The thief (devil) comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full. John 10:10
What part of that scripture are you living today. Have you allowed the thief to rob you of your peace/marriage/job/health etc. or are you living in the freedom that Jesus offers us if we surrender to HIM. Jesus gives us peace in all circumstances; He (Jesus) will never leave you or forsake you (that’s the TRUTH.
You (Lord) know me inside and out, You know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, How I was sculpted from nothing into something. Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, the days of my life all prepared before I had even lived one day.
Psalm 139:15-16 (Message translation)
Have you ever asked God, “why did you make me this way”? Sometimes the things that we think are our worst faults, God will use too His greatest glory:
who in the world do you think you are to second-guess God? Do you for one moment suppose any of us knows enough to call God into question? Clay doesn’t talk back to the fingers that mould it, saying “why did you shape me like this”? Romans 9:20 (Message translation).
Jesus died so that we might enjoy our life in abundance and to the fullest until it overflows. You and I are not going to enjoy our life if we don’t enjoy ourselves. Today I choose to celebrate the unique way God has made me. How about you?
My husband’s cousin is married to a fellow from Puerto Rico and recently she got to visit her father in law there. He had lived through the hurricane of 2017 when there was great devastation, many deaths and much of the island went without electricity for months. She was touched by the spirit of the people to recover and signs that even creation was reviving on it’s own. She posted a picture on Facebook of a tree that had been broken by the winds down to the ground, but was sprouting new growth up to the sun.
Have you been hit by the strong winds of life that has stalled much of your spiritual growth? Have you by circumstance or personal choice let the forces around you deaden your heart towards the things of God? Are you letting the things that are socially acceptable yet against biblical truth bend you to their forces? After failing God miserably, David cries out to God in Psalm 51:10 “Create in me a pure heart, O, God and renew/revive a right spirit in me” Our God is a god of renewal and revival. He is the “sun” for our spirit that allows us to grow once again despite the storms of life. We can experience revival in our lives when we cry out for His “sun and water” to begin that new growth. Are you ready to begin new growth? Are you ready to be revived? Are you ready to cut away the dead clutter of your sin? Let the Saviour clean out all the dead leaves and branches of your life and be revived to really live again, in Him!!!
I call the GPS in my car “blind faith”. I put an address in it to a place I have never been before and then just follow the map and voice as “she” tells me where to turn and when I will arrive at my destination. This is amazing tool on our modern cars and phones that somehow through bouncing signals off of satellites or towers, knows where I am and where I need to go. Only a few times has she lead me wrong and I have ended up on a dirt road at a dead end in the mountains or some such. But even then it is usually just a little bit off. Sometimes I think I know better and take my own way and then she says to me, “recalculating, recalculating” as she gives me a new route from where I have gone away from the original directions. I have never been totally lost and have always made it to my destination.
How much more does the Lord want to lead us to our divine appointments that HE has charted out for us! He knows where we are and where we need to go. He knows the roads and routes that He wants us to take and the experiences along the way. And when we think we know better and go another way He is always willing to “recalculate” and get us out of our wayward messes and back on the path He has charted out for us. And unlike my GPS, He will never leave us stranded on a dirt road with no place to go. In John 12:26 Jesus said, ” If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also.” It is not satellites and towers that we need to guide us through life, but the supernatural grace of God that directs us.. Why is it harder to trust the God of all creation, than it is to trust a “techy” device? If you have strayed in life looking for your intended destinations, God will always steer you back to His path if you allow Him to “recalculate” and bring you to Himself. He knows where you are and where you need to go!
I dreamt about a sewing machine last night which is odd because I do not sew I have no clue how to use a pattern or a sewing machine. However I am and always have been very interested in fashion. So it is not surprising that the Holy Spirit should speak to me in this way.
In the natural, we have just entered into a new season. I believe God is saying spiritually we are entering a new season as well. The wind that is coming is very different to anything we have experienced so far. It is a pure clean wind, it is the wind of TRUTH.
Just as fashion changes from season to season in the natural so it is in the spirit. God has prepared a new garment for us to wear in this new season. It is up to us as individuals to ask God for the new garment, He will give it to us, but we must put it on and wear it boldly.
When the fashion trend changes in the natural, some people will immediately buy it and wear it, but others take a bit longer to get use to the new look and then there are those of us who say “ oh I would never wear that”.
Fashion trends in the natural come and go, they never really come up with anything new they just wait for a new generation and then they reinvent the old.
This new spiritual garment of TRUTH has always been, GODS WORD has never changed, it’s just been watered down over many generations. BUT NOW HE IS CALLING US BACK TO BOLDY WEAR THE GARMENT OF TRUTH…
It’s time to replace the old garments of doubt, unbelief, being lukewarm, lethargic, materialistic, believing the lies of the enemy, hopelessness and dry bones with the garment of TRUTH, which is means living TRUTH, speaking TRUTH.
Hebrews4:12-13 says “for the Word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrates even to diving soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account“.
Lord Jesus, give me and those who will read this blog the courage to ask for and wear your garment of TRUTH everyday for the rest of our lives, I ask in Jesus name. AMEN
Can you imagine a world where God’s TRUTH is what everybody is talking about and what everybody wants to wear and get involved in> Imagine a headline like this:- “JESUS IS ON TREND”
Sometimes life seemd to be a chain of setbacks and disappointments. We don’t achieve what we have been striving towards. We don’t get the job, get the promotion, are misunderstood, or fail at something even when we try our best. We feel like a failure and wonder what to do next. I have felt that, have you? Recently I was listening to a young person telling me about a failure they had experienced even after much prayer and preparation. They felt that God was leading them in a certain way, yet they could not achieve what was expected. I was able to share a truth that someone had shared with me. “God is not surprised at the outcome and God is not disappointed with you.”. Do we feel sometimes that we have let God down? That even when we pray and try our best that God thinks less of us when we falter? Good news!! If we are walking with the Lord, He is right beside us going through the same things and He is not let down ! He see us, through the blood of His own son, and we are precious to Him in Christ. He says “Come unto me all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest……….. Take my yoke on you and learn of me, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 He is yoked to us, beside us, carrying the load also. If our way is blocked in one direction, He will lead us to another path with His easy yoke and light burden. Exchange your personal disappointment with God’s abundant pleasure in you and be encouraged. God is not disappointed in you. You are His precious child!!
