Power of The Effect Of Righteousness

Key Scripture:  “The work of righteousness will be peace.The effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever."  Isaiah 32:17

Power Point:

     There is a very valuable lesson to be learned from the wilderness journey of the Children of Israel. It’s chronicled in 1 Corinthians 10:1-5.

To summarize:

They all walked under the same cloud of the Presence of God.

They all ate the same spiritual food.

They all drank the same spiritual drink, because they drank Living Water from the spiritual Rock, which was Christ.

But out of the millions, only a few were allowed to enter the land of Promises. Why?

"But just experiencing God’s wonder and grace didn’t seem to mean much—most of them were defeated by temptation during the hard times in the desert, and God was not pleased."

    I’ve seen and I've been the person who forgets that God is there and is ready to deliver us from any temptation and give us victory for any battle.  Not only that, but He has good plans for us.  All the Children of Israel thought about was the next step.  In spite of all of the Miracles that God did for them, they quickly forgot them and focused on the problems they faced.  You can understand that God was not pleased. They refused to walk by faith.  They grumbled and complained and never once thanked God that in spite of the giants they faced, they knew He would be faithful and He would deliver them.

  God wanted peace for them but they chose to ignore it. Peace comes from a vital relationship with Him.

God’s plan for them was quietness and assurance forever.  What happened?

Beloved, we have to fight for peace.  We have to fight those negative, unfaithful thoughts that come.  We have to pick up our swords and FIGHT BACK!

I see Christians who consider themselves victims, because of the poor choices they have made.  How can that be?

I see people who refuse to search for the Kingdom treasures and then fall by the wayside.  How can that be? It certainly is not God's plan.

God's plan for you.

     Beloved, if you are in a place where confusion and doubt, and chaos are screaming at you, you need to go back to where you lost your peace. Your peace comes from knowing that God is on your side and that He is amazing at doing the miraculous for you.  Have you forgotten that?  Is a  piece of your peace missing?

    Might I lovingly suggest that you go back to where you lost your piece of peace; where you began to go your own direction instead of His?  How can you tell?

Peace reigns or chaos reigns.

Faith reigns or fear reigns.

Hope reigns or discouragement reigns.

     You have been called to reign in this life by the power of the Holy Spirit. You’ve been called to use all the power and authority of heaven to rule over all the power of the enemy.

There are no victims in the kingdom Beloved, only winners, victors, and conquerors.

We all have the same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead living in us.  We all have the same God around us at all times.  We all have the same opportunity to eat heavenly food and drink Living Water.

Is your life scattered in your wilderness right now, or are you preparing the way for God to show up? Is peace having a good effect?

Power Thought:

Our lives should be living proof of the goodness, the power, and the victory of God over every single thing that satan throws at us. NO weapon can prosper against the child of God, who Knows their God and trusts Him.

Copyright © 2014, Suzanne Roberts, Unpublished Work