The provision is there because He loves us. Please cheer up.
Recognize that the discouragement we feel sometimes is NOT from the Lord. It is
Satan’s way to ensure we do not see the depth of Gods intention towards us.
Reject it & embrace His love. Bask in his intimate friendship and be enveloped
in amazing grace. Not because you deserve it, but because He has paid the price
for you!
Sometimes even while “dwelling” in His presence, we sometimes get
carnal. We are moved by jealousy and envy as we see supposedly “wicked” people
or “unbelievers” do well and we wonder why them and not us. We often get bitter
& angry that our faithfulness seems unrewarded and unnoticed by God and as
we get totally consumed by these fleshly thoughts our judgment and reasoning
gets clouded. It affects our faith and confuses us with all kinds of emotions.
Yet through it all, our faithful Father and Friend who understands our
weaknesses holds out His hand and gently guides us back to truth.
Our response to issues of life is a fall out of our intimacy with the
Lord. He always has His hands stretched out to us, but do we reach back out to
Him? Forget about what is going on with your colleague, friend or neighbor. Try
not to be judgmental and critical. There is always a plan. You do not know that
plan, but you know the One behind it. So you serve the Lord. Hold his hand.
Forget about “them”. Stay focused & follow just a little closer and be
grateful for the blessings He has for you.
We are living in a time of pressing concerns. So many needs, challenges,
problems and trials. However, we also live in a time of great opportunity!
People have condemned the age we live in but I believe that this is the very
best of times to live! (Romans 5:20-…The law was added so that the trespass
might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more). We are
in a time of so much grace, we are in a time of the Mighty move of God (Acts
2:17- Acts 2:17 “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all
people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams), we are in a time of clear revelation! God is
in a hurry to do so much with men and so our mandate is to look for people
everywhere and get them into His house.
Don’t ever go a day without inviting someone to an opportunity to meet
your Savior. Invite them to church, to house fellowship, to midweek meetings,
to night vigils, to group studies. Share something with them. Put a Word on FB,
on twitter….get excited about it. He wants to do so much more but He wants to
do it in His house, so get out there and anyone you find, with any kind of
issue challenge or story, drag ‘em in! There’s room for everyone in Gods
Kingdom. Let’s do this!
"Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to the roads and country
lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be full. Luke 14:23
All the saints send their greetings. May the grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you
all.
- 2 Corinthians
13:14
God is loving and exceedingly kind. God knows all too well the feeling
of loneliness felt by Jesus when betrayed. When He carried our sins and became
the ultimate sacrifice, He did it all alone...rejected and forsaken by all…even
His Father. He knows how we feel when we have burdens to share and no one to
share them with, and so He made a provision for us in the Church: His Body! Do
not despair Child of God. You are not alone. The Lord is near you. He is Strong
on behalf weak and small. He defends those who cannot afford an advocate. He
picks all who feel alone and places them in families of Grace. The Lord will
send You a helper. The Lord will comfort you in your trial. He will surround
you with the right people and turn every loneliness to a precious fellowship of
love.
Waiting isn’t easy! We toil day in and out and put in so much effort for
a better life and sometimes it seems like our efforts are not yielding results.
Today’s word encourages us to be patient just like the farmer. Believing this
scripture presupposes that there is a time of harvest. Believing this
stabilizes us. There is a definite time of harvest for you. Do not lose your
joy. What are you waiting for? A job, a car, a spouse, kids, a promotion? Just
hang in there. The precious fruit of the earth is about to yield for you. You
will receive both the “early rain” and the “latter rain”!
