Author	Thread: The Deliverer (words of encouragement)
Admin	The Deliverer (words of encouragement) Posted : 16 Feb, 2011 11:06 PM Life is full of many ups and downs, but GOD never said it will be easy for the christian..for those of you that are out there, in your deepest, darkest moment of despair, I want to tell you to be encourage, the bible says in (Psalm 34:19) Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all. No matter what you are facing right now, put your trust in Jesus..he will bring you out of your turmoil..and give you "LIFE" the bible says that Jesus comes to give us life and more abundantly (John 10:10). Your pain can make or break you, it can either draw you to God, or it can distance you from him. When you are going through hardship, That is the very time when you need to turn to GOD! Get yourself some quiet time and get in his presence. What it all boils down to is the Lord wanting us to trust in him, it's not by our own power, ability, or intellectualism, because if we were able to solve all our problems alone, we will give the glory to ourselves..It's nothing but the wonder working power of God, that can set us free, he is the Deliverer. Post Reply
View Profile History	The Deliverer (words of encouragement) Posted : 17 Feb, 2011 04:55 AM Brother, Thank you for the encouraging message. You are spot on, however I would like to humbly add one thing. You shared : "it's not by our own power, ability, or intellectualism, because if we were able to solve all our problems alone, we will give the glory to ourselves" I agree with this, but the biggest problem with this isn't taking glory for ourselves, it is when we rely on ourselves we miss out not only on seeing God work.and His Glory, but most importantly we miss out on a closer relationship with God. Handling things on our own robs us of the relationship opportunitius with God, the relationship opportunities Jesus suffered the cross to give us! (just a thought) Post Reply
View Profile History	The Deliverer (words of encouragement) Posted : 17 Feb, 2011 11:42 AM @ twosparrows, God bless you sir thank you so very much for the comment, I do indeed appreciate it, yes.... we should not rely on ourselves alone, which is what I believe you are stating..we must be confident in what God has given us, which is the ability and the ingenuity, that's why faith without works is dead (James 2:20) is so beautiful because it lets us know that we must put forth the effort, we must use our ability..but relying on ourselves wholly & when accomplishing things by what we percieve, to be BY our own power, results in the exact thing that I prestated, giving ourselves the glory. This problem is immense in the eye sight of God. Giving ourselves the glory is the sin of pride, and God resisteth the proud (James 4:6) we are nothing without the power and help of Jesus, thank you for mentioning the cross as well..it needs to be preached more in these days and times. God bless, pastor Joseph Post Reply
View Profile History	The Deliverer (words of encouragement) Posted : 17 Feb, 2011 06:17 PM Thanks for the encouragement, Joseph! Great post! chevy Post Reply
View Profile History	The Deliverer (words of encouragement) Posted : 17 Feb, 2011 08:01 PM @ chevy, God bless brother, you welcome, theres more to come. Post Reply
View Profile History	The Deliverer (words of encouragement) Posted : 18 Feb, 2011 11:18 AM Good word ILMJ, good word. I think you might have the gift of exhortation:applause::glow: ella Post Reply
View Profile History	The Deliverer (words of encouragement) Posted : 18 Feb, 2011 12:17 PM @ ETcallhome, God bless you woman of God, thank you very much, I do appreciate those kind words. :angel: Post Reply