God is pleased when we turn to Him for all things through faith in Jesus!

12/27/2018

The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His Kingdom rules over all. Psalm 103:19 NKJV

People who do not believe in the God of the bible say many of the same things. Some ask, “If God loves us why is there so much evil and suffering in the world?”

How can we give an answer to a mother who asks why her child is taken? How can we explain the plan of God that allows people to die of hunger and disease?

I do not have the words that can bring healing to a grieving soul. I do not have an argument that can bring an unbelieving person to Christ.

God did not create us to be little gods. Jesus does not intend for us to carry the weight of the world on our shoulders.

Children need to know their parents exercise authority in a responsible way. When a child has too much freedom and not enough discipline they become insecure and fearful. They worry about things they have no business worrying about.

God is our Heavenly Father. He is in total control of all things. That does not mean everything that happens is His will. It means God will have his way in all things. God gave us the power to make our own decision. He holds us accountable for them.

God’s perfect plan will unfold for all things just as He has foreordained it. Our Heavenly Father wants us to trust Him in every area of our lives. God wants us to live as if He is watching over us and caring for us as only a Loving Heavenly Father can, because He is!

Jesus is not calling us to transform the world. He is not calling us to bring healing and restoration to the lost and brokenhearted. The Lord is not asking us to save anyone.

Jesus wants us to be available to Him as He brings transformation, restoration, and healing to the lost and brokenhearted. The Lord wants us to make ourselves available to Him so He can save people.

Jesus wants us to incline our hearts towards Him. He wants to lavish His love upon us so His love can impact the people around us. The Lord is calling us to love Him and be available for Him so He can live out the life of Christ in us and through us!

If you step out in faith and serve Jesus He will be pleased. If you are growing in faith and the grace of God your Heavenly Father is pleased. If you have stumbled and fallen in your walk of faith and desire to get back up through faith Jesus God will restore you.

God is pleased when we turn to Him in all things and for all things. Turn to Jesus with all of your heart soul and strength today!

The Lord has established His throne in heaven. His kingdom rules over all people places and things!

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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 is pleased when we turn to Him for all things through faith in Jesus!

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