Lord, God

Matthew 4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. :7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Satan’s Troubler

Satan had trouble with meeting Jesus. His intent was to trick him and cause Him to slip. He met his match. He met the Lord, God.

Meeting Jesus means meeting the Lord, God. His is able and willing to deal with any situation. He is Lord.

 

Stuff tries to put us down.  Stuff tries to break our spirit.  Stuff tries to rob our joy.  

 

Jesus is joy.   His kingdom is righteousness, joy, and peace in the Holy Spirit.

 

Prince’s Defeat

With success after success, lately, Prince had defeat after defeat.  No one wanted to work with him.  They were envious and defeatist.  Somewhere from deep inside, he summoned up some joy.  

 

“Good gracious”, he declared aloud.  “If no one will walk with me, then I will walk alone.  They can follow, can’t they?” 

 

Those thoughts seemed good.  His smile came back.  He took charge of his life.  He began to work out issues and others joined with him.  Sometimes you just have to rob the joy back to get going.  Sometimes you need to give up trying one way, admit defeat, and take another route.

ACT! Bow to the Lord. Give up. Meet Him on terms of surrender.

PRAY! Father, I give myself to the Lord, Jesus. He is Lord. Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord. I surrender to His love and mercy and Lordship.  I surrender to His joy that is unspeakable and full of glory.