You have millions of reasons to be hopeful today!

4/27/2020

Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus, we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18 NKJV

There is a time and a place to curse the darkness. Our primary calling is to pierce the darkness of this world with the love of God!

The world is an evil place. It is growing darker by the day!

The days before the flood were even more depraved. The bible tells us people’s thoughts and deeds were continuously focused on sin. The gene pool was polluted. Perversion and sexual debauchery became the norm of human existence.

It was so bad God only found eight people worthy of salvation when He destroyed the world with a deluge of water.

Jesus has found untold millions of people worthy of salvation since the flood!

Not one of us is righteous. We all sin and fall short of the glory of God. We are not worthy of salvation because of good deeds, thoughts, words or even Facebook “likes”. God declares us righteous and worthy of salvation through faith in His Son Jesus Christ!

Do not walk through life cursing the darkness of unsaved people and their lifestyles. Pierce the darkness with the love of God by sharing Jesus with people. Allow Jesus to form His life in you and live out His life through you!

Share with people you meet the reason for the hope that resides within you. There are millions of people looking forward to an eternity of love and everlasting life with the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. You are one of them. They can be as well!

Curse the darkness when you must. Praise the Lord of salvation today and every day!

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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 have millions of reasons to be hopeful today!

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