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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP413–NOT A GRASSHOPPER

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: NOT A GRASSHOPPER

We all have a decision to make, are we just going to sit back and shake our heads about the state of the world, or are we going to do something about it. I am always quoting, we walk by faith and not by sight. This is truer today than ever before, we have to trust God and walk by faith.

Joshua and Caleb were two out of twelve that walked by faith. It is easy to walk by sight and allow circumstances to appear larger than they are, like the giants. No doubt they were huge. No doubt there were many of them. The spies sent out by Moses were at least to their waist. But they allowed fear to magnify the issue. When they returned, they told everyone they were like grasshoppers in comparison. If that were true, they would have only been as tall as their feet. This is just like the enemy to make situations appear more dire than reality. Sure, it was bad from a human perspective, but the enemy magnified their perception and amped up their fear.

We need to make sure we are listening to someone who is going to stand on God’s side, someone who walks by faith and not by sight. We cannot be found listening to the majority of people, because they walk by fear and not faith.

God uses times of looking at our problems and feeling small, to reinforce the idea that we may be small compared to our problems, but our God is bigger than any giant. He will always be on our side. He will always protect his people. But we have to trust.

I was thinking about how grasshoppers hop away when you get close. Maybe grasshoppers was a good definition for those ten spies. They came back and told their stories, but they didn’t have any proof of the size of the giants. They didn’t bring anything back but fear and lies.

Joshua and Caleb, on the other hand brought fruit back. They had proof that they had been to the other side. They had evidence that God’s word could be trusted. Yet how many wanted to fall back out of fear. Are we so different today? When God tells us things do we follow him, or do we allow a giant to stand in our way?

I want to be found bold and brave. I want to be like Joshua and Caleb, yes things look bad, yes, I understand the bad report, yes experts say it will not get better, the internet says it is going to get worse, but no matter how bad things seem, I want to have the fruit, the fruit of God’s spirit. His fruit will strengthen us to walk by faith and not by sight.

If we can resist the temptation to listen to the enemy, we will not be afraid. We will not jump every time something happens. We will not be grasshoppers, but brave warriors in the army of the Lord. Ready to follow where God leads us.

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Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

GOD FOCUS THIS MORINING–EP412–IRONING OUT THE WRINKLES

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: IRONING OUT THE WRINKLES

One of the best things ever invented in my opinion is wrinkle releaser. Spray it on smooth out your clothes or toss them in the dryer. It get out most wrinkles. I hate to iron. I was thinking about how Jesus is coming after a bride without spot or wrinkle. As long as we keep ourselves unspotted by the world and our sins under the blood we just need to work on the wrinkles.

Growing up the granddaughter of an evangelist I have seen the best and the worst of those who call themselves Christians. I am blessed to remember those people that lived for Jesus with all their hearts. Those rare individuals showed me it is possible. Many others showed me another side, that it was very difficult. The Christian life is miserable if you are not 100% sold out to Christ. The closer I get to Jesus the easier things become, because I know he is in control.

It doesn’t take long when talking to people to realize almost everyone you meet has suffered from church hurt. The church is supposed to be a place of love and support. The sign outside says everyone welcome, but most mean if you change who you are to be just like us. If you dress like us and wear your hair like us. Don’t misunderstand me, I am not talking about embracing sin as if God’s laws don’t exist. But we have to show people compassion and not be self-righteous and judgmental. Many have standards that are made by man. Man’s traditions have destroyed many. When people don’t measure up to their ideas of holiness and righteousness, they are judged harshly. Gossip and judgment becomes part of the culture of that congregation. In all honesty, everyone is not welcome.

People, we have work to do. It’s time the church grew up and ironed out the wrinkles. We will never win the prodigals if we insist on judgment. The prodigal son was met by his father with open arms. He didn’t meet him with judgment and harsh words about his mistakes.

Things need to change in our culture when honest open dialog is treated as hate speech. But it is going to take that honest open dialog to get rid of the wrinkles. God doesn’t have denominations, he has those who want to know him and people who want the church culture to make themselves feel better. When God looks at them he sees wrinkles that have been made by jealousy, hate, envy and judgment. They don’t want to iron them or use God’s wrinkle releaser on their lives.

I am blessed to have a group of friends that I can pray with and have open discussions. We don’t agree on everything, but we agree to love one another and to help each other grow in our faith.

Prov 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

I want to be around people that make we want to be a better person. Ones that will call me out on my hangups and wrinkles.

Another way to remove wrinkles from fabric is steam. It is going to take the fire of the Holy Ghost to heat the living water in our lives to create the steam that will remove our wrinkles. We cannot become unwrinkled and unspotted on our own. Jesus is the only one that can truly make us blameless. However, we have work to do. We cannot go on with church as usual, there is a great big dying world that needs us to rise up and be the church. Not a version of a church, but the church, the broken body of Christ. This is the only way we will ever win the lost, is if we can come together in honest open, non judgmental dialog. Praying with one another for God’s leading, until He shows us the error of our ways.

God is truly the only one that can turn things around. We need to keep praying and believing that he will show up right on time and lead us into all truth and unity.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING–EP410–DISCERNING THE STORMS

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: DISCERNING THE STORMS

There are many types of storms. Some will send much needed rain, while others have high winds that will level everything in its path. Spiritual storms are no different. Some come from God with just what we need to keep going and growing our faith. Others sent by the enemy will come at us with hurricane force and try to destroy our lives.

When Jonah turned toward Tarshish he knew he was being disobedient. He knew what God told him to do. But out of fear or lack of concern for Ninevah he did it anyway. While on the ship a terrible storm came up. He was still connected to God enough to know that the storm was because of him. He discerned the storm. Jonah told them to throw him overboard and they would be safe. He had time to think about going to Nineveh while in the belly of the fish. He came to his senses and followed God’s plan.

What if the storm is not a sign from God? What if the storm that blows into your life is from the enemy? This is why we need to know how to read the storms. God will give us understanding if we look to him. Storms from our enemy are meant to wreck our lives and our faith. They are meant to sink us or completely destroy our lives.

Storms from our heavenly father are to teach us a lesson and turn us in the right direction. They are to grow our faith. Look at the storms that Jesus used to teach Peter that he could walk with him, but not without him. That is a valuable lesson.

PS 107:29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

We can walk through any storm with Jesus, but we are not strong enough to make it on our own. We have to seek shelter under the shadow of his wings.

Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

He is a strong hold in the day of trouble. In other words he is the anchor that keeps our ship from being tossed to and fro, he is our strong tower. When the storms of life blows, he is our safe place.

It doesn’t take someone with much intelligence to read the sky and know a storm is brewing. The clouds are starting to roll in and the sky is turning dark. It is inevitable that a storm is coming.

Many times, the spiritual storms of life also has warning signs and we choose to ignore them. It is important for our spiritual health to learn to discern when a storm is coming. It is possible to lessen the damage done by the storms, if we pray and run to the shelter of God’s arms. He is our protector, our comfort and our guide. He is our safe place when all of life’s storms blow.

Pray for God to be your guide and help you to discern when a storm is on the way. He will not leave us to weather the storms alone.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING –EP409– BE STILL

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When the enemy surrounds us, and we feel afraid. When we feel like all hope is gone. We cannot go by what we feel. We have to look to our heavenly father and know that He’s still God. His power to deliver is the same as it was before the enemy closed in, causing us to fear.

His ability to heal is still the same as it was before we get sick. Our circumstances change all the time. But God never changes. When we lose a loved one, God’s ability to help us walk through grief is the same as it was before we needed him to be our grief counselor.

Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

There is not a single thing we can think of that we need or will ever need that God is not already taken care of.

Mal 3:6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

We can always depend on God to have our back. There is not a storm too big. There is not a demon in hell that can stand in our way. God is our strength, our hope and our joy. When the storms rage, we need to be still and rest in God’s peace. He will be there to speak “Peace Be Still,” to our storms.

There is a verse that says, “Be Still and know that I am God.” That is what we need to make a point of doing. It doesn’t matter what is going on or how our emotions may rage. We need to find a place of peace. We need to find a place of being quiet and be alone with our creator. The place of stillness, where our shepherd leads us. The place in his presence where nothing else exists outside of you and God. That is the secret place that a child of God needs to find.

GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING –EP408 LEVELS OF BOLDNESS

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Hello my friends

The title of today’s episode is: “LEVELS OF BOLDNESS”

We are living in times where we need to be bold about our faith. The word bold means, not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger; courageous and daring. Warriors of God, we need to not be fearful but have courage.

When Jesus chose Peter, he was a fisherman. Strong and willing to do the right thing for his family. Fishermen were often rough brawlers. They were not considered scholarly or well educated. Most of them had what we would call street smarts today. They had survival skills that helped them brave the elements as they tried to catch fish. They knew how to negotiate for the best price for their daily catch.

Peter was determined to follow Jesus. He was brave enough to walk away from everything to follow Jesus. As he walked with Jesus, he started learning about miracles. He knew in his heart that Jesus was the Messiah. Many of the Jews were blind to this fact. Some were too evil to care, others were too religious to see it.

Peter was known to have a temper. He would hear Jesus preach about loving people. Yet Peter was ready to defend Jesus with a sword. In the garden of Gethsemane, Peter was bold and took on a Roman soldier with a sword, cutting off his ear. He was brave enough to fight for Jesus in the natural. He was bold in the flesh, but he lacked spiritual boldness. Once Jesus was taken to be delivered up for crucifixion, Peter lost all boldness for a moment and he let fear kick in. He allowed his fear to overtake his faith. I can see how easily that could happen. One day he is walking with the Messiah who had power to heal people and raise the dead. Then all of the sudden he was taken captive to be offered up for punishment.

He denied Jesus and found himself warming by the enemy’s fire. Jesus wasn’t concerned by his momentary laps in judgment. Jesus knew what Peter would become someday. He knew Peter would be a strong leader after He ascended into heaven.

Matt 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

When Jesus was crucified, Peter’s faith waivered. His boldness spiraled and failed him. Until fortified on the day of Pentecost. Then he boldly stood and proclaimed, “This is that which was prophesied by Joel.” He never looked back. Once he walked with Jesus as a man and his friend. But after that day, God was within him. Suddenly he had HOLY Boldness. He became an empowered spreader of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

He suffered much for the gospel. He may not have always done the right thing. But he never denied Christ again. Church history says that he was even crucified upside down, because he felt unworthy to die like his savior. Many people down through the years have been Martyred for the gospel. Peter went through many levels of boldness. As he walked in one and grew in faith, God raised him up a level.

One story today that is famous is the story of David and Goliath. Many use that story to describe when someone comes up against what appears to be an insurmountable obstacle or battle. David had many levels of boldness that he grew through in his life. He was a young man when he killed a lion. It took boldness to do his duty of protecting the sheep. His boldness grew as he came up against a bear, killing it. He was growing in faith in his God as each thing happened. It came time to go up against Goliath. He had to be bold to stand and convince Saul to let him meet his destiny. It took boldness to decide to not put on Saul’s armor, but to stand bravely without physical armor. But he boldly declared that God would deliver him.

Satan has always had evil men in power. Look at Hearod, he killed many young male babies in hopes of killing Jesus. Because he didn’t want to give up his crown. He didn’t understand that Jesus wasn’t born to take his earthly crown.

The Foxes Book of Martyrs is a book of church history. It tells stories of people that have been martyred for the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is horrific what these people suffered. They were an inspiration to many people down through the ages. They had to have holy boldness to stand and say, “It doesn’t matter what you do, I will not deny Christ.”

Today satan has people in power that have evil intentions. We can stand strong, like Peter or David. The same Spirit that was in them is within us. We can have Holy Boldness and stand in the middle of adversity. Jesus is the only way to heaven. He is the only true God. He is the only God that died to give us life.

We need to give him back that life as an offering to thank him for Eternal life. Make no mistake about it when you decide to live a life for Jesus. The enemy will try to stop you. Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

We will never win the lost with a watered down, weak gospel. People need the real truth of God. They need us to have holy boldness and stand up to evil as the early church. Where would we be today if they had not fully surrendered to the cause of Christ? Would we even know about God’s plan of salvation? I would hate to think that the gospel itself became lost because I was not bold enough to open my mouth in declaration of God’s plan.

II COR 4:1-4 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; 2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. 3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

I encourage you today to let your bold light shine to the world. They have been blinded to the gospel. But Jesus opened the eyes of the blind, physically and spiritually. If we can be bold, we can give the blind a little bit of light to start to see that Jesus is real and HE IS ALL they need.

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BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING –EP407 MISSED OPPORTUNITY

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As I was driving past a church the other day, I noticed that the marquee sign out front was blank. I remembered when a message on a marquee sign was used by God to call this prodigal home. Well, that and a billboard earlier that day. But that is a story for another day. As I looked at the blank sign disappointment filled me, I thought, wow what a missed opportunity to turn someone’s life around.

Many times, I have been encouraged by a scripture verse or nugget of wisdom on church signs. As I continued driving, I wondered how many times I have missed opportunities to be the light that I was created to be. How many times have you missed opportunities to let your light shine?

At times has my life been like the blank marquee? Have I been so closed down that my witness was like a blank sign?

There is a Latin phrase that many are familiar with, Carpe Diem. It means to pluck the day, most say seize the day. It means that we make the most of every opportunity that we have been given. We pluck the opportunities out of each moment.

Each day is a blank page and how we fill it is totally up to us. Will we go about our day on autopilot? Will we try to find opportunities to be a light and a witness? I don’t want there to be any missed opportunities in my life. I don’t want to be a blank sign. I want my life to be a witness. We do not know what a day will bring our way. Life is like a vapour, here one moment then it’s gone. Because time is slipping away, we have to take hold of the chances given to us.

James 4:13-14 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

I believe God allowed me to see the blank sign and to feel complete disappointment to remind me to go out and do all that I can to reach the lost. They cannot come to God on their own, they don’t know that they can, except someone tells them.

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Faith in God comes by understanding the word of God. They must hear it with their ears or see it on a billboard. The word of God is powerful to transform lives, but it has to be where it can be seen and heard. So that understanding can lead to salvation.

We would not be saved if someone had not told us about the power of the cross to transform lives. We must seize every opportunity to be a light and hope to the lost.

When I think about missed opportunities in the bible, the parable of the ten virgins comes to mind. Some would say they should not have slept. But all ten slept, while they waited. The difference is that five of them were prepared. They had gathered their supplies and were prepared. The foolish five, were not prepared, they had no oil. They didn’t do all they could ahead of time to assure that they would be ready to meet the bride groom.

Our faith walk boils down to us being prepared and doing all we can to help others prepare to meet Jesus in the air.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EPISODE 406 WALKING IN THE DARK

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: WALKING IN THE DARK

Imagine you are lost in the woods and it is dark. There is thick dark cloud cover that you cannot see the stars and the moon. It is so dark that you cannot see your hand in front of your face. Every slight sound causes you to fear. A squirrel running through the woods sounds like he’s as big as king Kong. Every step could send you falling over a mountain or could be your last. You find yourself wishing for just a little light.

This is how a large portion of the world lives spiritually. They walk in the dark, with only a hope that they will find light. The thick dark clouds of sin, adversity and the lies of satan blocks the light. Every step they take causes them to fall deeper into darkness. They need the light, but do not know what they need.

Then as you are feeling your way through in the dark. Your eyes catch a glimpse of something, it is someone with a tiny lit match. In the total darkness, you feel a small glimmer of hope. This person has the light that you need to see through the darkness. They share that match with you and light a torch you are carrying.

Soon you realize that the torch lights up the area around you and you can see others in the dark. As you share light with them things look brighter and brighter. Each one, lights the torch of another until the darkness is gone.

Spiritually, we are the one with the match. We have the light to share with others that will spread and give light to many. If each one wins just one think how many that would be in a week, a month or year.

Matt 5:14-16 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

We cannot hide our light or it will get snuffed out, then no one will benefit from the amazing gift God has given us. We are the light of the world. It is time we acted like it and shared what burns within us.

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EP404–SPIRITUALITY IS NOT A BUFFET

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: SPIRITUALITY IS NOT A BUFFET

When I was a young person, it was a treat to go to an all you can eat buffet. I would always pick what tasted good, never thinking about if it was good for me. I always saved room for a brownie and ice cream with way too much chocolate sauce.

Because we have more freedom of religion in America than most countries, we have adopted a crazy notion. Our way of thinking has become dangerous to our spiritually. Acceptance of others has been used to tear down the foundation of our beliefs. You can love people and hate their sins and choices.

You can stand against a belief or false religion and still love the person. We are called to love them, even if they do not agree with us. But that doesn’t mean that we indulge in their rituals and shrug things off as if it doesn’t matter.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Jesus is the only way for us to understand and know true freedom. His spirit makes us free.

John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

I know other will argue their ancient books could be just right. Because they have chosen wrong. We cannot base our spirituality on a buffet style set of morals and rituals. We do not want to choose a religion or make up our own. When we choose a ritual from this religion and a chant from another, a prayer from one and a guiding text from another, the only thing we have chosen is to make ourselves spiritually sick. Like someone who eats too much at a buffet.

All the religions of the world lead back to one source that will not save your soul. He will give those who follow him an illusion of inner peace. But all Satan is doing is deceiving.

Take yoga for an example. People say it relaxes them and give them peace. What they do not realize or want to hear is that they are yoking or attaching themselves to a demon. Do you own research, the word yoga means to yoke. Yet followers of Christ do this without understanding.

Many say that burning sage will get rid of evil spirits. It is a witchcraft practice. It actually invites evil into your home.

By now some of you think I am crazy. That is ok, you can choose to believe what you want. That is the point. Just because you believe something doesn’t make it true. Things are true or they are not, period. My opinion or yours will not change the truth to Iie or deception to truth.

This is why we must choose to follow Jesus. Listen for the Holy Ghost inside of you to lead you. Never stop learning and growing in understanding.

2 Tim 2:15 — Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

The best way to not over indulge at a buffet is don’t go there. Take time to question everything.

Example: Why do I lift my hands in worship?

Psalms 63:4 – Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

Why do we sing praises?

Psalm 47:6 — Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

When it comes to our spirituality we cannot treat it like a buffet. We must depend fully on God to lead us.

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BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

GOD FOCUS THIS MORINING-EP405–LIVING WATER

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: LIVING WATER

Adam lost it, the Egyptians believed it was beneath the Sphinx. The Celts thought it to be deep in the forest of an island of the Atlantic. The Vikings said it was beyond the frozen North Sea; at the top of the world. King Richard claimed it was buried near Jerusalem. Ponce De Leon searched the New World for it.

What is this treasure that has driven men to the four corners of the world. It is the Water Of Life, and though it has been known by many names, people from all over the world have known about its power.

This water can heal any wound, cure all illness, even raise the dead and make them live forever. I HAVE FOUND IT. It was right there waiting for me. Where did I find this miracle water? Jesus had it all along.

He shared the news of it with a woman that people treated like an outcast. She was treated badly by those around her, because of her choices. But Jesus didn’t see the past as much as he could see what she would become, if she had living water.

John 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

How can you find the well of life? There is a map, it is called the Holy Bible. What’s more Jesus is waiting for you. He wants to share the water of life with you, so you can live forever.

John 7:37-38 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

The living water inside of us has to be able to freely flow from our lives to others. They need to see the power of God’s living water in our lives.

2 Jer. 2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Israel and Judah kept doing good and then turning their back on God. He would deliver them and they would turn to God. Then over time they would grow complacent and turn their back on God, the fountain of living waters.

We can learn from their mistakes and not forsake God, the fountain of living water. We must not become complacent but allow God to flow in our lives.

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BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING–EP403–UPHELD BY THE LORD

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: UPHELD BY THE LORD

Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

The word uphold means to sustain, confirm or support. If God upholds us with his hands take a moment and think about it. He will support us with his hand. There is no better support system in the universe than God’s hand.

The word sustain means to support or keep from falling. Like helping someone elderly to walk. It wouldn’t be good for someone who is weak to lean on someone who doesn’t have strength to hold them up.

God confirms who we are; by telling us we are his children. Support can come in all sorts of forms spiritually, physically, financially and emotionally. He has promised to strengthen us and be our support.

Spiritually He has given us His Spirit to be our guide. We should never have fear as long as God is leading. We do not need to see where we are going, we just need to trust that he is leading. He will not steer us wrong. He wants what is best for us.

Eph 3:16-19 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Physically, he has promised to be our healer. He wants us to walk in health and enjoy the life he has given to us. When the enemy tries to attack us with sickness and disease, we need to look to Jesus, who is our healer.

Jeremiah 17:14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

Financially, he is Jehovah Jireh our provider. He has promised in his word to be our source. Phil 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Whatever we have need of he will provide. We must learn to trust him.

He has promised to uphold us or prop us up. It is a good thing to know we can lean on him. There is no safer place to be than to lean on Jesus.

Jer 17:7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

Without God on our side, we are without hope, we are merely existing. Sleepwalking through life without joy or any real peace. When we trust in the Lord, we turn the responsibility for our lives over to him. We have peace in knowing he will work things our for our good. We don’t have to worry or second guess what is going on because we can trust in God’s hands to protect, strengthen and guide us ever step of the way.

He will uphold us and give us the support we need.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS