He will see you through!

MyManna — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:00:20 +0000

Have you ever tried to run away from God?
Don’t try!
You can’t!!
“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there. If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me” (Psalm 139:7-12).
No matter where we go in the will of God-
He is there!
Why should we flee from Him?
“If I say, ‘Surely the darkness shall fall on me,’ even the night shall be light about me; indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You” (v 11, 12).
Sometimes I’ve found myself in dark places and have wondered-
“Does God know?”
He indeed knows!
If we sin, we go out into the darkness, but God sees us.
And sometimes when we are walking with the Lord-
-we still find ourselves in darkness.
But that darkness is as light to God.
God is everywhere and sees everything!
Rather than flee from Him-
– we should flee to Him.
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm. 46:1).
Nothing can separate us from the love of God-
– neither height nor depth, east nor west, darkness nor light (Romans 8:38, 39).
God promises to “never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5).
The next time you go through dark days, remember that-
God knows your problems and needs.
You may take refuge in Him.
He will see you through!

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The Seal of the Spirit

MyManna — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 16:00:15 +0000

“In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise” (Ephesians 1:13).
What does the Bible mean when it says that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit?
In the apostle Paul’s day, when goods were shipped from one place to another, they would be stamped with a wax seal, imprinted with the signet ring of the owner.
This was a unique mark of ownership.
People could look at the crate, see its wax seal, and know they had better not open it.
The same was true with a document from a king.
It would be sealed in wax and imprinted with the royal seal.
People knew if they opened it and were not the intended recipient, they would be endangering their very lives.
In the same way-
God has put His royal seal on us:
“Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee” (2 Corinthians 1:21–22).
The seal is the presence and work of the Holy Spirit in our hearts and lives.
When do we receive the seal of the Spirit?
Upon our conversion, we are sealed with the Holy Spirit.
“In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise” (Ephesians 1:13).
How long the seal will stay?
“…you were sealed for the day of redemption” (4:30).
The devil wants to come and destroy us as Christians.
He wants to wreak havoc in our lives.
But he sees our ID tag:
“Owned by Jesus Christ. Sealed and insured by the Holy Spirit.”
So he backs off-
– because we belong to Jesus Christ!
(PR)

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