I am going to dare to ask YOU this question from Psalm 115:2:
2 Why should the nations say, Where is now their God?
Verse 3 goes on to say:
3 But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.
We who are born again believers in Jesus of Nazareth CANNOT use this response! We have been told this in Matthew 28:18-20:
18 Jesus approached and, breaking the silence said to them, All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and earth has been given to Me. 19 Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days (perpetually, uniformly, and on every occasion), to the [very] close and consummation of the age. Amen (so let it be).
YES, He IS in Heaven, but it pleases Him to do the work THROUGH HIS BODY! Where is His body? ON THE EARTH! Remember that when Jesus entered Heaven as our Lord and Saviour, He was told to wait until His enemies be made His footstool! It is OUR job, while we are here on this earth, to use HIS authority over all the power of the enemy! WE must do the works that Jesus did so that they will not have to ask us "Where is your God?"! Then many will seek HIM! Look at Psalm 115:16:
16 The heavens are the LORD'S heavens, but the earth has He given to the children of men.
We are expected to find out what belongs to us because of our Covenant of Blessing, and then to make it ours! God wants US to be in control of our lives so that we can be in position to be instantly obedient to the voice of His Spirit as He leads, guides and directs us day by day! I pray THIS prayer over YOU! Verses 14-15:
14 May the LORD give you increase more and more, you and your children. 15 May you be blessed of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth!
Our response to that prayer? Verse 18:
18 But we will bless (affectionately and gratefully praise) the LORD from this time forth and forever. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)
2 Peter 2 warns of false prophets who will try to enter the church with false teaching to try to lead the people of God off of the narrow path of God's Truth! Verse 3 says this:
3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgement now of a long time lingers not, and their damnation slumbers not.
The word "feigned" here is the Greek word "plastos", which means: moulded, formed, made up, fabricated. It is where we get the word "plastic"! Their words are FALSE and have no power except to deceive! KNOW the Truth of God's Word and you will not be deceived by the lies of the enemy! Amen! Stick to the "straight and narrow" Way of God's Word and you CAN walk in all of the blessings of our New and better Covenant! Thank You, Jesus! Amen!
Here is a new song from Hillsong called "Narrow Road":
In Daniel 9-10 we see that Daniel was very aware of the times he was living in! He knew from the preaching of the prophet Jeremiah that it was close to the time that Israel should return from the captivity in Babylon.
He sought the LORD in concentrated prayer to receive His wisdom on what was to take place. The LORD answered Daniel's prayer and also told him of the things that would take place during the last days. As we see the signs of the times in which we live, we can take a lesson from Daniel and spend some time in prayer and fasting to make sure that we are clearly seeing our role in these days! We must find out what God wants done, and then DO IT! Let's be about our Father's business, for His #1 priority is all that is really important in this life!
Shalom in Him!
