R.E.D

I Will Establish You

Isaiah 54:14-16 Expanded Bible (EXB)

¹⁴ I will ·build [establish] you ·using fairness [in righteousness].
·You will be safe from those who would hurt you [Tyranny/oppression will be far from you],
   ·so you will have nothing to fear [terror will be far away].
   Nothing will come to make you afraid.
¹⁵ ·I will not send anyone to attack you [If anyone attacks, it is not from me],
   and you will defeat those who do attack you.

¹⁶ “See, I made the blacksmith.
   He fans the fire to make it hotter,
   and he ·makes the kind of tool he wants [forges a weapon for his purpose].
In the same way I have made the destroyer to destroy.

Don’t Be People of Flesh

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While studying early this week, I came across something of immense interest to me in the book of John. During Jesus’ time on earth, he spoke to those following him after he fed five thousand (when they wanted to force him to be their king) in John 6.

From verse 22 he began to talk to them about spiritual things and trying to get them to turn their eyes away from the physical. They demand more and more for miraculous signs. They wanted to be marveled by what Jesus could do. John 6:30-31 They answered, “Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do? After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.”’

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James 4: 1-10

New Living Translation

Drawing Close to God

1 What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? 2 You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. 3 And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.

4 You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. 5 What do you think the Scriptures mean when they say that the spirit God has placed within us is filled with envy? 6 But he gives us even more grace to stand against such evil desires. As the Scriptures say,

“God opposes the proud

but favors the humble.”

7 So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. 9 Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.

The Encounter

Today, I had an encounter with someone I had not spoken to or heard from in a really long time and it brought me so much delight and encouragement.

I had not felt this much delight in a while and it brought me great comfort to experience something like this.

God has done such a wonderful thing in my life. Not just with this encounter but with so much leading to it and the events that have unfolded for months.

Last week, I celebrated my birthday but strangely two days leading up to it, my body felt feverish along with an ache in my head. This went on until my birthday had passed. In the midnight, at about 12 AM on my birthday to be precise, I had an encounter where God took me away to be reminded of all He has given me and promised me. He made me see a bigger picture of my big picture and entrusted me with much more than I could ever ask for. I was filled with so much encouragement which was what I needed.

The difficult thing about all of this is not having anyone else to share it with at this time. By anyone, I mean someone who is willing to understand what he/she doesn’t understand. Someone eager to give me courage when faced with the most challenging times.

That is why we have God. He is so much to us.

Christmas is getting closer and i just got my first Christmas album in OCTOBER!

To any one reading this, be joyful and filled with thanks for all the goodness God brings.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

New Living Translation (NLT)

Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

I hope this becomes more regular but a lot is going on and I can’t give guarantees at this time.

Do take care, be strong and be encouraged.

Psalm 37:4-6 

English Standard Version (ESV)

Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the Lord;

trust in him, and he will act.

He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.