(Isaiah 41:10)
Fear not. As I was in prayer this morning about what God would have me say to
you today, He brought this powerful verse from the book of Isaiah into my
mind and told me that many of you today needed to be encouraged and reassured
that God had not left you. The Bible promises us that He will never leave us
nor forsake us. Let me say it this way, God has NEVER left you, although you
may have left Him. How can you fear anything...any person, any situation, any
circumstance, when God is there with you? But the promise of this verse just
doesn't end with His presence.
To me, the power in the verse is His promise to help us. Every morning, when
I look into the mirror in my bathroom, the first thing I see is a Bible verse
from John that simply says, "Without me you can do nothing." I never want to
start the day trusting in my own strength or wisdom, but trying to rely on
what God provides. It is such a comfort to know that God is with me and
that He is helping me. That is why I have such confidence, even in the face
of what appears to be overwhelming odds. God is with me, He is helping me,
and the Bible says that if He is with me, who can be against me! That
promise also applies to you!!!!
I want you to put this truth in your heart and mind, and start living a
confident, victorious life..NOW!!! There is no better time than now to put
God to the test. If he said it, believe it, and live it. When you are
driving down the freeway at 60 MPH and there are cars all around you going
just as fast or even faster, you are trusting those other drivers literally
with your life. When you get on an airplane, you are trusting the pilot to
get you up and down safely. There are so many times each day that you are
putting your faith in trust in people you don't even know. If you are
willing to blindly trust total strangers every day, why not put your trust in
the God of the universe, the God who loved you so much He sent His son to
die for your sins, the God that not only promises to never leave you, but
help you.
I love you and care for you deeply. I want to see you rise above whatever
the situations in your life may be, live that victorious life. Not only do
you than become a living testimony of God's power, but you are then free to
serve Him without being so distracted by the events in your life. Overcoming
the hurdles in your life gives you the freedom to help others overcome their
hurdles.
