Today as I was driving home from church, asking the Lord what would be the subject of my next newsletter, it became clear what I was to write about. I have been thinking a lot about Isaiah 1:19-20, “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land; but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.”
We receive lots of prayer requests, some about needing healing, some about needing finances, and some about needing favor or jobs. But they’re always about a need, an area in which they are lacking something to be living in the perfect Shalom that God wants for us. Am I walking in that perfect Shalom? Not in every area, but in many, yes. Does that mean I’m either not willing or else I’m not obedient in some area? Well, If I read my Bible right, YES!

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