You do not have to wait until you leave this world to live in relationship with Jesus!

6/15/2018

Hear me when I call, Oh God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. Psalm 4:1 NKJV

Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation. Give heed to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I will pray. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up. Psalm 5:1-3 NKJV

The man with a heart after God’s is crying out to his Lord. He is praying. He is asking Almighty God to hear his prayer. David is asking God to answer his prayer!

David calls the Lord the God of his righteousness. He gives God the glory for the good that comes from his life and leadership of Israel.

David says to the Lord “You have relieved me in my distress.”

David acknowledges that God answered his prayers in the past. David is making a commitment to continue praying. He is making a commitment to make praying to God a priority in his life.

David says “I will look up!” He is saying “I will put my faith, my trust and my hope in You alone O Lord.” David knows where his help comes from. David acknowledges God is sovereign in his life. He declares God’s sovereignty in the world.

God loved David. David is in the presence of the Lord today!

Will you acknowledge God’s sovereignty in your life? Will you declare God is sovereign in your world?

Jesus loves you. You do not need to wait until you leave this world to spend time with Jesus. His wants you to live in His presence today. You can spend time with Jesus in prayer today. Cry out to the Lord in faith!

God wants to hear your prayer. He wants to spend time with you. God wants to show you how much He loves you!

Stop trying to struggle through life in your own strength and wisdom. Stop denying the truth people have known throughout time. There is a God in heaven. He created you in His image and likeness so He could love you!

If you have not received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior turn to Him today. Ask a Christian to explain how you can have a relationship with Jesus or reply to this e-mail.

Jesus is waiting to shower His great love upon you!

If you know the Lord call out to Him today. Jesus is the God of your righteousness. Only Jesus can relieve your distress. Jesus poured out His mercy on you. God hears your prayers. He loves to answer when you call out to Him. Jesus loves you!

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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!

You do not have to wait until you leave this world to live in relationship with Jesus!

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