Who is the I Am

I sat one morning just thinking about who God really is.  And how completely complexed He truly is.  There is a reason that I AM is used to describe Him because nothing on earth can truly grasp His greatness and wonder. 

I sit and wonder,
I ponder.
My heart yearns to know,
so I ask Him
“who is the I am?”

“My ways are easy
yet I am perplexed to understand.

I am both perfect peace
and the thunder in the storm.
A father to the poor and hurting
a ruler over the mighty nations.
I am both now and then
the present and future

I am the blacksmith that refines,
the potter who shapes and forms,
the gardener who prunes,
the shepherd who leads,
and the king that rules.

My ways are simple
yet they are not easy.
I am the I am
and there is not one like me.

Take comfort in the unknowns.
Be soothed by my power.
Be stirred by my peace.

For I am
and will always be.”

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Prayer to begin Lent and Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday ushers in the season of Lent. Lent is a 40 day period that leads up to Easter. It comes from the Old English word - lencten meaning “spring” This liturgical season coincides with springtime, calling to mind new life and growth.

Lent is meant to be a time of repentance. That’s not a feeling of shame but an awareness that sin separates us from God and of what it cost Him to be reunited with us. To start this season we give you these words to reflect and prayer to remember.

Remembering leads us to repentance

Repentance leads us to revival

There is a turning in repentance 

an acknowledgment that obedience requires

A reversing from our own ways 

A releasing  of our own desires

We must be willing to reorient ourselves 

We must be willing to reorder our lives

Repentance means returning

to the ways of the upside down Kingdom 

to the only One who can reverse and revive what sin has broken and stolen

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust

show us what is true of us

May our yearning lead to our turning

Remind us and revive us, Oh Lord

Gracious Father,

Help us to remember that you alone are life and light.

Remind us that the reversal of the darkness and brokenness in this world

is only possible through the saving work of Christ.

By your Holy Spirit,

give us eyes to see the places in our lives where we are going our own way.

Lead us to return to you. Guide us as we follow you.

Renew us and revive our hearts, we pray.

Amen.

Open up your bible and dive deeper into these verses:

• Hosea 12:6

• Hosea 14:1

• Joel 2:13

• Nehemiah 1:9

• Jeremiah 24:7

• 2 Chronicles 15:4

• Isaiah 55:7

• Isaiah 44:22

• James 4:8

• 1 Peter 2:25

• Luke 15:20

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Words from Aimee Thornton - a dear friend of Six Notes whose words always inspire us.

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Be Loved & Be Love

As we draw upon Valentine’s Day, let us remember how precious and perfect the love of our Savior is. And while our earthly relationships may fall short, He never will. And may we love others more and more like He loves us.

Verses:

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.” - John 15:9

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” - John 15:12

Pray and meditate on this:

His love- lavished on us.

Unconditional and unlimited.

Never weighted by worth.

Remain in his love that remains.

And love because he loved you first.

His love cannot be earned.

There is nothing expected or required in return.

He makes no demands. There’s no reason to strive.

He invites you to come and simply abide.

His love compels you to love like he loves-

to choose love, to show love, to BE love.

His love grows your love.

Rest. Remain. Just be.

You are his beloved.

Be LOVED.

And BE love.

Open up your bible and dive deeper into these verses:

• John 13:34-35

• 1 John 4:16

• Ephesians 3:17-19

• Matthew 22:37

• Deuteronomy 6:5

• 1 John 3:1

• 1 Corinthians 13

• John 15:9-14

• Luke 6:35

• Romans 5:8

Heavenly Father, 

Thank you for your perfect love for us.

Though it is hard for us to comprehend your perfect, holy love,

remind us that when we love you first and remain in your love,

we are able to more rightly love others. 

By your Spirit, equip us and guide us to lead with love in all we say and do.

Amen

Words from Aimee Thornton - a dear friend of Six Notes whose words always inspire us.

Pray This Instead

We serve an omnipresent God.

Will we ever truly understand the term omnipresent? We might know what it means but do we truly attribute the power, wonder and awe that is behind the word?

Be reminded of how awe inspiring it is that we serve a God that is Omnipresent and we get to connect with Him personally at any moment in time.

New Year, Same God

Each year we strive for changes, set goals, create intentions, try to be better. A new year can be invigorating or exhausting. Change can be fresh or intimidating. But maybe sometimes we need to let go and look to God to transform us, renew us. Maybe it’s less of what we do and more of who we look to.

Pray and meditate on this:

NEW YEAR, SAME GOD.

Need a resolution re-do?

Set your intentions on The One who sets the way before you.

He is the re-solution.

Restoring, renewing, redeeming,

in a cycle of complete and repeat.

He is the God of again.

“New year, new you”, can always be true.

Surrender to The One who formed you and re-forms you.

Release the burden of perfection.

Trust in His grace and intercession.

He is the God of again.

Open up your bible and dive deeper into these verses:

• Proverbs 16:9

• Isaiah 40:31

• 2 Corinthians 5:17

• 2 Corinthians 3:18

• Colossians 3:10

• Colossians 3:1-3

• Isaiah 43:19

• Ephesians 4:22-24

• Jeremiah 29:11

• Hebrews 13:8

Heavenly Father-

Here in the tension of the now and the not yet,

Remind us that you are making a way and doing a new thing.

Help us to remember so we don’t forget-

You are the same God now that you were then.

You are the God of again.

Hallelujah. Amen.

Words from Aimee Thornton - a dear friend of Six Notes whose words always inspire us.