Hello it’s me again – L.J.
Today: Welcome to the month of Celebration!
Sing with me:
This is the day that the Lord has made,
I will rejoice and be glad in it,
This is the day that the Lord has made, another day that the Lord has made,
I will rejoice and be glad in it…. Halelujah!!
Yes dearly beloved this is another day that the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it, for this is the time and season of celebration, of new beginnings, marching forward and Grace and gifts…
You see this is my birthday month…. And I am thanking the Lord for my wonderful children, sisters, brothers, mothers, colleagues, friends and especially the household of faith!
This morning in church the pastors son was giving the word (for the second time now) and he did perfect! The Lord was with him and spoke through him, he confirmed so much that is going on in my live, ministry and the church at large. His father was celebrating his 60th birthday today with the whole church.
I have been looking forward to this month and so is my family as we are having a big family celebration abroad for my own birthday, the big one! Preparations have gone into this for over a year and we are all looking forward to it. So it is with our God!
He is the one who looks out for us and has the best for us, we just need to believe, obey and celebrate His goodness! Psalm 150
You know this is the 9th month of the year and when babies are born they come after 9 months… also this month is the end of SUMMER and we are gearing gradually up for fall and WINTER . In all these settings we are celebrating life, good things, bringing our baby to full term = SUMMER. We are then going gradually into autumn, with its colors, changes and laying up in preparation of winter. AUTUMN stands for marching forward with confidence, you know what is coming, but you can see all that God is preparing and providing for you, that you may have no cold or lack in the WINTER. That which needs time to incubate and hibernate until next spring is all being prepared! Because that next season is when Gods needs us to be quit, at peace, concentrating on digesting what He so abundantly has provide in the former seasons, God does a deep work, that is WINTER!
So you see this is not the end, but the beginning, just like Joshua, Caleb and Moses they were all still strong when their time came to really step out into their ministry and, what looked like the end, actually was their beginning!
So let me encourage you with this today:
He is God on the mountain
He is God in the valley
He is God in celebration
He is God in rejoicing
HE IS ALWAYS GOD!
There is nothing that surprises Him, He makes the end known from the beginning! He does His goodwill and pleasure! (Isaiah 46:10) What God has spoken He will also Do! The more I praise him, the more I will have reasons to celebrate! The more I thank Him, the more, He blesses me, the more He is lifted up, the more He showers down his power! The more this is showing in our lives, the more others see it, can no longer deny it and the more He is lifted up the more this world will become a better place! More and more are able to escape the hold and the grip of the evil that is going around. The kingdom of God expands and the Glory of the Lord is seen even as the waters covers the sea.
I urge you to just begin to thank Him and look for what He will do, ask and do not relent in thanking, because HE IS FAITHFUL! When FAITH is mixed with Preparation and Expectation, great things begin to happen.
You are lacking faith or expectation? You cannot see good things? Then let me tell you that the moment YOU DECIDE!!! To see them no matter what and you start looking for them… He will open your eyes especially if you begin to thank him every chance you get! Thank him for the air, thank him for your life, all that you have every day that you have been given is your fighting chance! Don’t give up, you will go through!! Don’t stay where you are, but look towards where you want to go and see the Lord perform your own miracle!
God Bless you! – L.J.
