Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Keep Building Up
We as believers want life to go according to our hoped for plan. We may even put considerable time into creating and executing a plan that life does follow. This latter point is good. There is one point that will assist us in the outcome of our lives. That one thing is building ourselves up. Let me try to better describe this.
Sometimes we may have concerns about how something will turn out. If we dwell on the negative side of that, we become fearful and have tension. With the tension comes stress. Often the source of medical problems is stress. The more stress the more we worry the more the fear, and the cycle continues. But we can also go in the other direction with the right kind of inputs. We can make a difference in our own lives by what we say and what we think. Here is what Jude says about this point.
Jude 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Paul also had some recommendations for us.
Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
So we see here that we can in fact have an impact on ourselves and those around us. This is what Paul meant when he quoted Moses regarding the power is in our mouth.
Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
We see here that Paul used what Moses taught to apply it to our salvation when we confess with our mouth and believe in our hearts that the Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) died for us that we might have eternal life. Moses said this very thing about how to live life keeping the commandments of Yahuah (Lord).
What can we take from all this? When we are awake, whether early in the morning, middle of the day, evening, or middle of the night, we can have the peace that comes from calling out to God and speaking good things from our own mouths.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King. We need you. We have been most blessed with Your presence. We praise Your name Yahuah (Lord). You alone are worthy. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us and deliver us. We ask these things in Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.