“Lord, my heart is meek before you. I don’t consider myself better than others. I’m content to not pursue matters that are over my head— such as your complex mysteries and wonders— that I’m not yet ready to understand. I am humbled and quieted in your presence. Like a contented child who rests on its mother’s lap, I’m your resting child and my soul is content in you. O people of God, your time has come to quietly trust, waiting upon the Lord now and forever.”
Our provision at any time, especially times when we feel loss or times when we feel we do not know what to do, is to just know Him.
When we know contentment in resting in Him, He can breathe more revelation into us and expand our knowledge and understanding to support us.
The Lord will fight our battles and do all things and therefore we will, knowing this, have more peace. We have a zealous Lord who will do this.
“Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.”
He has called us to our own responsibilities and that is where we must remain faithful. Know our own business and deal with it without standing on the sidelines speculating on what is in God’s domain or anyone else’s.
“Indeed, your love is what you’re known for throughout Macedonia. We urge you, beloved ones, to let this unselfish love increase and flow through you more and more. Aspire to lead a calm and peaceful life as you mind your own business and earn your living, just as we’ve taught you. By doing this you will live an honorable life, influencing others and commanding respect of even the unbelievers. Then you’ll be in need of nothing and not dependent upon others.”
We have only to uphold one another.
We can stand up in pain together supporting each other.
We can take the pressure off each other as we share in the mystery and have fragments of the big picture revealed to each of us.
We have the privilege to serve others in their pain.
We can pray for the lack in each other as it is revealed to us and God will honour those prayers in the love that they were offered in and bless us even more abundantly.
“And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.”
One person’s loss or one generation’s loss or one nation’s loss can be another’s gain when it is used to support and uphold and not to divide and fragment.
“then say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land. And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms.”
There is a sense that in this time of change we have to let go of what has been and pick up the new to move into what God’s intention is for us. To expand prosper and glean us into His kingdom. His Spirit must fall on all people that He might be revealed to all.
There will be no decrease but increase.
“‘This is what I will do in the last days —I will pour out my Spirit on everybody and cause your sons and daughters to prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will experience dreams from God. The Holy Spirit will come upon all my servants, men and women alike, and they will prophesy.”
The illustration shows the big picture of hope that God sees from beginning to end of. Each of us are the pieces that support and complete one another and have our responsibility to create. In so doing we emanate the light and power that pushes back the darkness.
Six Scriptures that come to mind:
“Lord, my heart is meek before you. I don’t consider myself better than others. I’m content to not pursue matters that are over my head— such as your complex mysteries and wonders— that I’m not yet ready to understand. I am humbled and quieted in your presence. Like a contented child who rests on its mother’s lap, I’m your resting child and my soul is content in you. O people of God, your time has come to quietly trust, waiting upon the Lord now and forever.” Psalms 131:1-3 TPT
“Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.” Isaiah 9:7 ESV
“‘This is what I will do in the last days —I will pour out my Spirit on everybody and cause your sons and daughters to prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will experience dreams from God. The Holy Spirit will come upon all my servants, men and women alike, and they will prophesy.” Acts 2:17-18 TPT
“And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.” Job 42:10 ESV
“Indeed, your love is what you’re known for throughout Macedonia. We urge you, beloved ones, to let this unselfish love increase and flow through you more and more. Aspire to lead a calm and peaceful life as you mind your own business and earn your living, just as we’ve taught you. By doing this you will live an honorable life, influencing others and commanding respect of even the unbelievers. Then you’ll be in need of nothing and not dependent upon others.” 1 Thessalonians 4:10-12 TPT
“then say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land. And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms.”Ezekiel 37:21-22 ESV
The song. Revelation Song. Austin Johnson
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