The Heart of the Matter.....

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

This is the heart of the matter, any matter for anyone seeking to know the Living God: we must come to have a personal revelation of who God is. No matter where we find ourselves in our walk with God, no matter what anyone else has said, no matter what we've experienced-thought was true, believed was true, taught was true, our foundational belief system can only be based upon our individual and very personal revelation of Him. He's given us His Word, His Spirit-His very Presence-to be our personal teacher and in the agreement and unity of these we can surely rest and rely. Derek Prince cogently expresses this spiritual  truth in a devotional which I plan to share here.

I've written in the past (with limited understanding) on the subject of the other side of the boat or the other side of the lake where Jesus instructed His disciples to go, and how it looks/feels like on the other side. Since then I've discovered more about why the net broke when Peter used an old one instead of casting out his best nets, and what it's feels like when traveling to the other side of the lake in unfamiliar territory in the greatest storm (this writer has) ever experienced. During times like these when life's storms  threaten to sink our boat with us in it we can better understand why His  disciples asked Jesus, "...don't you care that we perish." Mark 4:38.  What does this have to do with the subject at hand?  Well, it has everything to do with it.  In times like these we need an Anchor to our soul, One who will hold onto us when our strength is exhausted, when we're too overwhelmed to hold onto anything in our own strength.  This is when we not only need to know our God but to experience His help in very real, very practical, very personal ways.  This is what the subject is all about- the need for having a personal, intimate  knowledge  of Him.  

So far, I've found Him to be faithful and a very personal Help in time of need, and I trust Him to be so in an increasing manner from this day forth. I've also discovered a new favorite scripture which I've personalized, which, if you stop by here from time to time you'll probably see quite often. I'm still learning to trust the truth of this particular Word daily in ways I never have or had to in the past while the ground beneath my feet still feels unsettled.  I trust you'll be blessed indeed by this scripture which He made alive to me and is a very real source of help and strength to me  as well as by what Derek Prince wrote about the necessity for a personal revelation of who God Is.

 Psalm 78:72  NASB

            ... He shepherds me according to the integrity of his heart,

            And guides me with his skillful hands (emphasis and personalization, mine).

    Scripture taken from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963,        1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission 

The following devotional is used by permission from Derek Prince Ministries.

February 26, 2018 Encounter with God Psalm 63:1–2; 6 O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.     NIV      How important it is to have your own personal revelation of God. Not just to rely on what someone else has told you or what you read in a book or even what you heard in church. All that may be good, but it’s not sufficient. There must come a time when you’ve seen God for yourself, when you’ve come to know Him first-hand. When you’ve had such a revelation of God that nothing else can ever satisfy you but God Himself.      David had that kind of revelation. He said, “I’ve seen You in the sanctuary. I’ve beheld Your power and Your glory and now I’m in a dry and thirsty land, but my soul longs for You more than it does for water. And even when I lie in bed at night my meditation is of You. You fill my heart and my mind, my imagination, my longing. All the day through I’m taken up with You, my God.”      There’s no other source of true satisfaction. My soul doesn’t find rest in any other way. I’ve seen You and known You in a way that I can never forget and that has determined the course of my life. It determines my attitudes, my actions, the things that I choose, and the way I walk, and so it needs to be in each one of our lives. —Derek Prince To listen to Derek's original audio on our website click here.

More to Come

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

It's been a while and I've missed being here.  More will be coming soon. Blessings  to all who visit!

He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?

*Micah 6:8 

*Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.A