06 September 2022

   Good morning! How are we faithing? Do you have understanding of the Word? Wisdom comes from understanding. Reading the Word isn't enough. Applying it to you life is where it becomes food for us. One can read the words, understand sentence structure and even decipher language interpretation but if the meaning isn't understood, wisdom isn't there. The Word being a living document will impart wisdom every time you read it but you must ask for clarification from the Holy Spirit. Applying what you read to your life in understanding and then applying it in practice will indeed strengthen you in this faith and grace. I have discovered that sometimes when I read and say "huh?" that I trust at the right time it will become an aha moment. There's power in the Word and when we seek Jesus and his ways we then begin to take on his Word like a jacket of armor which protects us from worldly bombardment. Do we not get tempted or endure junk? Nope, we still have all those worldly-fleshly things come at us but knowing the source and knowing truth we are able to stand honorably before these things. We struggle against things not seen but are just as real as our car. We battle things on the battleground of our minds and the struggle is as real as any armed conflict. Here's the cool thing, Jesus has already won. We can stand with the knowledge this world is a defeated foe and we must live as such. A defeated foe will succumb to superior forces or just perceived superior forces. We are not defeated therefore we can stand even while everything around us is falling down. We can fight the good fight because we already know the outcome. Will we get through unscathed? Nope. We are gonna hurt, we are gonna get hurt but like passing through a gauntlet  we will emerge out the other side and with a determined sigh we look at the general Jesus because he's whooped the enemy.  Read these..read em again...meditate on them...

Ephesians 6:14-20
  Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
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James 1:13-16
  Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.
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1 Corinthians 10:1-13
 For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and all ate the same spiritual food; and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased; for they were laid low in the wilderness. Now these things happened as examples for us, that we should not crave evil things, as they also craved. And do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, " The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play." Nor let us act immorally, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day. Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents. Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, that you may be able to endure it.
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Heavenly Father,
   Thank you for your wisdom in your Word. Lord we ask for our eyes be wide open to your leading so we can stand to the enemies schemes and to our own desires. We want to be able to choose paths that are righteous and not out of our own lusts. Lord help us understand your word to us. Help us hear your voice, Bless those mentioned and those unspoken requests, in Jesus name, amen

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