There may be times when we feel like He has left us but He never does. It is us who drifts away from Him.
There may be times when we feel like we are all alone but we never are. He knows what we are going through and is always ready to help us get through it.
There may be times when we feel like our prayers are hitting a brick ceiling but they never are. He hears all prayers and answers all prayers in His time.
"...God Is On Our Side; He Will Make A Way; Far Above All We Know; Far Above All We Hope..." Woo hoo! He knows what is best for us. We have to allow Him total control of our lives. When we do, then we will have the life He so desires for us. Unfortunately, we tend to hang onto things that we want control of. Sometimes that's the checkbook....sometimes it's the calendar...sometimes it's a family member. No matter what it is, we are missing out on blessings by holding it back.
I think of the saying "Let Go and Let God." Amen! When we have full surrender, we will be blown away by the way He uses us. I am truly amazed with the things I've experienced as I've lived in His Presence. He is so great and so mighty! In the parable of the bags of gold in Matthew 25 it reads, "For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them." This particular story is about gold but the same applies to anything the Lord gives us. If we don't use what the Lord blesses us with, He may take it away.
God is able…
God is able to save. “Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” (Hebrews 7:25 NIV). God is able to save us no matter what we've done in our past. First, we must surrender to Him with our whole being.
God is able to deliver us. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego had confidence in God to get them out of the fiery furnace. They said, "If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand.” (Daniel 3:17 NIV). They not only expressed faith in God, but that He would deliver them – “...is able to deliver us”. God is able to deliver us from sin and destruction.
God is able to heal. “When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, "'Do you believe that I am able to do this?' 'Yes, Lord,' they replied.” (Matthew 9:28 NIV). Jesus is still in the healing business. He is able to heal us physically, mentally, emotionally or from whatever sin we are in bondage of.
God is able to keep us from falling. “To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.” (Jude 1:24-25 NIV). Woo hoo! When He delivers us, He is able to keep us from falling again when we live in His Presence.
God is able to deliver us from temptation. “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV). When we are tempted, He will provide an escape route. But we must take that route in order to overcome the temptation.
God is able to provide. “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” (2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV). This verse is talking about financially that He is able to bless us. When we surrender our checkbook to Him, He will bless us in abundance.
He is able! Plain and simple words yet they hold such meaning. God is able to do anything. No matter what we go through here on this earth, He is able to help us through. Death of a loved one. Cancer. Serious health issues. Addiction. Break-up of a marriage. All of these things, He is able to help us when we allow Him. We have to have faith in Him and give Him our everything.
Paul wrote to the Ephesians in 3:14-20:
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious richeshe may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Dear Jesus,
I pray the same this morning for those who read this. I pray for the faith of the believers to be strengthened. I pray for people to realize how life can be so different when they fully surrender to You. I pray for those who feel like they are in hopeless situations to give their situations to You and trust You will take care of them. Does that mean their cancer will be healed instantaneously or their marriage restored? Maybe, maybe not. Does it mean they will know the fullness of Your love? Most definitely! Thank You Jesus for being My Fullness. Amen.
God Is Able
He Will Never Fail
He Is Almighty God
Greater Than All We Seek
Greater Than All We Ask
He Has Done Great Things
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Lifted Up
He Defeated The Grave
Raised To Life
Our God Is Able
In His Name We Overcome
For The Lord
Our God Is Able
God Is With Us
God Is On Our Side
He Will Make A Way
Far Above All We Know
Far Above All We Hope
He Has Done Great Things
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God Is With Us
He Will Go Before
He Will Never Leave Us
He Will Never Leave Us
God Is For Us
He Has Open Arms
He Will Never Fail Us
He Will Never Fail Us
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Repeat 2x
For The Lord
Our God Is Able
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