It's all about Today, this day, not yesterday, or even tomorrow, but Today. It is truly all we have. We are called to live for the moment, to enjoy it and make it count. This is such a struggle for me! I am always planning and longing for what is to come. And the Lord has finally gotten my attention and invited me to live for today and teach my three to do the same. It is my prayer that in the moment of the day, God will show you, teach you, and capture your heart so completely so that you will see more and more how much He loves you. I am writing this as a reminder to myself and leaving it as a legacy gift for my three, who drive me crazy and yet, who I am certain, are and will do great things for all eternity! Whether you are sipping your first cup of strong black coffee, or closing the house down at the end of a tiring day, I pray you will be encouraged with raw honesty and truth. To the One who forever is worthy! This Day and Always! Amen. Celia Ann

Monday, April 11, 2011

A Personal Invitation

Call on Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.

                                   Psalm 50:15  (Amplified Version)


There is nothing simpler than this.  It is the call of the Lord himself.  When you are in trouble, call.  Today, this day, are you in trouble?  Are you feeling discouraged, hopeless or defeated? Are you crying out?  He is more than ready, he is inviting you, his heart is calling your heart to call out to him.  The Word indicates that He is eager.  Who in your life right now is eager to help you?  It seems that few are available and even have time, but the Lord himself is longing for you to cry out to him.

The call comes with a strong promise:  God will deliver You.  Whatever your dilemna, whatever you are going through, the deep water, the firey trial, he is longing to bring you deliverance.  It may not be the answer you are expecting or considering.  But He is faithful to His Word and you can bank on this with all that you are.  He will save.  It may be as the three who entered the furnace, it may be as the one lowered into the den with the cats, it may be like brother sold and behind bars all those years, it may be like the foreigner who gathered grain only to be noticed, it may be the baby floating in a basket, it may be the barren wife weeping on the steps, it may be the outcast, single mom with her young son out in the desert, it may be ... you.  He is the God who never changes.  He is the God who sees.  He is the God who invites.  He is the God who saves.  "I will deliver you."


Naturally, we will "honor and glorify Me" because whenever God works we cannot help but speak of it.  When He saves, we know it.  When He showed up there were now four, the cats were no longer hungry, Joseph prospered, Boaz noticed, Moses was chosen, Hannah conceived, Hagar was saved... to name only a few. 

When His presence shows up, His healing, His movement,  His voice, there is deliverance.  We give honor and we give glory. 


This day, call out to the One who has invited you with a strong promise.  Know that He loves you and is waiting to save you.  He has already provided a great rescue and longs to do it again and again. 

"Now glory be to God! But his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we  even dare to ask or hope.  May he be given glory in the church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages.  Amen."  Ephesians 3:20-21

Lord Jesus, Do you hear me calling?
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