Journals of the Heart

Word of the Day

Beloved, you have been consecrated, set apart for Me. You have been separated forever from the world and its designs for your life and transferred into My Kingdom of Light. I have taken you from the common and ordinary existence to be of use in a sacred and holy way. I have made you venerable and worthy of being treated with reverence, deserving of honor and respect. Simply stated; I have made you all things that I am. You have been set apart and consecrated to Me . . . you have been set apart to worship Me.

What a beautiful privilege to walk in such a relationship with Me—a relationship of mutual love and respect. What a beautiful thing to be able to—freely without blemish—look into the fullness of all I am and discover who you are at the same time. Mutual love . . . mutual respect and honor bought with precious blood.

Therefore Beloved, raise your eyes to the heavens and look attentively at Me. Consider Me . . . look at Me (Hebrews 3:1). Look at the fullness of who I am without fear. Your eyes have been looking at so many things. These things, these untoward thoughts about Me and your situation, have clouded your vision. For the most part, you aren’t even aware of it. This is why I am here, to give you a new perspective and release your eyes and heart to see, to behold Me.

How long has it been since you sat with Me with the only intent of your heart being to consider Me and the beauty of who I am. I have consecrated you through the laying down of My life. You must come and gaze upon Me as an astronomer gazes at the stars through his telescope. You must come and gaze upon Me as a child would when marveling at the beautiful array of stars filling a night sky when he says to His father, “I wonder . . . .” His imagination fills with the many glorious possibilities contained in what He sees.

Come today and consider Me for no other reason than I AM and the faith of a child stargazing into the wonders of a night sky will fill your heart. I promise. I give My Word. Come! Lift your head and look into the beauty of My face. Come, look and see…Read Complete Love Letter…

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SO THEN, brethren, consecrated and set apart for God, who share in the heavenly calling, [thoughtfully and attentively] consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest Whom we confessed [as ours when we embraced the Christian faith]. [See how] faithful He was to Him Who appointed Him [Apostle and High Priest], as Moses was also faithful in the whole house [of God]. (Hebrews 3:1-2 Amplified)

Prayer

Lord, help me to be ever mindful of You and the work You have done on my behalf. Through the work of the Cross, You consecrated me for Your work and purpose. My life, once an ordinary life without hope, has now become a life sacred and holy . . . a life of beauty and purpose. I consider it an honor and privilege to walk with You and bear Your name. In the light of all You have done and made way for in my life, I choose to lift my eyes to look fully into Your wonderful face.

Expose every untoward thought within me regarding Your faithfulness and Your great love for me and all things concerning me. Let my heart become like a child stargazing with his father . . . like a child discussing the wonders of all he sees. Help me to look at You with a like wonder which causes me to discover the inner depths of Your beautiful heart. I lift my head in obedience to Your Word. I close my eyes and use my sanctified imagination and gaze on You. I come. I look. I see. Amen

Reflect and Journal

1. Reflect on the transference of who you were to who you are in Him… from ordinary to sacred and holy, from dishonor to honor, from common and unworthy to worthy, reverenced and respected.
2. The Lord considers it an honor to walk with you in a relationship of mutual love and respect. In what ways can you improve this area of honoring the beauty of your relationship with Him?
3. He is here with you right now to anoint you and give you a new perspective. What do you need a new perspective in most of all? Take advantage of His Word and be specific. Take advantage of His Word and receive.
4. Spend a few moments stargazing into His eyes, His heart. Let Him fill you with the faith of a child and create a new wonder in your heart. Write down what you see and hear.