The name speaks for itself - Rhapsodies and Anecdotes. This is the venue in which I share (often ecstatically) personal stories about what God teaches me as I dive into His Word each day. I hope you like what I post and that it challenges you as it does me.

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5.24.2015

Nothing.






















This is the kind of verse that I can easily read, like the sound of, and highlight - only to forget later that it had pricked me with conviction. So, as I think about it, I want to simply pray in response. Maybe someone reading this needs to respond in prayer as well.

Lord God, make this verse true in my life! May I truly be able to pray with the Psalmist that I have nothing in heaven except You! May I truly be able to say that there is nothing on earth I desire except You! I confess that I have not placed you on the throne of my heart, often finding cheap replacements to serve and seek satisfaction in. Though I say with my words that You are all that I have, my life and actions speak otherwise, preaching to the world that I need more than You to satisfy. Lord God, I am reminded of how powerful You are, and how small I am in comparison. Yet, You loved me enough to send Your Son, You love me still to the point of eternal patience, and You will love me eternally, beyond any time I can imagine or understand. I glorify You, Father, because there is no one in heaven or on earth besides You who is worthy of my praise.

Jesus, be to me so ravishingly beautiful that I cannot tear my eyes away from You. Thank You for coming to this earth and living the perfect life that I am incapable of living. Thank You for being the perfect example of humility, sacrifice, and love. Remind me time and again of your glorious and terrible suffering on the cross for my sake. Forgive me for not trembling at the sight of it, for not weeping over Your sacrifice, for not being deeply broken over my sins which were the reason for Your suffering. Jesus, You died for me and rose again, and I am eternally grateful.

Holy Spirit, help me to meditate upon this verse, night and day, to the point that I truly begin to understand the extent of idolatry in my heart. Help me to know how to wage war with and kill the flesh that fights so strongly against me. Help me to confess my sins with conviction, and to turn away from them and flee to the cross. Remind me that my flesh and heart fail because of sin, but that God is my strength and portion forever. Remind me, Spirit, forever remind me that I have only to be silent and the Lord will fight for me. Remind me, Comforter, that God is my refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Holy Spirit, fill me with power from on high so that I might proclaim the mysteries of this treasure hidden in jars of clay, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Create in me a heart that desires nothing other than to be a faithful witness to the glory of Christ, that wants to know nothing among those around me except Christ and Him crucified. Holy Spirit, draw me ever nearer to You because the nearness of God is my good. Finally, Holy Spirit, remind me that God is my refuge so that I can tell all about His works and so, send me out into this world to declare all that God has done for those who are dying without Him.
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