Celebrate the joy of God’s acceptance and approval with people who celebrate you!

1/30/2019

In my distress I cried to the Lord, And He heard me. Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue. Psalm 120:1-2 NKJV

David prays for deliverance from false accusers. His enemies inflicted great distress upon him, or did they?

David’s enemies never defeated Him. There were times when he was overcome on the battlefield of his mind!

I heard someone say, “It is none of my business what other people think of me.” It really does not matter what people say about us either!

David was far too concerned with what other people were saying about him.

David was the anointed leader of God’s people. He could have killed the people gossiping and lying about him. He chose not to. He trusted God to take vengeance on his enemies.

The Lord described David as having a heart after His very own. The Lord accepted David regardless of his sins failures and mistakes. God loved David. Kings came forth from David’s body. Jesus Christ was of the house and lineage of David!

I do not know if David had an inordinate need for approval and acceptance. I know many of us do. It is one of the reasons we give in to peer pressure. It is why we care so much what other people think and say about us!

Someone I hardly know said very harsh things about me. I told him his opinion was irrelevant. I rehearsed the conversation over and over again in my mind until I was enraged. I didn’t sleep well for days. I was so tense my body ached.

We all long for acceptance and approval. Both are available to us today!

Jesus has anointed you to be a leader among His people. He wants to form His heart in you. He wants to give you the wisdom only he can. The King of Kings and Lord of Lord’s resides within you. You will dwell in His Kingdom and reign with Him throughout eternity!

Jesus created you to be loved by Him. He accepts you just as you are. You do not need with people who celebrate you!

Cry out to the Lord when we you are hurt and angry. Take control of your thought life.

Be victorious on the battlefield of your mind through faith in Jesus Christ!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Celebrate the joy of God’s acceptance and approval with people who celebrate you!

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