We don’t serve a weak, wimpy, worn out God…Oh no, we serve the Living, All powerful, in- control, Son, of the Almighty God. He is not a God of impossibility he is a God of Possibility and he has called us to be like him…made in his image with a purpose and a calling… “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? (Numbers 23:19)
He is the God in Samson’s hands who had power to defeat a mighty foe… he is the God who spoke to the stormy seas and they became still and calm …He is the God who led 300 men to victory over coming thousands of the enemy…He is the God that was in David’s hand when he hurled a small stone that struct the giant’s head and killed him…he is no different then, than now…he is still the God who moves mountains and saves lives and calms the storms…He is the maker of the Universe, the one who flings stars into space and they sing of his glory, he is the one who said, let there be light, and light appeared. He is the earth shaper, man maker, all-consuming fire and he does not back down, or bow down, to anything or anyone… and the list goes on and on…this is the God I serve…you can’t out-give him, out-run him, out-live him…He is the ancient of age, ever merciful and loving…you can’t buy him, manipulate him or kill him…it doesn’t matter who you are…HE IS GOD! But he loves you so much he is calling you to come deeper with Him…so…
Get up, mighty warriors, stand up and shout the battle cry…run towards the enemy and fight… do not run from him, face him head on by worshipping the Great I Am and you will see, the demons run from you…because the Lord God Almighty is with you and in you. Yes, He, will deliver you from the darkness…he will set you free from drugs, and all manner of abuse, and torment, if you’ll only say Yes, to the Son of the living God…your battle is already won!
But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:8-10 NKJV
Stop confessing defeat. Stop wishing for a magic remedy…stop the vain imaginations…and know truth…(Where does our help come from? It comes from the Lord…the maker of heaven and earth… Psalm 121:1)
Instead say, “I am more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus who strengthens me…I can do all things through Him…in the name of Jesus…I am the head and not the tail…I am a child of the most High God and nothing can separate me from the love of Christ…”
I don’t serve a demigod…I don’t serve a god made of stone or wood…my God is not a god of religion he’s not some computer program or some hi-tech man-made facsimile robotic being …the God I serve is ALIVE he doesn’t slumber nor does he sleep…He is all knowing, all giving, all loving and all that I need. Amen and Amen!!
He breathed life into dirt and created man, took the man’s rib and made a woman…and gave them a living soul…He gave water out of the rock…He stopped the mouths of lions, turned water into wine… he fed five thousand with five loaves of bread and two fish…he healed the blind, deaf and lepers, he brought the dead back to life. Walked on water, forgave sins, cast out demons and even rose from the dead… I know that was then, right? But what about now? He has healed me many times, delivered me from a life of bitterness and pain. When I was running in fear and destitute, when death tried to take me, It was the living God who delivered me. He’s blessed me with long life, he’s fed me, taken me out of debt and confusion and abuse…he’s given me children and grandchildren, my quiver is overflowing, and he blessed me with a husband that loves me unconditionally…my God is a God I can trust and live with forever and ever, and if he did it for me, he will do it for you…ask him…then live for him…not part time, not with a watered down religion, not in wishful thinking or mind control…but full of grace and faith and love by the power of the Holy Spirit…I can’t help but live for him and praise him…
Rise up weak one, rise up and be strong for the Lord God of Host is with you…Jesus is interceding for you; you have the Spirit of the Most-High living inside of you…he is ever present, and all knowing. It is He who has called you…but when you doubt and are fearful you make him powerless to move in your life…you render him helpless when you speak words of defeat and loss…Child of God, Speak Life…Speak Hope…Speak Victory…in the name of Jesus, and you will see the salvation of the Lord!! God is not weak, God is not absent, God is not confused or in doubt, God does not lie, God is High and Lifted up. God is life and light and right now is the time to realize who God is and that He is for you not against you. How do you find out who God is…by spending time with him in his word and talking to him, by fellowship with the family of God…by prayer and fasting, by trusting him even when everything around you is falling apart, don’t be afraid, look up and see Him…if you will let him, he’ll show you mysteries and things you never dreamed possible…humble yourself before him and let him be God in your life…step down off the throne and let Him take the seat…walk in faith and trust God…there is only one way to God and that is through his Son Jesus/Yeshua. Come on, angles are fighting for you a great cloud of witnesses are cheering for you…Jesus is saying, “Come…I Am the way, I Am the truth, I Am the life…I will never leave you or forsake you! I will be with you always!”
Be strong and courageous. Have faith, and shout…for God is, ALIVE!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill January 4, 2020
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV If my people who are called by name will humble themselves…and pray…and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways…Then, will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Matthew 11:29-30 King James Version (KJV) Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
John 14:12 The Passion Translation (TPT) “I tell you this timeless truth: The person who follows me in faith, believing in me, will do the same mighty miracles that I do—even greater miracles than these because I go to be with my Father!
Matthew 3:11 The Passion Translation (TPT) Those who repent I baptize with water, but there is coming a Man after me who is more powerful than I am. In fact, I’m not even worthy enough to pick up his sandals. He will submerge you into union with the Spirit of Holiness and with a raging fire![a]
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Matthew 3:11 The text is somewhat ambiguous as to what fire is spoken of. Some see it as the fire of judgment, yet Jesus sent us the Holy Spirit, who baptized his church in fire at Pentecost. This last clause is a hendiadys and could be translated “He will baptize you in the raging fire of the Holy Spirit!”
