I Am the God of Abraham and of You

Just a quick note to remind you...

When you are feeling like nothing is working like it should;
And the prayers you prayed to change them
Didn't feel particularly anointed;
...It is time for you to begin to talk!
Not to others, but to your own soul.
Ask your soul, "What is your problem?"
Tell your soul to quiet down and listen!
Then say:
"I serve the God of Abraham!"

What does that mean?
The God who led Abraham and kept his promise to Abraham,
Even though there was no book to read or map to follow.
That is the God who makes His promises to you!

Now say:
"I serve the God of Isaac."
God kept his promise to Isaac,
Even though he Isaac was not as bold and forceful as his father had been.
Isaac did not treat his sons fairly.
He was not a great father to his boys.
But God remembered his promise to Abraham and revealed himself to Isaac in a way Isaac could grasp.
And Isaac believed.
God will reveal Himself to your kids in a way they can grasp and believe ...
If you will seek Him yourself, with all your heart.
If you to will believe His promises as Isaac did -
Not based on your temperment -
And join His covenant with Jesus.

Now say:
"I serve the God of Jacob."
He kept his word to Abraham and blessed Jacob...
Even though he shouldn't because,
Jacob was not the firstborn son.
Jacob was not his father's favorite.
Jacob was not as strong as strong as the brother who was.

Jacob was a weasel and a cheat.
But somehow, by letting Jacob be the victim
Of the same kind of schemes he pulled on others,
God changed Jacob from a schemer to a Man of Trust
And a praying man who prevails over his circumstances,
And a Prince with God, who He renamed Israel!

Wow!

Now, memorize this passage from Hebrews 13.7,8.
"Never forget the leaders,
Who first spoke to you the Word of God.
Remember how they lived and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is always the same (to you, as he was to them)
Yesterday, today, and for ever."

Then, remind your own soul, by speaking to yourself,
of all the times
That things seemed dire, dark and,
And the circumstances seemed impossible to change
And you felt completely alone.
And you prayed then; and God came through.
Came through for you

Walk through it all again in your mind,
And quietly begin to give thanks.

Thank you, Lord!
Thank you for what you did.
Thank you for bringing me through.
Thank you for breaking the habits of sin,
That used to seem would never be broken.

Wow.
Wow.
Amazing!
I worship you for who that situation in my life revealed you to be.

Now, remember and worship His Name.
He told Moses, years later, "My name is, 'I Am.'
"Tell them 'I Am' sent me.
"I am the God of Abraham.
"I am the God of Isaac.
"I am the God of Jacob.
"I am the God of Jesus.
"And through him, 'I am' the God of you."
"My name is known by what I do!
"By what I've done for men like you,
"And what I'll do today for you."

Ephesians One and Ephesians two,
Brings all this to Light
The God of Jesus, through the cross;
Brings hope when there was none!

Now go do what you must today,
He'll keep His Word to you.

Praise... the... Lord!