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Spend as much time as you can in the place where only you and Jesus can go!

11/13/2020

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Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Isaiah 38:2-3 NKJV
 
Hezekiah was sick and near death. Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Thus says the Lord, Set your house in order, for you shall surely die and not live.” Hezekiah went into his prayer closet. Hezekiah went to a place only he and God could go.
 
Hezekiah spoke words only God could hear. Hezekiah asked God to remember his faithfulness to Israel. He asked the Lord to remember His faithfulness to God. What did God do? He extended Hezekiah’s life!
 
My sons were eight and two years old. I had not seen them for months. We spent the weekend together. It was time for them to leave. I drove to work in the dark, in a car without a radio. Alone with the Lord I wept. My heart was broken.
 
The words, “I have seen your pain” echoed through my heart and mind. I was not alone in the car. Jesus was with me just as He had been with me during the years I wandered through the dessert of unbelief. Jesus revealed Himself to me in a new way that day!
 
Last night I went to a place only Jesus and I can go. It is a place where only Jesus can hear me. What did I say? I asked the Lord to incline His ear to me. I asked Jesus to hear the thoughts rattling around in my mind. I asked Him to hear the desires of my heart.
 
I developed a habit of thanking Jesus and praising Him before getting out of bed in the morning. I addressed the Lord by the many names that give Him glory and honor. I recited the names that describe His character as I thanked Him for the new day ahead!
 
I disciplined myself to incline my heart to Almighty God before falling asleep at night. I would say good night to my wife and get quiet before the Lord. I would simply ask Jesus if we could spend some time together. By faith I believed Almighty God was with me!
 
Those habits of spending time with Lord first thing in the morning and spending the last few minutes of the day with Jesus built up my faith. They reminded me that Jesus is always with me. I learned that I could spend time with Jesus whenever I wanted!
 
Somehow I stopped praising and thanking Jesus in the morning for the day ahead. I stopped spending the last few moments of the day with my Lord. I want to say that it was not a conscious decision but that is not true. I set my heart on other things!
 
I do not spend time with Jesus because I am faithful. I spend time with Jesus to remind myself that He is faithful and true. Jesus does not reveal Himself to us because we are righteous and holy. Jesus reveals Himself to us because He is righteous and holy!
 
God extended Hezekiah’s life because He loved Hezekiah. Jesus will extend your life into eternity because He loves you. Go into the place only you and Jesus can go 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!

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