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He Sent His Word to Heal Us
He sent His Word to heal us.” Psalms 107:20
I know from experience the power of God that is released through His Word. In Psalms 107:20 the Psalmist David said God sent His Word to heal us. His Word it is more powerful than any two edged sword or a surgeon’s knife. It’s like laser surgery; it penetrates quickly.
Allow the Truth of God’s Word to penetrate your soul, cutting away all the false ideas and distorted thinking that is designed by the enemy to work like a cancer destroying your faith.
In the past I have written devotionals to bring comfort and encouragement because we live in times where there are troubles on every side. But now, the Lord has prompted me that it is time for the Body of Christ to be healthy and strong in order to rise up above the present darkness.
So allow the devotionals to focus on the Word that will go deeper. Let the Word root out the issues, the lies, and distorted truths that you have believed that are contrary to God’s ways. If we are children of the All Mighty God we are not wimps, we are overcomers of this world and we are strong in the Lord.
It’s Time That We Acknowledge God First
“Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in matters too great or in things too wonderful for me” (Psalm 131:1)
If we allow it, pride can get the best of us. It can steer us into areas where we believe we’ll benefit the most, and lead us away from the more practical areas. It can puff us up into believing we are the best, we are in control, and we don’t need anyone else. Pride can lead us to the top and assure us that we are right where we need to be.
However, the Bible tells us a different story about pride. It says, “A man’s pride will bring him low, but he who is of a humble spirit will obtain honor” (Proverbs. 29:23). The humble attitude of a person will elevate them to the place of honor. Having a humble attitude means separating ourselves from our own accomplishments or achievements, and acknowledging the fact that God is the One who has given us the ability to achieve what we desire. Always acknowledging God first will help us to maintain a humble attitude and steer us clear of pride.
“In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths” (Proverbs. 3:6)
When we acknowledge Him first, God is the One who will lead us to the place of honor!
Time Alone With God
“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; he has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn, to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.” Isaiah 61:1-3
Time alone with God has a divine purpose. We set time aside for hair appointments, doctor and dentist appointments and they seem so important that we schedule them even months in advance. However, time alone with God is where the real change takes place in our lives.
During our time alone with God, we are forgiven, released, refreshed, and renewed. In the presence of God, we are healed, encouraged, restored and transformed.
A divine exchange takes place: beauty is given for ashes, strength for weakness and joy for mourning. This divine exchange can only happen as you commit to spend time alone with God.
Time to Choose the Right Path
“That we may do those good works which God predestined for us…” Eph 2: 10
Predestined means something is preordained and appointed by God. He has preordained and planned before hand what your purpose is on the earth. And He has used the situations in your life up to this very moment to teach you and prepare you for His purposes.
We can’t see clearly what God sees. It is only after we pass through a situation that we see it clearly, can look down from a higher perspective and see what good came out of it, what we learned and how God will use it. I know how it is to be in the middle of a bad situation, wondering what could possibly be the good thing that will come out of it. At that point we can not see what God sees. That is why all along the way and in every situation we must learn to listen to His voice. His ways are so much higher than our ways. He has a plan that we can’t see so we must we listen to His voice and choose the right way; the high way.
I believe God sets up situations just for learning purposes. He wants us to learn from our past mistakes, so we will make different choices and take the right path the next time. Paul said that if we take the path which He planned ahead of time that we will live the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live. That does not mean we will not encounter difficult situations anymore once we learn to walk on the high way. But it does mean we will always have a clear path to walk on during those difficult times. That’s why we go through hard times so we learn how to identify God ways and God’s path that leads us though the valleys and hardships of life.