WELCOME BACK ~ A New Beginning
If you are reading this then you are most likely part of our Tuesday PM LifeGroup or a dear friend or family member. However I am officially opening this blog to any of our friends or others who may be interested in a simple blog by a simply servant girl, who serves and AMAZINGLY HUGE, INCREDIBLE GOD!!
All that said, this is a place where I can share things that God lays on my heart both from His Word and from experience. I pray that it is a place of peace for you to come and find rest when you feel weary, and a touch of hope that will encourage your soul. It is my desire to bring laughter, honesty, truth and love through sharing His Word, quotes from others who have walked this journey ahead of us and personal testimonies of our great God making Himself known.
If you have questions or thoughts that you would like to share with me personally, you may email me at pamelajunebundy@yahoo.com .
In the post - He Sees in Secret - I have no idea why it turned out white but I am still learning about this blogging platform. It's not as easy as typing and formatting in a Word document!! I most likely will only post once a week - sometimes not even that - but I wanted a place to share without clogging up everyone's email yet make it accessible to whoever wanted to check it out. AND the original thought (years ago) was that I would write here to keep a bit of a diary regarding my trips to Uganda. Well there have now been three trips and I never did a very good job of writing it here! I'm hoping that it will change and this will truly be a place of Country Shalom.
So - Welcome to Shalom House! May God be honored and glorified as we learn and share and give Him all of the honor and glory that He is so worthy of.
May your heart be blessed. Shalom!
God's Servant girl
Saturday, April 18, 2020
He Sees in Secret
Have you ever felt hidden? Or maybe invisible? Like no one sees you or notices that you are even there?
I was reading Hebrews 4:12-13 and I found some very interesting things. God's Word is in red and my comments are in black.
The Bible says:
vs 12
For the Word of God IS - Truth
→ living and active
→ sharper than any two-edged sword
→ piercing to the division
OF soul and OF spirit
OF joints and OF marrow
AND → discerning the thoughts
AND → intentions of the heart
That sort of encompasses ALL of who I am. All of who YOU are
vs 13
AND →NO creature is hidden - Not even you or me - EVER!
BUT → ALL are naked - That includes us
AND → exposed to the eye of HIM - His unblinking gaze!
TO WHOM WE MUST GIVE ACCOUNT - There will come a day of accountability
Now, I don't know about you but that is a pretty strong motivation to #1 - be in the Word and #2 - to stay away from sin. And it really touches me that His unblinking gaze is always on me.
As we (LifeGroup) continue in our study of Fundamentals of the Faith, we will be talking about how to study God's Word. Now there are different ways to study that emphasize different areas. HOWEVER, if we do not come before the Lord and prepare our hearts to hear Him speak to us through His Word, then we will miss out greatly. We KNOW He is always with us. And we learned in the verses above that nothing is hidden from Him and His gaze is on us. But do WE come before Him and prepare our hearts to hear form Him?
As I thought about this important time of preparation, I was reminded of Psalm 139:24
Search me, O God, AND
know my heart
Try me AND
know my thoughts!
AND see if there be any grievous way in me,
AND lead me in the way everlasting!
This would be a wonderful prayer for us to pray before we come to Him in our quiet times, in our Bible study times and even before we get connected on Zoom for our meetings. It is very important that we ask God to reveal to us any sin that is residing there. So that we may repent and accept His gracious forgiveness.
I hope you can see clearly that you are never hidden from God. And that He is always looking over you and in you. I pray that these verses, right from His Word, will help you to prepare your heart and your mind to receive whatever He has to show you in His Word.
I came across this quote by Bruce Wilkinsin that I thought was very good.
"When you read your Bible, receive and savor it like a love letter from God to you. Remember you're reading in order to meet Someone. Ponder what you have read, and apply it to your present circumstances. Let it go down into the core of your being. And as you read, expect Him to commune with you."
As we learn to go deeper with Jesus, may our hearts and minds be captivated by His unfailing love for us.
I was reading Hebrews 4:12-13 and I found some very interesting things. God's Word is in red and my comments are in black.
The Bible says:
vs 12
For the Word of God IS - Truth
→ living and active
→ sharper than any two-edged sword
→ piercing to the division
OF soul and OF spirit
OF joints and OF marrow
AND → discerning the thoughts
AND → intentions of the heart
That sort of encompasses ALL of who I am. All of who YOU are
vs 13
AND →NO creature is hidden - Not even you or me - EVER!
BUT → ALL are naked - That includes us
AND → exposed to the eye of HIM - His unblinking gaze!
TO WHOM WE MUST GIVE ACCOUNT - There will come a day of accountability
Now, I don't know about you but that is a pretty strong motivation to #1 - be in the Word and #2 - to stay away from sin. And it really touches me that His unblinking gaze is always on me.
As we (LifeGroup) continue in our study of Fundamentals of the Faith, we will be talking about how to study God's Word. Now there are different ways to study that emphasize different areas. HOWEVER, if we do not come before the Lord and prepare our hearts to hear Him speak to us through His Word, then we will miss out greatly. We KNOW He is always with us. And we learned in the verses above that nothing is hidden from Him and His gaze is on us. But do WE come before Him and prepare our hearts to hear form Him?
As I thought about this important time of preparation, I was reminded of Psalm 139:24
Search me, O God, AND
know my heart
Try me AND
know my thoughts!
AND see if there be any grievous way in me,
AND lead me in the way everlasting!
This would be a wonderful prayer for us to pray before we come to Him in our quiet times, in our Bible study times and even before we get connected on Zoom for our meetings. It is very important that we ask God to reveal to us any sin that is residing there. So that we may repent and accept His gracious forgiveness.
I hope you can see clearly that you are never hidden from God. And that He is always looking over you and in you. I pray that these verses, right from His Word, will help you to prepare your heart and your mind to receive whatever He has to show you in His Word.
I came across this quote by Bruce Wilkinsin that I thought was very good.
"When you read your Bible, receive and savor it like a love letter from God to you. Remember you're reading in order to meet Someone. Ponder what you have read, and apply it to your present circumstances. Let it go down into the core of your being. And as you read, expect Him to commune with you."
As we learn to go deeper with Jesus, may our hearts and minds be captivated by His unfailing love for us.
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