Echoes of Eternity. Hal M. Helms

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       MARCH

      Sing, my soul, His wondrous love,

      Who from yon bright throne above,

      Ever watchful o’er our race,

      Still to man extends His grace.

      Heaven and earth by Him were made;

      All is by His scepter swayed;

      What are we that He should show

      So much love to us below?

      God, the merciful and good,

      Bought us with the Savior’s blood;

      And, to make our safety sure,

      Guides us by His Spirit pure.

      Sing, my soul, adore His Name!

      Let His glory be thy theme:

      Praise Him till He calls thee home,

      Trust His love for all to come.

       Anonymous, 1800

       March First

      If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come.

       II Corinthians 5:17

      Eternal peace abides in My presence. Know that here is rest from turmoil and a cure for the restlessness of your heart. Seek this peace more frequently, My son, for in it lies My healing, My wisdom, and My strength.

       March Second

      No one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

       I Corinthians 2:11b

      I open and none can shut. I shut and none can open.

      There are secrets and mysteries I have kept to Myself. They are to remain beyond the grasp and curious inquiry of man. They are part of the distance between creature and Creator. Beginning in the Garden, mankind has attempted to delve beyond its proper sphere. The tower of Babel is another occasion when My will overrode human ambition. I shut and none can open. But My action is always in keeping with My nature—My merciful care for My creation. It is not capricious nor arbitrary. I respect what I have made. Even in its fallen state, your nature still bears the imprint of My image, and My purpose is to bring that image back to its intended condition. Your pilgrimage, My son, is My path toward that goal. Open and shut doors are simply a part of that process, and it is all done in mercy.

       March Third

       My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to Thy word!

       Psalm 119:28

      I will strengthen you, help you and cause you to stand, upheld by My righteous, omnipotent Hand. That is My word to you today.

       March Fourth

      My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.

       II Corinthians 12:9

      I am here. I have come according to My promised answer to your prayer. I am acquainted with all your ways and your thoughts, the desires and longings of your heart. I am the Merciful One and I do not despise your feeble prayers.

      Continue to look expectantly rather than fearfully to the future. On the one hand you maintain a positive and hopeful outlook, but personally you carry dark forebodings and groundless fears.

      Remember, My son, it is the prayer of faith that moves mountains. Enter into this mystery more fully, and prove Me, that I am able to do more abundantly than you ask or think.

       March Fifth

      When we cry, “Abba! Father!” it is the Spirit Himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ.

       Romans 8:15–16

      Do not be afraid to write the words that come to you. Boldness in hearing and heeding is not presumption. I will check you at the proper time, and I do look for a freer, readier response to My voice, not only here in the quiet place, but throughout the day—hear and heed. Keep attuned to My world, and you will find an easier passage through yours.

       March Sixth

       Is My hand shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver?

       Isaiah 50:2b

      In the beauty of the morning My light dispels the shadows of night. In like manner My Spirit, the light of the world, dispels the shadows of your inner darkness. Where I dwell there is light.

      Your doubts are doors into that darkness. Your questions are latches that open the doors into the gloom. Questions that cannot and will not be answered in this life lead to doubt and even to despair. But you can choose to set them aside and remain in the light of faith and trust. You can choose to walk by faith instead of insisting on walking by the sight of reason and answers to unanswerable questions. It is a humbler road, but one on which I journey with those who choose it. Be one of them, My son.

       March Seventh

      Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have being.

       Psalm 146:1–2

      It is My will to speak to you in your inner ear. Open, My son, to My voice. You do not make it happen, but you can prevent it, by filling your mind with vain thoughts.

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