If you spend all your time cursing the darkness your life will be consumed with it!

1/18/2019

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth, Why should the gentiles say, “So where is there God?” Ps 115 NKJV

This Psalm contrasts the futility of idols with the trustworthiness of God.

I read an article written by a woman who said she’s not mad about a movie with a sexually based theme. “What keeps me up at night are people who love God but who haven't experienced God's healing or provision because of a corrupt religious system. I'm disturbed that most of the church has yet to experience the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that the infant church in the book of Acts had inaugurated."

The Holy Spirit is not changing the morality of the world. He is drawing people to the Father through the revelation of Christ. He is raising people who were born dead in trespasses and sins to newness of life. He is setting people free from sin!

Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands. Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them. Vs 3 & 8

Legalism and false religion put us back into bondage as surely as our idols do! They are also just as useless!

The psalmist calls on God to protect and bless Israel for His glory and honor. God answers our prayers when we pray according to His will.

May the Lord give you increase more and more, You and your children. May you be blessed by the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. Vs 14-15
The Lord wants to give us and our children more. The awesome powerful God who created the heavens and the earth wants to bless us. What does He want to give us? What does He want to bless us with? Is He talking about money?

God wants to give us more than we can imagine. Not just money but more of the things that put our hearts at peace and give our lives meaning. We must stop seeking fool’s gold so we can pursue the deeper riches hidden in Christ Jesus!

God wants us to let go of everything that keeps us from surrendering to the transforming work He wants to do in us. He can use us to help other people let go of things keeping them from seeking the deeper riches God has in store for them!

The best way to influence our world is to surrender our hearts and lives to Jesus Christ so He can be lifted up before the world!

If you spend all your time cursing the darkness your life will be consumed with it. Surrender your heart and life to Jesus.

Lift-up the name of Christ so other people can see Him!

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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!

If you spend all your time cursing the darkness your life will be consumed with it!

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