"Submission And Blessings"

"Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him." Psalm 2:12

 

(Kiss) Submitting to the Lord demonstrates your trust in Him. The disciples submitted to Him when He told them to get into the boat and go to the other side. If you will remember, while they were in the boat headed to the other side a great storm came up. It was so great that they feared for their lives. They finally woke Jesus up- who was asleep in the back of the boat- to help them and save them from drowning. Jesus rebuked the storm and the seas became calm again.

 

They obeyed Jesus- they got in the boat. They trusted Him- they set sail for the other side. But it doesn't seem that they were very blessed by doing so because they got into a storm. Submitting to Him may seem like the wrong move in some cases. It may seem as if it only takes you into a storm. It may seem to take you into difficult situations. Often it will take you into the wilderness, into the furnace, into the lion's den and into the storm. But remember this also, there are blessings attached when we trust Him by submitting to Him. 

 

Those blessings are: He will be with you in every place submission to His will and word takes you. He will be in control of the situation even if it looks like He is "asleep". He already sees the whole situation and makes provision accordingly. Submitting to Him may not always be the easiest route. It may not be the most comfortable one. It may not be the most desired way. But it will be the way that is blessed-- blessed with His presence, with His power and with His provision.

 

Have a great day.  Submitting to the Lord may seem to take you in the wrong direction, but it will be the direction that has blessings attached to it. 

 

For further reading:

Mark 4:35-40

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"He Is Thinking About You"

"How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!" Psalm 139:17

 

Who can understand how God thinks? Especially when it comes to people. You have to wonder why He would think about us at all? Mankind rebelled against Him. We have sinned, and continually do sin, against Him. We caused the suffering and sacrifice of His Son. We are always bent on going our own way and doing our own thing. He blesses us in so many ways and then we forget about what He has done and go back to doing what we want ignoring Him. Nevertheless, in spite of how we are He still thinks about us. 

 

His thoughts toward us are thoughts of love. They are thoughts of good and not thoughts of evil. They are thoughts of mercy and grace. They are not thoughts to harm us, hurt us or destroy us. They are thoughts to give us a hope and a future. They are thoughts of loving-kindness. 

 

There's an old country song that said, "You are always on my mind". Well, you are always on the Lord's mind. He always thinks about you. There is not a moment that He doesn't, or hasn't, thought about you. Even before you were born He was thinking about you. He is thinking about you now. You may think He has forgotten you, but He hasn't. How can you forget something that you are always thinking about? 

 

Have a great day. You are always on the Lord's mind. He is always thinking about you. And the thoughts that He is thinking about you are good thoughts.

 

For further reading:

Jeremiah 29:11

Isaiah 55:8

 

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"Private Relationship"

"And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti." Esther 2:17

 

Esther had been chosen to be queen. She had responsibilities that came along with her title and position. She now had a public reputation. She served along side of her husband the king in ruling the people, making decrees and enforcing laws. But at the end of the day, when the crown was removed, when the royal robe was taken off, when the work of ruling was finished, she was the king's wife. She was in an intimate relationship with him. 

 

This is a spiritual parallel of our relationship with our heavenly King Jesus. As His people we have a public responsibility-- go into all the world and preach the gospel. We serve in doing the work of the Kingdom with Him-- laborers together with Christ. We have a responsibility that comes along with our "title" (Christian) and "position" (seated together with Him in heavenly places). We are a royal priesthood that shows forth the praises of our God. But like Esther, at the end of the day when the work of the Kingdom is finished, when the ministry is over, when the preaching is finished, when we have taken off the robe of service to the needy, we are still His "wife"-- we are still in an intimate relationship with Him.

 

Are you wearing your "robe" and "crown" to "bed"? Is all your Christianity about is work, service or ministry? Is there any intimacy with the Lord? Do you have a personal relationship with Him? Or is it just a public show? Jesus died to save us from our sins, but He also died to reconcile, and heal, our broken relationship with the Father. When He speaks about us, it is with terms of endearment-- Father, Son, children, husband, widows, friends. His greatest desire is that we "know Him"-- that we have a personal, intimate relationship with Him. When we stand before Him one day, that will be the determining factor as to whether we enter into heaven or not-- not how much work we have done. "And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." (Matthew 7:23) 

 

The king was searching for a new queen- not just to rule and reign with him- but to be his wife. Our King Jesus is searching for someone not only to work with Him, or for Him, but to have a relationship with. Is that you?

 

Have a great day.  Do you have a public relationship with the Lord only-- one of work and service? Or do you have a private relationship with Him as well-- one of intimacy and worship? 

 

For further reading:

Ephesians 2:6,16

2 Corinthians 6:1

Mark 16:15

1 Peter 2:9

Colossians 1:20

 

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"Simply Look At Jesus"

"Looking unto Jesus..." Hebrews 12:2a

 

"Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face. And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace".

 

Some of you have been looking for an answer to a situation you are facing. The answer is found in the words of the chorus above. You are looking in the wrong place. You are looking to man to help solve the situation. You are looking to natural resources to bail you out. You are looking to others to meet the need. You are looking at the problem itself. You keep staring at the situation. You keep looking at the mountain, the storm, the fire, and the devourer. You keep looking at the lack. You keep looking at the impossibility. You are looking everywhere, and to everyone, except the right place.

 

The chorus above carries a simple message-- "Turn your eyes upon Jesus". Perhaps that is why we find it hard to do... it is too "simple". We always feel like we have to be doing something. We feel like we have to worry about it. We feel like we have to be struggling. We feel like we have to be in control. Is it easier to worry? Is it easier to fear? Is it easier to try to devise a plan of our own?

 

Look at Jesus. The more you do, the smaller the problem will seem. The more you do, you will soon discover that He is bigger than the problem. The more you look at Him, the less important everything else becomes. 

 

Have a great day. The answer to your problem is simple-- "Turn your eyes upon Jesus", and turn them off of the problem. 

 

For further reading:

Isaiah 45:22

2 Chronicles 26:5

 

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"Fight For The Prize"

"Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses." 1 Timothy 6:12

 

The scripture above calls faith a fight, and it says we have to fight this fight. A fight is also a battle. When fighting a battle you cannot be passive. It involves action. You have to exert yourself, especially if you are going to win. 

 

Once we have received salvation from that moment on we are involved in a battle. A battle to hold fast to our profession of faith and lay hold of eternal life. The word "fight" also refers to a contest of athletes. Athletes have one goal in mind-- to win. If you have ever participated in an athletic event you know that in order to win, and receive a prize, you have to endure to the end. That means you have to press past the hindrances that would try to stop you from winning. Some of those hindrances are fatigue, heat, aching muscles and thoughts of quitting.

 

In this spiritual fight of faith we have to keep our eyes on the prize and keep pressing toward it. We have to press our way past the hindrances that would try to stop us. Some of those hindrances are fear, the accusations of the enemy, temptations, our thoughts, weariness and discouragement. 

 

When we are tempted to stop running, when we are tempted to stop fighting, when we are tempted to give up, we must get our "second wind" and keep going. Our second wind comes through God's word-- it gives us strength to keep going by reinforcing our faith. "Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing the word of God". Our second wind also comes through prayer. Prayer puts us in communion with God-- our "Coach" who is right there with us giving us the encouragement we need to go on. Our second wind comes through praise. Praise is like that "rest" period that takes us out of the throngs of the battle and gives us a fresh, clear vision of the prize. 

 

We are fighting a fight. We are in a battle. We are like contestants in an athletic event. We must not grow weary. We must keep pressing. We must keep our eyes on the prize. And we must not give up and quit.

 

Have a great day. We are in a fight to win. There is a prize that awaits us. Don't fall short, keep fighting until you get to the end.

 

For further reading:

Philippians 3:14

1 Corinthians 9:24,25

Galatians 6:9

Romans 10:17

 

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"Powerful Name"

"And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus." Acts 4:18

 

The religious leaders commanded the apostles not to speak the name of Jesus. It hasn't changed today, our society threatens us not to speak the name of Jesus. You can use the word God, you can talk about any other "deity" or religious figure that people worship, just don't talk about Jesus. There was and still is a battle over the name of Jesus going on. 

 

Why? The devil knows the power that Jesus has and if he can keep us from calling on Jesus and speaking His name he can continue to steal, kill and destroy without hindrance. 

 

Don't stop testifying about Jesus. Don't stop boldly proclaiming who He is. Don't fear the threats of man. Don't fear what they can do to you. Don't keep quiet because people need Jesus in their lives. He is the only one that can save the souls of mankind. "None other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." He is the Healer- none can heal but Him. "Why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus." It is Jesus who brings deliverance to those who are held captive to sin, to bitterness, to unforgiveness, to addictions and anything else that would try to make you a prisoner. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; to preach deliverance to the captives."

 

The world needs Jesus. He is their/our only answer. Therefore, we must not keep quiet but let them know there is hope, there is help, there is peace, there is salvation, there is healing, there is deliverance, there is grace and strength. And we must let them know it is found in Jesus alone.

 

Have a great day. The enemy doesn't want us to speak the name of Jesus because he knows that there is power in His name. But we must speak it so that others can experience His life changing power for themselves.

 

For further reading:

Acts 4:12; 3:6,12,13

Luke 4:18

 

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"This Same Jesus"

"Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." Acts 1:11

 

"This same Jesus". As Jesus ascended into heaven, the angels told His disciples that He was coming back in the same way in which they saw Him leave. But they made it a point to remind them that it would be the "same Jesus"- not an angel, not another man, not some false Christ, not some new religious figure. It would be Jesus Himself who would come again. 

 

Today we are still looking for this "same Jesus" to return. Or are we? Do you ever give much thought about His return? Are you living your life as if He will not return, or that you have plenty of time to think about that later? 

 

"This same Jesus". It is this same Jesus who still is the only way to the Father. It is this "same Jesus" that we must put our faith and trust in if we are to receive eternal life. It is this "same Jesus" that still sets captives free and opens prison doors to those who are bound. It is the "same Jesus" who makes intercession for us. It is the "same Jesus" who gives us healing. It is this "same Jesus" who still answers prayers. 

 

Although He is not walking around on earth among us like He did with the disciples, He is still ever present in the affairs of mankind. He is still the head of His church. He is still watching over us. He has not gone and forgotten us, stopped loving us, or neglected us. This same Jesus- not another one- loves you and cares about you still today.

 

Have a great day. The same Jesus who walked the earth, is still very active in the lives of those who place their trust in Him. 

 

For further reading:

1 Thessalonians 4:16

John 14:6

Hebrews 7:25

 

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"Water Of Life"

"For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:" Isaiah 44:3

 

Everything that is living needs water. Plants, animals and people all need water to survive. Without water we would become dehydrated and die. Not only does our physical bodies need water, but our spiritual man needs water also so that we can be spiritually healthy.

 

The water that our spirit man needs is God's word. It brings refreshing to those dry and parched places in our souls. It quenches our spiritual thirst and puts life in us. 

 

Are you thirsty? Have you become spiritually dehydrated? Are you drying up? Then you need to rehydrate through God's water- His word. It is amazing what it will do, and even just a drop is powerful even to begin to bring back life into that which is dry. The rich man in hell asked for just one drop of water to be placed on his parched tongue. Had he not denied the water, (living water) that Jesus gives, for worldly wealth while he was on earth, he wouldn't be desiring water now to quench his torment. Don't refuse the word of God that gives you life. Drink from it and come alive. Drink from it and stay alive.

 

Have a great day. God's word is water to the dry and thirsty and will refresh and give life.

 

For further reading:

John 4:14; 6:35

Luke 16:20-24

 

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"Just Three Words"

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light." Genesis 1:1-3

 

Never underestimate the power of God's word. It is powerful-- more powerful than anything else. There is power in just one word. At the beginning of creation God spoke three words-- "Let there be".

 

Let's examine the power behind just those words. At the beginning of creation there was nothing-- "the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep." When God said, "Let there be", He spoke into nothing and created everything. When He said, "Let there be", He spoke into the darkness and it became light. When He said, "Let there be", He spoke into the chaos and brought order.

 

In those three words what was nothing became something, darkness became light, and chaos became order. Does your life seem lacking? Lacking what you need, lacking in ability? By the power of His word He can bring forth something- fruitfulness, provision, abundance. Is darkness clouding your heart and mind? His word is light and it can illuminate your situation and give you clarity to see and understanding. Are you living in chaos and confusion? His word can establish order and bring peace and wisdom. 

 

There is power in God's word, this is why the Centurion said to Jesus, "Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed". He knew there was power in His word. Do you? Again, never underestimate the power of God's word. 

 

Have a great day. God's word is so powerful it can bring something from nothing, light from darkness, and order from chaos.

 

For further reading:

Hebrews 4:12

Psalm 119:105

Matthew 8:8

 

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"Weaponless"

"(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)" 2 Corinthians 10:4

 

What soldier would go to battle without a weapon? Would he stand in combat before the enemy unequipped? Of course not, yet daily many Christians are standing before the enemy totally unequipped with the weapons that have been provided for them. 

 

Daily we face battles with the enemy of our soul-- it's called spiritual warfare. You may not recognize that what you are going through is an attack of the enemy, but more times than not it is. The attacks come in the form of temptation-- temptation to indulge in something that is immoral, unethical or unrighteous. You are under attack when you are tempted to hold a grudge, wallow in self-pity, seek revenge, lose your temper, blame God for what is going on and so on. 

 

We don't always recognize the attacks because of the form in which they come. "Turn these stones to bread." When Jesus was in the wilderness and had fasted forty days the enemy came to tempt Him. He was hungry and the enemy tempted Him to turn the stones to bread so He could eat. Most wouldn't see that as an attack. They would see it as fulfilling a need. But it was a temptation to get Him to use His power to gratify His own flesh and prove something to the enemy. 

 

We also don't recognize the attacks because we tend to think it is the person who is coming against us that is the enemy-- "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood"-- but it is not. 

 

The point is, we are in a spiritual battle even if we don't recognize it as such and we can't go out before him without a weapon. The weapon we have been issued is God's Word. Jesus used this weapon against the enemy in the wilderness. We have to also. 

 

If you aren't reading the Bible; if you aren't applying it to memory; if you aren't hiding it in your heart; if you aren't putting it in your spirit, then you are like a soldier who is going to battle without a weapon. The result will be that you will be wounded by his weapons. 

 

Have a great day. You are involved in spiritual warfare. Are you going before your enemy without a weapon?

 

For further reading:

Matthew 4:1-11

Ephesians 6:10-18

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"Bruised"

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised." Luke 4:18

 

"... them that are bruised." A bruise on the body is an indication of an injury that has taken place on the inside of our bodies. Jesus came to bring liberty to those who are bruised. He is not talking about those who are physically bruised but those who are spiritually bruised. Sin has bruised us spiritually. It has injured us on the inside. It has brought a fatal injury to us-- death. "For in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." "The wages of sin is death". 

 

Are you bruised and beaten up by sin? Have you ever come to Jesus to be "healed" (set free) from your sin? Are you bruised or beaten in your heart from hurts inflicted on you by others? Are you bruised by hurts from the past? Whatever has injured you on the inside, Jesus will heal you and set you free from. He will heal the "bruise" and take it away. 

 

When Jesus works in our lives, He does it from the inside out. He goes straight to the root cause and heals it. He doesn't just deal with external symptoms. That's why when He heals, or sets us free, it is complete. "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.".

 

Let Him heal you from the injury of sin that was inflicted on you through Adam's disobedience in the garden- if you haven't already. If you are injured inside from hurts, pain, remorse, regret, grief, rejection-- anything that has bruised you-- let Him heal that too.

 

Have a great day. Jesus wants to free you from, and heal, the injuries that have left you bruised on the inside.

 

For further reading:

Genesis 2:17

Romans 6:23

John 8:36

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"He Is Always Right"

".....great is thy faithfulness." Lamentations 3:23

 

A lady and I were talking yesterday about how every time you turn around a new report by some agency or professional has come out with new information pertaining to what we should and shouldn't be eating or doing. One day they tell you this is bad for you and the next day they say it is not. Then they will tell you something else, which a little later down the road turns out to be wrong as well. It is so confusing, you never know. 

 

The word here for faithfulness means steadiness, steadfastness, firmness. God is steadfast- He is unchanging. You never have to wonder about Him. He never changes His mind, or opinion, from day to day. He doesn't change His thoughts about the issues. For example, if He ever said something was sin, it is still sin. If He ever said something was acceptable, it is still acceptable.

 

Whatever God has said, He still says- He never changes His mind about it. He is faithful- firm in nature, firm in His word. He doesn't change just because society changes. He doesn't discover that He was wrong about something and retract it. He doesn't rewrite the "manual" to stay current-- He has been current forever. Therefore, we can trust Him and we can trust His word. We don't have to wonder if it still means what it says or has it changed.

 

Have a great day. God is always right. He doesn't discover that He was wrong about something and has to change what He said. 

 

For further reading:

Malachi 3:6

Psalm 119:89

Matthew 24:35

 

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"Going Home"

Dear All,

All is well. I am sorry that I didn't get a notification out to you that there would not be a devotional for a day or two. As most of you know we have been waiting for the doctors to call and schedule my husband for a procedure he has needed. We finally had the procedure done Monday. All went well and my husband is doing good. We had to stay one day longer than expected. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Thank you for your emails of concern checking on me.

Love and blessings,

Lorraine

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"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." John 14:3

 

My husband recently was admitted to the hospital for a procedure he needed to have done. We were told to plan to spend the night. The day after the procedure we were greatly anticipating the doctor making his rounds and telling us we could go home. This did not happen. We had to stay another day. Disappointment came upon us, we were ready to go home. The following day came. We eagerly awaited seeing the doctor again to release us. He did. So we waited for the discharge papers, and waited and waited. They finally came. As we sat there for two days eagerly waiting and desiring to go home, the thought crossed my mind about our ultimate home going. 

 

One day we will leave this earth- either by the avenue of death or the catching up in the air. Those of us who have made peace with God through Jesus Christ will go home to heaven. I have to wonder how eager we are for that day. Do we look for it with great anticipation? Are we excited about it and can hardly wait? Once the procedure was over and our time of observation was up, we were ready to go, we wanted to go home so badly. Do we even have any thoughts about it?

 

We are all going to leave this earth one day-- no one is a permanent resident. When that time comes, we won't just cease to exist. We will go to our eternal destination- either a home in heaven, or the torment of hell. When we were released from the hospital, we knew we had a home to go to. Do you know that you have a home awaiting you in heaven when you leave this earth? If not, you need to make that the priority of your life. Receive Jesus as your Savior and follow Him the rest of your life as your Lord.

 

If you have made that preparation, do you ever think about it? Are you so earth bound that you don't want to leave and you never think about "going home"? I am not talking about having a "death wish". I want to stay here as long as the Lord had planned for me to be here, but I am looking forward to the day when I can go home. Are you?

 

Have a great day. Do your thoughts ever go toward going home to heaven one day, or are you so earth bound that you don't give it a thought?

 

For further reading:

2 Corinthians 5:6-8

John 14:1-3

 

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"Sin Is Real"

"The soul that sinneth, it shall die." Ezekiel 18:20a

 

"That sinneth." What is sin? We don't hear much about it any more. What has always been sin has been downgraded by society until it is perfectly acceptable. It is acceptable for men to marry men, and women to marry women- homosexuality. It is acceptable to have a sexual relationship with someone who you aren't married to- adultery. It is acceptable to take the life of an unborn child-- abortion/murder. It is acceptable to lie, cheat and steal. Drinking, looking at pornography doing drugs, is acceptable. Not only has our society accepted it, but the church has accepted it as well. 

 

No matter how much acceptance society, the church, or any one else gives it, it is still not acceptable to God-- it never has been, never will be because He does not change. He does not change in His faithfulness and love, and neither does He change in the way He views sin. If He called it "sin", it is sin and always will be sin. 

 

When He said that the soul who sins will die, He meant it- no matter what you think about it. Your, and my, opinion doesn't matter about it, He has the final say so. 

 

Sin is a big deal to God because He is a Holy and Righteous God who cannot even look upon sin, much less dwell in its presence. It is also a big deal to Him because if we think sin doesn't "exist", then we have nothing to worry about. If we don't think there is any such thing as sin, then we will never understand what the cross was about. We will never see our need for a Savior- why do I need to be saved from something that isn't real. If we don't believe we are sinning, then we won't fear the punishment that will come when we stand before God- "the wages of sin is death". If there is no sin, then there is no reason to be forgiven and what Jesus did was in vain.

 

Yes, sin is a big deal to God because when we deny that we have sinned, we also deny our remedy-- Jesus' death on the cross. If we deny His death on the cross we will remain in our sins and shall "die"- be in eternal torment when we leave this earth. Acknowledge sin, don't accept it, then turn to Jesus and receive the remedy so that you won't die. 

 

Have a great day. Jesus is the remedy for our sins. But if we don't think that sin is real, then why do we need a remedy. If we don't think we need a remedy, we will die in our sins. 

 

For further reading;

1 John 1:8

Romans 6:23

2 Peter 2:1

Habakkuk 1:13

 

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"All Sufficient"

"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19

 

I just want to remind you this morning that the Lord God is an all-sufficient God. He is sufficient for whatever you need. If you need strength, if you need grace, if you need mercy, if you need peace, if you need joy, if you need healing, if you need deliverance, if you need comfort, if you need wisdom, if you need guidance, whatever it is you need He is well able to meet it. You will never have a need that He is unable to meet. 

 

There is nothing too big for God, there is nothing too small for Him to take care of. There is nothing that He is unable to handle. Remember that. Whatever you are going through you are not going through it alone. The Lord is with you and He is more than enough for the situation.

 

Have a great day. The Lord is El-Shaddai... the All-Sufficient God.... He is more than enough for whatever you need. 

 

For further reading:

Ephesians 3:20

Matthew 19:26

Jeremiah 32:27 

 

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"Hot Spot - Part 2"

"And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent" Matthew 27:51

 

Yesterday we talked about prayer being a spiritual "hot spot" where we can get a "connection" to the Presence of God. In the Old Testament there was only one "hot spot"- it was behind the veil where the Holy of Holies was. The priest was the only one who was allowed access to it, and then only once a year, and only after he had gone through certain ceremonial rituals. No one else had the opportunity to this "connection".

 

Recently, I was at a place of business and tried to connect to the wifi. I tried and tried yet could not get connected. Finally, I asked the receptionist if there was a password to be able to get connected. She said it was and gave it to me. I put the password in and was instantly connected. 

 

When Jesus was crucified, the veil was torn and the place where the Holy of Holies was was now accessible to anyone who desired to come into the Presence of God. Jesus became the "password". He became the "access". He became the "connection". He became the "hot spot". We can enter into the Presence of God through and because of Him. 

 

God's Presence is now available to all who would come to Him. There is nothing standing in the way. Whosoever will can "connect" to Him. It is a priviledges that has been granted to us. When I connect to the wifi at a place of business it doesn't cost me anything, the business pays for the service. I just get to enjoy the benefit. It didn't cost me anything to have access into the presence of God. Jesus paid for it and if I will take advantage of it I can enjoy the benefit-- communion with the Father, being in His presence, enjoying fellowship with Him. 

 

Have a great day. A connection to the Father has been provided for us through Jesus. When we take advantage of it, we can enjoy the benefits that come from having access.

 

For further reading:

Hebrews 10:20; 4:15,16

Romans 5:1,2

Ephesians 2:18; 3:12

 

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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell

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