For those of you that are doing a February Fast with me, I thought I would start a thread to share what ever the LORD lays on your heart during this month. Whether it be a Scripture verse, a video, a message or anything else that is nudging at your heart and spirit.....share it here!
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! " Psalms 133:1
God is faithfully honoring the minimal fast I've been on. He has answered a prayer I've had and brought to my heart a deeper understanding of His love for us. I'd never realized that we are Christ's reward. I've never wanted to dwell much on the rewards He will be bringing with Him for us. But I'd never realized that little ol' us are HIS reward! Yes, I know we're His bride, etc. But I'd not realized that we are actually part of that joy that was set before Him to endure the cross.... He's been preparing for Himself a bride as HIS reward from all those the Father has given Him.
Isaiah 62:5 (GNT)
Like a young man taking a virgin as his bride, He who formed you will marry you. As a groom is delighted with his bride,
So your God will DELIGHT in you.
Ephesians 5:25b-27 (GNT)
Christ loved the church and gave his life for it. 26 He did this to dedicate the church to God by his word, after making it clean by washing it in water, 27 in order to present the church to HIMSELF in all its beauty—pure and faultless, without spot or wrinkle or any other imperfection.
This realization of such an overwhelming love is decreasing the instances when my fleshly pride and selfcentered-ness try to rear up its ugly head. PTL! A wonderful song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5HlzwBj7GM