Raise your voice in praise to Jesus daily!

11/5/2018

Sing aloud to God our strength; Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob. Raise a song and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute. Psalm 81:1-2 NKJV

This Psalm encourages us to praise God, exhorts us to remember the Lord and calls us to repent!

All throughout the scriptures we are encouraged exhorted and instructed to worship God. It is not a request. It is a command. God wants our worship to come from a heart of love and devotion. He wants us to worship Him with joy and thanksgiving.

Jesus does not want us to worship Him because we fear wrath and punishment. It is not a religious act to be checked off our to-do list. Worship is a blessing not a burden!

I experienced an amazing time of intimacy with the Lord during a worship service.

We were singing Lord I lift Your name on high. I was caught up by the Holy Spirit in worship. The words “I belong to my Father in heaven” came out of my mouth. I cried tears of joy. Jesus revealed His presence in my life that day. He confirmed my salvation!

I had never seen anything like that happen before. I have never witnessed anything like it since. The amazing presence of God is something I will always desire. The memory of that that day is an anchor to my soul. I have tasted of the Lord and He is good!

If you are a born again disciple of Jesus Christ you must have experienced His presence in unique ways. Remember the day God confirmed your salvation. Remember when His joy filled you to overflowing. Hold onto to those memories. Don’t ever let go of them!

The word repent is probably not one of your favorite. It is not one of my favorite words. Maybe it should be.

We repented, turned to Jesus and surrendered to Him when we were saved. We do not have to ask Jesus into our lives more than once. We do need to turn back to Him over and over again.

We live in a world filled with images that provoke our sinful nature. We are surrounded by people who deny the Creators authority over His creation. The devil prowls around like a hungry lion seeking whom he may devour.

It can be a struggle to live in a way that pleases Jesus. You will fail from time to time. Turn your heart back to the Lord. Do it whenever your attention has been drawn away from righteousness. Do not be discouraged. Jesus loves you all the time!

We cannot defeat our enemies by ourselves. Praise God. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah already has. You are victorious in Jesus Christ today!

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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!

Raise your voice in praise to Jesus daily!

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