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You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our saviour. You are the hope of everyone on earth...You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength. You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting of the nations.
Psalm 65:5-7 (NLT)

Many of us, if not all of us are fighting constant battles in our spiritual lives. Sometimes wounds and weaknesses in our lives never seem to go away. The same temptation keeps rising to the surface and the constant nagging to give into it can at times because almost unbearable.

God is awesome, he is faithful and he is more than able to answer our impossible situations. The biggest problem that we face is the battle in the mind and the voices that seem to shout the loudest are often not the most beneficial. The Lord would encourage us to listen to his voice and at the same time silence the other voices. If the Lord can move mountains, if he can silence the raging oceans, then he can certainly calm your mind and silence that which is snatching away the promises of God.

Jesus taught that you cannot serve two masters. You could say you can only follow one voice at a time. If we are in the right place with God, only his voice will be heard. No power can stand against God, empires crumble, kingdoms fall at the Lord's command. He silenced the shouting of the nations. On the cross when men shouted obscenities at Jesus and the world were having their final say against the Messiah, believing it was over, he silenced the world, by declaring, "It is finished."

Men, demons, whatevers, no longer had any power over God's anointed and we as children of God have inherited this position by the victory cry from the cross.

Labels: Jesus, Listening, Temptation

posted by Andi - Monday, 22 January 2007, 21:48
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This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. Hebrews 4:15

When we face times of weakness in our lives, we can get crushed by the pressure of life around us. Sometimes there is no one that we can turn to, maybe they can’t understand us or we just feel awkward in asking.

Thank God that we have a High Priest in the Lord Jesus who is always available 24/7, 365 days a year, who we can call out to, knowing that he is listening and always wanting to help. One who has known of our struggles and anxieties. He knows our every weakness and suffers with us. As we live by the Spirit of God, he gently comes by our side and carries the load for us and helps us to overcome.

Jesus is, was and always will be without sin, and with his power we too can be strong and have the strength to rise above the temptations that this world throws at us everyday.

A way to test our life as a believer is to ask ourselves the question: Are we becoming more holy? Jesus is without sin, so the more time we spend with him, the more we will be like him.

Labels: Jesus, Problems, Temptation

posted by Andi - Sunday, 21 May 2006, 17:27
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