Who is your first option when you are faced,with trials and tribulation ? Is it your family,friends,or the pastor. Most people wants to know what to do,during trials and tribulation,the answer is simple,seek God. Deuteronomy 4:30-31 says,”When thou are in tribulation,and all things are come upon thee,even in the latter days,if thou turn to the Lord thy God,anf shall be obedient unto His voice. For the Lord thy God is a merciful God,He will not forsake thee,neither destroy thee,nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which He swore unto them”. Did you know that,”Many are the afflictions of the righteous;but the Lord delivereth him out of them all” {Psalms 34:19}. So why would anyone look anywhere else for help ? Is it because,you don’t know Him or have a relationship with Him ? Or don’t you take Him at His word ? What is it that would make you not seek,or tur to God ? Is it unbelief,hopelessness,or just sin. However,the most rewarding and comforting scripture for me is 2 Corinthians 4:15-18,”For all things are for your sakes,that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many may increase{and redound} to the glory of God. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish,yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction,which is but for a moment,worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,while we look not at the things which are seen,but at the things which are not seen;for the things which are seen are temporal,but the things which are not seen are eternal”. If you are a christian this should be comforting,and remember what Philippians 4:6-7 “Be anxious for nothing,but in everything,by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving,let your requests be made known unto God,and the peace of God,which passeth all understanding,shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus”. I would rather go to God in prayer,than anyone else in the whole world. If you don’t know God,nor His only begotten Son,Jesus,just go to the top of this blog,click on to the salvation page,and follow the instructions,then allow the Holy Spirit to lead and guide you the rest of the way.
Daily Archives: March 3, 2014
LET GOD FIGHT FOR YOU
Do not be afraid,stand still,and see the salvation of the Lord,which He will accomplish for you today…. The Lord will fight for you,and you shall hold your peace {Exodus 14:13-14}.” Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude;for the battle is not yours,but God’s {2 Chronicles 20:15}. When God fights for you,then victory is guaranteed ,and as Romans 16:20 says,”And the God of peace shall bruise satan under your feet shortly..”. When God fights for you,He fights,Psalm 64:7-10 gives us a preview of how God fights,”And God shall shoot at them with an arrow;suddenly shall they be wounded. So they shall their own tongue to fall upon themselves;all that see them shall flee away;and all men shall fear,and shall declare the work of God;for they shall wisely consider concerning His doing. The righteous shall be glad in the Lord,and shall trust in Him;and all the upright in heart shall glory”. However,one of the reasons God fights for us,2 Thessalonians 1: 6-9 says,”Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;and to you who are troubled,rest with us,when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God,and they obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord,and from the glory of His power”. Listen to what 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 tells us,”For though we walk in the flesh,we do not war after the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,casting down imaginations,and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;and having in readiness to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled”. For God to fight for you,you must have a relationship with Him,that is holy and righteous,that’s why Psalm 91 says,He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.. So here is an opportunity to start a relationship with God through His Son,Jesus. Just go to the top of this blog,click on to the salvation page,and follow the instructions,then allow the indwelling Holy Spirit to lead and guide you the rest of the way.
WALKING TO PLEASE GOD
“.. We beseech you,brethren,and exhort you by the Lord Jesus,that as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God,so ye would abound more and more. For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God,even your sanctification,that ye should abstain from fornication; That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor,not in the lust of sensuality (concupiscience),even as the Gentiles (ungodly) who know not God; that no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter,because the Lord is the avenger of all such,as we also have forewarned you and testified. For God hath not called us unto uncleanness,but unto holiness. He,therefore,that despiseth,despiseth not man but God,who hath also given unto us His Holy spirit” {1Thessalonians 4:1-8}. Then Romans 12:1-2 says it this way,”I beseech you therefore,brethren,by the mercies of God,that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice,holy,acceptable unto God,which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world,but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,that ye may prove what is that good,and acceptable,and perfect,will of God”. Finally, Ephesians 5:1-17 gives us a list of things,which I will list a few ,but if you are serious about your walk with God,go and read it all and do likewise,it says,” Be ye,therefore,followers of God,as dear children;and walk in love,as Christ also hath loved us,and hath given Himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor… For ye were once darkness,but now are ye light in the Lord;walk as children of light. For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but,rather,reprove them.. See,then,that ye walk circumspectly,not as fools but as wise. Rrdeeming the time,because the days are evil. Wherefore,be ye not unwise but understanding what the will of the Lord is”. The Bible from Genesis to Revelation teaches us and gives us testimonies of how God wants us to walk and live for Him. This is just a few guidelines,so to know more study the word,and for those who don’t know God ,nor His Son Jesus Christ,you can get started,by going to the top of this blog,click in to the salvation page,and then allow the Holy Spirit to lead,and direct your path. Finally as 1 Chronicles 22:19 says,”Now set your heart,and your soul to seek the Lord your God …”.
Hope and Enlightenment 