You're Blessed When You Care
“For in Christ, there is all of God in a human body, so you have everything when you have Christ, and you are filled with God through your union with Christ.” Colossians 2:10 -TLB
He Will…
I am learning to live in the statement. The Bible is filled with He will blessings and promises of God. When you venture on the corner of 23rd & Psalm, you will find God's Pampering Place appropriately named, "I shall not want". The name is fitting because everything you desire, wish or long for is provided and afforded to you. Our Caretaker is our Jehovah Jiraha (God our Provider).
Believing He will is a condition of certainty (without fail or doubt). He will, certifies he will do what he says, because his Word is universal in giving life to everything that was created. Being fed, comforted, refreshed and anointed are just a few of the certainties. I can tell you from personal experience that you will never receive personal care like this anywhere else! And since I frequent this place, I can testify to the mighty work and power of God in my life. I didn't always feel this way. I used to window shop 23rd & Psalm, not taking time to go in and check it out. While I desired the look of being pampered, I didn't believe I deserved to be pampered. It wasn't until I hit a wall called burnout that I realized being pampered is not an extravagance. It is a necessity!
Frequenting God’s Pampering Place ensures we get what we need. Experiencing burnout, there’s a need to be cared for to receive healing, restoration and reinvigoration. God has an endless supply of supernatural resources to pour into us but we have to come to him to receive it and when we do, we are so blessed and happy in the experience. He will is a blessing and a promise. When we truly believe ‘He can’ and ‘He will’, we will grow in our knowledge and our faith knowing without a doubt, He will!
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He lets me rest...
He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures
From his abundance we have received one gracious blessing after another. John 1:16
He leads me...
beside the still and restful waters
He refreshes me...
He refreshes and restores my life
(my self)
He walks with me...
in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him
though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me
He comforts me...
Your rod [to protect] authority and Your staff [to guide] loving guidance
He feeds me…
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies
Do you remember as a child being told to eat all your food? We learn at an early age the importance of good nutrition. In being equipped for our divine appointment, we need spiritual nourishment. Feed means to supply was something necessary (as to growth). Galatians 5:22 states the Holy Spirit is our supplier, one who produces spiritual fruit in our lives. How does he do this? He guides our life. When we let him guide us, he gives us desires that are opposite of what our sinful nature desires and directs us away from things that have no eternal value (Galatians 5:19- 21).
He anoints me...
You anoint my head with oil
He blesses me...
Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life
He lives in me...and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.”
