September 15, 2017
The
Lord is the one who causes us to look toward the future with hope, and
expectation. He is not the one who encourages us to dwell on the past. (Isaiah 43:18-19). Anytime we find
ourselves dwelling on the past, that is a red flag that Satan/carnal nature is
at work! We are not called to entertain the notion of where, what, why, but
IMMEDIATELY cut it down with the Word of god which is our sword! Think of it as
driving a car: You cannot effectively drive a car constantly looking into the
rearview mirror.
At no time in our lives is God “Mad”
at us and wants nothing to do with us. He IS love. He couldn’t hate us if he
tried; it’s just not in His nature. (Romans
8:32-39. John 3:16, Isaiah 54). His covenant of peace will NEVER leave us.
Who is peace? Jesus Christ!! So what the Lord is saying is that He will never
leave or forsake us even on our worst day. When we hate our lives what we are really
saying to the creator is “I hate this gift of life that you gave me. I do not
appreciate what you have/are doing for me. Your love, grace, sacrifice is not sufficient
to help, fix, restore, or heal me. Which is a form of pride. These things bring
a snare within our soul and cause fetters (chains) to be placed upon our souls
which cause further bondage that makes it just a little harder to break free
of. God wants us to choose life and blessing, but he is not going to force us
to choose. He allows us to freely choose life/death blessing/curse. However,
when we do not make the right choice, He is there to help us get up and get
back on track, not through condemnation (because remember His Word says there
is NO condemnation to those who are in Christ (Romans 8:1) and God does not EVER contradict His word (John 10:35.) but through love he
brings us back in the loop (John 3:16).
Even when you don’t “feel” like God loves you, cares about you, thinks about
you, you have to remember that we walk by FAITH and not by sight. Our emotions
can lie to us because they can be manipulated by the enemy, but also, we have a
carnal nature living inside of us that wars against the Spirit. Who we choose
to listen to is TOTALLY up to us, even after giving our lives to Christ. Trust that
the sacrifice of Christ is perfect in every way. Trust that the love of God is
sufficient. Trust that the lord will NEVER go back on His word!!
Lord
God, the eternal Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we thank you for
your undying love towards us. We repent for being ungrateful and thinking that
the sacrifice of your Son Jesus is not enough for every issue we face in life.
We thank you for your Son, we thank you for His sacrifice, and we thank you for
His righteousness! We ask that you would help us to choose life, choose
blessing in every situation we find ourselves in. When we do not make the right
choice, we thank you that we can repent and receive your forgiveness and the
Blood of Jesus cleanses us, Your Holy Spirit directs us! Thank you so much for
your love Lord. We thank you for never taking your covenant of peace away from
us which is you Son!! In Jesus Name we pray. Amen
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