Do you believe that God is in the midst of your storm this morning?
It may seem like you are standing alone in the midst of your darkest hour, it may seem like God is not present, it may seem like there is no hope, but look up, look around you and most importantly, look within you, and count your blessings and see if you can number them in order, especially the blessings of God’s mercy and grace towards you, and you will know, that God is in the midst of your storm this morning. Don’t pray for the storm to pass, learn instead to go through it with God, for great is His faithfulness unto us. Praise the Lord!
Do you walk in the counsel of the ungodly?
My brothers and sisters in Christ, the ungodly speaks from their unspiritual minds, they are puffed up, they speak vanity and devise evil, their thoughts are not of God, but of the devil, whose aim is to deceive you, therefore, do not walk in the counsel of the ungodly for their way is dark and the end thereof is destruction. But blessed are you if you walk uprightly and delights in the law of the Lord.
Have you ever had a desire to do something, started it, then lost the desire and could not finish it?
My brothers and sisters in Christ, God is a god of completion, and any good thing which he started in you, he wants you to finish, but you must be willing, he encouraged us in 2 Corinthians chapter 8 in saying, that it is to our advantage, not only to be doing what we desired to do a year ago, but complete it with the same readiness that we first desired it. Many of us allow doubt, lack of faith and others who say it can’t be done to hinder us, but know that if God put a desire in your heart, that he will bring it to fruition. Praise the Lord!
How do you know if the gift you receive is a blessing from God?
You will know if the gift you receive from God is a blessing, for God’s gifts multiply, they are trouble free, they warm the heart, they do not cause anger and frustration or regret, God will never give you a gift that you cannot use, God will never give you a gift that you have to fight over, when God blesses you, the gift is yours, and nothing could be added to it or taken away from it, God is the giver of all good things, and he loves us too much to give us gifts that will hurt or harm us. Praise the Lord!
Have you experienced being in the wilderness?
Many do not see you when you are going through the wilderness, they only see you when your garden begins to flourish. But, you need tell them about your wilderness experience, tell them how you trusted God, when you had nowhere else to turn, how he fed you when you were hungry, healed you when you were sick, carried you when you were too tired to walk, and delivered from those who were too strong for you. I don’t know about you, but my wilderness experience was good for me, for the Lord humbled me. Thank you, Lord!
Are we trusting God, our Shepherd, for all that we need?
The Lord is our shepherd and he promised that if we trust him we shall never be in want. Dear Lord, show us how to trust you more, enable us by your grace to believe you for those things which seems impossible to us, to be confident of this, that you will prepare tables before us in the presence of our enemies, Lord, humble us, so that we may be able to sit down and eat of your goodness. Praise the Lord!
We who once walked in darkness have seen a great light, how do we now walk as children of light?
As children of light we should always sow the fruit of the Spirit, “for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness and truth, finding out what is acceptable to the Lord, and having no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them, for it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, understanding what the will of the Lord is.” Praise the Lord!
All of us get weary and faint at times, but, is the God whom we serve, a weary and tired God?
Certainly not! He neither faints nor is weary, instead he gives power to us who are weak, and to us who have no might he increases strength, all he asks is that we wait patiently on him, and he promised that he will renew our strength, that he will cause us to mount up like eagles, to run and not be weary, to walk and not faint. There is no God like our God! Teach us, Lord, to wait!
What will it profit you, if you gain the whole world and lose your soul?
My brothers and sisters in Christ, no man can serve two masters. You will either love the one, and hate the other. If therefore, you love the things of this world, how could you also love God? If you store up treasures for yourself and is not rich toward God, you would have wasted your time, for when your soul is required of you, where will you spend eternity?
Have you tasted, have you seen the goodness of the Lord?
I have seen the goodness of the Lord. He has shown me his marvelous kindness in a strong city, he has blessed me, not according to anything good that I have done, but because I put my trust in him, and he, in his mercy revealed his loving-kindness to me. I am encouraging you this morning to trust God with your whole heart, believe that he is able, lean not to your own understanding, and in all your ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your paths. Praise the Lord!