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GOD never looks down on us to condemn us. GOD looks down on us to lift us up. HE looks down on us with unconditional love, mercy, and grace to lift us with HIS infallible power and strength. HE who is enthroned at the highest looks down on men in their lowest state to lift them to their highest potential. No matter how low life brings a man, he need not stay down, for GOD is a lifter of men. What an awesome GOD we serve! 🙌🏽👏🏽 SOUL Search

Will the pages being written in our nation and our family lives point the next generations not yet created toward loving, honoring, and serving the One True GOD? May the legacy we leave behind inspire future generations to seek the LORD, walk in HIS ways, and stay faithful to HIM.🙏🏽PRAISE-POWERSOUL Search

Let us not miss our breakthrough by staying silent when we should be praying with faith and urgency. Blind Bartimaeus refused to be passive or quiet about his need. With intense desperation and determination, he cried out for mercy, as JESUS was passing by. Even when people tried to silence him, he didn’t stop. He called out to JESUS, even more loudly (Mk 10).
We cannot allow opposition, delay, or discouragement to silence our prayers. Prayer requires persistence, especially when it feels like nothing is changing. Bartimaeus’ persistence in prayer was rewarded, because GOD does not turn away from our sincere, desperate cries for help. Let us keep praying with faith and determination. GOD will answer. 🙏🏼PRAISE-POWERSOUL Search

Jerusalem was GOD’S chosen place of worship. But because of Israel’s disobedience and wickedness, the city was burned and the Temple was destroyed. But GOD promised to rebuild Jerusalem, revealing HIS mercy and faithfulness. When we fall into disobedience and turn our backs on HIM, HIS compassion never lets HIM abandon us. HE does not forsake us, even when we have failed miserably. In HIS mercy, HE rebuilds every shattered place of our lives, everything devastated, torn apart and stripped away by life’s trials and temptations. HE renews and restores us to who HE created us to be, so that HIS glory can be seen in our lives. O LORD, rebuild our lives for YOUR glory. 🙏🏽 SOUL SearchPRAISE-POWER

NOW is the time for us to be delivered from every yoke of bo***ge, every evil altar, every stronghold, every deceitful lie, every setback, every hindrance and every chain of darkness.

NOW is the time of GOD’S favor; NOW is the day of salvation (2 Cor. 6:2). GOD has poured out HIS favor and compassion on us through the finished redemptive work of HIS SON.

We have endured seasons of struggle, turmoil, disappointment, pain, and shame, but GOD'S appointed time of favor for us has come. GOD will restore, establish, strengthen, support, secure and settle us (1 Pet. 5:10), just as HE has promised.🙏🏽✝️SOUL SearchPRAISE-POWER

Our GOD is full of compassion (Jm. 5:11). HE is the FATHER of compassion (2 Cor. 1:3). HE is deeply moved by our pain, challenges, affliction, weakness and struggles. GOD’s compassion doesn’t stop at feeling. HIS compassion leads HIM to action. HE forgives, guides, leads, helps, heals, comforts, provides, delivers, renews, restores. And HIS compassion never fail. They are new every morning (Lam. 3:23). HIS compassion comforts us in all our troubles (2 Cor. 1:4). Praise be to GOD. 🙌🏽👏🏽 SOUL SearchPRAISE-POWER

The devil sought to raise himself above GOD’S throne, but he was thrown out of heaven like lightning, along with the angels who joined him (Lk. 10:18). GOD’S authority is supreme and absolute. HE is invincible and undefeated. No power can overthrow HIS throne. GOD is the living GOD, and HE endures forever. HIS kingdom will never be destroyed, and HIS dominion has no end.

And no evil power can overthrow GOD’S authority in our lives. Through CHRIST, GOD has given us victory over all the schemes and wiles of the enemy (1 Cor. 15:57). HE has given us power to tread over all the power of the enemy (Lk. 10:19). Greater is HE who is in us than he who is in the world (1 Jn. 4:4).
For THINE is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 🙏🏽🙌🏽SOUL SearchPRAISE-POWER

Out of GOD'S amazing love for us, JESUS was lifted up on the cross of Calvary. So that through HIS sacrifice, we might receive forgiveness, life, and redemption. GOD sent HIS Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but to save the world. (Jn. 3:16-17).

JESUS said “If I be lifted up, I will draw all men unto ME” (Jn. 12:32). Few people would die for the guilty, broken and undeserving, But GOD proved HIS love for us in this: While we were still sinners, CHRIST died for us (Rom. 5:7-8). FATHER GOD, thank YOU for YOUR unconditional and unfailing love. ✝️💟SOUL SearchPRAISE-POWER

Being ridiculed does not mean that we are wrong. JESUS, the Holy and Righteous ONE, was mocked and ridiculed. All who saw HIM sneered and shook their heads at HIM (Ps. 22:7).

Even the guards in charge of JESUS mocked and beat HIM. They blindfolded HIM and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit YOU?” And they hurled all sorts of terrible insults at HIM (Lk. 22:63-65).

But JESUS trusted GOD’S plan. HE endured the cross, ignored the ridicule and mockery, despised the shame and is now enthroned in the majesty of the FATHER. Let us hold onto integrity when we are being ridiculed and remain patient. GOD may not grant us instant vindication, but HE will reward us in HIS own way and timing. ✝️🙏SOUL SearchPRAISE-POWER

This Psalm reflects on the suffering of JESUS. We will not forget the suffering of JESUS. We will let HIS pain and sacrifice echo in our hearts and shape the way we live.

JESUS’ appearance was so marred and disfigured that HE did not look like a man (Is. 52:14). They spat on HIM and took the staff and struck HIM on the head again and again (Mt. 27:30). Pilate had HIM scourged with a lead-tipped whip and the soldiers placed a crown of thorns on HIS head (Jn. 19:1-2).

Those who stood by looked on HIS distress and suffering and assumed that GOD was punishing HIM for HIS wrongs. They thought HE was smitten by GOD and afflicted (Is. 53:4-5).

But HE was pierced for our transgressions, HE was crushed for our iniquities (Is. 53:5). JESUS, we thank YOU for YOUR sacrifice of love for us. 🙌🏽✝️❤️

At about three o’clock, JESUS cried out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My GOD, My GOD, why have you abandoned Me?”(Mt. 27:46) JESUS felt forsaken in HIS suffering on the cross as HE carried the sins of the world. Yet HE remained faithful to the very end, trusting GOD to deliver Him. JESUS was forsaken that we may be forgiven and reconciled to GOD.

In our own lives, we can sometimes feel alone, hurt, or weighed down by challenges and difficult situations - but GOD promises never to leave or forsake us. GOD can transform our pain into purpose and our trials into testimony. Even when we don’t understand, we can trust HIM to work everything for our good and carry us through. ✝️🙏🏽SOUL SearchPRAISE-POWER