Overwhelmed Yet Not Defeated

The darkness of the age seemingly overwhelms my senses

I see and hear and experience the evil that pervades throughout the world each day

All about me the Light of Truth continues to be rejected more and more by a world lost in confusion, obsessed with its own wisdom, indulging in its own arrogance

And the heavy cloud of darkness invades with its oppressive presence and the world is unaware, hardened by its self-absorption and distracted by its worldly agendas

Yet, the darkness of evil will reveal itself fully as it cannot hide from the Light of Truth

And as the darkness is fully unveiled the Light shall begin to shine more brightly for the Light which is Grace and Truth overcomes the darkness

Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world….do not fear or be dismayed for I, the Lord Jesus Christ, have overcome the world and you, My children, are more than conquerors 

The Refiner's Fire

The refining process hastens forward

Who will stand for Him…

and who will stand in idleness…

and who will stand against Him…

this is the work that is being done to bring forth His bride in purity and devotion.

Refiner's Fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lBhvTAfmIk

God's Word to His people...

God's Word to His people from the book of the prophet Jeremiah:

I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, 'I will not listen!' This has been your practice from your youth, that you have not obeyed My voice.

But your eyes and your heart are intent only upon your own dishonest gain, and on shedding innocent blood and on practicing oppression and extortion.

This admonition was to the nation of Israel but it also speaks truth in our time!

Lord God Almighty may we seek after You with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength and may we bless You as we desire to honor Your Word…

We beseech You to not remove Your lamp stand from our midst and that we may regain what has been lost - our first love…

We urgently need Your grace and truth and wisdom and the Spirit's infilling to lead us in this time…

(Jeremiah 22:17, 22)

Daily Blessings

As you awake each morning and begin each new day, what are you planning in your mind as your goals/focus for that day?

As I was pondering upon life in these days of ours and thinking about all of the struggles, frustration, anxiety, worry, hurriedness, discouragement, tension and stress that just seems to be the norm, I began to wonder - what if we would set as our primary goal/focus for each day that we bless the Lord by focusing on blessing others - in word and deed by His grace and truth?

Holy Spirit quicken us that we might have eyes to see, ears to hear and a heart to react to the opportunities that the Lord brings our way to bless people as we walk each day upon this earth.

Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me bless His Holy Name….

Psalm 103:1-5 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.

Psalm 115:18 But as for us, we will bless the LORD From this time forth and forever. Praise the LORD!

Psalm 129:8 "The blessing of the LORD be upon you; We bless you in the name of the LORD."

Proverbs 11:11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted

1 Peter 3:8-10 To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD  Psalm 33:1

Light shines and the darkness did not comprehend it...

Light shines and the darkness did not comprehend it  (John 1)

The Light still shines in the darkness and the world still does not comprehend it…Jesus is the Light…He is grace and truth…and without Him no one is redeemed from the darkness.

Holy Spirit come and illuminate those who do not comprehend the light with the grace and truth of Jesus…..so that those who are lost in the darkness of this world may be redeemed.