This is the condition of every human being without God

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Ephesians 2

1.And He made you alive, 👉when you were dead in trespasses and sins👈,

2. When you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, according to the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience;⚠️

3. Among whom we also all formerly walked in the desires of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and we were by nature children of wrath, like others too.👈

4. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

With God everything changes👇

5. While we were still dead in our trespasses, he made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 🔑🔓

6.And he raised us up together with him and made us sit in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus;

7.To show in the ages to come the exceeding riches of his grace through his kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

8.For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this does not come from you, it is a gift from God.🤔

9.It does not come from works, so that no one can boast;

10.For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

11. Therefore remember that you were once Gentiles in the flesh, and are called uncircumcision by those who in the flesh are called circumcision made by hands;

12. That at that time you were without Christ, separated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world.

13.But now in Christ Jesus you who were once far off have come near through the blood of Christ.

14.For he is our peace, who made one of both peoples; and, tearing down the wall of separation that was in the middle,

15. In his flesh he dissolved the enmity, that is, the law of commandments, which consisted of ordinances, to create in himself one new man of the two, making peace,

16.And through the cross reconcile both with God in one body, putting to death their enmities with it.

17.And coming, he preached peace, to you who were far off, and to those who were near;

18.For through him we both have access to the Father in the same Spirit.

19. So that you are no longer strangers or aliens, but fellow citizens with the saints and of the family of God;

20. Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, of which Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone;

21.In whom the whole building, when fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

22. In whom also you are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.

He strengthens the tired and multiplies the strength of those who have no strength. 🙏🏻 Isaiah 40:29

 

IMAGE QUOTE: IT IS TIME TO SEEK GOD. THE END IS NEAR!

6 Seek the Lord

while it is possible to find it;

cry out to him while he is near.

7 Let the wicked forsake his way;

and the bad man, his thoughts.

Let him turn to the Lord,

who will have mercy on him;

turn to our God,

for he willingly gives his forgiveness.

Isaiah 55:6-7📖🙏

 

Perseverance

Happy is the man who perseveres under trial, because after passing he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him. James 2:12

There are battles that God allows us to go through, not because He doesn't love us, but because He wants us to grow in wisdom, in fidelity, in perseverance. Let us go through them trusting and believing that God always has the biggest and best plan for our lives.

Deuteronomy 8:2 You will remember all the way the Lord your God led you in the wilderness these forty years, to humble you, to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep it or not his commandments.

Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you will be able to experience and prove the good, acceptable and perfect will of God.

Let us be grateful to God, whether in joy or sadness, at any moment in our lives, let us ask Him for wisdom to act according to His will. Persevering and always trusting.

Jeremiah 30:11-13 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you the end you hope for. Then you will call on me, and you will go and pray to me, and I will hear you. And you will seek me, and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

 

Jesus quoted an invitation: "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters." (Isaiah 55:1). When we quench our spiritual thirst in the Lord, His spirit will flow through us, and rivers of living water will flow from us. "O God, you are my God, I seek you intensely; my soul thirsts for You!"

 

 

9 The heart is more deceitful than anything else and its disease is incurable. Who is capable of understanding it?

10 "I am the Lord who searches the heart and examines the mind, to reward everyone according to his conduct, according to his works."

Jeremiah 17:9-10📖🙏

Grace and peace!

“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High and rests in the shadow of the Almighty.”

You can say to the Lord: You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.

He will free you from the hunter's snare and deadly poison.

He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be his protective shield.

You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

Neither the pestilence that creeps in the darkness, nor the plague that devastates at midday.

(Psalm 91:1-6)

“Because he loves me, I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he knows my name.

He will cry to me, and I will answer him, and in adversity I will be with him; I will deliver him and cover him with honor.

I will give you long life, and I will show you my salvation."

(Psalm 91:14-16)

Trust in God is the opposite of fear, therefore, whoever remains in the shelter of the Almighty, and takes shelter in the shadow of the Almighty, can feel safe.

Omnipotent, is an attribute and a name of God that comes from the Hebrew, “shadday” and translates as “the Almighty”, this name appears around 50 times in the Old Testament and was the name with which the patriarchs knew the God, referring to Him as the powerful, invincible, great and strong God.

All of these adjectives show us the eternal nature of our Father God, which we can trust. “Shadday” is composed of the particle “shed” (who or which) and “day” (enough), therefore, Shadday is the “all-sufficient God”, eternally capable of being everything we need.

The psalmist here expresses his complete trust in the Lord in times of danger and defiance against the powers of the evil one. He emphasizes a deep, intimate and personal communion with God when he says to the Lord, “You are my refuge, my fortress, the God in whom I trust,” Psalm 91:2. The answer to all our fears is a close relationship with God.

We must appropriate all the promises of this psalm and we will find refuge and protection in God at all times, against every temptation and attack from Satan, Psalm 91:11-12 tells us that God sends angels to watch over us.

In the last part of Psalm 91:14-16, God Himself speaks emphasizing His promise of personal protection. Again he prioritizes our personal relationship with Him: “Because he has set his love upon me, I also will deliver him; I will exalt him, because he knows my name.” This promise includes deliverance, rising above our circumstances, the answer to our prayers, His presence in times of trouble, seeing His glory in our lives, satisfying us with a long life, and showing us His salvation.

It is the same call from Jesus for us to remain in close relationship with Him, John 15:5 “I am the vine, you are the branches; He who abides in me, and I in him, bears much fruit; because apart from me you can do nothing.”

Moses was protected by the hand of God as he showed him his glory so that he would not die, Exodus 33:21-22 “And the Lord said, Behold a place near me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock; and when my glory passes by, I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until it passes by.” Now Jesus is the rock in which we can take refuge and contemplate the glory of God, because he broke down all the barriers that separated us from the Father.

In the darkest moments, he will always hide us in the cave of the rock to protect us and free us. God raised Jesus from the dead and, in doing so, freed us from the fear of death and the future, which is precisely why we must be willing to leave our safety completely in his hands.

Of course, we who love the Lord will be rescued from tribulations and the Lord will be with us in the midst of difficulties, this is what makes the difference when we trust in Jesus and recognize his powerful name.

Let us pray

Lord, thank you for being with me in times of distress, You are my refuge and strength, under your wings I feel safe. I trust in You, because You are the Almighty, the all-sufficient God, there is nothing that is difficult for You, You are the one who fills me with hope for the future and takes away all fear from my heart. I accept the

Your promises and rest in Your truth, because Your Word is light in the midst of the storms of my life. Thank you for taking care of me and strengthening me in my pilgrimage through this world, in the name of Jesus, amen.