Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord?

Good Morning All,

Short post today.  I was just thinking this morning, of how great our God is.  He has done so much for me.  He brought me up in a christian home, planted me in a holy ghost filled, full-gospel, old-time bible-believing church where the word of God is taught faithfully over the platform and ministers to the very depths of my soul. He has delivered me from the guilt of my past.  He has set my feet on a solid rock and He has set me free to worship Him.  I am so happy to be a part of the family of God.  Whatever God is doing in this end day, I want to be a part of it.  I want God to use me in whatever way He sees fit to be able to reach others for Christ, to help minister his love to someone else in need.  

You know, this world can be so distracting with its trials and if we're not careful we'll take our eyes off of God, our savior, our deliverer and see only the waves of confusion and fear that plague our world in this time of economic crisis and political upheaval.  BUT, we need to remember that we serve a MIGHTY God who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask!  If we are serving Him and walking with Him in our daily lives, then He is going to protect us from all this turmoil.  He will keep you from all harm.  None of this will come near us.  Situations happen and yes, we can feel the pinch of it, but don't take your eyes off of Jesus!  He is our source, our strength and our very present help in time of need.  He is a miracle-working God.  Do you really trust God?  When you take time to think about all the things He has done for you throughout your life and where He's brought you from, isn't He an amazing God?  

How many times in the old testament did God meet the needs of the Israelites...He delivered them from the bondage of slavery in Egypt, yet when they got to the Red Sea and saw no escape from it, what happened to their faith in God?  It sank.  They began to fear and complain.  And when the Lord delivered them so miraculously from it by dividing the sea and letting them walk right through it on dry ground and then drowning all the Egyptians who pursued them, what did they do as soon as they began to hunger in the desert?  Murmur and complain and doubt God.  Time and time again they did that.  What a discouraging thing that must've been for God to hear arising from their camp after all the things He had done for them.  It was never enough for them. Surely they would have faith after the first thing He did, but still they complained and doubted God. 

What has God done for you?  Do you have needs in your life that seem unsurmountable?  Is the world telling you that there's no way, it's impossible?  Nothing is impossible with God!  We serve a supernatural God.  He is NOT LIMITED by the things of this world.  Instead of giving into your fear and doubt, why not look at all He has done for you already and encourage your faith today.  We serve a mighty God and He can do ANYTHING!  Keep your eyes on Jesus and you will see the victory come in your life.  This is just one more battle of many we will experience in life.  Trials come to test our faith.  Will you pass the test?  Once you pass, the blessings will begin to flow for you, like they did for Abraham.  SO, hang on to Jesus today.  Read your Bible, and take time to thank the Lord for all His many blessings to your life already and let your faith begin to arise. Victory Ahead!

No Weapon Shall Prosper

Good Morning all,
Isaiah 54: 17 reads like this: "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn.  This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord."
When you read this whole chapter you see that it's talking about someone who has felt ashamed or even humiliated.  Perhaps you've felt like God has turned his eyes from you and left you to fend for yourself, alone.  He hasn't.  He's telling us in this passage of scripture to make room, your barrenness is over. Your feelings of being a failure, weakness and forsakenness will soon be over. God will return you to your former glory.  "Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame; for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.." (verse 4) 

Sometimes we come to a place where we feel we have disappointed everyone, let everyone down, maybe even ourselves.  Perhaps people once had high hopes for us but somehow along the way, we got distracted or took a wrong turn. Perhaps the dreams we had once seem unattainable.  Perhaps life just didn't turn out the way we planned and we feel lost to figure out what way to turn next.  This whole chapter is for you.  If you've returned to God after losing your way, you don't have to be ashamed of your past any longer. You don't have to keep living in the past, consistently being reminded of previous mistakes.  That's not you anymore.   "In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee." (verse 14)

And then it says in verse 2-3 to begin to prepare.  Preparation is an act of faith and like any act of faith it takes action. You need to begin to do something to exercise your faith.  "Englarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; for thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles and make the desolate cities to be inhabited."

So, I encourage you to read this whole chapter and read the next one, too.  Take it to heart and begin to apply it to your life. Begin to exercise your faith.  Lay claim on the promises of God.  They are for YOU.  Not just everyone else, but for YOU.  "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus".  Don't let the devil keep reminding you of your past.  Rebuke him.  You are a new creature now-born again.  That old man is behind you.  God CAN still use you and cause your life to bring glory to Him.  In verse 17 it says, "This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord."  You can claim that heritage. 
I hope this has encouraged and blessed you.