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Jesus is wise in heart and mighty in strength!

8/9/2019

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Then Job answered and said; “Truly I know it is so, But how can a man be righteous before God? If one wished to contend with Him, He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand. God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered? Job 9:1-4 NKJV
 
In chapter 8 Bildad says; “Behold God will not cast away the blameless, Nor will He uphold the evildoers.” Job acknowledges God is just. Then he makes an incredible statement. He says; “But how can a man be righteous before God?”
 
No one can be righteous before God. We can be declared righteous by Him. That may seem like a play on words. It isn’t. Job was not any more righteous than you and I. Yet the Lord described Job as a righteous man.
 
God declared Job righteous because He trusted the Lord enough to honor Him. Job honored God by being very careful how he lived. He honored God through his fear and reverence for the Lord. Job honored God by trusting the Lord with his life.
 
Job honored God by his steadfast determination to accept the Lord as the ultimate authority over all things in the heavens above and on the earth below.
 
Pain, suffering, hardship and trials are caused by the decision to contend with God. We may not say we know more than God but sometimes we act like we do.
 
Adam and Eve made a deliberate decision to contradict God’s instruction not to eat the fruit of the forbidden tree. They believed the fruit would give them knowledge that was reserved for God. It brought sin and death into their lives!
 
When God asked Adam if he ate the fruit of the tree he did not give a clear answer. He blamed Eve. There was no good answer for what Adam did. The simplest and most compelling explanation for why it was wrong is God told him not to eat it!
 
Adam knew he couldn’t argue with God. He knew he shouldn’t disobey God. He did it anyway. Adam, his family and the generations that followed all suffered for his foolish decision to disobey God. We are suffering the consequences for Adam’s decision today.
 
God is wisdom personified. His power and strength is unequaled. Nothing can prosper in opposition to Jesus. The does not stop people from trying!
 
Will you trust Jesus enough to honor Him? Will you honor Jesus by being very careful how you live? Will you honor Jesus through your fear and reverence for the Lord?
 
Will you honor God through steadfast determination to accept Jesus as the ultimate authority over all things in the heavens above and on the earth below?
 
There are people all over the world contending with God today. Do not follow after them. Follow Jesus. Honor the God who is wise in heart and mighty in strength!
 
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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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