I like being outside this time of year. I love the colors, the feel of green grass under the feet as one walks the length of it and I love to feel the soft rain on the face.
In experiencing this "splash and dash" about two weeks to less than ten days ago, however, the showers seem to be short, few sprinkles and lots of wind. Anyone living in this region knows we need some adequate rain to get through the coming summer months.
We were praying for some slow rains that will spend the whole day here and not continue the "splash and dash" thing! Today our prayers were answered for the rain has come and stayed to saturate the ground. Praise the Lord for His goodness to us!
Was considering this while praying for the writing today. As living beings we need the water to live.
Psalm 36:7-9......7 How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
8 They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
9 For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light. NKJV
abundantly satisfied=filled, satiated,
with fatness or fullness of Your house= abundance in the temple
drink (shaqah (shaw-kaw'); drink, drown, moisten as in water
from the river=as from a filled and overflowing river or stream at winter's end
life= revelation knowledge
the river of God's delight and pleasure to give
When considering there is no rain or water for the lawn and plants for a length of days or weeks, the ground will be dry and hard. Even if one were to run the hose full open on that "dry ground", any moisture will not adequately water the roots of the grass or plants. The optimum word here is to penetrate the soil. That moisture would need to penetrate to the root area and be repeated for some days to get the needed affect for plants and grass to grow and thrive.
John 7:37-39...........37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. NKJV
anyone= whosoever will come
with thirst= of uncertain affinity....for a relationship, a correspondence, or associate with
Let him come=erchomai (er'khom-ahee) ...appear, grow, enter
It reminds of this saying my mother had when referring to her cleaning the house when I was a young child. She would say, "I will give it a lick and a promise." She would always add, "I promise to get the whole house done tomorrow." She wanted a clean house always, but with two girls and her PTA meetings and such, her time was used up quickly. All her meals she prepared for dinner was not out of a box but all made from scratch. So she cleaned those areas that one could see upon entering our home. Yes, that was a quick clean and then move on to do what she needed on her to-do list for that day!
And on the very next day though, she would tackle that job of cleaning with a vengeance. She would clean anything and everything in her way.
And on the very next day though, she would tackle that job of cleaning with a vengeance. She would clean anything and everything in her way.
The American Heritage Dictionary puts it like this: to perform said task with a lick and a promise is to the absolute minimum required and far less than that. With the lick and a promise, you are not really tackling the task , but only half-heartedly pretending to chase it.
In respect to my mother and her house cleaning projects, she regarded a clean house above all else. That meant if we, my sister and I were at home from school ( or summer vacation), were called to duty immediately. That duty included any detail our mother would broadcast to us. She would give us her plan, and then we would do the job or project she gave us to do.
2 Corinthians 13:14.............14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. NIV
Seems simple does it not? We are to have the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. We are to have the ability(grace) Jesus had as He walked here on earth with favor and beauty. We are to have the love of God! But we are to have fellowship of the Holy Spirit, too!
1 John 4:9-11........9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. NKJV
Philippians 2:1-4.......2:1 Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. NKJV
It takes that communion of the Holy Spirit to retain any semblance of a love walk with other Christians, or believer's in Jesus Christ. In knowing God and His love, we are to know that, we too, are loved. It is not in a pretending, "well, I love Jesus, I guess I can love you." No, it is so much more than that. We must know that we are loved by God.
Jesus sent the Comforter to us! Our lives are to be influenced by the Holy Spirit. He is a gentleman. He does not act vulgar in any way, form or fashion! When He is around, we speak the wisdom of God. When He is around, people know us by His love through us. When He is around, we look good!
The Holy Spirit has been poured out!
The leadership of the Spirit has always had its foundation on the Word of God. The Holy Spirit will never leads us from it.
1 John 5:7-13............7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. 10 He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. 11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. NKJV
Do you know any "splash and dash" people? What about the "lick and promise" folks? Know any of them by their promising to do better tomorrow? For cleaning still comes by the Word of God, and it gives us promises of a great future! I have learned that there is no such thing as "dry cleaning" when it comes to the word of God. We truly need the water of the Word to be clean as seen in John 15:3-4.... 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. NKJV
A crisis, problem or trouble can come any time. We know not what our path holds, but God does. Should He be speaking for us to continue to come, continue to enter His Presence, and to come so that we will water the seed of fellowship of the Holy Spirit, what would our reply be to Him?
I promise tomorrow God that I will pray, I will pray in tongues, and I will confess the promises You have for me.
I promise tomorrow God that I will pray, I will pray in tongues, and I will confess the promises You have for me.
Reading the Word of God is paramount as is prayer! There is also fasting, and worship that we are know and consider!
For worship does play a major role when we know to whom we are worshiping and why we are to worship.
The Holy Spirit can and will bring us the vocabulary that God speaks through His Holy Spirit. He helps our infirmities in not knowing how or what to pray, and He also establishes in us the Word of God that speaks, when we spend the time to read and put it in our hearts. For me, I desire to not be a splash and dash person.
In this day and time, it is not good to be half-hearted towards God and His wisdom. Surely God is for us and wants to keep us in that land that oozes with every resource we need.
Let's not be the splash and dash people, but those who spend time with the Holy Spirit by praying in tongues, worshiping, and confessing the Word.
Father, thank You for the Holy Spirit! Thank You Jesus for sending the Comforter to us!
Holy Spirit, I truly love to behold and gaze upon the beauty
YOU have imagined. Thank YOU for all that we view from our back door. We see
the magnitude of the greatness of our God. Thank YOU for allowing me to be here
and enjoy YOUR world. How may I bring pleasure to YOU?
I ask YOU to speak to me
and guide me into the specific assignment YOU have for me to do. I am alive
because of YOU and I know YOU have a plan. Holy Spirit, YOU are a treasure to
me. I give thanks to my God, my Creator for allowing me to participate in the
Great Commission. Holy Spirit lead me and I will testify of Jesus and the
goodness of God in the land of the living.
Holy Spirit it is You Who reveals to me the difference between those essential and nonessential issues that we can see on our journey through this life.
Mentor me my treasured Friend. Please clutter my life of distractions, so that I may hear Your voice clearly today. Come, You are welcome here! We give freedom for You to rule here. Show us the plan for this day! In Jesus' name, I pray and believe the Holy Spirit will have His way in every situation or thing that appears on my pathway. Amen.
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