Who is Watching YOU?

We are a witness of something, whether to state we like a certain football team, like green hair, wear too much make-up or wear none at all! We make a statement in the clothes we wear, the type of shows or movies we watch or even if we attend church or not!
Whether walking into a mall, a church, a hospital, or even a high school, are we making a statement and witnessing Jesus Christ or something else?

Some years ago, I had asked this young woman who I worked with what her church service was like. I asked her to explain the moving of the Holy Spirit through the service. This woman, about thirty or so had no response about any service. She just looked at me in bewilderment. She was born again and said she had her prayer language. Yet, I never saw her state anything about the Lord or His goodness to her or for her family.
Now if you spend anytime with me, I will tell you of His goodness to me in the land of the living and I will tell you what He has done for my soul! He is my Redeemer! He has brought me into life!

So who is watching us and do we magnify, the Lord? Will people know us as the saved and the redeemed or just the lady who lives down the street with the green hair thing going on?


Psalm 51:10-13.................10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.   NKJV

In the above scripture, I love the part, "do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me." In truth, David was on the other side of the Cross. He had a different covenant than we have today through Jesus. The important truth is that we are to stay as believer's in the Presence of God. He has given us Holy Spirit to abide in us. He is always here, but we can choose to not involve Him in anything concerning us or our lives. The sad truth is some choose to do their thing their way!

So it is possible to move out of the plan of God............to be out of a relationship with Him..........then we move into a place with no direction, no peace, and no life...............and to be anywhere else.......... is not "expecting" to be with the Lord.

 Genesis 4:16 ..............16 Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.   NKJV

What happens when we are out of the Presence of the Lord? If we spend time in chapter 4 of Genesis, we see Cain take his leave from the Lord and live out his life his way!

Genesis 4:25-26..............25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, "For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed." 26 And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of the LORD.  NKJV

 Adam spoke of another seed for him instead of Abel whom Cain killed. Adam had a son now in Seth.........and it goes on to say that men began to call on the name of the LORD!

Psalm 16:9-11..............9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;

My flesh also will rest in hope. 

10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol,

Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. 

11 You will show me the path of life;

In Your presence is fullness of joy;

At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. ...NKJV

From this Psalm, we find three things from being in the Presence of the Lord:

1. path of life

2. fullness of joy

3. pleasures forevermore at the right hand of God

Psalm 140:13............13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name;

The upright shall dwell in Your presence. NKJV

Here we are told that the upright, those in right standing with God shall dwell in His presence. Again, we abide on this side of Jesus' crucifixion and the Cross. Today the Holy Spirit abides in us and direct us................are we listening and obeying?

Today, you and I have the opportunity to lift the name of Jesus. Are we taking those opportunities when they come? 

Today, will I come with a worshipful heart unto the Lord giving thanks for His goodness and magnify Him in some way as to honor Him for what He has done for my soul? Today, will I act as the world, or will today be the day, I act as the saved and the redeemed of the Lord? Do I have a testimony of faith in a God who heals and makes whole again?

Today, I can have green hair and lots of make-up and still confess how good God is for someone is watching you and me, those who are born-again unto life that is new and is to be refreshing to others when we speak of God.

"Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." Romans 10:11-15...............11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."  12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."  

14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: 

"How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace,

Who bring glad tidings of good things!"  NKJV

You and I may be the only Gospel text a person will see and receive. You may be sent to minister life to someone about eternity with God. You may not be a pastor or even a teacher, but you have a voice!  He will not allow you to be put to shame, but give you the strength and courage to go and tell someone who has never heard the Gospel or the truth of Jesus on the Cross.

Go and be "the witness for Jesus" and see what the Lord will do for you!

Father, today we delight ourselves in the Lord. We come into Your presence with thanksgiving and praise for You have saved and delivered us from destruction and certain death. Today we call on You for the righteous desires in our hearts to go and meet those on our pathway with the life giving Word of God. We call to You today and You God answer us and will show us great and mighty things which we do not know concerning this outreach to the lost souls. (Jeremiah 33:3) We thank You today that YOU pour water on us who are thirsty and floods on the dry ground, You pour Your Spirit on our descendants and YOUR blessing God on our offspring. (Isaiah 44:3) May those floods of living water prevail and move ........so that we might be a blessing to others. I pray for all who have a heart to reach the lost today, to be a witness knowing they have the power to prosper in order to establish goodness of YOU God in the lives of people in the earth. You gave us power to be blessed in order for to be a blessing. Father we give thanks today that we are abounding in every good work for we embrace for YOUR kingdom and righteousness.

Father in Jesus' name, I pray that we each who have a heart for the lost will remain faithful and steadfast to YOU and YOUR plan. Yes we seek to stay committed to that which You planned from the foundation of the world and will give YOU all the praise and glory for that done in YOUR name. Amen.

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