Arise

Arise - Audio/Visual

Arise

After the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them. (Joshua 1:1-2)

It’s time to declare war on the pestilence that goes by the name, "I can't." It attacks our self-control: "I can't resist the bottle." It attacks careers: "I can't keep a job." Our marriages: "I can't forgive." Even our faith: "I can't believe God cares for me." "I can't." The phrase hangs out at the intersection of Discouragement and Despair Boulevard. Had Joshua mumbled those words, who would have blamed him? Even his book begins with bad news: "After the death of Moses …." (Josh. 1:1)

There was no one like Moses. When the Hebrew people were enslaved, Moses confronted Pharaoh. When the Red Sea raged, Moses prayed for help. When the ex-slaves were hungry, thirsty or confused, Moses intervened and God provided food, water and the Ten Commandments. Moses meant more to the Hebrews than Queen Victoria, Napoleon, and Alexander the Great, combined. Even George Washington shares Mount Rushmore with three other presidents. To lose Moses was to lose the cause.

And yet, with the grass still yet to grow over Moses' grave, God told Joshua, "Moses . . . is dead. Now therefore, arise." (v. 2) We probably would’ve taken a different approach. "Moses is dead. Now therefore, grieve . . . or retreat . . . or reorganize . . . or find a therapist." But God said, "Now therefore, arise." That’s the major theme of the book of Joshua – God’s power changes the score. Moses may be dead, but God is alive. The leader has passed, but The Leader lives on. Even so, Joshua still had reasons to say, "I can't." In fact, he had two million of them.

According to a census in the book of Numbers, there were 601,730 men aged twenty and older, not counting the Levites, who crossed into Canaan. Assuming that two-thirds of these men had a wife and two or three kids, the number was about two million Hebrews. So Joshua wasn’t leading a Boy Scout troop through Canaan. These were two million inexperienced Hebrews. They had never passed this way before. They could fight snakes, leopards and windstorms, but breach the walls of Jericho? Wage war on the bloodthirsty barbarians across the river? Perizzites, Hittites, Canaanites, Amorites . . . just odd names to us, but names that struck fear in the hearts of the Hebrew people. These tribes were a cesspool of evil. They sacrificed babies in worship. They had orgies in the city, and dedicated themselves to witchcraft and idolatry. They were ruthlessly devoted to using the most innocent and vulnerable members of their community, like babies and virgins, to manipulate God, or the gods, for their gain.

But Joshua never declared defeat. And before Joshua could even start to assemble any fears, God gave him a reason for faith. "Arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them." (Josh. 1:2) Not "the land I might give them." Not "the land you must conquer." Not "the land of which you must prove worthy." Not "the land you must earn, confiscate, or purchase." But "the land which I am giving to them." In other words, the transaction was already complete. The land had already been transferred. The conquest was a fait accompli. Joshua wasn't sent to take the land, but to receive the land that God had already taken. Victory was certain, because the victory was God's.

The Hebrews had a new land because their Father declared it. And about the time Joshua lifted his jaw off the ground, God explained the dimensions of the gift: “Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory.” (Josh. 1:3-4) Keep in mind, the Hebrews were gypsies. They didn't even own a sandlot. Yet in one grand, divine fiat, they were given the deed to the land of their dreams. And in one of Israel's finest moments, Joshua said, "Yes." He received his inheritance.

The word inheritance is to the book of Joshua what Starbucks is to where you live: everywhere. The word appears nearly sixty times. The command to possess the land is seen five times. The great accomplishment of the Hebrew people came down to this: "So Joshua let the people depart, each to his own inheritance." (Josh. 24:28) And isn’t it time for you to receive yours? You have one, you know. If you’ve given your life to Christ, God has given Canaan to you. He "has blessed [you] with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ." (Eph. 1:3) And note the tense: "he has blessed." Not "he will bless, might bless, or someday could possibly bless." The Promised Land property has been put in your name. The clerk’s office in heaven has already recorded the deed.

You already have everything you need to be everything God desires. You have access to "every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places." That promise may very well be the best-kept secret in all of Christendom. We underestimate what happened to us upon conversion. As one writer wryly observed, "Many Christians view their conversion as something like a car wash: You go in a filthy clunker; you come out with your sins washed away – a cleansed clunker." But conversion is more than a removal of sin. It’s a deposit of power. It’s as if your high-mileage, four-cylinder engine was extracted and a brand-new Ferrari engine was mounted in your frame. God removed the old motor that was caked and cracked and broken with rebellion and evil, and replaced it with a humming, roaring version of himself.

Your best days begin with a paradigm shift. In Canaan you do not fight for victory. You fight from victory. In the wilderness you strive; in Canaan you trust. In the wilderness you seek God's attention; in Canaan you already have God's favor. In the wilderness you doubt your salvation; in Canaan you know you’re saved. You move from wanting-to-have to believing you already do. When you were born into Christ, you were placed in God's royal family. "As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God." (John 1:12) Since you are a part of the family, you have access to the family blessings. All of them. "In Him also we have obtained an inheritance." (Eph. 1:11). Surprised?

The apostle Paul describes the value of your portfolio. "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs – heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ." (Rom. 8:16-17) We are joint heirs with Christ. The Greek term in this passage is sugkleronomos (sug – together; kleronomos – inheritance.) We share the same inheritance as Christ. Our portion isn't a pittance. We don't inherit leftovers. We don't wear hand-me-downs. We aren't left out in the cold with the distant cousins. "Our standing in the world is identical with Christ's." (1 John 4:17) Christ's portion is our portion. Whatever he has, we have. But then how do we explain the disconnect? If we’re co-heirs with Christ, then why do we struggle in life? Our inheritance is perfect peace, but we feel like a perfect mess. God promises to meet every need, yet we still worry. Why? I think there’s a couple of reasons.

The first is that maybe we don't know about our inheritance. No one ever told us about "the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe." (Eph. 1:19) No one ever told us that we fight from victory, not for victory. No one told us that the land is already conquered. Some Christians never live out of their inheritance because they don't even know they have one. But now you do. Now you know that you were made for more than the wilderness. God saved you from Egypt so that he could bless you in the Promised Land. Moses had to remind the people that "[God] brought us out from there, that He might bring us in [to Canaan]." (Deut. 6:23) And that leads to the second reason.

God brought us out so he could lead us in. He set us free so he could raise us up. The gift has been given, but will you trust it? Depending upon your answer, that may the second reason for the disconnect. We don't believe in our inheritance. That was the problem of Joshua's ancestors. They didn't really believe that God could give them the land. The best days of the Hebrews could have begun four decades earlier, a point God alluded to in his promise to Joshua: "Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses." (Josh. 1:3) The reminder? I made this offer to the people of Moses' day, but they didn't take it. They chose the wilderness. Don't make the same mistake. Joshua didn't. Much to his credit, he took God at his word and set about the task of inheriting the land.

So do the same. Receive yours. You are embedded with the presence of God. Don't measure your life by your ability; measure it by God's. Even though you can't forgive, God can. And since he can, you can. You can't break that habit, but God can. And since he can, you can. You can't control your tongue, temper, or sexual urges, but God can. And since you have access to every blessing of heaven, you, in time, will find strength. Your best days are for the taking. Make the mental shift from the wilderness to Canaan. The wilderness mentality says, "I’m weak, and I'll always be weak." Canaan people say, "I was weak, but I’m getting stronger." Wilderness people say, "I'm a victim of my environment." Promised Land people say, "I'm a victor in spite of my surroundings." Wilderness people say, "These are difficult days. I'll never get through them." God's people say, "These days are my best days. God will get me through."

Imagine what would happen if a generation of Christians actually lived out of their inheritance. Men and women would turn off Internet porn. The lonely would find comfort in God, not the arms of strangers. Struggling couples would spend more time in prayer, and less time in anger. Children would consider it a blessing to care for their aging parents. A generation of Christians would vacate the wilderness. "God's power is very great for us who believe. That power is the same as the great strength God used to raise Christ from the dead." (Eph. 1:19-20)

The same steely, burly force that raised Christ from the dead will turn every "I can't" into "I can." "I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." (Phil. 4:13) A new day awaits you. A new season of accomplishment, discovery and strength. Leave your "I cant’s" behind you. Set your "God can" ahead of you, and then get ready to cross the Jordan.

Grace,

Randy

Imagine

Imagine - Audio/Visual

Imagine

So the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass. (Josh. 21:43-45)

For seven years they were virtually untouchable. Seven nations conquered. At least thirty-one kings defeated. Approximately ten thousand square miles of choice property claimed. Seven years of unbridled success. They were outnumbered but not out-powered; they were underequipped but not overwhelmed. They were the unlikely but unquestionable conquerors of some of the most barbaric armies in history. Had the campaign been a prizefight, the referee would have called it in the first round. The Hebrew people were unstoppable. But that wasn’t always the case.

The Bible doesn't gloss over the checkered history of God's chosen people. Abraham had too many wives. Jacob told too many lies. Esau sold his birthright. Joseph's brothers sold Joseph. Four centuries of Egyptian bondage were followed by forty years of wilderness wandering. Then later, seventy years of Babylonian detention. The Hebrew people built two temples only to lose them both. They were given the Ark of the Covenant only to lose it, too. Babylonia built her cities. Greece flexed her muscles. Rome stretched her empire. And Israel? Well, in the schoolroom of ancient nations, Israel was the kid with the black eye, all bullied and beaten up in the corner. Except for those seven years.

Their accomplishments were so complete the historian wrote: “So the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.” (Josh. 21:43-45)

Those are some pretty sweeping statements: "The LORD gave . . . all the land;" "The LORD gave them rest;" "Not a man of all their enemies stood against them;" "All came to pass." Winter chill gave way to springtime thaw, and a new season had been born. Maybe you could use a new season, too. You don't need to cross the Jordan River, but you need to get through the week. You aren't facing Jericho, but you’re facing rejection or heartache. Canaanites don't stalk you, but disease, discouragement, and danger do. And you wonder if you have what it takes to face tomorrow.

Sometimes the challenge is just too much. You want to keep up. You try. It's not that you don't. You just run out of fight. Life has a way of taking the life out of us. The book of Joshua is in the Bible for those seasons. It dares us to believe that our best days are ahead of us. The Promised Land was the third stop on the Hebrews' iconic itinerary. Their pilgrimage began in Egypt, continued through the wilderness, and concluded in Canaan. Each land represents a different condition of life. Kind of like geography as theology. In Egypt the Hebrews were enslaved to Pharaoh. In the wilderness they were free from Pharaoh but still enslaved to fear. They refused to enter the Promised Land and languished in the desert. Only in Canaan did they discover victory.

We’ve all traveled that itinerary. Egypt represents our days before salvation. We were in bondage to sin. We wore the leg irons of guilt and death. But then came our Deliverer, Jesus Christ. By his grace, and in his power, we crossed the Red Sea. He liberated us from the old life and offered us a brand-new life in Canaan. Our promised land isn't a physical territory; it’s a spiritual reality. It's not real estate but a real state of the heart and mind. A promised land life in which "we are more than conquerors through [Christ] who loved us." (Rom. 8:37) A life in which "we do not lose heart." (2 Cor. 4:16) A life in which "[Christ's] love has the first and last word in everything we do." (2 Cor. 5:14) A life in which we are "exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation." (2 Cor. 7:4) A life in which we are "anxious for nothing" (Phil. 4:6), in which we are "praying always" (Eph. 6:18), and a life in which we "do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him." (Col. 3:17)

Canaan is a life defined by grace, refined by challenge and aligned with a heavenly call. In God's plan, in God's land, we win more often than we lose, forgive as quickly as we’re offended, and give as abundantly as we receive. We serve out of our giftedness, and delight in our assignments. We may stumble, but we don’t collapse. We may struggle, but we don’t despair. We boast only in Christ, trust only in God, lean wholly on his power. We enjoy abundant fruit and increasing faith. Canaan symbolizes the victory we can have today. Heaven will have no enemies; Canaan had at least seven enemy nations. Heaven will have no battles; Joshua and his men fought at least thirty-one. (Josh. 12:9-24) Heaven will be free of stumbles and struggles; Joshua's men weren't. They stumbled and struggled, but their victories far outnumbered their defeats. Canaan, then, does not represent the life to come. Canaan represents the life we can have – now.

God invites us to enter Canaan. There’s only one condition, however. We must turn our backs on the wilderness. Just as Canaan represents the victorious Christian life, the wilderness represents the defeated Christian life. In the desert the Hebrew people were liberated from Egyptian bondage, but you wouldn't have known it by listening to them. Just three days into their freedom "the people complained against Moses, saying, 'What shall we drink?'" (Ex. 15:24) A few more days passed, and "the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness . . . 'Oh, that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt . . . For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.'" (16:2-3) "The people contended with Moses" (17:2), and "the people complained against Moses." (v. 3) They inhaled anxiety like oxygen. They bellyached to the point that Moses prayed, "’What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me!’" (v. 4)

How did the Hebrews go from carefree to the Dead Sea? It wasn't due to a lack of miracles. They saw God's power in high definition. They watched locusts gobble crops, boils devour skin, and flies buzz through Pharaoh's court. God turned the chest-thumping Egyptians into shark bait right before their eyes. But when God called them to cross over into Canaan, the twelve spies returned and all but two said the mission was impossible. The giants were too big for them. "We were like grasshoppers," they said. (Num. 13:33) So God gave them time to think it over. He put the entire nation in a time-out for nearly forty years. They walked in circles. They ate the same food every day. Life was an endless routine of the same rocks, lizards and snakes. Victories were scarce. Progress was slow. They were saved but not strong. Redeemed but not released. Saved from Pharaoh but stuck in the desert. Redeemed but locked in a routine. Monotonous. Dull. Ho-hum. Humdrum. Four decades of tedium. Sounds miserable. Sound familiar?

The REVEAL Research Project went looking for Joshua’s. Back in 2007 they began surveying the members of more than a thousand churches. They wanted to determine the percentage of churchgoers who were actually propelled by their faith to love God and love others with their whole hearts. How many Christians would describe their days as being their best days? The answer? Eleven percent. Nearly nine out of ten believers were languishing in the wilderness. Saved? Yes. Empowered? No. They waste away in the worst of ways – in the Land of In-Between. Out of Egypt but not yet in Canaan. What if a high school graduated only 11 percent of its students, or a hospital healed only 11 percent of its patients, or a baseball team won only 11 percent of its games? Wouldn't it be time for a change?

Do you sense a disconnect between the promises of the Bible and the reality of your life? Jesus offers abundant joy. Yet you live with oppressive grief. The Epistles speak of grace. Yet you shoulder immense guilt. We are "more than conquerors" (Rom. 8:37), yet we’re commonly conquered by temptations or weaknesses. Caught in the land between Egypt and Canaan. Think about the Christian you want to be. What qualities do you want to have? More compassion? More conviction? More courage? And what attitudes do you want to discontinue? Greed? Guilt? Endless negativity? Here’s the good news. You can. With God's help you can close the gap between the person you are and the person you want to be, and the person God made you to be – living "from glory to glory." (2 Cor. 3:18)

The walls of Jericho are already condemned. The giants are already on the run. The deed to your new life in Canaan has already been signed. It just falls to you to possess the land. Joshua and his men did it. They went from dry land to the Promised Land, from manna to feasts, from arid deserts to fertile fields. They inherited their inheritance. So, personalize the promise in Joshua 21. Put your name in the blanks: “The Lord gave to (you) all the life he had sworn to give. And (you) took possession of it and dwelt in it. The Lord gave (you) rest all around and not an enemy stood. Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to (you). All came to pass.” That’s God's vision for your life.

Imagine. You at full throttle. You as you were intended. You as victor over the Jericho’s and giants. It’s yours for the taking. Expect to be challenged, of course – the enemy won't go down without a fight. But expect great progress. Life is different on the west side of the Jordan. Breakthroughs outnumber breakdowns. God's promises outweigh personal problems. Victory becomes, dare we imagine, a way of life. Isn't it time for you to change your mailing address from the wilderness to the Promised Land? Your inheritance awaits you.

So, get marching.

Grace,

Randy

IT

It - Audio/Visual

It

The world is unprincipled. It’s dog-eat-dog out there! The world doesn’t fight fair. But we don’t live or fight our battles that way — never have and never will. The tools of our trade aren’t for marketing or manipulation, but they are for demolishing that entire massively corrupt culture. We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of a life shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity. (2 Cor. 10:3-6 – MSG)

It troubles you, fatigues you, and shames you. It’s the disease you can't heal, the job you can't stomach, the marriage you can't fix, and the rage you can't tame. It hurts. It looms over your life. It’s IT – two towering letters, tall and defiant. IT. They march like Frankenstein's monster. Each step a thud; each thud an earthquake. "Look out! Here IT comes!" "I can't take IT anymore!" IT overshadows and intimidates everyone – everyone, that is, except people who take IT to Jesus. People like the Roman soldier mentioned in Matthew’s gospel.

He was a centurion, a Captain in the Roman army. He held unquestioned authority over men. Yet there was something special about this particular officer. He loved his servant. “’Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘I will come and heal him.’” (Matt. 8:6-7) The soldier’s prayer was unembroidered. Frank and factual; direct and to-the-point: “My servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.” IT was killing the Captain’s servant.

And IT was enough to set Jesus in motion. So, Jesus turned and immediately began to walk in the direction of the centurion's house. But the officer stopped him. "’Lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, “Go,” and he goes; and to another, “Come,” and he comes; and to my servant, “Do this,” and he does it.’" (vv. 8-9)

The centurion understood the dynamics of authority. He was a man under authority, and a man with authority. His superiors sent directives to him, and he obeyed. He gave commands, and his soldiers obeyed. They didn't question his decisions. The Roman army respected the chain of command. So, the centurion knew authority when he saw it, and he saw ultimate authority in Jesus Christ. "’Only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.’ [Jesus] marveled, and said to those who followed, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! . . . Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.’ And his servant was healed that same hour.” (vv. 8, 10, 13)

The centurion's confidence in Jesus ran deep. Jesus could not only handle IT, but handle IT long distance. Just a word from Jesus would suffice. Jesus was stunned. “Finally,” Jesus’ apparent response seems to imply, “someone finally understands my authority.” Do we?

Jesus has unimpeachable authority. "He sustains everything by the mighty power of his command." (Heb. 1:3) "God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name." (Phil. 2:9) The Roman government tried to intimidate him. False religion tried to silence him. The devil tried to kill him. All failed. Even "death was no match for him." (Acts 2:24) Jesus "disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross." (Col. 2:15) He wasn’t kidding when he declared, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." (Matt. 28:18)

Jesus is the command center of the galaxies. "Two sparrows cost only a penny, but not even one of them can die without your Father's knowing it." (Matt. 10:29) He occupies the Oval Office. He called a coin out of the mouth of a fish. He stopped the waves with a word. He spoke, and a tree withered. He spoke again, and a basket became a banquet. Economy. Meteorology. Botany. Nutrition. Everything. "All things have been handed over to me by my Father." (Matt. 11:27) And that includes Satan.

The devil was soundly defeated by Christ on the cross. Jesus outranks him in every situation. He must obey Jesus, and Satan knows it. Prayers offered in the name of Jesus have "divine power to demolish strongholds." (2 Cor. 10:4) Demolish. Not damage or hamper, but demolish. Prayer falls on strongholds like a lit match on a grass hut in a Santa Ana. The devil fears prayer. Just imagine this scene.

He sat in the back of the room during a strategy session. A dozen demons had gathered to hear a report on the life of a particularly stalwart saint. "He won't stumble," groused the imp responsible for his demise. "No matter what I do, he won't turn his back on God." The council began to offer suggestions. "Take his purity," one said. "I tried," replied the fiend, "but he’s too moral." "Take his health," urged another. "I did, but he refused to grumble or complain." "Take his belongings." "Are you kidding? I've stripped the man of every penny and possession. Yet he still rejoices." For a few moments no one spoke. They were stumped.

Finally, from the back of the room came the low, measured voice of Satan himself. The entire council turned as the fallen angel rose to his feet. His pale face was all but hidden by a hood. A long cape covered his body. He raised his bony hand and made his point. "It's not enough to take his purity. It's not enough to take his health. It's not enough to take his belongings. You must take what matters most." "And what’s that?" asked the subordinates. "You must take his prayer life."

Prayer handcuffs Satan. Prayer takes problems out of the domain of the devil and into the presence of God. Prayer confesses, "God can handle IT, and since he can, I have hope!" When we pray in the name of Jesus, we come to God on the basis of Jesus' accomplishment. "Since we have a great high priest [Jesus] over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith." (Heb. 10:21-22) As our high priest, Jesus offers our prayers to God. His prayers are always heard. "Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you." (John 16:23)

I’ve heard some say, "Prayer changes things because it changes us." And I agree – to a point. Prayer changes things because prayer appeals to the top power in the universe. Prayer is not some magical formula, or mystical chant. It’s the “Yes” to God's invitation to invoke his name.

Suppose I were to say to the manager of a car dealership, "I want a brand-new car – for free." He would likely show me the closest exit, or call security. If, however, I carry a letter signed by the owner of the dealership that states, "Randy’s my friend, and I’m giving him a new car of his choice," guess who drives away in a new car? So, what makes the difference? The authority of the one who signed the letter. In the same way, when we pray in the name of Jesus Christ, we present a letter signed by our Friend.

We access the throne room of God by virtue of the name of Jesus. Heaven sees his signature and throws out the welcome mat. Mark it down: IT won't have the last word. Jesus will. “God raised [Christ] from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything.” (Eph. 1:20-22) He’s in charge of IT all – all of IT.

The phrase "In Jesus' name" is not an empty motto or talisman. It’s a declaration of truth: my illness is not in charge; Jesus is. The economy is not in charge; Jesus is. The grumpy neighbor doesn't run the world; Jesus does. Jesus is the Head Coach, CEO, President, King, Supreme Ruler, Absolute Monarch, High and Holy Baron, Czar, Overlord, and Rajah of all history.

So, pray. Since God works, prayer works. Since God is good, prayer is good. Since you matter to God, your prayers matter in heaven. You're never without hope, because you're never without prayer. And on the occasions when you can't seem to find the words to say, let your spirit cry out to Jesus. In Jesus’ name our sins are washed away. In Jesus’ name we’re rescued, we are saved. In Jesus’ name there’s freedom for the broken-hearted. In Jesus’ name there’s healing for the hopeless.

Let IT go and rest your days in Jesus’ name.

Grace,

Randy