Jesus wants to bring you to His banqueting table!

5/11/2020

He brought me to the banqueting house, And His banner over me was love. Song of Solomon 2:4 NKJV

My wife and I renewed our wedding vows. We had a time of worship before the ceremony. One of the songs was based on this verse. We could feel the presence of God among us. People cried when we read our renewal vows to each other.

The ceremony was a testimony of our renewed commitment to each other. We had experienced many highs and lows in our relationship. We hurt and disappointed each other many times. We chose to love and forgive each other. We chose to remain faithful in our commitment to God.

We renewed our vows because we wanted to renew our commitment to love each other in Christ. We had allowed our relationship with the Lord to grow stale. We had not walked away from Jesus. We had not lost our faith. We were living in practical unbelief.

The sweetness of our relationship with Jesus lost its flavor. We started trusting in our resources more than the goodness and mercy of God. We were looking for things to fill a void in our lives only Jesus can fill.

Jesus wants our faith to be in Him alone as He guides us through the pitfalls of life in a fallen world. It is faith in the risen Lord that ushers us into God’s presence!

In my time of wandering in the dry dessert of practical unbelief I learned something I will always hold on to. I learned it is the author and finisher of my faith who brings me into the banqueting house of abundant living. I learned His banner over me is love!

The phrase His banner over me is love are not just words to me. They are a reminder that Jesus looks upon me as His beloved. All His righteous acts and judgments must pass through the filter of God’s great love for me!

Are you are wandering through the dry dessert of practical unbelief? Has your love for Jesus grown cold and stale? Are you looking for things to fill a void in your heart only Jesus can fill?

This is the day for you to regroup under the banner of God’s great love. Jesus is waiting for you to renew your commitment to follow Him!

You do not need to have a ceremony or pray a special prayer a special way. Simply turn to Jesus in the quietness of your own heart. Ask Jesus to bring you back under His banner of love. Ask Jesus to bring you into His banqueting house!

Jesus is waiting at the right hand of the Father for you today. He is waiting to usher you into His banqueting house of abundant living.

Do not wait. Join Jesus for a love feast today. Live under His banner of love forever!

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Louie Garcia

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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 wants to bring you to His banqueting table!

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