Be Constant

Unvarying, changeless, continual faithful. I have reworded this selection by Miguel de Molinos from the devotional Joy & Strength. Streams, Jesus Calling and this selection all echoed a theme today. Enjoy!

 

Be constant, O happy soul, be constant, and of good courage; for, however intolerable you are to yourself, yet you will be protected, enriched, and beloved by that greatest Good, as if He had nothing else to do than to lead you to perfection by the highest steps of love; and if you do not turn away, but persevere constantly, know that you are offering to God the most acceptable sacrifice. If, from the chaos of nothing, His omnipotence has produced so many wonders, what will He do in your soul, created after His own image and likeness, if you will keep constant, quiet, and resigned.

 

Now lest you think resigned is a bad word, read this: resigned

adjective stoical, patient, subdued, long-suffering, compliant, submissive, acquiescent, unresisting, unprotesting

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins

Isaiah teaches us "In returning and rest, I am saved; in quietness and trust will be my strength."

And why is this the most acceptable sacrifice? He wants full surrender to Him from all of us.

Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.

Celebrate your Sunday in this style. Let it carry over into Monday and Tuesday. See for yourself how it works!

 

The Lord our God is constant and He wants us to be more like Him in our daily life.

 

 

 

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