God’s Lifting Process

‘He has lifted up a horn for His people [giving them strength, prosperity, dignity, and preeminence], Praise for all His godly ones; For the people of Israel, a people near to Him. Praise the Lord ! (Hallelujah!)’ Psalms 148:14

‘For exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south. But God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts another.’ Psalms 75:6-7

We know God lifts men and there are several illustrations in the Bible to this effect, and sometimes the outcome may be spectacular. However, many times the outcome we see is a consequence of the processes He employed to get to that outcome. This means it will help us to gain some insight into How God lifts men so we can identify when He is in operation and cooperate with Him.

This series as we look at different ways God lifts people we pray the Holy Spirit will give us wisdom and understanding so we can live in the fullness Jesus paid for. Click Here to download the series.

Gaining Access to All God has for You

Access as defined by the dictionary is the means or opportunity to approach or enter a place. This means that the implication of not having access to a desired location is that we will not be able to avail ourselves of all that location offers, even if we can see it and have a legal right to whatever the place offers.

A location can be entered through several means, some of which include doors, gates and keys which all give us a level of access, but in different ways. For instance, a person may have the key to a building, but if the gate to that building is bolted shut, that person still will not be able to gain access to the building.

As we go through the Bible we see several references to ways in which we can gain access to desired places. This series we are looking at the tools of access, understanding how they function and how we can use them so we can have the full experience of all God has for us. May the Holy Spirit grant us wisdom and understanding of the tools He has made available to us. Click here to download the study.

Delighting God

‘“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord . “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.’ Isaiah 55:8-9

When we love someone, one of the things we try and understand is their likes and dislikes: what does it take to bring joy to that person and what puts the person off. As we find these things out, we then put in effort to do them, because genuinely want to be part of their lives and want to have a good relationship with them. Interestingly when it comes to God, we tend to think of Him in terns of what we would like and how we function. However, he has made it very clear that His ways are very different from our ways.

If God’s ways are different, then the question we would ask ourselves is: what does it take to please God? Otherwise, we run the risk of offending Him, and not even knowing that’s what we are doing, or spending a lot of energy on things that He doesn’t count as important. The good thing is as we spend time in His word, we receive clarity on the answer to this and so much more. This series, we are digging into the Word of God to understand what it takes to delight God and we pray the Holy Spirit will grant us clarity as we embark on this journey. Click Here to download the study.