Love your Heavenly Father as only His children can!

12/16/2019

“Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will be no means enter it.” Luke 18:17 NKJV

The kingdom of God belongs to the children of God!

Small children trust parents to show them the difference between right and wrong. Children look to parents as examples and role models. They receive good gifts with joy and excitement. Small children eagerly desire to spend time with the parents they love.

When my son was young he would sneak away from the rest of the family to cuddle up and take a nap with me. Few things have ever given me more joy!

God wants us to trust Him to teach us what is good and what is evil. Jesus wants to be our example and role model. He wants us to receive His good gifts with joy and excitement. Jesus wants us to sneak away from worldly distractions and spend time with Him today!

When I was sixteen my grandfather asked me to attend a retreat. Out of love and respect I agreed to go. People I did not even know shared the love of God with me. I’ve spent the rest of my life wondering if God spoke to me that weekend.

I was blessed to be with my grandfather before his body gave out. He was suffering in pain. I asked if he wanted me to pray for him. As I finished praying he looked past me and exclaimed in Spanish, “Look how fast they come when you pray!”

I do not know what my grandfather saw that day. I do not know if the Lord spoke to me at a retreat. I do know I always looked at my grandfather through loving eyes. He was the best man I ever knew. I loved him the way only a small child can!

Our Heavenly Father longs for us to look at Him through loving eyes!

There are times when I struggle to share my love for God. It is something only people who have been touched by Jesus can comprehend.

The child in me loves God because He first loved me. It is like the love I feel for my grandfather. The Lord and I have history together just as me and grandpa did. Jesus raised me up out of sin and placed me in a family where I feel loved and accepted.

The man in me is forced to choose between the love of God and the sin that dwells within me. I choose the Lord! Will you?

Trust God to declare what is good and what is evil. Jesus wants to be your role model. Receive His good gifts with joy and excitement.

Sneak away from the distractions of this fallen world. Spend time with Jesus today. Love your Heavenly Father as only His children can!

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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!

Love your Heavenly Father as only His children can!

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