LED BY THE SPIRIT

 

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

 

LED BY THE SPIRIT

 

Luke 4:1-2

4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

 

Rom 8:13-14

13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

 

          Only twice in the Authorized Version do we read the phrase: “led by the Spirit.” The first refers to Jesus being directed by the Holy Spirit to the place of temptation. The next seems to refer to a lifelong relationship of guidance for obedient believers.

 

          Jesus altered His route of travel to ensure that he passed through Samaria. He felt the need of one miserable woman. He heard her anguished cries though unspoken. He was compelled to change course and to meet her need.

 

John 4:3-7

3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.

4 And he must needs go through Samaria.

5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

 

          If the cry of one woman could reach the heart of Jesus miles away, then how can he not hear our cries? Yes, He knows your circumstance and He feels your need. Those anguished cries that you dare not let escape. He hears clearly and is moved to compassion. Cry out to Him! Let Him minister to you. He knows.

 

Matt 9:36

36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

 

Dear Lord, you have named every star, and you know my name as well. Nothing is hidden from your eyes. Alter your route to intersect with mine and minister to me today. AMEN

 

DISH THE STRESS

 

Monday, July 20, 2026

 

DISH THE STRESS

 

Ps 34:17-19

17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

 

          Stress is the emotional or physical responses to life’s difficulties. We almost always think of stress as a bad thing, but stress is what tunes a stringed instrument. Without the proper amount of stress, the instrument is out of tune.

 

          Distress is destructive. Distress snaps the string and the instrument is of little value until a new string is attached and placed under the proper amount of stress. It is now in tune again.

 

          If you can’t cry out to God IN righteousness then, for your own sake, cry out to God FOR righteousness. Those who have been made righteous by the sacrifice of Jesus gain a hearing before a merciful God. We are not exempt from stress, but we have the careful hand of God turning the tuning pegs!

 

1 Cor 10:13

13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

 

Dear Lord, my strings are old and worn. Please be careful as you tune me. Let me sing your praises in perfect pitch. AMEN

 

WHAT IS TRUST?

 

Sunday, July 19, 2026

 

WHAT IS TRUST?

 

Ps 62:7-8

7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

 

According to Strong’s Concordance, the word “trust” is to be found in our English Bible 134 times! It is curious to me that of the SEVEN Bible Dictionaries in my library NONE of them are willing to define the word. What, then, does it mean to trust? We don’t know – and yet we do. Trust is the X in every equation! Now, math was never my strength, but I know that X refers to the unknown. At the solving of the equation, X equals the answer sought. Generally, to trust in God is to cast our burden on the Lord when it becomes too heavy for us.

 

Ps 55:22

22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

 

Companions of trust are a holy quietness, security, and peacefulness of spirit springing from a full persuasion of our safety. We know that He CAN sustain us because He is God. We know He WILL sustain us because of His nature. He is gracious and full of mercy. Trust is also to abandon our reliance on human reasoning!

 

Prov 3:5-6

5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

 

Christianity is not occasional but constant. “Trust in Him at ALL TIMES, ye people.” Do not use God like a spare tire or a good-luck charm. He should be the constant object of our trust. Through Him we can draw water from wells that are empty, find food in pantries that are bare and gain clarity when all around is only confusion.

 

Dear Lord! I know that if I am to trust you, I must not lean upon my own understanding! Lord, help me to trust in you. AMEN