STANDING. It is one of the first things we learn to do as a baby. As soon as we can, we are already trying to stand up. Babies crawl over to anything and pull themselves up. It takes balance and confidence to stand upright. When that happened our parents are happy and we just beamed. That happens when we are standing up for God. It takes the balance of prayer, reading the Word and praising God. He BEAMS when we stand for Him.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. (italics mine). Ephesians 6:13
Standing is hard sometimes because it is something we are not programmed by God to naturally do. He put within us a "fight or flight" urge. If we stand we are staying for the fight. God is not looking at us and asking us to fight a battle that He will not be in. If we are fighting for God we know He has our backs. The armor is something that we put on and it is ALL in the FRONT of us. Only the belt of Truth, and the Helmet of Salvation goes all the way around our bodies.
If we can do no more fighting because we are just tired, or ill, or worn out from all the tricks the enemy is throwing at us, if we just STAND we won't be over come. Jesus said that we are OVER COMERS. That means we are on the winning side. Stand still and see the hand of God. That is what was said to Moses. Stand still. Even though the battle is raging all around you, stand still. Stand firm. Like that tree that is planted by the waters that King David sang about, stand firm. God will protect you in all of this.
I am a doer. I don't like to be still and wait a lot of the time. I like action. So for me, when God tells me to wait and be still.....it is hard....I know that there is something wonderful God has planned for me. He will always get me out of the hard spots. He will always be there for me in my time of need no matter what it is.
Next time we will examine the Belt of Truth.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Thursday, December 27, 2012
The Armor of God --- Part 1
Ephesians 6:11-17
Did you know we are not fighting a physical battle? No. We are fighting a battle that is in the spiritual realm. There are things going on around us that only the Lord knows. He has kept me safe on more than one occasion.
One day I was putting my small children in their car seats in the back seat of my van. I got both little ones buckled up and turned to step out of the van. I was all the way INSIDE the vehicle when I felt a large hand shove me out of the van. I went flying through the air, over a seat and landed on my left hip in the driveway. Now my children saw all of this but didn't understand because they were very little, but they started crying. I gingerly got up and hobbled back to the van. I told the children I was alright. After reassuring them they stopped crying and we had to go to the appointment that had been set for that day. I believe that the enemy wanted to kill me. I still hurt in that hip. I now have arthritis there and all because the armor of God protected me from a very serious injury.
The enemy, the devil, Satan, the old Dragon, hates you. He is out to destroy you in anyway he can. The devil is not every where all the time, that is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. The devil has little demons working for him so he can get to you. This is the kind of battle we are fighting against.
If you are a child of God, you are the enemy of Stan. The WORD says, "For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against spiritual forces of evil in the heavens" (Ephesians 6:12 HCS)
The enemy will try to kill you if he can. Jesus Himself said that the enemy has come to kill, steal, and destroy. And he has. It started in heaven when he lead a revolt against God Almighty. It will end when he is chained and thrown into the pit at the end of time.
Next time we will talk about STANDING.
Did you know we are not fighting a physical battle? No. We are fighting a battle that is in the spiritual realm. There are things going on around us that only the Lord knows. He has kept me safe on more than one occasion.
One day I was putting my small children in their car seats in the back seat of my van. I got both little ones buckled up and turned to step out of the van. I was all the way INSIDE the vehicle when I felt a large hand shove me out of the van. I went flying through the air, over a seat and landed on my left hip in the driveway. Now my children saw all of this but didn't understand because they were very little, but they started crying. I gingerly got up and hobbled back to the van. I told the children I was alright. After reassuring them they stopped crying and we had to go to the appointment that had been set for that day. I believe that the enemy wanted to kill me. I still hurt in that hip. I now have arthritis there and all because the armor of God protected me from a very serious injury.
The enemy, the devil, Satan, the old Dragon, hates you. He is out to destroy you in anyway he can. The devil is not every where all the time, that is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. The devil has little demons working for him so he can get to you. This is the kind of battle we are fighting against.
If you are a child of God, you are the enemy of Stan. The WORD says, "For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against spiritual forces of evil in the heavens" (Ephesians 6:12 HCS)
The enemy will try to kill you if he can. Jesus Himself said that the enemy has come to kill, steal, and destroy. And he has. It started in heaven when he lead a revolt against God Almighty. It will end when he is chained and thrown into the pit at the end of time.
Next time we will talk about STANDING.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Jesus is the Reason for the Season
I remember one Christmas when I was young, my parents were very poor. My father was a roofer and couldn't really work in bad winter weather. He would take all sorts of odd jobs to make sure we had electric on and sometimes we would have running water in the house. We moved all the time from one house to another and usually between two different little town. Well this one Christmas was something.
The snow had been coming down pretty hard when we were at school right before we let out for Christmas break. On the way home it was starting to get drifts on the back roads, that even the bus driver commented on the snow. By the time my younger brothers & sisters and myself got off the bus it was getting dark and the snow was getting pretty deep. As we walked up the drive we could see the smoke rising from the chimney and knew it would be warm in the house.
My father was home and had wood piled in the house for the night already, so my brothers didn't have to carry it in. Two days later on December 24th, it was my 12th birthday. My dad got up early and went to work in -5* weather. I for the life of me couldn't figure out why. Well...I found out why a few years ago.
My father went to work roofing a roof for a friend who needed it badly. They didn't know that WE needed the money from this job. They didn't know that there would not be any Christmas for his 5 children. My father got frostbite on his hands doing that job.
For Christmas I got some new crayons and a new dress, my sisters the same and the boys new jeans and crayons too. My father supplied a need. That need was gifts for his children although there was only 2 each. I remember that so vivid.
God sent His Son to earth as a gift for us. He gave His very best for us. He knew just what we needed. He supplied a way for my salvation. My Father knew what I needed before I even knew myself. The greatest gift that I have EVER received was the gift of Salvation.
Jesus didn't come just for me, He came for everyone. Salvation is free. FREE. All we have to do is ask for forgiveness, mean it that we are sorry for our sinful life, then accept the greatest gift of all time. JESUS.
The snow had been coming down pretty hard when we were at school right before we let out for Christmas break. On the way home it was starting to get drifts on the back roads, that even the bus driver commented on the snow. By the time my younger brothers & sisters and myself got off the bus it was getting dark and the snow was getting pretty deep. As we walked up the drive we could see the smoke rising from the chimney and knew it would be warm in the house.
My father was home and had wood piled in the house for the night already, so my brothers didn't have to carry it in. Two days later on December 24th, it was my 12th birthday. My dad got up early and went to work in -5* weather. I for the life of me couldn't figure out why. Well...I found out why a few years ago.
My father went to work roofing a roof for a friend who needed it badly. They didn't know that WE needed the money from this job. They didn't know that there would not be any Christmas for his 5 children. My father got frostbite on his hands doing that job.
For Christmas I got some new crayons and a new dress, my sisters the same and the boys new jeans and crayons too. My father supplied a need. That need was gifts for his children although there was only 2 each. I remember that so vivid.
God sent His Son to earth as a gift for us. He gave His very best for us. He knew just what we needed. He supplied a way for my salvation. My Father knew what I needed before I even knew myself. The greatest gift that I have EVER received was the gift of Salvation.
Jesus didn't come just for me, He came for everyone. Salvation is free. FREE. All we have to do is ask for forgiveness, mean it that we are sorry for our sinful life, then accept the greatest gift of all time. JESUS.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Leaping before you Look
Have you ever took a leap without knowing where you were going to land? Well I have. I took the leap of faith. I asked the Lord to forgive me and to come into my life for good. He has done just that.
Leaping, or if your a hickerbilly like me, jumping into the unknown takes courage. It takes the faith that you will land where the Lord wants you to land. This is what my new blog will be all about. My journey with the Lord and where He will lead me in the future. I will try to update this often and probably with sermons or at least a little one.
Leaping, or if your a hickerbilly like me, jumping into the unknown takes courage. It takes the faith that you will land where the Lord wants you to land. This is what my new blog will be all about. My journey with the Lord and where He will lead me in the future. I will try to update this often and probably with sermons or at least a little one.
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