Good Morning!
In yesterday's
Encouragement, I brought out the
fact that even though God's
COVENANT with us and
His LOVE for us are
both "unconditional"....His
COVENANT blessings do
require us to meet certain
conditions! He has done it this
way because He loves us SO much,
that in His "wisdom" He has
placed these "conditions" there
for our "benefit" and for our
"protection"! He never intended
for them to be a "legalistic
rule" for us to try to keep in
our own strength! He knew that
we would have to totally "lean
upon Him" and His
written Word to help us meet
those "conditions"! You will
recognize this more as we get in
to the "promises" and look at
the "conditions" that are
involved! All of His COVENANT
promises will tell you that IF
you do "this", then He will do
"that'!
For example....He
has given us a COVENANT
"promise" to keep us in "perfect
peace" IF our mind is stayed
upon Him (Isaiah 26:3)...I hope
you will read that from the
Amplified Bible. How can we do
this? How can we keep our minds
"stayed" upon the Lord when we
have so many things that we have
to do and think about each day!
The answer is....get Him and His
Word involved in every thing
that you do! Thank Him for
"helping" you do what you need
to do....remind yourself that
His Word says that He is a "very
present help in time of need"
and speak that out of your
mouth! You can be including the
Lord in your thoughts all day
long just by "thanking" Him for
every good thing that
happens to you, and by calling
upon His "name" whenever bad
situations come your way! If
you are going to work or
somewhere else...thank Him for
your "protection" that He has
promised you! If you are caught
in traffic and having to wait
and are getting
"irritated"...think about His
Word that says that "He
who WAITS upon The Lord shall
renew their strength". When you
spend time in God's Word and
know what it says....then you
can recall a "scripture" that
will apply to any situation that
you are in....think about that
scripture and that will "keep
your mind stayed upon Him"!
This is why it is so important
for us to KNOW what
God's written Word says...it
will override the other thoughts
that come to our mind that would
steal our "Peace"! Now can you
see why The Lord placed the
"condition" on that promise of
perfect peace? It will protect
you from all of the thoughts
that the enemy would put in your
mind to steal your peace!
Yes! You CAN
keep your mind stayed upon Him
and His Word, but you cannot do
it in your own strength....you
need His "help". That is
exactly what He wants you to
know! You have to "choose" to
ask Him for His help, and then
you have to "lean" upon Him to
receive that help. He will
never fail to give you the help
that you need when you make that
"choice'! I am reminded of a
chorus to a song that I hope you
will sing every day~~~~~
I NEED YOU,
LORD I NEED YOU...EVERY HOUR I
NEED YOU!
BLESS ME NOW,
SWEET JESUS, AS I COME TO YOU!
I will be sharing
about other COVENANT promises of
God that have those "protective"
conditions attached to them, so
stay tuned in. See you
Tuesday~~~
