Today many people around the world are facing an uphill battle with no hope for victory. They are headed towards destruction and death.

King Jehoshaphat was facing the threat of destruction from the armies of three nations approaching Jerusalem. The King reacted to this threat with faith and confidence in the Lord.

“If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.”

King Jehoshaphat was a role model for dealing with adversity. He walked by faith, praised God for His greatness, prayed for wisdom, and followed the instructions of God.

Here are the spiritual steps to take when facing disaster:

1. Seek out God for help with an attitude of confidence in trusting God and praising Him for His greatness.
2. Do not make any decisions out of fear or panic.
3. Make sure you are right with God. Confess your sins before God and ask Him to correct you of any wrongdoing in your life. Until this step is taken your efforts will be hopeless. You have to be able to stand blameless before God covered by the blood of Jesus if you want His help.
4. Recognize the battle is not yours. Jesus died to win battles for you. This is what the Lord said to Jehoshaphat “Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.”
5. Pray for the perfect wisdom of God. The battle is God’s but He may want you prepare for a victory. Jehoshaphat was directed by God to position His troops in a strategic position. God might ask you to reach out to the Body of Christ for counsel or prayers, make a temporary move, change something in your life, or He just might tell you to wait on Him.
6. The most important truth is to understand God wants all the glory for the victory. He does not want to share His victories with anyone else. Gideon was facing a similar situation. He was preparing to wage war against the Midianites. He amassed an army of several thousand to fight this war. God told him to reduce the army to 300 men. God did this because He did not want the Israelites to claim glory for this victory.

The victories of Christ come to those who walk by faith with a resolute confidence in the promises of God.

It is not by might nor by power but by the Spirit of God.

“And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” Romans 13:11-14

God is consumed with the significance of this scripture in Romans 13. It is the heart of God for the Body of Christ.

Here are some thoughts of God concerning your salvation:

Understand the season of God. It is a time of harsh judgments. Every human being on this planet will be touched by the retribution of God.

Awaken out of your sleep. Don’t take God for granted.

Confess your sins and open your heart up to the conviction of the Holy Spirit.

Develop a consciousness with God as part of your lifestyle.

The reality of your salvation is closer than ever before. You cannot two time God. He wants all of you.

Walk away from darkness into the light of Christ.

The armor of light comes to those who are anchored to God through the Holy Spirit.

Live in your new identity as a Christ follower. Ask the Holy Spirit to keep you grounded in Christ.

Pray diligently, invite the word of Christ to dwell richly in you in all wisdom and understanding, and listen for the voice of God.

Reject your fleshly desires for an aphrodisiac lifestyle. Find your stimulus in the life in Christ.

An admonition from Christ about avoiding the pitfalls of sin!

“You cannot live with Me and entertain evil thoughts in your mind. These thoughts come from your fleshly desires or temptations from Satan. If you allow these thoughts to become a desire then sin is conceived in your heart. Then it is only a matter of time for the sin to be lived out in your life. Flee from all evil thoughts. They will destroy you.”

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these other things will be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33

The word from God today is to be zealous about Christ.

Develop a passionate attitude seeking out God. Make Christ Jesus the priority in your life above all else.

God is alive and desires to have an embracing and vibrant relationship with you. This is about developing an everlasting friendship with Jesus.

Forget your preconceived ideas about God or the teachings of religion.

Come to God by faith and with a subservient attitude. He will meet you today at your point of need.

God wants your loyalty not your works. The works of God will come out of your obedience to Christ and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

God wants to bless you abundantly and share His life with you. Reach out to Christ by faith and He will give you a life you can never achieve on your own.

The stepping stones to living with the Living Christ!

Here are the simple steps to walk with God. They are void of religion and filled with the vibrant life of Christ. They will work for anyone.

Abandon yourself to God without limitations.

Walk by faith believing in the promises of God.

Ask Christ to pour His blood over you and cleanse you from all sin.

Pray diligently.

Listen to the voice of God.

Spend time in the study of the Word

Commit your works each day to God.

Invite the Holy Spirit to have authority over your life.

Live in oneness with God anchored to the Holy Spirit.

Cease from striving and rest in Christ. It is not by might nor by power but by My Spirit.

“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” John 3:5

The work of God is transforming your inner being. Your old self dies and you inherit a new identity.

You are born into Christ by Water and Spirit. The water cleanses you from all sin and the Spirit generates new life.

Your new identity lives for God. You are a light touching those living in darkness.

You cannot mix your identities and walk successfully with God.

Your old identity does not have the capability to please God. You are in a hopeless condition and just spinning your wheels.

Your old identity does not have the staying power of God. It needs a worldly aphrodisiac to find satisfaction.

You diminish the power of the Holy Spirit living in your old identity. It is like spirally downward on a pathway into darkness.

Your new identity walks with God anchored to the Holy Spirit. Your aphrodisiac is the life of Christ.

The resurrected power of Christ fills you with strength, wisdom, protection and the joy of the Lord.

Come to Christ by faith and He will make you new. Your foothold into Christ is living in oneness with Him anchored to the Holy Spirit.

“Destruction and misery are in their ways.” Romans 3:16

The word from God today is aphrodisiac which means seeking a food, drink, or drug that stimulates sexual desire. It is a sense of looking for excitement or satisfaction in the things of the world.

God destroyed all humanity except for eight people because of His anger over this amoral lifestyle.

You are living in a pandemic because most of humanity is seeking satisfaction in everything but Christ.

Christ offers a stimulus for life you will never find in the world. He died to give you an abundant life filled with the values of Christ.

The aphrodisiac in Christianity is religion. Your stimulus should be living in oneness with Christ through the Holy Spirit. Trying to appease God through works and keeping laws will cause you to suffocate from the lack of the breath of the Living Christ.

The characteristics of Christ are greatness, power, glory, victory, and majesty.

You will never find an aphrodisiac in the world like God. He has power and dominion over the heavens and the earth. Your destiny is in His hands!

Come to Christ by faith and He will set you free from worldly living. Open your heart up to Christ and the world will fade away in the glory and splendor of our great God.

“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:2

The world has turned into an ugly place and there is really no way to escape the turmoil.

Jesus offers you the gift of salvation. This gift begins the moment you make a decision for Jesus and lasts forever.

Salvation is a living relationship with Christ. You become a new creature in Christ Jesus. Old things fade away and all things become new.

Jesus is an impartial God. He treats all with equality. He will cover your sins with His blood regardless of what you have done in the past. You can receive forgiveness, become restored to God and start off today with a clean slate.

The challenge is how do you get a foothold into Christ? Without a foothold you will slip right back into the miry pit of living for self.

The staying power of Christ comes from the Holy Spirit who lives in all believers.

God knows you can never keep His commandments.

This is why Jesus died on the Cross. As a believer, you are sealed with the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Christ.

The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus will set you free from the law of sin and death. This law will work for anyone and will never fail you.

Jesus has given you the ability to lead a life pleasing to Him. This will happen if you invite the Holy Spirit to have authority over your life.

The conflict is between living for self or yielding to the Holy Spirit. This is an on and off process for all believers regardless of your spiritual maturity.

The desires of the flesh and the temptations of Satan make it very difficult to stay grounded in Christ. And, the adversities of life tend to draw you away from God.

Your only hope is to live in oneness with Christ through the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is the source of the resurrected life of Christ. He will fill you with strength, wisdom, joy, and protection. He teaches you the values of Christ and how to live by faith. He takes what belongs to Jesus and shares it with you.

The Holy Spirit defies the myths of religion and leads you into an embracing and vibrant relationship with the Living God. You see God for who He is!

Pray for wisdom and commit your works each day to Christ. Ask the Holy Spirit to be a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your pathway.

Your relationship with God should be a dialogue of conversations. Listen for the voice of God and ask Him to be your best friend and confidant.

Jesus loves you!

The word from God today is “ignoble” or not honorable in character or purpose.

As a society we have fallen from the grace of God. The eyes of Christ see all of our despicable actions.

It is a deplorable sight to see the sexual immorality in our world.

Last night I was burdened over those with addictions for power, lust, money, fame, food and alcohol and drugs. I saw the blight of sin over humanity.

This blight reaches into the center of Christianity. The Body of Christ is filled with pious attitudes and hypocrisy. There is a pervasive attitude of attempting to exploit God to fulfill your individual purposes.

The blessings of God come to those who live by the words; “Not my will but Yours be done.”

Jesus is the author of life and His words last forever.

“Come to Me by faith and with an open heart to know Me. I will cover your sins with My blood and restore you to God. You must have a genuine desire to live for Me. I seek your loyalty and respect above all else. There is no one like Me.”

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6

The word from God today is to be entrenched in Christ. This is an attitude of being firmly established in truth and unlikely to change.

You are ingrained in Christ living in oneness with Him.

Jesus wants to be involved in your life today.

Jesus keeps His promises.

Jesus is present everywhere.

Jesus wants to be your safety net in the turmoil of the world.

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“Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.” Hebrews 13:13-15

How would you feel if you were tortured and killed and did nothing wrong?

If you walk with Christ you will feel His sorrows. It is inevitable.

Seek Christ outside the sanctuary feeling His disappointment! You will find Him in the midst of your life.

There is no continuing hope in the world. We are just a brief vapor trail that will disappear into the night. We have to seek the life to come.

You can have glimpses of this life today. Seek out Christ with all your heart!

Praise Christ for the sacrifice of everlasting life.

Share the life of Christ with others through the Holy Spirit!

He lives so you can live!

The steps to meeting the Living Christ!

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“Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.” Romans 13:14

The predilections of Christ for today.

Abandon yourself to God without any preconditions.

Walk by faith believing in the promises of God.

Confess your sins before Christ.

Be open to the correction of the Holy Spirit.

The holiness of God comes by faith and living anchored to the Holy Spirit.

Commit your works to God and His thoughts will be established within you.

Prayer builds a strong relationship with God. It is a two way conversation and creates oneness with God.

God desires to share His life with you. Ask the Holy Spirit for strength, joy, peace, patience and protection. He will never fail you.

Spend some time in the study of the Word. It will change your life.

Inquire of the Lord in all of your decision making. What seems like a good direction can lead to destruction. Remember, Christ knows you better than you know yourself. And, He is omniscient.

The blood of Jesus was shed outside the gate leading into Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is the symbol of the holy temple of God. The work of God takes place outside of Jerusalem. This where you will find God.

The temple (symbolic of religion) is filled with pious attitudes and hypocrisy. The leaders manipulate the truths of God to satisfy their own desires.

They portray Christ without understanding His personality or purposes for believers.

Focus on knowing Christ and leave the works up to Him.

The blood of Christ sets you free to enter the unshakable kingdom of God.

It is not by might nor by power but by My Spirit. Learn to wait upon God!

You will find the Living Christ by faith. Reach out to Him today. He is waiting for you to open the door.