Sunday, May 5, 2019

When Praise Becomes Encouragement

Your victory surrounds us, for it is by Your light that the shadows of the darkness are revealed, which is the unmasking of the lies. Your victory is not accomplished by our decision or effort, but by Your grace. Your grace is what creates far more than what we can envision or desire on our own. You use contrasting and oppositional forces to make manifest the form and shape of Your righteousness. As the potter uses the natural force of the spinning wheel, and the opposing inner and outer pressures, to propel the clay ever upward, so does our maker cast His design into us. This is why James says to count it all joy when we encounter trials, for through such we are made fit vessels for His use. It is our glory to be used by Him for the purpose which He has ordained for us. This is the way we apprehend what He has spoken and make it our own unique possession.

The righteous shall never be moved or shaken, for He has placed us upon the firm foundation (Himself) and finishes all His good pleasure in us and through us. Therefore, we have patience to wait and see what it is He shall reveal.

The full revelation is near to us! Those who wait on The Lord, lift up your heads, for His day of victory has arrived! Our strength shall be renewed. We will fly on wings of eagles!

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