How much do we trust in the Lord and how strong is our faith? Only we can answer that question. I want to encourage you to seek the Lord with all your heart and also seek the wisdom of the Lord.
Read what it says in Jeremiah 29:11-13, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord,
thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye
call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And
ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”
This was when the Israelites would come out of Babylon where
they were captives because of their sins against the Lord!! Just like them we were, and may still be, captive
to sin; the good news is, if the Son sets you free you are free indeed, praise
the Lord!! We also need to seek Him with
all our hearts like I said.
Now read Proverbs 8:17 that speaks about wisdom, “I love them that love me; and those that
seek me early shall find me.”
We so need to be doing all these things so that we won’t be
deceived. We can receive wisdom by
spending time in the Word of God and listening to sermons that line up with the
Word. God’s Word says that faith comes
by hearing and hearing by the Word of God!! The more you hear the Word, the more faith you
should have and the freer you should become. But you must be careful of the wolves in
sheep’s clothing that only teach what people’s itching ears want to hear so as
to deceive, be careful that you do not fall into deception.
It is also very important that you spend time in prayer. I have heard it said that prayer is the engine
of the church, and I believe it. How can
anything be accomplished in the church if there is no prayer? You can have all your skits and programs,
self-help books and videos and all the rest, but without prayer very little will
be accomplished. Did Jesus say my house
would be a house of teaching, or preaching, or worship or programs? No, He said my house shall be called a house
of prayer!!! If Jesus said it then it
must have been very important.
These words are recorded once in the Old Testament and twice
in the New Testament. You can find these
words in Isaiah 56:7 and also Matthew 21:13 and in Luke 19:46, “Even them will I bring to my holy mountain,
and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their
sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an
house of prayer for all people.”
Jesus had a righteous anger over what was being done in the
Temple, I wonder how He feels about many of our congregations today. What we need is faith like Daniel and his
three friends had and Elijah and Elisha and Abraham and Peter and Paul and the
other disciples had and those in the 11th chapter of Hebrews and
many that lived since then all down through the ages. Jesus said something about faith that should
shake us all, if we are truly born-again.
He said this in Luke 18:8, “I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the
Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?”
Things are going to get very hard before the Lord comes and
many will fall away from the faith, so this is a warning to you and me to press
into the Lord and seek Him while He may be found. Read the Word and hide it in our hearts
because someday you may not have a Bible to look at and you may be the only Bible
that anyone will see or hear. Also
praying is so critical, not only today but every day.
I have given you something to think about, I hope you will and
then put these things into practice if you are not in the habit of doing these
things. May the good Lord bless you and
yours and may you all have a super day!! Don’t forget to thank and praise the Lord for
He is worthy!!
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