Month: April 2018

Deep Calls To Deep Devotional

“Deep calls to deep at the [thundering] sound of Your waterfalls; All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.” ‭‭PSALM‬ ‭42:7‬ ‭AMP‬‬
   The depths of His heart are calling out to the deep places in your soul. He wants you to come to Him without reservation, without being afraid or uncomfortable to tell Him anything. Anything…and everything…every detail.
    Even if you’re feeling like you have no faith. Even if you’re feeling insecure, condemned, confused, wronged or alone. Nothing you’re feeling or going through is a surprise or mystery to the One who holds your heart and Whose breath is your breath.
   The only way to have intimacy with the Lord and to walk in His Perfect Love and Peace is to be real with Him. To know that when you commune with Him in vulnerability and truth, He is accepting you wholly; washing over you with waves of tenderness, surging smiles of pleasure, wide-open arms to embrace you and a flood tide of supernatural supply!
   When you hold onto your worries, pains, and even your desires, you will feel the swells of the storm within you. You will constantly feel like you’re drowning internally. And you will find it hard to receive from the Giver of Life.
   But when you release it all to Jesus, you’ll get drenched in His unconditional love for you. On that cross, His heart literally broke open to wash over you with forever forgiveness and endless grace.
   This is what it means to be the righteousness of God in Christ. Being yourself with Him – no shame, no guilt – knowing in His eyes you are secure in His perfection. He alone is your Steadfast, your Confidence, your Assurance, your Portion. Not man, Not creation. Not methods. Not religious formulas. Jesus Only.
   He’s the only One who can give you whole health, real rest and thriving life. So set your heart on pilgrimage to enjoy a real relationship with your Best Friend. Tell Him you want to know Him like that. Remember child of God, He’s not finding fault with you, He’s gently Fathering you further into Love.
Resting In His Love,
Annalee Reyes

We Know Not How Devotional

(Above is the first sprout of my garden this year.)

“…the seed sprouts and grows and increases–he knows not how.”
Mark 4:27 AMPC

New beginnings. New life. It’s there. He’s there. The seed is hidden in the dark, cold soil of the earth. We see it not. Yet it is growing roots, taking hold of the good ground, opening itself to life, preparing to break through on the other side.

We see it not. We know not how. We don’t dig it up to analyze its progress. We can’t force it to grow faster. We rest. We wait. We anticipate. We praise.

It’s the same with us. Hidden and trusting in Jesus, we know even in our dark places, He is making the miraculous happen. We know not how. Our part is not to try to figure it out. Our part is to trust. To trust in His love that is too big to comprehend. To trust in His goodness that knows no limits. To trust He is making all things new and beautiful.

All because The Seed (Jesus) went to the depths of the earth for you and was raised to give you life abundant with Him through intimacy.

So slow down. Take a step out of the rat race. Be still and know that the absence of your understanding is NOT the absence of His moving Presence. Find your calm in not concerning yourself with the “hows” and “whys,” but in letting yourself be loved as you are and enjoying Him where you are.

It’s spring. Take a moment (or two, or three…) out of your day today and open your heart and eyes to the promises of new life all around you. And then encounter it (Him) within you.

Resting In His Love,

Annalee Reyes