When praying a few days ago, I said, "Lord, I need you to pray for me because I don't have the words."
That may sound strange, but He prayed for Peter, so I asked Him to pray for me - to guide me - to rescue me from the anguish of it all. We are told in the Word that when we don't know what to pray, the Spirit will intercede for those who are in Christ (Romans 8:26).
I praise the Lord for His provision. He began moving on my heart within a few hours or less after I asked Him to intercede for me. I was led to pray shortly after that prayer, and even though I had felt so terribly broken due to this battle, I began praying about HIS power, HIS worth, HIS justice, HIS goodness, HIS ability.
I was led to completely PRAISE HIM in the prayer and didn't speak of "my woes." It was a freeing prayer. Do you know that within moments things in the natural world began to turn around? Very precisely, events changed in my life.
The Lord's direction for me became utterly and miraculously clear in the natural and in the spiritual.
Later that night, I spoke to my husband and to another person about Isaiah 61:3 and how God will do exactly what that verse says! We only need to cast our burdens at His feet.
Isaiah 61:3 - To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, THE GARMENT OF PRAISE FOR THE SPIRIT OF HEAVINESS; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
I told my husband the LORD shows up in the presence of genuine PRAISE!
The story does not stop there. Later that night, as I lay in bed, I heard: "HILLEL."
I looked that word up. It is this Hebrew word --> הָלַל
Do you know what that word means? It means PRAISE, namely praising GOD.
I ask you, WHO has an infinite understanding of every language spoken? Who created all tongues?
Let us rejoice in this GREAT SAVIOUR, The LORD JESUS CHRIST! Lift up your broken heart and praise HIM. Ask Him to give you strength where weakness seems to abound. HE WILL. HE WILL.
Let us lift up His Name & His Power & His Glory! We are NOT defeated IN Christ Jesus. Rely on HIM. It is His good pleasure to rescue us from the enemy.There IS Power in the Name of Jesus
I wouldn't change anything about these moments of affliction, these times of being threshed by the tribulum -- because it has always been during these times of trial that the LORD has made His presence apparent & His strength perfect. It is all about HIS glory!
______________________________________________________________________
I am adding this over 24 hours later, but it is further glory to God. While I was sitting in my back yard watching my boys play, my mother pulled into her driveway. She had my youngest sister with her. (I hadn't seen her in several days to weeks, for she doesn't live close by.) My sister walked over to me and handed me a book, which was a compact concordance. I told her something to the effect of it being neat, and then she start walking away. I said, "No, this is yours. You should take it." She said, "No, it's for you." As she walked away, my eyes went to a pink post it. I flipped that page open and saw this:
This is a picture of the actual page. The pink post it marked the page with PRAISE. All verses with the word PRAISE begin on this page. I called over to my mother's house when I came into my home and asked if my sister had any idea about the blog I had just written. I asked if she had been on Facebook, etc. But, you see, my youngest sister doesn't have Internet access. I don't think she even knows that I have a "blog".
Even more profoundly, Satan had shown up just a few hours before she handed me that book, and he had attempted to steal the purity of this whole blog entry from me. He had attempted to make me think that I should erase it and that I call on the Lord too much! (I kid you not!) We are told in the Parable of the Sower that the enemy (Satan) arrives soon after the Truth of the Word is sown in order to steal the Word that has been sown in our hearts. But, The Lord, Bless His Holy Name put the brakes on Satan yet again.
Friends, let us abide in the Lord's Goodness. Glory to His Name. I am in awe of His Power.
No comments:
Post a Comment