BIBLE STUDY ROCKED!

Great turn out at Bible Study at my house tonight!  Nothing is more exciting than talking about God changed lives!   It didn’t go the way I had planned it to go … it went the way GOD designed it to go. 

About an hour before it started, I prayed that the Lord would have His way.   I told Him this was NOT my meeting, but His – I was just the facilitator.  After about 5 minutes into our time together, I felt Him take control.  It flowed the way He wanted it to and His presence was among us.  For some reason, He kept breathing on my left side (down the side of my neck and down my arm).  I will be bubbling over for days!  Many others – sitting all over the room felt His presence.  Some mentioned it when it happened and another one told me – in detail what she felt afterwards.

Even though I had an agenda planned and a chapter to cover in “Lord I Want to Know You” book, God decided to teach us about His Sovereignty.  The Sovereignty of God is the biblical teaching that all things are under God's rule and control, and that nothing happens without His direction or permission. God works not just some things - but ALL things according to the counsel of His own will (see Eph. 1:11). His purposes are all-inclusive and never thwarted (see Isa. 46:11); nothing takes Him by surprise. The sovereignty of God is not merely that God has the power and right to govern all things, but that He does so, always and without exception.

After we opened with prayer and sang the Holy Spirit song from a recent women’s retreat, women began sharing what the Lord has been doing in their lives. There were a few tears of joy, expressions of laughter and many God-inspired moments.  We heard amazing stories of how God has spoken, how He has revealed things, about His Grace to bring us through difficult situations, and how He’s healed relationships.  We even marveled that He loves us so much that He sometimes uses a friend to send us a text at just the right time.  One of the women gave us a new way to refer to things like this.” It’s not a coincidence it is a “GOD-incidence.”

With some very recent happenings I shared how real spiritual warfare was. I was able to give some “real life” examples of how the enemy was attacking many individuals and families.  Some others shared about battles that are occurring in their families.  We talked about this to emphasize that GOD is Elohim – the mighty, strong creator. He is El Elyon -  The Most High, Sovereign Ruler of the universe. Just a reminder: We are in battles because we are battle worthy opponents. The enemy knows we are a threat.  But since the battle is the Lords, the only way we can lose is if we refuse to fight.  We all agreed that we are going to prepare for battle everyday by spending time in the Word. 

I’m eagerly looking forward to getting together again to hear the magnificent things God has been doing!  I look forward to bragging and boasting about His Goodness. According to the Word, we can brag on Him and I intend to.

Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.  1 Corinthians 1:31 

My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Psalms 34:2

But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. I, the LORD, have spoken!  Jeremiah 9:24

 Whoever brags should brag about what the Lord has done 2 Corinthians 10:17