Dear Lord; Happy Wednesday Father!
Today Lord, while reading in the Book of Deuteronomy I came across a passage that immediately reached out and touched my spirit. I read it several times over, and each time I did so, the messages resonated more and more in my heart. The verses I’m referring to detail Moses speaking to the Israelites about the Commandments You had delivered to them, and the importance of making them an integral part of our lives, and that of our children:
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” – Deuteronomy 6:5-9 (NIV)
Wow Father… What powerful and passionate words these are!
I can picture Moses in my head, pleading with those people to not only follow Your Laws, but to absorb them, to teach them and to make them the foundation of every single part of their lives.
…with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
I want that Father… I want to be consumed by Your Presence; to go throughout my day knowing that everything I do, I do for Your Glory. And although I certainly fall way short of that directive, it remains a goal I strive for.
The rest of the passage made just as much of an impact on me as well. As Christian parents, we need to not only teach Your Word and the Love of Christ to our children, but we also need to make You a fundamental part of their lives each day. By “bringing” You to their discovery of the world around them and their everyday activities, we can help to instill Your Love in their hearts.
Heavenly Father, I thank You for placing this message in my heart today. I pray that with Your Strength and Guidance I’m able to faithfully fulfill Your Plan for me, and that I can also bring that wonder and adoration of You to my children as well. Amen.
~Phather Phil
Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
Oh, I want to be consumed by His Presence too. Lately I have been praying that we are overwhelmed by God; that He knocks us off our feet with His amazing Love. I want to love Him with everything I am!
I’ve been praying on exactly the same thing Lisa… 🙂
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“I want to be consumed by Your Presence; to go throughout my day knowing that everything I do, I do for Your Glory.” Me too! I want to let the words of my Father sink in so that I can apply them to my everyday life. Great post and prayer!!
Thank you Kelli! I want His Word to fill my waking moments and guide my heart.
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I so want to be consumed by His presence. I want to be overwhelmed by God and God alone. I just WANT and NEED Him!
I pray for the same thing Jenifer! 🙂
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I think we possess His all consuming presence… it’s just that we don’t always recognize it… I want to be fully aware of Him in my life… always. I want to get out of the way and be alive in Him in everything. Great post!
That’s an interesting thought Heidi! I know He’s always with us, but we don’t always “tap in” to it when we should… Great comment!
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