Shabbat Shalom Link Up ~ Don't Slack Off

"Whatsoever ye shalt ask in My name, that will I do." John 14:13

Am I fulfilling this ministry of the interior? There is no snare or any danger of infatuation or pride in intercession, it is a hidden ministry that brings forth fruit whereby the Father is glorified. Am I allowing my spiritual life to be frittered away, or am I bringing it all to one centre - the Atonement of my Lord? Is Jesus Christ more and more dominating every interest in my life? If the one central point, the great exerting influence in my life is the Atonement of the Lord, then every phase of my life will bear fruit for Him.

I must take time to realize what is the central point of power. Do I give one minute out of sixty to concentrate upon it? "If ye abide in Me" - continue to act and think and work from that centre - "ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." Am I abiding? Am I taking time to abide? What is the greatest factor of power in my life? Is it work, service, sacrifice for others, or trying to work for God? The thing that ought to exert the greatest power in my life is the Atonement of the Lord. It is not the thing we spend the most time on that moulds us most; the greatest element is the thing that exerts most power. We must determine to be limited and concentrate our affinities.

"Whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do." The disciple who abides in Jesus is the will of God, and his apparently free choices are God's fore-ordained decrees. Mysterious? Logically contradictory and absurd? Yes, but a glorious truth to a saint.   (This daily devotional was written by  Oswald Chambers.  Another good site which includes Mr. Chambers' devotionals can be found here.)

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Shabbat Shalom Link Up ~ Surrender

How I praise You, Lord and Savior that Your love got hold of me; 

You have saved and cleansed and filled me that I might Your blessing be.

Emptied now of all my rights, surrendered them all to Your hand;

With no power but as You give me, to obey Your each command.

Just a servant full of blessing, to the thirsty hearts around; 

Showing them God's full salvation, with His love they are unbound.

Yes, Your power truly saved me, freeing from the curse of sin

You Lord saved me to possess me, now in fullness, Lord, come in.

Yeshua, fill me with Your Spirit that I might Your abundance know;

So Your streams of living water from my inner self may flow.

Serving daily, blessed Master surrendered to Your wondrous power;

Flowing through me - Your can use me - every day and every hour!

Filled with the Spirit - Empty my rights to Him - You are filled.

(This poem was taken from the "Falling In Love with Jesus" Lesson: Surrender)

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We are glad you have joined us for Shabbat Shalom.  This link-Up is a place to share, encourage, and to bless each of you during this day of Shabbat rest. And we couldn't do this without you all sharing your personal links.





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May Yah bless all of your days,
The Brunos

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Trusting God with All Your Tomorrows

The Lord appeared to Abraham one day and gave him an incredible command: “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee” (Genesis 12:1).

What an amazing thing. Suddenly, God picked out a man and told him, “I want you to get up and go, leaving everything behind: your home, your relatives, even your country. I want to send you someplace, and I will direct you how to get there along the way.”

How did Abraham respond to this incredible word from the Lord? “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went” (Hebrews 11:8).

What was God up to? Why would he search the nations for one man, and then call him to forsake everything and go on a journey with no map, no pre-conceived direction, no known destination? Think about what God was asking of Abraham. He never showed him how he would feed or support his family. He didn’t tell him how far to go or when he would arrive. He only told him two things in the beginning: “Go,” and, “I will show you the way.”