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Though persecution pursues me, as though searching constantly for ways to steal from me, to kill me and all that my life stands for, to destroy anything and everything about me that represents the Most High, I cling to Adonai -- My Lord, My Master. "A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you also." And by this, I can honestly claim that I take joy in my persecutions, for it is in this that I am assured of whom I serve.
In clinging to Him, being fully committed to serve Him with everything I have in me, I am made aware that my everyday life is filled with disruptions and things that would draw my attention away from Him. Therefore, I am that much more determined to seek Him with my whole heart. I have desires, just as every person has desires, no matter their heart for God. But those desires are always put on the back burner when it comes to having my priorities straight.
CH2 16:9(A) For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.
He is my strong tower, showing Himself strong on my behalf, delivering me from the adversary. To enter into that strong tower, where I do not worry about what the enemy can do to me, to live (dwell) under His shadow, to hide in His protection is as simple as calling on the name of Jesus for Proverbs 18:10 states "The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe."
When we have things that draw our attention away from Him, and we will, it is awfully good to know that Jehovah Shammah, "The Lord is There," will be there, faithful to deliver us. He hooks His staff around our necks, pulling us to Himself, where all the answers lie. It is not a comfortable feeling to have that staff around my neck, nor to experience His rod. Though they are both a comfort to me, letting me know that He IS always there, it is a disappointment to have to experience needing Him to do that. I want to be in line at all times.
I just thank God that Jehovah Rohi, My Shepherd, is perfect and is consistently leading me from glory to glory, teaching me to walk, one step at a time, in His perfection. There is no one like Him, Jehovah M'Kaddesh, My Sanctifier, who will deal with my shortcomings, one moment at a time, to bring me into full sanctification, never tiring, never sleeping, and always there, no matter where I am in this walk.
I thank Jehovah Shalom, My Peace, that I can rely on the Words of His mouth because He is not a man that He should lie. I can hold on to the fact that He will never leave me nor forsake me, that He knows me, that His eyes search me out and that He is my strong tower. I am as nothing without Jehovah Tsidkenou, My Righteousness, and I am everything when I am in His presence.
There is no other name by which I could feel so safe, that my salvation is made known to me without shadows of doubts, though I still serve Him in fear and trembling. Romans 11:20 and 21 say "Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee."
Regardless of our faith and strong belief systems, we must never come to the point that we do not serve Him in complete fear and reverence. And it is by this fear that He is faithful to search our hearts and sanctify us.
© Joyce Pool
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Nice, Treava. You are so right. You will love Elizabeth's book. Kay
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