Strength – Path Without End

20200613_140347 As we continue considering what kind of leader Jesus is, and if he is someone worthy of following, in all wisdom, all power, and all goodness.

Have you considered this?

The Lord is my LEADER; I shall not want.

He makes me to lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside the still waters;

He restores my soul;

He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death;

I will fear no evil; For you are with me;

Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;

And I will dwell in the house of my Lord Forever.

20200613_140308 What do you look for in a leader? Who do you follow? Some follow the crowds. The herd mentality. Some follow fads and whatever is “in”. Which again, is the herd.

A few leaders claim to lead us even beyond the grave. Jesus is one of those. “Was” he a madman? Or “Is” he the Son of God come to save us all?

If it were not for my following Jesus, I’m sure my desires would be much different than Psalms 23. But because I believed him above all others, I can say, I am that person. I am very content in the promises of Psalms 23, and ALL the promises of God’s Word.

Lead on, Jesus.

And as I follow you…surely goodness and mercy follows me.

Amen.

20200612_121219 It’s a grey, very windy, and chilly day today, but as I sat before the fire, the chilly wind striking the back of my neck, I suddenly broke into Praise! I was up and marching around the teepee singing… Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I say REJOICE!!!

I was reading on a book about prayer when the Spirit of Rejoicing hit me! After it subsided I just had to grab my laptop and put out a “blip”! Too many Christians today no longer know how to fight their battles in Spirit! Some future walls of Jericho that the devil had planned for me, just came down! And no one will ever know! Because we prevented it! God sent warrior angels to pull the carpet out from under Satan’s feet before he got to do his dastardly deed!

The child is required to know these things. The child is required to believe these things. The child is required to live like this. The child is required to be simple enough to throw the oars overboard, drop the man-made motor to the ocean floor, and live by sails alone! The child is required to be in love with the sea, forsaking the land, to be the Soul Sailor he sees…in scripture…in the words of Christ…the child is required! Only the child rejoices in these things! Only the child loves living like this! Only the child sees the wisdom of it!

But the proud refuses to believe such things. They are wise. I am foolish. They are stressed and worried about many things. I am at peace. Outside forces change their inner world, but mine remains undisturbed. Because the child still lives at home in his Father’s House. He rejoices in his dependency upon God, while the proud seeks their independence, only to become a prodigal. Whereas the child is the true warrior, because there is no stronger force than child-like faith!

The fast and seeking of Spirit is going so well. I’m way out at sea now. Who knows what tonight might bring? I highly encourage all “children” of God to spend time with the Father in this way!

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