Turn your thoughts to the loving-kindness of God!

9/12/2018

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, In His holy mountain. Psalm 48 NKJV

This psalm declares the glory, greatness and loving-kindness of God. He is our Lord. We are His beloved!

God is worthy of praise. He is all powerful all knowing and ever present throughout His creation. He has no equal. He stands alone above all things.

Jerusalem was the place where God met with His people. It was the place where they gathered together to worship and praise the Lord.

We have thought, O God, on Your loving-kindness, In the midst of Your temple, According to Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of Your judgments. Vs 9-11

Jerusalem was inhabited by wicked people. God drove them out. God led His people into the land of promise.

The Lord gave the people He chose to be His inheritance and namesake a home in land that would become their inheritance. God did this for the children of Israel because He loved and cherished them!

The world and spiritual realm are inhabited by ungodly people and evil forces. The battle they wage against us is deliberate and focused. It is intense and severe.

Jesus is more powerful than we have yet experienced. He will drive out the enemies of our souls and give us the victory. We are His inheritance. We are His namesake. Jesus loves and cherishes us!

When life becomes unbearable and your struggles wear you out turn your thoughts to the loving-kindness of God. If you have surrendered your heart and life to Jesus He is with you.

For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to death. Vs 14

Jesus takes up residence in the heart of His beloved when we bow our will to His. From that moment on into the endlessness of eternity He is our God and we are His people!

Jesus is with us when the seas roar and the ground shakes. He is with us when the sun shines and birds sing.

God’s praise extends to the ends of the earth. His right hand is full of justice and righteousness. He is your God. You are His beloved!

Jesus chooses to love and cherish you. Will you choose to love and obey Him?

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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!

Turn your thoughts to the loving-kindness of God!

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