On Dry Grounds -David Wilkerson

God insists there must be “dry ground” on our way through the Red Sea. He told Israel, “[You] shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea” (Exodus 14:16). Amazingly, God uses this phrase four times, telling His people, “You will go over on dry ground.”
We see this phrase again when Israel was poised to enter Canaan. They crossed over Jordan on dry ground on their way into the Promised Land.

Simply put, dry ground is a path. And if you are on it, then you are going somewhere. You are not losing ground or going backward; your dry ground is the Lord’s plan, His work in your life, His miracles to perform. You are moving toward a revelation, a new victory in Christ, toward something greater.

Scripture proves this. Note where Pharaoh and his army lost their battle: on God-given dry ground. Dry ground is the exact place where the devil will come after you. He wants to attack you when you are at your weakest. Yet, it is on this same dry ground that the Lord removes the “chariot wheels” from Satan’s principalities and powers: “The waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained” (Exodus 14:28).

God is telling us, in essence: “I want you to learn to move on in faith—not according to a vision or a voice, but when you are in the midst of a dry spell. I want you to be confident that when you cannot hear My voice or see ahead—when you are on dry ground—I am leading you somewhere.”

The Lord promises that He will turn our dry ground into springs of fresh water: “When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongues fail for thirst, I, the Lord, will hear them. . . . I will open rivers in desolate places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water” (Isaiah 41:17-18).
Dear saint, are you dry? God is telling you, “Soon you will see a harvest. Where there once was dry ground, life will spring up at your feet. And I have created it! Stand still and see what I will do for you on dry ground.”

THOUGHTS ABOUT LOVE AND FAITH- David Wilkerson

Let me share some very healing thoughts about faith and love. I believe God works miracles in answer to the prayer of faith. And I believe every promise in God’s Word. But, through much suffering and tears, I have discovered something wonderful about the way God works. What you are about to read should help renew your confidence in the Lord and set you free from the bondage of trying to figure out faith.
Here are my conclusions:

• If you cannot give God perfect faith, give Him perfect love. “Perfect love casts out all fear.” Perfect love is the rest God has for His people. He wants us to rest in His love, trusting that He will always come to our aid as a father to a hurting child in spite of our inadequate faith.

Stop evaluating or grading your faith. And stop trying to figure out faith. The Bible says, “Now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13). If you are going to specialize in anything, specialize in love—faith works by love.

• If God does not answer certain of our prayers, we can be sure He has some great eternal reason for not doing so.

It boils down to this: God has all power and can do anything. Nothing is impossible to Him. He has promised to answer every prayer in Christ’s name, so we must ask in full assurance of faith, expecting an answer. But should God delay that answer or choose another path for us, He must have a mighty good reason for it all. And we must believe that whatever God permits in our lives will one day all work to our good (Romans 8:28).

Our heavenly Father knows exactly where we are going and what we need. He will give us what is best, in proper Holy Ghost timing (Matthew 7:11).

God will not permit you to be overcome by your trials. You may come to what you think of as your breaking point, yet you will survive and live to tell of His faithfulness if you will not harden you heart but fall into His arms, trusting His everlasting love.

A Letter to God -- 12

Thousand times I fail, Your mercy remains
Through sins and corruption, Your grace is there for me

My spirit cries out, and You are there for me
Love keeps no record of wrongs,
How unfathomable is this love You have for me

You put a stone in my path to test me
And I stumble again and again
You allow me to enter destruction and corruption
So that I may remember You and come back to You

My actions are foolish, my wisdom mere folly
meaningless is my life without a love for You
Better off with me in the grave than to travel a godless path
Corruption overwhelm me, I am consumed.

But I cry out again and again,
mercy my God, I repent my LORD
and You will never fail to reassure me of Your faithfulness

My heart had gone cold,
I'm buried under my own folly and foolishness
But in the midst of darkness I saw You

LORD I know You are angry,
But only You who had balance holiness and love
In Your holy anger, You never cease to love me
calling out for me so that I may not deny You

I will come back to You, my heart is set
that I may honor You
LORD Your test for me I will pass
That I may be strong in this world of turmoil

I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them. -- Hosea 14:4

God Describes His Love For His People- David Wilkerson

God describes Himself this way: “I taught Ephraim [Israel] to walk, taking them by their arms; but they did not know that I healed them” (Hosea 11:3).

In the original language this verse reads, “I came to them in their despair and tenderly nursed them through foul, rugged places. I held them in my arms as a nurse!” But Hosea 11:7 says, “My people are bent on backsliding from Me.” The word bent here means “hanging in suspense, hanging in doubt.”

Israel was not sure of the Lord’s love and tenderness and God was saying to Hosea, “My people are doubting My love for them. They do not really know Me and they are unsure of My love!”It was true! Israel could not believe God still loved them. They were idolaters, backsliders and doubters and they were probably thinking, “We brought God’s displeasure on ourselves. We sinned willfully and He will surely judge us!” But God said, “How can I give you up, Ephraim? . . . My heart churns within Me; My sympathy is stirred” (v. 8).

Listen to His words of comfort and healing for you:"For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would fail before Me, and the souls which I have made” (Isaiah 57:16). The Lord was saying, “If all you saw in Me was anger, your spirit would fail because it would be too overwhelming.”“For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him; I hid and was angry, and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart. I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will also lead him, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners” (v. 17-18). Does this sound like God gives up on His people when they fail?

You may be going through deep waters right now. I do not mean temptation or trials necessarily. I am talking about overwhelming events that are being thrust on you that you cannot understand. Winds and waves of all kinds are flooding you, things beyond your comprehension. They are coming to your home, your church, your job, on all sides. But God wants to carry you through it all! He wants to restore you to spiritual health! If all you can believe right now is that He loves you in spite of all your stubborn ways, that He begs you to see Him as your Divine Nurse, then that is enough!

FILLED WITH HOPE, JOY AND PEACE!- David Wilkerson

If you want the peace of God to reign in your life, you have to quit several things:

• You must quit trying to figure out how God will work everything out.
• You must quit worrying and fretting: “Be anxious for nothing...” (Philippians 4:6).
• You must quit telling God what you think is right for you.
• And most of all, you must quit thinking you are a failure; stop thinking you do not please God!

One of Satan’s most effective traps for robbing Christians of peace is to convince them they must strive in the flesh to please God. He springs this on me all the time!Sometimes when I need a quiet place to pray, I get in my car and drive to a secluded spot. I can praise the Lord and enjoy His presence while looking out over green fields and forests. But sometimes the thought hits me that I am not doing anything for the Lord!I pray, “Lord, I’m just not accomplishing much for Your kingdom. All I do is pray, get messages for sermons, and go to church and preach. The whole world is going to hell, and I’m not doing anything for You!”

Have such thoughts ever hit you? You do everything you can in order to please the Lord, yet you do not feel holy. I hardly ever feel holy. That is true even in my best times—even when I am preaching under the Spirit’s anointing!

You say, “You, Brother Dave? You feel at times as if you’re not doing much for God?” Yes! The devil comes in and makes us all feel unworthy, unfulfilled. And we lose our peace by giving in to these awful feelings!

Listen to Paul’s prayer for us: “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13).

Trust in His goodness. Believe in His love and mercy. Do not accuse Him of being angry or upset with you or of not speaking to you. Let His peace rule in your heart and over your whole life!

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Your good deeds don't save you
Your achievements on earth won't save you
Your status on earth won't save you
Your kind and generous actions won't save you
Your wisdom and knowledge won't save you

All these ways won't save, all these roads DON'T lead to heaven, all roads are doomed to hell (like it or not, I'm saying this, cause it's fact) except one

That is through Jesus Christ, the narrow way and narrow gate that often people refuse.