Word of the Day
Beloved, abide in Me doesn’t mean you will never fail. Don’t be afraid of failing. The motive of your heart to rest in Me—to abide in Me—brings such utter delight to the very depths of My heart.
I will do whatever it takes to make sure you are a success, to make sure you wear every facet of who I am like a Kingly Robe. I will do all it takes to keep you from falling and make your life into a complete reflection of all I have ever desired for you to be. It takes time, so don’t be inclined to rush. I am not pushing you. I am walking beside you, with you. This is the beauty of being in union, being in communion with a steadfast heart like Mine.
Abiding isn’t accomplished by great strength of will. It is it simply a product of mutual love and affection, producing a life sustaining two-way relationship? It is a place of agreeing with one another and acknowledging each other’s intrinsic value to the continuous flow in both directions.
Is it a choice? Yes, it is a choice, a choice to cherish by relationship and born from an understanding and revelation of My love for you. Do you think I who called you to come unto Me, incapable of keeping you (Jude 1:23-25)? May it never be!
You only severe or cut our abiding ties when drawn away by some promise of a greater desire, some enticing sin or when you let failure make you hide behind the fig leaves of your making.
Always remember this, I remain and I never move. I am always near. Adam and Eve moved, not Me. They listened to the enemy’s “Hath God Said?” They believed that I, who walked with them in the cool of the garden, had somehow deceived them, somehow kept something from them. They believed I had moved when I had not. Their mistake, their doubt in My ever-present and steadfast goodness had somehow wavered and they covered themselves with fig leaves as they hid from Me in the garden.
They mistakenly listened to the voice of the enemy and forgot the Word I spoke to them as we walked together. And as a result they did not run to the permanent and unshakable foundation that I am at the first sign of trouble. I want to save you all this heartache and implore you to be with Me at all times regardless of what you do, think or feel. I am a big God and I can take it. I already knew anyway. It is in the place of abiding that you lay down these things in exchange for all I have to give.
Beloved, I want you to know Me so well that when you sin, desire other things more than Me, or failure triumphs in your life, your first instinct will be to dwell in Me and not hide. The only safe and nurturing place to go is to abide in Me. It is the place where I infuse you with the ability to overcome.
With persistence, tenacity, and confidence born out of time with Me you will overcome to be wholly rooted in the abiding place of My heart and Word. I will infuse you with My very character revealed within the very definition of the word abide. Every facet of who I am will reflect through and out of your life. You belong in Me and I belong in you. Yes My love, you are My favorite place to be. Come walk with Me within the cool of the garden—within the secret places of My love.
To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy- to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen (Jude 1:24-25 NIV)
Prayer
Lord, I give up my fear of failure and put on Your righteousness. Teach me to receive the fullness of Your Word in my life. Let me see and know within the deepest subconscious portions of my heart and being that You are one-hundred percent dedicated to my success. You use my failures and mistakes to teach me not to forsake or pull away from You.
In fact, the very opposite is true. You draw near to me and reveal my heart in order to free me, in order to walk with me in the cool of the day. Your Word is like a fresh breeze on a hot day and infuses me with strength and vitality. I declare that the voice of the enemy has no power over me, for I live according to every Word proceeding from the Your mouth, from Your heart. Yes, I run to You and do not clothe myself in fig leaves of my own making. I abide in You and do not hide from You. Instead I hide in You and I am saved from my enemies. Amen
Reflect and Journal
- Has a sense of failure or lie of the enemy in any area kept you from the Lover of your soul?
- Reflect on the fig leaves Adam and Eve used to cover their own nakedness. Are there areas of your life you have tried to cover with religion or good deeds thinking God is unaware? Or have you known He is aware but are afraid what He will do or say? He already knows and still loves you. In fact, He has always known and still loved you to point of death. Isn’t it time you let everything go and received a fresh breeze of His abiding presence?
- Journal what it means to you to be infused with Him.
- He is committed to making your life a reflection of His. What does His steadfast and unrelenting commitment to do so mean to you personally?
1. It has made me stronger in my faith, even though I don’t know the why of what has happened in any given situation. I don’t like some circumstances that happen, but have to look away and center myself in Christ, who is my Savior.
2. I know it is not our deeds that make us perfect in God’s eyes, it is the belief in His Son, our Savoir, and the asking for forgiveness of our sins. He’s always there to comfort us, to uphold us. He is our ALL.
3.You said it….to abide in Him…inwardly and outwardly. To put on Christ, as a robe. The robe that will change our behavior to be more tolerate, to be LOVE, and to speak and act in the way our mentor, Christ, would.
4. It means change , so the Christ can come forth in my actions, my speech, the way I handle difficult situations and most important, the way I LOVE everyone, regardless of their circumstances and beliefs. I’m not perfect like He is, but I can do the best I can with what God has given me in the form of His Helper. I can pray more often. Jesus did.