God spoke the mighty oceans into existence!

7/30/2018

The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters. Psalm 24:1-2 NKJV

My wife and I moved. I started a new job. We are in a season of change. Change can bring uncertainty doubt and fear.

I wish I could say I have been a role model of faith during my career change. I have not. I have done some things right. I gave my first paycheck to the Lord. It was His to begin with. The earth and all it contains belongs to Jesus.

My heart is full of the goodness of God. I was not looking for a job. The Lord moved me. He is giving me favor. This is where He wants me at this particular time in my life.

God created me. He saved me. I offered myself up to Him as a living sacrifice. It was a pleasant aroma that arose before Him. I was His from the beginning but He is pleased that I surrendered my heart and life to Jesus!

I struggle to live according to God’s will for my life at times. All Christians do. When I struggle it is because I forget God created the earth and all it contains. He can do anything He wants with me anytime He wants to do it.

Our new home is within walking distance of the beach. I hear the sound of waves crashing on the shore. It is an awesome and fearful noise.

God created the heavens and the earth with a word. I wonder what it sounded like. Was it a mighty and fearsome sound so powerful no human could withstand it? Or was it spoken in the soft hushed voice of a father to his beloved in the night?

All things belong to God. Jesus loves us as only He can. The Lord wants us to give ourselves to Him so He can save other people. Jesus can move us anywhere anytime to accomplish His good and perfect plan for His creation!

I wrote those words four years ago. It was an exciting season of change and adventure. Living near the beach was so much fun. Starting a new job was very exciting. Stepping out into the unknown was a great adventure.

Trials and troubles followed me to the beach. Sin crouched at my door. When my wife was ill I chose to care for her rather than go to work. I chose to start each day in faith by sending out these devotions regardless of my circumstances. God blessed me!

Our lives are not our own. We belong to Jesus. Our sins failures and fears do not separate us from God’s love. Our circumstances should not determine our faith!

Today is a new day. It is a new opportunity to walk by faith. Open your heart to the King of Glory. Jesus is strong and mighty. He fights for your soul day and night. Jesus fights for you because He loves you!

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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 spoke the mighty oceans into existence!

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