I woke up last Friday morning with two things that had replayed in my mind throughout the night. The first was from Scripture, the second a line from a song. The verse that kept repeating was actually a combination of two found in Romans 8. “There is, therefore, now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus … to those who are the called according to His purpose.”
Somehow in my sleep I combined part of verse 1 with part of verse 28. I kept thinking (in my sleep) about how wonderful it was to be called according to God’s purpose. I wondered how much God’s purpose for me has directed my life. I thought of all the times I was miserable when I fought God’s purpose, and how delighted I was when I finally surrendered to Him. I thought, “Why me, LORD? How can You love me so?”
Then I was reminded that because I am in Christ Jesus through God’s calling, there is no condemnation. None. I will never have to stand before the judgment of God condemned because in Christ Jesus I have been set free. All these thoughts ran through my head while I slept.
Then I began to sing (in my sleep) over and over the line from a song we’ve sung in church. “And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise.” *Hillsong’s “From the Inside Out”
I love it when God speaks to me in the night. I love when my soul responds to His Words and His Love.
*Hillsong (From the Inside Out): https://www.bing.com/search?q=from+the+inside+out+hillsong&form=EDGSPH&mkt=en-us&httpsmsn=1&refig=758d34449d3d47d2864a70ed19e0979b&sp=2&qs=AS&pq=from+the+inside+out+&sk=LS1&sc=8-20&cvid=758d34449d3d47d2864a70ed19e0979b&cc=US&setlang=en-US
