the FireCarrier

I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him. Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare. Sacrifice and offering you did not desire— but my ears you have opened— burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require. Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll. I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.” I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, Lord, as you know. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭40‬:‭1‬-‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. The Jewish Passover Festival was near. When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. ‭‭John‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV Watch for me as I reach through your day. I will guide you, if you will listen to me and listen for me. I can open new pathways for you to examine. Reach out to others. Help them to know my love and caring. Speak to their needs and to their hearts, as I speak to you.

To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.” ‭‭Jude‬ ‭1‬:‭24‬-‭25‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Come and be with me. Sit and hear. Listen to the sounds of nature as they sing out in the way they were created. You too have a song to be singing. Let your words be heard. Reach others. Allow me to be seen through your attitude.

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15‬:‭20‬-‭26‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Stop and consider, what have your night dreams been telling you? Think upon them and explore the direction I have placed within them for you. Reach out. My ways are there for you.

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37‬:‭7‬-‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Be surrounded with me and the safety I bring for you. Allow it to grow you. Be filled yet be hungry for more. Follow me. Become a reflection of my love. As you learn to listen, I can whisper my way for you to move. Trust in me. I am there even now.

So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit, try to excel in those that build up the church. For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding. Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer, say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying? You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭14‬:‭12‬-‭17‬ ‭NIV Allow me to show you my love this day. Put aside anxiety and search for my ways. They will surprise and encourage you. Look for me, expecting you should find my way for you. I have not left you to the way of the enemy. I have shown you what is important. No...

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬-‭5‬ ‭NIV Sit quiet. Look through the mess all about you. If you listen, you will hear my guiding direction. Follow it. Trust my word. I am the only way for true peace. I am the only way to life. I will reveal my way to those who have learned to listen.