Friday, June 25, 2010

“Surrender all that is broken to me. Let me put the pices back together.”

“A bruised reed He will not break” (Isaiah 53:3-6) A sense that the Lord is speaking to wounded hearts and that he wants to convey that He has felt their sorrows and pain. He has flet true rejection and woundings, therefore He is able to relate to our pain. He is truly, intimately aware of our pain and thus He can bring healing!

“The LORD sets the prisoners free; the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.” (Psalm 146:7-8) “The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. He fulfils the desire of all who fear him, he also hears their cry, and saves them.” (Psalm 145:18-19)

“Lord, open my lips; my mouth will proclaim your praise.” (Psalm 51:17) I saw an image of Jesus with a key. With it He unlocks our tongues to praise God and opens the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Our heart's posture is surrender and reception and Jesus baptizes in the Holy Spirit.  Jesus releases and opens the gifts we received in Baptism with the baptism of the Holy Spirit. It is like doors in a dam that are about to burst because of what is behind cannot be held in any longer. Jesus comes and opens the doors and they burst open. Graces flow all over the earth like water that quenches, but at the same time like fire that burns. He is forming our hearts, like turning coal into diamonds and lead into gold. And we burn for love of Him.