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Hey to all, I got up this morning and was amazed at my devotional for today, PRAISE GOD, HE IS SO AMAZING AND HE KNOWS WHEN WE NEED TO HEAR FROM HIM THE MOST~~
Wednesday, April 8, 2009, Learning to stand!!!
Don't allow the conflict free seasons in your life to lull you into false sense of security: "Be vigilant.... the devil walks about, like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour" (1 Peter 5:8)
What should we do when the devil comes along? "And having done all... STAND." Indeed, "God is able to make you stand" (Romans 14:4), not in your own strength but the strength of Jesus Christ. By yourself you are an easy target, but in the strength in the Lord you can stand and not give in. So today when satan shows up with his temptations, announce that you're going to stand in Christ. Let him know you are going to stand until the shaking stops, until the wave of loneliness passes, until your marriage is restored, until you come out of debt, until the struggle is over, until the tempter loses his power to trap you or topple you. When you do the standing..._...God does the strengthening.
Paul said, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me"Php 4:13. Note the word "strengtheneth". He won't just strengthen you once, He'll do it again and again. Hel'll strengthen you every time you face a difficult challenge, every time a memory comes back to torment you, every time you're reminded of your imperfect past, every time you face a difficult situation. Drawing from God the strength you need to stand up to the enemy will take effort. It will take your praise, your prayer, and you getting into His word with an intensity that you have never had before. But the truth is, you can stand if you want to!!!
Amen, brothers and sisters, let's not cease in our prayer for one another, and let's stand for our husbands and wives, "satan in the name of Jesus Christ, you have been defeated and my marriage IS healed by the blood of the lamb" AMEN
Wednesday, April 8, 2009, Learning to stand!!!
Don't allow the conflict free seasons in your life to lull you into false sense of security: "Be vigilant.... the devil walks about, like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour" (1 Peter 5:8)
What should we do when the devil comes along? "And having done all... STAND." Indeed, "God is able to make you stand" (Romans 14:4), not in your own strength but the strength of Jesus Christ. By yourself you are an easy target, but in the strength in the Lord you can stand and not give in. So today when satan shows up with his temptations, announce that you're going to stand in Christ. Let him know you are going to stand until the shaking stops, until the wave of loneliness passes, until your marriage is restored, until you come out of debt, until the struggle is over, until the tempter loses his power to trap you or topple you. When you do the standing..._...God does the strengthening.
Paul said, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me"Php 4:13. Note the word "strengtheneth". He won't just strengthen you once, He'll do it again and again. Hel'll strengthen you every time you face a difficult challenge, every time a memory comes back to torment you, every time you're reminded of your imperfect past, every time you face a difficult situation. Drawing from God the strength you need to stand up to the enemy will take effort. It will take your praise, your prayer, and you getting into His word with an intensity that you have never had before. But the truth is, you can stand if you want to!!!
Amen, brothers and sisters, let's not cease in our prayer for one another, and let's stand for our husbands and wives, "satan in the name of Jesus Christ, you have been defeated and my marriage IS healed by the blood of the lamb" AMEN
