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“Always Forever Realize Almighty Immanuel Delivers!” (A.F.R.A.I.D)
Ramesh C. Reddy
SCRIPTURE:
Observations:
1.
He tells the Lord,
‘I will put my confidence in you?’
2.
He tells himself,
‘Yes, I will trust the promises of God’
3.
He tells himself,
‘And since I am trusting Him, what can mere man do to me?’
Observation/Interpretation:
The Psalmist is able to put his confidence in the Lord when he is
afraid because He trusts the promises of God and because He trusts
God who gives the promises.
Implications:
When I remember and meditate on the Word of God and His promises, I
will realize that I need not fear what man can do to me because I am
in the Loving Hands of God. When I put my confidence and trust in
Him, He will take care of the rest. Thank you Jesus!
I ask you now dear friend, who do you put your
confidence in when you are afraid?
I can tell you from personal experience when you put your confidence
in human beings more than the Lord of the universe when you are
afraid, you will come to realize that every human being will fail us
at one time or another. No one is perfect but everyone is flawed. We
will only be disappointed and hurt when our sole basis is what human
beings can do for us.
The Psalmist did not rely on other human beings for his source of
help as a primary means but looked to the God of the promises
realizing that putting His confidence in God is what will get Him
through. He is able to do that because He trusted in the promises of
God and trusted God who gives the promises. You can do the same my
friend and you will notice the difference.
How do you trust in the promises of God?
This is not to say that we should not take the help of others whom
the Lord provides our way when we are afraid because the Lord can
use other human beings too to help us overcome our fears, etc ,but
we need to let Him guide us and lead us instead of looking to humans
first.
Whatever you are going through, look to the Lord always and turn to
Him whenever you are afraid and ask Him to guide you and lead you.
He will show you the path. Yes, He will my friend. Oh yes, He will!
When you are not afraid anymore, the credit will still go first and
foremost to the Lord because you will know it is the Lord that led
you here and there. Thank you Jesus!
You can claim the promise from
Philippians 1:6: “Being confident of this, He who began a good work
in you will finish it to completion!”
May you
always forever realize Almighty
Immanuel delivers!
Prayer:
Lord Jesus,
You are my all in all. You are my Prince of Peace,
Rock, Savior, and Friend. You are my Holy Father guiding me through to live a
life of righteousness, holy righteousness. Oh God, I need you more than ever. I
need to feel your hands around me holding me tight. I need your love to surround
me so that you can glow in my life. Help me please Jesus. I desire in your
presence. Thank you for guiding me to live a life of righteousness. Oh God you
love me more than ever. You hear my voice when I cry out to you. When I seek
your face, you fill me up. You are my all in all. Thank you Jesus so much for
your help no matter what I face, your grace is available and you take my case.
Thank you for hearing us and answering us. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! AMEN!
(Most of the prayer is from a vineyard song called “All in All”)
Pray the
prayer below or use your own words to invite Jesus Christ into your
life and have a personal relationship with Him. Now is the time of
Salvation. Don't wait.
Thank you when
I was sick with soul sickness, you purchased me by your blood which
alone can cleanse me of all my sin and make me your child that I can
belong to. It is my sin that separated
me from God and you became the bridge for me to cross over to God
because of what you did on the cross for me. Thank you so much
Jesus. Even when my sin made me so dirty on the inside and attacks
of Satan have wounded me, you did not abandon me but came for me. I
am never out of your love and never out of your reach. Thank you so
much Jesus.
I do believe Father God for all that Jesus did for me. Jesus, I know
you care for me and laid down your life for me on the cross to give
me new life as you shed your blood for me to wash away all my sins.
Your Blood became the transfusion for those of us wounded by Satan.
I accept the transfusion! Your blood heals all the wounded areas to
give us a new life cleansing us of our sin. Thank you so much Jesus.
I want that new life that you offer so I turn
to you now as a sheep that has gone astray and ask for your
forgiveness of all my sins! Wash me in your precious cleansing
blood. Thank you for washing me in your Blood. Please come dwell in
my heart and save me Jesus. Deliver me Oh Good Shepherd! Thank you
for your free gift of grace! I know you can save me when I turn to
you and ask you to be my Lord and Personal Savior. I want you
to stay with me Jesus in my heart and make my heart your home so I
can always have you as my Lord and Personal Savior who will guide my
path. Please fill me with the Holy Spirit and lead me in the
right paths when I go the wrong way so I can be led to green
pastures. I love you Jesus! Thank you for making my heart your home,
for living in me Jesus and I will live for you and serve you the
rest of the days of my life. I acknowledge you Jesus as my Lord and
Personal Savior believing in my heart that God raised you from the
dead. Thank you for coming back to life to save me. Thank you for
being the Lamb of God. Thank you for being my Lord and Personal
Savior and changing me. Thank you for filling me with the Holy
Spirit and I believe you who began a good work in me will finish it
to completion. I give myself to you, all that I am and ask you to
make something of my life. Thank you Jesus so much. Thank you have
heard my prayer and answered me. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen! You may have felt something, you may
have not, but the important thing to know is that Jesus Christ is in
your life! Don't just go by feelings. If you have prayed this prayer and meant it genuinely in your heart, you made one of the most important decisions in your life. Please let me know as I would like to send you a free booklet or give it to you in person, to help you in your daily walk with the Lord. I have read this booklet more than 20 times. Feel free to email me at reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com if you want to meet to study the Bible, pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My number is 412-641-9426 "This is my work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)
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