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Surrender everything to Jesus in 2019!

1/1/2019

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Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty, Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain. Psalm 104 NKJV
 
This psalm begins and ends the same as the previous chapter, with the words, Bless the Lord, O my soul! God repeats Himself for a reason. We were created to bless the Lord!
 
The same words were used in a worship song. When we sing it they rise up to God like a sweet smelling aroma. I think that is exactly what the psalmist had in mind.
 
God is sovereign over all of creation. If we could see the Lord His honor and majesty would overwhelm us. We would be overcome by the light of His purity and truth.
 
He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariots, Who walks on the wings of the wind. Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire. Vs 3-4
 
God sets up His throne where He chooses. Creation obeys His every command. He can walk upon the wind or speak from a burning bush. The heavenly hosts obey Him alone.
 
When we surrender to Jesus His spirit burns within us. His truth fills our hearts and minds. We can run and not grow weary. We can rise above our circumstances. We can love people as never before. We can bear witness to His mercy grace and love from one corner of the earth to the other!
 
We don’t do those things in our own strength or wisdom. The spirit of God does them in us and through us!
 
I came home after being away for ten years. I became a Christian. A man at church asked me if I would give away some donated produce. I walked into a local ministry. A name was mentioned that I had not heard in many years. I was amazed.
 
A man who grew up in a large and notorious family gave his life to Jesus. His father and brothers were drug addicts and criminals. Most of them served time in prison. Before he met Jesus he sold drugs. I was told he was a pastor. I could hardly believe it.
 
A few years later the Lord put that man on my heart. I prayed for him for an entire weekend. I went to work Monday morning. I checked my voice mail. I heard his voice on my answering machine. We worked together for the next few years.
 
The God who stretched out the heavens like a curtain wants to stretch your faith in the coming year. He wants to fill your heart and mind with truth and light. He wants to love the lost the lonely and brokenhearted through you!
 
Surrender everything to Jesus in 2019 so you can bear witness of Him from one corner of the earth to the other. You will not need to do anything in your own strength or wisdom. The Spirit of God will set your heart on fire for Jesus!
 
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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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