Friday 15 April 2005

I do not enjoy waking up in the middle of the night. I enjoy my sleep. There are times I wake up (inexplicably... ha!) at 2.30am and know I'm supposed to get up from my warm doona, enter the darkness of the lounge room and pray. Most times I obey the call, others I reason my way back into slumber.

Last night I woke at 2pm (hmmm... half an hour early). I asked the Lord "Do you want me to get up and go to the lounge room". At this point I was hoping for a peacefulness that led me back to sleep. His response *smiling* " Would you get up for a King who was waiting for you in the lounge room?". In a millisecond I thought about the suitability of my pyjama's for a human king, and also knew exactly what He was getting at.

"Yes, of course I would get up for a king"

"I AM your King" He replied swiftly

"Yes, I know.. but you are also my Abba Father, and if the human king in the lounge was also my Dad, I would count on getting away with alot more than a subject". As the thoughts rolled off my grey matter I knew what hole I was digging, and the Lord reminded me of Graeme Cookes teaching.

He reminded me that, we have 2 relationships. Father/Daughter & King/Servant. They are both true simulaneously, but I can't play them against each other. When He calls me as Father, I can response as Daughter. But when He calls me as King, I must respond as Servant".....

Aliki