"Please, O Master, if you see anything good in me, please Master, travel with us, hard-headed as these people are. Forgive our iniquity and sin. Own us, possess us." (Moses to God) Exodus 34.8-9
The statement, "Own us, possess us," is so easy to say when it is just words. But when you are desperate they flow from your heart - where they are cried out of need.
When we begin to see God as this Father who loves unconditionally, patient beyond belief, completely true - yet the perfect judge - we realize our need and lack of worthiness.
Then, and only then, will we be ready to pray this. When we realize that the beating in our chest is more than just our heart - when we notice taht the quickening comes when we recognize God and His calling in our lives - will this become more than just a statement. It will become a declaration - a yearning in our soul.
In the middle of the desert, or the back side of nowhere, God is still calling us. He has never left us - He has not abandoned His plan for us. He is using even the wilderness to shape us - to cause us to want Him more. Then to draw us closer to Himself.
Own me! Possess me! I want You in every part of my life. I want my life to be nothing compared to You.
Ryan, I didn't even know that you had a blog! Thanks for posting this on Facebook. I say AMEN! :)+
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