Series
3.3.10 - #69
Words
of Light Upon the Face of Defeat
March
10, 2005
I have given thanks. God has received those thanks as a sweet
savor of incense is received. In his nostrils, they were a sweet
odor unto him. He has answered my expression already, for he
did see and know before this time what I would do. He has already
answered with a blessing that is much greater and much sweeter
than all of my praises.
The
Lord blesses, and he curses. The damned are cursed. The wrath
of the Lord shall surely be poured out upon the earth, and his
judgment shall not be stayed. He will rain down judgment upon
the earth and the ungodly. All those who do not obey the gospel
and do not know him shall feel the fire of his judgment. Fire
and brimstone shall be rained down upon all those who do not
know him and do not obey the gospel. I am fully persuaded of
my faith, and I do not entrust these precious things into the
hands of swine. I will not cast my pearls before swine, or they
shall turn and rend me. God has given me precious things and
plenteous redemption. I will continue to give thanks, and I
shall see clearer in the future.
The
Lord has come and wiped away the cement from my heart. He has
softened it by his spirit and by his word. I will not boast
of my own doings, for I can do nothing without him. I give honor
and glory unto my king and know the peace that passes all understanding.
He is the light of my heart. My own heart is desperately wicked
and deceitful. I cannot even know it, but the heart that God
gave is not hardened. It is a new heart of flesh without the
stony characteristics. I submerge myself in gratitude, and I
will experience the new thing that God is doing in my life.
I totally submerge myself in a spirit of gratitude, and I will
watch what God will do in my life. If I submerge myself in gratitude,
I shall be as a submarine with mighty torpedoes of praise that
shall sabotage the structures of defeat, which are in the waters
all about me. I will go. Let us journey down in humility. I
open my mouth with thanksgiving coming deep from my innermost
being and then shall I sink out of sight and out of reach of
the effect of all the fiery weapons that are being fired at
me now.
God
has said "that If a man shall be his disciple, let him
first deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow him."
I cannot be his disciple when I am still first in my life. I
will make Jesus the Lord of my life today and then I will find
self-denial a joy and a pleasure. He has victories that I have
never tasted. He has pleasures on his right hand that I have
never beheld. He has food that I have never tasted. He has blessings
that have never flowed in man's cup. Jesus has healing that
I cannot find in a doctor's office. He has power that the world
does not know. His love for me is greater than any love. I look
again to the expression of his cross, and there I will find
the secret of denial's success. When I have submitted to denial's
call, then I shall lay down the many burdens that I bear. I
will not bear these things any longer. I have borne them needlessly.
The pains that come with all these things are meant to bring
me to a new life in still waters; therefore I will follow the
path of self-denial, and there I will find rest from the sounds
of the enemies' artillery. I will submerge myself in gratitude.
In gratitude, I will be hidden from the bombs of deception.
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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