Hello beloved!

I love abiding in God’s Word. His Word fascinates me. I read and read and read, and there is always something new and fresh in the Word of God.

The word, “REMAIN” means to be fixed, immovable, and not affected by our circumstances.

In life, we all have ups and downs ~ there are seasons that are more difficult than others. If we are not careful, we will think that all of life will be this way ~ up and down, like a roller coaster.

I want to exhort you today that God wants to bring you to a place of stability, where you cannot be moved.

1 Corinthians 15:58 (NLT) says,

So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.

Jesus said in John 15:5,

“I am the vine, you are the branches ~ if you abide in Me, you will bear much fruit and your fruit will remain.”

God is saying, “If you will just keep abiding in Me; keep being faithful ~ giving, loving, serving ~ then you will come to a place where your life is not all ups and downs ~ 1 good break and 2 bad breaks ~ No! God will cause you to REMAIN.

In other words, God will not let you go backwards ~ He will not let you be defeated. The attacks may come, but God has you fixed ~ You are stable ~ You are established. No sickness, no person, no bad break, no injustice will be able to take you backward.

David said in Psalm 27:5,

In the day of trouble, God will hide me in His shelter. He will set me out of reach, high upon a rock.

If you will just keep being faithful, you will come to a place where God will make you untouchable, invisible to the enemy. He will hide you away. You will have a strength, a confidence, a rest, a knowing greater than you have ever had before.

Challenges may come your way, but you are not worried about it ~ You know it cannot touch you. Isaiah 54:17 says,

No weapon formed against you can prosper.

It does not mean that we won’t have challenges because Jesus said in John 16:33,

I have told you these things, so that in Me you may be have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you will have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of its power to harm you and have conquered it for you].

If you will just keep abiding in Him, which means abiding in His Word, you are not going to have to face the same struggles that have dogged you month after month and year after year. No, it is a brand new day!

“Father, I thank You for the family of God. I know that You have great plans for them. You are a rewarder of those who diligently seek You. Your grace, Your mercy, and Your lovingkindness is toward them. You are for us, never against us and if You are for us, who can ever be against us? Thank You for Your exceedingly great and precious promises toward us. We love You, Father, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Remaining in Him,

Lisa Gordon

Jesus City Church