He stands beside you

Acts 23:11 “And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.”

Beloved,

“Be of good cheer,I have overcome the world,” says the Lord.

In that one testimony, the Lord has set a precedent. In the midst of your struggle, still the Word of God must be released. It is the one call, the one commission that He spoke over the disciples and people gathered there before He ascended into Heaven. It is our commission, to go to the ends of the earth with the Gospel, that Good News. You have now left your prior position, and now have been placed on the world stage in diverse places. You have left the kitchen and are now in the living room, where life will be empowered by His blood, by His words, and by His love. There is none like Him, this Jesus who is the only Son of God, that gave everything in a moment, in a breath and died, when it should have been our cross, our torture, our death.

Look to the east and the west, God will show you where to go. you are on an adventure, that will take you to many places in the life time you have left on this earth. The world demands an encounter with the Holy. They may not know it, but their hearts sing for such things, that they might be united with the One that created them. There is Light, that the darkness cannot comprehend, but through your testimony, the world will understand the light and shed the old garments as they run into the Master’s arms. There is not one, that will not be given the opportunity to know Him intimately, of His love and and His compassion. He sings over His world even now, can you hear it. The Words are “Come home . . .”

Preach the Word of God, heal the sick, deliver those in bondage, and raise the dead to life. We cannot contain this power within our chest and not share it, for it will consume us like a raging wildfire, that burns the sticks of the forest and leaves nothing behind. Travel in pairs, go out into the world, and reach those that are lost and blind. Let the Light inside of you be released. In Paul’s life, the Lord stood beside him, and the same will be said of you. The Lord stands beside you, and the Holy lives within your frame. Like Moses you will lead many to salvation, to a life in a promised land, which is the Kingdom of Heaven brought down to earth through our prayers, our worship, and our dialogue with the Father.

Grow in this today beloved, feel the strength being restored to your limbs and frame, knowing that it is the Lord who stands beside you. And if the Lord be for you, who can stand against you. Of you, let it be said that you lived your life doing the will of the Father, fulfilling the purpose set out for you before you were even born. Go where you see the Spirit moving, fill your cup as you go and let it always be filled to overflowing so that you might share with along the way. In His presence, your countenance will be transformed, and you will be made beautiful, a wonderful Bride that is without blemish, and without stain. You will have been washed in His blood, never to be the same. It is in this testimony, of your transformation that others will say of you, “There is a God in his or her life!”

Let your light so shine, beloved.