Have you ever waited,
trusted, prayed, fasted, 'faithed' and believed God for something that seemed
like it will never come. Have you or are you still doing all to stand in faith
waiting for a blessing or miracle. This message is for you:
What do you do when you
have done everything you think you should do and yet your set time doesn’t seem
to have come? The answer is here in Ephesians 6 and Isaiah 50
Ephesians 6
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
Lets X-ray verse 14 –
19, they tell us what we are to do. After doing everything to stand, we must stand
firm. Holding on to:
- Truth: Jesus is the truth, God’s word is truth
1John2:20 But
you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the
truth.[e] 21 I
do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know
it and because no lie comes from the truth. 22 Who is
the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the
antichrist—denying the Father and the Son. 23 No one who
denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father
also.24 As for you, see that what you have heard from the
beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and
in the Father. 25 And this is what he promised us—eternal
life.
- Your right standing with God (through
Christ): You are made righteous
by the blood of Jesus. John says: If we claim to be without sin, we
deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and
purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in
the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his
Son, purifies us from all[b] sin.
1 John 2: 2 My dear
children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody
does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous
One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not
only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
- The Gospel of Peace and be ready for your blessing
- Don't loose
faith. The devil will try to tell you so many lies to make you loose hope. He
is a liar. Always have a scripture to use to resist the devils fiery darts.
Faith extinguishes all arrows. Faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of God.
Faith extinguishes all arrows. Faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of God.
19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth
and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence:20 If our
hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and
he knows everything.21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not
condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive
from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what
pleases him. 23 And this is his command: to
believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another
as he commanded us. 24 The one who keeps God’s
commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that
he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
- Be aware of your salvation and protect your mind. Don’t let the devil convince you that God has abandoned you.
1 John :3 See what great
love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of
God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is
that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are
children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we
know that when Christ appears,[a] we
shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 All
who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
Finally : Ephesians 6:18 And pray in the Spirit on
all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this
in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s
people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I
speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the
mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an
ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I
should.
This is a Word Specially
For you. God cannot sell you out. He is able: He is Mighty! Read this scripture
designed for the weary soul. Stand and see the deliverance of God
Isaiah 50:1 Thus saith the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? [God has no creditors and he will never sell you out.] Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
Isaiah 50:1 Thus saith the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? [God has no creditors and he will never sell you out.] Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I
called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot
redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I
make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water,
and dieth for thirst.
3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make
sackcloth their covering. [He is able and powerful enough to deliver you]
4 The Lord God hath given me the tongue
of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is
weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the
learned.
5 The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and
I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to
them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
7 For the Lord God will help me;
therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint,
and I know that I shall not be ashamed. [Trust God completely and speak positive, you shall
not be disgraced or ashamed]
8 He is near that justifieth me; who will contend
with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
9 Behold, the Lord God will help me; who
is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth
shall eat them up. [Remember God has made you righteous by the blood
of Jesus]
10 Who is among you that feareth the Lord,
that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no
light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.
11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass
yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks
that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in
sorrow. [Vengeance is the Lord’s, wait on him]
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
For you oh
Lord God will help me, therefore I will not be confounded: Lord I set
my face like a rock, looking upon you, I know that I will not be ashamed. My
God who justifies me in near; who will contend with me? God is for me, who can
be against me? Noone. Let him come near to me. They will flee in many ways. Behold,
the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? Noone! They
will all wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up. Holy spirit please help me to walk in the fear the Lord, and obey your voice. Even though I walk through a way that seems dark and there is no light and all seems confusing, I WILL TRUST IN YOU LORD! I TRUST YOU LORD. I will lean on you lord God, I shall not be shaken and my feet shall not be removed from where you have planted me.
Behold, all ye that kindle a fire against me, that compass
yourselves about trying to consume me. Walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks
that you have kindled. The word of God says this; you shall lie down in
sorrow.
After you done all you can...just STAND...Keep standing...God is taking you to an expected end.
