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Romans
1:16-18 Amplified Bible 16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel
(good news) of Christ for it is God’s power working unto salvation [for
deliverance from eternal death] to everyone who believes with a personal trust
& a confident surrender and firm reliance, to the Jew first and also to the
Greek. (Greek is the Gentile) ..17 For in the Gospel a righteousness which God
ascribes is revealed both springing from faith that arouses to more faith]. As
it is written, The man who through faith is just & upright shall live and
shall live by faith. (Habakkuk 2:4) 18 For God’s [holy] wrath & indignation are
revealed from heaven against all ungodliness & unrighteousness of men, who
in their wickedness repress & hinder the truth and make it imperative. (that is:
they make it their goal, a main order to extinguish the truth, reduce it….)
Do we allow
people to be around us who will reduce our faith in the Lord? For the faith man
lives by is a faith that is just and upright (righteous) and is that which we
are told here that God’s holy wrath and indignation are revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men.
Isaiah
28:5-6 In that day the LORD of hosts will be for a crown of glory & a
diadem of beauty to the remnant of His people, 6 For a spirit of justice to him
who sits in judgment, and for strength to those who turn back the battle at the
gate.
From verse 6
For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, & for strength to
those who turn back the battle at the gate…In that day, a spirit of justice is
by the Holy Spirit & strength is seen from our source who is God Himself.
Remember
gates are people, as the gates of hell are those who stand against God, who
stand against truth. But we of faith, are gates, who give thanksgiving to God,
(Psalm 100) We bless the LORD for His mercy Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases (Psalm 103)
We praise Him Who covers Himself with light. (Psalm 104) May our mediation be
sweet to Him; may we be glad in the LORD, for we will bless the LORD with all
our soul. (Psalm 103:34-35)
Faith
people travel far in God, they travel in UN-chartered territory for their steps
are ordered in Him and by Him. Faith people always reside in the wise faith
dependent on Jesus. They are persistent in that faith when overwhelming
obstacles appear like unexpected illness or disease. They do not whine or cry about that which seems to speak loudly against
them, because they know in whom they have believed and know Him to be able to
do what He has spoken He will do. The Lord’s kingdom abides in them. They
reveal heaven on earth to others!
They are
those that stand in that sacrificial faith who put aside their time & their
effort to bring forth time for others in dire straits bringing the word of God,
bringing prayer in the night and comfort of food when required. They appear
un-intimidated for it is by their faith,
for they will display in public, Jesus, in Whom they have believed & in Whom
they will trust whether they are applying for a new position or have been given
a “bad report” that can kill!
They are
active in their faith walk that reveals their time will be used wisely to
minister life to another person! They will take the time to listen to them (yes to hear others) and respond with an interested heart! They bring the
testimony of faith that Jesus saved them in their lowest point of life to
minister life to him who is in need of a Savior.
Yes, faith
is active and in this moment! Are we actively lifting Jesus in this moment of a
shut-down? I hear some are catching up on some reading in this time of extra
quiet, and some are trying to catch up on some lost sleep. Still others appear
to be catching up on cleaning their home and acquiring a new language. I heard
one lady is working on a craft project, which sounds like fun to me, but I
wondered where you got the supplies to work on that project. Maybe I should
look on Amazon?
Although
those are good things. One’s home should be clean to welcome both your family
and a possible friend over at some time when there is no shut-down. But what
about when some kind of " the normal" resumes. But we understand this “normal” will be nothing like that which we
knew in the past! Most likely all games will be on Pay-per-view….so there will
be no need for those high-priced stadiums unless they are used by missionaries or pastors to present God’s word to that city and state! Yes, many
things will change how we live life and how we continue to shop and do
business. It is another step to see the anti-Christ appear on the scene of this world.
But faith
people are about the business of God. They are walking in UN-chartered territory
as the world would see it. But they speak that which may be new but it is life in
the spiritual that is seen at a point not far in the future. They speak faith
in the true found in Jesus Christ. They display a certain peace that only comes
from Him.
They will
also proclaim the Lord’s death as read in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26!
1
Corinthians 11:23-26 NKJV For I received from the Lord that which I also
delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was
betrayed took bread: 24 & when He had given thanks, He broke it & said,
“Take and eat; this is my body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance
of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This
cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in
remembrance of Me. 26 For as often as you eat this bead & drink this cup,
you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
A covenant
keeping God, is one loyal to what He has spoken. This is a blood covenant
through Jesus Christ! Psalm 141:3-4 gives this in the ESV. Set a guard, O Lord,
over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips! Do not let my heart incline
to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work
iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies!
Certainly our
mouths can speak at the oddest times and we need to make sure a guard is set
over it! Still the Kingdom of God has come and in that it is a spiritual
kingdom. Too many people today, yes believers say they live by faith but must
evidently remain in the natural flesh man because numerous times including
yesterday I saw anything but someone living in the supernatural of Jesus
Christ. So what delicacies are we choosing to speak out about? Surely we must have the right information and speak that information in prayer, but some seem to think they will shrivel and die if even one word is spoken about the dreaded virus, or that "C" word!
In the
afternoon over this weekend, I had found a movie available that was a true story of a young teen, a Christian, who had drowned in a lake (ice covered lake) when visiting a friend back in 2015. The drowning occurred around Martin Luther King Day of that year. At one point in this movie,
that husband goes into for what is a hit mode, a tirade, toward his own wife for her standing
ground against those who would speak against the spiritual faith she walked in
for her own son. He barreled in many words only to belittle her speaking that she was
grounding those good folks to the ground as if they were dirt to her. Yikes! No
she was standing in faith and in belief that God would have His way in her son’s life.
Remember Proverbs 10:19 when words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Yes, unbelief still speaks unbelief! Unbelief can kill you!
Even Jesus
had those moved out of the room when He called a young girl back to life!
Matthew 9:23-26 When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute
players and noisy crowd wailing, 24 He said to them, “Make room, for the girl
is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. 25 But when the crowd was
put out side, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And
the report of this went out into all that land.
We must
move those out of our hearing, those who speak lies should not be in our
surroundings when believing for the true of God to invade our lives. We must
hold truth and speak it as Jesus spoke and still speaks today! Yes, make room,
yes make room for the living, and make room for Jesus, and yes, make room for
those sleeping and resting in the Lord. (When the Lord is in our midst) Make room
for change to come today! Let’s make room to enjoy the Lord’s presence, and
enjoy the word He taught and make room to praise Him in the midst of trials and
tribulations like we see today!
Yeah, some
folks get a bad report and the rest of the crowd call in the professional
mourners and play the flute acting like it is over. In this crowd were those
with superficial grief that was evidenced by their ridicule. Jesus reigns over
the demonic and this passage reveals any disease is directly attributable to
the enemy, yes, Satan, the demonic against God and His plan.
If we truly
know Jesus, we will know compassion of those in pain, fighting for their lives
to live and hold onto Jesus in faith for their survival and those who have a “real”
fight going on right now. May we not appear superficial and mock others who
really stand in faith……for…...we cannot control the situation, nor can we
control God, but let us not mock
Him who can heal in a moment of time. Let us not be the ones who stand off
with hypocritical attitude thinking it is over for them when the fight has been
ongoing since the day of their birth! We fight against a real devil, but we
also must know the victory we have only in Jesus Christ!
Let us not
tell the mother of a critically ill child that she just needs to let go and let them die.
Certainly let go if you have control issues, but this woman only held onto God
by faith. Let us remember God has a plan and purpose and each of us who read
this know God is in our midst and he knows our heart. But where is our heart
found in all these messes of viruses, people losing their jobs, and people
losing members either because they died or they bucked the standard of God and
left home and their family to go back to live with their own parents because they cannot face
tomorrow without that “comfort” they had as a youth. Folks, you and I must grow
up in the Lord. We cannot remain children all our lives! Can you imagine being 80 years old and you need a diaper changed and the pablum washed off your face?
Again in this move: A few days passed, she continued speaking to him that he was loved and that God had purpose for his life. She continued telling him the truth. She would hold his hand and ask him to squeeze it letting her know the things she asked. And he began to respond …..! He responded when they, his mother and pastor asked him to show which specific basketball had certain awards and how many awards for that sport! (he played on a high school basketball team). They would mention one player by her right hand and another player was mentioned in the hand of the pastor. And they played a game with him! That took patience and took much love to do that for a teen lying in a coma!
What I did like about the movie is that she found all that she needed to know in regard to what her son required including the one with precise education for brain injuries for those who drown and remain without oxygen for up to 45 minutes, what he would encounter when he came out of coma they had placed him in, and where she should stand in her faith with the Lord! And the only person she allowed with her in that room was the “pastor”. And she had not been fond of him up until this time of the sons' drowning. Her husband even walked in unbelief and was heard speaking in that unbelief within that first twenty-fours of the son's situation!
The other thing that showed up in the movie was that people left hate notes on his locker writing to show their attitude in why he lived and their mother, their father, their sister, their brother, their grandmother, their grandfather.... "_____________(fill in the blank) had died and he had lived. Even his teacher wondered why her husband had died and he had lived and this was on the day he returned to school! Yikes!
He left on his bike, and went to the park area, where the First-Responder was there seated on a park bench. He called him by name, and then they had conversation. The First-Responder too had heard God's voice in where to find the young boy under the ice in the cold and cloudy lake of that city of Wentzville. And he was a man who did not know Jesus, but finally met Him when by his job required him to suit up for icy waters in January.
God our Father desires us to live! He gave us life and we have new birth through His Son! Where is our faith located in these days?
I am telling you that the only peace that can be found today is in Jesus who came from heaven and in Him alone. I am telling you the only comfort, is the Holy Spirit who reminds us what Jesus has spoken. The only love, is from
God our Father who created us with His thoughts in mind for us. Greater days
are in store for those who love God and called according to His purpose. So all things will work together, for that good, in His
plan, in His power and by that love when we keep focused that He is God and HE is
not afraid, not startled, and is not consumed with what to do next. He is God
and He will be seen by those who choose to remain in faith, who keep their eye
on Him and not on the government, not on your own best friend nor on your own parents, unless
you live at home and are under the age of 18 years of age!
Un-chartered
territory is that faith walk, and is known by God for us and will we ask Him to show us great and
mighty things we do not know? ( Jeremiah 33:3) Will we ask Him, believing in
faith that we have what we have asked for ( Mark 11:23-24): not only for our nation, but for our
neighbor, our family and those who may be pastors leading churches? Will we continue to venture
out in the deep of God to see Him move in mighty ways to see His kingdom come
on earth through us now in this hour?
Father may
YOUR will be done on earth and may we be the steadfast, the disciplined and the
equipped to stand in this hour for YOUR glory and to YOUR praise in this UN-chartered territory known as FAITH!
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