Breakfast For Your Soul

Friday, January 16, 2009

Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw Him, they worshipped Him: but some doubted. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Deafening Silence From Heaven…

Ever experienced times when you wonder where God is?  You’re not ‘feeling’ Him.  He doesn’t appear to be anywhere around.  What is going on? What do you do?  Well, I’ve got great news… He didn’t go anywhere.  He is still as near as our next breath, whether we sense Him or not.  He said that He would “never leave or forsake us”… how long is never? During those times, we need to take stock in what is going on.  We start with us and move outward.  Are we doing what we did when we felt His presence?  Where is our focus?  Did we do the last thing we heard God instruct us to do?  Are we caught up in something we need to shake off and place on the altar?  Who are we listening too?  Are they strengthening our faith, or chipping away at it?  I’ve heard people say that if they could see Jesus they would believe in Him.  Here is an instance right in our very own bible, that tells us how 11 of Jesus’ DISCIPLES saw Him and some of them doubted!  This was a tumultuous period.  Jesus had been resurrected from the dead, and the leaders were so afraid that people would come to believe in this Messiah, that they paid off the soldiers, telling them to say that Jesus’ disciples had carried Him away.  They even went so far as to tell them that they would protect them from the wrath of the Governor (they could have been put to death for ‘losing’ this body).  To this day, that is a common thought among the Jewish people, and others as an explanation of what happened to the body of Jesus.  Anytime the question arises in our hearts, we would do well to remember that; “He is risen” (Matthew 28:6), He is “seated with God” (John 1:1-2), He hears our every prayer (proverbs 15:29, John 9:31, 1 John 5:14), He is “a very present help in times of trouble” (Psalm 46:1), and He is “making intercession” (Hebrews 7:25) for us. 

“Healing”, Richard Smallwood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjiWbEnuUQ

“Everyday”, Darwin Hobbs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spWfcFFxym0

Walk In The Light -1 John 1:7 50 of 107   The world around us is dark & scary & full of sin. But if we stay close to Jesus, we will be safe in His light. October 14, 2007

Angel Security -Psalm 91:11 40 of 107   Here is the verse in context. It is quite a promise from God’s Word. “If you make the Most High your dwelling—even the LORD, who is my refuge- then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” – Psalm 91: 9-12 NIV