Where in the... Word?!?

I’ve been getting a lot of calls, emails and fb messages with questions about where to turn in Scripture at a time like this.

First, let me say that "ALL Scripture is inspired by God..." (2 Timothy 3:16), so literally opening up anywhere and just letting the Lord lead, and speak to you through His Word, every day, is a great idea. And, with the extended time off and away from work that many are experiencing, right now may be a great time to read the Bible from cover to cover. When I do that (this is the way I’ve been reading through Scripture every year for years thanks to a sweet little old lady named Arlene Reece in my church in Burdett, KS, who taught me this method back in the 90’s), I start with the first book of the Bible, Genesis, and the last book of the Bible, Revelation, and read my way to the center, while also reading from Psalms and Proverbs as I do. You’ll be amazed at how the Word of God comes together for you as you apply this method.

As far as Scripture to turn to in days like these... I literally read Psalm 91 every day as a reminder of God’s Protection and guidance in my life. In the New Testament, the book of Philippians is where I go whenever I feel overwhelmed, challenged beyond my capacity to respond, down, insecure, or uncertain about the future. It is FILLED with encouraging words. It’s interesting because Paul writes what he does to the Church at Philippi while he himself is incarcerated and under house arrest in Rome. Some of the most encouraging words in all of Scripture come from a time in Paul’s life of extreme discomfort and unpleasantness. That’s what happens whenever we let the Holy Spirit lead and guide our thoughts, actions, and efforts.

So, there ya go! Get in the Word and... Keep on Keepin’ on in Jesus!

- Rob Schmutz

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Praying in Faith Today...

"Listen! The Lord ’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call." Isaiah 59:1 NLT

Praying in faith today for a miraculous turning of events and circumstances all across our Nation and all around the World.  

Praying in faith today for healing for those who are sick.

Praying in faith today for their families.

Praying in faith today for families who have lost loved ones.

Praying in faith today for healthcare facilities, providers, and healthcare workers.

Praying in faith today for wisdom for all those who are working on the development of a vaccine and a medical and scientific way to confront and combat the threat we are currently facing.

Praying in faith today for miraculous experiences and testimonies of God’s Grace, Provision and Faithfulness in and through all that we are going through as a Nation and as human beings all around the World.

Praying in faith today for the Spirit of God to open hearts, touch lives, give comfort, come alongside those in distress, calm the fearful, bring peace to troubled minds, and to move in such a way that people everywhere, as many as will call upon His Name, have an experience of God’s Amazing Grace, miraculous provision, and of the peace that passes all comprehension.

Praying in faith today that literally millions will call on and come to know Jesus personally as their Savior through this time of instability and uncertainty all around the globe.

Join me today, won’t you, in praying for all of this and whatever else God lays on your heart?

Whatever the problem, situation or circumstance, Jesus... is always the answer!

Let’s Keep on Keepin’ on In Jesus!

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50 Day Genesis Challenge, Day 50

"And as for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive."  

                          - Genesis 50:20

I’m surrounded this morning by so much more than I can even begin to describe, let alone be able to understand. I’m in Liberia, West Africa, and I see people all around me who are surviving and who have survived, experiences too numerous to count of all kinds of great evils. Wrongs have been done to them both as individuals and as an entire population on so many, many, levels, and on so many, many, different occasions, for so many, many, generations. Hopelessness seems to be a pervasive reality everywhere I look... Over the next few nights I and my team will be given an opportunity to speak for a few minutes, a Word of Hope into their lives. Hope... 

I am asking God to move mightily over these next few nights, and to grant that miracles, healings, and deliverances could touch the people we are seeing, and that a great work of God’s power could be experienced among them. I am asking Jesus to empower us to serve and to speak as carriers and communicators of the hope of the gospel, as expressions of His Love, and as conduits of His transformational power. Please pray for us as we attempt to do so.  

LORD Jesus, I have never been here before. Not here, seeing all of this that You are showing me... Grant, Lord, that Your Spirit will pour out mightily over this place, these people and me and my team, Your servants here in this place. Please help me and my team fulfill that which You have brought us here to do. Help us to be "Jesus with skin on" to everyone we get the chance to come in contact with. Bring about a fulfillment like you did for Joseph, something through which the people are able to say along with Joseph... "What others have intended for evil, God has used for good, in order to bring about the salvation of many...". In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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