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Newsletter of Hope - Jesus my hope of glory


 

Jesus my hope of glory                                                                     

This has been a month of seeking the Lord, of decisions being made.  Being able to talk to the Father about anything has such a liberty and a strength, being able to talk to Him any time of the day or the night such a privilege and blessing. It says in the Bible that He already knows what we are thinking, so it is not so worrying to confess the total truth of what we are thinking, even if it has not been so good, but we can be completely honest with God, but also honest with ourselves.  Talking to the Lord in confidence that He will not judge, but is a forgiving God and wants to help us get to that place, were we want to be.

Colossians 1:27  To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you; the hope of glory.

Psalm 139:1-4  O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.  You know when I sit down or stand up.  You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.  You see me when I travel and when I rest at home.  You know everything I do.  You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.

I have been thinking of who I used to be, how I used to react, how I used to feel and see a change.  That change may not be seen by others so much, but it is a change from the inside out.  It is a change in my mind, in my thinking.  A change on how I respond to given situations, to what people say, to life.  To try to explain this is not so easy.  That change has only been possible because of Jesus.  Jesus has given me life, He has given me a freedom in my thinking because of the truth of His Word.  God has loved me, accepted me, adopted me into His Kingdom.  His love has set me free, that love has broken down hardness in my thinking, in my heart, that love has conquered many a lie that I had been believing about myself and about others.

Knowing who you are in Christ Jesus brings such a freedom.  Being free from fear that once controlled my life, telling me what I could do and what I could not do.  Fear kept me as a prisoner.  

Then there was rejection, it had a lot to say about how I felt, about who I was, and what other people thought about me.  That I was not worthy of love, that I was not a likeable person.  That rejection talked to me in a crowded room telling

me that no one wanted to speak to me, that rejection also kept me pushed

down and had me rush out of rooms to the ladies rooms to have a quiet cry of brokenness.  That rejection had kept me from seeing who I am, who God says I am.

Through the truth of God’s Word, I have been set free.  I am no longer tormented by fear and rejection.  I no longer hide myself away because of fear. 

NOW I can look a person in the eye and have a conversation, NOW I can go places I never would have gone before, NOW I can be in a crowded room and not feel pushed down by rejection, even if I don't speak to one person. NOW I am free because of

Jesus and the truth of His Word.

If you struggle with fear or rejection, you can be free too.  If you don't know

Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, He is WAITING ON YOU to ask Him into your heart, to believe in Him.

If you have already asked Jesus to be your Lord and Saviour and are struggling,  I encourage you to spend time in the Word, renew your mind with the truth of His Word.  When we struggle with fear and rejection, it’s because we are believing a lie.  Ask the Holy Spirit to show you what lie you are believing that is not lining up with the Word of God.  Repent for believing that lie and meditate on the truth of God’s Word.  Your mind will be renewed and that old dead thinking will be replaced with life and truth. The truth sets you free!

John 8:31  So Jesus said to the Jews who believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

Jesus is my Hope of Glory.  He has given me life, He has given me a purpose, He has given me joy,  He has given me peace, He has given me strength, He has given me love, He has healed me, He has given me freedom.

It says that if we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us.   Spend time with the Lord daily and see how your relationship will grow.  It will grow to a deeper depth than you have known before.  He loves you unconditionally, He wants to be part of your life, the question is do you want to be in His life???

God Bless,

Love Denise

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