“FRESH COOKIES!”

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 498

October 27, 2020///

Are you a cookie in the box or a fresh out of the oven cookie with an aroma that makes all around you take notice?

Yes, I said cookie!   Think about a cookie from a package purchased at a store.  Many of them are very tasty and will provide the sweet we crave.

But then think about the smell of a fresh baked chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, sugar cookie, or many other varieties that are fresh out of the oven, warm and the aroma and taste filling every one of your senses.

I know that you agree with me that there is no comparison!!

Many Christians today find themselves in the packaged category.  We act, do, and say the correct things and are truly a Christian just as the packaged cookie is truly a cookie.

We may satisfy some needs around us through our lives and ministries.

Would you not rather be a Christian who is warm and filled with the sweet smell of being in the very presences of the Savor of the world and the Creator of the universe?

When we are spending time in the presence of the Lord God Almighty and allowing Him to cleanse us and fill us with His Love and Power, we can be a sweet refreshing alive encourager and living witness to all of those around us!

Yes, the world will SEE JESUS in our actions, words, and deeds, and will be drawn to Him!

John 12:32 (KJV)
 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

If we, here on earth, lift up Jesus by our fresh anointed lives, He will draw people to Him!

We are not instructed to draw, but to lift up!

I purpose to you that if you are a packaged Christian you will not be as effective in lifting up the Living Savior as you would be if the very life and breath of the Creator of everything has refreshed you and taken frustrations and confusions from you and filled you with the fresh anointing and the living water that flows freely when we release ourselves and our lives to His Lordship!

Psalm 16:11 (KJV)
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

1 Chronicles 16:27 (KJV)
 Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

It is in His presence that our strength is renewed, and we find Joy for the journey and wisdom for our lives.  Why would we want to try to do it on our own?

One moment in the awesome presence of the Savior will change everything.

Are you tired of being a packaged Christian with the correct form and exactly like all the others in the package?

Are you ready to be unique and an instrument of lifting up a sweet aroma?

 Just as a pan of fresh cookies may not be exactly alike in shape and size, we may be different.  But we can all have a fresh touch and a fresh Joy and Peace as we go through our days!

All we need to do to enter His presence is follow Psalm 100:4!

Psalm 100:4 (KJV)
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Just begin to give Him thanksgiving for all His Blessings and Praise Him for who He is and for all He created you to be and Bless His name.

If all you can do is say the name of JESUS over and over that will begin to usher you into the Holy of Holies!   As you then expand that to THANK YOU JESUS, those three words will open rivers of Life-giving water within you!

Psalm 29:2 (KJV)
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

When we praise and worship the Lord Jesus and the Creator God, and then commit our day, our way, our family, and our lives to Him, we can Lift Him up in all we do!

Psalm 37:5 (KJV)
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Proverbs 16:3 (KJV)
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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Father, in Jesus name I come.  Thank you that we can draw strength, wisdom, joy, and peace from your presence.  Thank you that our lives can be a true example to others that your plan is for an exciting life of real, genuine abundance.  May each of us desire to walk in that fresh anointing that only comes from time spent in your presences.  May we understand that is the way to true joy and peace. Amen

In His Presence!  Love, MeMaw