Today we are going to take a posture of peace by eagerly looking for God
Posture is a short audible fist bump to remind you God is with you in everything
Together we're going to be emboldened to take a daily posture of perfect. Peace
Psalm 27 verses 13 and 14 says I
Would have lost heart
Unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living
Wait on or eagerly look for the Lord
Be of good courage and he shall strengthen your heart
Wait, I say on
The Lord, you know often when I'm writing posture episodes. My first question is Lord
What do you want people to know what do you want people to believe today and
Here's what I'm sensing from him and from my own heart as well. This is my desire
Here's what I want you to know and believe there is peace for you today. There is goodness for you today
There is an abundance of joy and love and hope for you today
no matter what circumstances you may be facing because
Circumstances are not your source
for any of those things
There is this lie that I used to buy that says God is not logical. God is not very practical
He doesn't often make sense. His ways are confusing and
That lie is so easy to buy when you try to connect with God with a worldly mindset
Because God's ways do not make sense to this world
And if you buy that lie long enough it really grows into
Discouragement and that discouragement breeds pure unbelief
Because living with a worldly mindset will blind you to your kingdom reality
You know if we place a higher value on the ways of this world the logic of this world if we live only by what?
We see here in the natural world
Then we will carry a very low expectation of who our God is and who we are
What he is able to do and who we are able to become for example a people healed whole
well and strong
If we embrace the wisdom of this world and merely attach our theology to it
Instead of firmly attaching our experience in this world to the wisdom of God
We will make ourselves susceptible to deceit doubt and double-mindedness
if we allow our experiences with the world to be what shapes our perspective our mindset our
lifestyle
Instead of entrusting our encounters with God to make us into his image and likeness
We will be so easily intimidated so easily discouraged and we will live
Constantly under pressure instead of in perfect peace
Here's the beauty here's the good news that I want to share with you today
You don't have to live
Discouraged not today not ever not in the middle of pain not in the middle of weakness
not in the middle of battles because our God is
Mighty to save and his salvation is not proved by a certain outcome in our circumstances
It is proved by his presence
He gave us himself. He is with you today. He is with you in
2020 and your response to his presence
matters
Do you believe that you will see his goodness today?
Are you eagerly looking for God that posture that expectation it will make all the difference
Remember God is unchanging. We don't change God by believing him. He's already good. He's already faithful
He's already kind it's believing him believing his word to be true that transforms us
God doesn't show up from some distant place because we start to eagerly look for him. He's already there
He's never leaving us. He's never forsaking us. It's that we see him when we look for him
Don't lose heart today be
Expected be eager. You will see his goodness
The promise of perfect peace is found in Isaiah 26 3 in Hebrew. It is Shalom Shalom
Meaning complete wholeness
Nothing missing nothing broken. This is who you are in Jesus because of Jesus
You are a living testimony of Jesus's ultimate win.
With every step you take today,
you're putting Jesus's victory on display
and Satan's defeat on replay.