Jesus is near enough to hear when you call out to Him!

3/21/2018

Am I a God near at hand, says the Lord, And not a God far off? Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see Him? Says the Lord; Do I not fill heaven and Earth? says the Lord. Jeremiah 23:23-24 NKJV

God speaks about false prophets who lead His people astray. He says “I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in My counsel, And had caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned them from their evil way and from the evil of their doings”.

God is against false prophets and evil shepherds because they harm to His people.

God tells His people He is not in a far off distant place. He is close enough to see everything. No one can hide from Him. He fills the heavens and the Earth. He wants His people to know He will hold them accountable for their choices and actions.

God holds the false prophets and evil shepherds accountable for leading the people astray. He holds the people to account for believing the lies of false prophets. He holds the people accountable for following false shepherds who abuse their authority.

The Lord is speaking to us today. He is not far away. He did not create the heavens and the Earth and go away somewhere. He did not create us and leave us to ourselves. He is with us. He sees everything we do. The Spirit of God fills the heavens and the Earth.

Nothing can exist apart from the Lord. He holds all things together. The Holy Spirit is everywhere people gather together in Jesus name!

God will hold the false prophets of our day accountable for the words they speak in His name. He will hold ungodly leaders to account for leading people astray today.

The Lord sent His people into captivity. His purpose was to draw them back into a loving relationship with Him!

Jesus wants to draw us into a deeper loving relationship with Him today!

The things we do in secret are not hidden from Jesus. He does not want us to be taken captive by sin. Jesus wants us to be free to enjoy the abundant life.

How can we live the abundant life? We can call upon the Lord to bring correction into our lives. We can ask Him not to leave us to ourselves. We can ask Him to expose false teachers. We can call upon Jesus to bring godly leaders into our lives.

Jesus is near enough to hear you when you call out to Him. He sees the good works you do in secret. Call out to the Lord today. Ask Him to give you the wisdom to discern the times we live in. Ask Jesus to send forth His word to cleanse hearts like a refiner’s fire!

Ask God to use you to lead His people into the promised land of abundant living!

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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 is near enough to hear when you call out to Him!

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