Antipas Prayer Force Devotionals

Monday, February 20, 2012

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I SHOUT IT

"ALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS, AND ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS. THE GRASS WITHERS, AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF, BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD ENDURES FOREVER." (1 Peter 1:24, 25-- NASB-- Video Devotional coming a little later today)

This was my yesterday's latter part of the New Testament reading, and this is exactly the way our text is printed in my NASB. One of our children once told me that writing in capital letters is like shouting. I wonder if this is what the writers intended. Anyway, it is very appropriate for me, because, "The Word of God," literally saved, and is saving my life.

Most of you reading this know of my testimony concerning the death of our oldest child, Stephen Paul. That summer he went home, "to be with the Lord," it was the reading through the Bible in a little over a month period which brought me out of Bunyan's "Slough of Despond;" there is simply no better description of that summer. Now you may remember, it was when Christian and Pliable fell into that "slough," that after Pliable struggled and got out, he abandoned Christian, and it was Help who rescued Christian. Oh, Mr. "Help;" how we all need Him.

I know that Christian's "Slough" had to do with the awesome conviction of sin, but our sinfulness is not the only thing which attempts to destroy the Follower of Jesus. Tragedy, suffering, pain, abandonment, rejection, and the list could go on and on, all these are pitfalls which are designed by the Enemy to destroy the Believer in Jesus Christ. But that summer so long ago, Jesus, "The Word of God," came to me in the most "real" way I ever experienced, and empowered me, yes, I mean literally empowered me by His Words. That is what Genesis 1 to Revelation 22 is in reality, the words of Jesus, the, "God-Breathed," Word.

"ALL FLESH IS GRASS." Indeed, no one has to tell me that. This grassy flesh was about to, "WHITHER[], AND FALL[] OFF," but I was rescued by, "THE WORD OF THE LORD (Who) ENDURES FOREVER." Yea, I'm SHOUT'N it.

Father, in Jesus' Name, I can never, ever thank You enough for your Help which brought me out of "The Sough of Despond." Amen.

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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

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Hebrews 12:2

Friday, February 17, 2012

"All the Nations Belong to You"

"Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you." (Psalm 82:8, NLT)

And can we say that because, "all nations belong to You," they belong to us, His Servants?!?

I was in Washington, DC over the last three days praying for the USA Government. I observed the posturing, the bravado, the arrogance of some of our lawmakers, interpreters and executioners of those laws. They act as though the Nation does not belong to Jesus Christ, but to themselves. They literally, "have no king but Caesar." Obama even wants to come into America's kitchens and tell families what is acceptable dining. The more I observe the Democrat Party the more I am convinced that many key leaders in that party have one goal, to ultimately control every aspect of American life. Yet in the midst of all this there are people such as Senator Inhofe of Oklahoma, Believers, Followers, and Servants of Jesus Christ, who are fighting daily for the "soul" of the US. Make God prosper such!

Our text says it all, "....all the nations belong to You." Psalm 84:3 addresses King Jesus as, "O LORD of Heaven's Armies, my King and my God!" This is He to Whom, "all the nations belong." His Armies are vast in number, and some day Jesus will come with that Army to, "judge the earth." May the Holy Spirit help us as the Church to do all we can to, "prepare ye the way of the Lord."

Father, in Jesus' Name, help me never forget in the midst of turmoil on earth, "all the nations belong to You." Am
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