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Jesus can use you to turn lives right side up!

10/3/2018

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In God is my salvation and my glory; The Rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. Psalm 62:7 NKJV
 
The Lord used me to tell a convicted murderer He has a calling on his life. God is calling Him to repentance. He is at a crossroads. He must choose whom he will serve. He must choose where he will spend eternity! 
 
God sent me to another man who committed murder. He thinks no one knows about it. The Lord knows. He will be held accountable for what he did. He must decide where he will spend eternity! 
 
The Lord led me to a man who said he tried praying but God does not speak to him. I said “Jesus loves you. He wants to have an intimate relationship with you. He wants you to live with Him in a perfect place called heaven. God just spoke to you!”
 
I gave these men bibles tracts that explained how they can be born again. I do not know the results of my witness. God is not calling us to save people. He is not calling us to determine if people will respond to the gospel or not.
 
God is calling us to the share gospel with people and leave the results of our witness to Him. He will reveal Himself to people the same way He revealed Himself to us.
 
I am not a spiritual superhero. Neither are you. God is not looking for spiritual superstars. He is looking for men and women who know only God can save people. He can use ordinary people to turn lives right side up.
 
I wrote those words when I went to work in a state prison. It is a dark and evil place. I went to work believing I was a missionary. God was sending me into the darkness to be a light. I discovered God was already there!
 
There were times when I felt like I could not go back into that prison. I did go back day after day. I went back because the God of my salvation was with me. The Rock I build my house on protected me. I fled to Him when I was fearful. He gave me refuge!
 
This has been a difficult week for me. I came before the Lord. I asked Him if I should continue sending out these messages. I searched my heart to discern the motive for why I write them. I remembered why I started in the first place. What did I learn?
 
I have no faith in what I can do for God. My trust is in what God has done for us. I have learned to trust in the grace of God to minister through me!
 
God is calling us to make ourselves available to Him. The God of our salvation, the Rock of our strength, my refuge, my glory, and yours, is calling us to serve Him! 
 
Do not be afraid to enter the stronghold of evil. Jesus will be there. Do not be afraid to speak truth to the darkest of hearts. The love of Jesus shines brightest in the darkest places. Be bold and confident. Jesus is with you wherever you go when you go for 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!

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