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  • Give me Barabbas

    Give me Barabbas

    Beloved, grace and Peace be multiplied to you, through the knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ, our LORD. Today, on Monday, our new weekly fast day, Evangelist Sandra Huff has written an encouraging word and I am privileged to share it with you today. Thank you, Sandra Huff for the offering.

    Luke 23:18 “And they cried out all at once saying away with this man and release onto us Barabbas.”

    Accept Responsibility

    At the Time Jesus was being offered up to be crucified, Pontius Pilate was a bit concerned. He knew that Jesus was innocent, and he sensed that there was something special about him. However, Pontius Pilate had already taken an oath that he would crucify a criminal today. Rather than accept the responsibility himself, Pilate puts the question to the people. He decides he would spare someone today. He asked the people should I spare Jesus or spare Barabbas, a known thief throughout the community. The people chanted with great enthusiasm, “Give us Barabbas.”

    Familiarity

    When you look at the situation, you realize that the people would prefer to have a thief among them rather than a savior. Why would they desire to have a known thief instead of Jesus, who was healing the sick, raising the dead, and giving words of wisdom directly from the father? The answer is they were comfortable with Barabbas.

    They were familiar with the sinful life and the wicked deeds that he did. Jesus made them uncomfortable with their sin. He made them feel that they needed to make changes.

    Fear of Change

    Sometimes God offers us a better way, a better solution, a higher level of thinking, a higher level of existence. Still, we may choose rather than take what God has for us or keep what is comfortable and familiar. This is why some people hang onto the past, remain in volatile relationships, and continue with habits that are causing the destruction. The same people will reject the good people that God puts in their lives. They leave the great opportunities the new chances that God gives them because they are too afraid to let go of what they are used to.

    Let Go

    Examine yourself today. What are the Barabbas is in your life? What people and habits are you afraid to let go of? Although you know it’s not good for you and that there is something better offered to you, why do you continue to hold onto that which is causing your demise? Accept Jesus today, experience the better way, the answer, a new fresh way of thinking in Christ Jesus’s eternal life promise.

    My prayer for you is that you receive Christ into your life and find the courage to let go of people and things that take you away from God’s desire for your life.

    Yours in Christ,

    Sandra Huff

  • Day Five: Prosperity in Hard Times

    Day Five: Prosperity in Hard Times

    Grace and Peace be multiplied unto you, through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus Christ. Today is day number FIVE! Congratulations! You are well on your way to victory. Just think, at the end of today, all you have on this journey is a day and a wake up. Well Done. Remember, do one day at a time.

    Today, our guest blogger is Evangelist Sandra Huff. We are thrilled to have her submit her blog to us today. I know that her submission will encourage you. Thank you Sandra.

    Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God, our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

    We often think that when we experience difficulties, that we have veered away from the will of God. Or perhaps we have fallen from grace and somehow have lost our direction and made a mistake. This is often contrary to the will of God concerning us. In hard times we learn to see God, we grow stronger, and we are not easily discouraged by things we have conquered in past trials. (James 1:2-4)

    Our faith is built-in challenges.

    God Uses Our Suffering:

    We learn to experience God’s grace; we learn about our own weaknesses. We learn how to lean on the strength of others, and if we are wise, we use this time to seek God’s face through his word. In the book of Jeremiah 28 KJV, Hananiah, the prophet, wanted to impress the people of God with a great prophecy. But his prophecy was false. He prophesied that the people of God were about to fall on good times and possess the land, and their enemies would be subdued.

    God Has a Plan for prosperity in Our Suffering.

    But God spoke to the true prophet Jeremiah and told him that Hananiah was a false prophet. God told Jeremiah that the people of God were going to suffer for several years, but during that time in captivity, he was going to prosper them and bless them, and they would come out of that situation better than when they went in.

    Jeremiah 29:11

    “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

    We know that God is able to deliver us from evil and from difficulty, but he is also able to bring us through it and to strengthen us during it. So keep your focus on God when times are good and when times are difficult. Perhaps God is showing you how he can be your strength. Know this, our prosperity and success is not contingent upon our circumstances but is wholly dependent upon God’s grace, mercy, and power.

    Three things to remember in difficulty,

    Stay the Course.

    God is Faithful.

    God has a plan.

    Yours in Christ,

    Sandra K Huff