In one of my recent posts I mentioned that I have had some issues at work. I have been very tempted to be angry while leaving out the "sin not" part (Eph 4:26). Psalm 37 has been my source of strength during this time. God is good and he will take care of me. I put all of my faith, hope, and trust in Him. I'm so glad that he left me his love note (the bible) to remind me that He loves me and that He will take care of me.
1 Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. 7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. 8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. 9 For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. 10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. 11 But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity. 12 The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; 13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming. 14 The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. 15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. 16 Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; 17 for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous. 18 The blameless spend their days under the LORD’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever. 19 In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty. 20 But the wicked will perish: Though the LORD’s enemies are like the flowers of the field, they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke. 21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously; 22 those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be destroyed. 23 The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; 24 though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand. 25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. 26 They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing. 27 Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever. 28 For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish. 29 The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever. 30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just. 31 The law of their God is in their hearts; their feet do not slip. 32 The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death; 33 but the LORD will not leave them in the power of the wicked or let them be condemned when brought to trial. 34 Hope in the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it. 35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree, 36 but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found. 37 Consider the blameless, observe the upright; a future awaits those who seek peace. 38 But all sinners will be destroyed; there will be no future for the wicked. 39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble. 40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The Angels Are Coming
You may not know but Kim and I really enjoy the preaching of TD Jakes. We watch him on TV and have bought several of his sermons on DVD. In my opinion, he is one of the best preachers I've ever heard. My thoughts tonight come from a sermon that I watched tonight.
Are any of you going through tough situations, tough battles that you are doing the best you can to do what is right and hold on to Jesus but you just don't know how you're going to finish? You may feel emotionally drained, spiritually used up, and physically just plain tired. I don't know if this applies to you but if you are in this situation now, you should know that Jesus was there too. Mark 1:9-13 briefly tells how Jesus experiences the pinnacle of his ministry where he went from being Jesus to being Jesus Christ. He was just baptized and God proclaims Jesus as His son and then the Holy Spirit descended on him as a dove. So in this moment the three members of the God-head were together.
In an instant, the Holy Spirit that had just came to Jesus like a gentle dove was now driving Him to the wilderness to fast for 40 days. Matthew 4:2 tells us that when the 40 days were up, Satan came to Jesus and tempted Him. So Jesus has just put Himself through nothing less than 40 days of torture preparing Himself for temptation and building discipline for when the devil comes to tempt Him.
Where was God during this time? The bible doesn't speak of God ministering to his Son during these 40 days. As I mentioned in an earlier post, there are times in our Christian walk when God will remove Himself from us.
Have you ever felt like you were at the greatest moment of your Christian walk just to find yourself smack-dab in the middle of the biggest test of your life? God does not temp us but he will test us. How can we grow if we are never tested? What good is a weeks worth of football practice if there isn't a game on Friday? Why go to basketball camps and play AAU if there isn't a game to be played? Most of our time is or should be spent preparing for these tests. But what happens when the test is over?
When Jesus' test was over He was tired, exhausted, malnourished, and a physical and emotional wreck. Do you think Jesus went without food for 40 days and wasn't hungry? Do you think He went 40 days without food and didn't waste away to nothing? Jesus was a human just like us. At the end of those 40 days, He was beat down. But then what happened? Matthew 4:11 happened; "Then the devil left Him and angels came and attended Him".
When Jesus was spent, when he went through the test and came out on top and had nothing left to give, God sent angels to attend to Him. God will do the same for you if you hold on through the test.
Today, I encourage you to hold on and don't give up. You keep fighting and when you don't have anything left just hold on because the angels are coming!
God loves you and I do too!
Are any of you going through tough situations, tough battles that you are doing the best you can to do what is right and hold on to Jesus but you just don't know how you're going to finish? You may feel emotionally drained, spiritually used up, and physically just plain tired. I don't know if this applies to you but if you are in this situation now, you should know that Jesus was there too. Mark 1:9-13 briefly tells how Jesus experiences the pinnacle of his ministry where he went from being Jesus to being Jesus Christ. He was just baptized and God proclaims Jesus as His son and then the Holy Spirit descended on him as a dove. So in this moment the three members of the God-head were together.
In an instant, the Holy Spirit that had just came to Jesus like a gentle dove was now driving Him to the wilderness to fast for 40 days. Matthew 4:2 tells us that when the 40 days were up, Satan came to Jesus and tempted Him. So Jesus has just put Himself through nothing less than 40 days of torture preparing Himself for temptation and building discipline for when the devil comes to tempt Him.
Where was God during this time? The bible doesn't speak of God ministering to his Son during these 40 days. As I mentioned in an earlier post, there are times in our Christian walk when God will remove Himself from us.
Have you ever felt like you were at the greatest moment of your Christian walk just to find yourself smack-dab in the middle of the biggest test of your life? God does not temp us but he will test us. How can we grow if we are never tested? What good is a weeks worth of football practice if there isn't a game on Friday? Why go to basketball camps and play AAU if there isn't a game to be played? Most of our time is or should be spent preparing for these tests. But what happens when the test is over?
When Jesus' test was over He was tired, exhausted, malnourished, and a physical and emotional wreck. Do you think Jesus went without food for 40 days and wasn't hungry? Do you think He went 40 days without food and didn't waste away to nothing? Jesus was a human just like us. At the end of those 40 days, He was beat down. But then what happened? Matthew 4:11 happened; "Then the devil left Him and angels came and attended Him".
When Jesus was spent, when he went through the test and came out on top and had nothing left to give, God sent angels to attend to Him. God will do the same for you if you hold on through the test.
Today, I encourage you to hold on and don't give up. You keep fighting and when you don't have anything left just hold on because the angels are coming!
God loves you and I do too!
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