LORD HIDE ME FROM ME!

LORD HIDE ME FROM ME!!! Psalms 17:5-17:8

This Psalm shows us that IN ALL OF US BIBLE BELIEVING, PEOPLE THERE ARE INCONSISTANCIES,

THERE SHORT FALLS AND FAILURES THAT ARE SELF INFLICTED BY OUR OWN PAST HURTS.

IN READING THIS PASSAGE WE DISCOVER THAT WE ARE AT TIME AN ENEMY TO OURSELVES AND IT’S ONLY THE GOODNESS OF JESUS THAT HE HIDES US UNDER THE SHADOWS OF HIS WING TO KEEP US FROM ABORTING OUR DESTINY OR KILLING THE PROMISE OF GOD IN WHICH HE INPREGNATED US WITH.

Are you aware of the fact that the enemy can NOT steal your destiny YOU are the one who chooses to abort your destiny, YOU are the one who chooses to give it up or give it away.DAVID AT THIS TIME IS RUNNING FROM SAUL AND HAS TO ASK GOD TO:
1)UPHOLD HIS STEPS
2)INCLINE HIS EAR
3)SHOW HIS LOVINGKINDNESS BY YOUR RIGHT HAND (POWER)
4)SAVE HIM
5)KEEP HIM
6)HIDE HIMHE DOES NOT MAKE THIS REQUEST FOR THE LORD TO DO THESE THINGS BECAUSE HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT SAUL’S POTENTIAL OF HARMING HIM BUT RATHER HIS POTENTIAL OF HARMING SAUL.

How often have you wanted to avenge yourself, how often have you wanted to justify yourself, not just to your enemy but to your wife, your husband? Why do we have this inordinate need to make ourselves heard to make ourselves be the ones to win the argument win the war?

FOR THE SAKE OF A DESTINED RELATIONSHIP IT IS BETTER THAT THE BIGGEST HUMBLE HIMSELF AND WATCH GOD WORK ON HIS BEHALF.WHAT IF I SUGGESTED TO YOU THAT THE REASON WHY GOD HAS ALLOWED MANY OF US TO STAY IN OUR MESS IS SO LONG IS BECAUSE WE’RE ALWAYS TRYING TO FIX IT WITH OUR OWN MENTAL ATTRIBUTES INSTEAD OF PRAYING FOR A GODLY OF APPROACH. DAVID KNOWS THAT HE IS WELL CAPABLE OF DOING SAUL GREAT HARM.

IF YOU RECALL DAVID TAKES THE GARMENTS OF SAUL NOT TO DISTURB HIM BUT TO LET HIM KNOW THAT HE DOES HAVE THE POWER,COURAGE AND PASSION TO KILL HIM AT HIS OWN DISCRETION. BUT HE UNDERSTANDS THAT BY KILLING SAUL HE WOULD POSTPONE THE PERFECT WILL OF GOD.

DAVID UNDERSTANDS THE WAY UP IS THE WAY DOWN. DAVID UNDERSTOOD SERVANTHOOD. DAVID UNDERSTOOD SERVING I AM FULLY PURSUADED TO BELIEVE THAT GOD WILL LEAVE CERTAIN PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE FOR A SEASON TO BE TO BE THE AGITATING FORCE TO BRING YOU TO A PLACE OF PRAYER WE CALL THESE PEOPLE SCOURING PADS. I LOOKED UP THE WORD HIDE (KAW-SAW)IN THE HEBREW AND DISCOVERD THAT IT MEANT TO COVER, OR, IN PROPER, TO FILL UP HOLLOWS.HAVE YOU EVER WENT BEFORE GOD AND TRIED TO WORK ON HIS BEHALF FOR YOURSELF.

COME ON CHURCH WE PRAY WITHTHNE SOLUTION IN M IND TELLING GOD HOW TO SEND THE ANSWER ON OUR BEHALF…….NOW I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT FAITH….
WE NEED TO ASK GOD TO HIDE US FROM OURSELVES , OH "LORD HIDE ME FROM ME."
WE NEED TO DISCOVER THAT BECAUSE OF ALL OF OUR PAST HURTS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS WE ARE OUR WORST ENEMY.

AND WHAT WE NEED IS THE COVERING OF THE LORD NOT FOR THAT MOMENT BUT FOR THE WHATEVER TIME GOD NEEDED TO FINISH HIS ASSESSMENT OF US - AND WHATEVER TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO PROCESS US, I AM HAPPY TO TELL YOU HE’S YET AT WORK IN ME …IS HE AT WORK IN YOU?.

"BUT GOD" THE COVERER OF OUR FAULTS - THE GOD WHO EXPOSES ONLY YOUR INTENT AND HIDES AND HIDES YOUR FAULTS, THAT YOUR FAULTS WON’T DESTROY WHERE YOU’RE GOING BECAUSE OF WHERE YOU’RE AT.

I HAVE LEARNED THAT BECAUSE GOD IS GOD HE WILL HIDE YOU FROM YOU TO SAVE YOU THAT HIS PURPOSE, PLAN AND WILL WILL BE DONE. IT WAS THROGH PRAYER, FASTING AND CONCECRATION THAT GOD IS ABLE TO PROCESS US THOUGH OUR PAIN.I PRAY THAT WE ANALYZE OURSELVES - EXAMIN OURSELVES FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND SEE WHAT WE ARE HOLDING ON TO THAT KEEPS PULLING US OUT OF OUR PURPOSE.

IS IT ANGER, DEPRESSION,ABANDONMENT,ETC. WHATEVER IT IS KNOW THAT THE ALL POWERFUL GOD IS CAPABLE OF GIVING YOU ALL THE TOOLS TO FIGHT THIS BATTLE. HE GAVE THEM TO DAVID THUS SHALL HE GIVE TO YOU.

GOD BLESS

MY DAILY PSALM

He Leads
Psalm 232 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.Click here for other translations

David lived the life of a shepherd. He understood the "heart" of a shepherd. Therefore, he compared his life to the life of the flock. God was his shepherd. God would always supply his needs. God would lead him to the "green pastures" for nourishment and rest. God would also lead him to the still waters for drink.David makes it clear that God leads him to "still" waters.

A good shepherd would make the extra effort to be sure that his sheep were drinking from calm waters because water that was moving rapidly could prove dangerous to the sheep's life if it fell into it.Today, we could follow any shepherd, but only the "Good Shepherd" will lead us to the "still waters".

In the stress of the job, the home, and the finances, I fail, many times, to recognize the peace that can be found in the "green pastures" and by the "still waters" of God. Our God is all sufficient. He offers us a peace beyond our understanding. Are you letting him guide your life?May God bless your day with peace,
KerryThe Floodgate Ministry Team

USED WITH PERMISSION

Who are You ?

When God chose to speak to Moses out of the burning bush, it was for a specific purpose. He had a plan for Moses’ life, and he was about to tell Moses exactly how to start carrying it out. Once Moses had properly positioned himself to hear from God, the Lord spoke: “I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt” (Exodus 3:10).
Whoa!
Moses had hid his face—now he wanted to hide the rest of his body! Though he had made the proper response to God’s glory, he blew it when it came to obedience. “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” he asked God.
Who am I for a job like that?
Whom shall I say sent me?
What if the Israelites don’t believe me?
I can relate to how Moses felt when God told him what he wanted him to do. When my publisher first contacted me about writing this book, I felt so intimidated that as soon as my husband and I left the first meeting with the publishing team, I looked at him and exclaimed, “I can’t do it!” I felt so ill-equipped for the task that I didn’t even consider it. Jerry encouraged me to talk to the Lord before I made a decision.
Bible study and prayer convinced me that God wanted me to accept this challenge. But like Moses, I felt I would never measure up to the task. The Lord has had to continually remind me that he is in control and will accomplish good things through me. He wants to display his greatness through my inadequacy.
Moses’ problem was that although he reverenced God, he didn’t yet know him very well. Understanding God’s attributes—the distinguishing marks of his character—helps us appreciate him in a deeper, more intimate way as it moves us from knowing about him to truly knowing him.
Because God is beyond our comprehension, what we know about him can come in only one way: He must reveal it to us. So in response to each one of Moses’ objections—lack of faith, lack of authority, and lack of credibility—God revealed an aspect of his character.
When God tells you what he wants you to do, do you plead lack of authority, credibility, and ability? I often do. Though we, like Moses, should approach the presence of God with humility, we must not hang our heads because we feel unacceptable or inadequate. We must not end up saying, as Moses did, “O Lord, please send someone else to do it” (Exodus 4:13). God doesn’t always call the equipped, but he always equips those he calls. He will never ask you to do something he won’t enable you to accomplish. Instead of asking God, “Who am I?” Moses should have asked him, “Who are you?”

Priscilla Schirer

Loving Those We Lead

Loving Those We Lead
by Sherryl Stone
June 1, 2007
If you stay in ministry long enough, you will get hurt. In our small groups and church serving teams we can easily become close friends with those we lead. When hurt and disappointment inevitably comes, it’s tempting to throw in the towel and quit, or at least to withdraw from the ones we are called to shepherd. Toxic cynicism can easily seep into our souls.
After one heart-crushing experience I faced with a dilemma: As their leader, how was I to deal emotionally with hurtful people? I searched through Scripture and earnestly prayed for guidance. John 13 caught my attention.
Although Jesus knew that Judas would betray him, he still included him in the Last Supper. Jesus chose to love him as he did the other disciples. John 13:1 says that Jesus was intent on showing the disciples “the full extent of his love.” Verse 2 gives us a clue as to how Jesus was able to shift his mind and heart to be able to do such a thing. It states that Jesus knew who he was, where he had come from and where he was going. As he focused on fully completing his Father’s will, Jesus did something outlandish and unforgettable. He knelt down with a water basin and a towel, assumed the role of a house servant, and washed and dried the dusty feet of his disciples.
I wonder what Jesus said to each of the disciples as he looked up into their faces. Some of his words are recorded in Scripture; others are not. Regardless of the words he chose for each of his intimate friends, an atmosphere of love, kindness, and respect lingered during that Passover meal. Though Jesus knew that in a few short hours each of those men would betray him, he still chose to move toward them to meet their needs. Each disciple was related to, not according to their future failures, but according to Calvary’s incredible grace and forgiveness.Later Jesus commanded his disciples to love others in the same manner he had shown love to them. “As I have loved you, so you MUST love one another” (emphasis mine).
So the question really is, How do we begin to love hurtful people with godly love? Here are some suggestions:
1. Pray for those who hurt us. Ask the Lord to help us see people with his eyes and love them with his heart. Let Christ’s love fill and flow through us (Romans 5:5b) as we cooperate with God in loving them. Commit to obediently love them as Christ has loved us.
2. Expect others to let us down. Choose to minister to them anyway. Commit to love them as Christ has loved us.
3. As a servant leader, move toward offenders to give them what they need. Despite feeling hurt and disappointed, Jesus didn’t withdraw from his disciples. He looked past their failings and approached them with kindness and respect.
It takes courage, faith, and the power of the Holy Spirit to truly embrace the love of God for ourselves and others. Because God paid such a high price for our forgiveness, we cannot remain spiritually vibrant and yet refuse to forgive. Bitterness is not the answer.
The Cross gives us both an example and the power to forgive the hurts leadership inevitably brings.