PART III
Children and grandchildren are a gift from the Lord.
Heal, LORD,Save(d),Praise You |Healing Marriages Series
—Rafaw— YHWH —Yashaw—Yashaw —Tehillah—
The above five simple words come from Jeremiah 17:14.
Heal Yahweh, save, saved, praise
- It’s not a magic hocus pocus formula for someone who is in poor health.
- It’s not a repetitive prayer for us to keep chanting like a mantra.
- But these five powerful words are words we need to know.
- We have to remember the state of Jeremiah’s mind and spirit. The Lord used him to warn Israel of their coming doom.
- Jeremiah had to proclaim the word of the Lord no matter the consequences. There were false prophets telling people who God would save them.
- Like today, we have many “pastors” telling people what they want to hear. Yet the Word of God never changes.
- It hasn’t in over 4,000 years and even if the gates of hell open up wide to let the forces of evil influence mankind, the Word of God will always be. Because it’s light and truth. It gives people life, a renewed vitality that shines so bright, the forces of evil scatter.
— Jeremiah spoke these words when Israel was going to be decimated.
— I want to encourage you today. Whatever calamity you’re going through. Whatever dark and deep valley you’re stuck in, remember, the God who created all things, the One who calls us by our names, He is here! Still reigning and still in control of all things.
So if you are feeling down, or see nowhere to hide, call out to the only One who can help your situation.
—Healer, LORD, save, let me be saved. I will praise You!—
- You see, Jeremiah saw what God would do to Israel. He saw the future calamity. No wonder he is called the weeping prophet.
- Had I seen what Jeremiah saw, I would be in a fetal position crying out and with my thumb in my mouth trying to comfort myself.
- Yet this prophet of God endured the visions and called out for Israel to repent and draw close to their God.
- The God that had worked miracle after miracle with their ancestors.
- The One who parted the stormy sea for them to cross to safety.
- He is still here, and He still does everyday miracles.
—Call out to Him today! Let Him take your calamities and let Him part the deep storm you’re treading in.
Heal LORD, save! You have saved us, and we praise You!
Timeline of Jeremiah
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Serving the Lord Pt. II |Servant/ Serving/ Service to God
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Here is the first use of the phrase,”Serve Me,”or where we get the term “Serve the Lord.”
Modern-day Christians use this out of context for the most part. Yes, serving the Lord is also serving in the building where God’s church fellowships, but this is not the original way God meant the term to be used. His first mention is in Exodus chapter 4. He tells Moses to tell Pharaoh to let Israel go so that they could serve Him.
So if we read this correctly, God is saying to the dictator-want-to-be-god-leader of the known world that his unrighteousness reign over God’s people is over. That they have been slaves in Egypt for far too long and that it is time for the Israelites to worship and serve their True God. The Israelites had been slaves to the world for over 430 years, and they were crying out for a Deliverer to free them from their daily struggles of being in bondage.
Just like the Israelites, what are you in servitude in Egypt? What is making you a slave to Egypt’s dictator Ruler?
You see, Egypt in the Bible is symbolic of being out there in the world. What that means, is that you are alone without any help from anyone spiritually. You are then a slave to your own thoughts, actions, and spiritual wellness.
You are left alone to worship in the way you think worshipping is. This could get us in heaps of problems and troubles. And heaps of problems is where most of the world is.
This is also where the enemy dictator-want-to-be-lord of this world gets people. They are picked off by his slave masters. A lonely person will be an easy target for these masters to enslave you.
God, on the other hand, wants us to become volunteer-bond-servants for Him. He wants us being slaves to and serving Him.
“Well, what’s the difference, Oscar?
There is a huge difference, but it is only seen when someone makes a decision to follow and serve God.
Egypt will bring disaster, sadness, strife, loneliness, death. Satan weighs you down with unreal expectations and problems which are created when someone is enslaved by the lures of this world.
God brings peace and comfort through life’s storms. He brings unity and peace through His Son Jesus. God takes the problems weighing us down and carries them for us. Jesus tells us all to come to Him if we are exhausted and burdened with enormous difficulties. He tells us to take His yoke of service, and we will notice right away how super light it is. Because He is the one who will carry us through the problems we are facing. They will not disappear, but unlike the enemy, Jesus will give us His peace and comfort so we will be able to get through difficulties.
If you are tired or burdened with things that aren’t going away. If you are always telling yourself negative things or stressing out over your life’s situations, it’s time to ask God to help you. You will find that your burdens will somehow be lighter and your thoughts will not be as stressful. Go ahead, ask Jesus to take the load and help you through. I promise you will not be sorry. I don’t guarantee that He will make everything disappear, but I do know that He will make things better inside your heart and mind…
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