JESUS BRINGS LIFE AND TRUTH

John 10:10 AMPC The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).

We all enjoy it when someone brings us a lovely surprise and it makes us feel good. Sometimes though we receive things from people we didn’t want - like bad news, or discouragement or unkind words.

Our verse tells us the enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy, he brings deceit, fear and lies, but Jesus brings life to the full, till it overflows. He brings integrity, love and truth.😊 The enemy brings confusion. Jesus brings clarity. Satan wants to distract us from our goal. Jesus guides us to it. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Satan is the wrong way, the con, the liar and deceiver.

It’s good to check we’re listening to the right voice and when we hear that things are getting worse, do we tend to despair or do we counteract it? 

We can say “The path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter, if God be for me then no one can be against me, no weapon formed against me will succeed, goodness and mercy are overtaking me.”

We can learn to react to situations or given facts, with faith not fear. The important thing is that any facts we are given can all be changed!😊 Listen to what God says in His word:

Jeremiah 32:17 Nothing is too hard for God. Luke 1:37 With God all things are possible. 

Genesis 18:14 Is anything too hard for the Lord?  Job 42:2 I know that You can do all things. 

His Word says God forgives all our sins and heals all our diseases (Psalm 103), He heals the brokenhearted, He restores our souls, that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us, that God has promised to uphold, strengthen and help us. 

Those are only a few of the truths, the rock on which we stand! If the enemy has told you, you are helpless or hopeless, remember Jesus says we are more than conquerors. Let’s listen to Jesus who tells the truth!😊

Heavenly Father, No prayer is too big for You, no problem is beyond Your power, and You are working things out for the good. Thank You Jesus is bringing His truth and life, His integrity and His love into our lives. Amen.

 

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IF YOU ONLY KNEW

John 4:10: Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”

I expect we’ve all looked back on life and said to ourselves at some point, “If I only knew then, what I know now!” They say experience teaches us all, but it can be unpleasant sometimes. Thank God there is another way because 2 Timothy 3:16 says God’s word will teach us what to do if we’ll obey it.😊

God has given us the Holy Spirit who has all wisdom and, as we saw yesterday, if we’d only ask Him first about everything, we’d save ourselves some heartache! Do we ever find ourselves having knee jerk reactions to situations especially when we’re tired? Or worse, we don’t even want to ask and then suffer the consequences, or maybe we do ask but don’t like God’s answer and think we know better!

Jesus is saying to each one of us every day. “If you only knew the great love I have for you, how much My heart is to bless you, if you only knew how much I have already placed inside you for you to call on, if you only knew and believed My great love casts out all fear, if you only knew the good plans, the mercy and compassion, the favour your Father has for you.”

Jesus didn’t tell the lady she would never know, so tough luck! He said “If you only knew what I have for you, you would ask and I would give you ….” God is still saying the same thing to us.

So let’s do whatever scripture is instructing us to do. Do the asking, seeking and knocking, and do it in faith, not in doubt or desperation, and even if it’s not the answer we thought we wanted, it will be right! May our expectation be one of good because it says to taste and see that the Lord is good, not mean or stingy or hard hearted!😊

Ephesians 1:18-19 NIV I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe…

God wants us to know and believe what He has stored up for us, so be encouraged and ask so we can receive all the good He has prepared for each one of us, and thank Him for it.😊 In Jesus’ name. Amen.