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"Reflections Upon Reflections" [of
The Father's Heart]
...."You, in Your great compassion,
did not forsake them in the wilderness; The pillar of cloud did not leave them
by day, to guide them on their way, nor the pillar of fire by night, to light
for them the way in which they were to go".... Nehemiah 9:19
NASB
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THE FIRST AND FOREMOST HEART DESIRE OF
EVERY CHILD OF GOD SHOULD BE TO ENTER INTO - AND "ABIDE" IN - THE PRESENCE OF
THE HEAVENLY FATHER
...."O Lord, in thy
strength the king will be glad, and in Thy salvation how greatly he will
rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and Thou hast not withheld the
request of his lips. For Thou dost meet him with the blessings of good things;
Thou dost set a crown of fine gold on his head. He asked life of Thee, Thou
didst give it to him, length of days forever and ever. His glory is great
through Thy salvation, splendour and majesty Thou dost place upon him. For Thou
dost make him most blessed forever; Thou dost make him joyful with gladness in
Thy presence".... Psalm 21:1-6 NASB
...."For a day in Your courts
is better than a thousand [anywhere else]; I would rather be a doorkeeper and
stand at the threshold in the house of my God than to dwell [at ease] in the
tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows
[present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly
bliss)! No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord of
hosts, blessed [happy, fortunate, to be envied] is the man who trusts in You
[leaning and believing on You, committing all and confidently looking to You,
and that without fear or misgiving]!".... Psalms 84:10-12 The Amplified
Translation
The first and foremost heart desire of every
child of God should be to enter into - and "abide" in - the presence of the
Heavenly Father [John 14:21,23]. But
to accomplish this end one will have to lay aside "their" desire for the "other
things" that are apart from God [His
Will], and seek diligently to obey both the Word of God and the
still, small voice of the Holy Spirit at every turn. How often we "allow"
ourselves to be distracted by the meaningless and unfruitful things of this
sinful world and, in doing so, forsake the joy and gladness that are the certain
by-product of an abiding and intimate fellowship with God Almighty. What a
wonderful thing it is to experience the riches of His Love and Wisdom, and how
blessed we are as we apply that precious Wisdom to every facet of our lives. God
does not withhold any "good thing" from those who truly desire to walk uprightly
before Him.
We must ALWAYS remember that it is not the Heavenly
Father who desires to hold back the treasures of Heaven from His children, but
rather it is sin - and the "disobedience" that causes many to be found "out of
position" to receive "all" that God has for them in their life and ministry. As
our heart becomes one with the Father we are THEN "kept" by Him in a place [the secret place of His Presence] wherein
He can "continually" bestow upon us the blessings that His tender and loving
heart longs to give. Let us never seek to place the blame for the "lack" [seeming or otherwise] in our lives upon
the Author of all true blessing. Rather, let us place ourselves before the Word
of God on a daily basis, and let Him expose any area of our life which tends
only to self-desire and disobedience [Joshua
1:8]. Then, as we come to freely obey "all" of the "revealed" Will of
God with a loving heart towards the Heavenly Father [and the fulfillment of His highest
purposes] He will SURELY pour out blessings from Heaven [blessings that we cannot contain
ourselves]and, thus, shall the "overflow" of that divine
superabundance continually bless all who cross our
path.
...."Now, O LORD, You are God, and have promised this
good thing to Your servant. And now it has pleased You to bless the house of
Your servant, that it may continue forever before You; for You, O LORD, have
blessed, and it is blessed forever"".... 1 Chronicles 17:26-27 NASB
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