Dear Friends,
As we dive into today’s Devotion, please consider how valuable you are to God! Consider, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego’s Confidence that they knew God was able [“to Deliver us FROM the burning fiery furnace’],and they knew God would deliver them [AND HE WILL Deliver us OUT of thine hand, O king. “].
Can you imagine what it felt like to stand in the face of the fiery furnace that was heated up 7 times hotter for them? Now, will you consider the trials you face that feel 7 times hotter; and what is it that God wants you to experience that is of His Greater and MORE Powerful Grace?
Friends, in Christ, you may be facing something beyond your means?
How does it make you feel?
Who has control?
How will you respond?
Will you exercise your faith when you hear God speak?
Go Beyond knowing God can to experience a confidence level in Christ that goes beyond the “surface believing” to …that you are built up in your most holy faith! GO Beyond the surface believing, to knowing and believing that you ARE more than a conqueror in Christ and praying in the Holy Spirit! Grow in your deeper understanding to see that we are in Christ; and we are more than conquers God’s Way!
We say we believe … yet, What is our faith set on? Will we loose hope? This is to both encourage you to be still until you hear God’s Voice; and challenge you to believe and choose God’s Voice of direction.
Friends, when we receive this, we will never be the same!
Through the storm, we have the opportunity to grow in our faith by building our self up in our most holy faith. Praying in the Holy Spirit, Set (your faith) on listening and responding to the Voice of God. There is a “world’s way” to respond to troubles, but in Christ, although we live here, we are not of this world. There is God’s Way for a believer to respond to troubles; and it’s then that we gain a bountiful insight, to go beyond what we see and feel to know and believe God can and will … is to grow in our understanding that we are more than a conqueror through Christ; and Christ gives us a Peace to hold us …as we trust God is moving before us.
Trust = Love; and Love never fails!
There is work to be done here and now; and we are to be a prepared people that goes beyond just believing to trusting in God and following Jesus to knowing and believing beyond how we feel to Trust = Love; and Love never fails!
Think of that storm that the disciples were in, what was Jesus doing? He was sleeping! When they woke Jesus up, what did he say to them, but oh ye of little faith … and then Jesus spoke to the wind and the waves and told them what to do. The disciples said, who is this that even the wind and the waves obey Him?! Jesus! Christ in Jesus; and This is the Savior we serve and the Lord, whose footsteps we are to follow. Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God!
Jesus says, we are as sheep being sent to slaughter! It sure feels like it sometimes, when everything starts coming at you! But God! Don’t forget, “But God!”
I was going to hold this for another day, but I am inspired by the Holy Spirit to share this at this time Today. “Wait until Monday,” my covering said to me! Can I tell you how I held onto what my husband best advised me to do! I know me and I know the plans I was prepared to carry out, but my husband said, wait … u n t i l Monday.
You know, that was hard. But Right…
Don’t we just want to do what we are trained to do … to go on? Not if God is leading us a new way! God’s will be done; not mine. “Wait until Monday” was powerful! I would have interfered with God’s Working Purpose! I saw what God did! God caused exceedingly and abundantly to begin to happen … and all I had to do was stay and remain in God’s structure, order and obedience to my faith; and in the unity of our marriage. My husband is my covering! Wait until Monday was all I needed; and I held on to that to stay … until God got me to where I needed to be … to see!
Beyond how we feel, God has a purpose!
To go beyond what we understand (as through the storm) to grow to a new measure of confidence in the love God has for us = Trust … Beyond a trust that we have ever understood before! It takes something beyond our means to get us there … a trial beyond our means, to see the God of the Universe is whom He says He is!
Can’t Get the Blessing?
Can’t Enjoy The Blessing?
Friends, as I was talking with friend in Christ this morning, he said a Bountiful Insight that I feel purposed to share with you Today! “The storm will come BEFORE the blessing; or AFTER the Blessing! It will come before the blessing, so that we can’t get it; or after the blessing, so that we can’t enjoy it.”
“The storm will come BEFORE the blessing; or AFTER the Blessing!
And Y E T , The Joy of the Lord is your strength to persevere to get the home-run Blessing and experience / what the devil wants the storm to short-stop. There is a Peace and Assurance to faithful obedience to God’s Voice. There is a purpose set to see the abundant blessings that are to be discovered by being sure to trusting God’s Way … all the way to obedience. God’s way already has (BEYOND) what you need, which by FAR, exceeds the limitations from the world’s structure!
Proceed God’s Way by your faith. Don’t let fear or enticement waiver your faith to do anything by the world’s way alone, without the Word of the Lord telling you it is time or right.
the reward of our faith is sight!
As God said to my friend, “Don’t put a limit on God’s Blessings.” Just because a storm is present, remember do what God says do. The world will offer you a way of escape, but God will ask you to pass through the storm with HIM, so that you can experience God’s Grace with you, through and by Jesus, Savior and Lord; and greater is He in you than he that is in the world. Praise God! Jesus leads us by Grace for a reason; the reward of our faith is sight!
Everything divine leads to Jesus! Which way we choose determines our destiny! With God or away. Don’t put limits on God’s Blessings; when God already has (BEYOND) what you need! The encouragement & challenge continues to Go beyond what you know, think or believe to see truly you are BEYOND more than a conqueror through Christ who strengthens…
You are More than a Conqueror … Grow in your understanding. These things come to us like pressure to a bulb planted under the soil … Meant to bloom!
Every Challenge can be and Opportunity to Grow in your Faith. :)
Holy Spirit encourage the readers today. Lift our minds higher to God’s Thoughts. Bless those who will receive. And, keep molding our hearts to be always ready to bloom for the glory of God to be a blessing to us all.
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.
…till next time!
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
“WRITING THE STORY OF MY LIFE WITH EVERY CHOICE JESUS HELPS ME TO MAKE AND LEARNING HOW TO BE BLESSED AND LIVE LIFE LARGE, HAPPY AND FREE. I CARE.”
Personal Motto: “I don’t have it all figured out, BUT GOD DOES … Follow JESUS!”
Personal Revelation Life Verse: And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him (1 John 4:16 HCSB)
Thank you Jesus!
Holy Spirit you are welcome here!
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.
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