The Ultimate Guardian

My dad received this picture the other day from a friend. Imagine this. Remember the miracle that happened not to long ago on the Hudson River? The one where 150 lives were saved by landing safely with calm waters in the midst of a roaring city of New York; the city we will never forget has now shown the Hand of God, the Hope of the Lord. The winds were calm that day...unusual in the winter for New York. Let me just remind you, as a disciple, a eucharist, a follower, a learner, in Christ... there is Hope. There is a refuge. A safe place. A shelter from the storm. When chaos is swarming around you "Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10) because we aren't the pilots. We aren't behind the steering wheel of our lives. Rick Warren puts it this way: "Put Jesus Christ in the driver's seat of your life and take your hands off the steering wheel. Don't be afraid, nothing under His control can ever be out of control". Amen.

Look at this picture and rest assured that He is our Guardian. He will not slumber. He is guarding us now, and He is guarding us always. (Psalm 121 MSG)

Music

As much as this generations music can allow us to believe opposite things than we are intended to, some of it speaks to me as if it is coming from the voice of God. Take a look at some of Nickelback's newest songs: "I'd Come For You" and "Never Gonna Be Alone". The glory of God is always all around us.

"I'd Come For You"
By now you'd know that I'd come for you
No one but you, yes I'd come for you
But only if you told me to
And I'd fight for you
Give my life for you
You know I'd always come for you

I was blindfolded, but now I'm seeing
My mind was closing, now I'm believing
I finally know what just what it means to let someone in
To see the side of me that no one does or ever will
So if your ever lost and find yourself all alone
I'd search forever just to bring you home,
Here and now this I vow

No matter what, remember you know I'll always come for you

Never Gonna Be Alone:
Never gonna be alone!
From this moment on, if you ever feel like letting go,
I won't let you fall...
Never gonna be alone!
I'll hold you 'til the hurt is gone.
And now, as long as I can, I'm holding on with both hands,
I'm gonna be there always,
I won't be missing a word all day.

We all desire these lyrics..all of these emotions. If we could only show the world...of the omnipresent God...of the Abba Father who holds us ever so tightly...

Be Blessed in His arms today!

Pleasing to You

"The Devil has so much to say, but the Lord showed me the way. I pray, I will always know the difference...Life's not one for wasting. It would be better if I know what is trash and what is treasure, what is dirt and what is gold. All the voices they get so loud, but one day I will hear that trumpet sound. I pray, I will always know the difference. I pray, I will always know the difference."

- Jared Anderson (Pleasing to You)

God I pray that I will be strengthened by your word and renewed by your voice and yours alone. Sanctify me. Purify me. Make me pleasing to You. Make that the goal of my life. Wash away everything that is not pleasing to you, so I may be white as snow, pure as gold. Jesus my heart must know I'm pleasing to you...