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As Unto the Lord We are living in very different times. It has been said in the past, and quoted even recently that; “we are living in the best of times and the worst of times.” But there is never any time wasted that is spent as unto the Lord. Whether rich or poor, happy or distressed, imprisoned or free; those who will humble themselves and seek His face and turn from there wicked ways always find the Lord faithful. The best is yet to come for any and all who will take God at His word and follow Him without giving up. Life for the Christians who walk closely with God is not a bed of thornless roses. It has been and always will be filled with beauty and ashes, rejoicing and suffering, good times as well as difficulties; but through it all we can grow closer to God than we could ever imagine or accomplish by our own efforts. 1Sa 13:5-6 (KJV) “(5) And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which [is] on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven. (6) When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.” Today we would basically have the same two choices that Israel had: Fight or Flee. But we would not want to do either without consulting the Lord. God’s word says that we can ask of Him, and He will lead us. He will give us victory over our enemies. He will cause us to know and understand His ways, if we will only seek His face and turn from our own ways. In the Old Testament, King David made some serious mistakes, but there were always good results when he did what was right in seeking the Lord. 1Sa 30:6 & 8 (KJV) “(6) And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. (8) And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and without fail recover [all].” We must always focus upon the Lord during the good times as well as the bad times. Focusing on problems and blaming other people for them will always lead to distress in our hearts. The battles belong to the Lord and we will always emerge victorious if we can stay in the Lord through them. Don’t quit! Don’t let your heart be troubled! Take everything before Him, and encourage yourself in the Lord because of Who He Is! Here are two more good reasons to live by giving it all unto the Lord: Deu 31:6 (KJV) “(6) Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” Heb 13:5-6 (KJV) “(5) …He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (6) So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.”
-Kurt Thurston October Newsletter 2006 | The Future is Now | As Unto the Lord |
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