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In Lamentations 3 we find these words: “The Lord’s acts of mercy indeed do not end, For His compassions do not fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness… Therefore I wait for Him.”
Those of us who hunger and thirst after righteousness, justice, honor, integrity, moral character, in short, GOD’s character revealed in men and women, are holding onto to these and similar Scriptures. AMEN!
With the elections, if you were inclined toward the prophetic, there were many prophecies ‘out there’ about Trump, about a landslide – and when that apparently did not come to pass, prophets began apologizing, revising, coming up with new stuff. And some were standing fast. Confusing?
Dear friend, don’t be confused! HOLD FAST to the word the Spirit has spoken to YOUR heart. You listen, and hold fast to what He tells you.
This is easier said than done. It takes – FAITH. And our minds so easily switch to worldly thinking, or operating by our senses. Here are two examples.
The first is found in Matthew 14:22-33. Jesus is walking on the water past those disciples straining at their oars. Peter asks to walk to Jesus. Jesus says “Come.” And Peter does the impossible: walks on water – until he set his eyes on ‘the wind’ – his faith blew away and he began to sink.
My friend, if we set our eyes on circumstances, present conditions, or ears to lying words, and the world is full of lying words, it is very easy for our faith to evaporate – blow away – and we seeing America perishing. But great is His Faithfulness, remember?
Second example. Matthew 16:13-23. Jesus asks His disciples who the people say He is, and then who they say He is. Simon famously says, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” Jesus applauds Simon for hearing from God and speaking that word from God, it’s a revelation word.
But when Jesus then speaks of His upcoming suffering, death and resurrection, Simon Peter says, “God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen to you!” In a moment his mouth goes from speaking God’s words to satan’s words! Whoa!
As the Enduring Word Commentary says, this is a perfect example of how a humble, sincere heart coupled with man’s thinking, can lead to disastrous speaking and perhaps acting. God’s view saw Jesus the suffering Servant. Man’s view saw Jesus the conquering king of an earthly kingdom.
Today, with your eyes on Jesus, your ears to His word, remembering, GREAT is His faithfulness, know that we are not going under – we are about to — COME ALIVE!
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