Remember Thy Ways!

"Thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee ... to humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou would keep His commandments, or no.” ~Deut. 8:2    

As we ponder the things that have transpired in this last year and prepare to enter a brand new Year, What do we remember?  Our world has changed in just a year or so. Government has changed, Laws have changed, masks are worn and shots are being given ... It is hard to remember what it was like before all these things begin to come into view. As the Book of Revelation slowing opens we begin to see the signs of God’s dealing with humanity. However it is not a new thing, God’s dealing with His People. We remember He has dwelt with His People from the beginning as he drove Adam and Eve from the Garden and placed the ‘Cherubim’ with flaming swords to protect the Way of the Tree of Life! God admonished the Children of Israel in Duet 8 why they had a terrible 40 years. It was to humble them, prove them, and to know what was in their heart, and if they would be faithful to follow Him. We can Thank God that He sent Jesus for humanity could not keep the Law. After all the failures, we hear the Lord say; “I will establish My Covenant with thee, and thou shall know that I Am the Lord!”  And we are the receiver of this awesome Covenant given to us in the Blood of His Only Begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ! Today let us remember the ‘ways’ that God has led us these many years. God was reminding them He had led them for those 40 years in the wilderness and He continues to led us today. He leads us in Mercy, Grace, and a Peace that the world does not have. As I mused over the last 40 years of my life, I found Him to be present in all the difficult times as well as so present in the good times. God wants our heart! In these trying times let us turn more often to Him, knowing that we will see us through because we remember His Goodness, His Faithfulness, His forgiveness and we know that He is always present with us!  Our Lord has remembered us in the days of our youth and He continues to walk with us today; Thank You Jesus,  ❤ Pastor

The Benediction    

Almighty God, You are our strength in these times of change! We look unto You as the Author and the Finisher of all things. We give You Praise as we Worship with the saints today.  We remember Your Love that surrounded all last year, and we are Thankful O Lord for all the Goodness You have shown to us. We are thankful for the Covenant You have remembered toward us and we are Thankful for Jesus and the Power of the Holy Spirit that You have sent to guide us on our Path. You are a Faithful God!  I ask for Your Blessings to continue upon this people as we remember all that you have done for us. Please Lord Jesus watch over our Loved ones and draw them to Your Saving Grace.  We ask these things in the Name of our Father, Your Son Jesus, and the Holy Ghost, Amen!

 

The Winds of God

 “God causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth;

He maketh lightnings for the rain; He bringeth the Wind out of His Treasuries.” ~ Ps. 135:7 

“The Winds of God!”    

   We have been experiencing the elements in these past few weeks, and as I was in devotions I came across the Treasuries of God. There I found the elements of our weather, are not just weather, but Spiritual Weather also. I remembered what Jesus said “Ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?” Today the weather man can preempt any storm usually, but as Christians – can the body of Christ discern the signs of our time? I believe the saints can if we will take time to inventory our relationship with the Lord.  Again as I have mention before we see the evidence of evil becoming stronger and stronger, yet Christianity does not seem to be stronger.  In today’s Message we find that “Wind or Winds” are mentioned over 140 times in Scripture. The Word speaks of the East Wind, the North and South Wind and the West Wind. Some times it focuses on the “Four Winds.”  From searching the Word, I found some winds are chastenment, some are correction,  some are Prophetic; Miraculous, and Punishment, etc. Some winds are strong, boisterous, mighty, rushing, etc. These winds are part of the Treasure of God. It’s interesting to check the mention of each wind in Scripture and see what God uses it for – South Wind 16 times–North Wind 35– East Wind 28 – and West wind 1: Interesting Eccl, 1:6 “The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.” The wind turneth about continually in its course, and then returneth again to the beginning! I take this Spiritually – The Wind of God surrounds us, The breath of God never leaves us – it is in us! And always encamping about us, as it returns we are kept in the circle of God’s Love.  Of course by now you are seeing the revelation of this Message, it is the “Rushing Mighty Wind of God’s Holy Spirit that surround us, never leaves us and is always around us! Let us meditate upon the power of this Truth! God uses the natural things of this earth to teach us Spiritual Strengths! Here the declaration of Amos 4:13 “For, lo, He that formeth the mountains, and createth the Wind, and declareth unto man what is His thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is His name – And He lives in us! Loving you, Pastor.  

The Benediction

    Almighty God, how thankful we are for all Your Goodness to us! O Lord Your Faithfulness overwhelms us. Your Presence surrounds us and Your Word is power and strength to our life. We come humbly before You to request the Power of Your Ghost to permeate our life until we are exceeding mindful of Your Powerful Presence! You are our Hope and our Peace and we rely upon You! We ask you to watch over our families and draw them with cords of Your love unto Salvation. Remind us O Lord to meditate upon the glorious power of Your Word! We ask these things in Your most powerful Name, In Jesus Name, Amen