GOD CARES

WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO GOD AS WELL!
You do not have to depend on man’s favoritism to open doors of opportunities for you. You have something better—God’s unmerited undeserved favor!

My friend, the essence of God's grace is supply, so don't focus first on the demands and expectations in your life. The more you are conscious of His heavenly supply, the more you will see that supply of grace and blessing manifest in your life!

Beloved, how righteous we are in Christ does not depend on our performance. Right at the very moment you fail, is the time to believe that you are still the righteousness of God in Jesus!

My friend, Jesus’ presence in your life is an absolute free gift from God. When you realized that no amount of good that you do can earn this free gift, then you will also understand that nothing you do can ever cause His presence to leave you. So let it be settled in your heart once and for all that Jesus will never abandon you, even when you fail, because Hebrews 13:5 tells us that once you have received Jesus into your heart, He will never leave you nor forsake you. You can always count on Him because He is a faithful, dependable and trustworthy friend. Even when you have failed Him, He is right there with you, ready to pick you up and restore you to wholeness.

IT’S NO SURPRISE TO GOD :
But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph... - 2 Corinthians 2:14, AMP

In life, we all have to deal with the unexpected. Just because we’re believers, just because we’re good people or doing the right thing doesn’t make us exempt from trouble. The scripture says, “The rain falls on the just and the unjust.” In times when something unexpected happens, or you find yourself facing a crisis, you don’t have to go into “panic mode” or fall apart emotionally. Remember, that crisis is no surprise to God. It may be unexpected to you, but God knows the end from the beginning. He has solutions to problems that you haven’t even had. He has equipped you for every battle, and He goes before you making your crooked places straight.

Today, focus on the fact that He is with you. Remember that He is walking with you and guiding you to a place of peace and victory. No matter what has happened, He will take what the enemy meant for evil and turn it around for your good! He always leads us in victory. So keep moving forward, trusting in the good plan He has for you!

THE TELLTALE HEART :
If our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. —1 John 3:20

Recently I read about a private investigator in the US who would knock on a door, show his badge to whoever answered, and say, “I guess we don’t have to tell you why we’re here.” Many times, the person would look stunned and say, “How did you find out?” then go on to describe an undiscovered criminal act committed long ago. Writing in Smithsonian magazine, Ron Rosenbaum described the reaction as “an opening for the primal force of conscience, the telltale heart’s internal monologue.”

We all know things about ourselves that no one else knows—failures, faults, sins—that although confessed to God and forgiven by Him may come back to accuse us again and again. John, one of Jesus’ close followers, wrote about God’s love for us and the call to follow His commands, saying: “By this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things” (1 John 3:19-20).

Our confidence toward God grows out of His love and forgiveness in Christ, not our performance in life. “We know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us” (v.24).

God, who knows everything about us, is greater than our self-condemnation.

No condemnation now I dread,
I am my Lord’s and He is mine;
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness divine.

The one who receives Christ will never receive God’s condemnation.

UNCOMMON PROTECTION :
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. – John 10:10

Considering how much the devil hates people and how dead set he is on destroying them, it's no wonder we see so much tragedy and disaster in the world. In fact, it's amazing that we don't see more!

I asked the Lord about that one time and He told me it takes the realm of darkness a long time to set up major disasters. Take the aviation industry, for example. It's highly regulated and works hard at policing itself because safety is its product. You take a highly regulated system like that and the devil has to work terribly hard to cause disasters.

He can't just come roaring in and rip things up any time he wants to. If he could, he'd knock every plane out of the sky tonight. But he can't do it.

Why? Because he's bound. The Bible says he's bound to things that are common to man. He has to line up certain things in this natural, human realm before he can lay a finger on you. He has to use people to get his work done.

But, bless God, we're not bound to what's common to man. We're free to use what's common to God! We fight our warfare with uncommon weapons. What does that mean? It means you ought to have the devil wrapped up and sewed up. You ought to put him in a sack with a ribbon on top.

The devil can't cause disaster in your life unless he has been given place. He can't come in and start destroying and stealing from you unless he can get you into a place of sin, doubt, ignorance, or disobedience. So if he's been giving you trouble, ask the Holy Spirit to show you where you've let those things in. Then repent and get rid of them.

Once you've done that, pull out the weapons God has given you and fire away with both barrels. Pull out the Word. Pull out prayer. Pull out faith and use it to tie the devil in knots. Use the uncommon power of God to keep him bound and he won't be able to put anything over on you.

STAY FOCUSED ON GOD’S WORD :
Sometimes life has a way of making us feel tired. Things come against us, circumstances come against us, or maybe we don’t make all the right choices. Sometimes we feel like we can’t do it any longer.

In Galatians chapter six, it says, “Don’t get weary.” It says that our due season of blessing will come if we don’t faint. But, what does that mean?

Think about what happens when you faint. You go from a state of consciousness to a state of unconsciousness. Spiritually speaking, we faint when we lose consciousness of God’s Word. His Word is what sustains us. His Word feeds us, fills us and strengthens us. It’s easy to become weary when you become unconscious to his Word.

Today, I just encourage you, don’t let go of God’s Word! Jesus gave us such a profound example. One time in scripture, He fasted and prayed for 40 days. I can imagine that He might have been weary and tired. The Bible says that Satan came and tempted Him with doubt. Do you know how Jesus responded? He spoke the Word of God. He said, “It is WRITTEN!” Jesus didn’t give into temptation; He didn’t lose consciousness because He stood on the Word of God.

Remember, there is a due season in your future. There’s a designated time of blessing for you. You will get what you need to go on, and you will see the promises come to pass. Don’t become weary. Don’t lose consciousness. Stay focused on His Word and see the favor, strength, restoration and blessing God has for you as long as you don’t faint!

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (Galatians 6:9, KJV)