Daily Word – Tuesday 13 July 2010

"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to Me. Get away with Me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with Me and work with Me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with Me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." [Matthew 11:28-30 The Message]

Jesus promised that rivers of living waters would flow from within us [John 7:38], not rivers of religious doctrines, not rivers of human knowledge, not rivers of denominational differences, not rivers of confusion, not rivers of disappointment and failure, but rivers of life!!!!

What we sometimes lose sight of is that these ‘rivers of life’ can only flow when we remain ‘In Christ’ and in His ‘unforced rhythms of grace’.

To flow with the ‘unforced rhythms of grace’ is like resting in the gentle currents of a river, allowing yourself to be carried wherever the river takes you instead of trying to swim against the flow with your own destination in mind.

Sometimes we feel that we have to make a way, find a direction, and search for a purpose, when all we need to do is to live IN CHRIST, walk in His love and allow His rhythms of grace to carry us into our destiny.

Stay fervently focused

Much love

Chrissy