Take control of your thoughts. Speak words of faith. Your actions will follow!

2/15/2019

Lord my heart is not haughty, Nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too profound for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forever more. Psalm 131 NKJV

This is a Psalm of simple trust in God.

All the bible knowledge in the world is useless if it does not impact our lives and change our destiny. Offering up a prayer of profound words is useless if we do not believe God is listening.

We will not trust God with life altering events if we do not trust Him with the simplest details!

David professes humility, why? He knew God opposes the proud and give grace to the humble. He knew our actions follow our words and our words flow from our thoughts.

David purged his heart of pride by taking control of his thought life. He did not lift his eyes up to the clouds. He watched where he set his feet. When David looked up to the heights he coveted what did not belong to him. His feet followed his heart into sin.

The man with a heart after God’s never disputed with the Lord. He did not try to figure out things no man really knows. He trusted God with things too deep and mysterious to understand.

One of the great sins of our generation is disputing the Word of God!

Some people claim greater revelation and knowledge than God reveals in the bible. They want us to believe they know the great mysteries of the universe. Their hearts are filled with pride. They hate God because they can never gain the glory reserved for Jesus.

David fasted and mourned when his child was sick. When the child died David got up, ate, washed and went back to daily activities. David put one foot in front of the other in faith. He knew God would give him the strength to take the next step!

People with child like faith in God have more joy. They can enjoy life without trying to figure out and fix everything. They sleep better at night!

Living in practical unbelief steals our joy. Our minds are pre-occupied with things better left to the Lord. Our bodies do not get the rest we need. We are prone to illness!

David exhorted Israel to trust God from that day forth and forever. The Lord is calling us to trust Him today and every day!

Trust God in simple childlike ways. Set your heart to walk before Jesus in humility. Take control of your thoughts. Speak words of faith. Your actions will follow!

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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!

Take control of your thoughts. Speak words of faith. Your actions will follow!

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