“For I am the Lord, I change not;”
Malachi 3:6a KJV
God of the Old Testament is the same God of the New Testament. But if you do not know Him personally, you can be deceived.
If you have not read The Bible; or if you have only read parts of it, then you can be deceived.
“For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.” 2 Corinthians 11:4 KJV
Repentance of sin is preached throughout.
God is still trying to turn you back to Him. He is still in control. His arm is not too short, but time to repent is.
He causes storms and adversity, trials and fires to move you from unbelief and complacency; to turn you from your wicked ways of pride; to break up your hard heart.
He will keep the fire hot and increase it as needed to purify you; to make you a reflection of Him. Digging your heels in, in resistance is futile! For you are not battling the devil, you are battling God. (1 Chron 21:15, Judges 9:23, Acts 13:11)
You see, the battle is not yours, it's the LORD'S! We are to let Him fight! We are to submit. We are to surrender, so He can!
Jesus showed us the way, and we are to follow His example. Lay down your will and get on the cross.
This is contrary to what the worldly church teaches.
If we want to see God move, we must humble ourselves! Get out of His way! He is God, we are not!
When you battle alone, you have every right to be fearful. When you are warring against the devil in opposition to God, you will lose.
Surrender to The Maker of all things; The Creator of the universe, there is nothing too big for Him! And He will have nothing before Him; no other gods! Lay down your idols, tear down your high places; that includes your children, your spouses, your pets, your careers, your ministries, your sports and hobbies, just to name a few! The list is endless!
“Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you.”
2 Chronicles 20:17 KJV
When you stop battling God and join in His war, letting Him lead, instead of running ahead of Him, then you can trust Him to be with you!
He wants ALL of you!
“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:8-14 KJV
Give up! Let Him lead!
Even so - MARANATHA!
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