A Matter of the Heart

Joyfully wait! And when all the hoard of Hell comes to you and says ‘You fool, why do you wait at His door?’ ‘He promised.’ ‘You fool, you’re a beggar, why should He open the door?’ ‘Because He died. I will wait. I will seek Him. I will go to His word. I will be with Him in prayer. I will wait upon the Lord. Because He will not grant me less than what I ask for. He will only grant me greater than what I can even conceive in my mind.’

Thank you, dear God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.

But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God

You made me; you created me.
Now give me the sense to follow your commands.
May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy,
for I have put my hope in your word.
I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair;
you disciplined me because I needed it.
Now let your unfailing love comfort me,
just as you promised me, your servant.
Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live,
for your instructions are my delight.

As long as thanks is possible, then joy is always possible. Joy is always possible.

Do you know how beautiful You are?
I think not, my dear.
For as you talk of God,
I see great parades with wildly colorful bands
Streaming from your mind and heart,
Carrying wonderful and secret messages
To every corner of this world.
I see saints bowing in the mountains
Hundreds of miles away
To the wonder of sounds
That break into light
From your most common words.

Jesus wants us to come. He’s sending His servants out to tell the people…that they’re invited to the party. He’s sending you an invitation too, in the sunrise, in the sound of a bird, or in the smell of coffee drifting lazily from the kitchen. The one who has invited you is way more powerful than any of the impediments we think we’re facing, and He has just one message for us. He leans forward and whispers quietly to each of us, “There’s more room.

[Jesus] said the people who followed Him should think of themselves more like the ushers rather than the bouncers, and it would be God who decides who gets in. We’re the ones who simply show people their seats that someone else payed for.