day 29 - cry out to the LORD

Isaiah 46:9-11
9 Remember the former things, those of long ago;
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me.
10 I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say: My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.
11 From the east I summon a bird of prey;
from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that will I bring about;
what I have planned, that will I do.

Isaiah 40:6
6 A voice says, "Cry out."
And I said, "What shall I cry?"

Acts 2:36-39
36"Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."
37When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call."

Acts 4:32
32All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had.

Pierced – by His beauty, by His love, by our unworthiness… a shared knowledge of Him, His sacrifice, His love, His grace and His SPIRIT. We are all covered in the same Blood – guilty of the same Blood – and restored by the same Blood. We all share the same Spirit, Who connects us in the deep places of our hearts. When we allow His truth to be fully applied and displayed in our lives - without fear - we will be of one heart and one mind. It cannot be any other way - we cannot help but become one when He invades the deep places of our hearts. This requires courage that only He can give us, courage that we have to want, to desire and to ask for - and to receive. In my experience, courage is born of desperation - for Him.

Pierced - desperate - courageous - broken enough to cry out to Him and to receive His mercy, grace and love.

What a beautiful picture of His Church... as one.