20/01/2019 - THE LORD TAKES PLEASURE IN HIS PEOPLE

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For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation. Psalm 149:4

The Father gives a grand example of patience, showing that the relationship He shares with us is more important to Him than our capacity to succeed or any other motive hidden to man.  After all we are His sons and daughters.  Even if we walk outside of Truth He does not discard us, but with patience and love He leads us to learn and understand that the only path is the way of good. Therefore He is always ready to give us another chance.

It doesn’t matter who or what you may have been in the past nor what you are doing presently.  If you accept the lordship of God over your life, He will take pleasure in you.  Regardless of how far you may have distanced yourself from Him, the Lord wants you very close.  When you understand how far you have strayed from the Nest of Love – the Kingdom of Heaven – and return to the arms of the Father, He will forgive you and grant you the opportunity to be a target of His unconditional love.  How about a new life?

The Lord invites you to rejoice in Him and to keep very close to the Fountain of good.  Certainly the devil has filled your mind up to create animosity with regards to God.  However, this cannot continue since it came from the evil one.  Remember that even being evil, we know how to give good things to our children, and how much more is He who hasn’t a trace of evil (Matthew 7:11).  Wake up!

The Most High´s plan is that you begin every new day with a new song, which has never been sung.  The Lord will give you this song for you to feel how much He truly loves you.  Don’t delay, reject sadness and the traumas that have kept you down.  These did not come from God and for this reason should not be tolerated or held in your heart. In your storage keep only the good memories of when you were touched by what was written in the Bible.  Have faith and live!

Before taking any decision enter into prayer and praise the holy Name of the Lord.  Do this in earnest sincerity.  Remember the victories He gave the Israelites when it seemed nothing more could be done for them.  Then they sought the face of God and He took pity of them sending one of His prophets.  This way they kept their faith and were delivered.  The only way of enjoying true freedom is to believe in divine mercy. 

Say yes to the Lord! Even when things seem to not get better, quit being rebellious and surrender your heart to the Almighty because He so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16).  God will never throw in your face the transgression you committed, but will cleanse you to see you shine with His glory.  Don’t make things difficult; thus, God will work in your life.  He loves you the way that you are.  He will forgive you and lift you up!

Start singing your favorite hymn which has often helped you.  You will then discover that God never abandoned you.  Learn to walk in the light.  This way, darkness will never scare you.  Your life was bought with the blood of Christ; therefore you will not perish but in faith you must serve God.  He will never forsake you, but you can make things difficult for yourself.  So live righteously!

In Christ, with Love,

R. R. Soares