Our identity and purpose for living can only be revealed by God!

1/16/2020

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:33-34 NKJV

When the stock market crashed in 1929 people committed suicide. They had amassed great wealth. It dissipated like fog in the noon heat. Had they really lost everything?

They were devastated because they lost their sense of identity and self-worth. They were so self-absorbed they could not imagine living anything less than a life of leisure and extravagance.

Jesus is telling us to establish healthy priorities. When we seek God first and make a relationship with Jesus our highest priority He meets our needs.

The commands and instructions given to us by God in the bible are not just a list of do’s and don’ts. When we read the Word of God we should always ask how it applies to us today.

Jesus is telling us we have needs only He can meet!

When we become self-absorbed and focused on our needs and desires we become anxious and consumed with worry.

God wants us to let Him meet our greatest needs. Our need for unconditional acceptance. Our need for unconditional forgiveness. Our need for the unconditional love only He can give us!

Our identity can only be revealed to us by God. A true sense of self-worth comes from giving the Lord what is rightfully His, first place in our hearts and lives!

Jesus wants us to view all things with an eternal perspective.

Look at the things around you today. None of them will follow you into eternity. The only things you will take with you when you step into eternity are godly relationships.

Jesus created to live in loving relationships with Him and each other. He wants us to work on our relationships now before we spend eternity together. Jesus wants us to work on our relationship with Him today!

Do not worry about tomorrow. Seek the righteousness of God today. Jesus will meet your true needs!

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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!

Our identity and purpose for living can only be revealed by God!

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