Acts 18:7-11 –<\/b>\u00a0Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God.\u00a08\u00a0Crispus,\u00a0the synagogue leader,\u00a0and his entire household\u00a0believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized. 9\u00a0One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:\u00a0\u201cDo not be afraid;\u00a0keep on speaking, do not be silent.\u00a010\u00a0For I am with you,\u00a0and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.\u201d\u00a011\u00a0So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cThen Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God.<\/i>\u201d\u00a0 After the Jews had abused the name of God and also abused Paul, we saw him stop his ministry to them and said he would from then on be ministering to the gentiles.\u00a0 We should always remember that God always knows the future and prepares the path for us to walk on.\u00a0 The Lord had prepared the heart of Titius Justus so that he would receive Paul into his house.\u00a0 The Lord had put it into Titius Justus\u2019 heart to make his house available to God.\u00a0 He had joyously agreed for his house to be God\u2019s house.\u00a0 In a Friday Life Group (Small Group) which I attend, the hosts of where we meet refer to their house as God\u2019s house.\u00a0 They often say \u201cWelcome to God\u2019s house!\u201d\u00a0 (I love that!)\u00a0 They mean that they are blessed to have the house and that God has gifted to them that their house would be a house to meet and praise and glorify God.\u00a0 This is a blessing to them and us and it requires sacrifice from them.\u00a0\u00a0 We all have countless \u201cthings\u201d that come up and would keep us from attending Life Group.\u00a0 Kid\u2019s games or performances, people visiting, work (not hard scheduled) and many other things and reasons, good and not good.\u00a0 So being the hosts requires extreme commitment.\u00a0 Sometimes in order for the house to be available when they have something that must be attended to, they split duties and one attends other necessities and the other greets the group and welcomes them in.\u00a0\u00a0 Not that they never miss, but it is rare and we know that is a good reason and we bless them and pray God\u2019s blessing for them.\u00a0 They show a great commitment that can sometimes be hard to achieve, but if all possible they do.\u00a0 That is great leadership and a great example of how we are to live with a \u201cJesus First\u201d goal in our lives.\u00a0 It is an example for us, and an example for their children.\u00a0 Titius Justus set himself, his home, and his family at the feet of Jesus in full faith and trusted in Him.\u00a0 He, like our Life Group hosts, did it and do it because they were and are, \u201cworshippers of\u00a0<\/i>God.\u201d\u00a0 As a result, God blessed that home, and He blesses where we meet.<\/p>\n
\u201cCrispus,\u00a0the synagogue leader,\u00a0and his entire household\u00a0believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.<\/i>\u201d\u00a0 Those of the synagogue did not like Paul or the Gospel message he preached. \u00a0They chased him out of the synagogue.\u00a0 However, God had prepared a place next door.\u00a0 God is so funny sometimes, so good and so awesome!\u00a0 Then Crispus, the synagogue leader believed the Gospel and was baptized as a sign of his faith.\u00a0 Then, many of the Jews and Gentiles who had been attending the synagogue also moved their attendance next door to the house of Titius Justus. Oh, the jealousy and anger that arose of those at the synagogue who saw their leader and much of their congregation leave to be at service Paul led to hear the message they rejected.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:\u00a0\u201cDo not be afraid;\u00a0keep on speaking, do not be silent.\u00a010\u00a0For I am with you,\u00a0and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.\u201d<\/i>\u201d\u00a0 Do not be afraid, do not be fainthearted, do not be panicked or terrified have all been directions and assurances from the Lord.\u00a0 But God does not just tell us to not be afraid without giving us the reason that for us to be brave, He says to be brave and not afraid because He is with us.\u00a0 Family, He has always told His people to not be afraid.\u00a0 It is even those who seem most courageous who also sometimes are tempted to fear.\u00a0 Yet God tells us not to succumb to the temptation, but strive in peace because He has said He is with us and because He the Almighty and All-Knowing One is with us we need not fear.\u00a0 He is able, at all times and in all situations to protect us and bring about His will.\u00a0 Family, if we are reading our Bibles and have faith in the Lord then we should know, and believe this.\u00a0 God tells us this same message over and over again. In\u00a0Genesis 15:1\u00a0<\/b>God tells Abraham not to fear because He is Abram\u2019s protection and will be the reward of his heart.\u00a0\u00a0Genesis 21:7<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Hagar was a deserted mother with a son.\u00a0 She, alone with her son, was sent from her home into the desert.\u00a0 Her being placed in God\u2019s hands sounded to her so hollow and insufficient.\u00a0 Yet when she called out to Him God spoke to her heart and mind and told her not to be afraid.\u00a0 He was with her, and her son.\u00a0 He told her not to worry, He has been with her all along.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t God so good!\u00a0 Family we need to read our Bibles, we don\u2019t need to worried and afraid, God is with us. Of whom or what shall we be afraid? (Romans 8:31-39<\/b>).<\/p>\n
A married sister in the Lord is in the midst of troubled seas in her marriage.\u00a0 She has alternated between being afraid of divorce and desiring it.\u00a0 She wants the Lord\u2019s will to work out her marriage and yet she, while knowing that God can do all things, still has a hard time seeing the sun beyond the surrounding and growing angry swells of the ocean.\u00a0 She has strong faith, but can too often feel beat down and frightened and confused about the future.\u00a0 It all makes one want to cry.\u00a0 And that\u2019s okay, but we will not give up on God.\u00a0 She was feeling very helpless when God revealed His love and care for her in a supernatural way.\u00a0 One of her friends had a dream from God.\u00a0 The dream puzzled her and she told the dream to me.\u00a0 She wondered what it meant.\u00a0 The dream was a dream that was meant for the woman in the troubled marriage.\u00a0 After praying about it, while not telling the troubled wife about the dream, I told her to contact her friend.\u00a0 She did and the dream was about a woman who perceived herself in the same way that the wife saw her circumstances.\u00a0 The troubled wife immediately understood that God was letting her know that He was with her, He knows her situation, and He will be her reward and help.\u00a0 Don\u2019t fear, God is on the job.\u00a0 Both women cried that they would see God\u2019s mighty hand being used in an intimate and tender way to bless both of the ladies.\u00a0 Praise God!<\/p>\n
\u201cFor I am with you,\u00a0and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.\u201d\u00a011\u00a0So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.<\/i>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Hebrews 13:8<\/b>\u00a0\u201cJesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever<\/i>.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus spoke to Paul in a vision and told him to not be afraid, keep on ministering as he had been called, to not stop.\u00a0 Then, like in Old Testament times, the Lord told Paul the reason why he shouldn\u2019t worry and to keep doing as Jesus had called him to, it was because the Lord Jesus was with Him.\u00a0 It was all Paul needed and He kept going forward as He was led by the Lord.\u00a0 As a result Paul stayed with them for one and half years and saw many come to the Lord.<\/p>\n
God also sent a dream to a lady whom the wife knew.\u00a0 The lady shared her dream with the wife who was then assured and was blessed.\u00a0 The lady with the dream, the wife and I can attest to what God supernaturally did.\u00a0 Family, God did it for them, He did it for Paul, He did it for Abram, He did it for Hagar and He still does it for many others, perhaps us?\u00a0 God is good and He loves us.\u00a0 Nothing is changed.\u00a0 Trust God!\u00a0 Stay strong!\u00a0 Be brave! Praise God!<\/p>\n
Psalm 150:6<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!<\/i><\/p>\n
Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0But as for me, I watch\u00a0in hope\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear\u00a0me.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Micah 6:8<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0He has shown You, O man, what\u00a0is\u00a0good; And what does the\u00a0Lord\u00a0require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with Your God<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Numbers 6:24-26<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0bless you and keep you; 25\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0turn His face\u00a0toward you and give you peace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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