The Goodness of God in the Land of the Living

The following is a draft that I started back in February so the events at the beginning are almost a month old- I didn’t post it at that time because I never felt like it was complete. After letting it marinate for over a month it is ready to be sent to the world. So, here we go….

Greetings! Today has been an awesome day! God is so good! Been listening to Rick Herndon on the Mp3 today-He taught last Friday night at Faith Life Church in Branson Missouri.

Here is link- http://archiveserver.morelifenow.org/archives.php?trigger=1966015117

This link will take you to the web page and then just scroll down through the archives to last Friday nights service- The Goodness of God in the Land of the Living- That is where the title for my blog came from- Anyway, I have truly been blessed here lately- God has Blessed me to be able to work a job that I can listen to the Word of God being taught while I work- Glory to God! I am also Blessed to be in a church where the Word of God is taught,without compromise I might add, too! Glory to God again! Pastor Ed, Dr Bill, Miss Janie are all such a Blessing. You can hear their messages at this link-

http://www.fvc.org/podcast/

I know you will be blessed! God is a good God and He wants to Bless us! His Word says so-He is a rewarder to those who diligently seek Him. Jesus told us to seek first the Kingdom of God and then the other stuff will come- It is having your priorities in order- We would think it silly if someone tried to build the roof for the house before building the foundation and the sidewalls, right? Well, just like you have to have a foundation for a house to be built on if it is going to last,you must have a foundation built on Gods Word to be able to stand when the enemy tries to attack-And he will attack. The Bible says that we are to resist the devil and he will flee! We have been given authority over him! He is a defeated foe! Too many people give the devil way to much credit. Yes he is a true enemy. But if you know what God says in His Word and have built up your faith then you can stand….with the whole armor of God on!

Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

If we do what God says in His word then we are a well equipped Soldier in the army of The LORD! 1 Corinthians 15:57 says “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 says “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.”- That is an assurance that if we do what God says to do we will triumph over the enemy when he does try to attack! Just like a Soldier is trained to fight and defend his country we are trained when we immerse ourselves in Gods Word and also spend time in prayer. God desires to spend time with us who are His children. Just like I, as a parent, desire to spend time with my children God wants to spend time with his children. And don’t give God the leftovers at the end of the day. give Him the First fruits of your time- A tithe of your time- the first part of the day when you first get up and not the last 5 minutes when you say “Dear Lord I just want to say….” zzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz and fall asleep. So dust off that Bible and get in a good church where the Word is taught without compromise and spend time in prayer ! It is very important that you are attending a church where the Word of God is not taught in error or is compromised. Ask yourself this ” What does the Bible say- Where is the scripture ?” I don’t care what this one or that one says that he think what the Bible says- I want to know what Jesus said!

Too many Christians are living a defeated life and it is because they have no strength and no defense against the enemy! No Word, No Faith- Know Word, Know Faith!! You feed your body 3 hot meals a day to keep it strong and healthy. You need to feed your faith so it will also grow strong too! Then you can stand and defeat the enemy!

One more thing- if you have never made the decision to make Jesus your LORD, why not do that today. I can guarantee you that you will never regret it! Above is a tab “Are you a Christian” that can help you to make Jesus your LORD. Have a Blessed week and remember- JESUS IS LORD!!