God can speak to you without lightning flashing from the sky or the ground shaking!

12/19/2019

For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what He has will be taken away from Him. Mark 4:25 NKJV

My son had sleep apnea when he was a baby. When he stopped breathing my wife ran to his bed. It did not matter where he was. She always seemed to know when he wasn’t breathing. I was clueless even though my hearing is so much better than hers.

If that boy made a sound she heard it. She could hear him breathing. She could discern the difference between a quiet child and a child in distress. She even woke up in the middle of the night and listened to him.

If hearing God’s voice is a priority you will hear His voice. God may not speak to you in a way you can hear with your ears. He will speak to you in a way you can discern with your heart.

If walking by faith in Jesus Christ is a priority you will walk by faith. As you walk in faith God will add to your faith. Soon you will be running towards Christ in faith. Others will follow you to the Lord!

Lightning does not flash from the sky nor does the ground does shake every time God speaks. Jesus is the God of the marvelous and the miraculous. Jesus is also the God of the mundane details and routine of everyday living.

Maybe you think God does not speak to you. Maybe you think He only speaks to Pastors, Priests and Theologians.

If you read your bible and the words jump off the page at you or you go to church and the Pastors message speaks directly to where you are in your life, God is speaking to you.

Jesus wants to encourage us. He does not speak only to a special group of Christians. The Lord speaks to all people who call out to Him out of a sincere desire to know Him.

If you pray and someone comes to mind that you should pray for the Lord is speaking to you.

If you love your wife the way Christ loves the Church even though you do not always feel like you are in love, if you honor your husband just as the Word of God says to honor him even though he may not always act honorably you are walking by faith!

If you have ears to hear, hear what the Lord has to say to you today!

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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!

God can speak to you without lightning flashing from the sky or the ground shaking!

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