Jesus chose to love you before He put the foundations of the earth in place!

11/1/2018

O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; Your holy temple they have defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps. Psalm 79:1 NKJV

This is a song of mourning and prayer for Israel which has been destroyed by enemies.

God promised Israel they would dwell in the land forever. It would be their inheritance until the end of time. The great city and the temple of God have been destroyed.
Did God change His mind? Was He unable to defend His people against the Babylonians?

God judged His people for their sins. He sent a prophet to tell them it would happen. Most of them paid no attention when the warning came!

How long, Lord? Will You be angry forever? Vs 5

God judged Israel. He punished them. It was a just judgment. It was a harsh punishment. It was exactly what they needed. God always knows what His people need. The timing was perfect. God’s timing always is.

Oh, do not remember former iniquities against us! Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us, For we have been brought very low. Vs 8

God did not stop loving Israel. He did not give up on them. His judgment was a revelation of their sin. The punishment was designed to correct them. The Lord forgave Israel. He brought them back into the land that would be their inheritance forever!

So we, Your people and sheep of Your pasture, Will give You thanks forever: We will show forth Your praise to all generations. Vs 13

Why do God’s people suffer? Jesus promised to be with us. He promised to protect us. Where is Jesus when the lives of our beloved teeter on destruction? Has Jesus changed His mind? Has Jesus gone away and left us to ourselves?

Sometimes we make bad decisions. Sometimes Jesus is trying to get our attention. Sometimes Jesus allows the enemy to test us. Jesus gives us what we need when we need it. He always does it at the perfect time!

Jesus dwells in the hearts of people who love Him. Jesus fills our homes with His presence. Jesus is within us during hardship trial and pain. Jesus never leaves us!

Jesus chose to love us before He put the foundations of the earth in place. The Great Shepherd promises to deliver us safely into the land that will be our eternal inheritance.

The season of mourning songs has ended. My heart is full of praise for Almighty God. The words on these pages are my song of praise and worship of Jesus!

Give thanks to the God of forgiveness and new beginnings. Show the praise in your heart for all the world to see. Sing your song of praise and worship to Jesus!

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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!

Jesus chose to love you before He put the foundations of the earth in place!

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