Tuesday, November 29, 2011

The gift above all gifts

My devotion today, from Jesus Calling, was so spot on and timely that I just had to share:

Let Me infuse My Peace into your innermost being.  As you sit quietly in the Light of My Presence, you can sense Peace growing within you.  this is not something that you accomplish through self-discipline and willpower; it is opening yourself to receive My blessing.

In the age of independence, people find it hard to acknowledge their neediness.  However, I have taken you along a path that has highlighted your need for Me: placing you in situations where your strengths were irrelevant and your weaknesses were glaringly evident.  Through the aridity of those desert marches, I have drawn you closer and closer to Myself.  You have discovered flowers of Peace blossoming in the most desolate places.  You have learned to thank Me for hard times and difficult journeys, trusting that through them I accomplish My best work   You have realized that needing Me is the key to knowing Me intimately, which is the gift above all gifts.

2 comments:

Cathy said...

"You have realized that needing Me is the key to knowing Me intimately, which is the gift above all gifts." Amen!

Penny said...

Amen!! This year, I have had to depend on the Lord so much and so completely on so many huge issues in my life -- issues that I absolutely could not fix without His hand. It's amazing to see His blessings and mercy displayed in my life. That He would do all of this -- for me.