September 18
THE LIGHT AND ORDER IN OUR LIFE.
Psalms 1:4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
A young woman told me that she believed in God, that He was close to Him and that He was leading her life. She also proclaimed to me that she did not believe Jesus Christ was the Son of God, and that God can only be approached or addressed to through Him. Curious to know more about the effects of this belief system on her life, I continued the conversation with this woman.
She proceeded to tell me about her life; how she was so confused and did not understand the things that were happening to her. She also didn’t seem to have a clue of where she was at and even less of where she was going. After this discussion, I concluded that no matter how much she liked to believe that she was close to God and that He was leading her life, her own testimony proved otherwise.
God is not a spirit of confusion; a life led by the Spirit of the Lord is not confused. One who is truly led by God knows and understands by sight or faith where he is at and even where he is going. It is the ungodly and the one without God who is like the chaff driven away by every wind of doctrine, new thought, idea, with no order beginning nor end. The ungodly is the anti-thesis of one who is led by the spirit of the “wind” of the God (John 3:8)’ of the one who flies ‘upon the wings of the wind’ (Psalms 18:10).
For those of us who boast that our life is ordered and lead by the Lord of the universe, if it is truly so, the light, the spiritual harmony and order will emanate the silent, but screaming testimony and witness of the beauty of God.
John 1:4 In Him (Jesus) was life; and the life was the light of men.
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Monday, September 18, 2006
Sunday, September 17, 2006
STAY BY THE RIVER
September, 17
Psa 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Oh what a picture! What a picture of the child of God’s perfect harmony of with His creator, the roots of his soul fully nurtured in the Spirit of his maker. Near his God he finds divine serenity, love of purpose, lush abundance, perpetual fruitfulness, true happiness, Eden’s life returned in his heart. This is the reward of “not walking in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standing in the way of sinners, nor sitting in the seat of the scornful”; here is the perfect harmony created in the heart of the child of God having “his delight is in the law of the LORD.”
People of the world run to and fro the distance of the planet in order to find peace. Like the woman that had the issue of blood, they spend all their substance on physicians, doctors and psychologist, hoping for the peace of mind and spirit that can be obtained simply by touching the hem of His garment; do they only know that this treasure they are looking for is within the pages of their Bible? Do they know that if they daily, grab a hold of Jesus’ garment, peace will encompass and even pursue them?
When someone comes to us sharing their hearts and their problems, let us be faithful to bring them to the ‘river’. There is no other therapy, no other solution, and no other medicine. All the wisdom in the world will fail them, if we don’t bring them to the ‘river’.
Rom 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Psa 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Oh what a picture! What a picture of the child of God’s perfect harmony of with His creator, the roots of his soul fully nurtured in the Spirit of his maker. Near his God he finds divine serenity, love of purpose, lush abundance, perpetual fruitfulness, true happiness, Eden’s life returned in his heart. This is the reward of “not walking in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standing in the way of sinners, nor sitting in the seat of the scornful”; here is the perfect harmony created in the heart of the child of God having “his delight is in the law of the LORD.”
People of the world run to and fro the distance of the planet in order to find peace. Like the woman that had the issue of blood, they spend all their substance on physicians, doctors and psychologist, hoping for the peace of mind and spirit that can be obtained simply by touching the hem of His garment; do they only know that this treasure they are looking for is within the pages of their Bible? Do they know that if they daily, grab a hold of Jesus’ garment, peace will encompass and even pursue them?
When someone comes to us sharing their hearts and their problems, let us be faithful to bring them to the ‘river’. There is no other therapy, no other solution, and no other medicine. All the wisdom in the world will fail them, if we don’t bring them to the ‘river’.
Rom 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Saturday, September 16, 2006
SACRIFICE OR PRIVILEDGE?
September 16
Psa 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
It is no sacrifice for the child of God to not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful as was stated in the preceding verse (Psalms 1:1). The child of God does it willingly because his delight is of a higher calling. The Child of God doesn’t feel that he ‘has’ to dedicate himself to the study of the Word; he rather feels that he’gets ’ to, as a blessing and a reward from the Almighty.
Today the world offers us many distractions that compete for our attention. Most are bad; some are good, and some are less good. Whatever comes in conflict with our interest in the treasures of the Lord should be considered a negative influence in our lives, even if it is something ’good’; the ‘good’ that we settle for is often the worst enemy of the ‘best’!
It takes a total change of mind and spirit--a regeneration of the soul to be able to be sincere in saying, “Yes, my delight is in the law of the Lord, and I love to meditate on His words day and night, and I consider it my highest privilege!”
“Dear Jesus, let our appetites and desires be rewired so that we can truly say with David that our delight is in your Word; that we find meditating on your Word an incomparable treasure, an immeasurable reward, and the greatest of all honors.”
Psa 119:72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Psa 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
It is no sacrifice for the child of God to not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful as was stated in the preceding verse (Psalms 1:1). The child of God does it willingly because his delight is of a higher calling. The Child of God doesn’t feel that he ‘has’ to dedicate himself to the study of the Word; he rather feels that he’gets ’ to, as a blessing and a reward from the Almighty.
Today the world offers us many distractions that compete for our attention. Most are bad; some are good, and some are less good. Whatever comes in conflict with our interest in the treasures of the Lord should be considered a negative influence in our lives, even if it is something ’good’; the ‘good’ that we settle for is often the worst enemy of the ‘best’!
It takes a total change of mind and spirit--a regeneration of the soul to be able to be sincere in saying, “Yes, my delight is in the law of the Lord, and I love to meditate on His words day and night, and I consider it my highest privilege!”
“Dear Jesus, let our appetites and desires be rewired so that we can truly say with David that our delight is in your Word; that we find meditating on your Word an incomparable treasure, an immeasurable reward, and the greatest of all honors.”
Psa 119:72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Friday, September 15, 2006
THE FREEDOM OF THE WIND
September 15
Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
In today's world, so much is about conformity; it may not be bad, but does this conformity to accepted attitudes lead us to become the creatures God has ordained us to be? Even the concept of individuality has become an alibi that we use when we claim the freedom to choose whom or what we will conform to.
The enemy of our soul uses the grip, the vice of conformity to the world and its ways to keep our soul. The accuser of the saints terrorizes us with stories of gloom that cause us to fear lest we try to escape; lest we become free again and live under the sole dependence of God. What lies does this devil not concoct in his fear of loosing his grip on us.
Like the wind, the freedom of our soul lies in its ability to yield to God in all His ways, without controls, without the obstructions of those who would wish it to conform it their ungodly ways. Our soul only finds fullness of freedom when we give it permission to follow God, the Spirit of its Creator. One word of consent on our part towards Jesus, and we can free ourselves from the terrorizing grip of the devil.
May we never be fooled by this enemy’s lies into conforming to the ways of the world. May we never listen to him to the detriment and freedom of our soul. We can call on Jesus the Christ, the Savior, and today be blessed with the freedom of the wind.
Joh 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
In today's world, so much is about conformity; it may not be bad, but does this conformity to accepted attitudes lead us to become the creatures God has ordained us to be? Even the concept of individuality has become an alibi that we use when we claim the freedom to choose whom or what we will conform to.
The enemy of our soul uses the grip, the vice of conformity to the world and its ways to keep our soul. The accuser of the saints terrorizes us with stories of gloom that cause us to fear lest we try to escape; lest we become free again and live under the sole dependence of God. What lies does this devil not concoct in his fear of loosing his grip on us.
Like the wind, the freedom of our soul lies in its ability to yield to God in all His ways, without controls, without the obstructions of those who would wish it to conform it their ungodly ways. Our soul only finds fullness of freedom when we give it permission to follow God, the Spirit of its Creator. One word of consent on our part towards Jesus, and we can free ourselves from the terrorizing grip of the devil.
May we never be fooled by this enemy’s lies into conforming to the ways of the world. May we never listen to him to the detriment and freedom of our soul. We can call on Jesus the Christ, the Savior, and today be blessed with the freedom of the wind.
Joh 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Daily Devotion
September 14, 2006
Psalms 134:3 The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
At the end of their visit to Jerusalem for one of the thrice-yearly pilgrimage, the priests pronounced this blessing on the pilgrims returning home to the four corners of the orient.
The pilgrimage was motivated by much more than the desire to see the holy sights and the tombs of the patriarchs. It was not a touristy visit to the Holy Land. Like the longing of the homing pigeon to return to its place, this pilgrimage was motivated by the longing of the human soul to return to the presence of its Creator. As the pilgrims left, the priests sent with them the blessing of the promises of Zion.
The blessing of the promise of Zion is the presence of Jesus the Messiah and of the Holy Spirit in our hearts. We spend time in the temple of God in the privacy of our prayer closet; we enjoy the blessings and edification of fellowship with the saints; so wherever we go, let us take this blessing with us and spill it over to everyone that we meet along our way.
1Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
Psalms 134:3 The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
At the end of their visit to Jerusalem for one of the thrice-yearly pilgrimage, the priests pronounced this blessing on the pilgrims returning home to the four corners of the orient.
The pilgrimage was motivated by much more than the desire to see the holy sights and the tombs of the patriarchs. It was not a touristy visit to the Holy Land. Like the longing of the homing pigeon to return to its place, this pilgrimage was motivated by the longing of the human soul to return to the presence of its Creator. As the pilgrims left, the priests sent with them the blessing of the promises of Zion.
The blessing of the promise of Zion is the presence of Jesus the Messiah and of the Holy Spirit in our hearts. We spend time in the temple of God in the privacy of our prayer closet; we enjoy the blessings and edification of fellowship with the saints; so wherever we go, let us take this blessing with us and spill it over to everyone that we meet along our way.
1Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Daily Devotion
September 13, 2006
Psalms 134:2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
The fourth chapter of the book of Revelations tells us of the throne of God. In front of the throne was an altar ablaze with a perpetual fire (Revelations 8:3). The throne is surrounded by four winged beasts full of eyes before and behind that rest not day or night from praising the God of heaven (Revelations 4:6-9).
To convey this notion to His people, God gave them a symbolic wooden Ark representing His throne, with a flaming altar in front of it. God also established the levitical service of the fire and of the altar which must be tended to day and night. The Ark, the altar, and later on the temple were only symbols of greater spiritual truths, and to be discarded in the day when the Messiah established His throne in our hearts.
We in whom Christ reigns; we in whose heart is the throne of God through the mediation of His Christ; let us serve Him in the day light when all is clear and bright; and let us serve Him also in the night watches when we cannot sleep, with praise and dedicated hands. Let us bless and thank Him for all His benefits to us. That may even by the reason we cannot sleep sometimes: we are called to do the service of praising and blessing Him.
1Ch 9:33 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
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Psalms 134:2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
The fourth chapter of the book of Revelations tells us of the throne of God. In front of the throne was an altar ablaze with a perpetual fire (Revelations 8:3). The throne is surrounded by four winged beasts full of eyes before and behind that rest not day or night from praising the God of heaven (Revelations 4:6-9).
To convey this notion to His people, God gave them a symbolic wooden Ark representing His throne, with a flaming altar in front of it. God also established the levitical service of the fire and of the altar which must be tended to day and night. The Ark, the altar, and later on the temple were only symbols of greater spiritual truths, and to be discarded in the day when the Messiah established His throne in our hearts.
We in whom Christ reigns; we in whose heart is the throne of God through the mediation of His Christ; let us serve Him in the day light when all is clear and bright; and let us serve Him also in the night watches when we cannot sleep, with praise and dedicated hands. Let us bless and thank Him for all His benefits to us. That may even by the reason we cannot sleep sometimes: we are called to do the service of praising and blessing Him.
1Ch 9:33 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Daily Devotion
September 12, 2006
NOTE: From 120 to 134 the psalms are called ‘songs of degree”. These songs were sung by the pilgrims as they traveled on their thrice yearly pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The 134th Psalm is the last one of the songs of degree. When pilgrims left Jerusalem at the break of dawn, they were moved by the sight of the light emanating from the chambers of the priests who tended to the temple during the night watches.
Psalms 134:1 Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
There are those who pray, the prayer warriors; and there are those prayed for. We also need those who pray for the prayer warriors. Moses, as good as a prayer warrior and intercessor as he was, needed to be supported in that way.
When the children of Israel were fighting Amalek in the desert (Exodus 17:11-12), Moses, Aaron and Hur were watching and praying on a nearby hill. They realized that when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel was winning, but when Moses had his hands down, Israel was losing the battle. Aaron and Hur then decided to help prop up Moses’ tired arms until the battle was won.
Let us bless the pastors, the shepherds, the teachers, and the prayer warriors who spend their time by day or in the night watches praying for us. Let us not forget that their prayers are the winds that direct the fiery Word arrows to the heart of the enemy (1 Peter 5:8), and generates the noise of heavenly chariots that drives him away in fear (2 Kings 6:24; 7:5b-7).
Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
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NOTE: From 120 to 134 the psalms are called ‘songs of degree”. These songs were sung by the pilgrims as they traveled on their thrice yearly pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The 134th Psalm is the last one of the songs of degree. When pilgrims left Jerusalem at the break of dawn, they were moved by the sight of the light emanating from the chambers of the priests who tended to the temple during the night watches.
Psalms 134:1 Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
There are those who pray, the prayer warriors; and there are those prayed for. We also need those who pray for the prayer warriors. Moses, as good as a prayer warrior and intercessor as he was, needed to be supported in that way.
When the children of Israel were fighting Amalek in the desert (Exodus 17:11-12), Moses, Aaron and Hur were watching and praying on a nearby hill. They realized that when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel was winning, but when Moses had his hands down, Israel was losing the battle. Aaron and Hur then decided to help prop up Moses’ tired arms until the battle was won.
Let us bless the pastors, the shepherds, the teachers, and the prayer warriors who spend their time by day or in the night watches praying for us. Let us not forget that their prayers are the winds that direct the fiery Word arrows to the heart of the enemy (1 Peter 5:8), and generates the noise of heavenly chariots that drives him away in fear (2 Kings 6:24; 7:5b-7).
Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
Monday, September 11, 2006
Daily Devotion
September 11, 2006
Psalms 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
How do we measure a man’s life? Is it by its length, depth or content?
Some of us have the philosophy that life is short and to be enjoyed. Others, with a sense of responsibility fill it with feverish activities. But really, how does God look at it? How does God measure the fullness of a life?
We are actors on the great stage of existence. We yearn to play in the greatest play of all, under the greatest Playwright of all times. The fullness of our existence is only fulfilled by playing for Him. But there are many others who desire our participation in their drama. These other producers tempt us with carnal incentives that we at times waste our talent on; we sometimes fall for their illusionary empty promises.
Each of our lives has a purpose and God is the great Playwright who has written the script of our existence. Each part of our script is synchronized with the script of other players and produces a domino effect on the rest of the plot. Our presence in the play, or lack of it, is never passive, but reactionary; it has an effect.
The fullness of a man’s life is in how much he absorbed the script of God, regardless of how boring, glamorous, short, long, simple or intricate.
Knowing that we play for the Master-producer, conducting the only movies that have the right outcome in the theater of life, let us dedicate ourselves to only play His script, to not just play the role, but be the role He assigns for us daily.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
Psalms 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
How do we measure a man’s life? Is it by its length, depth or content?
Some of us have the philosophy that life is short and to be enjoyed. Others, with a sense of responsibility fill it with feverish activities. But really, how does God look at it? How does God measure the fullness of a life?
We are actors on the great stage of existence. We yearn to play in the greatest play of all, under the greatest Playwright of all times. The fullness of our existence is only fulfilled by playing for Him. But there are many others who desire our participation in their drama. These other producers tempt us with carnal incentives that we at times waste our talent on; we sometimes fall for their illusionary empty promises.
Each of our lives has a purpose and God is the great Playwright who has written the script of our existence. Each part of our script is synchronized with the script of other players and produces a domino effect on the rest of the plot. Our presence in the play, or lack of it, is never passive, but reactionary; it has an effect.
The fullness of a man’s life is in how much he absorbed the script of God, regardless of how boring, glamorous, short, long, simple or intricate.
Knowing that we play for the Master-producer, conducting the only movies that have the right outcome in the theater of life, let us dedicate ourselves to only play His script, to not just play the role, but be the role He assigns for us daily.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
Daily Devotion
September 10, 2006
Psalms 91:15b I will deliver him, and honour him.
Faithless people often think that faith in God is a sign of weak dependency. They think this because, in the world of carnal man, there is a certain element of humiliation in needing help. It is not so in the spiritual world; when God helps us, we are not humiliated; we are honored.
Let us put it this way. Let’s say I am drowning. Let’s say that the President of the country is nearby and sees my desperate plight. Let’s now imagine that as the President sees me struggling in the waters, he orders his motorcade to stop; that he rushes out of the car, throws his jacket off and runs to jump in the waters to rescue me. He does not want to entrust this important job to anyone else, not even to any of the very able bodyguards that surround him. He wants to make sure this job is done right and he has an unmselfish feeling of personal responsibility in saving me. Wouldn’t I feel honored that the President of the country was so concerned about little ol’ me that he stopped everything on his busy agenda and risked his life to save me?
And yet, there is here much more that the president of the country who daily faces heaven and hell to rescue us. We are honored that the Majesty of Heaven considers us so important and worthy so as to stop the whole universe if needed to succor us, so as to invest even the highest price in order to save us: His Son.
Heb 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
Psalms 91:15b I will deliver him, and honour him.
Faithless people often think that faith in God is a sign of weak dependency. They think this because, in the world of carnal man, there is a certain element of humiliation in needing help. It is not so in the spiritual world; when God helps us, we are not humiliated; we are honored.
Let us put it this way. Let’s say I am drowning. Let’s say that the President of the country is nearby and sees my desperate plight. Let’s now imagine that as the President sees me struggling in the waters, he orders his motorcade to stop; that he rushes out of the car, throws his jacket off and runs to jump in the waters to rescue me. He does not want to entrust this important job to anyone else, not even to any of the very able bodyguards that surround him. He wants to make sure this job is done right and he has an unmselfish feeling of personal responsibility in saving me. Wouldn’t I feel honored that the President of the country was so concerned about little ol’ me that he stopped everything on his busy agenda and risked his life to save me?
And yet, there is here much more that the president of the country who daily faces heaven and hell to rescue us. We are honored that the Majesty of Heaven considers us so important and worthy so as to stop the whole universe if needed to succor us, so as to invest even the highest price in order to save us: His Son.
Heb 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
Daily Devotion
September 9, 2006
Psalms 91:15a He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble;
God first calls us, and then we call upon Him; and when we call upon Him, He surely always answers.
In the words of the Bible, we find that God requires total surrender, unadulterated dependence, and absolute trust from us. God is like the husband who demands that we forsake all others and look solely to Him for our every need. In our economically competitive world, secular societies such as business companies also demand a certain level of commitment for their workers to be able to enjoy greater benefits and pay. The army as well requires a do or die type of commitment from its soldiers who are ready to die for their cause.
The difference is that God can and will compensate and deliver the goods; He is the only one who can compensate us; when we call upon him in our time of need, He answers us; therefore He is not ashamed to demand such a spirit of loyalty from us. Here is the testimony of Rose Price, a holocaust survivor, in her own words. The Nazis murdered One hundred of her relatives. They took her to a concentration camp when she was twelve. They worked her day and night making ammunitions while they severely beat her. . All this was done to her in the name of Jesus Christ. At the end of the war she said, “there is no God for me.”Here is, in her own words now that she knows Jesus, how she believes her Lord compensated her, answered her unspoken prayers “Imagine, He (Jesus) was on top of my back when I was so beaten; he was holding me the nights I was so scared; He was comforting me the nights when I was crying; I don’t deserve that, none of us do, especially me.”
Only our Lord and Savior can provide such comfort; may we never despise it.
Isa 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
Psalms 91:15a He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble;
God first calls us, and then we call upon Him; and when we call upon Him, He surely always answers.
In the words of the Bible, we find that God requires total surrender, unadulterated dependence, and absolute trust from us. God is like the husband who demands that we forsake all others and look solely to Him for our every need. In our economically competitive world, secular societies such as business companies also demand a certain level of commitment for their workers to be able to enjoy greater benefits and pay. The army as well requires a do or die type of commitment from its soldiers who are ready to die for their cause.
The difference is that God can and will compensate and deliver the goods; He is the only one who can compensate us; when we call upon him in our time of need, He answers us; therefore He is not ashamed to demand such a spirit of loyalty from us. Here is the testimony of Rose Price, a holocaust survivor, in her own words. The Nazis murdered One hundred of her relatives. They took her to a concentration camp when she was twelve. They worked her day and night making ammunitions while they severely beat her. . All this was done to her in the name of Jesus Christ. At the end of the war she said, “there is no God for me.”Here is, in her own words now that she knows Jesus, how she believes her Lord compensated her, answered her unspoken prayers “Imagine, He (Jesus) was on top of my back when I was so beaten; he was holding me the nights I was so scared; He was comforting me the nights when I was crying; I don’t deserve that, none of us do, especially me.”
Only our Lord and Savior can provide such comfort; may we never despise it.
Isa 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Daily Devotion
September 8, 2006
Psalms 91:14b . . . I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Each and every day, we encounter problematic situations. We take these situations to the Lord in desperate prayer, and He sees us through them. This in turn develops into a deeper trust from us towards Him and His ability to be there for us. Consequently, we feel more secure in nestling closer to Him and relying on Him.
As humans, we are of a testing nature. No matter how much we try not to, we only come to fully trust and belief as the result of positive experience. No matter how much we want in our hearts to trust and believe God by faith, our confidence in Him only grows when we experience Him coming through for us. That is why David encouraged His faith by counting His blessings (Psalms 103:2).
As we learn to live closer to the Master, as our relationship with Him grows more intimate, we get to know Him better. As we get to know Him better, as we learn rely more and more on the power of His name to help us in our daily toil and labor, our spirit is lifted up to the level of new spiritual heights. Let us today see whatever difficult situation in our way as a formidable opportunity to climb to a higher level of trust in Him.
Romans 5:3-4 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope:
Patrick Lumbroso
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Psalms 91:14b . . . I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Each and every day, we encounter problematic situations. We take these situations to the Lord in desperate prayer, and He sees us through them. This in turn develops into a deeper trust from us towards Him and His ability to be there for us. Consequently, we feel more secure in nestling closer to Him and relying on Him.
As humans, we are of a testing nature. No matter how much we try not to, we only come to fully trust and belief as the result of positive experience. No matter how much we want in our hearts to trust and believe God by faith, our confidence in Him only grows when we experience Him coming through for us. That is why David encouraged His faith by counting His blessings (Psalms 103:2).
As we learn to live closer to the Master, as our relationship with Him grows more intimate, we get to know Him better. As we get to know Him better, as we learn rely more and more on the power of His name to help us in our daily toil and labor, our spirit is lifted up to the level of new spiritual heights. Let us today see whatever difficult situation in our way as a formidable opportunity to climb to a higher level of trust in Him.
Romans 5:3-4 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope:
Patrick Lumbroso
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Thursday, September 07, 2006
Daily Devotion
September 7, 2006
Psalms 91:14a Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:
Let us read the book of ancient stories. Let us read the book of the acts of God. When God’s children made a choice to face ‘hell and high water’ to go and worship their God, when they put the only life they had known for centuries to the sideline of their focus and agreed to a ‘rendezvous’ with the God that courted their attention, He matched the flame of their fervor with incomparable power. All the pharaoh’s men and all the pharaoh’s horses could not stand in their way. The power of their passion for God became the catalyst attracting the protective and nurturing nature of the Almighty.
When we love God with all our heart, with the very fiber of our soul; when our passion for Him is so strong that we do not care to leave the household of our childhood and go to Him wherever He lives, even if it means to dwell in tents in the midst of the wilderness; His fury against our enemies will be worse than that of the she-bear deprived of her cubs; He will surround us with a wall of fire to protect us from our enemies (Exodus 14:19-20).
Even so, our love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the catalyst by which we enjoy spiritual, and at times even physical, protection from God. Let us never doubt for a moment that our spiritual husband whom we love is careless about the welfare His beloved wife.
Gal 5:6 . . . but faith which worketh by love.
Patrick Lumbroso
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Psalms 91:14a Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:
Let us read the book of ancient stories. Let us read the book of the acts of God. When God’s children made a choice to face ‘hell and high water’ to go and worship their God, when they put the only life they had known for centuries to the sideline of their focus and agreed to a ‘rendezvous’ with the God that courted their attention, He matched the flame of their fervor with incomparable power. All the pharaoh’s men and all the pharaoh’s horses could not stand in their way. The power of their passion for God became the catalyst attracting the protective and nurturing nature of the Almighty.
When we love God with all our heart, with the very fiber of our soul; when our passion for Him is so strong that we do not care to leave the household of our childhood and go to Him wherever He lives, even if it means to dwell in tents in the midst of the wilderness; His fury against our enemies will be worse than that of the she-bear deprived of her cubs; He will surround us with a wall of fire to protect us from our enemies (Exodus 14:19-20).
Even so, our love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the catalyst by which we enjoy spiritual, and at times even physical, protection from God. Let us never doubt for a moment that our spiritual husband whom we love is careless about the welfare His beloved wife.
Gal 5:6 . . . but faith which worketh by love.
Patrick Lumbroso
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Daily Surrender
September 6, 2006
Psalms 91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Traveling throughout India you will often find charmers seating on the ground playing a flute to a venomous serpent coming out of a basket. The serpent appears to be dancing to the music under the spell of the charmer. This makes for a very impressive scene of interaction between man and a deadly kind of animal, but what we are not told is that for the most part, the snake’s venom glands have been removed, and it is therefore inoffensive.
We in turn, fight against a deadly serpent/dragon whose venom is present and very real. This dragon has God’s children intimidated and in fear of death (Hebrews 2:15). Like Herod of old, only the shedding of the innocent blood of God’s children appeases him.
There is an English legend of a knight called George. When he returned from the crusades George found a village in fear of a local dragon. The dragon had required the life of the village princess as a token of peace. In a fight to the finish, George killed the dragon and rescued the princess. How like our Jesus rescuing his bride from the clutches of the devil.
Our fight is not for ourselves but for the deliverance of God’s entire bride. Our Lord and king has promised us that in our combat to deliver his bride, he would give us power against the deadly venom of the prince of the powers of the air (Revelations 20:2). Let us therefore, like George, fearlessly fight against the dragon and deliver the ‘princess’, knowing that no power can withstand that of the Son of God.
Luk 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
Patrick Lumbroso
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Psalms 91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Traveling throughout India you will often find charmers seating on the ground playing a flute to a venomous serpent coming out of a basket. The serpent appears to be dancing to the music under the spell of the charmer. This makes for a very impressive scene of interaction between man and a deadly kind of animal, but what we are not told is that for the most part, the snake’s venom glands have been removed, and it is therefore inoffensive.
We in turn, fight against a deadly serpent/dragon whose venom is present and very real. This dragon has God’s children intimidated and in fear of death (Hebrews 2:15). Like Herod of old, only the shedding of the innocent blood of God’s children appeases him.
There is an English legend of a knight called George. When he returned from the crusades George found a village in fear of a local dragon. The dragon had required the life of the village princess as a token of peace. In a fight to the finish, George killed the dragon and rescued the princess. How like our Jesus rescuing his bride from the clutches of the devil.
Our fight is not for ourselves but for the deliverance of God’s entire bride. Our Lord and king has promised us that in our combat to deliver his bride, he would give us power against the deadly venom of the prince of the powers of the air (Revelations 20:2). Let us therefore, like George, fearlessly fight against the dragon and deliver the ‘princess’, knowing that no power can withstand that of the Son of God.
Luk 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
Patrick Lumbroso
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Daily Surrender
September 5, 2006
Psalms 91:12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Yesterday I needed to clean the gutters of my house. I am not too much of a practical person, and I do not feel very secure on a ladder either, but it had to get done. My wife and I have the habit of praying before starting any activity, but we (probably more ‘she’) felt much more compelled to pray before I start that one. My wife first prayed asking the Lord to keep me from falling, and then she proceeded by praying that even if I should fall that I would not hurt myself.
When my wife prayed that I felt, “Wow, not only is she putting a mattress at the bottom of the ladder to soften my fall, but she is dressing me up in a padded armor”. Well, I really needed that prayer because it so happened that the ladder slipped on the slippery floor of my deck and I did fall. As I was falling I had flashes of a bad accident, hurting my head on the side of the railing, dislocating my back (I have slipped disk) or something of the sort, but I just landed on my feet as the ladder only fell a short distance and got caught on a table that we had put nearby to serve guests the day before. My legs also went through the steps, and I was not hurt at all.
I don’t know if angels actually stood there to bear me on their hands lest I dash my foot against a stone, But I do believe that my wife’s prayer was just as good.
2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Patrick Lumbroso
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Psalms 91:12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Yesterday I needed to clean the gutters of my house. I am not too much of a practical person, and I do not feel very secure on a ladder either, but it had to get done. My wife and I have the habit of praying before starting any activity, but we (probably more ‘she’) felt much more compelled to pray before I start that one. My wife first prayed asking the Lord to keep me from falling, and then she proceeded by praying that even if I should fall that I would not hurt myself.
When my wife prayed that I felt, “Wow, not only is she putting a mattress at the bottom of the ladder to soften my fall, but she is dressing me up in a padded armor”. Well, I really needed that prayer because it so happened that the ladder slipped on the slippery floor of my deck and I did fall. As I was falling I had flashes of a bad accident, hurting my head on the side of the railing, dislocating my back (I have slipped disk) or something of the sort, but I just landed on my feet as the ladder only fell a short distance and got caught on a table that we had put nearby to serve guests the day before. My legs also went through the steps, and I was not hurt at all.
I don’t know if angels actually stood there to bear me on their hands lest I dash my foot against a stone, But I do believe that my wife’s prayer was just as good.
2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Patrick Lumbroso
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Monday, September 04, 2006
Daily Devotion
September 4, 2006
Psalms 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Let us hear if we can’t see; let us see if we can’t hear. If we can neither hear nor see, let us believe in the Word that assures our protection. If we’ve become one with the Son of Man, we own the same privileges as He does; and the security that is at Jesus’ disposal, protects us also.
It is not one angel that has been assigned to our spiritual protection, but his angels. The question is not “How many angels fit on the head of a pin”, but rather “How many angels does it take to protect one of us?”. Nevertheless, God did not count and He charged his heavenly angelic armies with our care.
What do we have to fear, and why would we fret? Like the young servant of Elijah in the story, let us ask God to open the dull eyes of our spirit so we can see His marvelous angels and understand all the ways in which he protects us daily (2 Kings 6:17).
Daniel 6:23 . . . So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Patrick Lumbroso
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Psalms 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Let us hear if we can’t see; let us see if we can’t hear. If we can neither hear nor see, let us believe in the Word that assures our protection. If we’ve become one with the Son of Man, we own the same privileges as He does; and the security that is at Jesus’ disposal, protects us also.
It is not one angel that has been assigned to our spiritual protection, but his angels. The question is not “How many angels fit on the head of a pin”, but rather “How many angels does it take to protect one of us?”. Nevertheless, God did not count and He charged his heavenly angelic armies with our care.
What do we have to fear, and why would we fret? Like the young servant of Elijah in the story, let us ask God to open the dull eyes of our spirit so we can see His marvelous angels and understand all the ways in which he protects us daily (2 Kings 6:17).
Daniel 6:23 . . . So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Patrick Lumbroso
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Daily Devotion
September 3, 2006
Psalms 91:9-10 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
Let evil ills come; they will not touch the righteous. For the righteous, for the one whose soul is securely anchored in God through Jesus Christ his beloved Lord, there are no such things as bad news. For him, sickness is medicine to the shallow elements of his soul; death is the ending of earth’s futile vanity; burial is resurrection in the Promised Land of God’s Spirit. He doesn’t turn the ‘lemon’ into ‘lemonade’, but the ‘lemon’ becomes for him a well of water springing up into everlasting life (John 4:14), water that quenches so, he doesn’t have to come and draw again (John 4:15). The rock that could quench him becomes a fountain for his weary doubtful soul (Exodus 17:6).
Come ye devils with your cohorts; throw your stones at my heart and my faith; you’ve always done so to the pure children of God (Acts 7:59). Your rocks will only serve to build the grave of my martyrdom as a testimony against you until such a day when the books are opened and I sit at my father’s side (Revelations 20:4,12).
Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
Patrick Lumbroso
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Psalms 91:9-10 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
Let evil ills come; they will not touch the righteous. For the righteous, for the one whose soul is securely anchored in God through Jesus Christ his beloved Lord, there are no such things as bad news. For him, sickness is medicine to the shallow elements of his soul; death is the ending of earth’s futile vanity; burial is resurrection in the Promised Land of God’s Spirit. He doesn’t turn the ‘lemon’ into ‘lemonade’, but the ‘lemon’ becomes for him a well of water springing up into everlasting life (John 4:14), water that quenches so, he doesn’t have to come and draw again (John 4:15). The rock that could quench him becomes a fountain for his weary doubtful soul (Exodus 17:6).
Come ye devils with your cohorts; throw your stones at my heart and my faith; you’ve always done so to the pure children of God (Acts 7:59). Your rocks will only serve to build the grave of my martyrdom as a testimony against you until such a day when the books are opened and I sit at my father’s side (Revelations 20:4,12).
Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
Patrick Lumbroso
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Saturday, September 02, 2006
Daily Devotion
September 2, 2006
Psalms 91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
The socio-political world of today seems to be caught in an endless cycle of vendetta type wars. Every conflict on the planet points to the victim mentality in which it is deeply engulfed. It seems that we are not learning from history, no not even from our contemporary history. Revenge only promotes more violence, and even winning a war only brings forth hatred and animosity in those who were vanquished, which will eventually retaliate in the future generations. Such are the ways of the world.
But we can recognize who are the children of the Most High. They do not have to involve themselves in the dirty business of retaliation; their history is that of a God who has taken charge to avenge them (Romans 12:19). Their Lord and Savior, by his own words and sample, even told them to love and bless the enemy that hates and curses them (Isaiah 53:7; Matthew 5:44).
We do not need to worry about the wicked that wrongs us. The day is coming when the books will be opened and the truth will be known; in that day, God himself will reward the wicked and we will see it with our own eyes. What a surprise it will be then to see how God really looks at things.
1Th 5:15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Patrick Lumbroso
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Psalms 91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
The socio-political world of today seems to be caught in an endless cycle of vendetta type wars. Every conflict on the planet points to the victim mentality in which it is deeply engulfed. It seems that we are not learning from history, no not even from our contemporary history. Revenge only promotes more violence, and even winning a war only brings forth hatred and animosity in those who were vanquished, which will eventually retaliate in the future generations. Such are the ways of the world.
But we can recognize who are the children of the Most High. They do not have to involve themselves in the dirty business of retaliation; their history is that of a God who has taken charge to avenge them (Romans 12:19). Their Lord and Savior, by his own words and sample, even told them to love and bless the enemy that hates and curses them (Isaiah 53:7; Matthew 5:44).
We do not need to worry about the wicked that wrongs us. The day is coming when the books will be opened and the truth will be known; in that day, God himself will reward the wicked and we will see it with our own eyes. What a surprise it will be then to see how God really looks at things.
1Th 5:15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
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Friday, September 01, 2006
Daily Devotion
August 30, 2006
Psalms 91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
When we walk with God, we walk by night as if it were by day; woes do not embitter the sweetness of His way. When we walk with God, sickness may bring our weakened body down, but only serves as a platform to raise our spirits up. Why is it so? Is it due to some magic spell brewed in a dark corner of the forest? Does this immunity come from some elixir made with exotic Eastern herbs?
Leave now your search for uncertain holy grails and let’s go together through the pages of the Holy book. Watch the miracles of the Shekina standing between the children of Israel and their Egyptian slave-masters (Exodus 14;19-20). See how the Spirit of the Most High strengthened men of low degree to supernatural strengths and faith.
Jesus, our Lord and Savior, the word walking on the earth has promised power is at our disposal for the asking (John 14:14). So when we feel like the world succeeds in overcoming us with its futile race, let’s claim ‘sanctuary’ and take refuge within our hearts where the Son of God lives. There, His strength becomes ours (Philippians 4:13), His light shines our way (2 Samuel 22:29), and His spirit is the health of our bones (Proverbs 16:24).
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
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Psalms 91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
When we walk with God, we walk by night as if it were by day; woes do not embitter the sweetness of His way. When we walk with God, sickness may bring our weakened body down, but only serves as a platform to raise our spirits up. Why is it so? Is it due to some magic spell brewed in a dark corner of the forest? Does this immunity come from some elixir made with exotic Eastern herbs?
Leave now your search for uncertain holy grails and let’s go together through the pages of the Holy book. Watch the miracles of the Shekina standing between the children of Israel and their Egyptian slave-masters (Exodus 14;19-20). See how the Spirit of the Most High strengthened men of low degree to supernatural strengths and faith.
Jesus, our Lord and Savior, the word walking on the earth has promised power is at our disposal for the asking (John 14:14). So when we feel like the world succeeds in overcoming us with its futile race, let’s claim ‘sanctuary’ and take refuge within our hearts where the Son of God lives. There, His strength becomes ours (Philippians 4:13), His light shines our way (2 Samuel 22:29), and His spirit is the health of our bones (Proverbs 16:24).
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
Daily Devotion
September 01, 2006
Psalms 91:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Believer, we live in a world where the nocturnal pestilence of immorality runs rampant, where unashamed compromise in broad daylight is the norm. Even as medical science celebrates victory over certain sicknesses and viruses, our spiritual condition is that of blindness and numbness to the sin that so easily besets us (Hebrews 12:1).
When Nostradamus was fighting the plague in Europe, he simply observed basic rules of health and cleanliness such as cleaning, washing hands and disinfecting through incineration, all of which were new at the time. He was instrumental in the lives of many, and even though he was in contact with the sickness he did not catch it. The Old Testament contains many ritual types of washing, which unbeknownst to the children of Israel, kept them from diseases that were prevalent in the lands of their enemies (Exodus 15:26).
We have the promises that even though all those around us fall in the pit of ungodly living, we do not have to. If we keep strong in the Spirit, if we wash daily in the waters of His words, if we constantly purify ourselves in the stream of His Spirit, the whole world can fall into iniquity (and the Bible tells us that it will --Revelations 13:3), we do not have to.
Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
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Psalms 91:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Believer, we live in a world where the nocturnal pestilence of immorality runs rampant, where unashamed compromise in broad daylight is the norm. Even as medical science celebrates victory over certain sicknesses and viruses, our spiritual condition is that of blindness and numbness to the sin that so easily besets us (Hebrews 12:1).
When Nostradamus was fighting the plague in Europe, he simply observed basic rules of health and cleanliness such as cleaning, washing hands and disinfecting through incineration, all of which were new at the time. He was instrumental in the lives of many, and even though he was in contact with the sickness he did not catch it. The Old Testament contains many ritual types of washing, which unbeknownst to the children of Israel, kept them from diseases that were prevalent in the lands of their enemies (Exodus 15:26).
We have the promises that even though all those around us fall in the pit of ungodly living, we do not have to. If we keep strong in the Spirit, if we wash daily in the waters of His words, if we constantly purify ourselves in the stream of His Spirit, the whole world can fall into iniquity (and the Bible tells us that it will --Revelations 13:3), we do not have to.
Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
Daily Devotion
August 31, 2006
Psalms 91:6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
Fear may be the single, most dangerous weapon the enemy possesses against us. During World War 2, in a radio broadcast to the British people Winston Churchill said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”.
When the children of Israel were in Egypt, God taught a lesson to the whole world. While the angel of death roamed the night streets of Egypt, God’s people were in their homes eating the Passover, protected by the blood of the Lamb of God on the doorpost of their houses. David, the young shepherd boy, could have feared the giant Goliath, but his eyes were fixed on a God that made Goliath look more like a grasshopper.
If we keep our eyes on God, with the blood of His Lamb on the doorposts of our hearts, we also will not fear; and whatever woe the world may use to intimidate us will not work. How dismayed must the heart of the Almighty God be when His children fear the puniness of Satan.
Mat 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
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Psalms 91:6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
Fear may be the single, most dangerous weapon the enemy possesses against us. During World War 2, in a radio broadcast to the British people Winston Churchill said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”.
When the children of Israel were in Egypt, God taught a lesson to the whole world. While the angel of death roamed the night streets of Egypt, God’s people were in their homes eating the Passover, protected by the blood of the Lamb of God on the doorpost of their houses. David, the young shepherd boy, could have feared the giant Goliath, but his eyes were fixed on a God that made Goliath look more like a grasshopper.
If we keep our eyes on God, with the blood of His Lamb on the doorposts of our hearts, we also will not fear; and whatever woe the world may use to intimidate us will not work. How dismayed must the heart of the Almighty God be when His children fear the puniness of Satan.
Mat 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Patrick Lumbroso
For past issues of the daily devotion go to my blog at:
htt\p://hearthstoneministries.blogspot.com/
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