What is the good news today? The good news is that there is a God in heaven who hears prayers and answers them. This God, our God acts when He wants to and nobody can stop Him. The Lord God acting is directly related to His people praying. The Lord does not like to see His people oppressed and living under tyranny as is currently the case across the western world, but He will allow it to get our attention.
Thankfully, with a combination of tyranny, oppression and now some signs on the earth and in heaven from Him to let us know its decision time, it is this servants understanding that believers are starting to wake up from their slumber. It is time to rise up and live and serve the way we were created to. The Lord did not intend for us to live our life crushed under the enemy's boot of oppression.
PS 68
19Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who daily bears our burdens.
20Our God is a God who saves;
from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.
21Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies,
the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan;
I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
23that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,
while the tongues of your dogs have their share.”
Do you see verse 23 up there ^^^. This is what the servant who writes to you today was talking about when it said in yesterdays post almost feel sad for the enemy. When the Lord God stretches forth His hand, who can rescue from His hand? This is what is taking place against the enemy. We stretch our hands out to the Lord God pleading for His grace and mercy and the Lord God then stretches out His hand against our enemies-the results of which you read about in verse 23 above.
We have been called to become the best version of ourselves in the days ahead then not turn back to our old selves. We are to cross the finish line strong-the best we can be with the time we have left. This is an act of grace and mercy from the Lord God who knows the plans He has for us-that is for us to finish the race strong:
2 Peter 1
3His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us toc his own glory and excellence,d 4by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. 5For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue,e and virtue with knowledge, 6and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8For if these qualitiesf are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins. 10Therefore, brothers,g be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. 11For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Jer 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
1 Cor 9
24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
Matt 25
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 20And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. 21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. 23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 28Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The Lord God has been impressing this Matt 25 theme of using what we have been given to profit the kingdom over a period of years now and now it is time to push the throttle to take off speed which means throttles full forward. We are being called to the highest level of ourselves. The best version of ourselves is required to achieve the mission and vision set before us at the highest level. The Lord is providing His best and brightest to this world in its hour of need and that best and brightest is you...
It is not some hired hand "pastor" or priest or rabbi, they are the so called experts who have led humanity with a noose around their neck to the edge of the abyss. They have been cast aside, they have not done their job.
Isa 43
16This is what the Lord says—
he who made a way through the sea,
a path through the mighty waters,
17who drew out the chariots and horses,
the army and reinforcements together,
and they lay there, never to rise again,
extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:
18“Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
19See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
20The wild animals honor me,
the jackals and the owls,
because I provide water in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,
21the people I formed for myself
that they may proclaim my praise.
The Lord is making a way through the sea once again. Forget the former things, the Lord is doing a new thing. His people can and will move mountains as well as do greater things than the Lord Jesus did while on earth because He has risen to the right hand of the Father:
John 14:12
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
All of this is good news ^^^. The Spirit of the Lord working through you and working through me is the answer. Not that the Lord needs to work through us but that is how He has chosen to do business here. When we do our part (and we will), the Lord God will do His part. He will stretch out His hand against the enemy and there will be absolutely nothing "they" can do about it (that will have any positive effect for themselves).
The Lord our God is very good and He hears our prayers. Keep doing what you know you should be doing. Keep the faith.
Glory to God
grace and peace
