I’ve been thinking about Holiness and Virtue. These two high mountains are excellent but hard to obtain in a society that pushes filth. A community of evil people, who may live in your house. Behold, God in all His glory. He gives us the grace to maintain in His presence as we move about day after day.
Purity, goodness, and righteousness are fabulous ideas that fill me with absolute happiness and completeness. Wearing the very nature of God is all but a dream that is my reality. The Holy Spirit works to draw us more to the Lord. Thus we see the world right. Not that long ago, our vision was dim.
Like the saints before us, we set out on a journey on a boat. As Christ is our captain, we sail the open seas with wide eyes and a thirst for adventure. The ocean is calm and still, beaming with life within its deep waters. Everything is right with the world as God kisses our faith with the wind and hugs our souls with affirmation a million times over using the stars of the night.
Woe, we have an enemy that will rock our boat with all the power of the waves to kill the hope within. We have an enemy who mocks and breeds corruption. We have an enemy that comes to us in the morning hours and sings to us in our despair. He sings a gentle song like a bird landing on a tree. The bird is dynamite making the whole forest rise in a high flame.
God is a consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29). Every believer has the indwelling life of God that provides for our peace and hope. If we trust that God is, the fire will rise and burn everything unrighteous.
The devil's fire destroys everything good and exalts evil. God's fire destroys everything terrible and exalts Christ Jesus. The devil's fire compared to God is like a little match standing alongside the raging seas.
Like the saints before us, we set out on a journey on a boat. As Christ as our captain we sail the open seas with wide eyes and a thirst for adventure. Our ship is barely able to stay afloat, but we keep going. We are out of food, and the weather seems to turn cold. Everything is right with the world as God kisses our faith with the wind and hugs our souls with affirmation a million times over using the stars of the night.
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters,
He refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths,
for His name’s sake.
Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters,
He refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths,
for His name’s sake.
Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
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