How many of us, when we pray, ask God for a hedge of protection around our family and friends? With so much spiritual warfare going on around us, we sure need it! However, because we can’t see it, it is easy to forget about it. In Job 1:10, Satan asked God, “Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all he hath on every side?” God then removed the hedge to prove Job’s faithfulness – which Job proved. Could you be as faithful if God removed the hedge from you? Let’s pray He doesn’t and will always protect us, amen? God bless you!
What’s Shaking
God has ways of shaking the world when He is up to something big. He literally caused the ground to quake when Jesus died on the cross and after Pentecost. Haggai 2:6 says “For thus sayeth the Lord of Hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land.” Today, the ground may not be physically moving, but the Lord is most certainly doing some shaking, and there is only one secure foundation – Jesus. As His people, we need to offer that foundation to others who don’t yet know Him! God bless you.
We Can Be Certain!
There are many uncertainties in our lives; financial uncertainty, job uncertainty, medical uncertainty… for unbelievers, there is future uncertainty. But as believers in Christ, our future is secure! Nothing can take that away. Romans 8:38-39 says: “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” It is comforting to know that we are surrounded by the assurance and protection of Jesus! God bless you!
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A Time and Place
We all need a time and place to meet with the Lord. If we only talk to Him (prayer) or listen to Him (the bible), when we have time or happen to think about it, our relationship with Him will be incomplete. We need to plan to spend time with him when and where we won’t be interrupted. Matthew 6:6 says: “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet.” Whether we call it an “inner room,” private room,” or “prayer closet,” we all need a quiet place to focus on our relationship with God. Let’s all make it a daily habit, amen? God bless you!
Healing Power of Prayer
Each of us at one time or another may have had a desperate plea to God, putting a friend or loved one on a prayer chain. Everyone needs a healing touch. Before our Healer was born, the prophet Isaiah told of such a person when he said in Isaiah 35:5-6, “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstoppable. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.” Aren’t you glad that we now, and from the beginning, have a savior who can, according to his will, heal all our prayers? God bless you!
You are Seen!
I think it is important that we have a favorite bible verse posted where we can always see it. Personally, I have Psalm 51 on my computer desk. The Bible tells us to write God’s word on the doorposts of our house and on our gates. Another good verse is Genesis 16:13, which says: “Thou God seest me.” We all know God is omnipresent, and to some that be unsettling, knowing that he is always around seeing the sins we might commit each day, but it could also mean that He is always there protecting us. I think this is a verse that is a constant promise of God’s loving care. Let’s give thanks that God always sees us. God bless you!
Prayer is Power
Prayer is an important part of our spiritual life, it’s something that we should do every day. It is important to understand that God doesn’t always answer when we want or exactly how we want, but He always hears our prayers. We can ask for big things, small things, help or healing. The scriptures say we should pray without ceasing; God doesn’t get tired of hearing from us. Recently, I have been praying for someone’s healing; asking for a miracle every day, trusting that He heard me, and praising Him when that prayer was answered. It wasn’t something that I did, but something He did. 1 John 5:14 says, “And this is the confidence that we have in hm, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.” Pray in faith, trusting him. God bless you!
Easter
It’s Easter! This will be short and simple: John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” This is followed by Matthew 28:6a: “He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.” Easter is a promise of new beginnings, a time to renew our faith and hope! Every day, and especially today, let’s thank God for Easter and everlasting life. God bless you!
A Tale of Two Gardens
Everyone likes springtime; it’s a time of new birth. Baby animals, fresh flowers, etc. It’s also time for gardens. There are two gardens mentioned in scripture: Genesis 2:8 mentions the Garden of Eden and Mathew 26:36 mentions the Garden of Gethsemane. One had the tree of life, the other, the tree of death. The Garden of Eden is gone from earth, but one day soon, a day is coming when Jesus, who suffered in the second garden, will restore all things. New birth will begin, and we will be a part of it; Hallelujah! God bless you.
Beginnings
New beginnings are exciting: the beginning of construction on a new house, the beginning of a new job, the beginning of a marriage. I wonder if God was excited when he began? Genesis 1:1 says, “In the beginning God created heaven and earth.” John 1:1 says: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” I think He shared those beginnings with Jesus because in Genesis 1:26, he said, “…let US make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness…. When we have a new beginning, let’s remember His excitement and share it with others! God bless you today.
