There is a truth the Lord has been ministering to me lately, a truth I cannot deny and a truth so powerful He has been taking me back to it over and over again in the past few weeks. God cannot lie! He cannot tell a fib, in fact He cannot even tell a half truth.
In John 14:6 Jesus says, "I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except by Me." Our God says He is the truth. If He cannot lie than if He says He is the Way, the Truth and the Life, we ought to take heed in our walks. This truth is so profound, freeing and rich.
If the Lord says in Jeremiah 29:11-14a that He has thoughts for us and they are not of evil but of good then we can believe His thoughts are good towards us.
Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
Our Lord cannot tell us that He is for us and then forsake us around the bend. In fact, in 2 Timothy 2:13 it says, If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
Have you put your faith and trust in the Lord? Is your position in Christ under the realm of grace? Then the Spirit of God is in you and since the Spirit, the Father and the Son are One God in three Persons the Lord cannot deny Himself (He who is in you).
If you are struggling with discouragement I encourage you to take the time to open up the word of God and discover all the amazing promises He has spoken. If you are discouraged, chances are, a good portion of your thoughts are centered around you and your short comings. Make a point to get back into the word and put your focus back on Christ.
In Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus says, "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
If our God says He will give us rest for our weary souls, then we can trust this is truth, but the key is we need to come to Him, take His yoke and learn from Him. He was poor, He was persecuted, He eventually was abandon but His joy was full and His burden was light because He was about the Father's business all His days. If Jesus says we should come and learn from Him then my conclusion is He wants to teach us something, show us something, and impart truth to us, a truth that will set us free. The Lord desires to reveal Himself to you and to me.
John 8:36 "Therefore if the Son sets you free you are free indeed." There is freedom in Jesus, freedom from sin, which includes self-absorbing thoughts designed to bring condemnation and draw us away from God. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you (Js 4:8 ). Be anxious for nothing...let your requests be made known to God...and the peace of God...will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus (Phil 4:6-7). Consider the birds of the air and the flowers of the field they neither sow nor reap, toil nor spin. Are you not of more value then they? (Matthew 6:26-29)
The Lord God loves you with and everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3) and that's the truth!
Tender blessings,
CC
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