Speaking to a friend this morning; and Randal Thom shares this: “Give it all to God …;” KJLY (Kinship Christian Radio program) says, “It is all God’s anyway!” Scripture says, “Every good and perfect gift comes from God.”
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change (James 1:17 ESV).
Now, God is our supply; and HE gives us all we need!
Why hold back part of who we are; or part of what we have been given from God???
Randal said, “Healing comes when we Stop trying to keep some of the broken pieces in a back closet; God can’t put the vase back together if we hold those pieces back from him. What good is a puzzle if you are missing 23 pieces … just makes for an incomplete picture.”
Is there a small part of you that you are still trusting in something else more than you trust God to handle?
Randal stated this truth: Jesus will never leave us or forsake us. But IF we don’t understand this; it is not UNTIL we come to understand this, THAT we will find Jesus … when we finally seek him with ALL OUR HEART.. We can’t keep half our heart back with the devil; and allow temptations to over power us!
WE can trust God to surrender it all to HIM — THEN, we can resist the devil and he will flee.
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7 ESV).”
Jesus loves you! God is the God of an open hand! God loves you!
It is easy to honor the basic commandments, but it is the sacrifice of self thoughts in order to honor Jesus that is hard … but not impossible; we have a helper in the Holy Spirit to carry that blessed cross; and enable us to make choices that fit into God’s dreams for us. Trust Him and read His Word.
Love in Christ,
Karen
www.hopeintoday.com
Randal’s testimony is both beautiful in the love and devotion of God; and powerful in the purpose of testimony; IN THAT THIS IS YOUR GOD TOO!!!
In Randal Thom’s words this morning:
My light bulb moment came full and clear when I was on my knees crying out to God asking why he took momma home when he did, cause I was so close to getting out. He spoke so clear. Randal, I had to take your mom home now when I had you in a safe place, cause if you were out you would have done as you always do, run to the devil, now you will have the chance to lean to me for the comfort and love you deserve.
So then I had 43 more days to feel the love of Jesus. And yes; I wish so often that I could have had one last time to hug momma, but I then remember that I will have many more times to hug her when we met in heaven. That had I had one last hug, I probably would have only had that one hug, cause the devil would have taken me down fully.
Another part of that testimony: KJLY had just dedicated the song, “I can only imagine” to me. That is why I ended up on my knees crying out.
I had sent them a letter the week before telling them that I needed prayer for my momma; that I was afraid I would not be released from prison before she passed.
God’s song to you Randal …
Over the last 8 months of my incarceration, God kept putting Jeremiah 29 11-15 on my daily devotions. and then when I was learning what God love was, the word ALL in verse 13 became the action part of that whole verse. And what a difference; that is where my words from earlier come from.
Jeremiah 29 11-15
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”
15 You may say, “The Lord has raised up prophets for us in Babylon,”
Randal’s mom is with Jesus; and my dad; and life is a vapor here and now … It really matters how we do our job here and now … that is the purpose of our life on earth.
Randal replied: Absolutely; yes. It is why we need to give ALL OF OUR HEARTS for then that is when we seek him we will find him when we give ALL TO HIM.
OH shoot yea, I have days where I take back part of my ALL, but I feel it quick and say, “oh no devil, you ain’t getting that.” And, realize that my ALL HAS TO BE WITH JESUS..
Human Nature Verses Spiritual nature; and we have overcome already in Jesus, YET, what Randal has told to us, is living proof that we have to give our all to God daily. We belong to JESUS!
How about you? Do you know you belong to Jesus? Would you like to be certain? Pray to God and tell God that you believe in His Son and believe Jesus has claimed you as His own. Ask Jesus to be your Lord.
God bless you!
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
Hope in Today Ministries (Ministries supporting Ministries)
www.hopeintoday.com
www.thetrainwhistle.com (Sounding the call of God’s Love), by Karen Rowe
I hope this is a blessing to you and someone you know! Our prayers are with you in Jesus the Christ, who is the Son of the Living God! God knows all things; including your heart!
God loves you … Will you trust God with your all in all? We love you too in Christ JESUS! And, Amen.
