Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children. For God had made every woman infertile in the household of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. [Genesis 20:17-18 NHEB] The Lord God is the True Healer of the Womb. In this chapter, it was wrong for Abraham to make his wife a shield to protect his own life by saying they're just siblings, and not as married couples. With this lie and outright deceit, the king of the land, Abimelech, took Sarah into his harem. As it was, God’s judgment had fallen over the land, affecting a lot of innocent people. For that period of time, the Lord's judgment was about infertility. The king wanted to increase his royal family, but the Lord did the opposite; He opposed it – all the women stopped getting pregnant. This was all because Abimelech took a married woman, and he was about to violate a marriage covenant sealed by God. But God is faithful; He didn’...
Eternal Joy: The Answer to Depression
ReplyDelete#Psa16v11 You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand. [BSB]
Eternal Joy is a person, not just a concept or an emotion. It's the Person of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the answer, our rescue!
You only needed to come to Him, for He is waiting for you. You come with words; start by whispering His name.
That sense of joy is with Him, in His presence, so come near to Him. Jesus is pulling you close.
The joy He gives is stronger than our bodies and emotions. Gather all your strength and focus to call on Him.
Right here and now, as you're reading this, just whisper the name of Jesus. Try it, and wait for Him.