Shalom,
Proverbs 23:15-16 reveals how God "feels" when we think, speak and do the right thing!
15 My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will be glad, even mine; 16 Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak right things.
The word "glad" in verse 15 is the Hebrew word "samach", which means: a spontaneous emotion or extreme happiness which is expresses in some visible and/or external manner. That means that this so greatly delights the One, True God that He lets it be known! Remember when Jesus heard the Father say, "This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased"? I believe that IF we put these verses into practice, we will NOT have to wait until we get to Heaven to hear Him say, "Well done, good and faithful servant"! Let's give HIM something to rejoice about!
Ephesians 6:10-12:
10 In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides]. 11 Put on God's whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil. 12 For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.
We must realize that the things going on in the world right now that are good and godly are being done at the direction of the Spirit of God, through people who allow Him to work through them! In that same way, the evil things going on all over the world are being done at the direction of the devil and his evil spirits, through people who allow themselves to be used as pawns in his evil and wicked schemes! Don't judge the people! Be prepared to battle the REAL enemy with the weapons of OUR warfare, that are not natural and that the enemy cannot withstand! Verse 18:
18 Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God's consecrated people).
Praying in the Spirit is praying God's perfect will into the earth, without our minds getting in the way! The Holy Spirit knows what is needful to be prayed and when we yield to Him, the job gets done the right way! AMEN!
1 Chronicles 18-19 tell of more victories won by David. It is amazing that nations would still come against them when God had delivered them time after time! Remember: "Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands"? Word had spread and the people knew! Yet they STILL thought they could defeat the nation! The devil STILL thinks that he can defeat the One, True God! He keeps trying to use the nations of the world to wipe the nation of Israel from the face of the earth! He will NOT succeed! Not EVER! But he WILL keep trying! Be aware of the signs of the times that we are living in! And also be aware that we are living in the Times of the Signs! EVERYTHING is following God's plan. He has NOT been taken by surprise by ANYTHING taking place on the earth! Let's stay in close, intimate fellowship with the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible. We'll be in GREAT company, and, also, in the safest place on the earth to be! AMEN! Here is "How Great Is Our God" by Chris Tomlin:
Shalom in Him!
