I have the privilege of being a year-round volunteer for Operation Christmas Child. My responsibility is to lead the Prayer Team for our area. One of the things we do is put together a Prayer Calendar each month, which we share with the entire area team which currently consists of 19 people.
This past week, I was working on the March calendar and the words “Spend time at HIS feet” just kept going through my mind. I’m guessing the reason these words were on my mind was because Satan had been on a rampage for a few days…trying to get me discouraged. So, I stopped and took some time to study on why we should spend time at the feet of our Jesus.
Matthew 11:28-30 tells us, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Sitting at the feet of Jesus provides the calmness and peace we so desperately need in this world. When Satan is on a rampage…taking the time to sit at Christ’s feet is where we can find comfort and rest. In a noisy, crazy world filled with distractions, spending time in His presence offers peace for our weary souls. It is during this time when we can bring our burdens to Him and He assures us that He will give us rest. When we intentionally choose to sit at His feet, His love can heal our hearts and transform our anxiety into joy as we surrender our worries to Him.
Proverbs 1:5 says, “Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance.” Taking the time to sit at His feet, allows us to learn from Him and receive His guidance for our lives. Sitting with Him is an act of worship where we focus exclusively on Him and allow His wisdom to permeate our minds. This time will draw us closer to Him and allow us to look more and more like our Savior. We need this time to learn to recognize His voice so we can receive His direction in our lives.
We read in Ephesians 2:8-9, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” When we take the time to sit at His feet, we will be overcome with His love and grace. He offers us unconditional love that can heal our hearts and souls. We can be transformed during this time and become vessels of His grace to those around us. We can find freedom from those things in our past which Satan throws in our face which weighs us down, and we can receive Christ’s forgiveness and compassion. It is only by sitting at His feet that we can grasp the full depth of this divine love and extend that same grace to others.
So, why wouldn’t we want to spend time sitting at His feet? We would be crazy not to. So, let’s be intentional in the coming days to spend time receiving His calmness and peace so our joy can be restored. Let’s make it a time of worship where we listen for His guidance and direction. Let’s bask in His love and grace…throwing off those things from our past that weigh us down…and then let’s extend that love and grace to those of whom we come in contact.
Yes, the more I think about it…there’s just no better place to be…than at HIS feet.
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we
ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within
us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”
Ephesians 3:20-21
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