Jesus Christ is coming soon for people who set Him apart as Lord!

4/1/2019

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.
1 Peter 3:15 NKJV

Some Christians believe if we have enough faith God will do everything we ask. We will never get sick or injured if we have enough faith. God will bless us financially if we have enough faith. The Lord will prosper everything we do if we can muster up enough faith.

God wants us to take everything to Him in prayer. The Lord answers prayer that is offered up in faith. I have seen God answer prayer in miraculous ways. The Lord answered every one of my prayers. He did not always answer the way I wanted.

There have been times the Lord did much more than I even thought to ask for. God is faithful and true to people who love and honor Jesus.

If we believe God will always give us what we ask for we can lose faith in His goodness and mercy if He doesn’t. We can become discouraged when we get sick or injured. We can fall into unbelief when we suffer hardship and heartache!

Other Christians who believe this doctrine can become judgmental and critical of us. They may believe God is not blessing us because we have hidden sin in our lives. They may believe our faith in Jesus is weak or non-existent.

My wife had cancer when she was six years old. The medical treatment weakened her immune system. Is she prone to illness because she does not have enough faith or has hidden sin in her life? No, my wife is a woman of strong faith and devotion to Jesus!

God wants you to sanctify Him in your heart. He wants you to reverence and honor Jesus above all people and things. The Lord wants you to be ready to give an answer for the hope that lies within you today!

What hope is that? Jesus Christ is coming soon. He will take you into the presence of our Heavenly Father where there will be fullness of joy forever!

Keep praying in faith. God will answer. He is God. He knows what you need. God will bless you and prosper you in ways you cannot even imagine if you set Jesus apart as Lord in your heart!

Why is there hope in your heart today? Why do you have faith in a God you cannot see with your eyes or touch with your hands? Why do you hold God as sacred above all people places and things?

Settle those questions in your own heart. Share them with everyone who has an ear to hear that Jesus Christ is the Lord of heaven and earth!

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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 Christ is coming soon for people who set Him apart as Lord!

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