Jesus wants you to love what He loves and hate what He hates!

12/3/2018

The Lord reigns; Let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad! Psalm 97 NKJV

God is on His throne today. That should give us the encouragement confidence and security to find our way through the darkness of an evil world. Your life can be an island of peace even when the seas of uncertainty roar all around you. Rejoice and praise God!

Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. A fire goes before Him, And burns up His enemies round about, His lightnings light the world; The earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory. Verses 4-6

A veil of mystery keeps us from seeing Jesus with earthly eyes. We can see Him through eyes of faith. His righteousness is beyond our understanding. His justice is more than we can comprehend. They are perfect just as His is perfect. They are sure just as He is true!

The fire of God’s wrath devours His enemies. The light of His holiness exposes the darkness of evil. Nothing can withstand God’s power. God is so righteous holy and just it defies description. No living creature can stand in the presence of His infinite power!

Look up into the night sky. Behold the glory of God!

Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods. Vs 7

In ancient times people carved and worshiped idols and false gods. Some represented demons. Others were fashioned in the image of those who made them. They were equally useless. Those people should have worshipped the One True God. Will you?

You who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. Vs 10

God does not expect us to be perfect. He does want us to stand with the Lord of perfection. Jesus wants us to love what He loves. Jesus wants us to hate what He hates. The true God of heaven and earth watches over and protects us. He delivers us from evil!

Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, And give thanks to the remembrance of His holy name. Vs 12

God provides light for people who love Him. The darkness cannot overpower us. Jesus fills our hearts with joy when we walk through the valley of weeping and mourning. He protects us as we walk through the valley of the shadow of death. Evil cannot touch us.

Celebrate, live love and laugh. Sing of a song of praise to Almighty God. He is on the throne of creation! And He loves you!

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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 you to love what He loves and hate what He hates!

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