If you have any doubts about how much Jesus loves you, read the 23rd chapter of Luke. It’s full of gory, bloody stuff, sacrifice, pain, and hope. When you forget the price Jesus paid, renew your mind in that chapter. Then receive the mercy that His Blood brings, repent of all that you know displeases Him, and go tell it on the mountains. He has blasted your way right up into the Heavenlies.
Little children mimic the adults who raise them. We are models of behavior to our children, and need to be aware of how powerful this truth is when considering how to conduct our lives. In the same way, we are God’s children, and need to mimic His ways. Abraham was called a father of many nations in Hebrews 4:17, because, ” he believed, even God who quickeneth the death, and calleth those things which be not as though they were”…..
King David was fighting the Philistines – again! 2 Samuel 5:19, says, “And David enquired of the Lord,” (KJV). The Lord told David exactly what to do, and he followed instructions. David won the battle, and called that place, Baalperazim, (2 Samuel 5:20), which means , The Lord of the Breakthrough! Dictionary.com describes breakthrough as “any significant or sudden advance,…that removes a barrier to progress”. Enquire, go into battle with the precise instructions, and fight until the breakthrough comes! God…..
Jesus had a lot to say about children. “Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father” (Matthew 18:10, NLT). He also said that the kingdom of heaven was made of such as the little ones. (Matthew 19:14). Just because they are small, doesn’t mean that they aren’t important and precious to God. “Father, make children precious and honored…..
Paul prayed for the Greeks in Thessalonica, “Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means” (II Thessalonians 3:16). God’s word gives us peace, his presence gives us peace, and we can pray ourselves into peace. Perfect calm, smooth waters, bright skies, can be inside you at all times, when the storms are raging around, we are in the eye of the hurricane, in all ways, and by all means. Shalom!
Do you want things to change in your nation? It is up to you to humble yourself, to pray, to seek God’s face, and to turn from your own sin, and then it will be forgiven, and then your nation will be healed (2 Chronicles 7:14, KJV). I want the Lord to do some major surgery, don’t you?
We can be in constant contact with the Creator. It doesn’t happen when we focus on the outer world of our senses, but when we focus within, where Holy Spirit dwells. Keep listening and keep asking for wisdom, and insight, and strength. Like Daniel, we will find that, “He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him” (Daniel 2:22, KJV). Daniel also said, “I thank thee, and praise thee,…..
If you think tatoos are cool, then get this! God puts a mark on the forehead of those who mourn over the sin and evil that comes from departing from God in our world. He sees these cries to Him because of the darkness, and he puts a special “Mark” on them in the spirit, and then protects them from the evil that will come on the wicked. God says, “but come not near any man upon whom is the…..
Don’t ever forget that the Lord has given us powerful helpers. We can ask Him for their supernatural help. Joel says in verse 3:11, ” …Bring down, O LORD, Thy mighty ones (NAS). God’s mode of operation is to ASK! So just do it, ask for the Lord to send angel help, when you are up against an impossible situation, and see what they will do for you!
We are God’s policemen on this earth. We have authority, “over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt us” (Luke 10:19). We don’t boss people, we boss devils around. Try it, you’ll like it.