April 16, 2020 Let Our Minds Dwell on the Lord

God told us this week that He is coming sooner than we think, but He is holding back the winds of His final judgments until we are ready to walk through them in victory. This tells me we are not doing well with this test we are experiencing now.  The Lord is going to send waves of judgment our way to train us to be skilled to navigate in the midst of His judgments. He is doing this so we:

• will not be deceived and fall away from our faith
• can stand as a light in the darkness and share our faith with others
• stay focused on what God is asking us to do

 
Our minds are under attack by the growing darkness of the enemy.  We have heard the cries of many believers that their minds seem to be stagnant, fearful, undisciplined, and not thinking right.  We specifically prayed for this at the altar this morning.  We need the wisdom and clarity of God’s understanding more than ever before.  We prayed Philippians 4:4-9 over the minds of all believers, over our governmental leaders who are making very critical decisions for the people in their countries, states, and cities. I encourage you to pray this today as well!
 
Let us Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let our minds dwell on these things.
The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and then the God of peace will be with you.
 
The prophetic word from this week is in the side column, entitled “Come and Be With Me”.
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