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Today is Monday July 05, 2010 and we are reading through the Bible in a year. Today's message comes from the reading of the Book of Psalms, chapters 60-66. If you would like to read the chapters along with us here online you can Click Here to read them or copy & paste this link onto your browser: http://www.readytofollow.com/bible-july-5.php

Today's Message: Doubting God

Christians can rejoice in their salvation, the fact that once they called on the Lord Jesus Christ to save them, they were forgiven of all their sins, and every one of them were forgotten, never to be remembered by God ever again. Praise God! One thing we have to be aware of is that no one likes to try to get us to doubt our salvation more than Satan. He will just out of the blue remind us of something that we have done and all of a sudden we are thinking, “Am I still saved?” The truth is, we are all going to sin again, no matter how strong our walk with Christ is, but it can never take away our salvation. As long as we, from the bottom of our heart, believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ and with our mouths confessed that we believe in Him, nothing, not even Satan or our doubts can remove our salvation from us. “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” - Romans 10:9. Praise God! When we doubt our salvation we are doubting God and when we start doubting God, it is a matter of time before we lose our faith in Him as well. We have to realize that every time we start rehashing old sins all we are doing is doubting God and making it harder on ourselves. Of course, we are going to think about what God saved us from, I thank Him every day for saving me from the mess I was in, but we have to let it go, just like God did.

It is not uncommon for someone to start thinking about all the wrongs one has done when it looks like they are being punished by God. David often prayed to God thinking he was being punished and wondering where God was. “O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.” - Psalm 60:1-4. Once we get saved and start growing as a Christian it becomes much harder to sin and when we do the Holy Spirit reveals to us the need to repent, but once we repent, all is forgiven and forgotten, we might have to suffer a little bit for the sin, but once the chastisement is over, all is right with God again. David knew this and once he realized that he started reminding himself of just how much God had been there for him and still is. “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.” - Psalm 62:5-8. Think about just how much God has gotten you through, all who come to Him, even when they have sinned over and over again, are forgiven. Trust in His salvation, He is your refuge.

The soul is the center of every being, it is always longing for something to keep it satisfied. Ever just feel blah? It is because something deep down in the soul is not right. And when the soul is not right, if effects the body and spirit as well. Now, if you have not accepted Jesus as your Savior you do not have the spirit of God in you, therefore, nothing truly satisfies your soul. However, those who do have the spirit of God in them long for the spirit to satisfy their soul. “O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:” - Psalm 63:1-5. - Jesus is living water, the only One that satisfies the soul. “Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” - John 4:13,14. Have you ever been so thirsty that you drank the first thing you saw and it was something instead of pure water? Most likely it left you still thirsty, sometimes I drink iced tea and every time I do I immediately drink a glass of water afterward. There is something about pure water that hydrates and satisfies the body like nothing else. Like the body, the soul gets thirsty as well, you can try to give is other things to drink, but it does not last, it is always thirsty. Jesus is the living water that hydrates and satisfies the soul.

So, if you are doing everything you are supposed to be doing and still suffering, maybe it is time to ask God to search your heart for any hidden sin that you have forgotten about. God will afflict us until we repent of our sins, even the hidden ones. Go to God, ask Him to search your heart and reveal any hidden sin inside. He will let you know what it is and get you right with Him. “O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried....Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.” - Psalm 66:8-10,16-20. God has mercy on all who come to Him and seek forgiveness. Praise God! If all is well and you have no hidden sin in your life, Praise God! Just trust in God, He is preparing you for something, He wants you to have faith in Him and stop doubting Him. God is with you, just let Him know that you believe in Him and you will start to see things change. Keep in mind that every time you reach the top of a mountain at some point you have to go back down. Life is full of ups and downs, but if we put our trust in God, He will hear our prayers and answer them, maybe not in the way we want, but He always answers prayers. Praise God!

Enjoy the rest of your day/night and have an awesome week.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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