Tuesday, August 24, 2004

sought after, redeemed, beloved.

"as the waters cover the sea
so your love covers me
guiding me on, roads unknown
i trust in You alone"-saving grace

He'll crown my head with lasting songs of joy. i'll take heart and do nothing.every valley made high and mountain made low.

"for the Lord will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in it, thanksgiving and the voice of melody"isaiah 51

i really can't wait to flourish.its a dry period. not in the spiritual sense. i'm seeing the bible more as my lifeline and i'm fellowshipping with Him like every other moment because...Hez the only one around.=)

but Hez perfect company. praise God.

isaiah is truly my favourite book in the bible. so much so that if i were to have a son, i would so much like to name him isaiah. but then again,it mightnot be the best idea since its hard to pronounce the name for the average singaporean..and his name will prob end up being 'ai sai...ah"it sounds horrible i know.

in the book of isaiah, God has spoken so clearly and i feel almost like the pathetic errant jerusalem. in this book , you see so much of His undying love, His gentle side . How everything is so comforting ..His words. inspite of the harsh tenuous conditions that afflict and surround poor israel. sometimes i feel so much like them and the words spoken by Him so loong ago just bring so much comfort and peace. like i can rest in nothing but His arms of love. nothing can placate me but His voice. no one can tell me that 'everythings goin tob e all right' but HIm alone. sometimes , it almost feels as if NOTHING can be alright but..its ok.Hez my God so i will be. everything can go wrong for all icare...coz thats the norm aniwae.

"with Christ in the vessel i can smile at the storm"

at least i have an eternal friend and companion in this Jesus. and thats really morethan enough. even when its so upheavalish all around..Hez unchanging and stable. even when i need to finish my essay soon and ihavent started...HEz stillcalm. even though He loves me so. even when i messedup big time in all the areas possible, He knows how to patch things up.i cant wait for the day whereby i can see Him face to face and hug him. i really can't. and with everyday that i live, i thank God i'm one day closer to THAT day.yay.=)

many years as a young girl , Jesus once appeared to me in the flesh and i was so in shock i couldnt even move. i remember this experience rather vividly.every thought that flashed in my mind ..i can remember. even today.after so many years. you really cant forget experiences like these and well...my mind was so frozen at that moment there werent many thoughts that got thru in the first place so its not that hard to remmeber. i remember the first thing he said to me was 'do not fear". only until recently that i realised that that IS HIS trademark line. coz when He meets pple, everywhere in the bible u see Him saying 'do not fear..do not be afraid.." and today i can hear Him saying that to me again. when i'm so unsure. about everythingin life. when i feel so alone and small in this great big unfriendly world. its real nice to know that you can rest and not be afraid coz even the great big unfriendly world is HIs footstool and Hez on ur side. thats the clincher. it really sux to be on the opposite camp with a God like this and my heart goes out to the lost and the wandering. at least i only can FEEL lost.

"and you shall be called Sought OUt, a city not forsaken."isaiah 62




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