God drew you with His loving-kindness so you could lift up the name of Jesus!

3/23/2018

The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness I have drawn you. Jeremiah 31:3 NKJV

God chose Israel to be His beloved. He chose them to be separate from the other nations of the world. God chose them to live with Him in a special loving relationship.

God’s desire from the beginning was to bless protect and provide for Israel. Israel turned away from the Lord. They chose to be like the surrounding nations. They chose to reject his love and protection.

God never gave up on the children of Israel. He judged them. He punished them. He did it to draw them back into His loving care and protection. He wanted to draw them back into a special relationship with His loving-kindness.

People who live by faith in Jesus Christ today are the people of God!

We are God’s chosen people. He wants us to be different than the people around us. God wants us to live under His blessing and protection. Jesus is drawing us into a special relationship with His loving-kindness today!

You shall be My people, And I will be your God. Jeremiah 30:22

When I was saved the Lord spoke to me. He said “My hand has always been upon you”. Jesus was at work in my life even before I surrendered my heart to Him.

I remembered times when I found myself in desperate circumstances. The years of isolation and loneliness came back to my memory. Jesus gave me what I needed when I needed it to believe He is God!

If you know the Lord it is because His hand has always been upon you. He called you by name so you could know His name!

The Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run to Him and they are saved. He is the Father of Lights. He is long-suffering. His mercy endures forever!

God is calling people out of the darkness of desperation and despair today. He is drawing people out of bondage to unbelief today.

The process of getting to know the Lord is not always an easy one. Many of us had to come to the end of our resources and strength before surrendering to Him.

Some of us had to suffer heartache loneliness and isolation before giving our hearts to Jesus. We had to be drawn by His loving-kindness.

Jesus has drawn you with His loving-Kindness so you could love Him. He called you by name so you can make His name known to other people.
Lift up the name of Jesus so He can draw others out of the darkness and despair of unbelief into the light of His loving-kindness!

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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 drew you with His loving-kindness so you could lift up the name of Jesus!

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