Song of the Week #56

Song of the Week #55

Double shot of John Mark for ya this week. Tis the good stuff!!

Song of the Week #54

This 'Song of the Week' is better than any of the others. This is the song that your Creator sings over you. This is what your Daddy God sings to you.

Zephaniah 3:17 says, "The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing" (NIV). He rejoices over you with singing! His eyes look upon you as a father looks at his newborn child—eyes of adoration, of love, of joy, and of great contentment. The joy He feels over you and towards you bubbles over in song FOR YOU. You make the Creator of Heaven and Earth joyful!!

What does your song sound like? What does He sing over you? Mine has a beautiful melody with gorgeous harmonies all over it. Every instrument falling into place around that central theme and complimenting it. That central theme, the melody, is the centerpiece—the part that is always the focus. All of the other stuff around it are byproducts and bonuses; they really can't exist in beauty apart from the melody...as it should be.

My life's song is sung by my Creator and the Lover of My Soul. Hallelujah!!! AMEN!!!!!

Think It Not Strange

“Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.” --1^st Peter 4:12-13 (NIV)

As you follow the call of the Lord on your life, you will face opposition. The enemy of your soul hates nothing more than for you to burn so bright that others catch fire, too. He will try every trick he knows to discourage you, deceive you, and bump you off the path that is producing fruit for the Kingdom. You should expect this.

This opposition is not reason to run and hide. On the contrary, when you face opposition that flies in the face of what you know the Lord has told you, then it should be encouragement! You are doing something that is rocking the spiritual places enough that the enemy is taking note of you.

Don’t think it strange that attacks come harder and heavier as you push more into your calling. When you were sitting on the sidelines, content being saved and not really doing anything, you probably didn’t face as many spiritual battles because Satan wasn’t scared of you—you posed no real threat to him. Your complacency in Christ didn’t bother him…although he had lost the battle for your soul, he didn’t figure he’d lose many more people because of you. But as you become more consumed by the things God has called you to, then you should fully expect the devil to try to disrupt things.

The avenues in which he’ll come at you are endless. From external things (relationships deteriorating, having a perceived lack of resources, too many demands on your time) to internal things (exhaustion, loneliness, doubt), the enemy will attack you in your places of vulnerability. He is good at this. He’s been doing this to people for thousands of years. Expect it.

My word to you today is this: persevere. Keep pushing towards the Lord. It is well worth the fight to stay true to the call God has placed on your life. The very fact that the enemy is attacking you is an indication that you are doing the right thing. Take the attacks as signs that you are on the right path to destroying the kingdom of darkness!

There is nothing better you can do than walking out what the Lord has called you to; don't let the enemy scare you away from it or take it from you. Joy, peace, blessing, and abundance are yours through Jesus Christ Our Lord! Amen!!!