MARCH 17

 Jesus Calling: March 17

    Come to Me for understanding, since I know you far better than you know yourself. I comprehend you in all your complexity; no detail of your life is hidden from Me. I view you through eyes of grace, so don't be afraid of My intimate awareness. Allow the light of My healing Presence to shine into the deepest recesses of your being--cleansing, healing, refreshing, and renewing you. Trust Me enough to fully accept the full forgiveness that I offer you continually. This great gift, which cost Me My Life, is yours for all eternity. Forgiveness is at the very core of My abiding Presence. I will never leave you or forsake you. 

    When no one else seems to understand you, simply draw closer to Me. Rejoice in the One who understands you completely and loves you perfectly. As I fill you with My Love, you become a reservoir of love, overflowing into the lives of other people. 

Psalm 139:1-4

English Standard Version

O Lord, you have searched me and known me!

You know when I sit down and when I rise up;

    you discern my thoughts from afar.

You search out my path and my lying down

    and are acquainted with all my ways.

Even before a word is on my tongue,

    behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22

English Standard Version

And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

Joshua 1:5

English Standard Version

No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you.

My Prayer

You know me better than I know Myself. That is a comfort and tells me I can trust You. You know everything about me. Nothing ever changes.  

(3/17/18) Lord, the way in which you know me actually makes me nervous. I suppose I don't understand how you love me and accept me and why you chose me because I know me. I know my selfishness and I know how much I love it when I get things my way. But, Lord, because of this You remind me here Lord that if there is anyone I can run to in my life, it is You. For instance, Lord, right now I am struggling at work, as a manager of 10 people, there are several people that are just not getting along. It feels like a power struggle. They are different people with different personalities and Lord, it seems that every thing I try does not work out. I find myself asking the HR person, asking other managers I know, thinking a book will help -- perhaps those things will help, but today, reading this, it reminds me that I have not talked to You about it. And yet, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up. You discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. You know me. I see that now. Forgive me for now coming to you as a last resort. But, I know now you only want me to come to you. Lord, help me. I want your wisdom first. I want to be guided by You first. Lord, I do not know what to do, but You know me. You know the person I am and so I come to You. Direct my path and direct my words. I depend on You, Jesus.