Nancy Taylor Tate
There is a simplicity of love and devotion the Lord is calling us up into. From that place of rest in Him we will also come into a cooperative relationship with the Lord, as we become an expression of Him.
Someone once asked me why my dad said something. I didn’t know, I never heard him say that. But having spent time with my dad, if he did say that, I was pretty sure why. Later I asked him if I was right and he said yes. Through personal relationship I had come to know his nature, his way of thinking.
Matthew 13:9 says, “Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.” Even in the natural it is easier to hear what is truly being said when we get quiet. But this verse is talking about more than our natural ability to hear. It is talking about our spiritual ear, which has to be cultivated.
In Genesis 18, Abraham was sitting in the door of his tent when the Lord came and shared His plan and purpose. Because Abraham knew the Lord, he began to make intercession in harmony with God’s heart that the righteous not be destroyed with the wicked. Through an intervention of God before judgment was released, Lot was saved.
There is a desperate need today for those who will spend quality time in fellowship with the Lord. The Lord is seeking, preparing, and empowering those He can use today.
Matthew 11:28-30 reads, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Sometimes when tiredness strikes I stop and consider what I am doing. The Lord has given us strength to do everything He has called us to do. Yet how easy it is to become busy doing good things, but not necessarily what we are called to do. As I learn to prioritize my time with the Lord and stay focused I find I have all the energy I need even when doing the most difficult tasks.
My prayer today is simply this: Lord, help us to enter into your rest. Give us Your enabling grace for all You have called us to do. Help us to stay focused. To prioritize. To always have quality time to spend with You. We want to know You, Your heart. We make ourselves available to You, in whatever way You would use us.