Expect God To Deliver

Waiting is the hardest thing in the world. We can pray. We can read all the words of God. We can hold on to our faith. Yet we find it hard to wait upon God. The Psalmist wants us to “be still and know” that He is God (Psalm 46:10). To wait means to do nothing. Can we do nothing about the situation? How long do we have to wait until we see results? What can we do while waiting? Maybe by faith I move ahead and do this which I think is right and I am sure that God will guide me along the way. This is not faith. This is lack of faith and going ahead of God. When the Psalmist says “be still and know”, he means to do nothing except to know in your heart that God will move in His own ways and in His own timing. All that is required of us is to pray and worship Him. Caleb expected God to deliver the promised lands. He expected God to help them defeat the giants just as He had done in the previous battles. But he did not run ahead of God. The Israelites did after Moses proclaimed God’s judgements. They were defeated and killed. (more…)

Bless the people who hurt you and bless the situation.

There is power in blessing. Why? For our God is a God of love. He desires no strife, quarrels and brokenness. But the fallen nature of this world and man, we live in a world that is broken and under the dominion of the evil one. But the opposite of all negative is love. Jesus tells us to bless our enemies. There must be a reason and a purpose. The world tells us to hate our enemies and to destroy them. But Jesus tells us the opposite. He didn’t want us to carry around with us a heart of bitterness, anger, fear, and unforgiveness. He wants us to carry a heart of love, peace, and joy for He is love. (more…)