Pastor’s Blog 2.13.19

Psalm 37:3-8
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. 6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret — it only causes harm. NKJV

So many people in church culture today have trust issues, why? I believe it boils down to the fact we put people in an unrealistic position. I have come to this conclusion: I don’t put that much trust in people, but, instead put all my trust in the Lord. He alone is wise, perfect, and completely trustworthy. My expectations for people in no way match my expectations for God. They shouldn’t.

I guess you could say I have a lot of hope in people but my faith is in God.

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. NKJV

Isaiah 30:1-3
30:1 Futile Confidence in Egypt or (people of the world) “Woe to the rebellious children,” says the LORD, “Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin; 2 Who walk to go down to Egypt, And have not asked My advice, To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt! 3 Therefore the strength of Pharaoh Shall be your shame, And trust in the shadow of Egypt Shall be your humiliation. NKJV

I can’t find all the verses that tell us to trust in people can you? But the scripture is full of direction to put our trust in God.

I was talking to someone a while back and they had just suffered a serious betrayal from a lifetime relationship. He was relaying his side of the story and said “if you don’t want to be my friend anymore I understand, this goes against everything I have believed and taught”.

I responded, “One thing I have learned is you don’t have to do anything wrong to be betrayed. Just ask Jesus, He has been betrayed by us all to one degree or another, and He has never sinned.”

I was talking to Prophet Kevin last night and these words popped out of my mouth, “shame never takes the blame”. A victim will never take responsibility for their own failures, they have to blame someone else. They may wallow in some self-pity but seldom take responsibility for their own actions.

Years ago I decided to own my failures. I won’t take the blame for another’s actions, but I will for my own. I am delivered from shame and own my mistakes. That is a healthy soul’s perspective. If you ask me, self-righteousness is the foundation of the shame deception. I make my boast in the Lord. I had two people text me last week and told me I was a “great man”, “No I am not, but I know a great God”, was my response. I giggle at the thought of my own righteousness.

Bottom line, rejoice in all the good we see people do, but don’t put your faith in man, put your faith in God!

This weekend we are going have a great time in the presence of God with Prophet Kevin, I know we will be challenged and grow! I encourage you to make the extra meeting Tuesday and Wednesday nights and soak and get your batteries charged!

1 Timothy 4:9-16 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance. 10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. 11 These things command and teach. 12 Take Heed to Your Ministry Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. 15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. 16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you. NKJV

Be blessed!

Pastor’s Blog 1.23.19

Matthew 6:22-24
22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. NKJV

How can light be darkness? As a young student of the Bible, this passage of scripture perplexed me for many years. “If therefore the light that be in you is darkness…” But as I studied and searched, more and more it became obvious. There are two kids of light. Light gives ability to see and without light there is no sight. Just as natural light in a room gives you the ability to see what is in that room, there is a spiritual light that gives us the ability to see what is in the spirit realm.

John 1:1-5
1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. NKJV

The Lord told Adam and Eve the day they ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil they would die. However the day they ate they didn’t die in the natural, did they? So what happened? They died in the spirit. They lived from that day forward by the light of their senses and reason. They chose to become their own god, they chose to obey their own desire, like most of the world does today.

Either God is your light or your own reason is your light.

What happens to mankind when he lives in the light of the tree of knowledge of good and evil?

Isaiah 5:20-23
20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: 23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! KJV

Social justice has become the new light of the world, it is the platform from which to call good evil and evil good. It is where a person who embraces and accepts immorality, is championed and the person who stands for moral righteousness according to God’s law is demonized.

Proverbs 17:15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD. NKJV

Malachi 2:17 You have wearied the LORD with your words; Yet you say, “In what way have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “Everyone who does evil Is good in the sight of the LORD, And He delights in them,” Or, “Where is the God of justice?” NKJV

Sometimes I find myself thinking it has never been this bad before, but then I read the history of the scriptures and realize every generation must contend for the truth and fight for the true light to shine in our hearts. God’s silence from the heavens is not his acceptance but His mercy giving full time and space for repentance, for He truly desires to see all mankind saved.

Malachi 3:14-18
14 You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we have walked as mourners Before the LORD of hosts? 15 So now we call the proud blessed, For those who do wickedness are raised up; They even tempt God and go free.'”
16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His name. 17 “They shall be Mine,” says the LORD of hosts, “On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him.” 18 Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked, Between one who serves God And one who does not serve Him. NKJV

Don’t be fooled by the leaders of this dark world, God will not be mocked – whatever a man sows that will he also reap. The Lord knows whose are His and will fully bring judgment upon the rebels who refuse His way and live in their own light. I am comforted by the promises of His word and 6000 years of human history has taught us that God always wins! Hallelujah!

He’s There, even in Unanswered Prayer!

In Matthew 28:20 Jesus tells us that He will be with us always, even to the end of the world.

If we take Him at His word, and we should, then we know that He truly is always with us, even when things are dark or perplexing or just plain wrong.

Jesus is always with us.

If you are like me, I think to myself, if He was with us, (since He is the perfect one) wouldn’t my life be perfect?

Ahh – wouldn’t that be nice!

I heard a testimony recently of a woman who had been through great trauma. And the person she was talking to was asking her to remember the pain and ask Jesus to show her where Jesus was at that moment of her pain. She realized that He was right there with her….sustaining her.

Then you think, but why would a loving God allow such trauma, abuse, evil, and ugly things to happen? I understand that, I really do. The answer is this: to truly give mankind FREE will, ALL mankind has to be given free will. We are all born sinners and we all have to make the choice to serve Jesus or Satan. Whether we realize it or not. Even not choosing Jesus is a choice for the enemy. And people who make wrong choices affect those around them!

That gives us life’s circumstances…….

As believers, we have our requests and we pray and we ask the Lord for certain things, and they may be rightful and good, but they may not always come. OR they come far, far down the road. Or yet again, they come in a way we could have never imagined. Why is this?

Well, I will tell you what I think. 😊

As a parent, when your child asks for ice cream every morning at 8 am, are you going to give it to them? No. Why? Because they need to eat a healthy breakfast and have a good start to the day. You, as a parent know what is best and know things your child doesn’t understand yet.

I will give you an example of when I asked for something and was told no. When I was first married, we looked at a house and we wanted it. However, it didn’t work out. We were so bummed! It was nice, it was a desire and a need, and we couldn’t figure it out. However, just a few months down the road, a better house came available that put us on a much better road for our future. We had no way of knowing this, but God, our father, did!

Have you ever went through something that didn’t turn out like you thought it should, and looking back you can see the hand of God guided you? Think about how much you learned! Now, think of all the people you have been able to help withstand similar situations because of your testimony.

Ahh – testimony…..what you are going through may not even be about you. It may be for someone else. Perhaps, the Lord has decided He can trust you with this test because He wants to put people in your path that can learn from it. Hmmmm – think about that for a minute.

God is not a sugar daddy, no, He is a good father! A good father will lead His child into a balanced life, not giving them everything they ask for, but provide for them and show them the way to live a faith filled life.

Here is the thing – because we do have free will, there are people in the world that have not just rejected Jesus, they have embraced the enemy and they don’t fight fair. So there will be trials and tests and if we never have to test our faith, how will we know it works? How will we be strong? David would have never had the confidence to take on Goliath had he not already killed a lion and a bear.

I would much rather go through a test in a controlled environment than to be out there on my own. Controlled? If you are a believer, and totally submitted to Him, NOTHING can come that He does not see! This is why you keep your ear tuned to His voice and you stay in prayer and the word. Stay under His control!

Paul says whether in plenty or lack, (we could say – whether his desires/prayers are answered the way he wants or not)he knows how to be CONTENT…why? Because the Bible says we can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens us.

How will this happen? By staying in the word, in prayer and in fellowship with Him. We must listen to Him. When things go awry, go to Him. Stay planted. Ask Him where you missed it, or ask Him if it is just not His timing! (Boy is that one a doozy! Our timing is rarely His!)

He has a plan. And in every situation, circumstance and happening, God is right there with you. When the answer is no, He is there. When the diagnosis is grim, He is there. When the time is not now, He is there. When the situation is bleak, He is there. It is in those moments we dig deep and go further into Him. He will never leave us nor forsake us! This is where we learn! This is battle practice! I say practice because with Christ we ALWAYS WIN! Then, we pick up the spoils of war and go and deliver others using the same weapons used against us, but now against our enemy the devil. YES!

So do you have any unanswered prayers….situations that don’t look like it should currently? Glory to God you are being trained for bigger and better things. The good news is, His word will not lie and if you STAND and not back down, you WILL have the things you desire when you pray according to His will and word. (Just always pray HIS will because our will ALWAYS gets us into trouble! Right?)

I see God today. I see Him in the waiting of the last nine months on the sale of my home as I have deepened my faith and learned to trust His timing. I have had to practice being content and choose joy!

I see God, as I pray the prayer of agreement and declare healing in my body. As I declare His healing scriptures and I feel His presence. I am thankful that things are as good as they are and getting better every day! I see God in my finances as I pray for debts to be cancelled and as undue and unfair money situations come to steal from me – I see God for He always provides! ALWAYS! I see God for He is always with me! Look at your situations – where is God….SEE HIM!

Will I receive the answers I want to my prayers? Yes, I believe so. I believe it so much, that twenty years from now, if something hasn’t manifested I will still be believing and trusting. Hebrews said there were some that died in the promise, believing. Yes, that is how it is supposed to work. We should always be believing, standing in faith for something. He’s a good, good God.

When we get to heaven, there will not be one person there who hasn’t had to go through something – the Bible gives us plenty of examples of that.
Jesus Himself went through the ultimate test and His father had to look away for a moment, but because Jesus bore that as well – we do not have to. God is with us. He will never leave. He’s right there….even in your unanswered prayers!

Check out this song by Rita Springer- Our God is With Us

Our God is With Us

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