2007 August 17 « No Other Rock

Something to Say Boldly!

August 17, 2007 at 7:39 pm | In Awake My Heart, God, Ponders, Serving the Lord | Leave a Comment

He hat said: I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say: The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. ~ Hebrews 13:5,6

Note: This devotion is from August 2.

Interesting thought here.

I am a pretty soft spoken person and generally keep to myself until I am certain or at least comfortable in my observation of something. I study. I ponder and then I consider. Then, maybe I will say something . . . but more often than not, I don’t.

But here is something we are suppose to say boldly. The simple fact that God will never leave us. He will not let us go. The is no truer fact.

Still, I think about that: we are instructed to say it boldly. When I think of people boldly pronouncing something, I think of individuals who are professing what is counter to a generally accepted norm. They have gone outside the realm of common fact and “boldy” suggested what is otherwise to status quo.

And that is what strikes me as odd. We are to profess God’s grip on our salvation.

But shouldn’t that be a generally accepted norm? Shouldn’t it be common fact? Shouldn’t that be status quo?

Today, I pray that you and I will be among those to boldly say it so it will become a commonly known and accepted fact.

Transforming the Commonplace

August 17, 2007 at 7:00 am | In Awake My Heart, Blessings, Serving the Lord | Leave a Comment

Poor, yet making many rich. II Corinthians 6:10

Note: This devotion is from August 1.

“The ordinary life is generally the most difficult to live beautifully.” That was Baxter’s first line of today’s devotion. Reminds me of a scene from the movie Airheads in which Chazz (played by Brendan Fraser) says “I figure, I’m screwed up and average enough that I could write a song that would live on forever.”

I’ve kind of always considered myself a “quiet Christian” – one who seeks to be diligent in faith but I don’t typically do public prayer or lead Bible study; though I do so on my own. I guess I think of my relationship with Christ as private. Whether that is the right or wrong school of thought, I don’t know.

But undoubtedly, this blog is the most public thing I have ever done in terms of my Christianity.

Why does this matter – especially in relation to this devotion? I am not sure it does.

But Baxter concludes today’s devotion by saying, “Christian disciple, seek no longer the elaborate and spectacular forms of service for Christ. Seek sanctification, purity of heart, humility of spirit, preparedness for any and every sudden call of our heavenly Master.

Today, I pray that you and I will seek such “common” elements.