So, many random thoughts come to my mind daily. And I see so many things that stimulate my brain. Hopefully I am not too different from the rest of the human race when I say that details fly by me all the time with out notice. But when I am blessed to have detail oriented friends in my life things are naturally pointed out to me. For instance, my friend Chris started to point out when the clock would show the same digits like 10:10,5:55, and so on, how this is a simplistic reminder of God’s love and attention that He has for “just me”. It was a visual substantial reminder of His promised love.
So over the years whenever I saw the double/triple digits it has been something I have embraced as an extra shout out from God about His specific love for me. As I have been in Cambodia especially, whenever I have been looking at my watch the time of 11:11 has been showing. Even as I am writing this today I looked down and it was 11:11! How awesome is that!
The reality of this repeating occurrence came to me last week as I was running, and I looked down and saw a repeating digit. It was pretty cool because it wasn’t something I was looking for and all of a sudden the Lord turned it into a revelation of huge surmounts. My mind went from how this was a reminder of His intimate love for me, to all of His promises, and then linking it to an intense reminder of His love for the Cambodians, Americans and the human race in general who are unaware of them.
This swept over me with such mixed emotions! I thought then and there that I could weep for those that I know in my life that do not know Him, all the while His intense love and promises flooding my mind. All within minutes! It was very surreal but profound.
As I have been able to reflect on this, the ideas of His promises/truths have filled my thought process. I love the fact that God can use brief moments of revelation flooding to create a long term mediation process. These are a few but good ones that He has brought to me as of late.
“I will never leave you or forsake you”. Joshua 1:5
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matt 7:7
“I will give thanks to your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness, because your promises are backed by all the honor of your name. When I pray you answer me: you encourage me by giving me the strength I need. Psalm 138:2-3.
“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! “Psalm 139:13-14.
“The eternal God is your refuge and His everlasting arms are under you.”Deut33:27
“I tell you the truth, no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, will be repaid many times over in this life, as well as receiving eternal life in the world to come.” Luke 18-29-30
“The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give life in all of its fullness.”John10:10
“What is impossible from a human perspective is possible with God”. Luke 18:27
“The truth is, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done and even greater works, because I am going to be with my Father. John 14:12
Lord, Thank you for how you show up in everything! Your love is amazing and fulfilling. Please continue to show us little signs in our daily moments. Thank you for your promises and intense love for us. Father, help me in the times when I forget and get focused on my life, I ask for your intervention of your spirit. May I embrace your spontaneity of love and joy giving.
Please continue to give me the awareness and burden for my friends who don’t know you. Let my heart love them intensely enough to be at your throne with prayer. Thank you that you are the true Savior and Redeemer and I just have to continue to be an open vessel. You truly are a living God! Christ thank you for your sacrifice that makes my life so fruitful and fulfilling while I am here on earth. In your name, Amen
