Waiting on God

He WILL Return Once Again FROM His Place

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“And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken UP; and a CLOUD received them out of their sight.
And while they looked steadfastly toward Heaven AS HE WENT UP, behold two men stood by in white apparel;
Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into Heaven? THIS SAME JESUS, which is TAKEN UP FROM YOU into Heaven,
SHALL SO COME IN LIKE MANNER as you have seen Him go into Heaven.”
Acts 1:9-11

(The Apostle John writes)
“And I saw Heaven opened, and behold a White Horse; and HE that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He does judge and make war.
His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew, but He Himself.
And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His Name is called THE WORD OF GOD.
And the armies which were in Heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
And out of His mouth goes a sharp SWORD, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
And He has on His vesture and on His thigh a Name written, “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”
Revelation 19:11-16

Remember To Allow JESUS To Be Your JOY

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I felt the sense of the Spirit to gather some Scriptures together about JOY, because there is so much pain and suffering in the world now, and unfortunately, it is only going to get worse.

But that is why the LORD God gave us His SON, Jesus Christ—for He IS THE WORD OF GOD. And when we spend time IN His Word, we ARE spending time with Jesus.

The Word of God is like a balm unto a wound. Let these Scripture verses remind you that “Though you have not SEEN Him, you love Him. Though you do not NOW see Him, you believe in Him and rejoice with JOY that is inexpressible and filled with glory.” 1 Peter 8-9

I pray that these verses remind you of the JOY that comes from knowing Christ as our Savior and Lord.

If you do not have the Lord Jesus in your life as yet, and desire to experience true JOY and PEACE amidst the ever worsening evils in this world, allow Him to come into your life. Invite Him in, so that He CAN show you what He has shown the rest of us—how to have PEACE, LOVE, and JOY in the midst of such trials and tribulations.

If you put your FAITH and TRUST in Him and His Word, I GUARANTEE from all that is written, that you WILL have true JOY that will overflow in your heart; only though, by having the Holy Spirit dwell IN you, and that happens by a total wholehearted surrender of yourself, to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Trust God to allow the Holy Spirit to “instruct thee and teach thee in the way which you should go” (Ps. 32:8). He’ll take care of the rest.

“Likewise, I say unto you, there is JOY in the presence of the Angels of God over ONE sinner that repenteth.” Luke 15:10

“These things have I spoken unto you, that my JOY might remain in you, and [that] your JOY might be full.” Jn. 15:11

“And ye now therefor have sorrow: But I WILL see you again, and your heart SHALL rejoice, and your JOY no man shall taketh from you.”
Jn. 16:22

“Now the God of HOPE fill you with all JOY and PEACE in believing, that ye may abound in HOPE, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” Rom. 15:13

“But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when His glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding JOY.” 1 Peter 4:13

Desire to Know the Lord God

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As much as our hearts may hurt,
As much pain and sorrow for all that has transpired over all the years,
As many times we may have failed in this life, and think He may walk away from this ungodly generation of humans that has ever walked the Earth, know this—
The Triune Godhead does not and has not given up on His Creation, though His Creation has shunned Him.

He began this whole Time and Universe with one goal in mind—to have a relationship with His Creation. It failed with the Angels, and then it failed with us humans. WE failed, not Him.

But God knew our shortcomings, even before they happened.
He planned a solution before a problem even existed.

How did He know? He is God, and He is the only one that is perfect, so He knew His Creation would not be.

YET, He wanted a relationship with us so much, He was willing to put up with us ignoring Him, rejecting Him, even hating Him.

He went to the point of even DYING for us, just to make sure there was a way back to Him, in case we changed our hearts and minds about Him.

He truly IS The One Holy Eternal Living God, El Elyon, the Most High God, Who, if we allow Him to be,
IS our SALVATION, Redeemer, Deliverer, and our strength and portion for ever.

Call upon the Triune Godhead for help. Cry out to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—He will hear the cries of those who sincerely desire to know Him.

Call upon His Name-the Name above all names—JESUS; He is waiting to hear from you. He is holding out His right Hand right now for you to take it. Go to Him, now, while you still have time. He longs to hear from you.

God’s People Are Strangers on This Earth

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“For we have not here a lasting city but we seek one that is to come” (Hebrews 13:14-16).

“But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philip. 3:20).

“I have given them Your Word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world”(John 17:15).

“I have said these things to you that in Me you may have peace. In the world you WILL have tribulation. But take heart—I HAVE overcome the world” (John 16:33).

Remember this quote from St. Augustine, as you look around and see all that is going on in this world. This world IS to be judged:

“Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out” (Jn 12:31).
“Concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world (Satan and all evil spirits and those who follow after him) is judged” (John 16:11).

Continue to “set your mind on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth” (Col. 3:2).

“But according to His promise we ARE waiting for new heavens and a new Earth in which righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:13).

YOU that know this are HIS!

“Little children, you are from God and have overcome them (the evil spirits in the world), for He Who is in you is greater than he (the world, the flesh and the devil) who is in the world” (1John 4:4).

Keep looking up, beloved, for our Redemption is very near!

THY WORD IS TRUTH. Period.

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Because that truly, is all you need to know and remember—HIS Word IS truth. HE IS the Truth (Jn. 14:6). And the the Lord Jesus asked the Father to “sanctify” = set apart” us through His truth.

When we allow that “setting apart” to happen by being one in the Spirit with the Lord Jesus and the Father, we learn to live holy lives we never thought possible before, and only because His righteousness is being allowed to work in us (Titus 3:5).

If we have the truth of God’s Word living and being acted out in our every day lives through faith, hope, humility, obedience, love and trust in Him, we are in an excellent place.

Keep trusting in Him and His Word, for He is forever faithful, and He WILL finish all He started here, for He Himself said it (Isaiah 55:10-11).

Seek to Trust, Honor and Obey Him, Right to the End

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When all others are practicing injustice;
Living in the days when evil is good and good is evil(Isaiah 5:20);
When to “kill, steal, and destroy (Jn. 10:10)” seems to be the norm of the day, just to get ahead in this world;
When you are tempted to go against the very values, morals, dignity and respect you were brought up with, in order to “go with the flow” and be with “the majority”—

Do not throw all that away, for a temporary reprieve; for all the evil that you see being done today, WILL be recompensed by the Hand of God(Ps. 18:20).

Only the true, the righteous, the holy, the pure—those who seek God’s face and cry out to Him in these troubled times, not giving in to the temptations to do evil, will endure to the End (Matt. 10:22).

So continue to do good to others, pray for one another—even those who are purposely doing evil—Jesus commanded you to pray for them as well (Luke 6:27-28).

Seek out Justice by His Hand, and allow Him to be the final Judge of them all, handing out the true sentence they each should deserve (Ps. 98:9), for He said, “to ME belongeth vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slide IN DUE TIME: for the day of their calamity IS at hand, and the things to come hasten upon them” (Deut. 32:35).

Continue to be a good, godly example of a believer’s life, a child of God who has wholeheartedly allowed the Lord to lead and guide them in all truth (Jn. 16:13).

Let the Lord Jesus see that you keep living out this verse of Micah 6:8, and at the Appointed Time, He will take care of those who do not.

The Lord WILL straighten it all out; just keep trusting and obeying Him, and honoring Him with your life (Deut. 6:5; Prov. 3:9; 1 Cor. 6:20; 10:31).

“The adversaries of the LORD shall fear Him: and upon them shall He thunder in the heavens. The Lord shall judge the ends of the Earth…(1 Sam. 2:10)”.

LOVE the Lord, love His Word, abide always in Him, and He will honor those who remained faithful to Him to the End.

Is Anything Too Hard for the LORD?

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Did not the Triune Godhead say He created the Heavens and the Earth(Gen. 1:1-31)?

Did He not repeat that again, that He made the Earth and created man upon it(Isaiah 42:12)?

In fact, were not ALL things created by the Eternal Triune Godhead, that is in Heaven, on Earth, and even those things which are INVISIBLE to the human eye (for now)(Col. 1:16)?

If the GOD Who created the vast universe that we see just a tiny portion of it at night, that the heavens itself, declare His glory (Ps. 19:1),

HE Who sits on the circle of the Earth (Is. 40:22), and HE Who is the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person (Heb. 1:3),

And Who put everything not only into order (1 Cor. 14:33), but lined it all up and measured it all out perfectly (Isaiah 40:12);

And Who also created the very human body and all that is associated with it (think of the DNA for a while—that itself will blow your mind),

Do you not think that He cannot take care of all that is going on in our world today? Do you honestly believe that He has forgotten us, as many have been crying and complaining about?

He has NOT forgotten about you, inhabitants of the Earth that He has called by name (Isaiah 44:21; 43:1)!

HE knows who are His (2 Tim. 2:19; Jn. 10:14).

Remember what His Word says; BELIEVE it and MEDITATE upon it—

“For the LORD will not reject His people; He will never forsake His inheritance” (Ps. 94:14).
“For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever:
But the seed of the wicked SHALL BE CUT OFF” (Ps. 37:28).

Remember what the Lord Jesus said— “Have faith in God”(Mk. 11:22); He knows the Day and the Hour (Matt. 24:36) He needs to return.

We just have to be willing to wait patiently and be ready for His return, and do not give up, grow weary, or lose faith (Luke 18:1; Gal. 6:9).

“…Yes, I am coming soon…” (Rev. 22:20).

NOTHING is too hard for Him.
NOTHING and NO ONE can stop what God has ordained (Is. 14:27).
“Even from Eternity I AM He; And there is none who can deliver out of My Hand; I act and who can reverse it (Is. 43:13)?”

Stand Up For What is Right, Pray and RESIST

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“Keep watch at all times and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man” (Luke 21:36).

Do not quit; do not give in. “Do not grow weary of doing good, for in DUE SEASON we will reap, if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9).

Stand up for what is TRUE and JUST. Do not fear to speak up for what YOU KNOW is wrong. RESIST the ones permitting evil to come even into the Church at this time. “Submit yourselves, then, to God. RESIST the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).

“Fear not, for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10).

“Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, TO STAND” (Eph. 6:13).

STAND STRONG, AND RESIST THE EVIL.

I’m finally a Published Author!

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Well it finally happened–I’m a published Author!! I’ve been working on the first of my three-book series, “Walking in the Dark with FAITH” for the past few years; it has taken that long BECAUSE of all the craziness that happened in my life that you’ll read about in these books.

I am just another “nobody” with no money, who is living off of the provisions that the Lord God sends me–that was part of this whole “faith walk” to begin with. I had to surrender all to the Lord , and follow Him wholeheartedly, as He put me back on the Path that He intended for me all along. The finances, the “love of my life”, a place to live, a job, etc., all were to be handed over to the Lord Jesus, and have Him do with (or without!) them in my life, as He so pleased.

When it came to the publishing part of the journey, I did a lot of research, and quickly found out I did not have the funds it was going to take, to have an editor, or a publishing house to pick me up and help me get this done. It was all having to be done on my own, and I am not tech savvy in the least! But at this point, I had no choice–I had to continue to be obedient to the Lord, and get this done and published, so I did the best I could with it.

The cover part was easy–my sister in the Lord Patricia Hoffman, is an artist and sculpter. You can look her up on Facebook, and see her work. She offered to paint a scene that had to do with the very journey I’m on, and when she was finished with it, I absolutely loved it, and that is how I managed to have an awesome cover for my books!

Both the first of the series and the companion devotional can be purchased on Amazon.com in either Kindle or paperback format.

It wasn’t my decision to be so “open” with my story, but the Lord reminded me that:

1)There are several people in the Bible who would have rather not let us know what they did or said in their lives,

2)It helped some of us to learn from their mistakes,

3)He alone is the Judge of all, so being obedient to His instructions to “Write it all down”, is what He asked of me, and I did it. Obedience is KEY, as I have learned.

I pray that these books bless you and help to encourage you on your own faith walk in the dark with the Lord God. There will be a pattern of ongoing tests, trials, tears, but also spiritual growth as the second and third books are written and published. I hope to have the second one finished by the beginning of next year, in between finishing up my last semester of college and getting my Bachelor’s Degree! Finally!

I appreciate it if you would “like” and follow me for more of my blog posts, and to keep up with all that is going on with the book series. I do plan to write other books and devotionals as well, separate from this series, so make sure you subscribe to get my blog in your email.

Thank you all that purchase the books and/or who read my blog post. I look forward to hearing what you think about them. You can email me at JeannetteElizabeth@faithinthedarkhome.com. God bless.