What Is Your Problem?
As I was eating breakfast this morning, the Lord said the title of the Pearls of Wisdom today would be: What is your problem? Has anyone ever said that to you before? And when they say it, they say it in a way that is not courteous. It is like: So, what is your problem, get over it! Do you know that your Lord Jesus Christ never says that to you? What He does is present a solution to your difficulty before you even have a difficulty. The whole Bible is full of His promises for us to take to ourselves to take care of life’s challenges.
What is the most pressing need you have today? Go to His Word and find His solution and think on that. We are told in Philippians 4:5-8 that we are not to fret or have anxiety about anything in life. In every circumstance, in every situation, we are to take it to Him and thank Him for taking care of it for us. Then, the result is God’s peace ruling and reigning in our lives, taking control of our hearts and minds, taking over where there was fear and bringing complete deliverance for us out of that difficult situation. God’s peace is a result of exercising faith in Him, trusting Him to take care of things in our lives for us. True rest is a result of true faith. And where do we get true faith----from His Word to us. Remember that Romans 10:17 says that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. There is hearing and then there is hearing. We hear the Word spoken with our outer physical ear, but then there comes a time where we “h-e-a-r” the Word with our inner, spiritual ear, and we know that we know that we know that it is a done deal.
This peace we are talking about guards us like a soldier guards a fort. Then we are given further instructions in Philippians 4:8. Finally, (in other words, this is the capstone on not fretting and worrying) here is what we are to fix our minds on, stay steady on, look with a steadfast gaze upon, focus on----things which are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of a good report. Think on the things that will bring praise and glory to God in your situation. And what is the thing that this passage is describing-----none other than the Word of God. The Word is truth; it is just (precise all the time); it is pure (free from defects); it is lovely (so full of Him and His love which makes it beautiful); it is always of a good report. To me, this sounds a whole lot like 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, especially in the Amplified Bible.
It is what we think on, what we focus on, what we dwell on that brings us the victory. And sometimes it is not always the easiest thing in our earthly, fleshly man to pull our focus away from the problem or problems we are facing. And these problems are very real here on this earth. But Jesus has a solution; He has an answer every time, even when it looks like there is no answer in the natural, as we look at the overall picture. But you can take the paintbrush of your mouth and change the scene on the canvas of your heart. The Word of God is the paint. Trade in the paint of the world for the paint of God. It will produce far more beautiful pictures.
Further on in Philippians 4, we see two things in verses 13 and 19. What promises these verses are to me and you. In the Amplified Bible verse 13 says: I have strength for all things in Christ (Remember the word Christ is the Anointed One and His anointing. And He in you with His anointing removes burdens and destroys yokes in your life.) Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency]. Wow! What a verse. Look at this: I have strength (His strength---the joy of the Lord is my strength. Nehemiah 8:10. I have strength for all things in His anointing. He empowers me; He gives me His power, His strength into my inner man, and that makes me ready for anything through Him. I am totally sufficient in His sufficiency. Notice, it didn’t say in my sufficiency; it says in His sufficiency.
And verse 19, a very familiar verse, says that my God will supply liberally, fill to the full whatever I need according to HIS RICHES in GLORY. Do you suppose that would be enough to take care of the problem? His riches----now He has some riches. Whatever we need, He has the supply. And look where that supply is---IN HIS GLORY. We are hearing much talk now about His Glory. We are being prepared for His Glory like never before. We are preparing to enter into His Presence manifested in our midst. And we must prepare ourselves for that glory by spending time with Him and His Word. This is preparation time. When we are in His Presence, all problems become as nothing and fade away. He takes care of all things for us. Trust Him.
What is the most pressing need you have today? Go to His Word and find His solution and think on that. We are told in Philippians 4:5-8 that we are not to fret or have anxiety about anything in life. In every circumstance, in every situation, we are to take it to Him and thank Him for taking care of it for us. Then, the result is God’s peace ruling and reigning in our lives, taking control of our hearts and minds, taking over where there was fear and bringing complete deliverance for us out of that difficult situation. God’s peace is a result of exercising faith in Him, trusting Him to take care of things in our lives for us. True rest is a result of true faith. And where do we get true faith----from His Word to us. Remember that Romans 10:17 says that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. There is hearing and then there is hearing. We hear the Word spoken with our outer physical ear, but then there comes a time where we “h-e-a-r” the Word with our inner, spiritual ear, and we know that we know that we know that it is a done deal.
This peace we are talking about guards us like a soldier guards a fort. Then we are given further instructions in Philippians 4:8. Finally, (in other words, this is the capstone on not fretting and worrying) here is what we are to fix our minds on, stay steady on, look with a steadfast gaze upon, focus on----things which are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of a good report. Think on the things that will bring praise and glory to God in your situation. And what is the thing that this passage is describing-----none other than the Word of God. The Word is truth; it is just (precise all the time); it is pure (free from defects); it is lovely (so full of Him and His love which makes it beautiful); it is always of a good report. To me, this sounds a whole lot like 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, especially in the Amplified Bible.
It is what we think on, what we focus on, what we dwell on that brings us the victory. And sometimes it is not always the easiest thing in our earthly, fleshly man to pull our focus away from the problem or problems we are facing. And these problems are very real here on this earth. But Jesus has a solution; He has an answer every time, even when it looks like there is no answer in the natural, as we look at the overall picture. But you can take the paintbrush of your mouth and change the scene on the canvas of your heart. The Word of God is the paint. Trade in the paint of the world for the paint of God. It will produce far more beautiful pictures.
Further on in Philippians 4, we see two things in verses 13 and 19. What promises these verses are to me and you. In the Amplified Bible verse 13 says: I have strength for all things in Christ (Remember the word Christ is the Anointed One and His anointing. And He in you with His anointing removes burdens and destroys yokes in your life.) Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency]. Wow! What a verse. Look at this: I have strength (His strength---the joy of the Lord is my strength. Nehemiah 8:10. I have strength for all things in His anointing. He empowers me; He gives me His power, His strength into my inner man, and that makes me ready for anything through Him. I am totally sufficient in His sufficiency. Notice, it didn’t say in my sufficiency; it says in His sufficiency.
And verse 19, a very familiar verse, says that my God will supply liberally, fill to the full whatever I need according to HIS RICHES in GLORY. Do you suppose that would be enough to take care of the problem? His riches----now He has some riches. Whatever we need, He has the supply. And look where that supply is---IN HIS GLORY. We are hearing much talk now about His Glory. We are being prepared for His Glory like never before. We are preparing to enter into His Presence manifested in our midst. And we must prepare ourselves for that glory by spending time with Him and His Word. This is preparation time. When we are in His Presence, all problems become as nothing and fade away. He takes care of all things for us. Trust Him.
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 6:59 AM
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