Dear Fellow Reader,
Today on November 5th I visited the Living Proof Ministries blog and I read this written by Beth Moore. She has placed into words what I have been feeling all day. I wish I had that gift.
A few things I'm so thankful for on this election day, regardless of the outcome:
*We live in a democracy where we have the right to a vote and a voice. We have the God-given responsibility to use both wisely and in the way that best reflects what God conveys through Scripture.
*God "works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will" and "according to the plan." Ephesians 1:11
*Not only does God work out everything in conformity with His will, He has promised to work out everything for the GOOD of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.*God sets up kings and deposes them and gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. Daniel 2:21
*We, the beautifully diverse family of God, are never - not at any time - powerless. Nor are we ever victims of a system. Believing prayer takes us through doors we'll never be invited to enter and into judges chambers we'll never grace. Take a look back at Genesis 18 once again with astonishment over the dialogue between God and His servant and friend, Abraham. Rejoice that God is ever mindful of a faithful remnant. The Judge of the Earth will always do right.
*Even if persecution should await believers in Christ or harrowing circumstances hound us, God will use hardship to bring unity and purity to a people who need it desperately. The best of circumstances do not always produce the best in the Bride of Christ.
*The living God is firmly established upon His Throne and there at His holy feet we can always find grace and mercy in our time of need.
*No matter what happens today, we are GOD'S elect. He has elected us to show His heart and to walk in His ways in the culture that surrounds us. We are called to walk in the challenging balance of grace and truth.May we be filled with Christ's Spirit today and our mouths given to praise and to believing, receiving prayer. God IS faithful and He has us firmly in His hand. We will not fear. We will not doubt. We will not hate."Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in Him, for He shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between His shoulders." Deuteronomy 33:12I
remain your servant,
Beth
Obama is talking about change and unity. He is a man that as scripture states in Isaiah 5:20 "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darknes for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." With that in mind, his idea of change and unity are something that we do not need. But wouldn't it be just like my God to use Obama's change to bring unity to His church.
Two things I ask of you if you are a brother or sister in Christ,
1) Be informed-keep up to date on the bills that are being proposed to the Senate and the House.
2) PRAY,PRAY,PRAY,PRAY,PRAY AND THEN PRAY SOME MORE.
To look like His church we need to start acting like the church and the only way to do that is by connecting to the vine in prayer and scripture.
Pray like you mean it,
Jennifer
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Posted by Mama Bear at 8:25 PM
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