Father, You hold President Trump by his right hand! You go before him and make his path straight, and clear his way! You will give him Your riches, that he may know that You have called him by name! That he may know that You are the LORD, and there is no other in Jesus Name!

We are to rejoice in our suffering and trials! This is often the most difficult time to rejoice isn’t it, beloved! But, we can do so knowing that He has told us the purpose for our trials is for our good, and for His glory!

1 Peter 4:12-13
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when His glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

1 Peter 1:6-9
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in Whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Habakkuk 3:17-19
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The LORD God is my strength, and He will make my feet like hinds' feet, and He will make me to walk upon mine high places.

We are to rejoice with our brothers and sisters in Christ when they rejoice, and mourn with them, when they mourn!

Romans 12:15
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

We are to rejoice because Jesus went back to His Father, and He will return for His church!

John 14:28
Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved Me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for My Father is greater than I.

Revelation 19:7
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready.

We are to speak about and rejoice at His wondrous works!

Psalm 105:1-5
O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon His Name: make known His deeds among the people. Sing unto Him, sing psalms unto Him: talk ye of all His wondrous works. Glory ye in His holy Name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Seek the LORD, and His strength: seek His face evermore. Remember His marvellous works that He hath done; His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth.

Again, Paul tells the church they are to rejoice evermore, or always, to pray always, and to give thanks always!

1 Thessalonians 5:14-22
Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.

Beloved — Rejoice in the LORD! Sing praises to His Name!

Psalm 98:4-9
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King. Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together Before the LORD; for He cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall He judge the world, and the people with equity.

We can rejoice at all times; in the midst of our trials, because like Jesus — We look forward to the JOY set before us!

Hebrews 12:2
Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith; Who for the JOY that was set before HIM endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Choose to REJOICE in the LORD today!
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Rejoice!

We are told in the Word of God to always rejoice — But we are also told there are times we should not rejoice!

Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the LORD alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

Solomon wrote that there is a time to rejoice and a time to mourn!

Ecclesiastes 3:1,4
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: [4] A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

The scriptures also tell us some times we should not rejoice! This can be difficult, but when we have the heart of our Father, we can do it!

We are not to rejoice when our enemies fall! Our Father says that He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked!

Ezekiel 33:11
Say unto them, As I live, saith the LORD GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live.

Proverbs 24:17-18
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: Lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.

The Word of God also tells us that when righteous men are in authority, His people will rejoice — But when the wicked rule the people mourn!

Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Let’s look at some scriptures that talk about the reasons we are to rejoice! First of all we are to rejoice in the LORD for making a way for us to be reconciled to Him!

Psalm 118:19-24
Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter. I will praise Thee: for Thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. The Stone Which the builders refused is become the Head Stone of the corner. This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

This day that is spoken of in this Psalm — The day which the LORD hath made — is the day salvation is offered through His beloved Son, Jesus Christ! That day is still — Today! You can be saved today, if you haven’t been!

Rejoice that He has made you able through His sacrifice to enter into the rest promised to those who believe in Him; those who remain steadfast to the end!

Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Isaiah 61:10
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

All those who put their trust in the LORD should rejoice, and sing for joy, knowing what He has done, and has promised to do for you!

He saves us, He protects and defends us, He blesses us, He surrounds us with favor!

Psalm 5:11-12
But let all those that put their trust in Thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because Thou defendest them: let them also that love Thy Name be joyful in Thee. For Thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt Thou compass him as with a shield.

We can always rejoice in knowing that whatever we bring to Him in prayer, believing — He will take care of it! We can rejoice with thanksgiving, and leave our cares with Him and go in peace!

Philippians 4:4-7
Rejoice in the LORD alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The LORD is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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Beloved have you experienced the faithfulness of the LORD in your life? Do you believe that what He has promised He will do?

Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

Have you tested the LORD in giving, even out of poverty? If you have, you know as I do, that He is faithful to provide all of your needs, and often more than your needs, but abundantly and exceedingly above that!

If you haven’t tested the LORD’s faithfulness, start today!

Ephesians 3:20-21
Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

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Test The LORD!

We often talk about all the tests and trials that the LORD allows in our lives to purify and grow us, but do you know that the Word also talks about us testing the LORD?

1 Peter 1:6-7
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.

The Word that is used for test in the KJV of the Bible is prove, or try!

When the LORD tests His children, He does so to cause us to grow in our faith and in faithfulness to Him!

When we test or prove the LORD, we are walking in His Truth; in obedience to His Word, and He shows us His faithfulness!

This is the only scripture that directly tells the children of the LORD to test Him!

Malachi 3:10-11
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine house, and prove Me now herewith, saith the LORD of Hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of Hosts.

Beloved have you tested the faithfulness of the LORD in your life? Have you given, as in this case, even though you might have had little to give, and seen Him supply all your needs? He promises that He will, when we walk in obedience to Him!

Philippians 4:19
But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Psalm 37:25-26
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

There is an acceptable and unacceptable way to test the LORD! As above when we obey Him, we are testing His faithfulness to do exactly what He promises to do! But when we doubt His Word, we are testing Him in a way that displeases Him!

The Hebrew word used for test in Malachi is bachan, which means to examine, scrutinize, or prove (as in gold, persons, or the heart). Just as gold is tested with fire to prove its quality.

The LORD tells His children to test Him in tithes and offerings and see that He proves His faithfulness in response.

There is another Hebrew word for test used in others places in the Bible, it is Nacah. It means, to put to the test, try, or tempt.

Deuteronomy 6:16-18
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted Him in Massah. Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and His testimonies, and His statutes, which He hath commanded thee. And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers.

Another unacceptable kind of testing, is when we demand that the LORD do something in order to prove His faithfulness! This is what the devil wanted Jesus to do when He was tempted in the desert. Jesus told the devil, we were not to test the LORD in this way!

Matthew 4:6-7
And saith unto Him, If Thou be the Son of God, cast Thyself down: for it is written, He shall give His angels charge concerning Thee: and in their hands they shall bear Thee up, lest at any time Thou dash Thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the LORD thy God.

We are to take the LORD at His Word! We are not to test Him in unbelief!

Luke 11:28-29
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the Word of God, and keep it. And when the people were gathered thick together, He began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

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What Do You Desire?

What is the desire of your heart? When the Word tells us that God will give us the desires of our hearts, what does that mean?

Psalm 37:4
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Psalm 21:1-2
The king shall joy in Thy strength, O Lord; and in Thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips.

Psalm 145:18-19
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Does this mean that any thing that our flesh desires will be given to us?

Do you seek money, power, position, authority, fame, praise, beauty, strength, or any other fleshly desire?

What would you use these for? To promote your own fleshy desires; the lust of your flesh, your eyes, your pride? Or would you use them for eternal purposes?

God knows the motivation behind your desires! What does He see in your heart and in your mind?

Instead of asking for things that can never satisfy you, or things that have no eternal value, wouldn’t you rather desire Him?

David desired this!

Psalm 27:4
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in His temple.

The Word tells us what not to desire!

Deuteronomy 5:21
Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Deuteronomy 7:25
The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.

The wicked boasts of his heart’s desire!

Psalm 10:3-4
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

The righteous desire Him, His Word, and His righteous judgements!

Psalm 19:9-11
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is Thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Proverbs 3:13-15
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

God, will give us things to enjoy in this life beloved, but we must seek His kingdom first! The things we seek should not be just to fulfill our desires, while we neglect building up treasures in Heaven! For where our treasure is, there will our heart be also!

So, when you pray, ask Him to give you His desires! Ask Him to give you everything you need to live a godly life, and the resources to spread the gospel to those in darkness. Ask Him to give You His eyes, His heart, His mind, to be a light in this world filled with darkness!

Psalm 73:25-26
Whom have I in heaven but Thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

“Lord, You are more precious than silver; Lord, You are more costly than gold; Lord, You are more beautiful than diamonds; And nothing I desire compares with You!”
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Fountain Of Life!

Do you feel like you’re in a wilderness; a dry, thirsty, and desolate place in your life? Come to the Fountain of Life!

Are you fearful about the future and what might come? Take refuge in Him! He will shelter you under His wings! You must not fear beloved! He has promised to be with you! Trust in Him! Come to the River of Life!

Psalm 46:1-5
God is our Refuge and Strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. There is a River, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

Psalm 36:9
For with Thee is the fountain of Life: in Thy Light shall we see light.

Even when you walk through adversity, and you will, He will be with you! He will never leave you or forsake you!

People may come and go in your life, but there is One who will never leave; One who can never be taken from you!

He will wipe away every tear from your eyes! You will hear His voice even in the deepest darkness, guiding you and lighting the way ahead!

Isaiah 30:19-21
For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when He shall hear it, He will answer thee. And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: And thine ears shall hear a Word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

His Light will shine even in the midst of the greater darkness that will rise upon the earth and the people therein! We are to emanate His Light in this darkness beloved! To shine as lights in the world!

Isaiah 60:1-2
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee.

Philippians 2:15
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.

He will give springs of Living Water and blessing to His people and their seed!

Isaiah 44:3-4
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour My Spirit upon thy seed, and My blessing upon thine offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

Then finally at the end of all things, His children will drink from the Water of Life forever in His presence! Hallelujah! Thank You, Lord!

Revelation 21:6-8
And He said unto me, It is done. I Am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the Water of Life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be My son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
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Who Has Beguiled You?

Have you been beguiled by the enemy? Our enemy was once an angel who walked with God. He knows God and He knows His Word. He uses it to deceive us!

How did Lucifer convince one third of the angels to follow him in rebellion to God?

We know that Lucifer was beautifully adorned, he was a guardian angel. His pride caused him to desire the place of God. We can only imagine what he promised the angels.

Ezekiel 28:13-14
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so l: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

How did the serpent deceive Eve?

He took God’s Word and twisted it. He cast doubt on her understanding of God’s Word and on His motivation!

The serpent is the most subtle of all!

Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

So many deceiver’s are using the same tactics today. They are false prophets, and teachers among us. Devils disguised as angels of light!

In order to be deceived, we must be convinced by the enemy’s subtlety that he is authentic! How else will he lead us astray?

Colossians 2:18
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind.

Jesus showed us an example of overcoming the lies of the enemy in His temptation!

The devil used God’s Word against Him as well, but it didn’t work! Jesus’ weapon and defense against him was the true Word of God, not twisted!

Matthew 4:6-7
And (the devil) saith unto Him, If thou be the Son of God, cast Thyself down: for it is written, He shall give His angels charge concerning Thee: and in their hands they shall bear Thee up, lest at any time Thou dash Thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto Him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

In order to stand against the deception of the enemy, we must know God’s Word! If we don’t we will be deceived. We will be beguiled by the enemy!

He has power and he has authority on the earth. He and his demonic hoard will work through people even doing miracles in the Lord’s Name!

Many will say to the Lord they did miracles in His Name, but He will tell them He never knew them!

This is the reason the Lord is telling us over and over again to keep our eyes only on Him, and not to follow any man!

Matthew 24:4-5,11,13
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in My Name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. [11] And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. [13] But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Who are these deceivers? Time will tell; their fruits will eventually tell. As we’ve been shown, when these we thought were genuine are revealed, many of those who followed them will fall away when they fall!

Beloved, take heed you think you stand lest you fall!

2 Peter 3:17
Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

1 Corinthians 10:12
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

Are your eyes on any other than the Lord to save you? Eternal salvation is only through Him, and only He can save us from the things we face in this life. Don’t make any man your god!

Deuteronomy 11:16
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them.
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