Daily Huddle - Fri - Apr 17, 2020 Time To

Love you all, praying for you.
 
Have you ever needed something from God?  Something beyond yourself, your own ability to produce or bring about?  Something beyond your control or seemingly even your ability to influence?  Most of what we think we accomplish with our own hard work or ingenuity – is really such a shallow, narrow and naive view – like 2D in a 3D world.  Reality is we have control over very little.  Our attitude - that's pretty much it - we can respond in pride and self-defense, or humility.  And we even need grace for that.  Not even our own health and strength.  We can control our work ethic, only if we have the health and strength to do so.  We can control our diet, only if we have the money to purchase it, (and the toilet paper is not already all sold out).  Most things we think we create, or accomplish – we really have had less to do with - than we thought.  Living a holy life – is really just God’s grace extended to us.  I cringe and grieve when I hear the foolishness and arrogance of those in authority that would say – "God didn’t do that! We did."  What a frightening lack of humility and vacuum of understanding.  We can see it in others - can we see it in ourselves?  This is a viewpoint that is disconnected with reality, one that rejects the Sovereign and merciful God, and claims credit of what God did.  Things never have gone well for those who have fallen into this deception.  This is truly fearful, there are so many that believe that.... completely hoodwinked by the devil himself.  Who is just laughing at them, he knows who is in complete control... but we don't?  God is not laughing.  But He is a God of mercy!  And if anyone in this world, needs mercy...  It’s me.  Praying that you are growing in the fear of the LORD – to Turn from Evil, to Tremble in His presence, to fully obey, to say nothing harmful, to seek peace and pursue it.  What could you do right now to fear God?  You could kneel, you could praise, you could say “His mercy endures forever,” your could tell somebody – give a testimony of what He has done, you could turn (from not only every evil thought word or deed, but from anything that God did not tell you to do in this hour).  You could trust – put your full weight on him!  Not your ability or effort – but on Him - His mercy, His grace, His power to help you – and His promise to save you if you call – and walk where He tells you.  He will lead you out, He will lead you through, He will lead you over, He will be faithful.  It’s time to trust.  And you could obey, that is the fear of the LORD – to fully obey what He tells you.  Just like Jesus did, Just like David did, and Abraham, and Moses.  Don’t know what to obey?  Just ask Him – Not going through the 10 commandments – but just do the next thing He tells you.  Just go back to PiVAT for today – His plans for you, His timing.  Get back to it.  All the joy and peace, and purpose, and blessing, and meaning… are there.  You could hope… You could put your hope in God.  The confident expectation of the good that He promised – that flows out of His character and nature – for those who hear and obey His voice – who walk in His plans, whose mind is transformed, whose money is surrendered, who are overcoming with their testimony – and gathering with others to provoke one another to obey the things that He has ordained for them to do.  Praying for you - that this day is a Joy day.  It’s time to Trust – You place your trust – with your mouth.  Tell your trust where to go, what to stand on, what to say.  Your hope will grow, your faith will rise, His joy will overflow!
 
Love you all,
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