly. I see this spot must have been collecting dust for months. But it is okay, because while I am here, I turn to face Him. In His Presence, He is washing me. He is changing me from glory to glory. I wonder, why so often do I bypass the great gift that God gave me and hide in shame, when all along I am told plain — I am called by Him to go through the veil?
And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly ENTER heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By His death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way THROUGH THE VEIL into the Most Holy Place. And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, let us go right INTO the Presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been WASHED with pure water.
Hebrews 10:19-22 (NLT)
In His Presence we are changed, as we allow Him.
Our lives are gradually becoming brighter
and more beautiful as God enters them
and we become like Him.”
2 Corinthians 3:18 (MESSAGE)
Listen to: Wondrous Grace {Audio} Part 2 C
Wondrous Grace Scriptures & Godly Affirmations
Still counting and giving God thanks for…
431. time to plan.
432. time to write.
433. children who miss me when I am gone.
434. missing the children while I am gone.
435. becoming more and more established in my mission as a homeschool mama.
436. meeting new people and not being afraid.
437. children who tidy and clean without being asked.
438. a husband who does the grocery shopping for us.
439. attending a homeschool graduation of a class of more than 90 seniors.
440. being encouraged by the accomplishments of both homeschool students and their parents.
441. having Circle Christian School as our private school covering.
442. finishing a book, Great Day Every Day: Navigating Life’s Challenges with Promise and Purpose
443. beginning a new one, Bringing Up Girls: Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Women
444. Photo Credit: A gracious friend allowed me to use her beautiful picture for this post.
445. being part of the Launch Team for a new church plant.
446. a new pastor whose heart’s desire is to see “Hearts turned, Hope received, Dreams realized”
447. first outreach as a family with our new church.
448. tutor training for Classical Conversations.
449. the teacher in me being awakened.
450. making new friends and finding sisters.
451. the opportunity to guest post here this week.
452. beautiful abundant RAIN.
453. new friends my only son is making.
454. provision for expensive printer ink.
455. remembering to focus on what is most important.
456. accomplish by His strength, what seems impossible.
457. joy in the midst of the craziness.