Sit with Me

“In repentance and rest is your salvation.”

Rest.

Pull away to be with Me.

Obey, even though it doesn’t make sense (as there seems to be no time to do it all).

I am the Maker of time.

Come and see if you are supposed to be 'doing it all'.
You can’t hear Me if you don’t slow down.
 It would not be running away from your responsibilities;
run to Me,

and I’ll have you right where you need to be.
 To be useful!

Sit with Me. 
 Trust Me.  
Don’t even think about yourself.
You don’t have to believe one iota in yourself or your abilities.

Believe in Me.

Prepare the way of the Lord.
 Make hearts yearn for Me and My Word
and obedience to it by your life-

that the King of Glory may come in.
Who is this king of Glory? 
The Lord- STRONG and MIGHTY, MIGHTY IN BATTLE, the Lord of Hosts.
He is the King of Glory.

There is a choice set before you today:
You can be busy doing all the 'right' things- what you feel you
should be involved in, what you should be a part of,
 or where you need to have influence -
 and risk the possibility of being spiritually shallow,
or 

in repentance (from the busyness of all this,

                          from the lack of feasting on the bread of life,

                                       and from prayerlessness)-

                 ...in repentance and REST- 

waiting, spending time in My word, obeying-

you can go deep in relationship and intimacy and depth

 and knowledge of Me and My word 

and have something (Me) 

to give as you influence those around you.

 “The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him.” Oswald Chambers

You still wonder what you can possibly give up:
As you put Me first, you will see clearly the other priorities. 
 Like the blind man in Mark 8: 22-25, he did not see clearly at first either:

“And they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him.  He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, ‘Do you see anything?’  And he looked up (gained sight) and said, ‘I see men, for I see them (they look to me) like trees, walking around.’  Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly.”

The picture is a little fuzzy right now, but as you spend time with Me, you will see this picture clearly- it won’t look like trees walking around.

        As you, too, look intently into My face in prayer and into My word, you will be restored and begin to see everything clearly. Don't settle for just seeing 'men like trees, walking around'!  Press in; excel still more.  

.... fixing our eyes on (looking to) Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, ....so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.