FOCUS YOUR ENTIRE BEING...

Come, sit, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in the comfort of the Lord:  "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice."  Ephesians 4:31

Focus your entire being on My living Presence.  I am most assurdely with you, enveloping you in My Love and Peace. While you relax in My Presence, I am molding your mind and cleansing your heart.  I am recreating you into the one I designed you to be.

As you move from stillness into the activities of your day, do not relinquish your attentiveness to Me.  If something troubles you, talk it over with Me.  If you get bored with what you are doing, fill the time with prayers and praise.  When someone irritates you, don't let your thoughts linger on that person's faults.  Gently nudge your mind back to Me.  Every moment is precious if you keep your focus on Me.  Any day can be a good day, because My Presence permeates all time.

"Jesus Calling - Enjoying Peace in His Presence"

COME TO ME FOR UNDERSTANDING

Come, sit, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, int he comfort of the Lord:  "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice."  Ephesians  4:31

Come to Me for understanding, since I know you far better than you know yourself.  I comprehend you in all your complexity; no detail of your life is hidden from Me.  I view you through eyes of grace, so don't be afraid of My intimate awareness.  Allow the Light of My healing Presence to shine into the deepest recess of your being - cleansing, healing, refreshing, and renewing you.  Trust Me enough to accept the full forgiveness that I offer you continually.  This great gift, which cost Me My Life, is yours for all eternity.  Forgiveness is at the very core of My abiding Presence.  I will never leave you or forsake you.

When no one else seems to understand you, simply draw closer to me.  Rejoice in the One who understands you completely and loves you perfectly.  As I fill you with My Love, you become a reservoir of love, overflowing into the lives of other people.

"Jesus Calling - Enjoying Peace in His Presence"

WHEN YOUR SINS WEIGHT HEAVILY...

Come, sit, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in the comfort of the Lord:  "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice."  Ephesians  4:31

WHEN YOUR SINS WEIGH HEAVILY upon you, come to Me.  Confess your wrongdoing, which I know all about before you say a word.  Stay in the Light of My Presence, receiving forgiveness, cleansing, and healing.  Remember that I have clothed you in My righteousness, so nothing can separate you from Me.  Whenever you stumble or fall, I am there to help you up.

Man's tendency is to hide from his sin, seeking refuge in the darkness.  There he indulges in self-pity, denial, self-righteousness, blaming, and hatred. But I am the Light of the world, and My illumination decimates the darkness.  Come close to Me and let My Light envelop you, driving out darkness and permeating you with Peace.

"Jesus Calling - Enjoying Peace In His Presence"

The Apple Of His Eye

Come, sit, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in the comfort of the Lord:  "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice."  Ephesians  4:31

                                         "Keep me as the apple of the eye."   Psalm  17:8

     None of the five senses is as precious as the sense of sight.  Blindness is one of the greatest misfortunes of life.  For this reason the Creator of the eye has protected it in a most careful and unusual way.  The eyes are placed deep into sockets, surrounded by a wall of hard bone.  In addition they are protected by eyelids, which completely cover the eye when danger approaches.  On these eyelids are the hairy eyelashes to catch dust and other fine objects, and then, most wonderful of all, there is a system of perpetual irrigation or "washing."  The tear glands secrete a soothing, salty solution which keeps the eye moist and clean at all times. To keep the eyes from blurring and the tears from running over, there are provided little channels or "tear ducts" which drain the cleansing fluid into the nose.  All this illustrates how precious is the eye, and how the Creator has provided for its protection.

     The Bible compares us to the eyes of God.  Concerning Israel it says,  "He kept him as the apple of his eye"  (Deuteronomy 32:10).  In Zechariah  2:8 God says concerning His people,  ". . . he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his (the Lord's) eye."  David prays in our text,  "Keep me as the apple of the eye" (Psalm 17:8).  The word "apple" in the Hebrew means literally the "little man."  We can thus read:  "I will keep you as the 'little man' of my eye."  God's eye is on the "little man."  No matter how obscure and forgotten you may be as a humble believer, the Lord watches over you every moment.  Someone has observed that coal miners, after a whole day underground, come out with their entire faces black with dust; but there are two spots on their faces just as clean as when they went in in the morning - their eyes.  Amid all the dirt and filth of this old world the Lord can keep us as clean as the "apple of the eye."  Read and consider our memory verse for today.  "He that planted the ear, shall he not hear?  he that formed the eye, shall he not see?"  (Psalm  94:9).

"Bread For Each Day"