Life is intensely adventuresome, but not much of it is of a publicly shareable nature.

Jesus Is Everything

If Jesus is the foundation, the cover, and the centre, and if it is His love, mercy, and grace that surround and fill, then He is everything.  All that comes out will be of, from, and through Him.  He is no longer a resource.  He IS, in me.  I am, in Him.

Rooted, Grounded, Surrounded

The fourth chapter of the gospel of Mark talks about growing seed.  The seed needs to become a strong root to grow a strong plant and produce good fruit, and to withstand persecution.  To grow a strong, deep root, the soil must be softened and cleared of rocks.

The seed is the Word of God.  According to John's gospel, Jesus is the Word.  He is the Root.  Ephesians 3:17 speaks of being rooted and grounded in love.  God is Love.  The same passage speaks of the breadth, length, depth, and height of that love.  It speaks of having Christ dwelling in your heart by faith, strengthening the inner man by His Spirit.  It speaks of the love of Christ, which is beyond knowledge, filling you with the fullness of God.

The Lord removes the rocks.  With the rocks removed, the root may go deep.  When the sun beats hard and wild winds blow, the root not only holds the plant secure, but becomes a tap-root, providing water, providing life, from depths unseen.

I am rooted and grounded and surrounded by His love.

Shooting for the Stars

One sunny evening last week, as I was lounging on the couch on our back deck, the Lord said to me, "Look at the universe."  I stared hard at the bright blue sky and laughed.  "I can't see through the blue," I replied.  "No, you're right," He said.  "You can only see the stars at night."
Shooting for the stars?  Sometimes we need dark times to see what we're aiming for.

2011 - a new year has begun.

2011 - a new year has begun.  A year full of potential and promise.  A year full of living and learning, of life and growth.  Another year with Jesus - it thrills and fills me with excited anticipation.  Glory, hallelujah!!!