July 13th, 2016 - Thoughts for your Week
July 13th, 2016 - Thoughts for your Week
Scripture Verse
Praise the Lord, my soul, and
forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who
redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who
satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is
renewed like the eagle’s.
Psalm 103: 2-5
The Love of the Father
Do you really believe in
the love of the Father?
Do you believe that He gave you freedom through the sacrifice of His own Son? Do
you believe that you have been spared? Do you believe that He has mercy over
you? If you struggle with this, take a moment now and ask him to show you if
there are any false beliefs or obstacles that are preventing you from
experiencing a deeper relationship with Him. Trust what He brings to mind and
pray about it. He wants you to live in the freedom of your salvation, to be
made whole.
“Though
the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you
will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be
removed,” says the Lord, who has
compassion on you.”
Isaiah 54:10
“He tends
His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them
close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young.”
Isaiah 40:11
Be assured that the same God
who walked with Moses, Joshua, Elijah, Peter, James, John, Paul and many others
in the bible lives within you! The God who blessed them is just
as capable of working out His purposes in your life.
Henry Blackaby
“Who shall separate us from
the love of Christ? Shall
trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced
that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the
present nor the future, nor any
powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be
able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8: 35, 37-39
What you do reveals what you believe.
Are you living life
like you BELIEVE that Jesus died for you? That He rose again for you?
That He has gone to prepare a place for you? And that He loves you with all His
heart and longs to know you and be known by you?
What do you believe?
“One
of the most common tactics of the devil is tempting us towards what is good and
having us believe that it is best (that we shouldn’t expect any more from God).
This is the error of Martha, worried and anxious about many things and missing
Jesus in that good work.”
Norm Funk (Luke
10:38-42)
If
God loves us like He promises, then we can expect and hope that He wants more
for us. We can move forward in all confidence that He will work out His
purposes in our lives. If you are struggling today, guard yourself up in the truth
of the scriptures and trust in the love of your Heavenly Father who will do
what He says.
What
are you distracted by? Are you struggling with fears, fatigue, anger, lack of
direction and wondering where is this God
who promises me life? He is with you, waiting for you to seek Him with your
whole heart. To stop with the busyness of your life and just sit awhile in His
presence. To refrain from speaking at Him, and instead turn a listening
ear to Him.
Don’t
be satisfied with where you are – crave more of Him. Go deeper with Him. Seek
Him until you find Him. He will never disappoint you.
