God Is Looking

"The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him"

(2 Chronicles 16:9).

This is a very inspiring devotional that I read this morning and wanted to share. In my own life now I find myself asking God, "show me more of Yourself". I love in the 2nd part of this devotional when it was describing George Mueller how he was listing all that he loved now being lost. I now can relate to his words that were spoken so long ago. This is an awesome statement that he made, "God alone became my portion. I found my all in Him; I wanted nothing else." My friends each day of my life now, this is my goal.

[A devotional Mrs. Charles Cowman Devotional - Streams in the Desert]

[God is looking for a man, or woman, whose heart will be always set on Him, and who will trust Him for all He desires to do. God is eager to work more mightily now than He ever has through any soul. The clock of the centuries points to the eleventh hour.

"The world is waiting yet to see what God can do through a consecrated soul." Not the world alone, but God Himself is waiting for one, who will be more fully devoted to Him than any who have ever lived; who will be willing to be nothing that Christ may be all; who will grasp God's own purposes; and taking His humility and His faith, His love and His power, will, without hindering, continue to let God do exploits. --C. H. P.

"There is no limit to what God can do with a man, providing he will not touch the glory."

In an address given to ministers and workers after his ninetieth birthday, George Mueller spoke thus of himself: "I was converted in November, 1825, but I only came into the full surrender of the heart four years later, in July, 1829. The love of money was gone, the love of place was gone, the love of position was gone, the love of worldly pleasures and engagements was gone. God, God alone became my portion. I found my all in Him; I wanted nothing else. And by the grace of God this has remained, and has made me a happy man, an exceedingly happy man, and it led me to care only about the things of God. I ask affectionately, my beloved brethren, have you fully surrendered the heart to God, or is there this thing or that thing with which you are taken up irrespective of God? I read a little of the Scriptures before, but preferred other books; but since that time the revelation He has made of Himself has become unspeakably blessed to me, and I can say from my heart, God is an infinitely lovely Being. Oh, be not satisfied until in your own inmost soul you can say, God is an infinitely lovely Being!' --Selected

I pray to God this day to make me an extraordinary Christian. --Whitefield.]

Another awesome statement from today's devotional is "There is no limit to what God can do with a man, providing he will not touch the glory." That is the fine line of ministry. See, as God is working in and through us we see His wonders and it is with us that He is accomplishing these wonders but we can not, not for one second think it is ourselves, for if we do then the glory can not be on God, and it must! God is always looking for good men and women. Are you ready or have you already said, "Here I am Lord!"

I‘m Talking To You

Why are you so down?
What can it be?
I raised my eyes above and asked
“God, are You talking to me?”

He said, “Everything that is,
and all you see,
was made just for you
and it all comes from Me!

The blood I shed,
the tears I cry,
is all for you
and still you doubt, why?

All I ask,
since you don’t seem to see,
is that someday you will choose
to believe in Me!

My Word was left
so you would know,
I am always here
and love you so!

So don’t be so down
and to My name always be true,
Yes, my child
I’m talking to You!”

E. P. Shagott

From God's heart, to mine, to yours,
Ed Shagott