Thoughts on Christ and His Word

God backs up His leaders! When Solomon wanted to build God's temple and his own palace, and a few other building projects, God gave him wisdom and grace to do it all. God appeared to Solomon after he "had achieved all he had desired to do" (1 Kings 9:1) and told him that he had heard his prayers and would continue to get behind him as long as he would remain faithful to Him. This was not a unique case. God told King Saul to do whatever he wanted (1 Samuel 10:7) and then he supported Saul by touching men's hearts to join him (1 Samuel 10:26). God did the same for David. " In everything he did he [David] had great success, because the LORD was with him." (1 Samuel 18:14) God did the same for Joshua many years earlier (Joshua 4:7). Through a miracle, God exalted Joshua in the eyes of the people after the death of Moses. " That day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel." (Joshua 4:14) God has my back. As long as I remain faithful to Him,

A new car? A bigger house? Another Hurricanes national championship? Probably the last one more than the first two. This morning I read: 4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart . 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Psalms 37:4-6 If I delight in Him, He will give me the desires of my heart. So what do I desire? Here is my wish list: That I can fulfill His purpose for my life - to lead a church that is seeing people come to Christ and follow Him with all their heart. That my children would serve Christ and put Him in first place in every area of their lives I hope and pray that God would fulfill these desires and that His righteousness could shine through me "like the dawn" and His just and gracious cause "like the noonday sun".

Wouldn't it be great if God went out in front of us in each battle of life to break down barriers, kill off the enemy, and give us the victory? I believe God does do it, and we ought to constantly be praying for "God to go before us" to give us victory. Once David was fighting the Philistines and when he inquired of God to know how to enter the battle, God said: "As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because that will mean the LORD has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army." 2 Samuel 5:24 WOW! That's what I want. God going before me to strike against the evil forces (spiritual or physical) that oppose me and the kingdom-projects I am pursuing. God continued to work for David, being with him and going out before him to give him victories in his battles. God told David: I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. 2 Samuel 7:9 This will be