Devotional Blog August 10, 2023

Be Willing To Follow

Wherever I lead.  Follow Me wholeheartedly, with glad anticipation quickening your pace.  Though you don’t know what lies ahead, I know; and that is enough!  Some of My richest blessings are just around the bed: out of sight, but nonetheless very real.  To receive these gifts, you must walk by faith – not by sight.  This doesn’t mean closing your eyes to what is all around you.  It means subordinating the visible world to the invisible Shepherd of your soul.

Sometimes I lead you up a high mountain with only My hand to support you.  The higher you climb, the more spectacular the view becomes; also, the more keenly you sense your separation from the world with all its problems.  This frees you to experience exuberantly the joyous reality of My Presence.  Give yourself fully to these Glory-moments, awash in dazzling Light.  I will eventually lead you down the mountain, back into community with others.  Let My Light continue to shine within you as you walk among people again.

2 Corinthians 5:7
We live by faith and not by sight.

Psalm 96:6
Greatness and grandeur are in front of him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

John 8:12: Jesus continues to teach in the temple
12 Jesus spoke to the people again, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me won’t walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”

Psalm 36:9
Within you is the spring of life.
In your light, we see light.

Sources:

Young, Sarah. Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence: Devotions for Every Day of the Year. Nashville: Integrity, 2004. Print.

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