I love to listen to audio books while driving. It can make a long trip more fun for me. When I find a good series I will download them and listen while walking too. This motivates me to get out there and exercise; in fact I look forward to hearing the next chapter or two and might even walk longer than I normally would.
The current series I am listening to is by Randy Alcorn. One of the reasons I love his writing is his passion for Heaven. This series is a fictional story line with characters that keep returning, but with the focus changed in each book. There is always a death involved and scenes that play out in Heaven. It is just how I would love to think of Heaven, a real place where we are real people. The parts I love are the encounters these saints have with Jesus.
This verse reminds me of the way this author portrays Christ.
Hebrews 7:26 (NIV)
Such a high
priest meets our need--one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners,
exalted above the heavens.
The quiet time spent in the morning is time when I view Jesus as my priest, my counselor, my confidant, my friend. We talk, we are silent, we share and then I start my day. These intimate encounters are the perfect way to begin any day. They are also the only way to end one. The last few minutes of my waking hours are filled with thoughts of Jesus. The words I prayed in the a.m. are the words I process in the p.m. Measuring the value of my day against the purpose God has for me.
Read Hebrews 7:23-28
Listen to Hebrews 7:23-28
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