Is it really possible to run this spiritual race we are in and not be weary? According to the Bible, it is. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might (Ephesians 6:10). And that strength comes through joy. For the joy of the LORD is your strength (Nehemiah 8:10). God wants His people to be strong because being weary can cause worry, uncertainty and doubt. Those things lead to fear, and fear hinders God.

The Bible says we must be like Jesus, yet people say that no one can be like Him. Some go so far as to say that it is blasphemy to claim you can be like Jesus; but Paul told the Ephesians, Till we all come in the unity of the faith [the Jesus faith], and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ (Ephesians 4:13).

If you will stand as tall as Jesus in love, grace, peace, goodness, mercy and everything else He brought, you won’t be full of doubt and fear. Then you will be able to run this race and not be weary.

Paul went on to say, That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive (Ephesians 4:14). You cannot pay attention to those who don’t want God. But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ (Ephesians 4:15). You can love like Jesus does, and you can walk like He did when He was here. You can grow up into Him in everything He taught and brought to Earth.

When you are saved, you become a son or daughter of God; and you have the same benefits available to you that Jesus had when He was here. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty (II Corinthians 6:17,18).

Get Rid of All Weights

When you look only at Jesus and live like Him, you can be purged from everything that weighs you down. Jesus said, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28). Yet some of you carry unnecessary burdens because you won’t believe that scripture and act it out. Your faith has to go into action, or it won’t work.

Paul said, Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us (Hebrews 12:1). A weight can be as light as a feather; but when you have bushels of feathers, they will still weigh you down, so you must get rid of all weights.

And let us run with patience the race that is set before us (Hebrews 12:1). Every word of God comes with power; and as you study the Word, you can take on that power. Then no matter what is going on, you can run with divine joy, happiness, truth and love. God’s children are to be the happiest people on Earth because they have Heaven’s lasting happiness, and it will guide each step they take.

When you don’t know exactly where to step next, just stop and wait patiently on God. How?—by looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds (Hebrews 12:2,3). This is not referring to physically fainting but rather to drawing back from God. You must never draw back from God, Jesus or the Holy Ghost.

Wear God’s Armor

To run and not be weary, you must put on the whole armor of God. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil (Ephesians 6:11). Jesus brought that armor and put it within your reach, but you are the one who has to put it on. Jesus used that armor when He was here, and you must use it, too.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12). We are not wrestling against people; we are fighting the kingdom of the devil. There are people who are a part of that kingdom; but you must have nothing to do with them, not even if they are a member of your family.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand (Ephesians 6:13). That evil day is now, so you must stand; and the Bible goes on to tell you how. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness (Ephesians 6:14).

The truth is the only thing that will really set you free. Jesus said, Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32). When you are truly free from all sin, you can put on the breastplate of righteousness; and the devil cannot penetrate it.

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace (Ephesians 6:15). Just as you put on shoes to protect your feet, you must prepare your feet, spiritually speaking, to carry the Gospel.

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked (Ephesians 6:16). When you hold up that shield of faith, all the devil’s wicked darts will fall at your feet; but some of you won’t use that shield. You let the devil worry you when he has no right to do that to a child of God. When you are God’s property, your life belongs to God, soul, mind and body.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:17). The helmet of salvation protects the mind; and the sword of the Spirit is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart (Hebrews 4:12).

Let Jesus Bear Your Burden

You can run and not be weary when you are yoked together with Christ. In farming, work animals are yoked together by a wooden bar that enables them to share the workload. Sometimes, a smaller, weaker animal is yoked with a larger, stronger one in a way that allows the stronger animal to bear more of the burden. Jesus is stronger and more experienced than you are, so yoke up with Him and let Him carry the heavier load.

Jesus said, Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me (Matthew 11:29). You must seek to learn everything you can about Jesus; but you will never learn it all no matter how hard you try. We will all be learning more and more about Jesus for all eternity.

Jesus continued, For I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light (Matthew 11:29,30). When you depend on Jesus, you will find rest for your soul; so stop wearing yourself out by trying to work on your own and let the Lord work. Stop leaning on your own strength and wisdom and learn to trust God.

Never Be Too Tired for Souls

Doing God’s work does not mean your human body will never get tired because it will. Even Jesus got tired when He was here. The Bible tells us that He was weary and hungry from His journey when He got to Samaria and sat down at the well. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour (John 4:6).

But Jesus did not let the weariness of His flesh cause Him to be weary in well-doing. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water (John 4:7-10).

They continued to talk; and then Jesus said to her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life (John 4:13,14).

If a weary Jesus took so much time with that woman, just think how patiently He will work with us day after day, always calling us to greater and greater things. Weariness will come to our bodies of clay, and it is good to rest when you are tired; but you must never be too tired to reach out for lost souls.

Jesus was so physically weary in the Garden of Gethsemane that His sweat became as drops of blood. And being in an agony he [Jesus] prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground (Luke 22:44). Yet He still did not become weary in doing God’s will. And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt (Matthew 26:39). Doing God’s will is the secret to not growing spiritually weary.

Let God Fight Your Battles

You can run and not be weary if you will put your enemies in God’s hands and let Him deal with them. The prophet Isaiah wrote, Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought (Isaiah 41:12). You will look around, and your enemies will be gone.

But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children (Isaiah 49:25). God will take care of everything when you allow Him to.

Paul said, Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord (Romans 12:19). Don’t argue with people no matter what they say and do, or you will be left here arguing when Jesus comes. You have to let God take care of your enemies.

You must declare and believe that the battles are the Lord’s just like David did when he faced Goliath. Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand…And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hands (I Samuel 17:45-47).

Goliath was ferocious-looking and over nine feet tall, but David was not afraid of him because he looked at Goliath through the mighty eyes of Almighty God. David knew that he had previously killed a bear and a lion with just a slingshot, so he saw big Goliath as just another bear or lion. David put Goliath in God’s hands, and God used him to kill that giant. He did not give up, and you must never give up either.

Take God’s Thoughts

You can run and not be weary when you trust in God’s ways and use His thoughts. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts (Isaiah 55:8,9).

You must not depend on your own thoughts; the Bible declares they are no good. I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts (Isaiah 65:2).

Your own thoughts will make you anxious; and the Bible says, Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God (Philippians 4:6).

Jesus said, Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof (Matthew 6:34). The Lord is the one who holds tomorrow in His hands, so stop worrying about it.

Your future is as bright and wonderful as the promises of God, so give your tomorrows over to God and refuse to be consumed with the cares and pleasures of this life. Take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares (Luke 21:34). The Rapture will come upon you unawares if you don’t keep the vision and the leadership of Jehovah God before you.

Patience is the key; and Jesus said, In your patience possess ye your souls (Luke 21:19). You must have and use patience with God knowing that everything will turn out right in due season. Just look to Him in prayer with humility. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you (Matthew 7:7). Never beg God for anything; just ask.

Paul Endured All Things

The great Apostle Paul suffered much to teach others about the Lord. He told the Corinthians that he was in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness (II Corinthians 11:27). Paul was weary in body often with all that he went through for the sake of Christ, but he did not let himself become weary in doing the work of the Lord.

Paul always pressed on knowing that victory was just ahead. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13,14).

Paul told Timothy, Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes [those who are really born again], that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory (II Timothy 2:10). That eternal glory gave Paul great strength and power to keep going in such a wonderful way that he considered all he endured to be just light affliction. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory (II Corinthians 4:17).

Many of us think our afflictions are so heavy, but they are actually very light when you compare them with the glory of Heaven and the privilege of having eternal life. Paul knew that, and that is why he could tell Timothy to endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ (II Timothy 2:3). Divine love makes that possible because love endureth all things (I Corinthians 13:7).

Live by Faith

Paul lived by faith, and you too can run and not be weary if you will live by faith. Your physical body will get tired, but that does not mean you have a lack of faith. Paul said, For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just [those who are justified before God] shall live by faith (Romans 1:17).

When you live from faith to faith, you will never get weary working for the Lord. Never go from faith to doubt because God cannot work with doubt; it will poison your soul, mind and body. Through faith is the only way God fulfills His promises for you. If there is a promise that is not fulfilled, it is because you are doubting Him. Then you will fail God and yourself.

Again, read what Paul said: The just shall live by faith: but if any man [woman, boy or girl] draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him (Hebrews 10:38). God has a soul just as each one of us does; and through Jesus Christ, our souls will live for all eternity just as God’s soul will.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report (Hebrews 11:1,2). Good reports only come through faith, and faith will tell you that God is in control and that He is working all things out for your good. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God [with all their heart], to them who are the called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28).

We are the called according to God’s purpose, which is to take Jesus to the world; and you have to answer that call. We must shine His light of Heaven’s salvation, the Holy Ghost baptism, faith and miracles before it is too late. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come (Matthew 24:14). The Gospel has to be preached with signs, wonders, miracles and healings.

God Is in Control

Faith will tell you that your end will be better than your beginning as God takes you into greater power, greater love, greater harvests and greater good. Think about Job and how awful things were for him when the Lord allowed Satan to afflict him. Even his wife turned against him and said, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die (Job 2:9). She was tired of looking at Job in his afflicted state, and she wanted him to curse God and get it over with.

Job’s friends were supposed to give him comfort, but they didn’t give him any. Nevertheless, Job still prayed for them; and when he did, God turned things around for him. And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses (Job 42:10,12).

God gave Job twice as much as he had possessed before—that is how He works for His true children. God also settled the score with Job’s so-called friends. The LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job (Job 42:7,8). Those men ran when God rose up, and your enemies will run, too, when God rises up for you.

You Must Have the Holy Ghost

You cannot run without getting weary unless you have the Holy Ghost. He is the one who will shed abroad the love of God in your heart all the time. And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us (Romans 5:5). God gave the Spirit to us.

Jesus said, I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you (John 14:16,17).

Jesus knew how important the Holy Ghost would be to us; and He said, Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you (John 16:7).

The Holy Ghost represents the whole Godhead, and He will teach you and guide you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you (John 14:26). When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come (John 16:13).

You must have the Holy Ghost, and God will give the Spirit to all those who obey Him. And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him (Acts 5:32). Unfortunately, some people do not hunger for the Holy Ghost or for more of God. They get saved and satisfied, and they stop there; and they will be left when Jesus comes.

Know the Love of Christ

Many people become weary because they are not rooted in divine faith and love. Paul said, That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height (Ephesians 3:17,18). You must have Jesus in your heart to be rooted and grounded in divine love.

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge [It surpasses all knowledge on Earth.], that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us (Ephesians 3:19,20).

The power that worketh inside of you is the power of the Holy Ghost. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you (Romans 8:11).

Through love, Jesus died for us; and through that same love, we must live unto Him and not grow weary in well-doing. For the love of Christ constraineth us [compels us]; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again (II Corinthians 5:14,15).

Want God’s Way

To run and not be weary, you must wait on the Lord. But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles [That shows great strength.]; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint (Isaiah 40:31).

When you wait upon the Lord, you won’t be weary in well-doing; and you won’t draw back from God. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not [draw back] (Galatians 6:9). To draw back is to let yourself get out of God’s reach by allowing doubt, disobedience or fear to take you over. You must keep up with the Lord without running ahead or lagging behind and continue on in well-doing every day.

People grow weary in well-doing when they don’t yield to the ways of the Lord in all things. They don’t want to strive to enter in at the strait gate or obey the truth. Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able (Luke 13:24).

They don’t want to study the Word of God when the Bible says, Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (II Timothy 2:15). You must know how to divide the Word of truth.

People don’t want to exercise themselves unto godliness. But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come (I Timothy 4:7,8).

People don’t want to be separated unto God and would rather conform to this old world. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ (Titus 2:11-13).

People don’t want to strive to be temperate in all things, and they go overboard in seeking pleasures. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they [those of the world] do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible (I Corinthians 9:25).

Dine at the Lord’s Table

The Lord has made it possible for you to run and not be weary by preparing a table for you every day, and it includes everything you need. Then He calls you to come and dine (John 21:12). You must go to that table every day; and it must be a privilege to you and not a bother, a joy and not a chore, a place you go to because you want to and not because you feel you have to.

The table God has made available includes going to church, reading the Word of God and spending time in His presence. I count it a great privilege that God will take time with me, and I have spent thousands of hours in His presence. From the time God saved me, I have wanted to be with Him every minute I could.

Do you anticipate going to the Lord’s table? Are you hungry and wanting to be fed, or do you dwell on the inconvenience and effort involved in going to that table? Jesus gave His life to spread a table for us; and He is telling each one of us, “Come and dine.” His table is open to all who will come. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely (Revelation 22:17).

Jesus Is...

Jesus is the Word of life that came down from Heaven. The Bible says, And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (John 1:14).

He is our living bread. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. Whoso eateth my flesh [the Word], and drinketh my [divine] blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day (John 6:51,54).

Jesus was not talking about human blood but about His divine blood; however, when He spoke of people drinking His divine blood, many turned back and wouldn’t follow Him anymore. From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him (John 6:66). People today don’t want to understand the Word, either.

The satisfying Christ is living water. Remember that He told the woman at the well, Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life (John 4:14).

Then the Holy Ghost will flow those rivers of living water through us and out to the world. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (John 7:38).

The Meat of the Word

Jesus is the milk and meat of the Word. As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby (I Peter 2:2). When a baby is born, it needs milk to survive; and in the same way, a babe in Christ needs the milk of the Word.

As the baby grows, it needs more than just milk; it needs meat and solid food. For babes in Christ to continue to grow, they need the meat of the Word. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil (Hebrews 5:14).

Jesus said, Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed (John 6:27). The meat of the Word does not perish.

Are you growing in the Lord, or do you still whine about every little thing that happens to you? Paul said, When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things (I Corinthians 13:11).

In the Word, you will find great nourishment for soul, mind and body that will keep you running without being weary. Paul told Timothy to be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained (I Timothy 4:6).

Paul knew he was going to lose his head on Nero’s chopping block; yet he was confident in what he had done for the Lord, and he knew he had finished his work. He told Timothy, I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing (II Timothy 4:7,8). Paul was ready to die.

Taste Spiritual Fruit

God has put plenty of fruit on the table to keep us from getting tired. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance [self-control]: against such there is no law (Galatians 5:22,23). A child of God is supposed to have all of those fruits. They are all yours, and you must not waste any of them.

There are many sinners who are trying to find some of this fruit, but they will never find it until they get rid of all the devil’s junk and put on the Lord’s righteousness and holiness. For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth (Ephesians 5:9). The fruits of the Spirit only come through truth.

When you dine at the Lord’s table, it will taste good and give you strength. O taste and see that the LORD is good (Psalm 34:8). You can taste the Lord through the fruits of the Spirit only when you have the Holy Spirit inside. How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth (Psalm 119:103)! The Word of God should be sweeter to you than anything else on Earth.

The Psalmist knew that; and he said, Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s (Psalm 103:5).

Only good and perfect gifts come from Heaven. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning (James 1:17). For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness (Psalm 107:9).

God’s Great Grace

Dining at the Lord’s table will build you up in Him and keep you from getting weary. And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified (Acts 20:32). Grace is all the favor of God, and it works wonders.

Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord when God was going to destroy every living thing on Earth. GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD (Genesis 6:5-8).

That grace lasted for 120 years while Noah and his family built the ark, and it saved them from being destroyed in the great Flood. Grace will save us, too, and take us all to Heaven, a country where there will be no death, sorrow or separation from loved ones. Not one speck of sin can enter there, and we will never cry again. God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away (Revelation 21:4). We will have it made forever. How wonderful!

Until that day, we can still have all that Heaven affords because we are joint-heirs with Jesus Christ. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God [through truth and righteousness], and joint-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:16,17). No child of God is left without that inheritance; we are all included in the Will of Almighty God. You may have been left out of an inheritance here on Earth because someone didn’t like the way you serve God, but don’t be concerned about it because you are in God’s great Will that can never be bought with money.

Dining God’s Way

Do you look at the Lord’s table as a place where you gain strength from the Lord to finish His work? If you see the Lord’s table as a bother or an obligation rather than a blessing, you will dwell only on the effort it takes to get there or the inconvenience it causes you; and you will not feast and fellowship with the Lord as you should. Instead, you will pick at, find fault with and complain about people and every little thing that happens trying to justify your lack of interest.

You should look forward to going to the Lord’s table every morning to start a new day given to you from Heaven, and the Lord will be there to share it with you.

The Bible gives an account of Jesus having supper in Bethany with some of His disciples and friends. Some who were there considered it a banquet, but others considered it a bother. Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him (John 12:1,2). I’m sure most of those people were so excited to have Jesus there; but today, you can have Jesus sit at the table with you any time you will allow Him to.

Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her [long] hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment (John 12:3). For Lazarus and Mary, that supper with Jesus was a banquet. Lazarus was happy to dine with Jesus while Mary sat at His feet, listening to His Word and anointing His feet with ointment.

Martha and Judas were not enjoying the supper, and they saw it only as a bother. The Bible says, Martha was cumbered [bothered] about much serving (Luke 10:40). It also says, Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein (John 12:4-6). Judas was filled with greed and was busy finding fault and falsely accusing Mary of wasting expensive ointment.

Judas thought that it was fine to feast at other tables besides the Lord’s table; but the Bible says, Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils (I Corinthians 10:21). Jesus sacrificed His life to prepare a banquet table for the world, and only those who eat and drink at His table will have eternal life.

Make No Excuses

Making excuses for why you can’t feast with the Lord is a sure sign that it is a bother to you instead of a banquet. A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready (Luke 14:16,17). That is what the Lord is saying to His children today.

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused (Luke 14:18). That was an excuse because the man had already bought the land, and it wasn’t going anywhere. If he had bought it without seeing it, he wasn’t a very good businessman.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused (Luke 14:19). Again, that was an excuse because the man had already bought the oxen. You cannot make excuses to God and think you will get anywhere.

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come (Luke 14:20). I’m sure any woman would have been delighted to go to a big dinner for free, so that was just a worthless, glass alibi. When you throw a glass alibi on the ground, it shatters into many pieces.

Godly Sanctuaries

The Lord has provided sacred sanctuaries for us here on Earth where we can go to get whatever we need to face the world and do God’s work without being weary. These are places we can run to at any time to get strength and soak up God’s anointing, places of refreshment and rest.

The house of God should be a sanctuary to you just as it was for the Early Church disciples. And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved (Acts 2:46,47). Those saints’ hearts and minds were on the Lord.

Your prayer closet should be a sanctuary. Jesus said, But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly (Matthew 6:6). Now, it is okay for others to hear you praying. Jesus didn’t mean you couldn’t pray out loud in your prayer closet. He was talking to hypocrites who only prayed to be seen and heard of men rather than the Father.

The Pharisees and Sadducees were hypocrites, and they liked to put on a big show. They prayed long prayers, but Jesus said they never got anywhere. When thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward (Matthew 6:5).

Jesus had His prayer closet in different places, and so can you. Sometimes, Jesus prayed in the mountains. And when he [Jesus] had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone (Matthew 14:23). At other times, He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray (Mark 14:32).

You can dine with the Lord anywhere—on a mountain, in the valley or even in the presence of your enemies. The Lord spread a table for David in the presence of his enemies. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies (Psalm 23:5).

Eat the Word

At those times when you are physically tired, let God’s anointing move to rest you, refresh you and break every yoke. And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing (Isaiah 10:27).

When that anointing moves in, you will be able to say as the Psalmist did, My cup [mind] runneth over (Psalm 23:5). That means you are filled up with God, and your heart and mind are running over. Your mind is human, so it can only hold a limited amount; but your soul is divine, and it can hold the whole Godhead and all of Heaven because it came from the breath of God.

The devil cannot get to a soul that is sealed with the divine blood, but he can get to the mind. That is why you have to use the blood on your mind. You have to learn how to use the good thoughts found in the Word of God to shoot down the bad thoughts of self and the devil. Jeremiah said, Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart (Jeremiah 15:16). The Psalmist said, I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word (Psalm 119:16). He also said, Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path (Psalm 119:105).

Filled with God

To run and not be weary, it is necessary for you to be filled with the fullness of God; but you will never be as full as you should be if you don’t hunger and thirst after righteousness. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled (Matthew 5:6). When you are not filled with God’s righteousness, you will be filled with things that do not bless the Lord.

Jesus said, Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled (Luke 6:21). Do you hunger for more and more of God as the Psalmist did? He said, Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever (Psalm 73:25,26).

Only the things of God bring true joy and satisfaction. His anointing satisfies and breaks all the yokes, and that anointing comes through the Holy Ghost. When Jesus was on Earth, He received the Holy Ghost, showing us that we also would have to have that power for service.

After receiving the Holy Ghost, Jesus said, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord (Luke 4:18,19).

You must hunger and thirst for the divine anointing, but so many people are in a daily, vain pursuit of things they think will satisfy their empty, worldly hearts; and it is dangerous when you don’t fill your heart with God.

An empty heart is eagerly waiting to be filled, and Jesus taught about the danger of having an empty heart when He was here. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my house [the soul] from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation (Matthew 12:43-45). Even though the unclean spirit had been cast out of that heart, it was never filled with the fullness of God; so even more evil spirits took it over.

This is a dangerous hour to be walking around with an empty heart. If you are not filled with the fullness of God and stay full, you will open the door to the devil; and then your heart will be filled with the wrong things. The devil is always seeking whom he may devour, and the only protection man or woman has is to be full of God, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour (I Peter 5:8).

Look to Jesus

Today, I am not asking if you are tired or weary in body from working hard. I am not asking if the laborers are few and you feel spread too thin or if you feel the human weariness of trials and persecutions for righteousness’ sake. You will feel those things, but you cannot let them stop you. But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled (I Peter 3:14).

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good (II Timothy 3:2,3).

If you will look more to Heaven than you do to Earth like Stephen did, you will not get weary. When Stephen was being stoned, he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God (Acts 7:55,56). Why could Stephen do that?—because he was full of the Holy Ghost.

Stephen looked beyond the enemies of God who were throwing those stones, and he saw the glory of God. He had seen Jesus in the flesh, so he welcomed seeing Him again; and this time, he saw Him at the right hand of God. Stephen lived in God’s will, and doing the will of God is the most important and necessary thing in the whole world.

Come to Jesus

The Lord is soon coming to take the members of the bridal company to Heaven, so they can always be at His side. All of the angels of Heaven will gather to watch the Bride arrive. Then the Master will call for the great Marriage Supper of the Lamb, and we will all gather around the Lord’s great table. Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:9). Do you want to be at that great banquet table?

If you are not running this race today with the Lord on your side, come to Jesus, the One who will be with you all the way. For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee (Hebrews 13:5). Say this prayer, and the Lord will save you right now. Oh, God, I need your help. I do believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died for me, and I want to live for Him. I believe in His signs and wonders. I believe in all of His Word. He said if I would confess my sins, He would forgive me and cleanse me from all of them. I confess them now, and I believe that the blood of Jesus washes them all away. Come into my heart, Jesus. Come on in, Jesus!

If you meant that prayer, Jesus is yours; and you are His. The joy bells of Heaven will ring in your soul for all eternity if you serve the Lord and walk with Him in righteousness and holiness.

Now, let the blood take you to the Upper Room to be baptized in the Holy Ghost; He is promised to all who will obey Him. On the Day of Pentecost, Peter said, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call (Acts 2:38,39).

You need that baptism of fire to make the Rapture; and when you get that tongue of fire, you will go forth to tell the world about Jesus. He said that we would be His witnesses. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8). Only through the divine blood can you qualify for that baptism.

Receive Your Miracle

If you are sick or afflicted and nigh unto death, the Lord hears your cries. If you have AIDS, I have brought you the Tree of Life to deliver you from that death. Jesus came to Earth with healing in His wings; and you can be healed of AIDS, cancer, diabetes, heart trouble, lung disease, leprosy, strokes or anything else that afflicts you. We believe in good doctors, good hospitals and good medicines; but when those things are not enough, God is there, so never give up.

Lord, I bring the sick and afflicted to you. You have given me your gifts, and you use this instrument of clay to pour out your great miracle power and divine love to heal people. It is your will for all people to be healed and to serve you in the beauty of holiness the rest of their lives. Heal! in the blood name of Jesus. Heal! in the all-powerful, blood name.

That healing power is flowing, and it is flowing to you wherever you are. God is everywhere. Feel His presence around you and always keep it with you. Think on the divine blood of Jesus, and it will heal you and get you well. Then write or email to tell me about what God has done for you. God bless you, and may His Word be confirmed daily in your life.