Unfailing Promise of GOD - May 1, 2014

Scripture: Joshua 21-24
43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. 44 And the Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the Lord helped them conquer all their enemies. 45 Not a single one of all the good promises theLord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true. - Joshua 21
8 Rather, cling tightly to the Lord your God as you have done until now. - Joshua 23
13 I gave you land you had not worked on, and I gave you towns you did not build—the towns where you are now living. I gave you vineyards and olive groves for food, though you did not plant them. 14 “So fear the Lord and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord alone. - Joshua 24

Message:

Thank you Father GOD, that Not a single one of Your promise will fail for you are a Faithful GOD, the great I am! We may forget but you always remember.
Observation/Promise:

When the LORD is with you, nothing and no one could stand against you. How do we have that blessing for GOD to be with us all the time? When we are obedient to the LORD's commands, when we wholeheartedly follow the LORD and His ways, then GOD will never cease to be with us. Even in our rebellious ways, He will not give up on us that easily, but waits and works gently to bring us back to HIM. HE is not forceful on us, He is gentle and kind.

Application/Command:

Cling to the Lord your GOD as you have done until now. Cling, do not depend on anybody that can help you or save you from your troubles but depend on the LORD alone.

Fear the Lord, do not take His name and Being lightly

Serve the Lord faithfully with all your heart. 

Do not let the idols of your heart that compete with GOD grow and rise up. Know and Understand what it is that competes with GOD in your heart and Put them away forever.

If you do all these things faithfully, you will always experience the unfailing promise of GOD.

Cling and Don't let go

24 This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a man came and wrestled with him until the dawn began to break. 25 When the man saw that he would not win the match, he touched Jacob’s hip and wrenched it out of its socket. 26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!”
But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
27 “What is your name?” the man asked.
He replied, “Jacob.”
28 “Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”

- Genesis 32

GOD is there in the most time when we are alone. The world surrounds us with too much noise but when we take time to be alone, GOD draws near to be with us. And in our tough times we come to GOD asking HIM for something impossible, something hard that we know only GOD could ever change and make possible. When we come to GOD in this way, we wrestle with HIM. GOD will not give anything simply when we ask the first time. Sometimes, we need to prove to GOD how much we need or want what we are asking for so that when we have it, we will not take for granted that it is GOD who has given it.

When we persevere and not give up on what we need from GOD, we will have whatever we so ask in prayer. Most of the time, our prayers are not answered quickly as we want. But we should not give up praying, but press on with our prayers to GOD. We move GOD's heart to action especially when we are desperate for HIS response and HIS power to move in our lives. When we pray, let us believe, when we believe, we should not give up, because GOD sees our hearts and one day we can break free from every struggle when we cling to GOD and not let go until HE gives us what we have asked for.