December 18,2008
Driving north on 85. Away from Atlanta. Away from our church, away from our friends. My eyes are swollen from the tears. Remember His faithfulness I keep saying to myself.
Crossing into South Carolina, I hear little Selah…
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus??
Mom, He can’t hear me.
Yes He can, close your eyes and pray to Him. I know that He will let you know that He hears your prayers. Under my breath- Lord, please let her know that You hear her.
Skylar and I tuned into her prayer, having no idea what she was about to pray…
Dear Lord, dear Lord, please forgive me. Save me from the Lake of Fire. Come live in my heart. I want to live with you in heaven. Best of all, I want to play with you and be with you. Bless me from the tweep of my toes to the tweep of my bottom. Amen.
How precious. What a memory to have crossing over. What a message of His continuous goodness. More tears- but all good. All about Him.
An Invitation, Living in His Presence
Earlier that morning, Selah had heard Skylar and me talking about Heaven. Selah was surprised to learn that not everybody goes to heaven. That must have gone deeper into her than I realized. I have never talked to her about salvation. We talk about His love and about how He wants us to choose blessings and not cursings…But she heard His truth and must have felt a nudge from our sweet Holy Spirit and she accepted His invitation. I know she is three- but she gets it, I am sure. If you know Selah, you know, she gets it.
Saved, saved from what? Saved from the eternal lake of fire that no one wants to think about. Saved from a lifestyle that will cause pain and take you away from His love and goodness.
How can a God who is love send me to a lake of fire? He doesn’t- you send yourself.
Saved, how can I be saved? Not by how good you are, but by a choice you make to accept His invitation. His light and presence are available to you.
There is no shadow in His presence. No shadow? What does that mean? When you are surrounded by His light and He lives in you, you are changed. Not about a list of I can’ts, or I have tos- but you will be transformed by the power of His blood!
His power is transforming- that means life changing. You are not the same. And the closer you get to Him, the more you become like Him. The things in this world will lose their flavor- your appetite will be for more of Him. You’ll crave the Son, and the more you experience Him, the more of the old you will burn off.
What does more of Him mean? More peace, more love, more miracles, more healing and the favor of His presence will be upon you.
Does it mean I won’t have problems? No.
Does it mean I won’t have sadness? No.
Does it mean that the devil will leave you alone? Certainly not.
It does mean that you will have supernatural power supplied by God almighty through His son and the gift of the Holy Spirit, who dwells in each believer, who accepts the Savior as Lord of their lives to deal with everything the world is throwing at you!
You will get through it. Your attitude will be different. Your hope will be alive.
If you are still breathing, He has a plan for you and He has extended an invitation to you.
Another reality check- there a lot of folks that go to church that are not saved. I grew up in the church and I was not born again until after the birth of Skylar in 1994. I did church things, read churchy books, talked about God- but I didn’t know Him as Savior.
Have you accepted Him as your Savior- are you experiencing His supernatural transformation?
It is not about legalism. It is not about religion- it is about His presence in you. Bring an offering of worship to the King, who was born of a virgin, in a manger, died on a cross and rose on the third day. He is alive and He has given you an invitation to spend eternity with Him.
You might have a lot of party invitations this holiday season, or maybe you don’t. But everyone has been given one invitation.
Jesus was sent to earth so that you could have an invitation into His presence.
What party are you going to? You have a choice. He paid a price and He has a wonderful table set for you!
If you want to be transformed and accept the invitation to the best holiday party in town, pray this prayer:
Jesus, I believe that you were born of a virgin, died on the cross and rose on the third day. I confess that I am a sinner and I ask for your forgiveness. I acknowledge that there is no other way into Your presence but by the penalty you paid on the cross of Calvary. I want Your Spirit to dwell in me. I want You to be Lord of my life. I want Your peace, love and truth in every aspect of my being. I want to spend eternity with You.
If you prayed that prayer, sincerely, please contact me gzusnut@yahoo.com. I’m already praying for you.
Merry Christmas,
jananne
