Pastor Stephen Dedman

Tag: salvation

God Keeps His Promises

Encouragement

‘For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.’
II Corinthians 1:20

The moment you were saved by Jesus Christ every promise of God ever made in the Bible became “yes” for you. Do you believe this in your heart? 

We should spend our time and effort seeking the promises of God and live them out.

Can you imagine what would happen if we believed every promise of God? There are hundreds of promises given to us in the Word of God. It’s one thing to hear it in our head, we need to let it sink eighteen inches lower to our heart.

Once a promise of God connects with our heart it changes the way we think, act, and feel. And once we discover one promise it creates a desire to find every promise God has given to us. If it’s only in our head, it will never change the way we live.

James 4:8 says, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” Do you personally believe that in your heart? Why do we not draw near to God and keep in that direction until we know God has drawn near to us? 

Here is a fact for you: you cannot be in the presence of God and remain the same. That would be impossible. Once you come into the presence of the Almighty, Holy, Righteous God, we can’t help but fall to our knees and tremble. The closer we come to God we see who we are.

Pray

Lord, I know what Your Word says. Help me to believe it in my heart and let it change my life. Make every word of Your promises make my life a reflection of You.

Watch And Pray

Encouragement

“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭26:41‬

The only way you can live victoriously in this fallen world is to heed the instructions of Jesus and to watch and pray. Keep watching and keep praying, is the guiding principle for every child of God, every moment of the day and throughout our time on earth. 

As Jesus prayed before the night of His crucifixion, He urged His disciples to watch and pray as well. The disciples were all exhausted and could not stay awake to pray. After praying for some time, Jesus walked back towards them and found them sleeping when they should have been praying. 

We need to be praying in unity with the Holy Spirit. Our flesh is weak. We need the strength of the Holy Spirit of God to give us victory while we walk this earth. 

We must remember that God is in control. Jesus is on His throne and has everything under His authority. But what Jesus wants is His bride to be watching and praying. We are to pray in unity together and for one another. 

This is a time for Believers to come together and strengthen one another’s faith. We are to encourage one another through prayer and sharing the Word of God. Don’t let this day of chaos blindside you and find you sleeping. This is a great time for us to shine the light of Jesus Christ into a dark and sinful world. 

Pray

Lord, let us all be aware of what is happening in our world today. Hear our prayers and heal our land. Let me be a light of Jesus for someone to see. 

Great Are His Works

Encouragement

How great are your works, O Lord ! Your thoughts are very deep!
Psalms 92:5

It shouldn’t take much for someone to see that God’s works are wonderful. Wonderful doesn’t even begin to describe how great His works are.

God made no mistakes from the time of creation nor has He held back any glorious design. Take the human body for example. How wonderful it is that the human body can heal itself.

The human brain has the capacity to store over 74 terabytes just in the cerebral cortex alone. Imagine if we used our brains to full capacity.

Now take creation as an example. The earth provides the perfect environment for humans to exist. The stars in the heavens remind us how small we are compared to God. The sun is just at the right distance to bless us and not burn us. God is wonderful in all His works.

If and when you struggle in your faith or wonder if God cares, stop and consider this verse as a reference that God knows and cares. He made us with much more detail than anything else. He loves us and cares for each and everyone of us.

When we consider His works and thoughts we may never comprehend the extent to His greatness. Maybe one day it will all be revealed to us when we get to Heaven.

If you are struggling today consider his greatest work when He sent His Son to die for you and to give you eternal life. He has prepared a way for you to spend eternity in His presence. That alone says enough.

Pray

Lord, help me to know that You care. As I face my struggles, give me comfort and peace that you are in control. I know you will work it all out.