Write A Psalm to Jesus, Aug. 18/18

I read. I review. I write.

A book called FAITH BEYOND FEELINGS
(
F.B.F.) by a renowned Puritan
Jonathan Edwards
(edited by James M. Houston)
introduces the reader to God’s
perspective on religion,
“True Religion”. 1.

The content editor(s) revised
Edwards’ original publication
Religious Affections to clearly outline
Edwards perspective on
mankind seeking God
and His response.

F.B.F. infers that every inclination
a person has to seek Jesus,
the Exalted Lord, is deeply inspired via
His supernatural presence
connecting within them.
Edwards leads the reader to
understand that after
being contacted supernaturally,
a spiritual affection
resides in their deepest desire(s).
Thus, the more routinely
a person seeks Him and receives
supernatural reinforcement of
that spiritual affection
…the closer we will be to
truly doing acts of
Christ-like ministry
or congregational worship
which reflect God’s
own perspective
of
“that’s how it’s done!”. 2.

So, my response was to pray for
and actively seek spiritual affections
resulting from Jesus’ presence,
a.k.a. spiritual nudges
in my decision-making.

While sitting outside the church
in the afternoon sun on August 18,
I read about early church songwriters,
the psalmist King David and
some Revival Leaders acting on
what-I-call-spiritual-nudges.
Their action of responsive-writing
penned some of the
greatest religious teaching
resources available today. 3.

Monkey see, Monkey do. 4.

I read.
I pray …for Jesus to be near,
to supernaturally leave a
spiritual affection a.k.a.
a piece of HIM that will
‘nudge’ my decisions
to reflect His decisions
.

Thus, how does Jesus perceive me
writing a psalm about our relationship?
(if the Lord wills, one day I can share that)

I write…
for now, I will have to share a draft-copy:

WRITE A PSALM TO JESUS, 2018

“Hey LORD JESUS,
You and You alone are SOVEREIGN.
The COVENANT You provide MANKIND
IN FAITH inclines me to submit,
to God’s ANOINTING; to cooperate in
Your SUPERNATURAL PLAN for
Your Beloved [edited Sep. 4/18].

JESUS, Your DISCIPLINES of reaching
Your chosen and THE GENTILES
via BEING RECOGNIZED
in SOCIETY TODAY captures
my INNER spirit.

Lord, YOU alone are
the ONE TRUE and LIVING GOD.”

©2018 Marye Sierra Moir, Guelph, ON
Write A Psalm to Jesus
(online post, Sep.4/18)

©2018 Marye Sierra Moir, Guelph, ON
Write A Psalm to Jesus
  1. Edwards, Jonathan. Faith Beyond Feelings. Houston, James M., ed., and Colson, Charles W. cont. ed. (Colorado Springs, Victor Books, 1984, 2004, 2005).
  2. Edwards, Jonathan. Faith Beyond Feelings. Houston, James M., ed., and
    Colson, Charles W. cont. ed. (Colorado Springs, Victor Books, 1984, 2004, 2005), p. 41–59.
  3. Edwards, Jonathan. Faith Beyond Feelings. Houston, James M., ed., and
    Colson, Charles W. cont. ed. (Colorado Springs, Victor Books, 1984, 2004, 2005), p. 51–53.
  4. Whitman, Neal (November 25, 2013). “Why Do We Say “Monkey See, Monkey Do”?”. The Visual Thesaurus. Retrieved 2014–09–26.

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