CONFIDENCE BUILDING

1 Samuel 10:6-7 NKJV Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. And let it be, when these signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for God is with you.

If ever we need confidence it’s good to read those five words: for God is for you.😊 We know when we’re born again we become a new man or woman, we become new creations and given the Holy Spirit to live in us and through us. Now Saul couldn’t experience the new birth, but he did experience the Holy Spirit coming on him when he was anointed to be king.

He was told he could do as the occasion demanded because God was with him. Now that is what you call confidence building! And God says the same to you and me because we have been given His Holy Spirit!😊 

You may be facing some situations and you’re not sure what to do about them but take heart because God is not only with you but He is also in you. He is letting us know that whatever the occasion demands He will be with us to help us deal with it and overcome it if necessary.

We can get bogged down sometimes and forget we are children of God, filled with His Spirit, anointed and appointed for whatever crosses our path each day.  We are wherever we are, for such a time as this. We have the Creator of the universe within us, we are joint heirs with His Son and we have the mind of Christ to guide us throughout our day. Just imagine that!

So be encouraged to know that yes, you can do whatever the occasion demands of you because greater is He that is in you than he who is in the world. We are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus and the enemy is beneath our feet. We are above only and not beneath, so the Holy Sprit can help us to do and say whatever He directs, for the glory of God. Now that’s confidence building, don’t you think?😊 Amen.

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THE GOD KIND OF LIFE IS OUR LIFE

2 Corinthians 5:7-8 NLT For we live by believing and not by seeing. Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord

We all know some things, but sometimes knowing isn’t enough! I know my plants need water but it isn’t till I step in and care enough to water them that anything changes and they’re kept alive.😊 Knowing has to lead to action of some kind! God knows about us, but just knowing doesn’t change anything!

Thankfully, God not only knows about us but He cares about us as well. He cares enough to give us the water of life, He cared enough to do something that made a difference. Jesus gave His life so we can have His life to transform ours, and like my plants respond to water, we respond to the life He gives us. His resurrection life is flowing in us and through us to others. 

It might help to stop and just think about that for a minute. If you know Jesus as your Saviour then the resurrection life of God Himself is flowing in your veins right now! So what difference does that make?

It means that the ‘Zoe’, God kind of life that is eternal, that gives us everlasting life, is now in our spirit. It means when we die we only die physically, because we’ve been made alive spiritually already. It means when we leave this body behind we will just change our address and we will go immediately to be with Christ to live in His presence at home with Him forever.😊 

But it also means we have God’s resurrection life in our physical bodies right now, flowing in our veins, to heal our diseases, to renew our youth like the eagles (Psalm 103/Isaiah 53:4-5). 

All of the above requires faith to receive it, but the amazing thing is, it’s the God kind of faith, and He has already given us that as well so we don’t have to manufacture it ourselves! (Ephesians 2:8-9)

God has thought of everything and provided everything, so let’s rejoice in Jesus, who is the Resurrection and the Life and He is in us right this minute. His life is bringing healing and wholeness, and renewing cells and bones. Glory to God. I hope that lifts your spirits today.😊 Amen.

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