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Tuesday 18 July 2017
CONFESSIONS TO GO FORWARD
Deuteronomy 28:13: And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them. Proverb 21:1: The. King's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water; he turneth it whithersoever he will. 1Samuel 17:45-46: Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Isreal, whom thou hast defied. This day I will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth; may know that there is a God in Isreal. Deuteronomy 33:25-27: Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky. The eternal God is thy refuge, and. Underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall trust out the enemy from before thee, and shall say, Destroy them. Jeremiah 1 : 19: And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee. Nahum 1:7-8: The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of. Trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place therof , and darkness shall pursue his enemies. Psalm 75:6: For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. Psalm 113:5, 7-8: Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high, He raised up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. Philippians 4:13,19: I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Galatians 6:17: From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
GIVE THANKS DAILY
There are not found that returned to give glory to God, except this stranger. Luke 17:18
Relatively, few people who receive the goodness of the Lord returns back to give Him thanks for what He has done. That does not keep the Lord from doing what is right for us. He healed all ten of the lepers according to their request- not just the one who was thankful. However, there was only out of the ten that was made "whole".
The Lord desires that we prosper in spirit, soul and body. He wants us to be whole not just healed. Part of the reasons God meets our physical needs is to prove to us His willingness and ability to meet our emotional and spiritual needs. The Lord is concerned about our temporal needs Matthew 6:30, but He is even more concerned about our eternal needs. All of these leapers needed physical healing and the Lord was moved with compassion and met their need. He also desired to meet their spiritual needs, but only one of the ten came back to thank Him.
Being unthankful is always a sign that "self" is exalting itself above God. A selfless person can be content with very little. A self -centred person cannot be satisfied. Thankfulness is sign of humility and cultivating a life of thankfulness will help keep "self" in its proper place.
Thankfulness to the Lord for what He has done is a very important part of a Christian life. One of the many benefits of thanksgiving and praise is that they keep us from be oriented. Giving thanks is a key to a relationship with the father that makes us "whole" and not just "healed."
Relatively, few people who receive the goodness of the Lord returns back to give Him thanks for what He has done. That does not keep the Lord from doing what is right for us. He healed all ten of the lepers according to their request- not just the one who was thankful. However, there was only out of the ten that was made "whole".
The Lord desires that we prosper in spirit, soul and body. He wants us to be whole not just healed. Part of the reasons God meets our physical needs is to prove to us His willingness and ability to meet our emotional and spiritual needs. The Lord is concerned about our temporal needs Matthew 6:30, but He is even more concerned about our eternal needs. All of these leapers needed physical healing and the Lord was moved with compassion and met their need. He also desired to meet their spiritual needs, but only one of the ten came back to thank Him.
Being unthankful is always a sign that "self" is exalting itself above God. A selfless person can be content with very little. A self -centred person cannot be satisfied. Thankfulness is sign of humility and cultivating a life of thankfulness will help keep "self" in its proper place.
Thankfulness to the Lord for what He has done is a very important part of a Christian life. One of the many benefits of thanksgiving and praise is that they keep us from be oriented. Giving thanks is a key to a relationship with the father that makes us "whole" and not just "healed."
ENOCH'S HEART
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Genesis 5:24
When the zeal of God captures you, it will ignite you with a great passion to walk with God and to be His friend. Imagine being Enoch and living 365 years and having this growing relationship with God!
One can only wonder what glorious depths of intimacy Enoch uncovered. Perhaps Enoch's heart longed so deeply for more of God and perhaps God grew weary of withholding himself. Maybe God's heart was saying, 'no' to you anymore. I am going to answer your prayer and show you my face. Come on up!
As you draw close to God, He might not take you to heaven as He did Enoch. However, he does desired to reveal the beauty of His face to you. As we walk with Him, He will open the Scriptures to us through the spirit of wisdom and revelation and reveal to us the light of the glory of God that is to be found in Him. When we walk with God, we enter the secrets of his kingdom. These are the paths that the ancients trod before us. Noah knew the secret of walking with God Genesis 6:9, as did Abraham Genesis 24:40. Through Christ, you can explore the glorious riches of knowing God like they did and even a greater degree because of the spirit which has been given to us!
When the zeal of God captures you, it will ignite you with a great passion to walk with God and to be His friend. Imagine being Enoch and living 365 years and having this growing relationship with God!
One can only wonder what glorious depths of intimacy Enoch uncovered. Perhaps Enoch's heart longed so deeply for more of God and perhaps God grew weary of withholding himself. Maybe God's heart was saying, 'no' to you anymore. I am going to answer your prayer and show you my face. Come on up!
As you draw close to God, He might not take you to heaven as He did Enoch. However, he does desired to reveal the beauty of His face to you. As we walk with Him, He will open the Scriptures to us through the spirit of wisdom and revelation and reveal to us the light of the glory of God that is to be found in Him. When we walk with God, we enter the secrets of his kingdom. These are the paths that the ancients trod before us. Noah knew the secret of walking with God Genesis 6:9, as did Abraham Genesis 24:40. Through Christ, you can explore the glorious riches of knowing God like they did and even a greater degree because of the spirit which has been given to us!
THE MEASURE OF FAITH
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of
faith. Romans 12:3
If someone was serving different people soup out of a large pot with just one ladle, the ladle would be the measure, and everyone would receive the same amount of soup. Likewise, the Lord doesn't give us different amounts of faith. He's given every believer "the measure of faith". What about the places in Scripture where Jesus speaks of great faith Matthew 8:10 and little faith Matthew 8:26? He's saying that we can use great or little faith, but this doesn't affect the amount we've actually been given. That's the same the measure of faith. Paul said the faith he used was "the faith of the Son of God" Galatian 2:20.
Notice he didn't say "faith in the Son of God," but "the faith of the Son of God." If we all have the same measure of faith and Paul's measure was the same as Jesus, then ours is too. There isn't a shortage of faith, there's just a shortage of people who use the faith God gave them! There are many things we can do to release the God-given faith that's in us, but before we can do any of them, we must believe the faith is there. Instead of acknowledge the faith of Jesus that you have in your heart. This is the first step toward making your faith effective. Philemon 1:6
faith. Romans 12:3
If someone was serving different people soup out of a large pot with just one ladle, the ladle would be the measure, and everyone would receive the same amount of soup. Likewise, the Lord doesn't give us different amounts of faith. He's given every believer "the measure of faith". What about the places in Scripture where Jesus speaks of great faith Matthew 8:10 and little faith Matthew 8:26? He's saying that we can use great or little faith, but this doesn't affect the amount we've actually been given. That's the same the measure of faith. Paul said the faith he used was "the faith of the Son of God" Galatian 2:20.
Notice he didn't say "faith in the Son of God," but "the faith of the Son of God." If we all have the same measure of faith and Paul's measure was the same as Jesus, then ours is too. There isn't a shortage of faith, there's just a shortage of people who use the faith God gave them! There are many things we can do to release the God-given faith that's in us, but before we can do any of them, we must believe the faith is there. Instead of acknowledge the faith of Jesus that you have in your heart. This is the first step toward making your faith effective. Philemon 1:6
DO YOUR PART!
Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.
Divine encounters themselves do not change people. Too many are waiting for God to do in their hearts and lives what he has decided we need to do ourselves. God doesn't make people trust him. God doesn't force us to live spiritual and moral lives. As we encounter him, we need to respond in faith and with love. We need to come to the place of voluntary submission to his will. While through his Word and his Spirit he does give us the power to follow him, he doesn't do it for us. When Paul wrote to the believers in Rome, he was writing to people whose lives had already been substantially transformed by God through their faith in the Messiah. But understanding that we still face the challenge of resisting being conformed to the lifestyles of those among whom we live. Paul told them that they were to be transformed by the renewing of their minds Romans 12:2. Whatever divine encounter we have had, we need to continue to be in process. As we encounter God, we need to change our way of thinking, bringing our minds into line with God's truth. It is only as we cooperate with God in this process that we will see positive change occur in our lives.
Divine encounters themselves do not change people. Too many are waiting for God to do in their hearts and lives what he has decided we need to do ourselves. God doesn't make people trust him. God doesn't force us to live spiritual and moral lives. As we encounter him, we need to respond in faith and with love. We need to come to the place of voluntary submission to his will. While through his Word and his Spirit he does give us the power to follow him, he doesn't do it for us. When Paul wrote to the believers in Rome, he was writing to people whose lives had already been substantially transformed by God through their faith in the Messiah. But understanding that we still face the challenge of resisting being conformed to the lifestyles of those among whom we live. Paul told them that they were to be transformed by the renewing of their minds Romans 12:2. Whatever divine encounter we have had, we need to continue to be in process. As we encounter God, we need to change our way of thinking, bringing our minds into line with God's truth. It is only as we cooperate with God in this process that we will see positive change occur in our lives.
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