Evening prayer bump!
"Come to me, all 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."
Matthew 11:28-30
My Jesus, I trust in Thee
My Jesus, I trust in thee,
even as the darkness gathers.
My Jesus, I trust in thee,
even as the storm clouds deepen.
My Jesus, I trust in thee,
even when the lightning threatens.
My Jesus, help me trust in thee,
even though my heart quakes.
My Jesus, help me trust in thee
even though you may seem far way.
My Jesus, help me trust in thee,
even though evil seems near.
My Jesus, may I trust in thee,
even when sorrow breaks my heart.
My Jesus, may I trust in thee,
even in the darkness of my grief.
My Jesus, may I trust in thee,
even when I don't understand why.
"The trial of your faith."
- 1 Peter 1:7
Faith untried may be true faith, but it is sure to be little faith, and it
is likely to remain dwarfish so long as it is without trials. Faith never
prospers so well as when all things are against her: tempests are her
trainers, and lightnings are her illuminators. When a calm reigns on the
sea, spread the sails as you will, the ship moves not to its harbour; for
on a slumbering ocean the keel sleeps too. Let the winds rush howling
forth, and let the waters lift up themselves, then, though the vessel may
rock, and her deck may be washed with waves, and her mast may creak under
the pressure of the full and swelling sail, it is then that she makes
headway towards her desired haven. No flowers wear so lovely a blue as
those which grow at the foot of the frozen glacier; no stars gleam so
brightly as those which glisten in the polar sky; no water tastes so sweet
as that which springs amid the desert sand; and no faith is so precious as
that which lives and triumphs in adversity. Tried faith brings experience.
You could not have believed your own weakness had you not been compelled
to pass through the rivers; and you would never have known God's strength
had you not been supported amid the water-floods.
Faith increases in solidity, assurance, and intensity, the more it is
exercised with tribulation.
Faith is precious, and its trial is precious too.
Let not this, however, discourage those who are young in faith.
You will have trials enough without seeking them: the full portion will
be measured out to you in due season.
Meanwhile, if you cannot yet claim the result of long experience, thank
God for what grace you have; praise him for that degree of holy confidence
whereunto you have attained: walk according to that rule, and you shall
yet have more and more of the blessing of God, till your faith shall
remove mountains and conquer impossibilities.
C.H.SPURGEON
1 Peter 5:7 - Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
I love what one devotional says about casting or throwing our cares on Him...
THROW: to cause to fly through the air by releasing from the hand while the arm is in rapid motion.
CAST: to hurl with force.
I love the Phillips translation of IPeter 5:7 You can throw the whole weight of your anxieties upon Him, for you are His personal concern (phillips).
Trusting Him tonight for my family, my life, our President, and our country.
Our Father, we Join Together in the Loveliness of Your Name to Plead for Your Blessings Upon our Nation. We Love and Praise You for Caring for us, and for the Gift of Living in the USA. Evermore Shelter us to Your Heart, and Help us to Love and Obey Your Righteous Laws. May Your Hand Abide Over our People, wherever they may be, Both Here and throughout the Earth. We Ask these Things, not because there is Any Goodness in us, but because of the Mercies You have for us in Jesus Christ.
O Lord, Pour Out Thy Lovingkindness Upon us through Revival, Granting the Salvation and Deliverance of Many Souls. Keep our President and our Military Safe, and Guard our America from Every Terrorist Attack. O Father our King, we are So Thankful You Hear our Prayers! We Long to See You, and to Praise Thy Son Who Lovingly Died for us.
We Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, and for the Shining of Thy Light Upon us. Come Soon, Your Excellency, and Usher in the Kingdom of our Christ. Blessed be the Name of our Sovereign Holy One Forever. Through the Grace of our Lord Jesus, we Pray All Things, amen.
Good words. Thanks.
"What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs He bears.
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer."
Thank you so much, Knitting.
Amen.
BTTT