You Will Seek Me And Find Me When You Seek Me With All Your Heart
Do Not Be Deceived
JEREMIAH 29:11-14
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.
”Jeremiah 29:11-14 NKJV
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We are all encouraged by a leader who stirs us to move ahead, someone who empowers us and believes we can do the task given and who will be with us all the way.
Our God is that kind of leader, He knows the future, and His plans for us are good and full of hope.
He provides our agendas and goes with us all the way. That doesn't mean we won't struggle, or suffer, or experience hardships, but God will see us through to a glorious conclusion.
God did not forget His people, even though they were captives in Babylon. It was His plan to give them a new beginning with purpose-to turn them into new people.
At times it feels like God has forgotten us as we struggle through our trials and challenges, especially now in these days of darkness, when our governments seem to be nothing more than dictators. But truly He is preparing us-you, as He did the people of Judah, for a new beginning with Him in the centre.
God's plan was to give His people hope and a good future; consequently, they could call upon His name in confidence.
Today is no different; even though our governments, even here in the UK, and others all around the world are holding the people captive to their controls and dictatorship, you can call upon the name of the Lord and He will hear you, strengthen you, and take good care of you.
Although the exiles were in a difficult place and time, they did not despair because they had God's presence, the privilege of prayer, and God's love and grace.
If we seek Him wholeheartedly, He will be found. Neither a far or strange land, sorrow, persecution, nor physical problems can break our fellowship with God.
Job experienced many trials and challenges, because God allowed Satan to test Him.
Since we are saved by faith, just as Satan wanted to destroy Job's faith to prise him from God's hands, so he plans the same for you and me today.
But God uses those severe test, to build and strengthen you as he did Job.
Every time your faith is tested, it is because God allowed it to strengthen and prepare you for something bigger.
it's Satan's plan to destroy your faith, and tempt you into sin, but God uses your trials to expose your weaknesses and strengthen your character and faith in Jesus Christ our Saviour, that you can endure to the end (see MATHEW 24:9-14).
Peter denied Christ three times, as in MATHEW 26:34-75, But Jesus knew of Peters failure before he sinned; he predicted Peter would deny him three times before the rooster crows, but Jesus knew Peter would repent, and arranged to meet Him after his resurrection.
Sometimes, like Peter we will mess up, either through fear or deception, but God is merciful and you are truly safe in His hands. “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.”
James 4:7-10 NKJV
We believers must face these trials, and learn from them, that God can finish the good work He started within us to completion when Jesus Christ returns (PHILIPPIANS 1"6).
Many are waking up to the truth of the evil agendas of this world.
Today’s vaccines are not the “mark of the beast (see REVELATION 13:15-18) as some believe, but truly I tell you, the invisible enemy, the fear mongering, the jabs, and restrictions that were placed on our daily lives, came to deceive and prepare us; to bewitch the people (GALATIANS 3:1) to take the future mark of the beast.
These demonic actions of our governments continue today as they crush our financial and healthcare systems, and systematically take away our freedom of speech and basic rights.
Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.””
Ephesians 5:14 NKJV
Wake up and God will shine His light on the truth, and the darkness shall not comprehend it (JOHN 1:5).
Trust God’s plan, for it is for your good, not disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
In deed, we can see His works as He is removing the powers of the British Empire that controlled the world financial systems through wars, lies, and deception for many years, stealing from the people with projects of false claims, like global heating, cooling, and because they are proven lies, they now claim global change.
Wake up my beloved, and give it all to God.
“”Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. Who knows if He will turn and relent, And leave a blessing behind Him— A grain offering and a drink offering For the Lord your God? Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and nursing babes; Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, And the bride from her dressing room. Let the priests, who minister to the Lord, Weep between the porch and the altar; Let them say, “Spare Your people, O Lord, And do not give Your heritage to reproach, That the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’ ””
Joel 2:12-17 NKJV
My beloved, it is time to repent of our sins and stand for truth and righteousness.
“Then the Lord will be zealous for His land, And pity His people. The Lord will answer and say to His people, “Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil, And you will be satisfied by them; I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations.”
Joel 2:18-19 NKJV
Our God will step in and remove the corrupt governments from our land and fight for us.
“For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”
Isaiah 9:6-7 NKJV
As we head toward the coming return of Jesus Christ, the evil deeds of the corrupt will intensify, God’s people shall become a hated peoples, and some killed for their faith. But we who are fixed in Christ shall be safe in His hands (ROMANS 8:31-39).
Furthermore, revival is imminent-indeed it has started because God is fighting for us and reaching out to the lost as a last call.
God went on to say through His prophet, “But I will remove far from you the northern army, And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land, With his face toward the eastern sea And his back toward the western sea; His stench will come up, And his foul odor will rise, Because he has done monstrous things.” Fear not, O land; Be glad and rejoice, For the Lord has done marvelous things! Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; For the open pastures are springing up, And the tree bears its fruit; The fig tree and the vine yield their strength. Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the Lord your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you— The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame. Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. “And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the Lord has said, Among the remnant whom the Lord calls.”
Joel 2:20-32 NKJV
All these things are systematically coming to pass, but taking a step back, we must take on board what Jesus said, “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”
Matthew 24:4-7, 9-14 NKJV
Be ready my beloved, for the end is just around the corner.
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
