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

In This Will I be confident!

“Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, ... In this will I be confident.”    Ps. 27:3 

  

Lets talk about our Confidence in this hour in which we live. We have had to summon up our courage, our Faith, and our Confidence! David the Psalmist begins with “The Lord is my Light and my Salvation!” Salvation imparts Light to David, even tho’ he has never met the Christ who is the Light of the world! To be truly confident, we must dwell in His Light, it is our Salvation that dispels the darkness! This is why we are in a moment of time that we need to energize our Salvation. What a strange statement one might think. How do we energize our Salvation?  Of course we can go to the Word of God, there is strength and Confidence in His Word. We can evaluate the depth of our Worship, the time we spend in Prayer and Meditating/communing with Him ... Could it be we might need to strengthen the “Fruit of His Spirit” that resides in us? When you sincerely love someone, you think often of them, you keep in contact with them, and your concerned if they are in some kind of problem. Perhaps lethargy has attacked the Church World. The Church World seems to be experiencing a lack of energy or enthusiasm for the things of God? That could be true in our everydayness – but has it attacked our Spiritual being? Is there an Unresponsiveness to Spiritual things in this season of change and anxiety? What is God’s call to the Church and His people? Is there a lack of Spiritual activity? These questions arise as I view the changes in the Church World. Vs3 of Ps.27 stands out for David sees that God is His Light in the trials of His Life and declares “the Lord is my strength!”  It is interesting to note that Ps. 27 is a Psalm of distress, but it us filled with Confidence. Vs1 The Lord is David’s Light, Salvation, Strength, our Life, no fear and “In this will I be Confident!” Remember Phil. 1:6"Being Confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” Loving You, Pastor 

The Benediction:

  

All Powerful Father who reigns over this People, we come in thanksgiving to Worship and Praise You for all Your Goodness unto us! We thank You for the Confidence You have given us in Eternal Life by sending Jesus to cover us with His Precious Blood.  He has sent the Power of the Holy Ghost to guide us along this journey on earth! As Thankfulness arises in our heart may our Confidence in You be strengthen and absolute! Darkness can not prevail for You have sent Your Light into our world! Our confidence is in You! And in You there is no fear!  O Lord draw our loved ones unto Salvation I Pray ... Strength Thy people for the tasks at hand for in you is our Confidence!  We ask these things in Your Name, in Jesus Name, and the Power of the Holy Ghost, Amen

Thy Faithfulness!

 “God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about Him. O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto Thee? or to Thy Faithfulness round about Thee?  Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.” ~ Psalm 89:7-9   

 

It is so good to know that our God can rule the raging spirit of mankind, He can still the wildest inner storm! These are not just the storms of the elements, but the invasion of satanic powers that seek to “rob, kill, and destroy” the goodness in the heart of mankind! What a Faithful God we serve, a God that can rule the elements, and tame the spirit of humanity! Of course you know I love the Psalms, so here we are again in the midst of David’s Songs of deliverance. “I will sing of the Mercies of the Lord forever, with my mouth will I make known Thy Faithfulness to all generations!”  O how our generation needs to be reminded of the glorious Mercy of our God! His Loving-kindness overwhelms us even in the darkest of days, for in Him is the light upon our path. He quickens us when we call upon Him and He never leaves our side, great is His Faithfulness! In Psalm 141 David writes under the inspirations of God’s Spirit: “Let my Prayer be set forth before Thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice;” and as he comes to a close of the Psalm – “Mine eyes are unto Thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my Trust ...” Herein is our strength for the day, keeping our eyes heavenward! Let us meditate upon the Goodness and the Faithfulness of our Saviour and our God! Ps. 89 reminds us we have a Covenant, it is the Covenant of the Chosen! How powerful is that? The heavens shall Praise Thy wonders, O Lord: Thy Faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints! And then we turn to the Lamenting of Jeremiah: “The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I Hope in Him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. It is good that a man should both Hope and quietly wait for the Salvation of the Lord!”    ~ Praying for you and Loving you, Pastor

 

The Benediction

Heavenly Father, we come in Thanksgiving for all Your wonderful works unto Your People! Truly You are a Faithful God and have shown forth Your Greatness to us! In Thy Faithfulness we have pushed through the trials of our day and we lift up our voice of Praise and Worship! We are grateful for Your Mercy, Your Grace, and Your Love. Continue O Lord to impart Your strength and guidance as we ‘feel’ after the Power of Your Presence. In Your Faithfulness Mighty God, pursue our families with Your Love, that they might come to know Thy Salvation. With a heart of Thanksgiving O Lord, guide us through these days for it is Thy Faithfulness that shines upon our way; O the Joy of Your Presence as we know You are a Faithful God and watch over us. In the Name of the Father, His Son, and the Holy Ghost, Amen!