Above and Beyond

Rejoice with a loud voice and let your praise be heard!  It is Monday and there is not a cloud big enough to keep the Son from shining in your life.  I pray for you, and I pray from those that are close to you.  You are one step closer on your journey with the Master, so if you need a reason to smile today let that fuel your joy!

Good morning to everyone! I hope that today you will discover the joy that is already in your life.  Claim it in the name of Jesus, and it will be yours!

Sometimes we can feel like we are under attack.  It is not always the bad things that happen to bad people.  On this walk with Jesus the road is not promised to be easy.  As a matter of fact when you walk with Jesus, you will find that your enemies will try to go above and beyond their normal measures to try to break you down.  They will go above and beyond in order to try to shake your faith.  Sometimes it will feel like you are being attacked from every angle, and you are being turned every which way, but loose. 

Dear Reader I am here to encourage you today.  I am here to let you know that in spite of your enemies spite for you, God has got your back.  The God that we serve is still watching out for the righteous.  When you are being forced to walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I want you to fear no evil.  God is with you.

 Your enemies may go above and beyond to bring you down, but when Jesus stepped down from Heaven, He went above and beyond to lift you up!  Jesus is there with us when we are being attacked, because His enemies went above and beyond when they tried to kill Him.  They could have just took Him to the cross, but they went above and beyond and whipped Him  They could have just got to the point and hung Him up, but they went above and beyond to mock Him by putting a crown of thorns on His head.  They put Him in a tomb and they thought it was over.  Dear Reader here is the part that makes me want to shout.  Jesus could have got down from that cross at any time, but He died for you and I.  His love for you goes above and beyond anything that your enemies can do to you. When He walked out of that tomb early that Sunday He lifted the debt of sin that we all have to pay.  He died so that you and I can have the victory.  The Lord is my shepherd what should I fear?  Who should I fear? What can flesh do to me?  I shall fear no evil.  Stay strong Dear Reader and know that God is there and when He lifts you, and anoints you He will take you above and beyond.

You are indeed beautiful, loved and blessed

John Reed