When you feel God is miles away

And God said: "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. - Genesis 9:12-13, NKJV

When God decided to flood the earth, the earth was already populated with humans who were longer of the pure human breed. Only Noah, his wife, three sons and their wifes were of the pure human breed. In order to preserve the pure human race, God decided to flood the earth so that those who were not of pure human breed will be destroyed. Even though evil has spread throughout the earth, God has compassion upon His creation, the human kind. He was angry at the offsprings of fallen angels and earthly women yet He didn't want to do a reset by swiping the human kind once and for all and then move on to create another creature of His own image.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. God loves the human kind and that's why He preserved the lives of Noah and his family. God wants Noah and his family to be fruitful and multiple.

This same loving God is still loving His people. His word says that He will never leave nor forsake His people. He is always there for His people. Yet there were times when you feel that the loving Heavenly Father is miles away. You think He is not listening at all as all the chanllenging issues of life are still staring you in the face. You may even think that God has deserted you and you are left to your own demise. Perhaps you are so angry with God for not pulling through for you at the most critical times of your life that you "denounced" God totally!

Maybe someone very dear in the family has passed on "prematurely". Maybe someone in the family is diagnosed with a critical illness and has been given a very negative report. Maybe someone has just lost a baby. Maybe a wayward child has run away from home. Perhaps you are now a bankrupt. Maybe you have a huge debt which you cannot service. Perhaps you may think that all things are working against you and you are depressed and have already started a very bad thing like drug abuse and you think there is no way of this predicament.

Take heart, beloveds of the Lord, the caring and loving Heavenly Father is right beside you. He who appeared as a dark cloud in the day and a pillar of fire during the night during the wandering days of the children of Israel will do miracle in your life today! Trust in His unending love for you. His timing is perfect and He will always pull through for you.

Look to Jesus and His finished work at the cross. Keep your heart from being troubled by casting all your care upon Jesus for He cares. Keep believing God is working all things for your good for He IS. Keep trusting God even in the midst of the fiercest storm. As you behold Jesus, He will perform the miracles you need or He will give you the wisdom and grace you need to overcome the negative situation. Look to Jesus for He is our all in all. Hallelujah!

Judge Your State Based On Your Standing In Christ

If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. - Colossians 3:1, NKJV

We are raised together with Christ on resurrection Sunday. When Christ rose from death, He conquered death and all His enemies were put under His feet. We, who are in Christ, are to proclaim victory over our lives for Christ has already done it all at the cross some two thousand years ago. We have right standing with God because of the finished work at the cross! Hallelujah!

We will face challenges in this life, some seemed so overwhelming that we simply chose to give up the fight of faith. We may have reacted in a very negative manner during those trying times. We may be even ashamed of what we did durnig times of great stress or foolishness. We may have felt lousy and not worthy of our calling in Christ. What's worst is to lose our identity in Christ, to question our standing with God!

Lets get this issue straighten out once and for all. Our standing with God is based on the finished work of Christ at the cross! It has absolutely nothing to do with us. We are to work out our salvation and NOT for our salvation. We are to live a Christ-like lives not because we have to but because we want to! For the life of Christ is in us and the Holy Spirit will guide us in all things. Whether we do good or not has no impact on our standing with God. Our state may fluctuate based on our feeling at that point of time, but our standing with God is based on the Solid Rock, Christ Jesus, who never rolls.

Regardless of our actions, our standing with God is as secure and sure as the crucifixion of Christ at the cross. While we may feel unworthy of our calling in Christ at times, that doen't change the truth that we are saved through the precious blood Jesus Christ at the cross. Know and be constantly conscious of who we are in Christ. For we are complete in Christ. Lean on Him to guide and provide for He is providence. Put your trust in Him for He will always come through for you in your great trials. His timing is perfect. In the fight of fatih do not lose your hope.

The book of Hebrews in the holy scriptures tells us of great exploit by great men of God. It tells us how these great men of God lived their lives by faith in God. They did things which God has instructed them to do so. Their names were mentioned in the bible to show us how to live our lives by faith even though they were not perfect in their own conduct and deeds. God still blesses Abraham even though he lived twice about his wife Sarah. God called David as a man after His own heart even though David was a adulterer and murderer. God called Gideon a man of valour even though he was a coward hidng from his enemies. There are so many records of great men of God and their exploits in the bible for our learning. 

Keep believing we are right with God. Keep trusting God that all things will turn out for our good. Keep speaking good into our lives for death and life are in the power of the tongue. See ourselves cleaned by the precious blood of Chrst. Judge your state based on the standing in Christ! Hallelujah!

Jesus Wept

Jesus wept. - John 11:35 (NKJVS)

The scripture tells us that Jesus wept when He saw the tomb of Lazarus. He saw the consequence of the treason committed by Adam and Eve at the garden of Eden. He saw the fall of mankind like no one could and He knew He was born to die at the cross for the forgiveness of all our sins and transgressions. He knew death is an enemy to God and that man was created to live forever and to enjoy God's blessings all the days of his life.

Jesus wept because He knew death shall be put under His feet. The scripture tells us that Jesus waited another two days after He was informed of the death of Lazarus. The scripture also tells us that Jesus told His disciples that Lazarus was sleeping and that He was going to "wake him up" and later told His disciples that Lazarus was dead when His disciples answered Him that they should let Lazarus sleep longer. Jesus most probably would have cried because of the unbelief of those at the funeral.

It was doubt in God's goodness that the children of Israel believed the report of the majority of the spies who were sent to spy out the land which God has said He has already given to them. It is a land flowing with milk and honey. Yet the children of Israel chose to believe there were giants in the promised land. They chose to believe they were like grasshoppers in the eyes of the giants. They chose to believe they shall not cross Jordan river into the promised land. They simply doubted God. And doubted God at His word.

If only they knew the giants were afraid of them because of the miralces God had performed to bring the children of Israel out of Egypt. If only they knew they could eat those giant like bread. For that was exactly what Joshua and Caleb had reported. The giants were bread to them and that they were more than able to take over the land. The children of Israel would have crossed Jordan river into the promised land and taken control over the land had they listened to the loving God!

I believe Jesus was primarily weeping at Lazarus' tomb because of the unbelieve of those presented there.

Today, the Holy Spirit can only be grieved by the unbelief of those who have witnessed the goodness of God and their choice of rejecting the gift of salvation.

When Jesus went to the cross to die for all our sins, He accomplished the will of the Father and had divinely given us His righteousness. The work at the cross is completely completed! The divine exchange had taken place: our sin for His righteousness! We are the righteousness of God in Christ because of the work of Jesus at the cross.

The work of salvation cannot be reversed! Likewise, the blessings of God cannot be reversed! We are either eternally saved or we are not. There is no two way about it. And if we are saved by the precious blood of Jesus, we can expect to reign in this life. For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.) - Romans 5:17 (NKJVS)

Keep believing God is god and see His miraculous power working for us mightily! Hallelujah.