Wait For The Lord!

Psalm 27:14 says, Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart. and wait for the Lord. How many times have we said, "wait on the Lord?" There is a big difference in the prepositions "on" and "for" and these words change the meaning of this scripture big time.

The word "on" is often used to indicate the part or object by which someone or something is being supported. For example, the book is on the table; hang it on the wall, or for location - it is on the left, or support -I live on my pension check.

The word "for" is used to indicate the person or thing is sent or given to; indicate the place that something or someone is going to or toward.

In this scripture, waiting for the Lord is that the Lord is going to me, is going or coming toward me. See the difference?

So David is saying to himself - Don't lose heart, be strong for the Lord is coming (going) to or to him. So the next time say "Wait for the Lord", for He is coming toward you!

Be Blessed!

Let's Get Busy!

Insanity is doing the same thing expecting a different result. Every day God gives us brand new grace for that day. Grace to do what He has purposed for us to do. So take the position that you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. Paul said that he was given grace by God to preach to the Gentiles. Grace in his statement, isn't talking about mercy. It is talking about ability and power of God to preach to the Gentiles. He later stated, that the power of God was manifested where he ministered. So what about us? What has God graced you, me, and.or us to do? If we don't know, seek Him and ask. If we do know, let's get busy so that the power of God may manifest in the earth like never before.

Be Blessed!

Reliance on God

As we go about our everyday, we should rely on God.  There is none greater than God.  When God made a covenant with Abraham, scripture tells us that God could not find anyone to agree with Him. So He, God, swore by himself.   God is all that we need.  When we call out to God, He hears our cries (Psalm 6:8).  When we seek Him, He will allow us to find Him (2nd Chronicles 15:2).  God is constantly searching the earth to find someone to do good for them or to them (2nd Chronicles 16:9). God will guard as we go out and come in (Psalm 121:8).   God is always ready to forgive and give abundant love to all who call upon Him (Psalm 86:5).  God said that He will not violate His covenant, nor will He alter the words of His lips (Psalm 89:34).  

Reliance on God is a good thing.  Thank God for He has given us His word to rely on.  When we speak His words concerning our situations, we are relying on God.  When we pray His word, we are relying on God.  God wants us to rely on Him everyday in all things until we received the promise of redemption (eternal life) by and through our faith in Jesus Christ.

Be Blessed!

Overcoming When Life Happens

One of my sayings is, “life happens” to us all.   If you been around for a while, life has happen, and if not so long, “life will happen to you”. The key to “life happens” is how you respond to the “life happens” event or circumstance. When I talk to people about the goodness of God and they respond with their life events, I merely remind them that life happens to us all.  It doesn’t discriminate nor does it consider your economic status. 

A life happens event could be the loss of a job, a divorce, the loss of a love one, theft in home, a terrible break-up in a relationship, a failing grade, a missed interview, a sickness, and the list goes on. If you are alive, and obviously in this world, life happens – now let’s take a deeper dive.  As long as you are in the world and have not transitioned to your eternal glorious life that God has promised, you are subject to “life happens” events and circumstances. However, you can rest assured knowing that you can overcome whatever the evil one throws your way.  When you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you have the power of God in you to overcome whatever is being thrown at you.  1 John 5:4 says, “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world-our faith.”   Your God given faith gives you the power to overcome the world.

 

So the question is or could be, how does one overcome?  Let's take the loss of a job as an example.  First and foremost pray and ask God to reveal to you how or why this happened and believe that He (God) will answer you.  Second, don’t wallow in the fact of a lost job, but rejoice knowing that God is faithful and more than willing to give you a better job than the one you lost.  The word of God says “that our latter will be greater than our former”.  Third, comb through the Word of God to find His promise for your life happen event, meditate on it, and confess with your mouth, only after you believe in your spirit that God's word is true.  Finally, rejoice, praise and do what it takes to get another job, but believing God for His favor.    The key here is not to stay in the place that you find yourself when life happens, but to know that you can overcome whatever comes your way in victory through Christ Jesus.  

Be Blessed!