ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD TO THOSE WHO LOVE THE LORD AND ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.

I  absolutely love when the scriptures speak to me and awaken my sometimes sleepy spirit.  Sleepy meaning lax in the Living Word and the Power of it.  I take the Living Word daily as medicine for my soul and flesh(Prov. 3:8,22). So this post is about the way my Holy, Heavenly Father takes His Word and takes care of me and those who choose Him and walk by faith in His Holy Word, Praise God!!  His promises in His Word are truth and it is up to us to take them, confess them, believe them and walk by faith in them (2Corinth.5:7, John 17:17).  As my theme for 2018,  I chose scripture from John 14:27:  "Peace I leave with you, My Peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid".  Jesus said this to the disciples as He would soon leave them for a while. It was meant to comfort them and also empower them. They had the choice to let their hearts be troubled or not at this difficult time ahead. That choice was in their hands  to make much like the choice to choose life and the BLESSING or death and the CURSE (Deut. 11:26-28,Deut. 30:19-20), and the choice of what comes off the tongue, Life or Death (Prov.18:21) is to us.  Jesus wanted them to know and understand that they alone could choose to be troubled or not. I set this scripture at the head of my year this year (2018) because it too is power-filled.  Romans 8:28 is where this title post comes from.  Another Power-filled Word that is loaded with promises to those that take this living Word and walk in it.  All things, no matter what they are: good things, bad things, high things, low things, happy things, sad things, little things, big things, bright things, dark things, ALL THINGS work together for the good, to them that Love God, to them who are called according to His purpose. Look at the conditions that are attached to this scripture.  Let's unpack them one by one. "To them that Love God": Jesus has said that this is the first and greatest commandment: to love GOD with all your heart, mind and soul (Matt.22:37-38).  If you are not walking in this love for GOD, the "All things...." conditional part of this scripture  wont work for you.  This is a must in order for this scripture to work. GOD is Love (1John 4:8) and His love is true LOVE, not what this world calls love. I say THANK GOD  right here cause I have tasted this world's love, OMG!!!  This LOVE stood on the substance of what was unseen and called forth, created, spoke into existence all things seen and unseen and blew the breath of LIFE into everything we see and then laid the BLESSING on it all and gave it to the man He created in His image to be like HIM, GLORY TO GOD ALMIGHTY!!!  What a great and Mighty FATHER He is!! ABBA!!  Our Father in Heaven declares His great Love for us in that while we were sinners, He sent Christ to die for us. Christ became the sacrifice, before the foundations of the world, because GOD being The ALPHA  and THE OMEGA knew we as His beloved masterpieces would have to have a Sacrifice to wipe away, forever the sins that could otherwise doom us and separate us forever from the Father that loves us with an everlasting love (Rom.5:8-21, 1John 4:9-10). Understanding that makes my heart love the Lord God with all my heart, mind, soul.  It is unimaginable to me that not all people love GOD (a hard sentence to even type) my understanding  wont allow that statement to be true in my being.  So one of my prayers is that all living, beating hearts in creation will love GOD ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN, EARTH and everything seen, unseen, walking, running, flying, swimming, language, noised, muted, existing,  with all that is within. GLORY TO GOD ALMIGHTY!!SELAH! "And are called according to His purpose":  God put purpose (aim, goal, intention) on and in each person and animal He created. Focusing on the human, walking in a close personal relationship with GOD is every humans main purpose. Think about it. I didn't say it GOD did, read for yourself in His Word. In that He reveals more to the heart of His.  The enemy does not want their to be a relationship (ask yourself why) with GOD and to not ever know what the Life's call is. That is why he distracts, tempts, kills, steals, destroys, and throws stumbling blocks in the path.  Even so, walking with GOD is the only way to know His purpose and for the call to be revealed.  He said His ways and thoughts are higher than ours, neither are they the same as ours. God's plans and purposes are always good with a touch of mystery attached to them.  Faith and Trust are essentials in the progression of purpose.  God said through the Holy Spirit via Paul that we walk by faith not by sight (2Corinth.5:7).  And Scripture already tells us  to Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding...(Prov.3:5). All of this and His great commission to Joshua,  as the children of Israel went forth into the promised land,  is the best advice in this covenant and dispensation as well: (Josh. 1:7-9) "Be strong and very courageous.... This Book of the Law(Holy Bible) shall not depart out of thy mouth but meditate in it day and night doing all that is written in it .... Have not I commanded thee... Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid neither be dismayed (confused)"...  GOD is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). So He is telling those who have made Jesus the Lord of their life to do like He commanded Joshua and all His people.  So, for the "All things work together for good to those who love the Lord, and are called according to His purpose for them," to work out good and perfect, we will need to meet the criteria and conditions in His Word for success. And He is a Good, Good Father and will help us do so. His Word tells us so!(Prov. 4)   Blessings on all GOD'S people!!  PRAISE GOD ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, GLORY TO GOD!!!!   Psalm 148, 149,145, 150.