{"id":3967,"date":"2020-01-06T15:51:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T20:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=3967"},"modified":"2020-01-06T18:50:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T23:50:25","slug":"january-4-2020-do-you-know-who-god-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/06\/january-4-2020-do-you-know-who-god-is\/","title":{"rendered":"January 4, 2020 &#8211; Do you Know Who God is?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3968\" src=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/messiah-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/messiah-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/messiah-700x513.jpg 700w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/messiah-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/messiah.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6>We don\u2019t serve a weak, wimpy, worn out God\u2026Oh 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&#8230;made in his image with a purpose and a calling\u2026 \u201c<em>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? <strong>(Numbers 23:19)<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<h6>He is the God in Samson\u2019s hands who had power to defeat a mighty foe&#8230; he is the God who spoke to the stormy seas and they became still and calm \u2026He is the God who led 300 men to victory over coming thousands of the enemy\u2026He is the God that was in David\u2019s hand when he hurled a small stone that struct the giant&#8217;s head and killed him\u2026he is no different then, than now\u2026he is still the God who moves mountains and saves lives and calms the storms\u2026He 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, <em>let there be light, <\/em>and light appeared<em>.<\/em> He is the earth shaper, man maker, all-consuming fire and he does not back down, or bow down, to anything or anyone\u2026 and the list goes on and on&#8230;this is the God I serve\u2026you can&#8217;t out-give him, out-run him, out-live him&#8230;He is the ancient of age, ever merciful and loving&#8230;you can&#8217;t buy him, manipulate him or kill him&#8230;it doesn&#8217;t matter who you are&#8230;HE IS GOD! But he loves you so much he is calling you to come deeper with Him&#8230;so&#8230;<\/h6>\n<h6>Get up, mighty warriors, stand up and shout the battle cry\u2026run towards the enemy and fight\u2026 do not run from him, face him head on by worshipping the Great I Am and you will see, the demons run from you\u2026because the Lord God Almighty is with you and in you. Yes, He, will deliver you from the darkness\u2026he will set you free from drugs, and all manner of abuse, and torment, if you\u2019ll only say Yes, to the Son of the living God\u2026your battle is already won!<\/h6>\n<h6><em>But what does it say? <\/em><em>\u201cThe word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart\u201d<\/em><em> (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. <strong>Romans 10:8-10 NKJV<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<h6>Stop confessing defeat. Stop wishing for a magic remedy\u2026stop the vain imaginations&#8230;and know truth&#8230;(<em>Where does our help come from? It comes from the Lord\u2026the maker of heaven and earth\u2026 <strong>Psalm 121:1)<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Instead say, \u201cI am more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus who strengthens me\u2026I can do all things through Him\u2026in the name of Jesus\u2026I am the head and not the tail\u2026I am a child of the most High God and nothing can separate me from the love of Christ\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6>I don\u2019t serve a demigod\u2026I don\u2019t serve a god made of stone or wood\u2026my God is not a god of religion he\u2019s not some computer program or some hi-tech man-made facsimile robotic being \u2026the God I serve is ALIVE he doesn\u2019t slumber nor does he sleep\u2026He is all knowing, all giving, all loving and all that I need. Amen and Amen!!<\/h6>\n<h6>He breathed life into dirt and created man, took the man\u2019s rib and made a woman\u2026and gave them a living soul\u2026He gave water out of the rock\u2026He stopped the mouths of lions, turned water into wine\u2026 he fed five thousand with five loaves of bread and two fish\u2026he 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\u2026 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\u2019s blessed me with long life, he\u2019s fed me, taken me out of debt and confusion and abuse\u2026he\u2019s given me children and grandchildren, my quiver is overflowing, and he blessed me with a husband that loves me unconditionally\u2026my 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\u2026ask him\u2026then live for him\u2026not part time, not with a watered down religion, not in wishful thinking or mind control\u2026but full of grace and faith and love by the power of the Holy Spirit\u2026I can\u2019t help but live for him and praise him\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Rise up weak one, rise up and be strong for the Lord God of Host is with you\u2026Jesus is interceding for you; you have the Spirit of the Most-High living inside of you\u2026he is ever present, and all knowing. It is He who has called you\u2026but when you doubt and are fearful you make him powerless to move in your life\u2026you render him helpless when you speak words of defeat and loss\u2026Child of God, Speak Life\u2026Speak Hope\u2026Speak Victory\u2026in 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\u2026by spending time with him in his word and talking to him, by fellowship with the family of God\u2026by prayer and fasting, by trusting him even when everything around you is falling apart, don\u2019t be afraid, look up and see Him\u2026if you will let him, he\u2019ll show you mysteries and things you never dreamed possible\u2026humble yourself before him and let him be God in your life\u2026step down off the throne and let Him take the seat\u2026walk in faith and trust God\u2026there 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&#8230;Jesus is saying, &#8220;Come&#8230;I Am the way, I Am the truth, I Am the life&#8230;I will never leave you or forsake you! I will be with you always!&#8221;<\/h6>\n<p>Be strong and courageous. Have faith, and shout&#8230;for God is, ALIVE!<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill January 4, 2020<\/h6>\n<h6><em><strong>2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV<\/strong> If my people who are called by name will humble themselves\u2026and pray\u2026and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways\u2026Then, will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. <\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>Matthew 11:29-30<\/em><\/strong><em><strong> King James Version (KJV)<\/strong> 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.<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><strong><em>John 14:12<\/em><\/strong><em><strong> The Passion Translation (TPT)<\/strong> \u201cI tell you this timeless truth: The person who follows me in faith, believing in me, will do the same mighty miracles that I do\u2014even greater miracles than these because I go to be with my Father!<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><strong><em>Matthew 3:11<\/em><\/strong><em><strong> The Passion Translation (TPT)<\/strong> 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\u2019m 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!<sup data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-TPT-4682a&quot; title=&quot;See footnote a&quot;&gt;a&lt;\/a&gt;]\" data-fn=\"#fen-TPT-4682a\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+3%3A11&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-4682a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup> <\/em><\/h6>\n<h6>Footnotes:<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h6><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+3%3A11&amp;version=TPT#en-TPT-4682\">Matthew 3:11<\/a> 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 \u201cHe will baptize you in the raging fire of the Holy Spirit!\u201d<\/b><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We don\u2019t serve a weak, wimpy, worn out God\u2026Oh no, we serve the Living, All powerful, in- control, Son, of the Almighty God. 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