Resist and He’ll Run! :0)

FAVORED1 — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:55:57 +0000

Friday, January 15, 2010

Submit yourselves therefore to GOD.

Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:7

Good Afternoon Beloved!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

I LOVE this verse. It is really as simple as that! I get a mental picture of an individual bowing in humble submission to the King of Kings, while that annoying enemy of our souls lies in wait behind them, trying every tactic in his bag of tricks to distract and destroy them. Submission has developed a bad rep in our culture because it has been abused. People who have been hurt, are twice shy about who they submit to. Submission is completely voluntary. There are no words to describe how awesome it is that the One who holds everything together in the Universe, has given us an option on whether or not we submit ourselves to Him. Now the alternative.. well, it is not very good… but there is an alternative. An eternity separated from God … courtesy of that fallen angel. Our Heavenly Father has sent out a clarion call, “whosoever will … come”. Bless the Lord! He has already said that it is “not His will that any perish, but that all come to repentance”. He said,

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

[Isaiah 1:18]

He has made it simple to make it into His presence and hard to miss, but the enemy has “blinded the eyes of those who believe not lest they see and believe”… our prayer is Lord open their eyes that they may see…

Father we thank You for the access You have given us into Your presence. In Your presence is fullness of joy and at Your right hand pleasures forevermore. You are the Source of everything living. In You we are complete. We have everything we need or could ever desire. You have set us on high as example of the believer. You’ve invested power, authority, strength, courage and wisdom within us. The half of which we have yet to see. You are doing something so marvelous in these last days, words cannot describe. Even in the midst of global tragedies and natural disasters, we see Your hand. We see Your provision for the poor and downtrodden.. people who have been relatively ignored for years, are now at the forefront of the global stage and for that we thank you. Your Word declares that ALL things work together for the good of them who love You and are called according to Your purpose. You have used even the earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes that have wreaked havoc all of the world to work for the good of Your Beloved. We may never fully understand on this side of heaven, but we believe Your purpose is far grander than we can ever imagine. You have every situation no matter how out of control it seems… in control and for that we love You. We trust that Your Word is being performed just as You said and we give Your name all the Praise, Glory and Honor… In Jesus matchless name… AMEN.

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oh and as a side note ~

Do not be stubborn, as they were, but submit yourselves to the LORD. Come to His Temple, which He has set apart as Holy forever. Worship the LORD your GOD so that His fierce anger will turn away from you. [2 Chronicles 30:8]

Y Stress? … U Blessed!

Have A Fabulous Day and a Wonderful Weekend!

Regina