Whoso Offers Praise Glorifies Me: And To him That Orders his Conversation Aright Will I Show The Salvation Of God - Part 2088

"The mighty God, [even] the Lord, hath spoken,and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence ... " (Psalm 50:1-3)

In scriptural example after example, we see that when praying to our Lord God and Saviour Jesus the Christ, these believers did so in one accord. Prayers that recognized the goodness of God. Prayers like "Lord, You alone are the Maker of the heavens and the earth. All things were made by You, and without You Lord, there would be nothing but emptiness. Imagine what emptiness would look like. Only a void where God's creation exists today. But instead, God provided a place, this place called earth. 

In another scriptural example, David, a believing ancestor under the influence of God's holy Spirit said, "Why are the Gentiles raging? What is this turmoil among the nations? People are busying themselves with empty things. Why are the thoughts of the people so foolish? Planning their little plots against Me, the Almighty God?"

These questions asked by God our creator. All the while, the kings of the earth are setting themselves in array against Him, conspiring with the rulers.  Indeed, the kings were mustering together to make some common cause against the same God who was willing to die for them. Wake up folks. Realize the truths that God has delivered unto you and I -- His love story unveiled so that you and I can have abundant life in Him. 

"To wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself ..." (II Corinthians 5:17; I Timothy 3:16; Matthew 1:18-21)

"He was in the world and the world was made by Him and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own and His own received Him not." (John 1:10-11)

As the Lord so clearly states, "Jesus is My only "begotten" son. My holy child who bears My name. My Spirit conceived Him. He is My seed, and in Him I am pleased to dwell." In other words, God is saying, "I was in the man Christ Jesus." God had become as a son, brought forth from a surrogate mother’s womb. While clothed with generational sinful flesh, God was indeed tempted and tried, just as all men are who are recipients of Adam’s fallen race and yet, in all points, without sin. 

Rather, He humiliated Himself in an endeavour to express Himself to you and I as a son. And as a brother. Likewise, as a kinsman in the flesh. By doing this, God was ensuring that His own predetermined plan, the one predicted before the world was formed, would surpass any human understanding of the love and mercy God had for us. In fact, even while the human race, indeed you and I, were still opposing God's plan of salvation, He was intent on accomplishing deliverance on our behalf. The course was marked out by Me, as God so clearly relates in the scriptures. 

"Lo, the volume of the book is written of Me!" 

Me, saith the Lord, as your Saviour. I predetermined by Mine own counselled will what would bring My people back to Me, and I did so prior to the very existence of anything considered in this world.

Then why God asks are people still opposed to Me? Has sin rendered them/you/us so incapable of making just decisions? Or, are you just like Pilate? Think of the Lord looking upon the current situation in the world today. People everywhere are denying the Almighty God, choosing instead to worship what they know not.  Lovers of pleasure and worshipping the created rather than the Creator. Advocating for alternative lifestyles that can never satisfy. And abortions wherein the child that our Creator has placed His purpose in his heart never sees the light of day, because a child may be an inconvenience. Yes, there is a great forsaking in the midst of the land. Evil is flourishing, and spiritually Lord, the world o dark. 

But Lord, we know you are the Light of the world. And consequently, we need you to come and shine your light on us today. Therefore Lord, we beseech you to stretch forth Your hand of deliverance. Enable us who trust in You to spread the good news gospel. That with all boldness,  we may speak with honesty and sincerity the Word of your salvation plan. 

Most of all, that we would open wide our mouths and with perfect courage, we may at all times continue to speak your good news gospel message to those who have not had an opportunity to hear Your gospel.  Lord, work within us, confirming Thy Word with the same signs and marvels that the apostles displayed in the New Testament times. Perform miracles once again among the multitudes, thereby healing the sick and broken-hearted. Deliver those who have been imprisoned by the deceitfulness of satan’s delusions of bright lights, from the one who was never very good at keeping promises anyway.  

Lord, deliver the people. Lord, we ask that You will always remember that we are Your adopted children, our citizenship status before You. For there are many of us who still recognize that our deliverance was purchased by Your demise as a son, and as He was, we are now. We also know that because we are in Jesus, our prayers will be assuredly answered. Still Lord, shake the pillars of our hearts and fill us with your holy Spirit presence. Comfort us with your Holy Ghost that will lead and guide us into all truth. 

Moreover, send us out Lord to the masses. Establish our steps in such a way that we go about Your business every day, preaching the gospel so that You may save those people who, unfortunately, at this moment appear to be lost. We know Lord that you are the Light of the world who shines on us. The Bread of Life. The Living Water wherein we will never thirst again.

May all who read this arise and trim your lamp. If you have no oil in your lamp, ask Jesus to breathe on you the oil of His holy Spirit. Be baptized into the precious, holy Name of Jesus. Go forward into the harvest field. May our God of love, mercy and compassion hold your hand. And know this - that your labour is not in vain when it is labour for the Lord. 

Stand in the offering plate, and when you do, give all of yourself. Jesus did not die for your money. Jesus died for you. As the psalmist writes, the cattle upon a thousand hills belong to the Lord and yet, He still came and shed His precious holy blood for you. 

For God so loved the world ... (John 3:16)