Teach Me Your Statutes!

Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.—Joshua 14:14

Of Josiah...

Then the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the LORD, to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people took a stand for the covenant.—2 Kings 23:3

Now before him there was no king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses; nor after him did any arise like him.—2 Kings 23:25

Father...teach me Your statutes!!  Fill me with Your Spirit. Enable me to walk worthy of the You, fully pleasing You and being fruitful in every good work.  May I follow You like Caleb and King Josiah did...with all my heart and all my soul and all my might.  May I count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Your precious Son, Jesus.  Use me to be an example of devotion and faith to my family...and to others.  

He has put a new song in my mouth--

Praise to our God;

Many will see it and fear,

And will trust in the LORD.—Ps 40:3

He Gives and Gives...

Then Peter said, “See, we have left all and followed You.” So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, “who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”—Luke 18:28-30

You cannot out give God...He is a debtor to no man.  Praising Him today and every day because even in my “losses” for Jesus’ sake, I profit.  I cannot give God anything. He is the self-sufficient One...He needs nothing.  But God, by His divine power because of His great love with which He loved us, gives us, as believers, ALL things that pertain to life and godliness. And Godliness, the Scriptures tell us, is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.  Beloved, our God is our shield and our exceedingly great reward.  

Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ.—Phil 3:8

Luke 18

Luke 18

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,

Then the Lord said, "Hear what the unjust judge said. "And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?

And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!'

"I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

But Jesus called them to Him and said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.

“Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. “For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”—Matt 11:28-30

Oh Father!  

May I enter Your Presence humbly...may I stand before You in grateful thanksgiving.   May it be Your grace that draws me to You with cords of kindness...my soul finds rest in Your Presence. Here in Your Presence, You will speak to my heart by Your Spirit and direct my path as I wait for You.  You WILL, without my help, complete the good work You began in me.  

for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.—Phil 2:13