PRUDENCE

As you were studying Proverbs today, the word, "prudence," appeared many times.  When you looked up the meaning of this word in your dictionary, you discovered that a prudent person uses sound judgement about practical things, is discreet in conduct, circumspect, and sensible. 

I desire for My beloved especially to be prudent during this virus crisis in the world. You are living in a day of great deception, and you need to be prudent in your every day life. 

Ask My Holy Spirit to give you clear discernment and prudence during this time of the pandemic in the world. My Spirit can guide you to be at the right place at the right time.  Remember to lift the shield of faith over you and your loved ones as this virus plague is still in your land.

EPHESIANS 1:8

MIND

The mind is the devil's playground, and the gates to the mind are the ear gate, eye gate, and mouth gate. What you hear, what you see, and what you say will either renew your mind or cause strongholds in your mind.

Strongholds are patterns of thinking like vain imaginations and exalted, prideful thoughts that prevent the truths of My Word from renewing your mind.  This is why Paul exhorted My beloved to offer their bodies as a living sacrifice daily so that their minds could be transformed from worldly thinking to godly thinking.

There are no shortcuts to renewing your mind,  Ask My Holy Spirit to anoint you as you read My Word. I exhorted My disciples to abide in My Word.  As My Holy Spirit leads you into all truth through My Word, you will then have the strength to close the gates of your mind to worldly lusts.

2 CORINTHIANS 10:3-5; ROMANS 12:1-2; 1 JOHN 2:15-16

SENSE

I created you with the ability to see, smell, touch, hear and taste so that you can enjoy My creation.  All things were created by Me and for Me.  It gives Me great pleasure when I see you use your senses to enjoy the many aspects of My creation.

I have given you the ability also to sense My presence with you.  My Holy Spirit enables you to do this.  In My presence is fulness of joy and pleasures forever more. This is why David, My psalmist, loved to spend time in My sanctuary.

Now My sanctuary is within you.  I invite you today to still your soul from the busy world you live in and spend a few minutes with Me.  I am always with you, but when you draw near to Me, I will draw near to you.

COLOSSIANS 1:16; PSALM 16:11; JAMES 4:8

RECOVER

I love to recover anything and anyone who is lost. I came to save that which was lost. When I walked on earth I gave the story about how a good shepherd will leave his many sheep to go and find the one who has gone astray. When he finds that sheep he rejoices even more over that sheep than the ones that did not go astray.

My Father  who is in heaven does not want anyone to perish.  When you know My heart and My Father's heart, you recognize the urgency in these last days to share the gospel with all the people you can.

Pray for opportunities for you to share My good news with others.  Ask My Holy Spirit to lead you to those who have prepared hearts to receive My gospel.

MATTHEW 18:11-14

REFINE

I know you do not like the thought of going through the refiner's fire, but no believer is excluded from the baptism of fire.  They are also not excluded from drinking from My cup of suffering.

When I walked on earth I had several assignments.  My main assignment was to provide My Father's perfect sacrifice to purchase redemption from sin for the whole world.  Even before the foundation of the world, My Father ordained Me to provide that perfect sacrifice.  I also came to destroy the works of devil.  I came to fulfill the will of My Father.

I  came to reveal the pattern in life that every believer in Me will experience.  There will be fiery trials.  Peter warned about this.  There will also be trials that cause suffering in your life.  I went through everything that you will face in life so that I can be the perfect intercessor to pray for you through every trial. You can rest in the assurance that I will enable you to go through every trial victoriously.

1 PETER 4:12

COMMON

Paul wrote that no temptation has taken you, but that which is common to man, but God is faithful, who will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.

I am that way of escape.  I was tempted in all points just like you, but I had no lusts.  The devil will always tempt you in the area of your three lusts. The temptations I experienced in the wilderness were very real, but I resisted My enemy by speaking the Word out loud.

You can use the same words I used to resist the devil. When you are tempted to give in to the lust of the flesh, say, "It is written, that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."  When you are tempted to give in to the lust of the eye, say, "Get behind me, Satan: for it is written You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him  only shall you serve."  When you are tempted to give in to the lust of the pride of life, say, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God." The devil then will have to flee.

1 CORINTHIANS 10:13; LUKE 4:4,8,12

ALARM

There were no alarms when I walked on Earth.  We did not have fire alarms, weather alarms, and even alarms to wake us up in the morning.  Our senses were sharpened to discern what the weather was going to be as we saw the signs in the sky.  

The Pharisees and Sadducees desired Me to show them a sign. They could discern the weather by how the sky looked, but they had no idea that I controlled the weather. 

The days that lie ahead of you will be dark, and this is why I want you to trust Me, the light of the World, to shine in the midst of the darkness.  I am sounding the alarm right now for My beloved to earnestly pray for the foundations of your nation to be restored. My Word says that if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?  Ask My Holy Spirit to help you pray effectively for your nation.

MATTHEW 16:1-4; PSALM 11:3