The Great I Am

"Let the words of my mouth & the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock & my redeemer."  Psalm 19:14

My heart is full of the majesty of the Great I Am this morning.  I don't know if you've heard a new song by Jared Anderson called Great I Am, but you must take a listen.  I was driving on a trip a few weeks ago, & popped in the new CD from New Life Worship.   To be honest, I was so engaged in thought that it was background music for me.  However, once the 6th track got started, I could not help but listen & join in worship.  It is a such powerful proclamation to the Glory & Greatness of the one true God, the Great I Am.  I must have listened to that one song over & over, at least 8-10 times in a row.  The whole project is wonderful, but every time I play Great I Am, I feel like the heavens open up & the glory of God is poured out over the earth.  I added a link below so you can be blessed by it as well.

http://youtu.be/cPb1OwqplR8

I am honored to be speaking this weekend at a Ladies Night Out event in Star, MS.  I have a lot of family there, & one of the churches asked me to come & share my testimony.  I've shared it a number of times, at various venues, & so I thought maybe I should share something different, you know, something 'fresh'.  I kept asking God to let me know what He wanted to say to these women.  I would try to take a nugget from this day or a word from that devotion to build upon, but it never really went anywhere.

This week I was reminded that a testimony is a living, breathing story.  It is our own history in the making; but it is actually HIStory.  If we look to the Bible, we don't see new stories being handed down from generation to generation...we see THE story being told & retold.  When we read the Word, God reveals something new and fresh, even though we may have read the same words over & over.  The same thing happens with our testimonies~each time we share what He has done in our lives, God can reveal Himself to someone in a new, fresh way, even though the story may be the same.

God has done some absolutely amazing things in my life, & brought me through times that I would not have survived if I had not seen the 'goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.' (Psalm 27:13) The testimony that I have of His faithfulness is a story that I love to share, whether it is to an audience of 200, or an audience of 2.  My favorite testimony time is spent curled up on the sofa, with an audience of one...one pair of beautiful hazel eyes staring up at me as she asks, 'Mommy, tell me about the time..."  Her story will have mine & Rick's woven into it, just as our testimony has those of our ancestors, friends, & family running through it as well.  That becomes our living legacy.

We all have a story, & we all have an audience.  Take a few minutes & listen to Jared's song; 2, 3, or maybe 10 times.  As you worship the Great I Am, may He remind you of His faithfulness to you in such a real way that you have to share it with someone.

If you don't mind, I'd appreciate you joining me in prayer for this weekend.  Saturday evening there will be a couple hundred women coming to hear my / HIStory.   May God use my mouth to speak His words, & may He open all of our hearts & minds to hear His voice.  I am humbled & extremely grateful to be a child of the Great I Am.

"The Lord bless you & keep you, the Lord make His face shine upon you & be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you & give you peace." Numbers 6:24

Deborah