Prayer and Praise for this day Jesus is Lord Fellowship WWI Where Jesus is Lord Pastor: Pastora Diana Brevan Pastoral Team Leaders Mr. Matthew Helmich and Mr. Stewart Cambourn Leader Coordinator: Sister Gail Wilkins (sick Leave) What is Prayer Folks: The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much" (James 5:16). God's command to "pray without ceasing" is founded on the necessity we have of his grace to preserve the life of God in the soul, which can no more subsist one moment without it, than the body can without air. Whether we think of; or speak to, God, whether we act or suffer for him, all is prayer, when we have no other object than his love, and the desire of pleasing him. All that a Christian does, even in eating and sleeping, is prayer, when it is done in simplicity, according to the order of God, without either adding to or diminishing from it by his own choice. Prayer continues in the desire of the heart, though the understanding be employed on outward things. In souls filled with love, the desire to please God is a continual prayer. As the furious hate which the devil bears us is termed the roaring of a lion, so our vehement love may be termed crying after God. God only requires of his adult children, that their hearts be truly purified, and that they offer him continually the wishes and vows that naturally spring from perfect love. For these desires, being the genuine fruits of love, are the most perfect prayers that can spring from it. ~John Wesley This is one of my favorite Christian Writers of all times, Pastora Diana Brevan Where Jesus is Lord! For those who would like to send Pastor Diana Brevan Prayer requests or celebration of Praises or Testomonies please do to jesusislordfellowship1@gmail.com or send it directly to www.Jesusislordprayerministries.bravehost.com God Bless you and remember that Jesus is Lord! ================================================================ Weekend Prayer Directives: Friday, April 25, 2008: Praise Report from Baptist Convention Florida Healing Revival, Healing, etc. Pastor Amakor Apr 25, 2008 Weekend Prayer Directives Friday, April 25, 2008 Jewish Calendar 20th of Nisan, 5768 כ׳ בניסן תשס״ח Pesach VI (CH''M) 5th day of the Omer ה׳ בעומר Scriptural Meditation: Zech. 4. 6Then he said to me, This [addition of the bowl to the candlestick, causing it to yield a ceaseless supply of oil from the olive trees] is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit [of Whom the oil is a symbol], says the Lord of hosts. 7For who are you, O great mountain [of human obstacles]? Before Zerubbabel [who with Joshua had led the return of the exiles from Babylon and was undertaking the rebuilding of the temple, before him] you shall become a plain [a mere [a]molehill]! And he shall bring forth the finishing gable stone [of the new temple] with loud shoutings of the people, crying, Grace, grace to it!(C) Intercessors for the Nations – Zimbabwe: Please pray against violence and human right abuse taking place in Zimbabwe. Government forces have raided opposition headquarters on Thursday. Pray that the Spirit of God will put the rulling party in check and stop them from maiming opposition members across the country. There are reports that more than one thousand people has been severely injured, and the hospitals are finding it difficult to cope with the influx. Pray for a soft landing in this election problem. That the Lord will work out a solution that will restore peace and bring the much needed change. Testimony/Praise Report: Woman healed of multiple illness at Baptist Convention, Ibadan, Nigeria. Click here: http://www.tribune.com.ng/25042008/news/news15.html The Healing Revival in Florida - My Comment and Prayer Request: There have been very critical comments from some revival “monitoring” ministers in America criticizing the healing move in Florida with Todd Bentley of Canada. I wish to request all intercessors to continue to pray that the move of God be not hindered by human elements. What Andrew Strom wrote yesterday is not only diversionary, but also quite misleading and they are his personal opinion. God can use anyone at any place at any time. I have studied Todd Bentley for years now, and heave volumes of his messages sent to me by Sister Anne Jones from Canada. I have read volumes of his articles from his website. There is nothing of new age in his teaching, not even remotely. He may not present his points of teaching or express himself with traditional theological language; that does not discredit his teaching and the method God is using to heal through his ministry. He may dress weird, which I personally do not like, but God is soverign and can use anyone who is available with a humble heart. I have followed up Todd's report as he goes to the nation with the gospel of Christ, we must pray for him to be empowered and filled with the presence of God on daily basis. Above all, the Lord Jesus said, he who is not against us is with us. The Apostle Paul said whether Christ is preached in strife or contention, it does not matter to him, but the most important thing is that Christ is being preached. Matthew 12:30 (Whole Chapter) He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. Mark 9:40 (Whole Chapter) For he that is not against us is on our part. Luke 9:50 (Whole Chapter) And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us. We are bracing up for great move of God in our generation. These moves I am well aware will not come out from traditional places. God will bye pass lots of people because they are lost in the ocean of liturgy, high level ministry structures that does not allow the Holy Spirit speak and personal opinion about how it must be done before we can accept it. Please pray, that thousands who are visiting the healing move be healed, and be saved – that is the most important thing. Thank you so much for being in prayer for Todd Bentley and his team. Pastor Amakor Personal Prayer Requests: I was reminded tonight by the Holy Spirit that Jesus said "God resists the proud and brings grace to the humble". Please pray for me to be humble, especially in a situation where someone is putting their nose where it does not belong. My sister who's husband is from Missouri warned me that people in the midwest are really good at being super nice to your face and then stabbing you in the back. I experienced first hand exactly what she was talking about. Please pray for my grandson Kyle. He is still having a hard time adjusting to us moving away. Their recent move to another house in the same area has been hard on him too. He is such a great little Christian man that is usually so full of love and joy. God bless you for your prayers and cares, thank you, Krista Healing Prayer Request Please pray for Grayson Mitchell, whose body is rejecting the heart that was transplanted a few years ago. Please send all prayers and words of encouragement to: claudia.stevenson@ossmnewark.com> 2, Could use some prayers for Gwen. She is not able to get much help now. Seems all the doctors have been seen, all the remedies tried. If God don't do it no one els can. Seems like that's when God shows His power. We are waiting on Him. 3. I just got word that my 89 year old aunt had a stroke. She is still hospitalized and her daughter and probably son,too, are with her.Pray for them, please.She's in the hospital in Macon, Georgia.. Jaine 4. Pray the Lord to touch my body. From my fallen arch, to the slipped ligament in my ankle, causing joint pain in my knees, and back, I am enduring pain daily. Please pray the Lord to heal. Pray also for my heart, hearing and vision. Dear Jesus, please undertake in these ailments. Thank you Lord. God bless all of you. All the prayer warriors, your families and those for whom we pray. Lord hear our prayers and meet the multitude of needs of people every where; spoken and unspoken, here, there and everywhere. Amen. 5. Chris, my 19 year old son had his appendix removed Tuesday afternoon. He got out of the hospital yesterday and is doing good. Pray he'll have a speedy recovery and no more problems. Thanks, Theresa 6. Dear Ones, Please continue to pray for my husband. He's in a lot of pain from swollen, cracked and red feet, especially the wound on the bunyion. His doctor wants to see if there is improvement tomorrow or else put him in the hospital. Everytime he goes in , his sugar goes up from the bad diet, etc. I'm of course very concerned and need your prayers! Blessings, Zee SALVATION prayer Request Please pray for God's blessed assurance and salvation for Shannon and Nathan. God bless you and thank you, Krista Ministry & Missions: Please pray for Claire as she is transitioning and will be moving within the next month, Lord willing, to Brazil as a missionary. She is currently needing a breakthrough in her monthly financial supportl and prayer support. PLEASE Pray for the her visa process, plane ticket and Claire would rest in the Lord and not get stressed out with the details of everything. Barnabas Porter - International Intercession Director Mountain Movers Intercessory Network 2. Please pray for Barney and Dot who live in New Zealand and are looking at selling their house. Please pray for them in this step of faith to move to a town called Katikati in New Zealand Please pray for good price for the house and guidance and direction to buy a new house that will meet their needs. Please pray, they can find a good Church and establish Christian friends quickly. Please pray for the Lord's peace and blessing in this move. Barnabas Porter - International Intercession Director Mountain Movers Intercessory Network Prayer Request for 8 Year Old Victor: Please pray that the Lord will touch the mind of Victor. Bind and cast out every demon of Attention Disorder. Bind and cast out the spirit of witchcraft attacking his mind. He is a very brilliant boy that needs urgent divine touch. Pray also for his salvation. At the Open Heaven Global Prayer Altar Dancing in the Fire Prayer Program comes up from Sunday 27th April 2008 for 7 days. It is a time to pray that you will excel despite the pressures from the camp of the enemies. The purpose of this program is to enable you understand how to prevail in the face of afflictions. The God who did it for Joseph in the house of Potiphar, David in the house of Saul, Daniel in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar, David in the hands of Absalom, Daniel in the Lion’s den, and plenty of food in Egypt in the face of world wide famine, that same God will be present to bless you as you pray along with us. Pray that these seven days of Night Watch will be a blessing to every participant and to this ministry. That the Lord will establish souls. Computer Project: Contribute to the Open Heaven Intercessors Computer purchase, using TheNightWatch.com pay pal account. Send your seed for purchase of the computer to: Info@TheNightWatch.com and clearly mark it as Pastor Amakor’s Computer Project. For thbose of you who wants to give to this project but have no pay pal account, kindly mail your donation in check to Night Watch Ministry, to Jeff Tyler Night Watch Ministries Box #284, 722 Collins Hill Rd, Suite H Lawrenceville, GA 30045 and mark specifically for Computer Project. Thank you. Thank you for being in prayer. Pastor Amakor Open Heaven Intercessors. Phone: 234-803-349-1477 (24hrs) www.http://groups.msn.com/OpenHeavenIntercessors Prayer-mail to: pastor_openheavenministries@yahoo.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Deputies: Hillsbough girl severely beaten, raped outside library Hillsbough Florida VALRICO -- A teenage girl chatting with a friend while returning books at a local library was beaten severely and raped late Thursday, leaving the girl unconscious and in critical condition, authorities said. Early Friday, no arrests had been made in the brutal attack. Hillsborough sheriff's deputies said the girl, identified only as a student at a local high school, arrived at the Bloomingdale Regional Public Library, 1906 Bloomingdale Ave. around 10:40 p.m. Sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway said the girl was talking to a friend on her cell phone when she parked about 3 feet from the night drop boxes. She told the friend there was a man sitting on the bench near the depository. Then, deputies said, the girl screamed. The phone went dead. A short time later, family and friends arrived to find the girl about 200 feet from the library, unconscious and badly injured. Blood was found on the pavement near her car, Callaway said. Some personal items were also taken during the attack, but authorities did not identify them. The teen was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital in critical condition. Callaway said she recently turned 18. Early Friday, deputies offered few details about the attacker. Meanwhile, Hillsborough libraries, including Bloomingdale, have begun opening their doors. County officials are clamoring to make sense of the attack. "This is a horrible, unimaginable incident," said county spokeswoman Marcia Mejia. Mejia said the Bloomingdale branch is one of the county's newest libraries. She said the parking lot is well lit and the drive-up deposit boxes are designed with safety in mind.
Casey Cora, Times staff writer +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Subject: prayer request
> > >
> > Dr Mitchell is an ob-gyn in New Albany .
> > Subject: A very, very special prayer request for Grayson Mitchell:
> >
> > Grayson is 10 years old. When he was a Baby/toddler, he had to have
a heart
> > transplant. As You know when someone has a transplant, they must
> > take Medication to keep the body from rejecting the Transplanted
organ. As
> > I understand it, as a result of taking these anti-rejection
medications
> > over the Years, last year Grayson developed lymphoma. He was Treated
for
> > lymphoma, which was a little more Complicated because of Grayson's
> > transplanted heart. Nevertheless, Grayson went into remission and
has
> > been In remission for 10 months.. Grayson has been sick for The last
few
> > weeks and has not gotten any better. He Has been in LeBonheur
Hospital and
> > while there, it was Discovered that his lymphoma had returned.
Grayson Was
> > transferred from LeBonheur to the children's Hospital in Little Rock
, ;
> > Arkansas . The doctors Determined yesterday that Grayson is also
> > rejecting His heart.Grayson is a very, very sick little boy. He
> > really Needs a MIRACLE because of all the complications of The
treatments
> > for one life threatening condition Affecting the other life
threatening
> > condition. I ask That each of you pray that a MIRACLE be performed
in This
> > little boy's life. As all of you know, there is Only so much the
medical
> > profession can do -- the rest Remains in our Heavenly Father's
hands.
> > Those of you Who know me, know that I believe in the power of Prayer
-- as
> > Drew being alive today is a result of Many, many prayers going up
for him
> > eight years ago.When Drew was diagnosed with cancer, people were
Praying
> > for him from all over the country. I ask that Each of you do 2
things:1.
> > PRAY for Grayson Mitchell -- pray that a Miracle Be performed in his
life
> > one that doctors can't Explain. Pray also for his mother, father and
Brothers. These parents probably have some very Difficult decisions to
> > make in the coming days. Pray That God leads them to make the right
> > decisions.2. Send this email to everyone in your address book Asking
them
> > to pray for Grayson as well. With today's Technology, just a few
clicks
> > of a button can have People praying for Grayson all over this
country,
> > and In other countries as well.Thank you for praying for
> > Grayson
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Please pray thatJason come home to Gail~ Gail.Peters
Dear Miz Carol
Please continue praying for Jason and I....... As per our last email -
Jason still hasnt made a decision to come back home because he feels i
will put him out the house. He is so confused and hurt..... but he
did visit with me for about 4 hours.
I'm trusting God to restore my marriage 100 percentage.
Please could your intercessory team continue to pray as much.
Goopiegirl2@aol.com
2 prayer requests goopiegirl2
Please pray that my sis doesn't have to move from where she is it is
only 5 min from my house and if they move her things will be so much
harder for me and for her. God Bless. Terry
Also my nephew Eddy Jr is doing some better Thank God please
continue to pray for him.
Thank each of you for praying Goopiegirl2
From: BillyPsalms13@aol.com
Prayer Request
Please -- just pray for me. Jesus.
Billy in Texas
Daniel P. Yoder
Praise God that I got a notice that my job is ending. I need prayer.
I took a job in teaching at a second chance school for
students that got expelled out of public schools.
I wanted to make difference. I believe I did.
With the recession, tax cuts, the county is closing my
school.
Therefore 8 of us will be unemployed on June 6, 2007.
Please keep me in prayer for a job that starts on that
date or close to it near my home.
Pray for my bills to be paid, my student loan wants to
be paid.
Pray also for my daugthers ministry "Saving the
Community" to become a non-for-profit organization
soon.
Thank you for your prayers.
Dan
Tommie Tanner
PRAYER NEEDED/PRAISE REPORT
ONE PRAYER ANSWERED AS OF 3PM TODAY, FINALLY PRAISE THE LORD THE
FINANCES CAME THROUGH FOR THE FAMILY BUSINESS..............GLORY GLORY
GLORY TO YOU LORD PRAISE PRAISE PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING TO YOU LORD YOU
ARE HOLY AND WE WORSHIP YOU ABBA FATHER, LET YOUR NAME BE EXALTED
THROUGH OUT THE THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH, THANK YOU LORD WHAT A MIGHTY
GOD WE SERVE. WHAT A A WONDERFUL WEAPON OUR LORD HAS GIVEN US AND WHAT A
BEAUTIFUL GIFT PRAYERS JOINS US INTO A FAMILY OF LOVE AND UNITY WE ARE
ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND WE SHOULD STAND TOGETHER AND UNITE IN
PRAYER FOR EACH OTHER. I LOVE YOU ALL AND YOUR PRAYERS ARE APPRECIATED
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
MICHAEL OUT IN CALIFORNIA THE SON THAT NEEDS THE JOB THAT PAYS ENOUGH
MONEY THAT HE CAN PAY HIS BILLS AND HAVE ENOUGH LEFT OVER SO HE CAN
HELP HIS CHILDREN. PLEASE CALL IN THAT JOB THAT THE LORD HAS CREATED
JUST FOR MICHAEL, THEN WE WILL KNOW THAT OUR FATHER OPENED THE DOOR, THE
EXACT PERFECT DOOR FOR MICHAEL, AND CLOSED THE OTHER DOORS THAT HE
SHOULD NOT GO THROUGH. AGAIN I PRAISE THE LORD FOR EACH OF YOU AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS
SOLD OUT TO OUR LORD,
Tommie
Edie Rossini
I want to request prayer for a little girl (5 yrs old) named
Kerrigan. She is having seizures and is very sick. Doctors cannot
find out what is causing the seizures and they are getting worse. We
need a miracle. Please agree with me for GOD to heal this child
completely. Her parents are pastors.
Pray for Sis Lela. She is having problems with allergies and flu like
symptoms. Also keep her friend Lidia in prayer for GOD'S protection
and to be able to stay in the USA. Pray for Flor (which is Lidia's
sister who has cancer and is in the last stages. We all know GOD can
heal her as we pray in agreement.
I need a miracle for GOD ALMIGHTY to heal my back so the pain will stop
in JESUS HOLY NAME.
Also salvation for those that do not know Jesus in my family.
GOD BLESS ALL of YOU PRAYER WARRIORS.
Edie
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God bless,
In His service forever,
Darrell
Jesus said.."Therefore go and make disciples in all the nations,
baptizing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, and then teach these new disciples to obey all the commands
I have given you; and be sure of this-- that I am with you always
, even to the end of the world.
OUR GREAT COMMISSION +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Trusting in the Lord n a world where most of us get beat up to one degree or another, many people come out of these beatings with a problem in being able to trust anyone else - ever again! All you have to do is watch the daily news and it is one tragic story after another. Our neighborhoods are no longer as safe as they used to be. Bizarre, random and senseless type crimes seem to be on the increase with all of the shootings that have occurred at our high schools, and now in our churches and in the courthouses themselves with the latest round of senseless tragedies that have just occurred. All of us, to one degree or another, have been wronged in some way throughout the course of our lives. And for some, these wrongs have been vicious, nasty and sometimes extremely traumatic - especially those who have been victims of crimes such as rapes, assaults, robberies, and actual murders of close friends or loved ones. Per the 15 articles I just did on all of the end time events that will lead us up to "The 2nd Coming of Jesus," the Bible has already predicted that the love of many will grow cold as we enter into end times. The Bible says that many will become lovers of self, unholy, proud, unloving, without self-control, brutal and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God and His ways. Paul talks about these traits in 2 Timothy 3:1, and says that all of this will occur in the last days. Being brutal and without self-control may help explain some of the really bizarre crimes that we are starting to see more of with the random type shootings that are occurring in our schools and other public places. Even our own government has to keep reminding us of the dangers of possible further terrorist activity anywhere and at anytime, and that we have to keep a lookout just within our own natural surroundings as you never know when the next land-mine may go off. All of this kind of heightened activity can really start to erode a person's ability to be able to trust anyone. For many others, they have a hard time in being able to trust anyone as a result of some degree of physical and/or verbal abuse that they have suffered from either their parents or their spouses. Spousal abuse in this country is still out of control with the number of women who are being severely beaten by either their husbands or their boyfriends. Many people have been so badly beaten and abused during the course of their lives, that they no longer have any ability to trust anyone - including God Himself! A dog can only take so much of a beating. After a certain amount of time, the dog will no longer trust anyone, including his own master. As a result of the curse of Adam and Eve that is still in full operation on this earth, there is always going to be a certain amount of wrongs that we will all have to put up with - no exceptions! Nobody comes out of this life unscathed with all the people who have chosen with their own free wills to live this life on the dark side. However, for Christians, no matter how badly you have been beaten up in your past - the one thing that you cannot have affected is your ability to trust in your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and our heavenly Father. As a result of the beatings that some of God's people have taken over the years, some of these people have literally lost their ability to even trust in God Himself. It is one thing to have faith in God, to know that God exists, and that He is all-powerful and that there is nothing that He cannot do or accomplish - but it is quite another thing to be able to completely trust God with your life and to completely trust Him to properly handle it for you, especially if everyone in your past has let you down in one form or another. For those of you who are have having problems in being able to fully trust the Lord with your entire life, I will give you 15 very powerful and profound verses from the Bible showing you that not only does God want you to fully trust Him with your life - but that it is a vital necessity that you learn to how to do so. I believe that faith and trust go hand in hand. They are like a one-two punch. First you must have faith that God exists, that He is who the Bible says He is, and that you are truly saved under the shed Blood of His Son Jesus Christ. However, there is now one more big step you must take after you have this kind of faith in God. Once you are saved, then you must be willing to fully surrender your entire life over to God the Father so that He can then enter you into His perfect plan and destiny for your life. Per the article I just did titled "The Full Surrender," you must become both saved and surrendered, not just saved. God has a purpose and a plan for each person's life. Your life is no longer your own. You have been bought at a price and God now wants to do something very specific with your life. Many Christians already know this, but they are still having a very hard time in actually trusting God to handle their lives for them. Even though they know God is totally perfect and that He can perfectly handle, control and direct their lives much better than they can - they are still having a hard time in making that leap - in clearing that final hurdle to completely turn the reigns of their live over to God the Father for Him to fully handle. To any Christian who is having a hard time in clearing this final hurdle with God, you must make a final decision sooner or later as to who is going to run your life - you or God. And the longer you wait, and the longer you keep from making this final decision, the more years you are going to lose in this life in being able to produce any real lasting fruit in the Lord. For those of you whose final hurdle is this trust factor - you simply have to do what Peter did when he stepped out of the boat to start walking on water. You must take a big leap of faith and dive off of that cliff - and decide that you will now fully trust in God and that you will now fully follow His Holy Spirit in the direction that He will want to take your life in. No matter how bad you have been hurt in your past, and no matter how many people have hurt you in your past - you must now learn to completely trust God with both yourself and with your entire life. Bottom line - not only can you not trust anyone else with your life - but you can't even trust yourself with your life because of your own imperfections and character flaws. Only God is "perfect" and thus only God can "perfectly handle" your life for you. You have to completely "let go and let God" if you want any peace, happiness, joy, and fulfillment in this life. To really be able to enter into this full surrender with the Lord will require you to be able to completely trust the Lord with both yourself and your entire life. If you don't learn to completely trust the Lord with both you and your entire life - then what you will find start to happen is that you will start to hold and pull back on certain areas of your life with Him. And once you start to hold or pull back in these certain areas of your life, you will then handcuff God in being able to work any further in those specific areas of your life. This is why you have to be willing to completely trust the Lord with every single area of your life - with no exceptions! Learning to really trust God in the way that He wants you to fully trust Him is an all-or-nothing principle. You're either going to fully trust Him with every area of your life or you are not. The minute you start waffling and trying to straddle the fence post with Him on this issue - you will become what the Bible says is a wavering and double-minded man who will become unstable in all of his ways. Now before I give you the verses from Scripture showing you the incredible power there really is if you can get to the point of fully trusting the Lord with your entire life - remember one thing. The Bible says that all men and all women have sinned and have fallen way short of the glory of God. All men and all women are thus flawed and imperfect to one degree or another. As a result, you are always going to be running into people who will hurt you and who will continue to hurt you in this life. There is simply no getting away from it in this life. But just because imperfect people have hurt you and will continue to hurt you in this life doesn't mean that you have to hold this against God the Father and Jesus Christ. Remember - the Bible tells us that God the Father and Jesus Christ are totally perfect in Their actual natures and personalities. The Bible says that there is no darkness in Their personalities. This means they have no evil in Them like all humans have. They are thus incapable of hurting you in any way, shape or form. This means that you can completely trust the both of Them to perfectly handle you and everything else in your life. They are both totally perfectly dependable because They are both totally perfect in Their actual personalities. This is why Jesus says that He has to be the Rock that you are to build your life on. If you try and build your life on what you want or what you think other people want from you - you will be building nothing but sandcastles that will perish the minute any serious storm clouds come against it. Now here are some very profound and powerful verses from Scripture showing us the extreme importance that each and everyone of us learn how to fully trust the Lord with every single area of our life. I simply cannot stress enough the importance and the power that is on these verses. Again, these are all major foundational verses that your walk with the Lord has to be grounded on. The Scripture Verses As you read through these Scripture verses, notice some of the incredible blessings and promises God is making to you if you can get to the point of being able to fully trust Him with your life. I will bold these key words for you, and then summarize them at the end of these verses so you can see the incredible benefits and blessings you can have if you are willing to fully trust this awesome God of ours. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." (Proverbs 3:5) "Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass ... Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him ..." (Psalm 37:4-7) "Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon His God." (Isaiah 50:10) "Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people from this time forth and forever." (Psalm 125:1) "He trusted in the Lord God of Israel ... For he held fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments ... The Lord was with him; he prospered wherever he went." (2 Kings 18:5-7) "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength." (Isaiah 26:3) "A good man ... will not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established; he will not be afraid, until he sees his desire upon his enemies." (Psalm 112:5-8) "Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him ... But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing." (Psalm 34:8-10) "He who heeds the word wisely will find good, and whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he." (Proverbs 16:20) "The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe." (Proverbs 29:25) "But he who puts his trust in Me shall possess the land, and shall inherit My holy mountain." (Isaiah 57:13) Thus says the Lord: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the Lord. For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land which is not inhabited. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but her leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit." (Jeremiah 17:5) "Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help ... Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God ... Who keeps truth forever, who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry." (Psalm 146:3-7) "He who trusts in his riches will fall ..." (Proverbs 11:28) "Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life." (1 Timothy 6:17-19) If you really chew and meditate on all of the above verses - you'll really be able to feel the power on the revelation that God is trying to impart to you on the importance of completely trusting Him with every area of your life. Notice some of the incredible blessings that are attached to being able to fully trust in God: You will be happy You will not walk in darkness - but in the light of God God will direct your paths in the life You will be like Mount Zion - you will not be able to moved You will prosper wherever you go You will always be yielding fruit for the Lord Your mind will be at perfect peace - you will not be afraid of evil tidings Your heart will remain steadfast in the Lord You will have no want - you shall not lack any good thing You shall be safe in your surroundings You shall possess the land and inherit the holy mountain of God Put all of these blessings together one right after the other - and you can then really start to grasp how powerful of a thing it really is to learn how to fully trust in the Lord with all of your heart and with all of your mind in this life. In this crazy day and age, more and more people are finding out that material wealth and riches are not buying them true happiness. What they are really looking for are some of the above blessings. But these types of blessings can only be found by true born-again believers who are operating in a full surrender with the Lord where they are fully trusting Him to handle both themselves and their entire lives. Notice the very heavy language God is using in the last three verses. He is telling us that we are not to put our trust in: Princes In man in general In our own natural strength In uncertain riches and wealth Notice that God is calling riches "uncertain." All the material wealth and riches of this world are all uncertain because they are all perishable items and none of it will go with you when you die and cross over. Notice that God says we should be concentrating more on being rich in good works, and that good works are something that is actually stored up for us in the next life to come, which will be heaven! We will thus be rewarded in heaven for the good works that we do for the Lord down here - not for the amount of money that we can make. Works cannot get us saved as the Bible tells us that we can only be saved by grace through our faith in Jesus Christ. However, doing good works for the Lord will get you the bigger and better rewards once you enter into heaven. I've already talked about all of this in my article titled "Rewards in Heaven." God specifically says that those who trust in men or in the riches of this world will have no help when they are really going to need it in a real time of trouble. Only God is our real help in this life. He says that our faith and hope should be in Him - not in the wealth and riches of this world! In the above verse from Jeremiah, God literally says that "cursed" is the man who trusts in other men, or in himself and his own natural strength! He says this kind of man will be like a "shrub in the desert" where there is no real life. Many rich people have what many consider to be the "all" of this life - yet they are just like shrubs in the desert since they have no real life, no real joy and no real happiness operating in their lives. Conclusion For those of you who have really been battling with the Lord on being able to fully trust Him with your life - really chew and meditate on the above verses. This article will go hand in hand with the other article I have just done titled "The Full Surrender." For each and every Christian - there is only one way to live this life - and that is operating under a full and complete surrender with the Lord - where He is now the One who will be leading and directing your life in the specific direction that He will want it to go in. And the one thing that will kick this full surrender into full gear is your conscious choice to fully trust God with every single area of your life - holding absolutely nothing back from Him! If you can learn how to stay in this full surrender with the Lord on a regular and non-wavering basis throughout the course of your life - and have complete and total trust in Him to perfectly handle your life for you - then you will enter into what the Bible calls a true peace that will pass all human understanding. You will enter into a "God-bubble" where true peace, love, soundness-of-mind, happiness and a joy and zest for living will be yours on a regular basis. Granted, we will all go through various trials and tribulations as we plow through this earthly life. But if you will continue to hold fast to the Lord in your daily walk with Him and refuse to pull out of this full surrender with Him no matter how bad things may get from time to time - you can still have this incredible peace of mind through the worst of times. This is something that the Holy Spirit will supernaturally give to you if you will continue to walk close with the Lord and continue to place all of your trust in Him. The Bible is truly the inspired and infallible Word of our Holy God and you can completely rely on what all of the above verses are trying to tell you. These verses are giving you a major, and I mean a major spiritual secret that can dramatically change and alter the course of your life if you are willing to implement these truths into your walk with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.My name is Pastora Diana Brevan Where Jesus is Lord! |
