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"Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide,
do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes."
"Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide,
do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes."
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Open doors, Open lives
"Because of the LORD's great
love we are not consumed, for
his compassions never fail.
love we are not consumed, for
his compassions never fail.
They are new
every morning;
great is your faithfulness."
In Isaiah 54 the
"desolate woman" is told by God to get ready. Get ready for the blessing
I am bringing your way. You don't have to see it coming, just trust me.
He calls her to make way for the blessing in faith that it will come.
And it comes in the form of service. Normally we wouldn't see this as
blessing. The steps of preparation he gives though all are about
accommodating people. Being hospitable and caring for the needs of
others. Strange idea of blessing? No.
"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'" Matthew 25:34-36
Laying down our lives for others is the door to blessing. And God is faithful. "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9
"Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions." Matthew 24:45-47
The Lord also says, "I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul." Jeremiah 32:41
Of course this is not tit for tat. God's economy is not ours. We can not barter for favors. Yet we are assured of his pleasure in blessing his children. He is a good, perfect and generous Father.
Lord, help us to faithfully strengthen the stakes of our character and lengthen the cords of our hearts. Give us lives that are stretched open wide, that your name would be glorified and we would know your power and pleasure at work in our lives and the lives of those around us.
"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'" Matthew 25:34-36
Laying down our lives for others is the door to blessing. And God is faithful. "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9
"Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions." Matthew 24:45-47
The Lord also says, "I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul." Jeremiah 32:41
Of course this is not tit for tat. God's economy is not ours. We can not barter for favors. Yet we are assured of his pleasure in blessing his children. He is a good, perfect and generous Father.
Lord, help us to faithfully strengthen the stakes of our character and lengthen the cords of our hearts. Give us lives that are stretched open wide, that your name would be glorified and we would know your power and pleasure at work in our lives and the lives of those around us.
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