Are We Willing to Go!

 How many times in our lives have we heard the Lord speak to us, with definite clarity and direction?  

Some say oh everyday.  I wouldn’t argue that.  I always ask the Lord to hear me, and for me to hear Him speak into my life.  

When we are filled with the Holy Spirit we probably can experience that more often than we do.  Jesus sent us His Holy Spirit to teach us, to speak to us, and to give us clear vision for our days ahead.  

Sometimes the Lord gives us a very specific word.  Like picking up roots and moving far away.  We all know some who have done so.  

He may be giving us a specific task to do.  Or perhaps befriending someone.  The list can go on and on.  

But do we listen and obey.  That is the big question.  Will we go?  Will we put ourselves out there for the Lord to use? Are we willing?  Some sacrifice is “more” than others.  But Jesus doesn’t think it is a lesser need.  Lord, you asked so and so to sell their home, but you asked me to make cookies for the grumpy neighbor.   Does that mean what I do is less valuable?  Absolutely not!  Our Jesus does not discriminate nor think of anyone lesser than the other.  His love is as far and deep and wide for us all to receive what He has for us.  We just need to listen and act on it.  Obey Him.  

Here I am Lord, send me!  

“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: Who should I send? Who will go for Us? I said: Here I am. Send me.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭6‬:‭8‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

Infinite Love

 Infinite love.  What does that mean?  It means a never ending love.  A love that is so vast we will never ever see the end of it.  There is so much love, how can we fit it all into our hearts? 

In the natural it seems impossible.  But how about in the spiritual? Is it possible?  

It sure is. There is one man who has enough love in his heart for every single person here on earth, and in heaven.  Our Lord Jesus Christ.  That’s right, He has infinite love, un-ending love, a love that fills His heart.  A love that flows from His heart forever.  

“But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

Jesus has so much love for each and every one of us, that He was scorned and mocked for us. He was tortured and nailed to the cross because of His love for us. 

It is hard for us to comprehend such love in the natural.  But through God’s Holy Spirit He teaches us and gives us understanding to know in our hearts the love Jesus has. 

Will we ever have that much love in our hearts? Enough to cover the whole world? Probably not.  But with the help of the Holy Spirit we can try to love one another the way Jesus loves us.

“For this reason I kneel before the Father from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. I pray that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power in the inner man through His Spirit, and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love, and to know the Messiah’s love that surpasses knowledge, so you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3‬:‭14‬-‭19‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

Will we ever comprehend totally the “Infinite Love” of God?  I’d like to think so.  I certainly hope so.  It may not always be as clear as a sunny day, but I want to definitely always feel it in my spirit.  

I can almost name the amount of times I have felt and seen that kind of love Jesus has for me, and my family.  I have experienced it first hand. He has saved me from devastating illness.  He brought my husband back from very near death, and performed a medically documented miracle on him.  

Those times certainly confirmed the infinite love Jesus has on us.  You can never ever forget what it felt like.  At least I pray we would never forget.  

Faithful readers, I pray these words inspire you to seek God’s infinite love.  Yearn in your hearts to feel it, and see it.  Because He truly does have enough love for every person in heaven and earth.  He has your name written down and stamped in His love.  

Room At The Inn

 One of the first things we think about for the Christmas season is Mary, a virgin, having to give birth in a barn, or some believe  it was an actual cave that the innkeeper kept his animals in.  It was shelter for the animals.  Wow, I cannot imagine, after riding all that way, on a donkey, in the cold air of night time, while in “active” labor, praying for a comfortable and warm bed to give birth to the King of the world.  Our Lord and Savior instead was born on a hard slab, in the chill of the air, in a cave.  Dirty, smelly, cold, damp.  

What was Mary and Joseph thinking?  Lord God this is Your son.  Is there someplace better for our Savior to be born?  Well evidently there was not enough time to look elsewhere.  But this was the best they could find. And Jesus was born, a beautiful, healthy baby boy. Who would someday conquer the world.  

This obviously isn’t the end of the story.  Here we are 2025, and there are so many looking for their Savior, or looking for Him to yet come.  Do you realize, we can relive this moment everyday?  But this time our Lord Jesus was born, He was crucified for our sins, and He rose again, sent His Holy Spirit to live in us.   But first, have we made room for Him?  This time not in an inn, or cave.  But in our hearts.  That’s right, we must make room for Jesus, the Holy Spirit to reside in us.  This Christmas let there be room in the Inn.  In our hearts.  How do we do that? By doing some house cleaning.  Let’s get rid of the dirt and cobwebs.  And make it sparkle, shine, and have a sweet sweet fragrance for Jesus. 

By confessing our sins, asking His forgiveness, and inviting Him to live in us, to live in our hearts forever.  

“For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭9‬:‭6‬ ‭Amp