Psalm 73 Phantoms

Psalm 73:20

(Speaking of the wicked- David says)

As a dream when one awakes,

So when You arise O’ Lord,

You despise them

As fantasies.

There is a true self-

A real  man with real pain-

A real man with real sin-

A real man with real need-

A real man with real desire-

This is the man God will heal.

Then there are…………….

Fantasies.........

Phantoms

Make believe men we present for approval-

To other men

And………….

To God.

These phantoms are……………

Despised-

To them Jesus will say-

“Depart from Me for I never knew you.”

If the Gospel is nothing else-

It is the Truth that God Loves........

The Real Man-

The True Self-

And in that Love-

God Himself

Brings that man to……….

Life!

Father

Help me to experience Your Love so powerfully

That I live all my life in freedom.

That I live all my life……….

From the Truth of You in me.

Father

Reveal my phantom self-

Destroy my make believe self-

Wash away all the fronts my pride sets up for men’s approval

So that I may truly………..

Live.

Amen

This is a dangerous prayer-

We will need good friends-

We will need the Body of Christ-

To walk with us-

As God answers this prayer.