In the Silence of This Day

In the Silence of this day, will we not remember what Jesus spoke to us from the Cross? Will we remember what He told the Father when forgiving another was His utmost priority in losing no precious time with His Father: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."

John 12:44-50 NKJV Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. 45 And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. 45 And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. 46 “I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. 47 “And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48 He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words,, has that which judges him----the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. 49 “For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.” 50 “ And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.”

Being intimately acquainted with the counsels of God, Jesus was faithful in communicating what the Father had given Him to speak. Jesus the faithful delivered souls for He spoke the truth, the whole counsel of God and nothing was held back.

Proverbs 19:20 Amplified Bible 20 Hear counsel,  receive instruction, and accept correction, that you may be wise in the time to come.

Psalm 19:7-11 Amplified Bible 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the [whole] person; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure and bright, enlightening the eyes. 9 the [reverent] fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are true and righteous all together. 10 More to be desire are they than gold, even than much fine gold; they are sweeter also than honey and drippings from the honeycomb. 11 Moreover, by them is Your servant warned (reminded, illuminated, and instructed); & in keeping them there is great reward.      

Our walk is to be one of faith in Jesus. Is there days or weeks that our faith walk takes a vacation? Do we vacate the speech regarded by God for some other form of speech? Are our words filled with Covid 19 or death? Or are our words filled with faith with trust in God and the best days for us are right before us now?

We were told in Luke 2:52 that Jesus at the age of 12 (verse 42) had increased in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and men. Jesus had gone with His parents to the custom of the feast. But the boy lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Jesus was found among teachers in the Temple and was both listening to them and asking questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers! (verse 47)

Jesus came from God and was trustworthy to give to a world those things God had on His own heart for mankind. John 17:3  And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, & Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 

"To Know YOU, the only true God"…and Jesus undertook the assignment to deliver it to us….to be reminded of God the righteous Judge and Jesus the Mediator between God & man.  

The Testimony of the Lord is Sure:1 John 5:9-12 Amplified Bible 9 If we accept [as we do] the testimony of men [ if we are willing to take human authority], the testimony of God is greater ( of stronger authority), for this is the testimony of God, even the witness which He has borne regarding His Son. 10 He who believes in the Son of God [ who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] has the testimony [possesses this divine attestation] within himself.

He who does not believe God [in this way] has made Him out to be and represented Him as a liar, because he has not believed (put his faith in, adhered to, and relied on) the evidence ( the testimony) that God has borne regarding His Son.    11 And this is that testimony ( that evidence); God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who possesses the Son has that life; he who does not possess the Son of God does not have that life.  

In His last moments before dying, Luke 23: 43 "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."  The criminal who hung next to Him, feared God. He knew he hung there for what was wrong to do and in Jesus, he saw truth revealed that Jesus had done nothing wrong. He spoke to Jesus: Luke 23:42 :"Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom."

And in Luke 23:45 we are told: Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit." Having said this, He breathed His last.

Jesus came speaking of the Father and in His last moments He had spoken again. In the darkness that fell, the ground quaked and it shook all that surrounded those people who saw Jesus go to the Cross. Those who experienced Him in Nazareth, Galilee, in Capernaum and Jerusalem, who had a glimpse of the truth, ran headlong into darkness and emptiness without Him.

Will our day be in silence in thinking on that moment that occurred some two thousand years ago? Will our only thought be on what we will try to do to make another week in quarantine and the shut-down by men's own voices and hands or will we lift our voices in praise to Him Who removed the veil, and removed that which blocked our access to the Father?

Will we lift our voice in worship to Him who hears from heaven? For God is not dead. No He is surely alive and in Him we today celebrate Resurrection. Because the Cross and DEATH could not hold Him, and we are not held in isolation but free in the spirit to worship Him, to touch heaven and change earth in the here and in the now of this moment.

No isolation here, God's presence surrounds us, and He is joy in our midst! The true will seek out the true God, and will search with a heart that is praising without any reservations no matter the circumstance or season; they will smile though their world is breaking apart….because they remind themselves of the good the Lord has done to them and through them. 

We should remember that He spoke He would never leave us nor forsake us…For this which the Lord God gives is a fullness of the soul, it fills us up with joy, is a reminder of His goodness & how great He truly is…….in the depths of  hurt, pain & much grief… whether due to the loss of a loved one to a virus, or a loss of employment, still the Cross is revealed &  the Tomb is opened to allow power & glory to come in....and it comes to those who accept and receive readily…the Holy Spirit Who appeared to empower us who would receive Jesus as Lord, the Shepherd of our souls and lead us in paths of righteousness! We truly forgive those who have erred against us, and we ask You Lord to forgive them for they know not what they do!

Today we choose to draw from the depths of our heart where God’s word is planted to speak that length, the depth, the width and height of it, so God's love is revealed when we speak.  If that word of God is not there, then we speak amiss, our actions are that of the world and not of God!

In the silence of this day, will we remember Him who gave up His life to gain ours? In the silence of this day, will we experience God, not by the gushing pangs of emotions, but by the true warmth of His presence that is encouraging, is strengthening and willing to release more of His love to us and through us in these days set before us? Because God is not dead, and we live by His breath in us to live this day, and move and have our being that represents Him, the Lord of glory!

Father, we give thanks for this day for it is a day You made for us! We live for Your glory and to Your praise. We come out on top because You are our VICTORY!

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A Heart that Wants YOU First

Being Valentine's Day, one sees the run on roses, chocolates and special cards at the store and in viewing those many commercials on television. Chocolates are awesome, not sure they were a god-idea but it is something that moves you for another taste, right?

Had prepared a teaching that I will give shortly and was worshiping the Lord for His faithfulness to us. While worshiping I continued to move toward the "words"....to sing in the valley ...to look toward Your goodness, My heart set on who You are....YOU 'RE the Light that consumes the dark......

Entering into His presence is the most wonderful experience I enjoy each and every day of my life since I have been saved. In that walk, I want Him for His goodness. I want Him first and to bring Him praise all for His glory and not mine!

Valleys appear at times, that trouble that comes when one might not be expecting it, but we enter into His presence, speaking of His goodness and bringing His light into that darkness. A heart that WANTS HIM first is the one saturated with His word of truth.
Every word we speak should be the same words Jesus spoke as he walked this earth.

Of the greatest love stories ever written about, the Bible holds the key to the everlasting life that is filled with His life for us. It is filled with WHO He is and how to abide in Him. Entering in, is that seeking to know Him even more. He died for me even before I was born. But He planned for me. He planned for YOU, too!

Let us not forget the greatest love of our life is Jesus. Let us not forget His faithfulness to the Cross. Let us not forget that He gave His all for you and for me. Let us set to magnify Him with more than words, may we magnify Him with our lives.

Roses are beautiful and oh so fragrant, but Jesus is the fragrance of aloes, myrrh and cassia to me. He is my healer, provider, my Prince of Peace. Jesus is worth more to me than anything. I enter into this writing with words of praise for His holy name. I write this with a heart that wants Him first and all for His glory.

Yes, I will give that teaching in a few hours and then will refresh with a meal with my husband. But first I give this to HIM all for His glory ....for He, Jesus rescued me, He saved me from myself!
May your heart beat with the sound for Him. May you know as I, that our weapon is the sound that we make for HIM. With our feet on the battleground, we will not be silent but speak and praise and dance in worship toward Him Who is oh so worthy to be given praise!

Sing this day, allow your soul to make an altar ....that place of worship....all for Him.................and then sing.............all for His glory indeed!

The dark shadows will fade away, and the birds will sing in your place of worship. You will see those open doors to new opportunities and will remember HIM Who is faithful.
Lord, today we lift our hands and sing....we enter into Your presence with thankful hearts and give voice to YOUR majesty. No one is like You.........who has brought life to us. While we live, we will praise the LORD; We will sing praises to our God while we have life in our being. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help. Whose hope is in the LORD his God, who made heaven and earth. The sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever. Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry . The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners. The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD raises those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. The LORD watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked He turns upside down. (Psalm 146)

Father thank You for that mercy and love to us. We praise Your holy name. We rejoice in our Maker. We have high praises in our mouths, and a two-edged sword in our hand,.......for we put the enemy on the run. We have put our feet on the battleground and we will not be silent! We come with that reckless praise all for YOUR glory and majesty. In this song we sing, we state our triumph.....all for Your glory!
All for Your glory.....Amen!

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Cloudy with a Chance of What?

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Now if you live in the Northwest region of the U.S. you will certainly have some cloudy days. Of late we had those fronts come that bring not only low clouds, heavy rain, but also some dampness with cold brisk winds. This is April and not January, please! Now I realize the "old saying" that April showers bring May flowers, but the flowers we already have in sight require some much need sun and not a soaking pot of soil with extra amounts of water!
In searching or seeking the Lord, we can sometimes find those cloudy days with a chance of something we did not expect.
Was reading a book given to me by a neighbor to read on prayer. It has been quite a delight to read and the endeavors the author walked through provided answers to him through seeking the Father in prayer times, reading of the word and fasting!
Was thinking of David encountering Goliath...you know the young man charging the giant in front of multitudes that were more equipped than he in their active role of military, still the young man poised with God and His plan solved the dilemma for King Saul!
Noah too, had much rejection as well.....as the pastor of only what was of few people being his family, he built an ark in the desert and with very little help. We know it took him a while to build it since the one hundred years marked the end of construction and the beginning of much rain.

Faith is needed to live a spiritual life! Faith is required for those not afraid to see the unseen appear when they believe, fast and pray for the thing they seek. Certainly those things should be for the glory to God and to His praise, and He certainly does not mind us having things as longs as "things" do not have us!
The initial faith to just make it across town is certainly safety we all seek. It is also the faith most walk with. It appears as: "Lord help me to cross over to the other side in safety" and then when there, we pray the same to return home. But when we are really strong in faith we are those who live by the spirit, to see in the Spirit as the Spirit leads us home and to God's glory! It is a bulldog faith that pulls the crippled out of wheel chairs, and sees the dead live to walk again!

John 4:24 "God is spirit and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. Living in God is living in reality not what you see on those reality T.V. programs!  We are to reject those things that separate us from God. And we are to nurture an increasingly deepened relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. It is only that which comes from Him that brings life.

The Spirit of God the Holy Spirit came and Jesus spoke of His coming.
Jesus is the example of the cultivated life in the Spirit. The Holy Spirit came on Jesus at the Jordan in the water baptism and the Holy Spirit proved vital energy to His life of devotion to God the Father. In drawing from the well of salvation, we draw on the very promises of God that produces the life God intended us to have. In the light of these promises we have the light of life that came through Jesus. And in that light we see both spiritually and physically. So there should be no blindness in our lives.

David with spiritual eyes took 5 stones but he only needed the 1 stone to slay the giant. The other four stones was for the brothers of the giant! (1 Samuel 17:40)
Noah had spiritual energy and spiritual knowledge to see how to build an ark with his family. Have you worked with family? And the wise men saw the star.....being led by the ONE who CREATED the very stars in the sky to lead them to the Messiah, to upset King Herod and to make a statement to the wise men in a dream to depart another way home! ( Matthew 2:12)

Clouds appeared on these situations but not so much as a real cloud, because Noah had never known rain, and still it was a "word" given that rain was coming to flood what they knew as home. David was flanked by military "know it all's "  who had a the savvy but not God's favor.
Those captured by God, and His excellence will find truth carried out in justice. These two sought to bind themselves to God's presence and His promptings. Being sensitive to God's Spirit quiets our spirit into His peace. Responding to Him is answering in obedience that is of worship to Him and for Him.
 In these it was of what one could count as cloudy with a chance of something happening, but God intervenes when He gives His word. These two were delivered out of adversity!
For Noah, his family was preserved. The first covenant of promise was given. Noah built but God gathered. In obedience, Noah put something together for God and when the structure was sturdy and ready God gathered. God gathered with the love to usher and place in safety that which God Himself wanted to preserve as the godly family and God's creation of animals.
For David, a throne was established that would come from the very lineage of a shepherd boy. Told of the enduring house (1 Samuel 25:28) for Abigail ,married to a scoundrel, knew by the Holy Spirit when meeting him on the way told told him that  he was one who fought the battles of the LORD and evil was not found in David throughout his days.
 In 2 Samuel 7 God declares in verse 13 that He would establish a throne of the seed of David. Through Solomon the generations were set to deliver the manifested King. Verse 16 God declared "your house and your kingdom shall be established forever."
Jesus lived out His time in the Spirit. He moved from place to place to declare the Father's glory. He lived by the spirit to see the future and we too, are to declare our future by the words of spirit and truth.
Jesus operated by the Holy Spirit of truth. And Jesus wore a crown of thorns. Cloudy with a chance of what?
For many people of that day expected Jesus to take over the throne from the king, move Rome out and live free and happy. Awe, but this was not to be done in this manner. For the Messiah was seen by wise men, and was expected by none else but only Mary and her cousin Elizabeth knew. Time reveals all and just because it is cloudy and raining out of that which may sound like defeat, death causing disease or loneliness, yet God is on the scene. He has never left us. He did not leave Noah, David nor did He leave Mary, Elizabeth or Jesus. In relying by faith we see that which we believe.
Down on our knees we submit to His plan, and by praying we seek to know the truth for our lives. And in that we find comfort from the psalmists before us that spoke of despair but rose to see justice in their time!
You may be saturated in mire, but God delivered us in freedom of salvation and with our debt paid we are to rally in the goodness of God and be comforted that help is here and available when we truly look with spiritual eyes in faith to see the way in which we are to walk according to His plan and for His glory! Amen.

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Hypervigilance

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2 Kings 13:20-21...........20 Elisha died and was buried. 

Now Moabite raiders used to enter the country every spring. 21 Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man's body into Elisha's tomb. When the body touched Elisha's bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet.  NIV

Even when Elisha had passed. His bones still had the life of God in them to cause a man to live and stand on his feet! Even in death, he was still in motion for God!

Are we passing a mantle that others can experience in their own lives?

Are we giving others the wisdom we have acquired to teach the young how to move forward in God?

We cannot do this if we are stuck in stuff or distracted by stuff!

Yes, God knows those who are His! He knows those who thirst........!

Recognizing glory is when we see Jesus so strongly, so powerfully, in someone and know that all of heaven is behind what they, the person says and does.

When Elisha passed, no one received that mantle he carried and he had the "double portion" from Elijah! What do we leave behind, if Jesus should tarry? Is anyone interested in receiving the "double portion"?

What we fix our eyes and hearts on determines what will be accomplished in our lives! Heard the most alarming report the other night on 60 Minutes. It was by what people call today " a whistle blower" but I like what they called them in the days of "old".....the Messenger, the Watchman on the Wall.

But this young man surely had a good heart in what he is seeing from the "silicon valley" in regard to the cell phones and their "apps". He told of how they ...the business people want your time and complete focus....to keep one's attention through the day and night.

He gave the example of the monkey and banana thing. Yes, he compared people as the monkey and the banana as the prize..........and how it is always about the prize to win or the prize to gain!

The greatest prize I can think of ...is to know....Him.....and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death. That I may press toward the prize that which  Christ Jesus laid hold of me. Always pressing forward to those things which lie ahead....the spiritual kingdom that Jesus came to bring ...........salvation and life with the Father.

The technological things certainly makes one take note, but should not be that which distracts us from what God speaks. Our citizenship is in heaven and we are to stand fast in the Lord.

I am no monkey and I am not punching buttons for others to make their money. For whatever craze that may be on the horizon may it not make you crazy thriving to hear its every ring, ping and song that someone liked you, tweeted you or texted you!

The young man gave some very good evidence of how people are being manipulated by a system. He called many men who had worked on it and in truth one man of the company he worked for, did bring some thought on it, but after two years nothing was done so the young man left that place. 

I believe in the young man' heart, he desired others to know the hazards of doing overtime with your phone in hand. He wanted people to know that  hypervigilance is against keeping the mind and body safe. He made me think of a teaching recently how hypervigilance is being experienced not only in those who went to war but also those who stayed home. It is that part of the adrenal glands that is always producing more adrenaline for the "fight or flight" mode of the gland.

Our peace should be found in God. And for one who has seen this hypervigilance.......it is always on and always active when one tries to rest. So for me and others like me, we stay in God's presence and within His peace. God is loving, active and is always available to our call in need. 

We should be willing to hear and act out of what God has given and shown us. What wisdom that comes from the world we should certainly discern how much is needed for our own wise decisions. In the end, prayer is our guard. In keeping close to God in word and prayer, we find we are made in God's image and we are not here for another 20 year study on how people's bodies, especially the young teens fair in hypervigilance. We must be warned, but we must heed and follow God's commands............to love our neighbors and yes pray for them............but to love God more and more. He is the true God, the One God, holy, mighty and self-existing............I will keep my focus on HIM to recognize glory. In accordance with purpose of His will, His kind intent was so that we ( that means you and me) might be to the praise and the commendation of HIS glorious grace (favor and mercy) which He bestowed on us in the Beloved. 

We celebrate His resurrection, the Beloved's this week. That which is is of the true and to be valued is in Him Jesus Christ the Anointed One, to the honor and praise of God that His glory is manifested and is recognized. Choosing to stay out of the hypervigilance arena...........to God be the glory. Amen!

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Unbelieving or Just Misbehaving

Summer always makes it mark on a year! If the tulips opening on a rainy day don't do anything for you, then the 4th of July Fireworks with the loud kaboom and bright lights and gunpowder smell might bring a smile to you and yours.

Was meditating on "a thought" today from the book of James. Unbelieving or Misbehaving.  From the passage of James 3, we look at the wise and understanding and those with good conduct. They are those who look to live by truth. They do not live by "just enough to get by with" but seeking to live in truth.
In looking at the book of James, we find this kind of wisdom of God to be a package deal. That is, wisdom is attached to His peace. And in looking at the word peace from James 3:17

James 3:13-18
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.  NKJV

I was intrigued with this kind of 'PEACE'. AND IT COMES FROM GOD ALONE!

In that passage we find a peace that comes in communion time with God.(teaching on Voice of Prayer Youtube, title AUTHORITY: HIS WISDOM.) link below.

Meekness of wisdom is that which is one of a humble spirit. They seek the good in the Father. They seek another's thoughts to help man kind. In this communion time with the Father, one learns the attributes from God; like mercy, grace, like agape love and yes much more. For from our Father of Lights flows gifts. And in this love, we receive more of the Son of His love, the life of God is given, and the Holy Spirit displays His wealth of power within us. What a heavenly light, when God has given us in and through our communion time with Him, the greater creative flow of the Son's life into ours, that the Holy Spirit through us gives this display of a heavenly beauty. People will see and observe. Yes, much like that elaborate display on the 4th..........and all you had to do was walk into the "prayer closet" with God........!

We come to worship Him, and moving from the last sung note, last sung word, and a quietness falling over the congregation, we find a slower pace. We see in our walking back to our seat, is a slower walk, a wrapping of His Presence around myself, that the air is electrical with His power flowing past my ears of hearing.
In this display of His glory in us, there is no fading of lights. His beauty will always continue. The more we speak of God and His glory, praying for believer's, praying for our neighbor's, the more area of the sphere of influence we will see that we operate in. It comes by humbling: the more we humble ourselves, the more the flow of His presence through our lives, we continue to mature in and through Him.

In Jesus, we saw the ultimate picture of humility. Philippian 2:8 “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death- even death on a cross!” Ultimate picture of humility!    Matt 27:54 “ When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!" The very Presence of God made manifest as a result of the submission of Christ's humility! 

Asking and spending time with Him requires an open heart that is willing to be corrected and to move forward.

In the miraculous gift of the Cross, the Son went willing to His last moments doing the Father's will and with every ounce of trust in what the Father desired would be done on earth. In our daily walk are we just desiring to not believe, walk in unbelief and stumble forever with our lives ending much too soon? Or is it just the misbehaving: pretending I am only responsible for what I believe. We are responsible for what we have heard. Faith comes by hearing. And that hearing is about doing God's planned deeds.

We are not to live for ourselves. We do not live in Christ so that we may tell God what He must do, but we live for Christ, being pleasured to hear what God desires for us to do for the glory of His Son Jesus!   Teach us Oh Lord to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:12) Teach us Oh Lord to walk in Your truth (Psalm 86:11) Teach us Oh Lord Your ways so we may know You. (Exodus 33:13) Teach us to do Your will Oh God, knowing Your Holy Spirit will lead us on level ground. (Psalm 143:10) Teach us Oh God we pray. May we submit to You as students, coming willingly under Your submission. Forgive us, in Jesus name for all the times we have acted in arrogance. The times we have crossed the line with You, and have gone from humbly seeking You in prayer, to demanding things from You, or demanding You move at our command. You are mighty, Sovereign, Holy, Awesome, to be Revered. May we always come in a posture of humility and in fear and trembling, remembering Who we are coming before..the God of ALL Eternity..King of ALL kings,,,Lord of ALL lords. That You Yourself say, Isaiah 66:2 “This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at My word.” 

So very thankful for the Cross and so very happy not going to hell, but oh to shine gloriously for the Lord. Don't want to be listed with the "unbelieving", the misbehaving, but oh, to be labeled as those who shine for God. May we maintain His wisdom and His light moving through life in a sphere of influence that is packed with God's wisdom His peace and His love. Now that truly is a "thing" of beauty!
Shining bright for God and making peace with man every step of the way to glory is a personal thing.

The personal is offering time and fellowship with Him Who Created and He Who Made Us.

Because God is personal, all people can offer is prayer. However, sinners who have not trusted Jesus Christ for their salvation remain alienated from God. So while unbelievers may pray, they do not have the basis for a rewarding fellowship with God. They have not met the conditions laid down in the Bible for effectiveness in prayer.

It is Christians who recognize their dependence upon their Creator. They have every reason to express gratitude for God's blessings. But they have far more reason to respond to God than this. They respond to the love of God for them. God's love is revealed through the marvelous incarnation and life of Christ, His atoning provision at the Cross, His resurrection, as well as His continuing presence through the Holy Spirit.

Prayer cannot be replaced by good works in a needy world. Important as service to others is, at times we must turn away from it to God, who is distinct from all things and over all things. Neither should prayer be thought of as a mystical experience in which people lose their identity in the infinite reality. Effective prayer must be scripture based informed response of persons saved by grace to the living God. It is in our believing and adhering to that we gain His Wisdom and His peace. Spending time confessing His Word is prophesying to the walls, but to actually have conversation with a loving God, and to have Him answer you is like the 4th of July all year long.

Together may we seek Him, may we look to prayer for that one-to-one and may we hear Him speak above all else. Living for His glory is paramount, and experiencing His peace as we speak boldly His truth to others will show us that our future is bright and full of God's presence. Amen.

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AUTHORITY: HIS WISDOM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpvmfoKg98s

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