Look To Jesus

What do you see when you look at Jesus? Do you see a poor fellow who got himself crucified on a cross or a Man with strange ideas who went around preaching love and doing good? Some do. 

Do you see Him as Savior, a Man who died for your sins and calls you to come to Him? Do you see in Jesus hope and rest for your weary soul?

Look to Jesus and see Him for who He is. He is the best friend you will ever have. 

Matthew 11:28-30 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

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A Genuine Revival

God gave Moses a difficult job. To lead a rebellious, self-centered, stiff-necked people through a desert to the promised land, he needed a close relationship with the Lord. 

After forty days on the mountain, receiving the Ten Commandments from God, Moses returns and finds the people worshipping a golden calf they made and committing terrible sins of immorality. In anger, he throws down the stone tablets containing the Law and brakes it, then he goes back to the mountain and talks with God. 

Exodus 33:18-19 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. 

It seems that Moses is praying for a revival.  Revival is close when we want to know God's ways so that we might better serve Him—to long for His presence to guide us day by day; 

When the Lord begins to move in a life, He has a way of rooting out sin, selfishness and hypocrisy. Many are afraid of a real move of God.

For those who are willing to seek it, it will change their lives forever. Are we willing to spend time in prayer, seeking the Lord until He comes in a genuine revival where His glory is revealed and His power is demonstrated? 

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Prayer

Did you know that prayer is not about getting what we want from God? Prayer is about communicating with God as He works in us to line our will up with His.  

He sees our needs, but He expects us to pray. 

Luke 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint;

Prayer unlocks the storehouse of His blessings and allows Him to move in our hearts and lives in a profound and powerful way. God has much that He wants to give us, but if we don’t ask, we will never have it. 

James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

We need to be humble when we pray. 

When we get to the place where we want what God wants - when His will becomes our will - when we are willing to surrender all of our plans, goals, wants and wishes, then we are ready to see God move in answer to our prayers. 

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The Great I AM

While Moses may feel inadequate, the God who calls and equips him certainly is not.

Exodus 3:11,14.  And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?  . . . And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

In essence, God is saying, "Just do as I say, and I will show you who I AM as you need me to." The amazing story of how God used Moses is in Exodus, Chapters 3-14. 

This is how the Lord works in our lives. He leads us to follow Him by faith. We know very little about Him or His ways, but, as needs arise, God proves Himself adequate and faithful in every challenge. 

Following the Lord by faith can be scary if we compare the size of the task with our abilities. 

Never allow a lack of education or money or skill or any other thing stop you from being everything God wants you to be. 

Ephesians 3:20-21 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

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