Isaiah 51King James Version

51 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

² Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

³ For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

The Lord is calling us to awaken and hear him, hear his voice.

My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

⁶ Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

⁸ For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

⁹ Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?

¹⁰ Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?

¹¹ Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

¹² I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

¹³ And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

¹⁴ The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

¹⁵ But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The Lord of hosts is his name.

And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

¹⁷ Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.

¹⁸ There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.

¹⁹ These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?

²⁰ Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of thy God.

²¹ Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

²² Thus saith thy Lord the Lord, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

²³ But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

As I read these scriptures, I hear God’s voice beckoning us to awaken. He is near, he is with us, he is comforting us.

Like the Jews, even if we went astray, God is our Heavenly father and he is looking after us, to take us back from captivity, to heal us, to deliver us and to give us a new home. As you read these scriptures of confidence and comfort. Listen to his voice and how he speaks

New beginnings are upon us all, as we transition we must remember who causes us to move, God. Honour him in the fruit of your lips and in the way you walk. As Israel transitioned to their new abode, it was mentioned “Therefore thou hat forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, becaise they be replenished from the east and are doomsayers like the Philostines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers” Isaiah 2:6

But I was reading Isaiah 50, let us hold fast to the teachings we were taught and the lessons we learn along the way, God will provide a way for you to speak or use them:

“The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

⁵ The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

⁶ I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

⁷ For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

⁸ He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.

⁹ Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.

¹⁰ Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.

¹¹ Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.”

This is the obedience of the servant of God.

As God taught them he will teach you, people think that the bible is so far fetched from where they are now. But im here to say as God used Esther to redeem his people he will use you to redeem even one person who is struggling. As God used Moses in leadership who thought he wasn’t equipped, he will use you in leadership to help guide people where God instructs you to guide them, God will give you ideas and vision of what is to come those whose minds are stayed in him and who he has blessed in that way. Do not count yourself out.

Even if people speak a negative word against you, these are all attempts to pull you down from your potential. Stand firm and release what was given to you from the Lord in season. You have his gift.

Lord help us to use the gifts you have given to speak, teach, write and lead. As we transition into a new land we are not going to be afriad for you are with us, we will not be dismayed for you are our God.

I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.11″All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. Isaiah 41:10-11.

Help us to transition smoothly.

in Jesus name amen.

YOU GOT THIS BRO/SIS!!!

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So in fighting temptation we are BY NO MEANS DOING IT IN OUR OWN FLESH. After spending time in Prayer this morning AND in God’s word because I strongly believe in the two going hand in hand, I came to these conclusions on fighting the temptation.

The word says: “For if ye live after the flesh ye shall die: but if he through the spirit do mortify the deeds of the body ye shall live” Romans 8:13

Romans 8:9-10 “But he are not in the flesh but in the spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin;but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.”

The word makes it plain and simple to live after the spirit and not the flesh because one leads to life the other if fed more leads to death. The deeds of the flesh that tempt us are these:

Immorality,

Sensuality

Impurity

Jealousy

Envy

Idolatry

Sorcery

Enmeties

Strife

Outburst of anger

Disputes

Dissension

Factions

Drunkenness

Cariusing

Now walking in the SPIRIT is this:

Worshipping

Reading the word

Praying and fasting

Praying in general

Fellowshipping with other believers

Serving others

Evangelism

Meditation on the word/God

The steps God has given me to fight the urges of the deeds of the flesh above when they come through temptation is

1. Turn completely in the opposite direction – this is the very act of repentance, as you feel tempted begin to pray, get up begin to exercise, go on a walk, examine why you’re being tempted befpre acting in the sin and decide that you will not do it. The point is that we have way more power over our thoughts that we give ourselves. We can simply tell the devil “no” and take part in another activity that shuts down the tempting voice. Believe in the power God has given you to turn completely away.

2. Worship – simply put on a worship song and if that is not possible, begin singing one. As you enter into worship your focus shifts from the temptation and onto the words you are actually singing in worship unto God. Worship allows you to fall before God’s feet and glorify him. WORSHIP IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY. HE CANNOT STAY IF YOU DO.

3. Prayer – as soon as you feel the temptation begin talking to God, this and every other point takes discipline but the more you practice it the better. Enter into deep prayer as you feel the temptation, talk to God about the temptation he more than understands. Just pray.

Faather help us to practice these practical steps in defeating the flesh that we COMPLETE POWER OVER? You have died for the very sin that come to tempt us so that through the Holy Spirit we can CHOOSE to say no and walk in the other direction. Give us the power and discipline to shut down temptation’s voice and walk in the other direction because honestly, when we think of the sin we engage in, it is not worth it. Neither does it glorify you or make you please, NEITHER does it help us grow, it only keeps us in the same place. We can only do this through Christ. In Jesus name amen.

Ephesians 4: 29 & 30

Two important verses in this passage of scripture that I will focus on is Ephesians 4: 29 & 30.

“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto to the hearers.” Ephesians 4: 29

“And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” Verse 30

Keep watch of your tongue and do not grieve the Holy Spirit, these are the two points I’ve come to the conclusion on.

Proverbs 15:28 Chapter Parallel Compare  “The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.”

Matthew 15:11 Chapter Parallel Compare “What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”

There are many verses in the bible that speaking on how evil it is to speak on things that defile, are low and evil. We are only to seek to edify our neighbours.

How many times have we opened our mouth to speak about someone else innocently or deliberately with evil intent, we still fall into the trap from time to time. The bible is clear as the day and speaks on how evil it is to gossip, let us learn to watch our tongues and the words we spew out in anger or with evil intent.

This is the key: if you know what you are about to say is about someone and it does not edify them or uplift them as you speak then immediately stop and say nothing.

If the conversation will lead to ridicule, shame, and disgrace on the person being spoken of then you know you immediately need to repent of words spoken and NEVER speak of them again. Gossip is more serious than you know or think, if the bible can so plainly state that what comes out of our mouths can defile us then we need to watch what does.

If you can so clearly think of a time when gossip about yourself tore you down or depressed you because 1. It was not true or 2. It was just plain hurtful, then you should understand and have grace for the people who you are about to gossip about. Simply don’t do it because the damaging effects are far worse than you know.

Repeat this prayer Lord we repent of gossiping and tearing others down with our words, we know how hurtful this is not only to the person but to you. Gossip is considered corrupt and evil, please help us to refrain from doing so, may we instead seek to build others up and speak of them as we would want tp be spoken of in Jesus’ name, amen.

Pleas continue to read :

1 PETER 3:10

COLOSSIANS 4:6

PROVERBS 15:4

PROVERBS 15: 28

PROVERBS 26: 3-28

God gives us many visions, plans and purpose. Habukkuk 2:2Then the LORD replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.

Write it down.

Write down your plans vs what God has told you if you feel like you need clarity. Write down the vision he gave you.

You are special in his sight, he wants all of you, he gives you the vision so that in due time and season you may execute it. My advice to you this morning is to write down the vision!! Take it before the Lord and pray over it.

Many of us have dreams of being in ministry, travelling the world preaching to others, giving to the homeless, excelling in our craft, allowing God to use our gifts in major ways seen by many.In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps. Proverbs 16:9

Seek God

Use your gift! And write his vision!

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, pelase allow me to see the vision you have for my life. May I write it down and begin to plan, I know you have great things in store for all of us. Help us to see things like you do, help us to look to you to establish our plans! In Jesus name amen.