Faith in Flight
An Ibis is so strange a bird
While it looks about for worms
Its crooked neck bent down to peck
Like chickens on our farm
But if they start to spread their wings
And fly up to the skies
Together sweep in gliding grace
To show God’s grace that hides
And wait for us to ooh and aah
And remember God delights
To give His strength in weakness
As our faith lifts up in flight
Faith in Flight by Peter Caligiuri © 2020 All rights reserved
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:1
The great temptation that we face is to seek help and hope and honor from men instead of being satisfied with what God Alone provides.
A desert is an empty and dry place where little survives and what grows there is gnarled or covered with thorns. But the Spirit led Jesus there and He will certainly give to us seasons to be there also. It is not a place we would have chosen but it is necessary, because there we learn to depend on daily bread baked in our quiet time with Him, rather than the seemingly spectacular loaves that the world’s advertisers insist we must buy.
There on the rocky paths He sends His angels to guard us along a plain pathway. That protection covers us as we brave necessary dangers of obedience not the thrill of showing off our freedoms and rights for everyone to see.
He doesn’t require us to gain worldly fame instead He simply gives us fruitfulness as we obey His command to love those around us.
If we want to find God’s joy and peace and love then we need to look for them where Jesus did. Only there, out in the wilderness can God faithfully show us His way. In that place Jesus was satisfied that the Father was completely pleased when He trusted in His word. If Jesus had to live in humble surrender rather than by insisting on His rights then how much more should we?
I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord. The humble shall hear thereof and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together. I sought the Lord and He heard me and He delivered me from all my fears. Psalms 34:1-4
When anybody mentions King David, probably the first story that comes to their mind is when he fought and beat Goliath with a only sling. But the main reason behind David’s victory was not just his courage. There were many courageous soldiers in the army of Israel but they lacked something one thing that David had. What was his secret? David’s victory in battle was because, long before he knew how to fight, he had learned how to pray. He had the confidence to face Goliath, and later rule a kingdom and maybe most important of all; find forgiveness when he had sinned, because he had cried out to God in prayer God all his heart! Here are just a few of the treasured truths we have today, because David sought the Lord:
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts Psalm 28:1
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Psalm 51:1
Today’s video leads us through that attitude of surrender and praise that will help us face whatever giants that we are facing in our own lives. This session includes I Surrender All and My Jesus I Love Thee
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