Seeking out his promises for you

If you were with us on Wednesday night then you may remember hearing Hosea 4:6 My people perish from a lack of knowledge. Another version uses the word destroyed, My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. On wednesday we talked about without the knowledge of Jesus dying on the cross and what that means for all people, then they will perish, be separated form God. It is that fact why we are missionaries right, taking this knowledge to those who don't know it so they can have eternal life. But there is another way I want us to look at this verse. I touched on it a little wednesday, but I want to go a little deeper with this thought, we talked on Wednesday about God's promises and how He keeps his promises and He is faithful to all of them. But if we don't know what his promises are then we will be destroyed from that lack of knowledge. If we don't know who we are in Christ and the authority we carry over the enemy, the devil, then we will not be able to fight him off when the attacks come. If we struggle with depression, what does the word tell us about that. I will give you oil of gladness. If you struggle with a sickness, the word tells us, I will heal all your diseases. If you struggle with having ends meet, I know most youth don't have to think about this, but it does effect some of you, the word says that, he will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches, and that's not just confined to money that is whatever our needs are, he will meet them. The enemy will throw things in our path and try to destroy us, that is his goal, to kill, steal, and destroy. And unless we know who we are in Christ, and like I said, our authority that we have, then his flaming arrows will not be extinguished. Know the power in Jesus' name that you have to overcome all evil. Seek after rightousness so you know when sin comes your way, seek out the promises of God. You have the power living inside of you to overcome all things, by the grace of God you have the same power in you that raised Jesus from the dead. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT let the slimy devil destroy you and steal away from you the very thing that Jesus went to the cross for. Rise up against the feelings that come against you that are not from God, do not settle for depression, bitterness, anger, whatever you struggle with, don't settle for that fight against it. Fill your mind with the word of God, so you will be full of knowledge, but remember it is the Holy Spirit that reveals the truth to you rely on the Holy Spirit to teach you what you need to know. But it takes you to take the effort to seek his face. Be blessed and happy promise seeking.

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