By: Hanny Lynn
Stearns
Fish N Loaves Ministries, Inc.
“Multiplying God’s Word Around the
Globe”
October 20, 2016
I’d Rather Have Jesus
Job 22:25
Yes, the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver;
1 Peter 2:6
Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to
shame.”
1 Peter 2:7
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious;
What does the word precious mean anyway? Let’s look at some descriptions
from Webster’s 1828 Dictionary…
1. Of great price; costly; as a precious stone.
2. Of great value or worth; very
valuable.
3. Highly valued; much esteemed.
Does this word “precious” describe what Jesus is to you? If He is, then
other things that have been concerning you will fade away when you are in His
presence – amen! Today as I was worshiping the Lord, I let Him choose the songs
for me as I went along singing and flowing in the Spirit at His promptings. It
was a glorious time – so sweet, so precious. Why? Because He is precious. One
of the songs that He brought to me was the one that bears the title of this
message: “I’d Rather Have Jesus”
It was nearing mealtime, but I ignored the groaning’s of my stomach and
pressed in to leave the cares of this world behind. The more I did, the greater
the blessing that I received. As I was blessing the Lord with my worship,
praise and thanks, He was blessing me with the richness of His presence. It was
precious because He is precious.
Even though I had a busy schedule breathing down my back for the
afternoon and my stomach was trying to tell me what time it was, I decided to
block out all the distractions and go with my Savior. I left the earth for a
while and enjoyed being in the throne room with Him where His glory dwells. Deeper
and deeper I went until all else seemed to melt away. It was as if I was in a
rocket that took me high above the earth.
The further from the cares of life I got, the deeper and closer I became
to Jesus. I wept, I sang, I prayed and it all just flowed like the gentle
playing of a harp by the heavenly host. It was a glorious time. In my mind, I
felt that I have been given such victory in Jesus of late. While I used to
listen more to my flesh than His sweet voice, today was a victorious day of
just letting go and going with Him. As we walked and talked, I was calmed. He
brought comfort and healing to my soul while my soul blessed Him.
After yesterday’s Bible study about “If only I had listened”, I think
about how many times I could have drawn away to just be with Jesus rather than
being concerned about the affairs of life. I think of the joy and peace I would
have had. I didn’t linger in those thoughts long today. They crossed my mind. But
I so enjoyed the sweet time we had and before I knew it an hour and a half had
drifted by as if it were only moments.
How precious the time is that we get to be with Jesus as we walk through
this life. Being with Him is the key to breaking the yokes that have bound us.
Letting go of a bad habit and embracing His presence in and of itself can loose
the chains that have bound us for so long. The further I go in this journey
with Him, the less the things of this world really matter.
I want to encourage everyone to keep working the word of God to get free
of any and all addictive behavior – whatever your vice may have been. His word
works in our lives when we work it. I sit here telling you again and again
because He wants you to know this. It is not Hanny talking – it is precious
Jesus. He wants you to know Him. He is the word. To be with Him in a private
time or worship and praise is to soak in the powerful presence of the word
because Jesus is the word made flesh. He is alive and well and waiting every
day to have that special sweet time with us. When we get there, it becomes so
sweet that we do not want to come out.
Today, as I began my time with Him, the distractions tried to come.
Things like, “What am I going to have for lunch?” or “I have a lot to get done
today and the time is passing.” All of the things that try to move in and steal
those precious moments have to be cast down. We have to keep pressing in. He
showed me today that by taking our time and staying with Him, little by little
the worldly cares will melt away and our focus will be more and more on Him.
That’s where we need to be.
Be encouraged my friend. There is a way that breaks the bondage and
removes every burden. Entering into His sweet presence and enjoying how precious
He is can make other cares and concerns that may be “eating at us” just melt
away. Working the word works when we work it. Hallelujah!
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