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August 30

Ambassadors for Christ

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WE ARE AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST
(2 Corinthians 5:20).

It is so easy to be a representative of my own kingdom…a spokesperson of my own domain…an advocate of my own possessions.

BUT SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS;
AND ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU
(Matthew 6:33).

I bless you to become an ambassador for Christ—
a representative of your Perfect Father’s Kingdom.

May your body become available to Christ, through which someone may experience
the Dwelling Place of Jesus.

May your hands become available to Christ, through which someone may experience
the Kindness of Jesus.

May your mouth become available to Christ, through which someone may experience
the Gentleness of Jesus.

May your feet become available to Christ, through which someone may experience
the Presence of Jesus.

THY KINGDOM IS AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM,
AND THY DOMINION ENDURETH THROUGHOUT ALL GENERATIONS
(Psalm 145:13).

May your mind and heart be available to Christ, through which you may experience
Jesus as the Truth, the Way, and the Life.

May your will and desires be available to Christ, through which you may experience
the Obedience of Jesus towards His Father.

God’s Kingdom lasts forever!

Of whom are you an ambassador: your Self or the Lord Jesus? In other words, who lives in you and through you: your Self or the Lord Jesus?

PRAYER:  Lord Jesus, establish Your Self in my mind, my heart, my will, my desires, my nature, and my whole body, so I may become Your ambassador in everything I think, say and do…and in everything I am.

Maintain an Awareness

We need to make sure that we expect Truth from the Spirit of Truth, who goes out from the Perfect Father, and not try to come up with our own counterfeit truth by logically trying to reason things out for ourselves.

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August 28

To Whom Do You Offer Your Emotions?

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WOMEN ARE NURTURERS. THERE’S SO MUCH WE CAN DO WITH THE POWER OF OUR FEELINGS, THE POWER OF OUR SENSITIVITY.
(Nicole Kidman)

I have an excess of feelings…a plethora of impressions…an abundance of perceptions.  I am very sensitive, perceptive, and aware.  I am a woman.

DON’T YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU OFFER YOURSELVES TO SOMEONE TO OBEY HIM AS SLAVES, YOU ARE SLAVES TO THE ONE WHOM YOU OBEY—WHETHER YOU ARE SLAVES TO SIN, WHICH LEADS TO DEATH, OR TO OBEDIENCE, WHICH LEADS TO RIGHTEOUSNESS?
(Romans 6:16).

Regardless of whether you are a man or woman, you do not simply exist, but God made you into a self-determining being—a being whose quality of existence depends on your choices. Therefore, be careful whom you obey. Be careful to whom you offer your emotions. Be aware that you will become a slave to the one whom you serve with your emotions.

MAN IS NOT FULLY CONDITIONED AND DETERMINED BUT RATHER DETERMINES HIMSELF WHETHER HE GIVES IN TO CONDITIONS OR STAND UP TO THEM.  IN OTHER WORDS, MAN IS ULTIMATELY SELF-DETERMINING.  MAN DOES NOT SIMPLY EXIST BUT ALWAYS DECIDES WHAT HIS EXISTENCE WILL BE, WHAT HE WILL BECOME IN THE NEXT MOMENT
(Victor E. Frankl).

Precious Child, be careful whom you serve with your emotions. The father-of-lies is constantly looking for a way to use your emotions to serve him. He uses these sensitive characteristics as an open door to enter into your heart and deposit his painful beliefs of non-acceptance into your soul.

However, if you offer your emotions to Me, your Redeemer, your emotions are safe.  They will be filled with My Truth, Hope, and Love.  They will be satisfied with My Joy and Peace.  They will be charged with My Self-control and Patience, for I came to redeem you from all wickedness, so you may belong to Me as My very own.

JESUS CHRIST, WHO GAVE HIMSELF FOR US TO REDEEM US FROM ALL WICKEDNESS AND TO PURIFY FOR HIMSELF A PEOPLE THAT ARE HIS VERY OWN, EAGER TO DO WHAT IS GOOD
(Titus 2:13-14).

To whom do you offer your moment-by-moment emotions?

PRAYER:  Lord Jesus, I praise You for giving Yourself for me. Redeem me, my Lord, from all wickedness, and purify me for Yourself, so I may be someone who is Your very own.

Maintain an Awareness

What a consolation to discover that God has never left us. He NEVER forsook us, even though we forsook HIM.

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August 26

To Say, “I Am Sorry”

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AND FORGIVE US OUR SINS, FOR WE ALSO FORGIVE EVERYONE WHO IS INDEBTED TO US. AND DO NOT LEAD US INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE
(Luke 11:4).

I once talked to a pre-teen about a lie that had crept into his heart.  You see, the boy believed that he was a failure because of something his dad once said to him.  A few years passed and the boy grew into a handsome teenager.  One day, I ran into him again and enquired about his lie of feeling like a failure.  He cheerfully answered, “Oh, that lie has been removed.”  Astonished at his remark, I asked him how he got rid of this lie.  He answered, “My dad said he was sorry for what he said to me and asked me to forgive him.”

Today I bless you to believe that it does make a difference to say, “I am sorry.”  It does make a difference to offer an apology in a spirit of submission.  It does make a difference to be atoning and show regret.  To say, “I am sorry” can help deliver someone from the evil one.

FOOLS MOCK AT MAKING AMENDS FOR SIN, BUT GOODWILL IS FOUND AMONG THE UPRIGHT
(Proverbs 14:9).

Beloved, you need to understand that to seek forgiveness for an offense could soften someone’s hardened heart and release him from further temptation to hold onto his bitterness.  To be atoning could deliver someone from strongholds set in place by the father-of-lies.  Dropping your defense and offering an apology could make space for My Truth to enter someone’s darkened understanding and set him free.

A GENTLE ANSWER TURNS AWAY WRATH, BUT A HARSH WORD STIRS UP ANGER
(Proverbs 15:1).

Believe that your gentle answer could turn away strong vengeful anger and indignation.  Your gentle answer could soften someone’s heart enough to open a channel for My Grace to enter his soul, for My Hope to be revealed in his mind, and for My Love to heal his heart.  May you be willing to offer an apology to those who might be holding something against you, My Child.  May you do this for My Glory.

Is there someone you owe an apology?

What is standing in your way? I urge you to bring the belief that is keeping you from apologizing, to God, and ask Him for His Perspective.

PRAYER:  Majesty, I bring my doubting heart to You. It is filled with fear and uncertainty. As I bring these negative beliefs to You, fill me with Your Truth, so I may do what is right.

Maintain an Awareness

We did not realize it at the time, but during our childhood we made the most deterministic decisions of our lives.

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August 25

Be Silent When You Are Dishonored

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WHEN HE WAS ACCUSED BY THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND THE ELDERS, HE GAVE NO ANSWER. THEN PILATE ASKED HIM, ‘DON’T YOU HEAR THE TESTIMONY THEY ARE BRINGING AGAINST YOU?’ BUT JESUS MADE NO REPLY, NOT EVEN TO A SINGLE CHARGE—TO THE GREAT AMAZEMENT OF THE GOVERNOR
(Matthew 27:12-14).

Have you ever been accused…incriminated…denounced?  Have you ever been treated with disrespect, dishonor, and disgrace?  Jesus has…and He made no reply!

HE WAS OPPRESSED, AND HE WAS AFFLICTED, YET HE OPENED NOT HIS MOUTH
(Isaiah 53:7).

Jesus was afflicted, yet He said no word.  He was oppressed, yet He was silent.

FATHER, IF YOU ARE WILLING, TAKE THIS CUP FROM ME; YET NOT MY WILL, BUT YOURS BE DONE
(Luke 22:42).

When Jesus was accused, oppressed, and afflicted, He did not defend Himself in anger.  He did not argue and try to prove Himself valid.  The only thing that was important to Jesus was to do the Will of the Perfect Father. Therefore, He remained silent.

GOD SENT THE SPIRIT OF HIS SON INTO OUR HEARTS
(Galatians 4:6).

I remember one time when I felt disrespected and dishonored by someone and vehemently reacted, in offense.  As a result, I was unavailable to God to use me to reach this person’s heart, later.  All that mattered to me at the time was “to take this cup from me.”  I did not care about the Father’s Will.  However, another time, when I felt dishonored, I kept silent and offered the pain of being disrespected, to God.  A month later, God used me to bring His Good News to the same person who had disgraced me, before. This time, I allowed the Father’s Will to be done in my life.

I bless you to know that God sent the Spirit of His Son, who kept quiet when He was accused, into your heart.  May you allow Jesus to respond through you with silence when someone accuses and disrespects you, so that the Will of the Perfect Father may be done through you.

How do you respond to disrespect: do you react vehemently…or do you keep silent?

Why do you respond this way?

PRAYER:  Sovereign God, come and live Your Life in me, Your Love in me, Your Light in me, Your Faith in me, and Your Power in me, so Your Will may be done in and through me.

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Obedient surrender consists of three steps: EMBRACING, EXPOSING, and giving permission to be EXCHANGED.

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August 23

When You Surrender, God Will Accept

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I live a life of surrender—surrendering every thought that enters my mind and every feeling that enters my heart to God.  I do this every day of my life…no exceptions—thoughts of fear, doubt, disappointment, guilt, shame, rejection, and abandonment.

THAT YOU MAY STAND PERFECT AND COMPLETE IN ALL THE WILL OF GOD
(Colossians 4:12).

Sometimes, when I try to yield something or someone to God, the father-of-lies would tell me that I am not surrendering in a way that is acceptable to God—that God would not accept my surrender, unless I do it perfectly.

Today, I want you to know that there is no wrong way to surrender anything or anyone to God.  He will accept and guard what you have entrusted Him, even if you do not submit someone or something to Him in a perfect way. He understands your heart. He knows what you are trying to do, even if you don’t. He will fill in the gaps for you—the thoughts you forgot to mention, the words you neglected to say, and the feelings you did not even know you had.

THEREFORE, BROTHERS, SINCE WE HAVE CONFIDENCE TO ENTER THE MOST HOLY PLACE BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS, BY A NEW AND LIVING WAY OPENED FOR US THROUGH THE CURTAIN, THAT IS, HIS BODY, AND SINCE WE HAVE A GREAT PRIEST OVER THE HOUSE OF GOD, LET US DRAW NEAR TO GOD WITH A SINCERE HEART IN FULL ASSURANCE OF FAITH
(Hebrews 10:19-22).

I bless you to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of the Lord Jesus.  Draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance that He accepts what you entrust Him, even when it feels so unreal and unacceptable.  Enter boldly into the Presence of the Most High with a heart fully trusting Him, for He has never forsaken those who seek Him.

THOSE WHO KNOW YOUR NAME WILL TRUST IN YOU, FOR YOU, LORD, HAVE NEVER FORSAKEN THOSE WHO SEEK YOU
(Psalm 9:10).

Do you sometimes struggle to find the right words, the right feelings, and the right thoughts to surrender to God?

Get as close to your feelings, words, and thoughts as you can. Then, lay these down at the feet of the Lord Jesus, in full assurance of faith.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I lay my feelings, thoughts, and words down at Your feet. Redeem them, my Lord, and show me Your Truth. Fill in the parts that I missed. You know what I need.

Maintain an Awareness

We have all eaten from the fruit of deception—believing and accepting negative, destructive beliefs about ourselves, God, and others that are not true.

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August 16

Love Never Fails

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PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL, AND FORGET NOT ALL HIS BENEFITS
(Psalm 103:2).

Realize that one of the benefits of living a life surrendered to God…is Love.

BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE
(Galatians 5:22).

Know that Love is not a change of attitude towards someone from the outside.  Love is a fruit of God’s Spirit that grows from the inside.  Love is a by-product of your surrender to God.

LOVE IS PATIENT, LOVE IS KIND. IT DOES NOT ENVY, IT DOES NOT BOAST, IT IS NOT PROUD. IT IS NOT RUDE, IT IS NOT SELF-SEEKING, IT IS NOT EASILY ANGERED, IT KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS. LOVE DOES NOT DELIGHT IN EVIL BUT REJOICES WITH THE TRUTH
(1 Corinthians 13:4-6).

Beloved Child, understand that if your love is not patient, it is not Love grown by My Spirit.  This counterfeit love loves on the outside, but hates on the inside.  Love that is grown by My Holy Spirit is kind from the inside out.  It does not envy on the inside, while it boasts on the outside.  It is not Self-seeking on the inside, while it is kind on the outside.  The only love that keeps no record of wrongs is the Love that is a by-product of your surrender to Me, the Most High.

LOVE NEVER FAILS. IT ALWAYS PROTECTS, ALWAYS TRUSTS, ALWAYS HOPES, ALWAYS PERSEVERES
(1 Corinthians 13:8, 7).

Has your love failed? Does it only seek to benefit and protect your Self? Love that is a fruit of My Spirit is not Self-seeking. Its goal is to protect. Love that is a by-product of My Spirit always protects the person you love, even when the person becomes rude and disrespectful. My Love never fails. It always trusts, even when the person you love keeps a record of wrongs against you. My Love through My Spirit is not easily angered. It always perseveres, even when the person you love has failed and betrayed you.

“THE SALVATION OF MAN IS THROUGH LOVE AND IN LOVE”
(Victor E. Frankl).

What kind of love lives inside your heart—love that is Self-seeking, or Love that is a by-product of your surrender to God?

Ask God to grow His Love in your heart—the kind that never fails.

PRAYER: Lord God, I desire to carry Your Love in my heart—the kind of Love that is grown by Your Holy Spirit of Truth. Therefore, call me, every day, to surrender my love to You, so You may turn it into Your Love that always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres—Your Love that never fails.

Maintain an Awareness

If you would turn to the Desire of All Nations and receive the Love, Righteousness, and Purpose He has stored up for you in His Presence, you will be satisfied.

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August 14

Each Moment Is an Act of Deciding

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My life changed drastically when I realized that life was not just a solid time period here on this earth for which I had to make ONE BIG DECISION, but chopped up into little segments of time periods, for which I had to make many individual MOMENT-BY-MOMENT DECISIONS.

THIS DAY I CALL HEAVEN AND EARTH AS WITNESSES AGAINST YOU THAT I HAVE SET BEFORE YOU LIFE AND DEATH, BLESSINGS AND CURSES. NOW CHOOSE LIFE, SO THAT YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN MAY LIVE AND THAT YOU MAY LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD, LISTEN TO HIS VOICE, AND HOLD FAST TO HIM. FOR THE LORD IS YOUR LIFE
(Deuteronomy 30:19-20).

Realize that your whole life is a moment-by-moment choice between Life and death.  Every moment of your life is an act of deciding between the blessings of God and the curses of the father-of-lies.  Every minute you are alive, you live either in the Light or in darkness.  Every hour of your life, you are either living in Truth or in deception.

DO NOT OFFER THE PARTS OF YOUR BODY TO SIN, AS INSTRUMENTS OF WICKEDNESS, BUT RATHER OFFER YOURSELVES TO GOD, AS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FROM DEATH TO LIFE; AND OFFER THE PARTS OF YOUR BODY TO HIM AS INSTRUMENTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
(Romans 6:13).

Realize that each moment of your life you are selecting a choice of action.  Every given moment of your life, you live either in obedience to the Perfect Father, or in obedience to the father-of-lies.  Each given moment, you either adopt the father-of-lies’ suggestions of escaping your heartache, or adopt the Perfect Father’s suggestions of dealing with your heartache.

Realize that each moment is an act of deciding whether God’s Hope, Love, and Truth will be manifested in you, or whether the god of this world’s hopelessness, hatred, and deception will be displayed in you.

May you realize that life is made up of many choices and even if you made the wrong decision, one moment, you can make the right decision, the next moment.  I bless you to choose Life, every moment.

What is displayed in your life, moment-by-moment: God’s Hope, Love, and Truth…or the father-of-lies’ hopelessness, hatred, and hostility?

What is your next choice going to be?

PRAYER: Lord God, may I choose You, every day, every minute, every moment.

Maintain an Awareness

Thus, the OLD MAN became the origin of sin that causes the effect of sin in each of us. The OLD MAN is where it all started and where it all ends…unless we are delivered from it.

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August 07

Has Darkness Blinded Your Eyes?

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BUT FOR YOU WHO FEAR MY NAME, THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL RISE WITH HEALING IN HIS WINGS. AND YOU WILL GO FREE, LEAPING WITH JOY LIKE CALVES LET OUT TO PASTURE
(Malachi 4:2).

A few mornings ago, I got up extra early to watch the sunrise over the North-Atlantic Ocean.  The fog lay low over the water.  A flock of seagulls stood guard on the boardwalk.  Already a pinkish glimmer colored the dark water.  Then the sun, rich and regal, arose from the ocean.  Magnificent radiance penetrated every grain of sand.  All darkness fled.  It was a glorious day in Nova Scotia.

BUT HE WHO HATES HIS BROTHER IS IN DARKNESS AND WALKS IN DARKNESS, AND DOES NOT KNOW WHERE HE IS GOING, BECAUSE THE DARKNESS HAS BLINDED HIS EYES
(1 John 2:11).

Understand that if you hate your brother, or your mother, or any other, you are walking in darkness.  You have lost your way and do not know where you are going.  Darkness has blinded your eyes and you cannot see.  The Son of Righteousness, who has healing in His Wings, has not yet risen in your heart.

IF WE SAY THAT WE HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM, AND WALK IN DARKNESS, WE LIE AND DO NOT PRACTICE THE TRUTH
(1 John 1:6).

Believe that if you hate your brother, or your mother, or any other, you are walking in darkness.  You have walked away from God’s fellowship.  You do not practice God’s Truth. You believe the lies from the father-of-lies.

NOW THAT YOU HAVE PURIFIED YOURSELVES BY OBEYING THE TRUTH SO THAT YOU HAVE SINCERE LOVE FOR YOUR BROTHERS, LOVE ONE ANOTHER DEEPLY, FROM THE HEART
(1 Peter 1:22).

God wants to remove your lies.  The Son of Righteousness wants to rise over you with healing in His Wings, so you may know and obey the Truth about your brother, your mother, and any other. Then, you will go free, leaping like calves let out to pasture, loving deeply, from your heart.

Remember, it is not what someone did or said to you that is causing the darkness in your heart, but what you came to believe about yourself in response to these lies.

Do you want to go free? Do you want to see? Do you want to love? Then, let the Sun of Righteousness rise over you with healing in His Wings.

PRAYER: Son of Righteousness, rise over me with Wings of healing, so I may go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.

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If you would turn to the Desire of All Nations and receive the Love, Righteousness, and Purpose He has stored up for you in His Presence, you will be satisfied.

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August 02

Do Not Slander Anyone

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THEY MUST NOT SLANDER ANYONE AND MUST AVOID QUARRELING.  INSTEAD, THEY SHOULD BE GENTLE AND SHOW TRUE HUMILITY TO EVERYONE
(Titus 3:2).

Do you like to slander others? Do you know what you are doing? You are delighting in another’s iniquity. You are taking advantage of another person’s sinful actions and reactions. You are rejoicing with the father-of-lies over the negative, destructive beliefs he has built into this person’s mind and heart, since childhood. But God wants you to rejoice in the Truth!

LOVE SUFFERS LONG AND IS KIND; LOVE DOES NOT ENVY; LOVE DOES NOT PARADE ITSELF, IS NOT PUFFED UP; DOES NOT BEHAVE RUDELY, DOES NOT SEEK ITS OWN, IS NOT PROVOKED, THINKS NO EVIL; DOES NOT REJOICE IN INIQUITY, BUT REJOICES IN THE TRUTH
(1 Corinthians 13:4-6).

Beloved, you need to know that if you fall into the sinful behavior pattern of always slandering someone, you are siding with the father-of-lies. Instead of being gentle and showing true humility to everyone, you are puffed up. Instead of using your tongue to praise Me, you are using it to curse people, who have been created in My Image. Instead of helping a person find Truth for the iniquity in his heart, you are helping him accept and believe the accusatory beliefs the father-of-lies instilled in him, since childhood.

WITH THE TONGUE WE PRAISE OUR LORD AND FATHER, AND WITH IT WE CURSE MEN, WHO HAVE BEEN MADE IN GOD’S LIKENESS
(James 3:9).

Beautiful One, I want you to greatly rejoice in Me. I want you to rejoice in the Truth. Instead of slandering someone, help her seek Me, so she may rejoice in the Truth, as well. I will clothe her with the garments of Salvation and cover her with the robe of Righteousness. Then, there will be no need for anyone to be puffed up and rejoice in the iniquity the father-of-lies caused in her mind and heart, but only reason to rejoice in My Truth.

I WILL GREATLY REJOICE IN THE LORD, MY SOUL WILL EXULT IN MY GOD; FOR HE HAS CLOTHED ME WITH THE GARMENTS OF SALVATION, HE HAS COVERED ME WITH THE ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, AS A BRIDEGROOM DECKS HIMSELF WITH A GARLAND, AND AS A BRIDE ADORNS HERSELF WITH HER JEWELS
(Isaiah 61:10).

Why do you slander people? Is it simply to rejoice in someone else’s iniquity, because it thrills you?

How might your life change if you would stop rejoicing in the iniquity the father-of-lies placed in others’ hearts, and start rejoicing in the Truth?

PRAYER: I desire to do Your Will, O Lord God. Create in me a pure heart and a renewed mind, filled with Your Truth. Wash out my eyes, so I may see the sinful pattern of slandering, in my own heart and mind. Redeem my tongue that it may praise You, and serve those who have been made in Your likeness.

Maintain an Awareness

We run…and run…and run. We run towards bad distractions and destructions like alcohol, drugs, or even crime, or we run towards good distractions like entertainment, or our husbands, wives, friends, or counselors.

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August 01

You Will Trample the Serpent

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FOR I RECKON THAT THE SUFFERINGS OF THIS PRESENT TIME ARE NOT WORTHY TO BE COMPARED WITH THE GLORY WHICH SHALL BE REVEALED IN US
(Romans 8:18)

THE SERPENT YOU SHALL TRAMPLE UNDERFOOT
(Psalm 91:13).

Have you learned how to trample the serpent in your circumstances? I have, after I learned to stop focusing on the troubles my natural eyes could see and started focusing on the things only the spiritual eyes of my heart were able to see—the Glory of God.

FOR OUR PRESENT TROUBLES ARE SMALL AND WON’T LAST VERY LONG. YET THEY PRODUCE FOR US A GLORY THAT VASTLY OUTWEIGHS THEM AND WILL LAST FOREVER! SO WE DON’T LOOK AT THE TROUBLES WE CAN SEE NOW; RATHER, WE FIX OUR GAZE ON THINGS THAT CANNOT BE SEEN. FOR THE THINGS WE SEE NOW WILL SOON BE GONE, BUT THE THINGS WE CANNOT SEE WILL LAST FOREVER
(2 Corinthians 4:17-18).

Precious One, be encouraged. You will trample the serpent, if you learn to look at things with the spiritual eyes of your heart, instead of your natural eyes. If you stop focusing on the troubles you can see, but rather, fix your eyes on things only your spiritual eyes can see, you will see the Light. You will see My Answers. You will witness the Glory of the New Jerusalem, which comes out of Heaven, from Me. I will show you the open doors, which nobody will be able to shut. I will clothe you with the Robe of Righteousness, which no-one will be able to remove. When you behold My Glory that vastly outweighs the troubles you see with your naturel eyes, you will know how to trample the serpent.

HIM THAT OVERCOMETH WILL I MAKE A PILLAR IN THE TEMPLE OF MY GOD, AND HE SHALL GO NO MORE OUT: AND I WILL WRITE UPON HIM THE NAME OF MY GOD, AND THE NAME OF THE CITY OF MY GOD, WHICH IS NEW JERUSALEM, WHICH COMETH DOWN OUT OF HEAVEN FROM MY GOD: AND I WILL WRITE UPON HIM MY NEW NAME
(Revelation 3:12).

 Are you suffering right now? Have you learned to trample the serpent?

Develop the spiritual eyes of your heart, so you may see God’s Glory in the midst of your suffering. You do this by focusing inward, on your heart, and on what God wants to show you, through your heart. You learn to overcome when you stop running away from the serpent, but confront him, through your own suffering, in your own heart. There, when God shows you His Glory, you find the strength to trample the serpent in your circumstances.

PRAYER: Lord God, show me Your Glory, so I may see Your Answers, in my heart, and trample the serpent in my circumstances.

Maintain an Awareness

We did not realize it at the time, but during our childhood we made the most deterministic decisions of our lives.

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