The call to persist. God prizes faithfulness and rewards the pursuit of His Holiness

Good morning from us all
We bless you this morning and would encourage you to "having done all, to
stand". This message is particularly for those who are being deeply
challenged this morning whether it's by
practical difficulties face in everyday life or the spiritual challenges in
our walk with the Lord.
Psalms 95:7-11 says....
Today, if you will hear His voice: "Do not harden your hearts, as in the
rebellion, As in the day of trial in the wilderness, When your fathers
tested Me; They tried Me, though they saw My work. For forty years I was
grieved with that generation, And said, 'It is a people who go astray in
their hearts, And they do not know My ways.' So I swore in My wrath, 'They
shall not enter My rest.'" NKJV

THE PLACE OF MISDIRECTION'

The battle, the victory or defeats, the enlivening or the hardening, the
confirmation or the misdirection, all take place in our hearts, the core, the
center, the very rudder of our being. God speaks in conscience and creation,
in the very Word of God and through the tested mouths of others. If you will,
you may hear His voice, that is, receive it and act on it. When you do this,
your ears get attuned to receiving and your heart gets warmly tenderized to
obeying.

A CALL TO ACTION | For those of you who have witnessed God’s mighty
workings in your life, for you to then NOT act on His received word is a most
precarious and dangerous position to put yourself in. This side of heaven,
harnessed to your new heart is a rebellious black stallion, therefore God
says, “ My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart;
For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Keep
your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.”
(Proverbs 4:20-23 NKJV)

So...as the bible says..." Gird up your loins" this morning' ....tighten
your belt....stand up strong and put those shoulders back......Look up to
Jesus who promised ..." I will never leave you nor forsake you". See the
hosts of heaven around you. Fear not! Stand back and see the salvation of the
Lord. ..."For your redemption is nigh"
..."and in everything giving thanks, fir this is the will of God concerning
you"
God bless you all richly
Howard Barnes and the team

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