"WITH HEARTS POUNDING"
The upcoming election in the USA, has been a driving force for many.
Some have been driven to exasperation..
Others to fear,
And yet....
There are still those who have been driven to their knees.
Seeking the heart of God.
What place do you find yourself?
A place of...
Fear?
Arguing?
Railing at the television?
Angst?
Uncertainty?
Exhaustion?
Resignation?
Or....perhaps like myself,
you have found peace in knowing there is One Who is squarely poised, alive and well in the unknown places.
He is always ahead in the drive. He has arrived and is preparing a future, regardless of the electoral outcome.
In this critical election in the USA, we have been left primarily, with two candidates who apparently fall woefully short of moral values as measured in Holy Scripture.
With tears brimming in our eyes...
we hear of babies pulled mercilessly from the nestled place of safety, near the heart of their mother.
We shake our heads at raunchy language meant to demean.
We fear for the future of our children.
We look at the plight of our country as a whole.
We realize that great nations eventually fall and when they do, they fall from within.
Then we sadly determine to vote toward the lesser of evils.
We try to weigh character upon the scale of innocence shattered.
The scriptures teach that a man shall be known by his fruit.
We examine fruit that has fallen and growing from their trees.
And so we search for truth.
But, I suppose the real question is what do we hold as the litmus for revealing truth?
For myself, I have chosen to hold scripture as my Ebenezer.
I wonder what causes my Father's heart to beat harder when peering into the heart of man?
The scriptures (I Corinthians 13)
teach that when we were children we reasoned and thought as children...and when grown, there comes a time to put away childish things and to reason as a 'man',
It is time to look into the mirror fully, as in face to face,
in order to be fully known.
I find myself longing to know what causes His great Heart to part the heavens, riding on the wings of the chariot to our rescue.
It is time, we research on our own...that which strokes the very heart of God.
What is it, that causes
His magnificent heart to beat stronger, faster?
For whom, does He part the heavens, in order to rescue?
We peer into the prism of time.
We peek at the past.
Kingdoms rising to power.
The epitome of self indulgence.
Then the fall.
Shadowy grayness fills the horizon..
A heart is pounding in the distance.
The hound of heaven is coming to rescue the innocent.
Rise up, while you still can.!!!!
We indeed have been driven somewhere...
But where?
For me, I am led to a place of humility.
To a place of surrender.
It is with a heavy heart that we often fall to our knees.
Yet, is with hope that we rise again.
Regardless of the eventual outcome, there are certain things that we all can know.
Evil kings have risen to power, then stricken and removed;
that will never change.
Things change.
People change.
But, the Lord God!!!!
He stays the same.
He is everlasting.
Throughout the history of this world, leaders have risen to power and reigned for a time.
Some go down in infamy.
While others reign in wisdom.
They are all worth remembering.
If we forget the path upon which we have traveled, we will likely again be driven into the wilderness.
And so the questions remains.
Where have you been driven?
Where do 'you' go from here?
Will you bury your head, wishing it to be over?
Will you rally in support or disgust at the media?
Will you fear?
Will you search the scriptures to find the heart of our Creator?
And....
Will you vote,
with a heart that has been soaked
in prayer.
Will you be willing to be still..
Looking hard into the heavens from bended knee,
surrendered to the God who never changes?
Regardless, of the outcome?
It all begins with a single prayer, with a stroke of your pen.
Show me Oh great Father,
for whom, to cast a vote,
in light of that which breaks,
Your magnificently beating heart.
Oh what a perilous beating of our Father's heart.
Can you hear it?
The pace is quickening and the day is drawing near.
Cast your vote with your heart beating out of your chest
For surely His is..
It pounds for innocence shattered.
"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
2 Chronicles 7:14
The scriptures teach that there will come a day, that no man can escape.
You will not stand alone in the polling booth.
But, you will stand alone before Him, with every intention and act laid bare.
The upcoming election in the USA, has been a driving force for many.
Some have been driven to exasperation..
Others to fear,
And yet....
There are still those who have been driven to their knees.
Seeking the heart of God.
What place do you find yourself?
A place of...
Fear?
Arguing?
Railing at the television?
Angst?
Uncertainty?
Exhaustion?
Resignation?
Or....perhaps like myself,
you have found peace in knowing there is One Who is squarely poised, alive and well in the unknown places.
He is always ahead in the drive. He has arrived and is preparing a future, regardless of the electoral outcome.
In this critical election in the USA, we have been left primarily, with two candidates who apparently fall woefully short of moral values as measured in Holy Scripture.
With tears brimming in our eyes...
we hear of babies pulled mercilessly from the nestled place of safety, near the heart of their mother.
We shake our heads at raunchy language meant to demean.
We fear for the future of our children.
We look at the plight of our country as a whole.
We realize that great nations eventually fall and when they do, they fall from within.
Then we sadly determine to vote toward the lesser of evils.
We try to weigh character upon the scale of innocence shattered.
The scriptures teach that a man shall be known by his fruit.
We examine fruit that has fallen and growing from their trees.
And so we search for truth.
But, I suppose the real question is what do we hold as the litmus for revealing truth?
For myself, I have chosen to hold scripture as my Ebenezer.
I wonder what causes my Father's heart to beat harder when peering into the heart of man?
The scriptures (I Corinthians 13)
teach that when we were children we reasoned and thought as children...and when grown, there comes a time to put away childish things and to reason as a 'man',
It is time to look into the mirror fully, as in face to face,
in order to be fully known.
I find myself longing to know what causes His great Heart to part the heavens, riding on the wings of the chariot to our rescue.
It is time, we research on our own...that which strokes the very heart of God.
What is it, that causes
His magnificent heart to beat stronger, faster?
For whom, does He part the heavens, in order to rescue?
We peer into the prism of time.
We peek at the past.
Kingdoms rising to power.
The epitome of self indulgence.
Then the fall.
Shadowy grayness fills the horizon..
A heart is pounding in the distance.
The hound of heaven is coming to rescue the innocent.
Rise up, while you still can.!!!!
We indeed have been driven somewhere...
But where?
For me, I am led to a place of humility.
To a place of surrender.
It is with a heavy heart that we often fall to our knees.
Yet, is with hope that we rise again.
Regardless of the eventual outcome, there are certain things that we all can know.
Evil kings have risen to power, then stricken and removed;
that will never change.
Things change.
People change.
But, the Lord God!!!!
He stays the same.
He is everlasting.
Throughout the history of this world, leaders have risen to power and reigned for a time.
Some go down in infamy.
While others reign in wisdom.
They are all worth remembering.
If we forget the path upon which we have traveled, we will likely again be driven into the wilderness.
And so the questions remains.
Where have you been driven?
Where do 'you' go from here?
Will you bury your head, wishing it to be over?
Will you rally in support or disgust at the media?
Will you fear?
Will you search the scriptures to find the heart of our Creator?
And....
Will you vote,
with a heart that has been soaked
in prayer.
Will you be willing to be still..
Looking hard into the heavens from bended knee,
surrendered to the God who never changes?
Regardless, of the outcome?
It all begins with a single prayer, with a stroke of your pen.
Show me Oh great Father,
for whom, to cast a vote,
in light of that which breaks,
Your magnificently beating heart.
Oh what a perilous beating of our Father's heart.
Can you hear it?
The pace is quickening and the day is drawing near.
Cast your vote with your heart beating out of your chest
For surely His is..
It pounds for innocence shattered.
"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
2 Chronicles 7:14
The scriptures teach that there will come a day, that no man can escape.
You will not stand alone in the polling booth.
But, you will stand alone before Him, with every intention and act laid bare.
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