Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Lord Will Give You A Song (Part 3)

The Lord Will Give You A Song (Part 3)

“How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?” Psalm 137:4

It’s a subtle trick of the enemy to use what should be pleasant memories to initiate feelings of guilt, condemnation, and regret. While in captivity, the Israelites recalled memories of home and began to weep, yielding to the hopelessness of their circumstances.

Rebellion against God, resulting in Israel’s captivity was their malady. What is yours? A “malady” is when you suffer an unwholesome or undesirable condition or disorder. Your “malady” may be a sickness or disease in your body. It may be a past failure or mistake; financial devastation; family or relational issues; emotional instability, anxiety, or stress; a spiritual struggle with sin, bondage, or addiction; or you may be dealing with the darkest hour in their life. Whatever your malady, the enemy’s objective is to make you focus on your problem in order to cause you to forfeit the Promises of God!

He’ll get you to toil and struggle until you wear yourself out mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually and before you realize it you’ve lost hope, you’ve lost faith, you’ve stop trying, and you’ve lost your praise.

And the enemy has you right where he wants you. Because he knows that even despite what you’re going through, if you can lift your hands and worship God with a heart that’s still in love with your Savior there’s no way that you can enter the presence of God and leave the same way.When you connect with God He’ll give you peace in the midst of your storm. Everyone around you can be depressed, and you still have hope and joy!

There’s refreshment that comes from dwelling in the presence of God. There’s a freedom that is experienced only when you turn to the Lord! There is a level of glory only released after you’ve been crushed and you surrender yourself to the Father, and say, “Nevertheless not my will, but Yours be done!”

But when you’re more acquainted with your malady, then with your God the enemy has got you bound. He will arrest your Anointing and confiscate your confidence. He’ll bind you with condemnation, guilt, confusion, chaos, and calamity. But be encouraged today, don’t focus on your malady, keep your eyes on Jesus!

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”
Hel­en H. Lem­mel, 1922
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Be Blessed,
Katishia Gallishaw
Revival Time Internet Ministries

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