Echo Of Love

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.Luke 3:4
 Prepare for Me and walk straight paths. Do you hear God’s voice calling from the wilderness of life? The mountainous way of life can be rugged and long, but His way is straight and narrow. This King of Glory is marching your way today.Hear the voice calling who so ever will. Open wide the gate and invite Him to enter
 
A voice is calling, “Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah 40:3

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Beatitudes

The beatitudes speak volumns for us all. Take a look at God’s Word.

Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Matthew 5:3-12

 

TRUST AND OBEY FOR THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO BE HAPPY IN JESUS!
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Faith

Turn to Jesus, acknowledging your weak faith and asking Him to help you — “Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief” (Mark 9:24).

All faith comes from Him and all faith is made complete in Him; He gives faith its finishing touches — “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2).

Tune your ears and heart to God’s Word. Discipline yourself to read and meditate on the Scriptures. Ask God to give you an appetite for His truth. You see, exposure and attentiveness to the Word of God causes faith to develop and mature. “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17).

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Mercy And Grace Extended

1. Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
2. To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
3. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. -Titus 3:1-3

Christians should have respect for the authority of God, followed by obedience to his commands and “to be ready to every good work”
“Ready”  “prepared; in readiness”.
The Word of God has a lot of teaching about sins of the tongue. It is one of our major temptations. The Lord expects the Christian to be moving away from this type of life. This quality of peaceableness is commanded of all Christians.
“but gentle”, “fair; moderate; kind; forbearing; forgiving; not insisting on strict justice”.

Phil. 4:5, “Let you moderation  be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.”

James 3:16,17 “For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and with hypocrisy.”
We are all products of Grace, and recipients of mercy, so we ought to remember where we came from and what God has brought us out of.  Paul never forgets Grace and his own total dependency on the Lord.

Shepherd’s Field

 

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them. -Luke 2:20

The fields around Bethlehem have been for four thousand years the resort of shepherding. There David had cared for his flocks. He kept watch and guarded the flocks from robbers and wild beasts, and  kept them from straying.
Today there is a special calling for the Shepherds of the flock to watch over the sheep. Let God’s work be the very best.  Let God have the honor of this work. May Glory be given to God in the highest.

Jeremiah 12:10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

Acts 20:28 “Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has placed you to take the oversight for Him and act as shepherds to the Church of God, which He has bought with His own blood.

1 Peter 5:2 Be shepherds of God’s flock which is among you. Exercise the oversight not reluctantly but eagerly, in accordance with the will of God; not for base gain but with cheerful minds;

Revelation 7:17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shepherds them, and leads them to springs of waters of life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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Savior, like a shepherd lead us,
much we need thy tenderest care;
in thy pleasant pastures feed us,
for our use thy folds prepare.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!
Thou hast bought us, thine we are.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!
Thou hast bought us, thine we are.
-William B. Bradbury, 1859

All The Answers

 

GOD HAS A POSITIVE ANSWER FOR WHAT TROUBLES YOU
YOU SAY – GOD SAYS – BIBLE VERSES 

You say: ‘It’s impossible’ 
God says: All things are possible 

The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. (Luke 18:27) 

 

You say: ‘I’m too tired’ 
God says: I will give you rest 

Come unto me, all ye that labor 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 – (Matthew 11:28-30) 

 

You say: ‘Nobody really loves me’ 
God says: I love you 

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. (John 3:1 

You say: ‘I can’t go on’ 
God says: My grace is sufficient

My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him (II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15) 

You say: ‘I can’t figure things out’ 
God says: I will direct your steps 

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 
3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. (Proverbs 3:5- 6) 

You say: ‘I can’t do it’ 
God says: You can do all things 

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Philippians 4:13) 

You say: ‘I’m not able’ 
God says: I am able 

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: (II Corinthians 9:8) 

You say: ‘It’s not worth it’
God says: It will be worth it 

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose (Roman 8:28 ) 

You say: ‘I can’t forgive myself’ 
God says: I Forgive you 

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1) 

You say: ‘I can’t manage’ 
God says: I will supply all your needs 

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19) 

You say: ‘I’m afraid’ 
God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear 

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (II Timothy 1:7) 

You say: ‘I’m always worried and frustrated’ 
God says: Cast all your cares on ME 

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you (I Peter 5:7) 

You say: ‘I’m not smart enough’ 
God says: I give you wisdom 

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption (I Corinthians 1:30) 

You say: ‘I feel all alone’ 
God says: I will never leave you or forsake you 

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee (Hebrews 13:5) 

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL BE IN NEED 

 

 

GOD’S WORD IS ALL WE NEED   

It is very powerful!

 

Stand Still and See

We all have difficult times in our lives. Stand Still and See the Salvation of the Lord - He will make a way where there seems to be no way, just as He did for Moses in the wilderness.

9:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
9:2 Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.
9:3 In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.
9:4 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.
9:5 And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.
9:6 And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:
9:7 And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?
9:8 And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.
9:9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
9:10 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.
9:11 The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
9:12 They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
9:13 But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.
9:14 And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.

Numbers 9:1–14
ARE YOU WONDERING IN THE DESERT?

We need only to stand still and watch God move. He will deliver us as He did Israel from Egypt. The people of Israel once wandered in the desert and despaired that God had forgotten them, even though he had a history of faithfulness with Israel. They faced many challenges we face today: suffering, discontentment, dissention, and panic. Like the Israelites, we learn important lessons in the desert.
First, we are unable to find our way out of the desert, but we can find our way to God. If we stay near him, he will lead us to the Promised Land.
Second, God often meets our needs not by intervening supernaturally, but by leading spiritual people into our lives to help bear our burdens.
Third, panic is a sin of rebellion.
Fourth, when we’re faced with difficult people whom we’d rather write off, we should intercede for them instead.
 Fifth, because God establishes his leaders, complaining against them betrays a lack of faith in his wisdom and discretion. Finally, God disciplines us when we become discontent. His discipline always leads to our deliverance, if we will confess our sin and return to him. The most important thing for Israel—and us—to remember in the wilderness, is that God has been faithful before, and he will be faithful again.
We all have difficult times in our lives. There are times that are marked by isolation, fear, loneliness, and hopelessness. God will bring us out of our own desert times. He is for us; he is not against us. God gave his Son to save us from sin, so He is willing to deliver us from our current wilderness.

Cast yourself on God for present rescues from your desert of life When we pray heartily for deliverance we can expect to receive it. Just stand sill and see.

“Stand Still” By The Isaacs

The Lord is Our Provider

  My Shepherd

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. -Psalm 23: 1

Christ’s relation to His people is like a shepherd “The Lord is my shepherd.” We have great satisfaction knowing that our soul is in the care of the great Pastor of the universe, the Redeemer and Preserver of all.
We have a shepherd, and that shepherd is Jehovah.

A flock of sheep, gentle and harmless, feeding in verdant pastures, under the care of a skilful, watchful, and tender shepherd, forms an emblem of believers brought back to the Shepherd of their souls. He gives us refreshment, guidance, protection, and everything we need in abundance. He leads His own people like sheep and guides them like a flock in the wilderness