Job Leon

One creature of Southwest Africa is the “ stenocara” beetle. It’s a little black bug with the groove bumpy back and he lives in the desert, one of the hottest places on earth where the sand temperatures can reached 140°F. Each new day the small creature climbs a sand dune before dawn, and waits for the fog to announce the approaching sunrise. As it waits, tiny droplets of water forms onto its water-repellent body. Once the day begins the beetle bows it’s head to the ground so that the water can trickle down into the grooves of his back and into his mouth! Thus even in the mist of this hard, hot and unbearable desert, it receives enough water to sustain it through the day. Our lives in this world can seem as hot and unbearing as this desert, but God continues to sustain us through the living water of His Presence. In John 7, Jesus Himself, promised that whosoever was thirsty, could come to Him and drink, and will find living water that will never run dry. May we recognize our thirst for...

O wicked and perverse generation have I been so long in your mist and yet you have perceived me not? Have I not ministered unto you in powerful ways and you have been blind? Yes! and when I speak to you, you do not hear. O My children you go your way, as though you belong to another. Yes, you behave not as sons and daughters but as strangers. You hold meetings in My name and give honor to men, but not to Me! You boast that you serve Me, but in truth, you serve your own ego; for that which you do is calculated to enhance your own position and to advance your own agenda, and you do it all under the pretense of holiness. Get to the prayer closet! This is the reason I have taught you to pray in secret, because there you will find fewer false motives and less temptation. Remember the more you pamper the flesh as with bodily comfort, the more it will demand of you, until you become its servant.  Do not be deceived; let Me repeat My commandment to you, that you must deny yourself and take...

“there is much emphasis today on improving the environment, education, and working conditions; And it is all good, but there is something even greater and better, and that is a change in people themselves”        (Sidlow Baxter)

John 3:17  “God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Himself” Too many times we believe, or we feel like we’re being condemned by God, but the Word tells us that God does  not judge - John 5:22 “ For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son” Jesus came to save us from sin. There is no condemnation with God. We either choose to believe in Jesus and do good or live according to our own evil morals and not be forgiven. The lie from the enemy and the world  tries to deceive us into thinking that God sits on the throne, just watching over us to judge us and ready to send us to hell. That lie is so far from the truth! Rather God is waiting for you to come to Him and allow Him to teach and lead you to walk in truth and according to His plan and His purpose . For God’s desire is to spend eternity with you.

I want my life to be a reflection of God. I long to be conformed into His image by His Spirit. Not that I would receive glory for myself, but rather, that others may see the love God manifests through me, that they would glorify God. My desire is to live the life Jesus describes in Matthew 5:16, that reads, “let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Let’s pray Father I thank you that You have called me and chosen me as your child. I desire to be like You in my attitudes, my responses, my actions, in thoughts and deeds. May Your Holy Spirit continue to mold me, and it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. Amen 

Sometimes when we invite the Lord to inspect the garden of our lives, we realize we have been neglectful. We had let the busyness and the cares of life keep us from tending the garden as we should. Thorns have grown up and choked out some of the sweetness and beauty that should be there. Fruit isn’t developing.  It is then that I realize how much I need the Lord. I need Him to search me and show me my heart and my thoughts. Call upon the Lord to examine your life, then sit at His feet and pour out your heart to Him. Receive the love He gives you in return . Don’t neglect the One who loves you. The  time you spend with God is more important than any work you could ever do for Him in ministry, at home or even at the workplace.  Won’t you invite Him to come into your garden and examine the fruit in your life?  Father, may You be pleased with what you see, and Lord I want to spend more time with you, sharing love together in sweet communion. In Jesus’ Name we pray, Amen...