Fresh Mannaby Pastor Tim BurtWhen I was first married and a young Christian, there was an area of my life I was physically tormented in. I had a disease that they said there was no cure for. It was not life-threatening but they said that the symptoms were something I’d have to live with for the rest of my life. There were days and nights that I felt tormented. There were other times when the symptoms would go away and I’d feel perfectly fine.
But, then the symptoms would return. When they did, I’d lay in my bed at night and “reason together with God.”What is “reasoning with God?” It is an intimate time with God where instead of filling Him with your thinking, He teaches you how He thinks and instructs you to think like Him. It is the process of transforming your mind. Romans 12:2 NLT puts it like this: “Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect His will really is.”When I first gave my life to the Lord I always felt stained from sin. It was hard for me to believe my sins were really forgiven. I was taught to defeat Satan’s lying accusations and feeling of inadequacy by reasoning with God. This was God’s instruction to us to learn how to defeat the devil’s accusations. Isaiah 1:18 TLB says, “Come now, let us reason together," says the Lord. "No matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can remove it.
This wasn't about "works" but about trust and faith in God's word! As I said, night after night I would lie in my bed reasoning with God thanking Him for all His promises and for all He did for us through Jesus. Every blessing was ours and Satan had no right and could not stop them from our lives. It seemed like this went on for a long time, but as I said, I was determined to wrestle with God for my promised blessing. I knew and know that faith in Him honors Him.One day I noticed that I hadn’t had the symptoms of that disease for a long time – months. Praise God! That’s now been over 38 years ago. Come let us reason together!Isaiah 43:26 NKJV says, ”Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted.” In His Love,Pastor Tim BurtIf Fresh Manna is a blessing to you,let me know how. I’d love to hear from you! Click Here: FreshMannaFeedback
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