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Growing Up to Become a Child – Descriptions of a Childlike Faith. Matthew 18:1-5

Matthew 18:1-6Amplified Bible

Rank in the Kingdom

18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 He called a little child and set him before them, 3 and said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you repent [that is, change your inner self—your old way of thinking, live changed lives] and become like children [trusting, humble, and forgiving], you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4  Therefore, whoever [a]humbles himself like this child is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 Whoever receives and welcomes one [b] child like this in My name receives Me; 6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble and sin [by leading him away from My teaching], it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone [as large as one turned by a donkey] hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

The Word of God for the Children of God.

Adeste Fidelis! Venite Adoremus! Dominum.

Gloria! In Excelsis Deo! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.

Growing Up to Become a Child

What does the man, Rabbi Jesus, mean by saying to his disciples that we each need to “change and become like the little children who are among us”?

One clue we have here is that Jesus is responding to the question “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

And he replies, “Whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

In the Gospel narratives about Jesus and his disciples (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), we somehow find that the disciples often argued over which of them was, is and is about to become greatest; they seem to have been a competitive group.

And it seems they were thinking of greatness in terms of authority, leadership, knowledge, ­power, influence, “one above equals,” thrones and of other things.

So Jesus is seemingly telling all of his disciples that they need to change their attitudes about greatness and to become lowly and humble like little children.

Jesus’ followers, whether ancient or contemporary need to die to their selfish ambitions, realize that, just as little children depend on parents and caregivers, we are all totally dependent on Father God for all our needs and future living.

Here’s another hypothetical thought. A man in his sixties said, “Last week my five-year-old grandson said he wanted to be a firefighter when he grew up. I replied, ‘And when I grow up, I want to be a five-year-old boy.’ My grandson stared at me with wide, wondering eyes.”

Have you looked around at your own children or grandchildren and pictured yourself having such a “wide eyed wondering hypothetical conversation?”

Have you looked around at God’s world with “wide, wondering eyes” lately?

That’s something which I long for when I look at my own almost nine year old grandson when hear the clarion call to change and to become like a little child.

Descriptions of a Childlike Faith

Rabbi Jesus’ statement to His disciples in Matthew 18:3 about them not entering the kingdom of heaven unless they are converted and become as little children speak volumes and volumes of truth of the importance of living a childlike faith.

But what is childlike faith?

What makes one’s faith childlike?

Faith which is Rooted in Security

During the days of childhood, one learns how to survive and prosper, how to live under authority, how to live, love and share, and how to serve and praise.

A well-cared-for child has no worries about house or car or any credit card payments, no anxious moments over getting married to the right one, career or job opportunities, no apprehensions about failure, no thoughts of vengeance.

David exemplified this kind of faith while he was on the run from Saul.

Psalm 131:1-2Amplified Bible

Childlike Trust in the Lord.

A Song of [a]Ascents. Of David.

131 Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;
Nor do I involve myself in great matters,
Or in things too difficult for me.
2 
Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child [resting] with his mother,
My soul is like a weaned child within me [composed and freed from discontent].

In Psalm 131:1-2, David compared the calmness and serenity he had in the Lord to that of a weaned child with his mother.

Composed, content with God and the works He was doing in his life, David did not concern himself with great matters such as any selfish ambition and self-promotion – rather, he found serenity and security in his relationship with God.

Surely goodness and mercy and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life,
And I shall dwell forever [throughout all my days] in the house and in the presence of the Lord. (Psalm 23:6)

To have a childlike faith is to find serenity and security in our relationship with God no matter the circumstance.

Faith Which Praises

Jesus loved children. He loved to use children to teach hard-headed and hard-hearted grown-ups about faith and praise.

While preaching in the region of Judea, Christ was encircled by a great crowd.

Matthew 19:13-15Amplified Bible

Jesus Blesses Little Children

13 Then children were brought to Jesus so that He might place His hands on them [for a blessing] and pray; but the disciples reprimanded them. 14 But He said, “Leave the children alone, and do not forbid them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” 15 After placing His hands on them [for a blessing], He went on from there.

He later reminded the priests and scribes that “the mouth of babes and nursing infants” would offer praise fitting for God’s Anointed (Matthew 21:16).

When Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a colt, a very great multitude that included children cried out saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest” (Matthew 21:9)!

The sound of the children praising Jesus in the temple courts made the chief priests and scribes indignant.

In response, Jesus quoted from Psalm 8:2.

God does not only want prayer in His house, He also delights in praise.

To have a childlike faith is to have a heart that always longs to praise and glorify God in each and every life’s circumstance.

Faith Which Believes

Jesus used the lad with the five barley loaves and the two small fish to feed five thousand people (John 6:9).

To show His power over death, Jesus used a little girl. Jairus, a ruler in the synagogue, fell at Jesus’ feet begging Him to come to his house and save his dying twelve-year-old daughter.

Jesus agreed and tried to make His way with Jairus, but the surrounding crowd made the trip difficult.

Word came that Jairus’ daughter had died.

But Jesus responded, “Do not be afraid, only believe and she will be made well” (Luke 8:50).

At the house, as the parents wept over their loss, Jesus said, “She is not dead but sleeping” (Luke 8:52).

Through tears, the people laughed at the impossibility of what they heard.

Jesus then asked everyone to leave the room, and then He said, “Little girl, arise” (Luke 8:54), and she did!

Romans 4:17 says that “God gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.”

Jesus spoke to the girl with the power of God, and she was raised from the dead.

Jairus’ faith definitely played a part in the miracle healing of his daughter just like the faith of the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years had made her well (Luke 8:43-48).

Nothing is impossible with God if we would just believe.

This is what it means to have childlike faith.

Faith Which is Humble

Another time, Jesus used a child to teach humility.

In Matthew 18:1-5, we read how the disciples came to Jesus asking, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” and how did Jesus respond?

He called a little child to Him, set the little child in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.”

He then went on to say, “Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.”

The fact that Jesus had been sharing with the disciples that truth about His approaching suffering and death did not affect them for they were thinking only of, about themselves and what position they would have in His Kingdom.

So self-absorbed were the disciples in this matter that they actually argued with each other in the presence of Rabbi Jesus himself (Luke 9:46).

Pride – the very sin that caused Satan to be cast down from heaven is what’s causing people to think of themselves more highly than others.

When Christians are living for themselves and not for others, conflict and division are bound to result (James 4:1-2).

True humility means knowing ourselves, accepting ourselves, and being ourselves – our best self – to the glory of God ALONE!.

It means avoiding two extremes:

Thinking less of ourselves than we ought to (as did Moses when God called him, Exodus 3:11), or thinking more of ourselves than we should (Romans 12:3).

The truly humble person does not deny the gifts God has given him or her but uses them to the glory of God.

The truly humble person also helps to build up others, not to tear them down.

Hebrews 12:1-3Amplified Bible

Jesus, the Example

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of [a]witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness], stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us, 2 [looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, [b]disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].

3 Just consider and meditate on Him who endured from sinners such bitter hostility against Himself [consider it all in comparison with your trials], so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

This person is a stepping-stone, not a stumbling block.

This person is a building block not a stumbling block.

Thus, we must seek to remove from our lives anything that makes us stumble.

If we don’t, we will cause others to stumble as well.

Which Jesus Himself said was not a very good, very healthy, very wise, idea.

Matthew 18:6Amplified Bible

6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble and sin [by leading him away from My teaching], it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone [as large as one turned by a donkey] hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

An unspoiled child has the characteristics that make for humility: trust, dependence, a desire to make others happy, and an absence of boasting or selfish desires to be greater than others.

By our nature, we are all rebels who want to be celebrities instead of servants.

And so we need a great deal of teaching for us to learn the lesson of humility.

Concluding Thoughts ….

As Christians, we are encouraged to have childlike faith.

To have faith like a child is to completely embrace, trust our heavenly Father’s goodness, care, provision, leadership, His security, vigilance and protection.

Have you experienced the peace of a well-cared-for child in letting Jesus take care of your worries?

Have you found the healing that faith in Jesus brings?

Have you praised His name with the joy of a child?

Have you answered Jesus’ call in childlike faith, asking Him to be your Savior?

In the name of God, the Father and God the Son and God the Holy Spirit,

Let us Pray,

Psalm 17The Message

17 1-2 Listen while I build my case, God,
    the most honest prayer you’ll ever hear.
Show the world I’m innocent—
    in your heart you know I am.

3 Go ahead, examine me from inside out,
    surprise me in the middle of the night—
You’ll find I’m just what I say I am.
    My words don’t run loose.

4-5 I’m not trying to get my way
    in the world’s way.
I’m trying to get your way,
    your Word’s way.
I’m staying on your trail;
    I’m putting one foot
In front of the other.
    I’m not giving up.

6-7 I call to you, God, because I’m sure of an answer.
    So—answer! bend your ear! listen sharp!
Paint grace-graffiti on the fences;
    take in your frightened children who
Are running from the neighborhood bullies
    straight to you.

8-9 Keep your eye on me;
    hide me under your cool wing feathers
From the wicked who are out to get me,
    from mortal enemies closing in.

10-14 Their hearts are hard as nails,
    their mouths blast hot air.
They are after me, nipping my heels,
    determined to bring me down,
Lions ready to rip me apart,
    young lions poised to pounce.
Up, God: beard them! break them!
    By your sword, free me from their clutches;
Barehanded, God, break these mortals,
    these flat-earth people who can’t think beyond today.

I’d like to see their bellies
    swollen with famine food,
The weeds they’ve sown
    harvested and baked into famine bread,
With second helpings for their children
    and crusts for their babies to chew on.

15 And me? I plan on looking
    you full in the face. When I get up,
I’ll see your full stature
    and live heaven on earth.

Adeste Fidelis! Venite Adoremus! Dominum.

Gloria! In Excelsis Deo! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.

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Guess What? Grace Wins! God Wins! The Assurance of God’s Part in it All!

1. Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,
grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!
Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured,
there where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.
Refrain:
Grace, grace, God’s grace,
grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
grace, grace, God’s grace,
grace that is greater than all our sin!

2. Sin and despair, like the sea waves cold,
threaten the soul with infinite loss;
grace that is greater, yes, grace untold,
points to the refuge, the mighty cross.
(Refrain)

3. Dark is the stain that we cannot hide.
What can avail to wash it away?
Look! There is flowing a crimson tide,
brighter than snow you may be today.
(Refrain)

4. Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
freely bestowed on all who believe!
You that are longing to see his face,
will you this moment his grace receive?
(Refrain)

Julia H. Johnston. 1911

1 Peter 5:8-11 New King James Version

8 Be [a]sober, be [b]vigilant; [c]because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. 10 But [d]may the God of all grace, who called [e]us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, [f]perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. 11 To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

The Word of God for the Children of God. Gloria! In Excelsis Deo! Alleluia! Amen.

1 Peter is a letter that was written to Christians who were suffering under some measurable degree of persecution and hostility for their faith. Like them, we too, in this 21st century, are living in a time in which it is growing harder and harder to truly live for Jesus Christ. Like them, we feel some measure of cultural pressure against our faith. And like them, we find that we’re being called upon increasingly to stand faithfully and sacrificially for our Savior in tough times.

And it’s not just the pressure of the culture around us that we feel. That cultural pressure is ultimately the manifest hand of the #1 true enemy of our souls.

As the Apostle Peter wrote to Christians in our passage; Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world (1 Peter 5:8-9 NKJV).

So, in addition to the cultural pressures we feel around us, we also need to be on guard against an overwhelmingly powerful spiritual enemy who is committed to our destruction. And what’s more, if you add to all of that our own personal weakness and failings, it truly does seem to be an overwhelming thing Peter is calling us to do—to stand faithful to the Lord Jesus all the way to the very end.

But I am exceedingly and abundantly encouraged by the fact of who it was that wrote this letter to us. We of course know him as Peter, the Apostle of Jesus Christ. We know him as the one who stood tall and SOBER, preached that first great sermon after the Holy Spirit came on Pentecost—where 3,000 people at one time believed on the Lord Jesus. We know him as the one who authored two great New Testament letters, whose testimony was the inspiration behind the Gospel of Mark, and whose ministry occupied so much of the Book of Acts.

We know him as the great martyr who faithfully laid down his life for the Lord Jesus—and who, as tradition tells us, even asked to be crucified upside-down; having felt unworthy to be crucified like Jesus Himself. But we should never forget that he was also the one who—before all that—failed miserably; and who even looked eye to eye at Jesus and denied the Lord Jesus at his crucifixion.

Exactly like you and I, Peter was a very flesh-and-blood man—subject to all the failures and fallibilities that you and I suffer under. And if it had been up to him, he never would have ended his race on this earth faithful to the Lord Jesus. But it wasn’t up to him. It was up to the God who had called him and redeemed him. And I steadfastly believe that this Peter would want you and I to trust in the very same grace of God that he trusted in to keep us and preserve us to the very end.

GRACE

Divine Guidance

Divine Restoration,

Divine Assurance,

Divine Continuance

Divine Encouragement

Not only do we serve the God of all GRACE as 1 Peter 5:10 describes Him, who never leaves our side, who never slumbers or sleeps, who forever walks along side with His Shepherd’s Crook at the ready, who diligently keeps His eyes and ears on the Devil’s prowling ways, but we are here now being guided, restored assured, continued, encouraged of our Lord and Savior’s countless virtues.

“Restore Unto Me the Joy of thy Salvation and Renew a Right Spirit Within Me!” (Psalm 51:12)

Check out Psalm 18:1-3 if you’re looking for an example of our Savior’s virtues.

The God of all GRACE — God is compassionate, full of mercy and truth, long-suffering (Psalm 86:15). He provides stillness and peace, rest and security, nourishment and drink in the face of our enemies (Psalm 23, Isaiah 26:3).

He has called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus —

The Savior of the world has personally invited us to His eternal glory.

I’m not sure that we will ever be able to fully comprehend just how absolutely amazing that GRACE is!

After you and I have suffered in our sin for a while — When we then accept Jesus as your Savior, we are still not guaranteed a life without pain or suffering. In fact, now, more than ever, Christians are persecuted for what they believe.

Trials, Tribulations, Pain and Suffering are and must become an accepted part of this life in the shadow of Calvary. Just remember this life on earth is only the beginning; I think we could all use that reminder to live with eternity in mind.

If you are seeking after divine Guidance,

If you are seeking after divine Restoration,

If you are seeking after divine Assurance,

If you are seeking after divine Continuance,

If you are seeking after divine Encouragement,

Pray and meditate upon these encouraging facts from 1 Peter 5:10:

God will perfect you (Psalm 138:8)

God will establish you (Psalm 16)

God will strengthen you (Psalm 10:17-18, Isaiah 41:8-11)

God will settle you no matter what else is going on (Psalm 107)

God will continue you (Psalm 36:10, John 14:6, John 15:1-8)

4. Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
freely bestowed on all who believe!
You that are longing to see his face,
will you this moment his grace receive?

Grace, grace, God’s grace,
grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
grace, grace, God’s grace,
grace that is greater than all our sin!

NO MATTER WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON – GOD AND GRACE ALWAYS WINS!

Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So!

In his closing benediction in this letter—something which I would like to call a ‘prayer/wish’ for his brothers and sisters in Christ of all coming generations—Peter expresses this very thing. In 1 Peter 5:10-11, he expressed his absolute confidence in God’s ability to keep His own dear redeemed ones; and wrote,

But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen (1 Peter 5:10-11 NKJV).

In the name of God, the Father, and God the Son and God the Holy Spirit,

Let us pray,

Holy God, make me a partaker of your Holy Spirit. Enlighten me, oh, God. May I taste this heavenly gift that you reserve for your righteous people. Cleanse me of any barriers within my heart and mind that would stop me from feeling your presence in me. Flood any dark spots in my heart with your light. Help me to walk in your light and shine your beauty and grace on everyone I meet. Amen.

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From Every Single Street Corner, Let the Word Go Forth! Praise the Lord!! Let all our Praises Sing Out unto God! Let All Voices Shout Out: God Wins!!!

Praise Ye the Lord! Let all of us who have even a minimal voice, rise up from the places they are reclining or seated. Raise up your sleepy and tired and exhausted souls, unto a position of standing, unto an attitude of highest expectation and the loftiest worship. Open up your dreariness unto the Presence of the Lord our God, who is forever worthy of our praise! While there are many things for which we can praise God, one of the most significant is his 100% faithfulness to do all of what he has planned and promised. While many of us are big dreamers and schemers, only God can accomplish the marvelous plans he alone has made!!

Isaiah 25 English Standard Version

God Will Swallow Up Death Forever

25 O Lord, you are my God;
    I will exalt you; I will praise your name,
for you have done wonderful things,
    plans formed of old, faithful and sure.
2 For you have made the city a heap,
    the fortified city a ruin;
the foreigners’ palace is a city no more;
    it will never be rebuilt.
3 Therefore strong peoples will glorify you;
    cities of ruthless nations will fear you.
4 For you have been a stronghold to the poor,
    a stronghold to the needy in his distress,
    a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat;
for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
5     like heat in a dry place.
You subdue the noise of the foreigners;
    as heat by the shade of a cloud,
    so the song of the ruthless is put down.

6 On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples
    a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine,
    of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
7 And he will swallow up on this mountain
    the covering that is cast over all peoples,
    the veil that is spread over all nations.
8     He will swallow up death forever;
and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,
    and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
    for the Lord has spoken.
9 It will be said on that day,
    “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us.
    This is the Lord; we have waited for him;
    let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
10 For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain,
    and Moab shall be trampled down in his place,
    as straw is trampled down in a dunghill.[a]
11 And he will spread out his hands in the midst of it
    as a swimmer spreads his hands out to swim,
    but the Lord will lay low his pompous pride together with the skill[b] of his hands.
12 And the high fortifications of his walls he will bring down,
    lay low, and cast to the ground, to the dust.

The Word of God for the Children of God! Gloria! In Excelsis Deo! Alleluia! Amen.

Today’s verses are all about praising God. You know, the word “praise” we hear so much in and around church, but what does it mean? It means “to give high thanks, to lift up, to exalt, to magnify, to celebrate.” It’s usually at a point of an otherwise inexpressible “from the very deepest depths of your humbled soul” thanksgiving which derives and then follows the maximum acknowledgment or confession of benefits we have all received from an ever-faithful, merciful God.

You might have just had the very worst day at school or at your place of work. Perhaps everything is going sideways in your life, and it just feels like there’s nothing to praise God for. That’s ok. I’ve been there too. The important thing is to realize that it’s when you’re at your lowest that praise can be most powerful.

As you begin wake yourself up, to stir up that need to praise God for what He’s done, praise Him for the world He created, praise Him for each day that you’re here on earth, it helps you. It makes you realize that yes, you might have had a bad day or a bad week, but God is good. He’s there to help you through all of the trouble you’re facing. And as you praise, it helps you remember God’s goodness.

So today, please take some quality time to praise God. It does not have to be a long thing, 5 minutes or better yet 10 will do. But remember God’s goodness. Remember all the good things that He has done and how much He loves you!

We cannot help but notice here Isaiah’s very personal relationship with God. In-between the different prophecies God gave Isaiah are passages where he seemed overwhelmed by what he had been given and needed to stop and simply worship God. He praised God for His actions in the past, and the promises He made and then faithfully accomplished. The absolute faithfulness, the utter reliability of God, the absolutely unchangeable fact that He does exactly what He promises, is an often-repeated thought throughout the Book of Isaiah.

Since God is absolutely faithful, absolutely reliable and unchangeable, we can be certain that He expects us to be faithful in our service to Him and others. He covenants with us to be in a continuous mind-set of truest praise and worship.

And here Isaiah is praising God in Chapter 25, Verse 1, let’s see why, he says:

“O LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For you have worked wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.”

This verse is part of a song of praise for God’s favor upon His people. Isaiah Chapters 24 – 27 are known as “Isaiah’s Apocalypse.” The chapters go over God’s judgment on the entire world for its sin. Isaiah’s prophecies were first directed to the Tribe of Judah, then to Israel, to the surrounding nations, and finally to the entire world. These chapters describe the last days when God will judge the whole world where He will permanently remove evil from the earth. 

But here’s the thing, God is a righteous and loving God. How many chances has He given to you and to me? I don’t think we would be able to count how many chances He has given mankind to repent and get back to a right and righteous relationship with Him. The billions and billions of people who have lived and have died since man first started inhabiting the earth has been given thousands of chances each. How completely crazy that God is longsuffering for our man’s love to turn away, to repent from the things of the world, and to turn to Him. He gives us all the love that we need if we would just open-up our hearts unto Him.

Isaiah recognized that genuine openness, that ability to realize that God is so impossibly forgiving and loving. Isaiah exalted and praised God because He realized that God completes His plans just as He promises. I love what Moses says to God in the “Song of Moses,” Exodus, Chapter 15, Verse 2, he says:

“The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.”

Today, in our 21st Century, do we trust that song? Do we 100% believe the Lord is your strength and song? Is He your salvation, is He our God, will we praise Him, will we 0.1% exalt Him? Many believers have gone before us, billions upon billions who have all sang this song. It’s so amazing! God keeps His promises. 

He has another promise that is coming soon, Him. Jesus is coming back for His Church, His Bride. Are you and I, in these harsh, changing 21st century times living for God today, living for our Savior Jesus, breathing in and breathing out His Holy Spirit prepared for His return? Is your lamp full of oil? Praise the name of God from your lips for all He has done for you, 100% promises to do for you. 

Isaiah Chapter 25, Verse 1, Praise to God, and that’s your Word on the Street.

This is your still small voice shouting far above the raucous din of chaos: God is the winner! God will always be the winner! God will always be 100% Victorious! Our God reigns forever and ever and there is absolutely nothing to change that. Chaos, even at its absolute loudest moment is absolutely powerless to change it.

God must be our number one focus. According to Isaiah, it is better that the whole earth should perish than that God be unfaithful or untrue! He is laser focused on God. Isaiah is laser prioritized on being a maximum expression of highest praise and the hopeful, hope-filled humblest attitude of daily worship.

Let us today, carve out some quality time with God! Let us all come back to God. Even if it is only for five or better yet, ten minutes of our chaotic day. Focus on Him! Praise Him! Worship Him! Exalt Him! Understand Him! Trust Him! Serve Him! Love only Him! And only then will our view of the world be the right one.

In the name of God, the Father and God the Son and God the Holy Spirit,

Let us Pray,

God of all truth, God of all Wisdom, sometimes I not sure if I’m actually hearing your voice, or if it’s just my own thoughts or even another spirit. Sharpen my spiritual hearing, Lord, so I can recognize your words when you are speaking to me. Help me know it’s really you, with no doubt or second-guessing. When I’m asking for your guidance in important decisions, grant unto me your peace that surpasses understanding with your answer. Help me remember that your words to me will never go against your written word in the Bible. Give me a clear mind and push out all my confusion. In Jesus’ name. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.

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