Christmas

What an army of trials this season brings! Trials and testings on many fronts! My head and heart are consumed by fleshly desires. I wish I could say that I, at the least, felt guilty!! Instead I find myself wanting more of what this world is offering! An end result of the slacking of physical discipline, less time in the word, less time in prayer, less time with my precious Saviour!

I consider my Saviour, Jesus, His blood… I read Revelations and wonder at the awe and praise that the elders and beasts constantly pour out to our God and to my admitted shame, I am shocked and amazed that I can be even slightly distracted from such awesome truth! Jesus alone satisfies!! He satisfies for eternity. He alone is all satisfying joy and peace. Why then do I give in so easily to this flesh? Why do I find place for all of these other desires?

Proverbs 2
1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

2 Peter 1
2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
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5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue;and to virtue knowledge;
6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience;and to patience godliness;
7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Here is the answer! Here in God’s word is the simple solution. We have not because we ask not. We will not find what we do not seek! May Christ strengthen and wash and reveal Himself to us as we seek Him. May He have our hearts, our whole heart, may we be His and He be ours! May He know us! For His glory only.