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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Judge

 My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. 
 Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God. I Corinthians 4:4,5

Good Morning: Today is a beautiful and wonderful day in which the Lord has made. I am encouraged today that my conscience is clear and although it is clear it does not make me innocent. The writer of this piece of scripture has definitely reached me today. I will enter this day free to make a decision on who and what to choose. Good over evil, God over man. I choose God today in order that my seed and I can live. (Deuteronomy 3:19) Today I am free from making a judgement about anyone else's life. As indicated in the reference of scripture it implies that we judge nothing until the Lord comes. My prayer today is to keep me free of that judgement of others and myself in order to use my vessel to deliver the living water (Jeremiah 2:13) of Jesus the Christ. Amen.

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Crisis

Then the Spirit of the LORD came on Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly. 
 He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s. 
 Tomorrow march down against them. They will be climbing up by the Pass of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the gorge in the Desert of Jeruel. 
You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.’ ” 

Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD                                                           2 Chronicles 20:14-18
Today  I am surrounded by a plethora of circumstances and challenges which are overwhelming me. Today I am in a crisis.  There is a sense of powerlessness and an inability to reason with these challenges. There is an amount of insecurity and fear that is present with me today.  I do not know what to do. I do not know anyone who can help me. Today I understand and know that God allows these circumstances and crisis so that he can demonstrate that he alone is God. These situations allow me to know the living God. It is in this experience that God will allow me the opportunity to seek His face and His face alone. It is Him alone that can overwhelm the forces that are challenging me. Today I understand and know that although my feelings and fear are present they can never override my faith. I know Lord that you have the final word and say concerning these challenges. You, Lord, are ruler over Heaven and Earth. You are sovereign and you will rule forever and ever. Today I present it all to you because the battle is not mine it is your Lord.  Hallejuah !!Amen.

Monday, October 9, 2017

Light

 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 
 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 
 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 
 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God. John 3:17 - 21
What a blessing to wake up on this rainy October day not condemned by the evil of this world but by faith risen into the marvellous light of our Lord Jesus the Christ. Today lets encourage a life by being exposed to the light in our attempts to be like Christ. To all of us who believe let's entertain the notion that our actions will determine our outcomes based on our assurance of the love of God through the awesome sacrifice of our Lord Jesus the Christ.  Today come into the light that by faith so that our deeds will expose the darkness and lead others into the marvellous light. Scripture (1 Peter 2:9) encourages us to come out of the darkness and into his wonderful light. Amen