Hold onto Jesus with all your strength when your world spins out of control!

9/6/2018

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Psalm 46:1-3 NKJV

Is Jesus your refuge and strength? Is He your help and hope when you are in trouble?

When situations or circumstances you cannot control or manage arise where do you turn? Who do you turn to? When life spins out of control how do you cope? How do you slow things down and bring them back under control?

Most of us believe God exists. Most of us believe He created us. God did not create us to believe He exists. Demons know God exists. God created us to live in relationship with Him!

God is my refuge (a place I go for safety). He is a very present help (near to me) when I am in trouble. I know God can deliver me from all circumstances. I know God can provide for all my needs.

I sometimes wonder if God will help me, protect me, and provide for all my needs. I doubt Him even though He has never let me down. I doubt Him even though He has never disappointed me, why?

When I live in doubt and discouragement it is because I forget who I am. I am a child of the living God. Jesus loves me. Jesus eagerly desires to help me.

My relationship with God is not based upon ability to live by a set of rules and regulations. Neither is yours. My relationship with Jesus is based on His love for me. So is yours!

The Lord does require something of us. He does give us one overriding command that takes precedent over all others.

Jesus wants us to love Him. He wants us to turn to Him in our times of need and in our times of plenty. Jesus wants us to turn to Him when we are fearful and when we are walking in great boldness. Jesus wants us to turn to Him for everything all the time!

God’s greatest commandment is; Love the Lord your God with your heart with all your soul and with all your strength and love your neighbor as yourself!

We will face trials and hardships. You may be facing them right now. Turn those trials and hardships over to Jesus. He is an ever present help in times of trial and trouble!

Seek Jesus in the quietness of your heart. Ask Him to be your refuge and strength. Ask Him to help you in times of trial and trouble. Ask Jesus to show you how much He loves you!

Ask Jesus to fill your heart with love for Him and the people all around 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!

Hold onto Jesus with all your strength when your world spins out of control!

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