"Thy life will I give thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest."
Jeremiah 45:5

This is the unshakable secret of the Lord to those who trust in Him- "I will give you your life." What more do we want in our lives? It's the essential thing.

"Thy life for a prey" means that wherever you go, even if it is into hell, you will come out with your life, nothing can harm it. So many of us are caught up in the shows of things, not in the way of property and possessions, but of blessings. All of these will eventually go; but there is something so much greater that can never go--the life that is "hid with Christ in God."

Can you say that you are perpared to let God take you into union with Himself, and pay no attention to what you call the great things? Are you prepared to abandon entirely and let go?

Abandon means to refuse yourself the luxury of asking any questions. If you abandon entirely to God, He says at once, "Thy life will I give thee for a prey." The reason people become tired of life is because God has not given them anything, they have not got their life as a prey. The solution: complete abandonment. When you get through that you will be the most suprised and refreshed creature on earth.

God has got you absolutely and has given you your life.



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Very good! All He asks for is your life, and He gives you your life in return... that is very powerful lightbulb... thank you for sharing...

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Allen

Actually, upon reflection, that was a cheesy reply on my part....

God gives you your life...


God gives you your life...

Just a few minutes ago I did not want to bother with a fellow human being, I justified it to myself saying that I needed to get back here and get some work done, it might be dangerous, you never know what might happen, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah...

After leaving the movie, Joey (my bro-in-law) and I were talking in the parking lot, when I nice-looking man walked by and asked if we were going to a certain part of town. I said "no, we are going in a different direction", mainly cuz I didn't want to take the extra 15 min. it would have taken to drive there and back. The man smiled, walked off across the parking lot, and I tried to forget he existed...

Joey and I finished talking after another ~5 min or so and left. I passed that guy a couple of blocks down the highway... he was walking, and he was going where it would take him at least an hour to get there... immediately I swerved a little, battling in my brain on whether or not I should pick him up... my mind told me he could be dangerous, that could be a weapon in his sack, etc, etc... my spirit remeinded me of the scripture about "entertaining angels unawares", after a few more seconds, it was too late to stop on the highway... so I made the long trip around the service road, back past the theater, and on to the highway where he was walking... I never saw him. I pulled of to the shoulder and waited, in case I just missed him... after 10 min., he never showed...

If I were to recognize that God does give us our life back when we turn it over to Him, then I would have known there was no danger, that 15 min drive was the least I could do for a fellow human, and could have given me the chance to witness to him, about Him...

Did he get another ride? Was he an angel sent to question my sincerity?


Lord, forgive me for being so callous, so self-serving, so uncaring. You gave your life for me, and in turn for giving mine to You, You gave it back... the least I can do is trust in You...

forgive me... please...

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Allen

Hey Diggidy, we fall everyday. Know He forgives you because He knows your heart and then forgive yourself... If it was an angel don't you think God knew you turned around?

He's transforming us from glory to glory...

innerdawg

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I still look for that guy when I leave a movie late at night... he's prolly working at Waffle House now, with Shirley.

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- Allen