Vibrant
July 8
Once again God rocks my world. About six weeks ago He impressed
upon my heart to pray for the uterus of a friend's daughter in law.
I asked my friend if he daughter in law was pregnant and she said
not to her knowledge. Then about 10 days ago the young woman was
here attending a Sunday service and during our prayer time the Lord
gave me the same urge to pray for her uterus. (Now this has never happened
to me before...a rather unusual prayer request.) Asking her if
there was any chance she was pregnant...she looked pretty shocked
and said, "I don't think so." Well....guess what....she is 5-6
weeks pregnant!
Returning from my morning walk the Lord gave me the word vibrant/vibrance.
"What am I to do with that Lord?" I thought back to the "uterus"..ok,
I will trust You and go sit a spell and seek out "vibrance".
Going to Merriam-Webster here is what confronted me...
pulsating with life, vigor, or activity.
Totally different from my limited definition of "bright" for this word.
Then going to Biblegateway.com my strength was renewed as I read the verses
with this reference. Beaten down the past few days from personal issues
which were weighing heavily on my heart, the distractions seemed to
be coming from every direction in the form of immediate needs for others.
Then a simple word...vibrance...drew me into the presence of the God of
the universe and thrilled my soul.
It is hard to be sad with praise or beach music on (smile)...it is also
hard to be down trodden when you read the following Psalm from The Message.
Wherever God wants to take you today...trust Him.
Psalm 89:5
God! Let the cosmos praise your wonderful ways, the choir of holy angels sing anthems to your faithful ways! Search high and low, scan skies and land, you'll find nothing and no one quite like God. The holy angels are in awe before him; he looms immense and august over everyone around him. God-of-the-Angel-Armies, who is like you, powerful and faithful from every angle? You put the arrogant ocean in its place and calm its waves when they turn unruly. You gave that old hag Egypt the back of your hand, you brushed off your enemies with a flick of your wrist. You own the cosmos—you made everything in it, everything from atom to archangel. You positioned the North and South Poles; the mountains Tabor and Hermon sing duets to you. With your well-muscled arm and your grip of steel— nobody trifles with you! The Right and Justice are the roots of your rule; Love and Truth are its fruits. Blessed are the people who know the passwords of praise, who shout on parade in the bright presence of God. Delighted, they dance all day long; they know who you are, what you do—they can't keep it quiet! Your vibrant beauty has gotten inside us— you've been so good to us! We're walking on air! All we are and have we owe to God, Holy God of Israel, our King!
Let's Pray Lord, spending time with You is what makes the
difference in our day. Please help us to carve out the time, to steal away
when necessary and come into Your presence with thanksgiving, knowing You
can supply all our needs. We love you Lord, in Jesus' name, Amen
Once again God rocks my world. About six weeks ago He impressed
upon my heart to pray for the uterus of a friend's daughter in law.
I asked my friend if he daughter in law was pregnant and she said
not to her knowledge. Then about 10 days ago the young woman was
here attending a Sunday service and during our prayer time the Lord
gave me the same urge to pray for her uterus. (Now this has never happened
to me before...a rather unusual prayer request.) Asking her if
there was any chance she was pregnant...she looked pretty shocked
and said, "I don't think so." Well....guess what....she is 5-6
weeks pregnant!
Returning from my morning walk the Lord gave me the word vibrant/vibrance.
"What am I to do with that Lord?" I thought back to the "uterus"..ok,
I will trust You and go sit a spell and seek out "vibrance".
Going to Merriam-Webster here is what confronted me...
pulsating with life, vigor, or activity.
Totally different from my limited definition of "bright" for this word.
Then going to Biblegateway.com my strength was renewed as I read the verses
with this reference. Beaten down the past few days from personal issues
which were weighing heavily on my heart, the distractions seemed to
be coming from every direction in the form of immediate needs for others.
Then a simple word...vibrance...drew me into the presence of the God of
the universe and thrilled my soul.
It is hard to be sad with praise or beach music on (smile)...it is also
hard to be down trodden when you read the following Psalm from The Message.
Wherever God wants to take you today...trust Him.
Psalm 89:5
God! Let the cosmos praise your wonderful ways, the choir of holy angels sing anthems to your faithful ways! Search high and low, scan skies and land, you'll find nothing and no one quite like God. The holy angels are in awe before him; he looms immense and august over everyone around him. God-of-the-Angel-Armies, who is like you, powerful and faithful from every angle? You put the arrogant ocean in its place and calm its waves when they turn unruly. You gave that old hag Egypt the back of your hand, you brushed off your enemies with a flick of your wrist. You own the cosmos—you made everything in it, everything from atom to archangel. You positioned the North and South Poles; the mountains Tabor and Hermon sing duets to you. With your well-muscled arm and your grip of steel— nobody trifles with you! The Right and Justice are the roots of your rule; Love and Truth are its fruits. Blessed are the people who know the passwords of praise, who shout on parade in the bright presence of God. Delighted, they dance all day long; they know who you are, what you do—they can't keep it quiet! Your vibrant beauty has gotten inside us— you've been so good to us! We're walking on air! All we are and have we owe to God, Holy God of Israel, our King!
Let's Pray Lord, spending time with You is what makes the
difference in our day. Please help us to carve out the time, to steal away
when necessary and come into Your presence with thanksgiving, knowing You
can supply all our needs. We love you Lord, in Jesus' name, Amen
