And accompanying that, a deep desire to take time off and to s-l-o-w d-o-w-n!
What I am looking forward to most is having two full weeks without TV, gmail, business calls and deadlines. In other words, lots of free time, family time and most importantly, time with my Father. No where in Scripture are we instructed to “take a holiday” from God. Instead, we are encouraged to draw near to Him, and holidays give us plenty of time to do just that! One of the best – and my favourite - way of doing it is by reading God's Word.
While I was studying Psalm 119 for the first time, I was overwhelmed by the intensity of delight that the psalmist was finding in the words of God: “I will meditate on Your precepts, and contemplate Your ways. I will delight myself in Your statues; I will not forget Your word” (v 15-16). I earnestly started praying that the Lord would do a similar work in me; that He would “open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from His law” (v18). And He was faithful.
So for December, I want to exhort you with Psalm 119 (yes, the whole 176 verses!). My prayer for you during this time is that you would be 'revived and strengthened according to God's Word' (v25b; v28b) - especially as you meditate on God's love for humanity – for me and you. “He did not even spare His own Son but delivered Him up for us all” (Romans 9:32). Before that could happen, though, Jesus had to be born as a human; as a baby: “and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).
Now that is worth meditating on!
Have a blessed holiday and CHRISTmas season,
Lizna and the LOVE PROJECT TEAM
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