Psalm 62: 8 (Holman Christian Standard Bible) Trust in Him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge.
Reading Psalm 62 this morning I was reflecting on the difference between pouring and overflow. To pour is an action. A vessel needs to be tipped over so that when it is far enough tipped what is inside will come out. Pouring is not the same as overflow. Overflow is the result. It is a reaction.
There is some trust required to pour or tip over the vessel of our heart. If our trust is lacking we hold our heart back. When we become overly cautious we want understanding before we do any tipping. Sometimes it is necessary to avoid getting wounded and we avoid emptying our heart at all cost.
Sometimes we say “Boy, you are really trusting…” There are times when we trust because we believe we know the outcome. Some trust feels so secure we can even get a bit careless. God is really the only one we can trust at all times. The Bible describes Him as our safe refuge. There only a little refuge even in trusting ourselves. God is really our best safe place.
We can pour out to God all our anger and misunderstandings. He wants us to come to Him. In rinsing out a bucket we fill it with good water until the bad water flows out and the bucket is replaced with clean water. When we pour out our heart to God we are to empty ourselves before Him. He then fills us with all the forgiveness and grace we need, but could never find in ourselves.
We can pour out our heart to Him. He wants to take it, because He loves us and knows us better than we love and understand ourselves. He fills us with Himself and then it is His love and joy overflowing and touching others. Pouring we must do, but the overflow comes when we have poured out enough to empty of what should not be there. Someone said pouring out everything we are so we what is left is only what He gives. What is left is the reaction or reflection of Him. What a beautiful sight!
MY KEYS
Why did Jesus come as a baby?
His helplessness as a baby speaks of God’s power to carry out His will.
A baby can do nothing for himself. Even as a baby Jesus was teaching us. As a baby and as an adult Jesus was totally dependent on God the Father to take Him through His earthly and into His heavenly destiny. Everything Jesus did had an earthly destiny and an eternal destiny. We have earthly destiny. We have a heavenly destiny.
Satan had a plot and used the very ones Jesus had come to redeem to destroy Jesus. The world inspired by Satan was out to destroy Jesus from the time he was born. They killed every baby under the age of two in order that this King of Kings would never reign. Even then, in Jesus helpless state, Satan could not succeed. God’s plan would not fail. Nothing was going to change the destiny of this baby. With our cooperation God will guide you through earth and into heaven.
Joseph, the man appointed to play the role of an earthly father, had a destiny. He was told in a dream to go to Egypt instead of to Nazareth. No enemy can thwart God’s will and purposes in our lives. Joseph could have given into fear, rebellion, or disobeyed the directions given him. If you run in the opposite direction you are running from your destiny. You can ruin God’s wonderful plan for your life. He knows you better than you know yourself. This is why His plan for you is the best plan. Joseph trusted and completely obeyed the purposes of God. We must learn to trust and obey God.
Jesus grew in body and spirit (Luke 2:40). We are to grow, not just in the flesh, but also in the things of the Spirit. We are to grow in wisdom and in grace.
We must not be discouraged at our progress of growth. We will not always recognize the ‘growing’ being accomplished. Little children want to grow faster – be bigger – do more. There is a process of maturing which will not be hurried.
Perhaps God doesn’t get in a hurry for us to grow-up any more than we want our little ones to grow up.
God watches constantly to see us grow and mature into our destiny.
A baby can do nothing for himself. Even as a baby Jesus was teaching us. As a baby and as an adult Jesus was totally dependent on God the Father to take Him through His earthly and into His heavenly destiny. Everything Jesus did had an earthly destiny and an eternal destiny. We have earthly destiny. We have a heavenly destiny.
Satan had a plot and used the very ones Jesus had come to redeem to destroy Jesus. The world inspired by Satan was out to destroy Jesus from the time he was born. They killed every baby under the age of two in order that this King of Kings would never reign. Even then, in Jesus helpless state, Satan could not succeed. God’s plan would not fail. Nothing was going to change the destiny of this baby. With our cooperation God will guide you through earth and into heaven.
Joseph, the man appointed to play the role of an earthly father, had a destiny. He was told in a dream to go to Egypt instead of to Nazareth. No enemy can thwart God’s will and purposes in our lives. Joseph could have given into fear, rebellion, or disobeyed the directions given him. If you run in the opposite direction you are running from your destiny. You can ruin God’s wonderful plan for your life. He knows you better than you know yourself. This is why His plan for you is the best plan. Joseph trusted and completely obeyed the purposes of God. We must learn to trust and obey God.
Jesus grew in body and spirit (Luke 2:40). We are to grow, not just in the flesh, but also in the things of the Spirit. We are to grow in wisdom and in grace.
We must not be discouraged at our progress of growth. We will not always recognize the ‘growing’ being accomplished. Little children want to grow faster – be bigger – do more. There is a process of maturing which will not be hurried.
Perhaps God doesn’t get in a hurry for us to grow-up any more than we want our little ones to grow up.
God watches constantly to see us grow and mature into our destiny.
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