Church, We as a people - here - in this land, are often made to feel less than we are ... to feel forsaken and inferior, to feel invisible even!!!
Friends, WE are human, ergo imperfect, thus susceptible to moments of lamenting.
Folks of any race, any creed, and or age, are also subject to the beguiling wiles of the "wicked one" ... Amen? Hence, these evil acts of subjugation may cause us grave lamentations (sorrows). Usually, during these times of desperation, noone is around that you can lean on for encouragement ...
WHAT DO YOU DO, WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ??? When your mind is sooooo clouded that you can't seem to tell the night from the day, and you have LOST ... THE ...
" how to pray"???
GOD says that our HELP begins with our PRAISE!!! (Joshua 6 - the entire chapter) As Bible believing Christians, WE (shall) receive a lot of criticism & WE (shall) receive alot of love / HIS GRACE ... and this is a way that WE may balance it all out:
WE (who are "saved") serve at the
behest of our Savior, under the
unction (the shedding of a divine / spiritual influence) of the
Holy Spirit, directed by the
Father - HIMSELF!!! Soooo Church, WE may rest ... YES ... rest in the faith; the kind of faith that speaks towards an understanding that, when the
Trinity is at work on our behalf (which is - AT ALL TIMES!!!) ...
NONE can touch us!!!
WHY???
Because GOD said so!!!
Quote Isaiah 54:17 (KJV)
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
HE also said: I am the GREAT I AM!!!
GOD is so great ... that HE doesn't even have to name HIMSELF ... HE simply said ... I AM - THAT I AM!!!
QuoteExodus 3:14
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
And
THAT ... saints of the living GOD ... is MORE than enough!!!
NOW!!!
Listen to your divine inner-voice ... Open your bible where the Holy Ghost tells you to ... AND ALLOW OUR GOD TO NOURISH - TO REPLENISH YOUR SPIRIT / YOUR SOUL!!!
From my heart,
Gracious :-*
What an awesome and inspiring word. I would like to add to your list of scriptures the one that really helps me at times.
Isaiah 61:3 says "To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified."
Be encouraged.