Good Morning Wednesday......
Father thank You for this NEW DAY!
As we rise to meet this new day, please let us be filled with Your Spirit. Wherever we go, let us SPREAD LOVE, JOY, PEACE, GOODNESS, and FAITHFULNESS. Let us desire to become more like You and to worship You IN ALL WE DO. Help us desire these things so much more than the sin that entices us. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name we pray. Amen.
- When You're Down To Nothing, God Is Up To Something - A Message For The Hurting
Maybe you are dealing with an extremely stressful time in your life. Maybe you feel as if you "can't go on." You are not alone my friend. If you need to find people to relate to... just look in The Bible. If you take a look around The Book, you WILL find someone going through what you are right now. While we live in a crazy world, I am willing to bet that The Word of God Has The CRAZIEST Stories...and they are all TRUTH.
Knowing Truth helps us to have Hope, Patience, Peace, and Contentment. Think about this: When you know The Truth about how long a car ride will be, you don't worry about the travel time. If you know you have a 13 hour drive, it would be silly to start stressing and wondering if you were going to get there after the first hour of driving. Right? That's because knowing The Truth gives you the ability to not "wonder" about where you're going. You don't have anxiety about the same things as when you don't know The Truth. Once you find The Truth, your attention turns to where The TRUTH Leads You. If The Truth LEADS You, you are always in A VERY GOOD RIGHT HAND...THE STRONG HAND OF GOD HIMSELF...THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH!
Let's take The Prophet Elijah for an example. Here is one of the Great Prophets of God. We see him in 1 Kings, having just "punked," embarrassed , and decimated the prophets of baal. Elijah had just won a great spiritual battle and you think things would be great, but we find him on the run, "down in the dumps," and questioning whether living is "worth it." Let's take a look:
“And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had executed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.” And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, LORD, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!” Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.” Then he looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again.”
I Kings 19:1-6
Elijah was "spent." He had reached "rock bottom." He had given all he could, but was stressed, tired, and felt like he "couldn't go on."
Maybe you can relate. Maybe that is exactly how you feel and are on the verge of "giving up." Maybe you are at the "I'm done, I'm just done" stage or you just "have had enough." Tired of the pressures, tired of the hassles, and wanting to "exit left." You're strength, whether physical, spiritual, or both, is gone.
I understand, I think we have all been there at one time or another. But,... did you notice what happened when Elijah was "at the end of his rope?" That's when Our Father Stepped In! Being stressed, feeling like you can't go on, and being out of strength doesn't have to be such a horrible and hopeless place, if we will but look to Our Father in Heaven and His Son. God Almighty and His Word, Yeshua, Jesus Christ are "standing by" just waiting for you to "Call to" Him. Our God Is Mighty, He Is Prepared To Meet You In Your Moment Of Need, and "He Is With You Always, Even Unto The End Of The Age!"
God's Word:
Call To Him. You Might Be Surprised At What He Shows You 😎:
“‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’”
Jeremiah 33:3
Our Father made sure Elijah was "set" for 40 Days and 40 Nights when he cried out, then The Word Of The Lord (Yeshua) Came Yo Him:
“And the angel of the LORD came back the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.” So he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights as far as Horeb, the mountain of God. And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?””
I Kings 19:7-9
Our Father And His Son, Yahweh Yeshua Ha'Mashiach Are With Us Always...ALWAYS. He Never Grows Tired. He Never Falls Down. He Never Makes Mistakes. And He Is With Us... ALWAYS:
“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.”
Matthew 28:18-20
ALWAYS:
“Do not be afraid of them, for I AM WITH YOU to deliver you,” declares Yahweh.”
Jeremiah 1:8
“Nevertheless, I AM ALWAYS WITH YOU; you hold MY RIGHY HAND”
Psalms 73:23
“Then Haggai, the LORD’s messenger, spoke the LORD’s message to the people, saying, “I AM WITH YOU, says the LORD.””
Haggai 1:13
“And Haggai the messenger of Yahweh spoke to the people with the message of Yahweh, saying, “ ‘I AM WITH YOU’ declares Yahweh.””
Haggai 1:13
“But Yahweh is with me like a powerful warrior. Therefore my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. They will be very ashamed, for they will not achieve success. Their everlasting insult will not be forgotten. Yet, O Yahweh of hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have revealed my legal case.”
Jeremiah 20:11-12
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Thank You and Yahweh Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, God Our Father and His Son, Bless You!