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November 29

You Need to Persevere to Overcome the Stronghold

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FOR THOUGH WE LIVE IN THE WORLD, WE DO NOT WAGE WAR AS THE WORLD DOES.  THE WEAPONS WE FIGHT WITH ARE NOT THE WEAPONS OF THE WORLD. ON THE CONTRARY, THEY HAVE DIVINE POWER TO DEMOLISH STRONGHOLDS
(2 Corinthians 10:3-4).

I have noticed that sometimes it is easy to overcome the darkness that dwells in my mind. I find the negative, destructive belief from the father-of-lies that causes the darkness. I submit this belief to God’s Presence and Participation. God reveals His Truth to me…and the darkness flees.

However, there are times when I struggle…a lot.  I find an oppressing belief.  I surrender this belief to God, but there is no immediate Truth or deliverance. Something is missing.

You need to know that some oppressing beliefs that live in your mind are different than others.  They are stronger…fortified…unyielding. They have combined with other accusatory beliefs to form a stronghold. Abandonment combines with shame. Condemnation links with rejection. Abandonment connects with condemnation. Shame fuses with rejection. Understand that a stronghold serves as a fortified city for these accusatory beliefs to thrive and reproduce, so they may control your mind, rule your life, and break your heart, according to the purpose of the father-of-lies.

YOU NEED TO PERSEVERE SO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE DONE THE WILL OF GOD, YOU WILL RECEIVE WHAT HE HAS PROMISED
(Hebrews 10:36).

I bless you to persevere when you have negative, destructive beliefs from the father-of-lies that have fused together to form a stronghold in your heart and mind. Understand that perseverance is not a weapon of the world. On the contrary, it serves as a tool that allows God to come to your rescue and bring the fortified city to ruin—to destroy the purpose of the father-of-lies.

WITH A BLINDING FLASH HE DESTROYS THE STRONGHOLD AND BRINGS THE FORTIFIED CITY TO RUIN
(Amos 5:9).

Precious Child, to persevere means to endure without yielding…to bear patiently…to remain fixed in a state…to continue in My Presence, even when there is no immediate relief. It is about finding and surrendering to Me ALL the stubborn, oppressing beliefs from the father-of-lies that comprise the stronghold, again and again and again, until there is Truth and Light and Deliverance. 

What do you do with the strongholds in your life—the groups of negative, destructive beliefs from the father-of-lies that are fortified in your mind?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, may I learn not to wage war as the world does when darkness dwells in my mind, but to fight with the weapon You have given me—Perseverance in Your Presence. May I endure without yielding when I come across a stronghold of beliefs, set up against me by the father-of-lies, until You bring the fortified city to ruin…and deliver me.

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November 28

Love and Respect

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HUSBANDS, LOVE YOUR WIVES, EVEN AS CHRIST ALSO LOVED THE CHURCH, AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR IT
(Ephesians 5:25).

I bless you, husband, to love your wife, even as Christ loved you and gave Himself for you.  Christ did not come to condemn you, but to save you.  In the same way, I urge you not to condemn your wife when she makes mistakes or does not live up to your expectations, but to lead her to Christ, to be saved.

FOR GOD SENT NOT HIS SON INTO THE WORLD TO CONDEMN THE WORLD; BUT THAT THE WORLD THROUGH HIM MIGHT BE SAVED
(John 3:17).

I bless you, husband, to nurture your wife when she feels alone and abandoned, guiding her to Christ, that He might sanctify her from the negative beliefs that are causing her abandonment and loneliness.

I bless you, husband, to cherish your wife when she feels ashamed, bringing her to Christ, that He might cleanse her from the beliefs that are causing her shame, to render her holy and without blemish.

THAT HE MIGHT SANCTIFY AND CLEANSE IT WITH THE WASHING OF WATER BY THE WORD, THAT HE MIGHT PRESENT IT TO HIMSELF A GLORIOUS CHURCH, NOT HAVING SPOT, OR WRINKLE, OR ANY SUCH THING; BUT THAT IT SHOULD BE HOLY AND WITHOUT BLEMISH
(Ephesians 5:26-27).

Wife, I bless you respect your husband by ALLOWING him to nourish you and cherish you—to guide you to Christ to be saved from feeling abandoned, condemned, and shamed.  Know that your husband is not able to cleanse you and heal you from the OLD MAN, the set of lies instilled in you by the father-of-lies.  Understand that your abandonment, condemnation, and shame were not created by your husband, but has been formed in you, since childhood, by the father-of-lies.  Furthermore, know that your husband cannot supply all the Love, Acceptance, and Worthiness that your heart needs, BUT he can take you to the One who can.

AND THE WIFE SEE THAT SHE REVERENCE HER HUSBAND
(Ephesians 5:33).

Husband, do you love your wife, even as Christ loved YOU and gave Himself for YOU?

Wife, do you respect your husband, considering him as worthy and of high regard?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, show me my husband’s real heart, that I may respect him.

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November 23

Taking the Nature of a Servant

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DO NOTHING OUT OF SELFISH AMBITION OR VAIN CONCEIT. RATHER, IN HUMILITY VALUE OTHERS ABOVE YOURSELVES, NOT LOOKING TO YOUR OWN INTERESTS BUT EACH OF YOU TO THE INTERESTS OF THE OTHERS
(Philippians 2:3-4).

Have you noticed that Self is not able to value others above itself? Rather, it does everything out of selfish ambition and vain conceit. It only looks out for its own interests. Why? Self does not feel special. Self does not feel loved. Self does not feel worthy. Self does not feel accepted and acceptable. Therefore, Self always needs to be first and best.

IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER, HAVE THE SAME MINDSET AS CHRIST JESUS: WHO, BEING IN VERY NATURE GOD, DID NOT CONSIDER EQUALITY WITH GOD SOMETHING TO BE USED TO HIS OWN ADVANTAGE; RATHER, HE MADE HIMSELF NOTHING BY TAKING THE VERY NATURE OF A SERVANT, BEING MADE IN HUMAN LIKENESS. AND BEING FOUND IN APPEARANCE AS A MAN, HE HUMBLED HIMSELF BY BECOMING OBEDIENT TO DEATH—EVEN DEATH ON A CROSS!
(Philippians 2:5-8).

The Lord Jesus had no need to be first and best. He did not have to prove that He was worthy, or loved, or special, or accepted and acceptable…because He was God’s Son. However, He did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage. Rather, He made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant to become obedient to the Perfect Father, even to death. This Jesus came to live His Life in your heart…in the place of Self.

THEREFORE GOD EXALTED HIM TO THE HIGHEST PLACE AND GAVE HIM THE NAME THAT IS ABOVE EVERY NAME, THAT AT THE NAME OF JESUS EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW, IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH AND UNDER THE EARTH, AND EVERY TONGUE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, TO THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER
(Philippians 2:9-11).

Maybe God has called you to serve Him in a very special way. What are you doing with His calling? Are you using it to your own advantage to prove that you are special, or worthy, or loved? Or, are you serving God through your obedience…only?  Allow the Lord Jesus to take over the place of your insecure Self, and replace it with His own secure Self. Then, you will be able to respond to God’s calling with humble, moment-by-moment obedience, instead of using His calling to your own advantage.

What will it take for you to adopt the mindset of Christ—to invite the Lord Jesus to live His humble Life in your heart, in the place of Self?

PRAYER: Lord God, I am sorry for always wanting to be first and best, serving out of selfish ambition and vain conceit. Please forgive me for being prideful. I invite You to come live Your humble Life in my heart, so I may have a servant heart to serve the Perfect Father in obedience, and value others above my Self.

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How much of our misbehavior sprouts from trying to PROVE that we are acceptable, worthy, loved, and wanted, because the OLD MAN character, conveniently formed in us by the father-of-lies, christened us unacceptable, unworthy, unloved, and unwanted?

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November 20

Who Is Your Treasure?

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BUT WE HAVE THIS TREASURE IN JARS OF CLAY TO SHOW THAT THIS ALL-SURPASSING POWER IS FROM GOD AND NOT FROM US
(2 Corinthians 4:7).

At first, after I had become reconciled to God, I believed that God was done doing things for me, and my time had come to do things for God, and after I had done things for God, to do more things for God.  I thought the Christian life was all about WHAT I DO FOR GOD.

But God showed me that the Christian life was all about WHAT THE LORD JESUS DID FOR ME and then WHAT HE CAME TO BE IN ME AND THROUGH ME. HE was the treasure. I was the jar of clay. If I allowed Him to live in me and BE the treasure in me, He would display His all-surpassing Power in me and through me. He would live HIS ABUNDANT LIFE in me, the jar of clay.

I AM COME THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE LIFE, AND THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE IT MORE ABUNDANTLY
(John 10:10).

“Beloved, the ABUNDANT Life you have been seeking is IN MY SON, Jesus. It is HIS Life that HE lives. It is not something you can separate from Him and make your own. It is not something He can GIVE you. It is only something He can BE in you. You can only invite HIM, the Treasure, to come live HIS OWN ABUNDANT LIFE in you, the jar of clay.”

AND THIS IS THE TESTIMONY: GOD HAS GIVEN US ETERNAL LIFE, AND THIS LIFE IS IN HIS SON
(1 John 5:11).

The Lord Jesus did not come to give you abundant life. He came to BE your Abundant Life. All you need to do is invite Him to be the treasure in you, the jar of clay.

When you take this step of FAITH, it is like a switch being flipped—HIS LIFE for your life—the EXCHANGED life. This switch of faith determines who lives in you at any given time. But, it is a moment-by-moment thing. You can turn the switch on any time and turn it off any time. The choice is yours.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I invite You to become the Treasure in my jar of clay. Come and live Your Abundant Life in me, today and every day, one moment at a time.

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And here lies the root to all our problems: not the FACTS we experienced during our childhood circumstances…but the CONCLUSIONS we made in response to these facts.

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November 19

My I AM in You

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THE WOMAN SAID, ‘THE SERPENT DECEIVED ME, AND I ATE’
(Genesis 3:13).

The serpent has deceived me many times…and I ate. I believed him when he told me, through my mother, that I was not worthy to be loved. I believed him when he accused me, through my friend, of being fatally flawed. I believed him when he declared, through my daddy, that I was a disappointment. And after I ate, I carried out the father-of-lies’ desires. I sinned…because I ate. I resorted to sinful habits and patterns to escape the pain of the murderer’s opinions…his perspectives…his impressions of me.

YOU BELONG TO YOUR FATHER, THE DEVIL, AND YOU WANT TO CARRY OUT YOUR FATHER’S DESIRES. HE WAS A MURDERER FROM THE BEGINNING, NOT HOLDING TO THE TRUTH, FOR THERE IS NO TRUTH IN HIM. WHEN HE LIES, HE SPEAKS HIS NATIVE LANGUAGE, FOR HE IS A LIAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES
(John 8:44).

Beloved Child, do you know Me? I am the I AM. I am who I AM and what I AM, and I will be what I will be. I do not change according to people’s perspectives—according to the father-of-lies’ deception. I do not change like shifting shadows to adapt to someone’s opinion of Me. I do not turn blue when someone thinks I should be blue and I do not turn pink when someone perceives Me as pink. I remain the same. I remain the I AM.

My Child, YOU are an original being made in MY Image. You are not an invention of the father-of-lies’ perspective. You are not a product of someone’s impression. There is a part in you that is of Me, permanent…unchangeable…invariable, regardless of the father-of-lies’ opinion of you. This part of you is good, gentle, and kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. It does not carry out the father-of-lies’ desires, but rejoices with the Truth. This is My I AM in you. Live from this I AM that always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres.

AND GOD SAID TO MOSES, I AM WHO I AM AND WHAT I AM, AND I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE; AND HE SAID, YOU SHALL SAY THIS TO THE ISRAELITES: I AM HAS SENT ME TO YOU!…WHO DOES NOT CHANGE LIKE SHIFTING SHADOWS
(Exodus 3:14) and (James 1:17).

 Ask God to introduce you to His Image in you—His I AM that does not change like shifting shadows, according to people’s perspectives of you.

PRAYER: Lord God, how encouraging to know that You have made me in Your Image. Introduce me to the I AM in me—Your Presence in me that is stable and secure and does not change according the father-of-lies’ deception.

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November 18

Your Struggle Against the Spiritual Forces of Evil

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HE ANSWERED, ‘I HEARD YOU IN THE GARDEN, AND I WAS AFRAID BECAUSE I WAS NAKED; SO I HID’ AND HE SAID, ‘WHO TOLD YOU THAT YOU WERE NAKED? HAVE YOU EATEN FROM THE TREE THAT I COMMANDED YOU NOT TO EAT FROM?’
(Genesis 3:10-11).

Our problem has always been with spiritual NAKEDNESS. It has caused a lot of shame in our lives…and this shame has caused us to run to various defense mechanisms of escape, control, and attack to cover our nakedness. But the more we try to cover up our nakedness, the more evident it becomes that we are naked—stripped of the Righteousness of God.

THE MAN SAID, ‘THE WOMAN YOU PUT HERE WITH ME—SHE GAVE ME SOME FRUIT FROM THE TREE, AND I ATE IT’
(Genesis 3:12).

“The husband you put here with me…it is his fault that I am naked.”
“The parents you put here with me…it is their fault that I am naked.”
“The coworker you put here with me…it is her fault that I am naked.”

FOR OUR STRUGGLE IS NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD, BUT AGAINST THE RULERS, AGAINST THE AUTHORITIES, AGAINST THE POWERS OF THIS DARK WORLD AND AGAINST THE SPIRITUAL FORCES OF EVIL IN THE HEAVENLY REALMS
(Ephesians 6:12).

Dearest Child, you need to know that it is not the people in your life that caused your nakedness and shame, but the rebellious will of the father-of-lies. When you allow his rebellious will to reign in your life through your defense patterns, you are stripped of My Righteousness. You are naked.

Child, turn from your shame. Turn away from the rebellious will of the father-of-lies and your consequent defense patterns. Turn to Me. I will clothe you with My Robe of Righteousness. Your shame will disappear. So will your nakedness.

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).

Whom are you blaming for your nakedness? Understand that no defense mechanism you concoct will clothe you. You need the Garments of Salvation—the Robe of Righteousness that only the Lord Jesus can give you. Let Him clothe you with His Self.

PRAYER: Lord God, I admit that I am naked—stripped of Your Righteousness. Today, I acknowledge what You have done for me through Your Death and through Your resurrected Life—to redeem me from the will of the father-of-lies…and to clothe me with Your Righteousness.

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

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November 17

Your Part and God’s Part

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IF THE SON MAKES YOU FREE, YOU WILL BE FREE INDEED
(John 8:36).

I bless you to believe that it is the Lord Jesus, God’s Son, who sets you free.  However, it is YOUR responsibility to come to Him to be set free.

WE DEMOLISH ARGUMENTS AND EVERY PRETENSION THAT SETS ITSELF UP AGAINST THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, AND WE TAKE CAPTIVE EVERY THOUGHT TO MAKE IT OBEDIENT TO CHRIST
(2 Corinthians 10:5).

Be encouraged that Jesus came to set you free from the father-of-lies’ arguments in your mind that have set themselves up against God: that He does not love you, that He has abandoned you, and that He has condemned you.

Jesus also came to set you free from the father-of-lies’ arguments in your mind that have set themselves up against your Self: that you are guilty, that you are a disgrace, and that you are a loser.

However, it is YOUR responsibility to demolish these arguments by bringing them to Jesus, so He may tell you the Truth.

[GOD] CONDEMNED SIN IN THE FLESH [SUBDUED, OVERCAME, DEPRIVED IT OF ITS POWER OVER ALL WHO ACCEPT THAT SACRIFICE]
(Romans 8:3).

Know that you have set up certain defense mechanisms of escape to protect your Self from the father-of-lies’ arguments that live in your mind. These methods of defense will cause you to either freeze, flee, or fight when you encounter the lies of the father-of-lies.

The Lord Jesus has deprived the father-of-lies’ arguments of their power over you. However, it is YOUR responsibility to stop running and hiding from the pain these arguments have caused in your mind, and to stop blaming those who have hurt you. Rather, lay your sinful defense patterns down before the Lord Jesus. He will set you free from your Self.

God has done HIS part. Have you done yours?

PRAYER: Perfect Father, I praise You for sending Your Son, Jesus, to set me free.  But, remind me, often, of MY responsibility to come to Him to be set free.

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Be certain that your Father DOES answer your prayers, but His Answer might be different from the one you are expecting.  It might be radical… revolutionary…extreme.  His Answer might not fit your purpose, but it will fit God’s Purpose for you.

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November 16

Representatives of the Lord Jesus

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AND WHATEVER YOU DO OR SAY, DO IT AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LORD JESUS, GIVING THANKS THROUGH HIM TO GOD THE FATHER
(Colossians 3:17).

For a long time, I thought to be a representative of the Lord Jesus meant that I had to copy the Deeds of the Lord Jesus, mimic the Attitude of the Lord Jesus, and duplicate the Nature of the Lord Jesus. I through that in order to be like Jesus, I had to leave my Self behind and come up with a brand new Self, all by myself.  But, it did not work for me. The more I tried to be like Jesus, the more I realized that I was not like Him…because I was not Him. I could fool many people, but I could not fool my Self. While I could get my deeds to change on the outside, I could not get my heart to change, on the inside.

THOSE WHO LIVE ACCORDING TO THE SINFUL NATURE HAVE THEIR MINDS SET ON WHAT THAT NATURE DESIRES
(Romans 8:5).

If your heart still believes you have been defeated, on the inside, you cannot be a good representative of the Lord Jesus, no matter how much you are copying Him, on the outside. Your deeds represent your heart.  If your heart still believes that you have been deprived, on the inside, you will not be a good representative for Jesus, regardless of how much you are mimicking Him, on the outside. Your nature represents your heart.  If your heart still believes that you are guilty and defiled, on the inside, you will not be a good representative for Jesus, no matter how much you are duplicating Him, on the outside. Your attitude represents your heart.

BUT THOSE WHO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPIRIT HAVE THEIR MINDS SET ON WHAT THE SPIRIT DESIRES
(Romans 8:5).

I bless you to stop hiding from your own Self. Instead, find your Self; then, offer YOUR broken Self with its oppressing beliefs and unstable emotions to the Lord Jesus, just the way it is. He will take what you offer Him, and exchange it for HIS complete SELF. Thus, He will become a representative of HIMSELF in you and through you.

And when your family sees you, they will not see your attitude, but the Attitude of Jesus.  When your friends observe you, they will not witness your own nature, but the Nature of Jesus.  When your enemies encounter you, they will not see your heart, but the Heart of Jesus.

Present you Self to Jesus, just the way you are, and ask Him to be His SELF in you, in exchange. This calls for complete HONESTY—being fair and truthful about your beliefs, your feelings, your nature, your attitude, your desires, and your will.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, help me to understand that the Christian Life is not a method by which I have decided to live, but a Person living His Life in me and through me. Bring me to the place where I will offer my Self to You, Lord Jesus, in exchange for YOUR SELF in me, so You may become a Representative of YOUR SELF through me.

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

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November 14

No Evil Will Conquer You

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MY PRAYER IS NOT THAT YOU TAKE THEM OUT OF THE WORLD BUT THAT YOU PROTECT THEM FROM THE EVIL ONE
(John 17:15).

The Lord Jesus knew that your problem would not be with the world, but with the evil one.  He knew that your problem would not be with your circumstances, but with what the evil one told you about your circumstances—that they are impossible, unsolvable, and unchangeable. He knew that your problem would not be with what people told you, but with what the evil one told you: “Your mistakes are too numerous.  Your character is too flawed.  Your defect is non-redeemable.”  Therefore, Jesus asked His Father, the Most High, to protect you from the evil one.

The evil one sets you up with his purpose, from the start. He introduces you to his lies. These lies become your purpose from the evil one. Through them, he supplies everything you need, in order to make sure you serve him with your soul, your spirit, and your body. He furnishes you with his will, his desires, and his nature, so you may carry out the deeds he commissioned you to do, in obedience to these lies. Then, he sits back and watches you fulfill his purpose for your life.

IF YOU MAKE THE LORD YOUR REFUGE,
IF YOU MAKE THE MOST HIGH YOUR SHELTER,
NO EVIL WILL CONQUER YOU
(Psalm 91:9-10).

Don’t run from the evil one’s lies. Don’t hide from them, either. Don’t blame others for the evil one’s words in your mind.  Instead, push through your fear, your disappointment, your confusion, your anger, your jealousy, and your resentment, and bring your sadness, your badness, and your madness to the Perfect Father. Make the Lord your Refuge; then, no evil will conquer you.

Expose the evil one’s lies about you to God—that your mistakes are too numerous, your character is too flawed, and your defect is non-redeemable. Tell God what the evil one said about your circumstances—that they are impossible, unsolvable, and unchangeable. You will find that His arm is not too short to deliver you from the evil one.

WAS MY ARM TOO SHORT TO DELIVER YOU? DO I LACK THE STRENGTH TO RESCUE YOU? BY A MERE REBUKE I DRY UP THE SEA, I TURN RIVERS INTO A DESERT; THEIR FISH ROT FOR LACK OF WATER AND DIE OF THIRST
(Isaiah 50:2-3).

What has been keeping you from making the Most High your shelter against the evil one?

PRAYER: Most High, protect me from the evil one, so he would not be able to fulfill his purpose for my life.  Deliver me from his deceitful desires in me, from his spiteful will in me, from his negative, destructive beliefs in me, from his sinful nature in me. Deliver me from the evil one, so I may belong to You.

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November 13

Your Father’s Unlimited Resources

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WHEN I THINK OF ALL THIS, I FALL TO MY KNEES AND PRAY TO THE FATHER, THE CREATOR OF EVERYTHING IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH.  I PRAY THAT FROM HIS GLORIOUS, UNLIMITED RESOURCES HE WILL EMPOWER YOU WITH INNER STRENGTH THROUGH HIS SPIRIT
(Ephesians 3:14-16 NLT).

Did you know that your Perfect Father, the Creator of everything in Heaven and on earth, has unlimited Resources from which He is able to supply what you need, even today?  Maybe you believe that there is no answer for your problem.  Maybe you believe that there is no solution for your unacceptable character.  Maybe you believe that there is no remedy for your sinful habits and patterns of escape.

GREAT IS OUR LORD, AND OF GREAT POWER: HIS UNDERSTANDING IS INFINITE
(Psalm 147:5).

Blessed Child, I am the Perfect Father, the Creator of everything in Heaven and on earth. I am of great Power…and I created YOU, too. Now, from My glorious, unlimited resources, I am able to empower you with inner strength through My Spirit, so you may have sufficiency in all things, from the inside out. All you need to do is DRAW from Me.

Fall to your knees and pray to Me, your Father in Heaven. My glorious Recourses are unlimited to supply everything you need for life and godliness, despite the ungodliness in your nature, the instability in your emotions, and the spitefulness in your will.

Look up, Child. I am able to make all My Grace abound toward you, so you may have what it takes to be gentle, good, gracious, faithful, patient, forgiving, and filled with self-control. My Grace is enough to cover your past failures and mistakes, to deal with your present guilt and shame, and to ensure a hopeful future.  

AND GOD IS ABLE TO MAKE ALL GRACE ABOUND TOWARD YOU; THAT YE, ALWAYS HAVING ALL SUFFICIENCY IN ALL THINGS, MAY ABOUND TO EVERY GOOD WORK
(2 Corinthians 9:8).

Regardless of your need, shortcoming, or defect, God is able to make all Grace abound toward you, so that you may have sufficiency in all things—in your will, your nature, your thoughts, your emotions, your desires…and your deeds.

For what problem in your life do you need to draw from the Perfect Father’s unlimited resources?

PRAYER: Lord God, how great You are! I pray that from Your glorious, unlimited resources You empower me with inner strength through Your Spirit, so I may have sufficiency in all things.

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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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