the FireCarrier

Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble. The Lord protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the desire of their foes. The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness. I said, “Have mercy on me, Lord; heal me, for I have sinned against you.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭41‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Don't be in a hurry, but pause in your day. Stop and listen for me. My voice will speak what you need, but not always what you may wish to hear, Listen and receive from me.

From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭17‬:‭26‬-‭28‬ ‭NIV‬‬ As you move about the twists and turns in your life, know I am with you. I will guide you. I will be your protection from the enemy. You can learn from what I place within your pathway. Reach out to me, expecting I will answer you. Look to me. I am there with you.

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.