Isaiah 30:15
For thus said the Lord, the Holy One of Israel: In returning (to Me) and resting (in Me) you shall be saved; in quietness and in (trusting) confidence shall be your strength.
(Amplified Bible)
God is my Saviour. He alone saved me, and He alone can save you. Put your trust in him and in doing so be confident that He will give you strength, and in that strength you will find peace.
I was brought up to go to the Church of Scotland, both attending church and Sunday School. By the time I was Fifteen and left school, I stopped going to church apart from Weddings and Funerals, I had no interest in God, and went my own way. This was away back in the fifty's and sixty's, in fact it wasn't until nineteen eighty five things changed. I had been going through some terrible times and was nearly at the end of my tether, so one night I walked out of my house leaving my husband and family. I was only going for a walk just to get away and think and in these moments I thought ' Help me, please help me.' I went back home. A few weeks later a friend mentioned that she went to Church, and straight away I decided that I wanted to go. Time passed and I continued to go to Church.I had had a Bible when I was young but no longer had one, but now I wanted a Bible I wanted to learn more about God, I wanted to search the Scriptures. I still hadn't asked Jesus in to my life at that moment in time, little did I know what was about to happen. Little did I know that God had plans for me.
One night I had a dream, this dream was so real. It was a dream of God and Satan in battle this dream was so intensified, over and over the words 'Jesus is Lord,' 'Jesus Saves' came, and although I tried to put it out of my mind I could not. The following day I still could not put that dream and these words out of my mind. I phoned my friend and told her what had happened, I think part of me thought that she would think I was going bonkers but she didn't. She got in touch with the minister and he came to see me. I knew then that Christ was calling me to himself and that I needed to ask him forgiveness to my sins and ask Him into my life. That was in nineteen eighty five. I was Baptized not long after and Jesus has been my Lord and my Saviour ever since. Yes, in these years there have been times when I have fallen back, and although in these times I have turned my back on him, God has never turned away from me. He knew I would be back and come back even stronger.
Jesus is my Lord and my Saviour and I could not do without Him.
Proverbs 1:33
But whoever listens to me will dwell safely. And will be secure without fear of evil.
Do you listen when someone speaks to you? I mean truly listen?
Or does it go in one ear and out the other? Do you listen to God when he speaks to you, but not only listen, do you act upon what he tells you or requires you to do? One morning God spoke to me giving me only one word, and that word was 'Listen,' that word was
forever coming to mind. Sunday morning arrived and went to Church the preacher for that morning spoke on the subject of 'Listening.' Do we truly listen to the quiet word of God speaking to us? Do we listen and take heed when the preacher teaches us the Word of God, or do we forget as soon as we leave the Church?
These are questions that maybe we should think about and apply to our daily lives. God tells us in Proverbs 1:33 : 'Whoever listens to me will dwell safely. And will be secure without fear of evil.'
Those of us who listens and truly trusts in God need not fear when problems arise.
Let each one of us learn to listen, not only on a Sunday when the preacher is speaking on God's Holy Word, but' also listen to others.
Listen, whether be family or friends, people at work. Do not be quick to interrupt. James 1:19 says......' Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.
Let us follow in God's ways who listens to each one of us and pours out compassion to each and everyone of us.
'I can do anything through Him who gives me strength.'
(Philippians 4:13)
With God's help we can rise above circumstances that ordinarily
spell failure.
