Series
2.6.13 - #165
June
13, 2004
A
very subtle host came against me and the body of Christ. They
came to rob me of my joy. I remember that the joy of the Lord
is my strength. The kingdom of God is not meat and drink but
righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. I must learn
to keep my hope rooted in the spirit where the enemy cannot
rob me. The enemy delayed my expectations today, and my reaction
to the delay was the nauseating effect of deep disappointment.
When God allows delay to occur, I know this of a truth, a bigger
blessing is on the way, or he is saving me from catastrophe
or ruin. He has promised me blessings. The blessings of the
Lord makes rich and adds no sorrow; therefore, I trust in his
timing and not my expectations or desires. When my expectations
fall short, I will dig deeper into his joy and draw from the
refreshing waters of his strength. He who believes on Jesus
shall never be ashamed or confounded. My expectations do not
always align up with his will. The Lord's will is always on
course. I trust in his will that is being done in those who
will allow it to be done in their lives. The enemy came to frustrate
the design of God's blessings. I looked into the hands that
I had expected to bless me, and those hands closed up on me.
The hands were not the source of the blessings. I will not look
to hands of flesh, but I will look to Jesus, the source. Though
all the hands in this life close up against me, God will create
new hands to send his blessings to me. I purpose to be fully
persuaded that what he has promised, he is able to perform.
He is able, and he will perform it. Nothing is too hard for
the Lord. His hand is not waxed short.
I
will trust in the Lord with all my heart and lean not to my
own understanding. I shall surely see that his word shall come
to pass. I will not be upset by the tactics of the enemy. Jesus
is inside of me. He is the Lord, my God, a mighty God and terrible.
He is always working for me, and there is no restraint to my
God to save by many or by few. Numbers do not limit him. He
can do anything. No thought can be withheld from him. There
are no secrets kept from him. I should have counseled with him
instead of with my emotions and then I would have had a testimony
worth sharing with others. God worked the miracle out for me
in spite of my unbelief, but I lost my testimony because I allowed
the enemy to play on my failed expectations. I determine to
always place my trust in God. He reigns. He is clothed with
majesty and strength. His throne is established of old and is
from everlasting to everlasting. When the floods of disappointment
rise up against me speaking with the loud voice of despair and
their floods lift up their waves of confusion, the Lord on high
is mightier than the noise of many waters. He is mightier than
the mighty waves of disappointment, and his testimonies are
sure.
I
sing unto the Lord. I make a joyful noise to the rock of my
salvation. I come before his presence with thanksgiving, and
I make a joyful noise unto him with new songs. He is a great
God and a great King above all gods. He is my God, and I am
of the people of his pasture, the sheep of his hand. I hear
his voice, and I trust in him with all my heart. He made the
heaven and the earth by his great power and stretched out arm.
There is nothing too hard for the Lord. The wind of disappointment
blew against me, but he caused it to cease. My faith became
very small today, but God's faithfulness stretched forth and
made up the difference. Wherefore, I did doubt, but God is faithful
and will not suffer me to be moved. I believe.
Hebrews
10:22 - 23
Let
us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having
our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies
washed with pure water. Let
us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering;
(for he is faithful that promised;)
Ephesians
2:8-9
For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:
it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
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