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With the many stresses that come our way on a daily basis, it is amazing
to me how many people choose to trust in their own intellect rather than
going to the One who created them and has every answer that their heart
seeks. The Lord Jesus Christ says throughout His Word “Come to Me and I
will give you rest.” There is no reason for any of us to go anywhere else
except to Jesus Christ who loves us and gave His life so that we may live
eternally. His love is infinite. Only love that is unsearchable would be
willing to take the sins of the world and replace it with forgiveness, joy,
and peace that is unspeakable. The one who comes to Jesus is not losing
anything, but they are gaining everything. They put off the old man and
they put on the New Man. The Lord changes us very subtly; He takes away
our old ways and puts change in our hearts and minds. It happened to me
and I can tell you that following Jesus since I was 19 years old has been
the best decision I have ever made. (Matthew 11:28-30) (Colossians 3:8-11)
If you are finding yourself restless, discouraged, disheartened, anxious
and not seeing the joys of life, I encourage you to call upon the Lord
just as you are and ask Him to change you and mold you into His perfect
vessel. Never think that you must cleanse yourself first and then come to
the Lord. That is backward thinking. We come to the Lord with our flaws
and all and He is the One who cleanses us. We come to Him filthy and
unworthy and He puts on us a robe of righteousness. We don't deserve such
grace, but thankfully it exists to all who call upon the name of the Lord
in truth. Know that He loves you and waits with open arms for you to call
upon Him. (Romans 10:9-13) (Isaiah 61:10) (Revelation 3:20)
I hope this message encourages your heart to know that God loves you and
wishes for you to follow Him. He will make the changes that you cannot
make and lead your life onto the path that is rightly chosen for you.
TRUE HEALING
My son was wheezing and gasping for breath. I had never seen him so sick.
His face was pale and his irregular breathing pattern was very scary. I
got worried and started to panic. I didn't even call the doctor's office
for an appointment -- no time to waste!
I just bundled-up my son, David, and rushed him to the doctor's office.
All that was going through my mind was “I have to get the doctor to see my
son immediately.”
When we reached the doctor's office, I was not happy because there were so
many other people waiting to see the doctor. The nurse checked my son and
said he'll be okay -- you'll just have to “Wait” for your turn. Easy for
her to say -- David wasn't her son. So, I did wait (I had to). My son
still looked very, very sick to me.
Finally, I took a deep breath and started looking at the faces of the
other moms and dads in the waiting room. I could see a calm, relaxed and
peaceful look on their faces. I guess they all knew that they were at the
doctor's office and that their turn would come, and they had faith that
the doctor could heal their child, or at least make them feel better.
When I realized that, I said a little prayer, and I immediately started to
feel more at peace too. Just knowing I was in the “waiting room” at the
doctor's office, who I believed could make David bounce back to normal made
me feel better, and calmed my panicking heart. I knew that everything was
under control, and even my son looked like he was getting better already.
In the same way, if we are worried and restless because of other
uncontrollable problems in our life, we should rush to the “waiting room”
of Jesus. Yes, we will probably have to “Wait” there too. But when the
time is right, He will take care of all our needs.
We panic when we try to do everything on our own and are far away from
Him. So, get closer to Him by going to His “waiting room,” through prayer.
When we pray and wait upon the Lord we can definitely feel the peace and
security that only He can provide. Jesus is the only one who can truly
help us. Besides that, He knows our every true need, and He will never
fail us.
Addendum -- Matthew 11:28 “Then Jesus said, Come to me, all of you who are
weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
Author Unknown
Read and meditate on these scriptures:
John 3:16-17 Jesus declares “For God so loved the world, that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn
the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.”
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 “...Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have
entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them
that love Him. But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit: for the
Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.”
1 Peter 2:9-10 “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an Holy
nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who
hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light: Which in time
past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not
obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.”
2 Timothy 4:7-8 “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I
have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of
righteousness, which the Lord, the Righteous Judge, shall give me at that
day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing.”
All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible.
Today’s Selected Poem: I MET MY MASTER
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Today’s Selected Testimony: MY LIFE CHANGE
Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony164.htm
In Christ’s Service,
Dwayne Savaya
God’s Work Ministry |
