A Sabbath Lament:

Featured ~ Lisa Brittain

A call to Worship

Good morning!

It’s Sabbath Day.

And we need You Jesus. We’re tired and weary from putting it all out there for the job, the family and the fun. We’ve spent ourselves on screens and activities. We come to Sunday tired, and empty. Like those who encountered Jesus on Earth, we meet You empty, and bedraggled. We are all lame in our own fleshly ways.

Lord Jesus, we simply call upon Your name and bow in Your presence.

🎶Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, there’s just something about that name.

Master, Savior, Jesus, like the fragrance after the rain… 🎵🎶

We think… Actually, we delude ourselves in a modern techno-culture, that we can figure it all out on our own. And this is not new. It started in the Garden when Eve was tempted to believe she could know as much as You, God, and gave into the temptation to become self-sufficient.

Is that really what happened to Eve? She had it all and everything was good. But with just a question from the Deceiver, did she think that there might be more? What if there’s more? What if God knows there’s more for us, but He’s withholding from us?

We’ve all been tempted by some sort of selfishness ever since that one fall to temptation. We’ve all doubted Your goodness at one time or another. We’ve all believed there must be more, and we’ve all looked for it someplace other than through You, God.

But we are undone as we recognize that we are in the presence of the Author of Life. Don’t let us miss You today. Holy Spirit would You open distracted, consumed ears to hear You calling us by name. Just as You know the name of every star You ever created and hung just the perfect location, You know the very hairs of our heads. And You know the ones without. You know the fingerprints of every person You have ever created. You know us by name. You read our DNA, and You get our personalities.

Lord, God, You have a message for Your flock today. Minister to every teacher of Your Word today. Preach through our Shepherds. Teach through Your Scribes. Wash us by Your word. And hear our confessions, Lord. You are only worthy. Worthy. Worthy of all praise, glory and honor.

We adore You Jesus. We exalt Your name, and worship You alone as King above all kingdoms. Thank You for purposely being WITH us. You name is God with us. Thank You for wanting to be with us as Your name.

Thank You for loving us… me.

I love You too.

Eyes on Jesus and SHINE, and get some rest!

~Lisa

Published by Lisa Brittain

I am a curious follower of Jesus. I have been since my early twenties when I met Him personally and received miraculous healing in my body and mind. After many years of marriage and raising sons into the teen years, I received a challenge to explore the duplicity of my spoken faith followed up by my fearful living choices. It was my two sons, who loved me enough to confront me with the truth. They called out the hypocrisy of fear, and I am forever thankful. Chips off my proverbial block! I determined then to overcome fear with faith that was more than words. Years ago, with my eyes open to my sin of unbelief I made a decision to leave the desert wandering behind and set out to pursue the abundant life Jesus promised His disciples. God has been faithful to teach me, grow me up, and help me to let go of all the things that used to mean security to me. My passion is to walk so closely to Jesus that others want to know Him too. I love to introduce women to Him as we walk, talk, and work together hand in hand through everyday life. Nothing thrills me more than to watch someone fall in love with Jesus through His word; learning to trust His heart and receive His great love! I have been married to my dear man for over 36 rollercoaster years. We're simply thrilled that our latter days are more joyful and purposeful than our first. Together we have helped to grow two young men, who are now married with their own families. God is continuing to help them write their own faith stories. Additionally, we share our home with an old rescue pup. I look forward to having you join me here to fix our eyes on Jesus and shine with His radiance, Lisa Psalm 34:5