Has anyone ever made a promise to you? A promise that someone guaranteed they would do but never fulfilled it? It hurts when what you expected from that person never actually happened. And it gets even worse when more promises are being made but are never seen through. You loose trust in that person and their words become meaningless. What a disappointment to say that someone's word is totally meaningless. That your words have absolutely no value and are full of empty promises. What a feeling of disappointment and hopelessness to have - not being able to trust the words of someone. But do we share this same attitude with God, who is our Heavenly Father?
The Bible says that, "for all the promises of God in him [are] yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." 1 Corinthians 1:20. Isaiah 55:11 says, "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall prosper [in the thing] where I sent it." What powerful reminders of how God always keeps his promises. He said in Jeremiah 1:1, "I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled." What great reminders of the reliability of God. He is so careful about his word, that we can truly trust what He says. And have faith that what He says will come to pass.
Every promise mentioned in the Bible is for us today. We can claim His word for our healing and deliverance today. Troubles will come, and he warns us that it rains on the just, but unlike those who have no hope - we have hope. I know that the wait can be overwhelming, and it seems that God has forgotten you. Just remember what Psalm 27:13 says, "I had fainted, unless I had belived to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strenghten thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord."
Trusting in Him,
Rev. A B White
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Building The Future with Blocks of the Past
Have you ever felt yourself remembering something that you did in the past? Something that you were doing and then suddenly, a memoir long forgotten enters your mind. Some of these memories have good sentimental value, like those of our loved ones. But their are some memories that creep into our thoughts that are those we wish to forget. Bad decisions that we have made, doing something that we know deep inside ourselves that we should not do, or reliving a painful/embarrassing moment wishing that it never happened. Yes, these are just a few past experiences that at one time we thought would kill us, just ended up being a dissent memory. However, some of our past - instead of leaving it - we bring along with with into the present.
We carry these past "mistakes" along the way, but instead of learning from them, we use them as blocks to stop us from moving forward into our future. Did you realize that you have a future that God has ordained just for you? God told Jeremiah, "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nation." Jeremiah 1:5. So before Jeremiah even was born, God knew the plans that he had for Jeremiah, and other great men and women of the bible. He had a plan for each and everyone. Although God had great aspiration for Jeremiah, it still did not deter from the fact that Jeremiah made some mistake.
The people did not want to listen to anything that Jeremiah had to say. Here was a great man of God delivering power messages, yet no one really paid much attention to him. I am sure that Jeremiah felt like a failure, and wanted to probably give up. But it was Jeremiah that said through his most difficult times, "Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But [his word] was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forebearing, and could not stay." Jeremiah 20:9 - Even though it made him weary and felt like giving up, he could not, because he had a word.
When you have a word from the Lord, it is like fire shut up in your bones. As long as that word is in you, it does not matter what mistake you have made in the past. God has a word for you to carry you through. My past does not bring me down, but just elevates me into my future. Although Jeremiah fought many battles of self dissatisfaction, he still kept on moving into his future, because he had a word. Your job might only take you so far, and your family might only be with you for a short while. But if you have a word from God, you can realize that your wilderness is not permanent and your trial is only temporary. My past is my stepping stone into my future with God.
Be encouraged today that no matter what mistakes might haunt you, or decision made that you wish you could take back. Don't be discouraged! Get into the Word of God, and find a word directed towards you. Pray before reading the Word, and ask God to just direct and to guide you. I promise that He will point you into the right direction and will give you a word.
In His Service,
Rev. A B White
We carry these past "mistakes" along the way, but instead of learning from them, we use them as blocks to stop us from moving forward into our future. Did you realize that you have a future that God has ordained just for you? God told Jeremiah, "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nation." Jeremiah 1:5. So before Jeremiah even was born, God knew the plans that he had for Jeremiah, and other great men and women of the bible. He had a plan for each and everyone. Although God had great aspiration for Jeremiah, it still did not deter from the fact that Jeremiah made some mistake.
The people did not want to listen to anything that Jeremiah had to say. Here was a great man of God delivering power messages, yet no one really paid much attention to him. I am sure that Jeremiah felt like a failure, and wanted to probably give up. But it was Jeremiah that said through his most difficult times, "Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But [his word] was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forebearing, and could not stay." Jeremiah 20:9 - Even though it made him weary and felt like giving up, he could not, because he had a word.
When you have a word from the Lord, it is like fire shut up in your bones. As long as that word is in you, it does not matter what mistake you have made in the past. God has a word for you to carry you through. My past does not bring me down, but just elevates me into my future. Although Jeremiah fought many battles of self dissatisfaction, he still kept on moving into his future, because he had a word. Your job might only take you so far, and your family might only be with you for a short while. But if you have a word from God, you can realize that your wilderness is not permanent and your trial is only temporary. My past is my stepping stone into my future with God.
Be encouraged today that no matter what mistakes might haunt you, or decision made that you wish you could take back. Don't be discouraged! Get into the Word of God, and find a word directed towards you. Pray before reading the Word, and ask God to just direct and to guide you. I promise that He will point you into the right direction and will give you a word.
In His Service,
Rev. A B White
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