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Tracy 4/12/2026 10:21:08 PM MST |
COME AWAY MY BELOVED FRANCIS J. ROBERTS THE ART OF COMMITTAL O My child, lay down your heart in My hand, and let Me heal it. Yea, let Me gather up thy tears, for they are precious to Me (Psalm 56:8). Ye have not been suffering alone, but I Myself have been near thee all along the way. My heart has felt all that ye have felt. Ye do not have a high priest who is not able to sympathize with your sufferings, but one who experienced every grief and human emotion common to man. And yet, in the midst of these experiences of suffering, He did not sin. Therefore, He is one who is able to succour thee (Hebrews 2:18). He is one, who having walked the same path Himself, is able to teach thee how that in the midst of these human experiences of hurts and frustrations and loneliness and heart-ache, ye may rise above the natural tendencies to fall into the sins of self-pity, self-reproach, depression of spirit, resentments, and the like. It is not easy. Not only is it not easy, but in the natural, in the flesh, it is impossible. But the same grace which I promised to the apostle Paul to help him bear his affliction, this same grace I will give to you (2 Cor. 12:9). Ye may bring the whole of your burden to Me. I will help you as the days go by, and as the trials come and go, and as the learning process continues, I will teach you the spiritual secrets of the art of committal. For in complete and repeated committal lies the key to victories that can be thus more easily won, less painfully achieved, and more quickly gained, so that the valleys become less deep and less dark, and more quickly passed through. "Man is born," it is written, "to trouble, as the sparks fly upward" (Job 5:7). This is true as surely as rain falls and snow is cold. But it is equally true, and gloriously so, that I have promised, and I will deliver thee out of all thy troubles. So will ye now take the first step in this experience of committal, and give Me your heart? Make it as tangible a transaction as possible, and visualize your own hand laying the physical organ of your heart in My hands. Say to Me, "Take this, Loving Master and Wonderful Lord, and do with it as pleases Thee." He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. (Psalm 147:3) | |||
Tracy 4/4/2026 6:59:13 AM MST |
MAGNIFICENT PRAYER by NICK HARRISON WORTHY IS THE LAMB!!! Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and You have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth." (Rev. 5:8-10) On the ground of our own goodness, we cannot expect to have our prayers answered. But Jesus is worthy, and for His sake we may have our prayers answered. There is nothing too choice, too costly, or too great for God to give Him. HE IS WORTHY. He is the spotless, holy Child, who who under all circumstances acted according to the mind of God. And if we hide in Him, if we put Him forward and ourselves in the background, depend on Him and plead His name, we may expect to have our prayers answered. (George Mueller) PRAY ABOUT IT: Never approach God on the grounds of your own righteousness or need. Our access to God is dependent totally on the work of Christ. In Him, and in no other, we have access. There are many religions that practice prayer, but their prayers are largely dependent on their good works or sacrifices for God. As such their prayers are void. There is no other name by which man may be saved than that of Jesus Christ, and there is no other ground upon which we may offer our prayer than that of Jesus Christ. Today, reflect on the worthiness of Christ, both for God's approval and for our adoration. In the name of Jesus, my Master, I ask you, have you forsaken all your own righteousness? You have heard the salvation is not of works. Are you completely divorced from your own righteousness? Then . . . look up to heaven, and say, Father, I forsake all for Christ. (Robert Murray McCheyne) | |||
Tracy 3/28/2026 12:59:20 AM MST |
MAGNIFICENT PRAYER by NICK HARRISON Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You (John 17:1) The Son of God came so truly down from Heaven to live among the sons of men, that He lifted up His eyes when He prayed to His Father, just as we ourselves do. Though He knew that the kingdom of God was within Him, and not in the skies above Him, yet like us, He lifted up His eyes when He prayed. He was in all points made like unto His brethren, and in no point more so than in this point of prayer. It is built deep into our nature, as we are children of Almighty God, that we are to lift our eyes and look up when we pray. And the Son of God took on our human nature, and prayed as we pray, kneeling down and looking up, falling down and lifting up strong crying and tears. (Alexander Whyte) PRAY ABOUT IT: We may start our prayers with heads bowed, but before long the magnet of heaven pulls our eyes and our hearts upward. Today as you pray, look up and praise Him. Look up and be thankful. Look up as Jesus did. Do everything for God, uniting yourself to Him by a mere upward glance or by the overflowing of your heart towards Him. Never be in a hurry. Do everything quietly and calmly. Don't lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. (Francis De Sales) | |||
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