Revelation
of the Heart
Today is likely a good indicator of your
relationship with the Lord. Are you fearful today? Has fear of contacting the COVID-19 (C-19) virus paralyzed you? Or how about the plummeting economy, has that
fear found a seat in your soul?
Or are you confident in Him?
Many scriptures reveal the heart of a person
who trusts in the Lord. Here are some of my favorites:
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is
stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3
Those who trust in the LORD Are like Mount
Zion, Which cannot be moved, but abides forever. Psalm 125:1
And then there is Psalm 91. A
most beloved psalm. As you read through this psalm, consider that these
promises are to those who dwell in the
shelter of the Most High and abide in
the shadow of the Almighty. Excerpts from Psalm 91:
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most
High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say to the LORD,
"My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!"
3 For it is He who delivers you from the
snare of the trapper And from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with
His pinions, And under His wings you may seek refuge; His faithfulness is a
shield and bulwark. 5 You will not be afraid of the terror by night, Or of the
arrow that flies by day; 6 Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, Or of the
destruction that lays waste at noon. 7 A thousand may fall at your side And ten
thousand at your right hand, [But] it shall not approach you. 8 You will only
look on with your eyes And see the recompense of the wicked.
9 For you have made the LORD, my refuge,
[Even] the Most High, your dwelling place. 10 No evil will befall you, Nor will
any plague come near your tent. 11 For He will give His angels charge
concerning you, To guard you in all your ways. 12 They will bear you up in
their hands, That you do not strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will
tread upon the lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will trample
down.
14 “Because he has loved Me, therefore I will
deliver him; I will set him [securely] on high, because he has known My name. 15
“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I
will rescue him and honor him. 16 With a long life I will satisfy him And let
him see My salvation.”
Way back in the 1990s a man gave a prophecy
about a leveling earthquake that would hit Portland, Oregon. He had many
confirmations; the warnings rang out. Many people left the area. I called a
friend who was recognized as a prophet in the Abbott Loop Family of churches.
His answer was that God hadn’t told him about an earthquake. He assured me that
God wasn’t required to tell him either. He further said that since the Bible
says there will be famines and earthquakes in many places, and that hardships
will come, and because of the clear warning in the Bible, he and his family had
a storage of necessities for both his family and another family for two months.
This is wisdom.
About a week ago, I believe the Holy Spirit
spoke this to me concerning prayer.
The prayer that was initiated by President Trump on March 15, the
National Day of Prayer, is to continue. It is to continue by Christians calling
friends and family to pray. Short voice to voice prayers for our country,
wisdom for our president and medical experts, for God to intervene and stop the
Corona-virus, stabilize the world economy, and protection for our families and
friends and the people throughout the world. I saw these as short 30 seconds to
2 minute prayers. It is a two-fold plan from God. First, we know God hears our
prayers and that if we would pray God would answer. Secondly, this would also
initiate communication between God’s people during the isolation many will feel
during this time.
Please consider picking up your phone to call others for prayer. I don’t believe this has to be phone calls,
face-time works and so do other means of voice communication. The point is to
reach out, pray together, and communicate with your voice and not just a text. I
have made some calls and every time there were tears and deep appreciation. So
many people are lonely. So many needs, and not just due to C-19.
C-19 has revealed us on so many levels. It has laid out our hearts in full
view to ourselves mostly. God already knows us, but we easily deceive
ourselves.
Who are you today?
What has C-19 revealed about you?
Do you trust God or are you living in fear
and “hordation”?
Choose trusting God.
Choose trusting God.
And take some time today to talk to God and to others.
