Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Mighty to Save

Last night I started praying to the Lord after I read a chapter in Experiencing God about prayer. As I was praying, the Holy Spirit led me to repent. I confessed my sin of seeking man's approval above God's approval and I asked God to help me overcome this personal recurring stumbling block of mine. Then, the Holy Spirit reminded me of one of my all time favorite Bible verses:

"The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing."
-Zephaniah 3:17 (emphasis mine)

If I truly believed this verse with all of my heart, I wonder how radically different my life would look?! My prayer is to believe this verse with all that I am! I want to wholeheartedly know God takes great delight in me. I want to hear His voice rejoicing over me in song. I know if I viewed God in this way, then my life would look drastically different!

In my opinion, I think all of sin takes root when man decides to distrust God at some core level. For example, I often struggle with believing the words of Zephaniah 3:17. I don't always feel like God is singing over me. I especially don't think He is taking great delight in me right after I spoke disrespectfully to my mom or made a joke at someone else's expense. But God is ALWAYS singing over His children and He is ALWAYS taking great delight in them because He sees His Son and not our sin. When I don't believe this truth, I eventually feel poorly about myself and make myself idols to lift me up. Specifically, I start validating myself in other things such as the approval of man rather than finding my identity in Christ and only seeking His approval.

Thus, I think we must trust God and His Word by the power of the Holy Spirit if we really want to live victoriously for Christ! Praise God for He is mighty to save!

In Him,

Mark



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