Sovereign.. Shane and Shane

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  The lyrics of this song just strengthen me so much. It's so true. Our God is Sovereign, and nothing takes Him by surprise. He makes no mistakes. He has a plan and a purpose for each of us.  We have The Bible which is our roadmap to life. The end of the story shows the victory that has already been won. So as we travel through His..tory, lets hold the Banner high.

 Even what the enemy means for evil, God is always working it out for our good and His glory, Genesis 50:20.  Even in the valleys He is faithful, Psalm 23:4.

 In my prayers the other day, I asked God to help me hear His "why not be my witness" louder than my my "why" to things that are happening today. Well He did, and as always through His living and active Word.

I am reading the book of Revelation, chapter 12:12-17. Verse 12"  Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the Earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short.".....The enemy knows his time is short so hes stepping up his game. We are truly living in the last days. Even though the devil is very powerful,  as we can see by the condition of our world, he is always under Gods control. This is one of the reasons why God allows satan to work evil and bring temptation,  is so that those who pretend to be Christ followers will be weeded out from Christ's true believers. 

Verse 17, " Then the dragon, (saten) was enraged at the woman, (Mary) and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring, (we who believe)  those who obey God's commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus".... 

 We are in a spiritual battle, Ephesians 6 versus 10 through 12. We know from the word of God that Satan and his followers have been defeated and will be destroyed. Yet Satan is battling daily to bring more into his ranks, and even causing believers to be lukewarm christians, Revelation 3:15-16.  When you are in a battle, you don't want to be lukewarm. You want to be on fire and ramped up for the one you are fighting with.  God will not lose the war, but we must make certain not to lose the battle for our own souls. Don't waver in your commitment to Jesus. There is no time for indecision.

For Your Glory Lord always

Kim D