February 22, 2011
Be Thou My Vision
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom, Thou my true Word;
I ever with thee, Thou with me, LORD;
Thou my great Father, I thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Be Thou my battle - shield, sword for my fight,
Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight.
Thou my soul's shelter, Thou my high tower.
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always;
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art.
High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven's joy, O bright heav'ns Son!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O ruler of all.
I am so thankful to have Jane's Bibles. (Her Name Was Jane) She has so many notes written in them and little pieces of papers with verses and notes as well. I just came across one in Psalm 145 while I was looking up a verse. I would love to write about it now, but I'll wait until I get there.
God has promised us His protection. Our job is to wait and trust. We don't have to understand everything. (Proverbs 3:5 - "Trust the LORD with all your heart, and don't depend on your own understanding.) He is trustworthy and we can throw our confidence on Him. That is what David is saying in Psalm 16. Protect me, God! I trust in you! The LORD is all I need. He takes care of me. I praise the LORD, even at night I feel His leading. My hope and joy is in You. You will teach me how to be holy, and I will listen.
Psalm 17 - A Prayer for Protection.
You know, God. You see. I have called to you, and you have listened. Protect me as you would your own eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings. Keep me from those who attack and surround me. They are selfish and proud, they plan and scheme, they sit in hiding like a lion ready to kill.
Psalm 17:13–14 - "LORD, rise up, face the enemy, and throw them down. ave us from the wicked by your sword. Save us O LORD, by your power."
Psalm 17:15 - "I will see your face."
Addendum: 1/10/15 ~ "Keep me from the wicked who attack me, from my enemies who surround me. They are selfish and brag about themselves. They have chased me until they have surrounded me. They plan to throw me to the ground. They are like lions ready to kill; like lions, they sit in hiding." They plan... but God protects.
The next two verses (Psalm 17:13–14) are verses my husband and I would often quote (along with many other scriptures) as we daily walked together and prayed about "the storm."
It would be easy for me to carry too much heaviness in my heart for the spiritual and physical welfare of my sister and brother-in-law. Burdened by my concern for them. This must be why I chose not to memorize the last part of that verse. God has grown me and taught me so much during these last several years. HIS load that HE gives us to carry is light! So, if I am overwhelmed by concern for my sister or brother-in-law, then I am carrying a load of my own choosing and not what HE has given me to carry. I have learned to follow Jesus' command in Matthew 11:28–30 - "Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Accept my teachings and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives. The teaching that I ask you to accept is easy; the load I give you to carry is light."
Now I can accept that the Truth is the truth and it can't be sugar-coated or ignored. We can't pick and choose what part of God's Word we want to believe and accept. It is either ALL true or none of it is valid. I choose to believe. I choose to accept HIS teachings. I choose to follow HIM. I cannot control whether anyone else chooses to accept His teachings or chooses to believe and follow Him. That is not my load to carry. That does not mean my heart has become calloused or hard. It just simply means I understand God's truth, and those feelings are not mine to carry.
Next Entry: Psalm 18
Be Thou My Vision
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom, Thou my true Word;
I ever with thee, Thou with me, LORD;
Thou my great Father, I thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Be Thou my battle - shield, sword for my fight,
Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight.
Thou my soul's shelter, Thou my high tower.
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always;
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art.
High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven's joy, O bright heav'ns Son!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O ruler of all.
I am so thankful to have Jane's Bibles. (Her Name Was Jane) She has so many notes written in them and little pieces of papers with verses and notes as well. I just came across one in Psalm 145 while I was looking up a verse. I would love to write about it now, but I'll wait until I get there.
God has promised us His protection. Our job is to wait and trust. We don't have to understand everything. (Proverbs 3:5 - "Trust the LORD with all your heart, and don't depend on your own understanding.) He is trustworthy and we can throw our confidence on Him. That is what David is saying in Psalm 16. Protect me, God! I trust in you! The LORD is all I need. He takes care of me. I praise the LORD, even at night I feel His leading. My hope and joy is in You. You will teach me how to be holy, and I will listen.
Psalm 17 - A Prayer for Protection.
You know, God. You see. I have called to you, and you have listened. Protect me as you would your own eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings. Keep me from those who attack and surround me. They are selfish and proud, they plan and scheme, they sit in hiding like a lion ready to kill.
Psalm 17:13–14 - "LORD, rise up, face the enemy, and throw them down. ave us from the wicked by your sword. Save us O LORD, by your power."
Psalm 17:15 - "I will see your face."
Addendum: 1/10/15 ~ "Keep me from the wicked who attack me, from my enemies who surround me. They are selfish and brag about themselves. They have chased me until they have surrounded me. They plan to throw me to the ground. They are like lions ready to kill; like lions, they sit in hiding." They plan... but God protects.
The next two verses (Psalm 17:13–14) are verses my husband and I would often quote (along with many other scriptures) as we daily walked together and prayed about "the storm."
"LORD, rise up, face the enemy, and throw them down. Save me from the wicked with your sword. LORD, save me by your power..."That is what we would quote. Now I see that wasn't all of the last verse. It goes on to say, "Save me by your power from those whose reward is in this life." I think I must have conveniently chosen not to memorize that part. I didn't want to think about or accept the possibility of that being true.
It would be easy for me to carry too much heaviness in my heart for the spiritual and physical welfare of my sister and brother-in-law. Burdened by my concern for them. This must be why I chose not to memorize the last part of that verse. God has grown me and taught me so much during these last several years. HIS load that HE gives us to carry is light! So, if I am overwhelmed by concern for my sister or brother-in-law, then I am carrying a load of my own choosing and not what HE has given me to carry. I have learned to follow Jesus' command in Matthew 11:28–30 - "Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Accept my teachings and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives. The teaching that I ask you to accept is easy; the load I give you to carry is light."
Now I can accept that the Truth is the truth and it can't be sugar-coated or ignored. We can't pick and choose what part of God's Word we want to believe and accept. It is either ALL true or none of it is valid. I choose to believe. I choose to accept HIS teachings. I choose to follow HIM. I cannot control whether anyone else chooses to accept His teachings or chooses to believe and follow Him. That is not my load to carry. That does not mean my heart has become calloused or hard. It just simply means I understand God's truth, and those feelings are not mine to carry.
Next Entry: Psalm 18
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