It's His Title

Don't set yourself up to look like a fool. Boast only in Him, the Lord God Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth. That title is His and His alone, and anything else is subservient. Take pride in following Him and knowing Him well.

August's Message, Day 15:

This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 9:23-24 NIV

There is nothing that you are, and nothing that you have, that is worthy of a prideful heart. Be prideful of knowing and understanding Him, for everything else could be here today, gone tomorrow. There is nothing more valuable than believing in Him and knowing Him well. He is our Lord God of love, mercy and grace, and also holiness and righteousness, with justice, too. Every attribute of God is in perfect balance and harmony, and there is no imperfection in Him. So boast in Him, boast that you know Him well, and boast that each day you're following hard after Him. To boast in anything else sets you up to look like a fool. 

Praise Him with Contentment

For Sunday:  Praise Him even when you don’t feel like it and be content in Him. Let His purifying fire prepare you for everything He has for you and serve only Him.

August's Message, Day 14: For Sunday

Praising Him brings great healing to your soul. Serve Him and let Him work out His path for your life, and be your provider.

Day 8:

I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Psalm 34:1-2 NIV

Day 9:

Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!” The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped. Revelation 5:11-14 NIV

Day 10:

Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.’ Daniel 7:27 NIV

Day 11:

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:28-29 NIV

Day 12:

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 NIV

Day 13:

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 1 Timothy 6:6-10 NIV

As you listen to the Divine Whisper speaking from deep within your soul, remember to thank and praise Him often for all He's done and all He's still doing for you.

Serve the Right Master

If you're serving the right Master, you should be living a godly life with contentment and an abundance in Him. If you're not, then you're heading down a path with many traps of ruin and destruction and with a multitude of griefs.

August's Message, Day 13:

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 1 Timothy 6:6-10 NIV

"Godliness with contentment is great gain," is precisely the point. Sometimes we need to be content with having everything we need, not necessarily everything we want. As Scripture also tells us, we cannot serve two masters. Either God is our pledged Master, or some other god is, which could be money, self, any addiction, fame, or anything having first priority in our lives. If God is not our Master, then we are slave to that which consumes our time and efforts, and consume us it does. Any god other than God, will cause us to "fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction," "with many griefs." It is best to serve the One Master and follow His path to success, prosperity, and the abundant life with His peace. Are you content? Are you serving the right Master? 

Be Content, He's On Your Team

Keep the important things important and set your priorities straight. Always strive to do and be better, but also try to continually cultivate an attitude of contentment. Being able to be content, will bring you great peace in your heart and mind.

August's Message, Day 12:

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 NIV

Money is a great thing to have and to strive for, to be used wisely for the betterment of self and family and others less fortunate. The love of money above all else, being more important than God or family, is dangerous. Priorities are extremely important, and the point of this Scripture is not to condemn money, but to encourage the attitude of contentment. Contentment will bring you great peace. Strive to always do more and be better, but the flip side of that coin is to be always content, if need be, just where you are, for now. God is always with you, and there simply is nothing more important than having Him on your team. Have great goals, dream big, and shoot for the stars, but be content, too, if all those things don't just happen, when and how you think they should. Keep the important things important and your priorities straight.

A Consuming and Purifying Fire

Our God is a consuming and purifying fire. It's better to be on the purifying side, so let Him refine you in His fire to be made ready to receive His Kingdom. It's not comfortable, but purifying is certainly better than being devoured.

August's Message, Day 11:

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:28-29 NIV

Serve God acceptably, with reverence, awe, and godly fear. Although He is gracious and merciful, He will also ultimately destroy all His enemies with a consuming and devouring fire in the times of the end. His fire is also a cleansing and purifying fire, meant to purge away sin, such that holiness can take root. We are constantly being refined by His fire to become pure and holy like Him. We are being made ready to receive His Kingdom, so let the purifying fire do its work. It is often uncomfortable, but to remove the cancerous disease of sin often requires countless hours, days, and years of surgery and mending of the wounds. We just have to trust the perfect hand and precision of the Master Physician.

Every Knee Will Bow, Every Tongue Confess

Every knee will bow and every tongue confess, with their acknowledgement of God. Some as willing believers, some as willing rejecters. Where will you stand?

August's Message, Day 10:

Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.’ Daniel 7:27 NIV

And:

It is written: “ ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’ ” Romans 14:11 NIV

At the very end of the seven-year tribulation, the battle of Armageddon will be in full swing, and the second coming, the Glorious Appearing of Christ happens upon the earth, and we, the glorified church are with Him. All Christ's enemies are defeated by His spoken word, the antichrist and the false prophet are thrown into the Lake of Fire, and Satan and the fallen angels are confined to the bottomless pit or abyss for one thousand years. For this thousand years, called the Millennium, Christ and an entire world of only believers, (and we, the glorified church), live in unity and harmony under Christ as King on earth. This is the world, the Garden of Eden, that God intended. But there's more. Before eternity begins with the new heaven and the new earth and the New Jerusalem, Satan is released for one last time to again deceive the nations. Once again, even though Christ is in their midst, some of these Millennial believers will choose to turn to Satan, teaching us that mankind will always choose poorly. God brings down fire from heaven and Satan's last revolt is quenched and he and all the fallen angels are sent finally to the Lake of Fire. The final judgment takes place, the Great White Throne Judgment, where God the Father sentences all those who have willingly rejected Christ, to the Lake of Fire. Yes, ultimately, "every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God," either as a willing believer, or as a willing rejecter.

Heavenly Praise and Worship

The greatest light and sound show ever to be experienced by us awaits, surrounding the throne of heaven. Praise and worship in the highest with all the chorus of the heavenly host. Unimaginable. But try if you will, to imprint this scene on your mind, and when this life is at it's worst, remember what lies ahead.

August's Message, Day 9:

Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!” The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped. Revelation 5:11-14 NIV

So this is praise and worship, heavenly style! Myriads of innumerable angels, the four living creatures - themselves quite a sight, and the twenty-four elders with all of creation itself, extolling Him who sits on the throne. This is the heart of heaven, what all creation was created for - for His good pleasure. Can you possibly even contemplate this scene? Can you even image what this would be like to see and hear and experience in person? He says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Come quickly, Lord Jesus! Imprint this scene on your mind, and the next time when you're in your darkest moment and deepest despair, remember what lies ahead. The pain and the past will all be forgotten and we'll be in the presence of God and all the heavenly host singing His praises. Beyond compare, nothing we could ever experience on this earth will even come close.