God
Goes Before Us
"The
Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel
will be your rear guard."
Isaiah 52: 12
What a wonderful promise! Not only will the Lord
go before us, but he will be our rear guard.
In other words, he is our Defense behind us to
support and protect us in all our ways {if} we are
abiding in Him. Just as he went before
the Children of Israel in their journeys and was
behind them to separate them from the enemy who
pursued them. He is also there for us. He
will whisper words of spirit and truth to us
as we let him lead us on the pathway of life.
Our minds can be in peace knowing that Jesus is
leading the way and his spirit is also behind
us. He is as a wall of fire about us and as
such the enemy has no power to stop us on this
Christian journey. We do not have to
understand everything he is doing but only believe
that He has all things in control for our good and
trust Him.
Thanks be to the Father for providing a better
way. We give glory to the Lord Jesus for
being the willing sacrifice so that we might have
a way back to the Father. We give thanks
because we are enclosed by our Lord who will
keep us safe if we abide in Him. Just as
Jesus willingly took up his cross we also must
take up our cross daily and follow Him. This
is a day of "enclosure" with the Lord
and reaching out by faith to others. May we
forever be aware of his indwelling presence
through Holy Spirit and know He is just as
close as the mention of his name.
"Jesus".
Blessings in Christ,
Jo Ann
J. P.'s Inspirations
What are our building goals?
BUILDING
A great and wise man once called one of his
workmen to him saying, "Go into the far
country and build for me a house. The
decisions of planning and of actual construction
will be yours, but remember, I shall come to
accept your work for a very special friend of
mine."
And so the workman departed with a light heart for
his field of labor. Material of all kinds
was plentiful here, but the workman had a mind of
his own. "Surely," he thought,
"I know my business. I can use a bit of
inferior materials here and cheat on my
workmanship a little there, and still make the
finished work look good. Only I will know
that what I have built has weaknesses."
And so, at last the work was completed and the
workman reported back to the great and wise
man. "Very good," he said.
"Now remember that I wanted you to use only
the finest materials and craftsmanship in this
house because I wanted to make a present of
it? My friend, you are the one I had you
build it for. It is all yours."
How much like man. He comes to earth a
stranger. He has his free agency. He may
build as he likes. But on the morning of his
resurrection he will receive what he has built for
an eternal home and habitation.
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