For No Reason

Have you ever suffered for no reason?

That was the exact case here:

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

Psa 53:4

There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
Psa 53:5

Gods people where afraid when there was nothing to fear. So much fear that they didnt call upon God.

Many times our response to trouble is "Am I sure God is there?" Am I sure he exsists? Does he really love me? Is he really interested? Can he really save me? If God is who he says he is, how come the devil can be doing this to me?

This all stems from believing that Gods children wont have trouble and that trouble is a sign hat something is wrong somewhere. When we think this way, then we see trouble as abnormal. We think, if God is really protecting me, why should this happen to me? If God is really leading me, why am I being attacked on this path.

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless, thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. Psalm 31:22

What we need to remember is that God's word says "In this world you will have trouble" in essence, when we face trouble, it is normal, It is expected, it will happen. God also says, "Call on me in the day of trouble". When you are in trouble, God has not changed, so call upon him.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and call on him in the day of trouble and you will see and know that you serve a living all powerful God. He will hear you when you call upon him.

The enemy deceives us into doubting God so that we will not call on him. Here is the deal, think about that situation troubling you right now. The one you have been scared to pray about because you are not sure God will do anything about it. The one you cant see any way out of. Think of that thing you got tired of praying for that it troubling you. Call on the name of your God, call Jehovah Rafa (your provider), Call Jehovah Nissi (your healer). God said to Moses (I AM THAT I AM) so in faith, call God who you need him to be right now whether you need protection, vindication, wisdom, understanding, healing, deliverance, promotion, salvation, dinner, school fees, money e.t.c


Just call God right now and say SAVE ME OH GOD. I KNOW YOU CAN. YOU ARE MY HEALER, PROVIDER, STRONG TOWER, HOLY SPIRIT MY TEACHER, ..._______________.

IN JESUS NAME I PRAY AS I RECEIVE MY VICTORY AMEN.

Walk boldly, remembering this scripture in Isaiah

He is near that vindicates me, who is he that will contend with me.

It is well with you, you are blessed. Having a father in heaven does not mean you wont have trouble. It means that you are sure to be the one laughing at the end of the day. Your troubles are powerless and you will overcome in Jesus Name, Amen.

There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
Psa 53:5

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Psa 53:6

You have no reason to fear, God has already scattered those who rose up against you, don't loose you faith when you need it most. Praise Jehovah the Almighty and Everlasting King. Hallelujah. 

Prayer for today

PSALM 31 (Customize it to fit your request, you will love it)

Transfer You

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Don't forget its status

But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth]. James 1:22AMP


Fighting temptations is sometimes easy but sometimes it can be the hardest thing you have ever done in your life. One thing we must guard against in our battle for our lives it the natural tendency to make ourselves comfortable by changing the status of wrong to right.

Thanks to our conscience, experience and the Holy Spirit, we know when we are doing something that is wrong. We have an uncomfortable feeling. This helps us to stop and retrace our steps. It serves as motivation to overcome temptation and align ourselves with Gods will.

Sometimes when we are dealing with a recurring fault or when we find it to hard to let go of something that we want, we are tempted to 'reason' a way out of the bad feeling so that we can be comfortable to do what we want to do. We do this by giving ourselves reasons why

- Its not so bad
- Its different in our case or
- There is nothing we can do about it

This verse tells us, that is dangerous.

We need to resist the urge to reason away from Gods truth. We need to be able to recognize when we are doing something that is wrong and be strong enough to accept that it is wrong.

If you fight you will win. Don't let the devil take out your will to fight.
Dont change its status from wrong to right
It maybe hard and keep you up at night
And your worried because you are trying with all your might
To be faithful and walk in the light

I encourage you be strong in the power of God's might.
You will overcome, the end will soon be in sight

Delicious Truth

It is wonderful to know

Colossians 2:9-10

Amplified Bible (AMP)

9 For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine nature].

10 And you are in Him, made full and having come to fullness of life [in Christ you too are filled with the Godhead—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—and reach full spiritual stature]. And He is the Head of all rule and authority [of every angelic principality and power].

Read, read again, absorb and pray. 

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What did he tell you?

Have wished you could go back in time?
Do you feel you missed something somewhere and need to go back to what you missed?
Are you going down a path you chose knowing you felt God asked you to go somewhere else?

3 words : Moses, Jonah, Jesus.

When God created the heavens and the earth he called his work good. When God takes the responsibility to make anything, he doesnt stop until he can call it good. As the scripture says in

Romans 8:28   And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

It is God who makes us who he designed us to be.

Have you ever imagined a life where Moses did not kill the Egyptian and run away from Egypt? What do you think his life would have been like? Probably something close to this....

Moses the Hebrew child who was saved from the Nile river by the princess, would have grown up as a prince  in Pharaoh's palace and became the brother of King pharaoh when their father Pharaoh died. He was already living as a Prince before the unfortunate incident anyway. Maybe he would have been going round the palace one day when God would have appeared to him and given him hiss assignment which would have still translated to him leading Gods people out of slavery. MAYBE.

Moses' action changed the parameters of his life from Prince to shepherd but the purpose for his life remained the same.

Your unchangeable definition is in your purpose   Every other thing might change or be changed but your purpose stands and God can get you there no matter where you think you are.

Who are you?
John 21 When John the Baptist was asked "Who are you?" He didnt mention his name he quoted the scripture about him in Isaiah (The voice of one crying in the wilderness ). In Luke 4:20 Jesus told them who he was, quoting what the scripture said about him? The events of your life and your credentials are not the defining factor of who you are Your Purpose is ... So who are you?

Not mother of, husband of, wife of or owner of. You see, all that can change but your purpase was the basisnfor your design. Who you are doesnt change but all other paramaters might. The thing is that no matter how far where you are is from where you are going, God can take you there. God who parted the red sea, found a person he had placed strategically in the palace in the bush, got Jonah to Niniveh in a fish; That God can take you where you are going, provided where you are going is purpose. Provided you yield to him, provided you trust him.

You dont have to go back anywhere. We need to be like our father → The way back is not backward. Getting back on track is by going forward with God. God didnt scrap Mankind after Adam ate the apple. He mofed forward, he sent Jesus, he gave us a way back to him. Imagine all that changed when Adam ate the apple, God worked it out and found a way to give us back eternal life.

How far gone can you be, can you be farther than life is from death, or farther than sin is from holy? Jesus went all the way to hell to defeat the devil to ensure we can be what God made us to be,

You are amazing. God loves you. Stop trying to retrace your stepsnor find the life you lost. Go forward with God. He makes all thing new. You will not miss out on your purpose in him,

How do you know?

Ephesians 3:20-21 Amplified Bible (AMP) 20Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]— 21To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen (so be it).

Prayer for today

Lord I give my self to you and I accept that you can take me to my purpose no matter how my circumstances have changed. I let go of my past that part I longed for and the part I held on to. Help me follow you forward to something better. To my purpose, that thing which made you see me and call me good. I surrender to you OLord. Take me forward.

I love you Lord. I am who you say I am in Jesus Name, Amen

I did that to you...Lord I am sorry

This is the story of a great King. The mighty King Deo. He built his kingdom on the principles of honesty, integrity and justice. Other Kings far and wide came to learn from his style and they all considered him King above them. In his Kingdom, no criminal was ever able to work his way out of getting his due punishment. He had Children who he groomed according to his principles and he ensured they lived by it. The prisons where full of the vilest of men and they spent their days and nights reigning curses on the King and blaspheming. They had a ring leader, and he hatched a plan. He knew the King would never change his principles but still wanted to hurt him and disgrace him somehow. So he told the King. 

"If your very own son where in my shoes he would be a criminal too, let me test just how good of a father you are? Who are you to judge us when you protect your children so much that they have no reason to be dubious." Knowing what he had taught his children the King said to him, go ahead, do what you can. You will see that my children are true representatives of me. To his utter dismay one after the other his children were seduced by circumstances into evil and for each one, he was scorned and disgraced by his enemies. What his enemies could never have whispered about him to one another was now being shouted from the roof tops because his children gave his enemies occasion to blaspheme.

Have you ever wondered what would have happened if Job had fallen? If he had given up, cursed God and died? This verse below gives us an idea of what happens when we 'give-in' to trials as Children of God who he has boasted upon.

This is what the prophet Nathan told David after he had killed Uriah and taken his wife.

2 Samuel 12

Amplified Bible (AMP) 12 For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun. [Fulfilled in II Sam. 16:21, 22.]

13 And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.

14 Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord and given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child that is born to you shall surely die.

...given GREAT OCCASION for the enemies of the Lord to Blaspheme. This message is just a reminder that Jesus died on the cross to give us power over sin. God gave us his very nature so that we can be holy as he is holy. Just as Jesus knew when Satan tempted him that he could not afford to fall, we too must realize that when we sin, the reputation of our Heavenly father is at stake. Pause for a minute and imagine how the devil would have gloated and blasphemed God if Jesus had given up, or if Job had given up. We do not have to be afraid of facing the same fate as David's child because Jesus died to pay for our sins and all the times we will make this type of mistakes.

But even with that: May the enemies of God never blaspheme for our sakes. May our awesome God who deserves mighty everlasting praise not be scorned by out action. May we be strong in the day of adversity and prove him holy who protects us from adversity.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord I am Sorry, Forgive me. I did that to you. There have been times I fell for temptations the enemy put in front of me, I was so consumed by the difficulty around me and the desire inside of me that I didn't consider the fact that I was giving the enemy cause to blaspheme. I was disgracing your name. Wash me clean by the precious blood of Jesus. Teach me to stand strong by your power. I love you Lord. 

FOOD FOR YOUR SPIRIT - Read, Digest and Absorb

1 Corinthians 10:13 (Amplified)

For no temptation (no trial regarded as enticing to sin), [no matter how it comes or where it leads] has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man [that is, no temptation or trial has come to you that is beyond human resistance and that is not adjusted and adapted and belonging to human experience, and such as man can bear]. But God is faithful [to His Word and to His compassionate nature], and He [can be trusted] not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of resistance and power to endure, but with the temptation He will [always] also provide the way out (the means of escape to a landing place), that you may be capable and strong and powerful to bear up under it patiently. 

God help us all in Jesus Name. Amen