Good Morning Sunshine! It’s A Great Day To Be KEPT By The Lord! 

Jude 1:1-2 NIV ~ “Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and KEPT for Jesus Christ: [2] Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.”

Hello there, God is trying to get your attention today, this last Friday of 2023! A day that you have never seen before and one that you will never see again, but to God be the Glory, He has Kept you for 52 Fridays! My God, My God, My God! God used everything that happened this year to get you right here to this last Friday, Dec. 29, 2023 @ 6:24 am, front and center with Him!  I know it may seem like there has been one thing after another going on this year, but at least you can say, God Kept you, you made it! Somebody didn’t make it to this day! I want to encourage you and let you know that nothing that you went through this year was wasted, God used all of it, every affliction, every trial, and every situation to draw you to Him, (“Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but now have I KEPT thy word.” Psalm 119:67 KJV), to His Word.  On this last Friday of this calendar year, I want you to know that you are safe and secure, you are seen and treasured, and you are KEPT by God!  This is your Kept Place! The place of prayer, the place where you meet with Him!

Let’s see what the word Kept means naturally and spiritually!  Man’s definition ~ to have or retain possession of. Spiritual definition ~ The original word used for “kept” is “téréo”, and it means to attend to carefully, take care of, to guard, to keep, to observe, to reserve. God’s Promise. God will KEEP every promise He ever made to you and since His love for you is so constant and endless, He will finish every good thing that He has begun in you! God promised to perfect everything that concerns you forever and this Psalm is a promise from God just for you, Psalm 138:8. You are Kept for Him and by Him, you are reserved for just for Him!

What does it really mean to be kept by God? It means that you are reserved, set apart, taken…spoken for, saved, and held. When you are kept, you are provided for by His everlasting love. In fact, you are the apple of His eye and He’s always watching out for you, Deuteronomy 32:10! The Word of God will Keep You! No matter what you’ve done, where you’ve been, God remains faithful to you. Whether you’ve been hurt by someone, or you were responsible for the pain yourself, you can have hope, and that hope is the gateway out of your heartbreak.  When you’re feeling low, God will lift up. Your Father is talking and tending to you! He says He is the Great I Am, and He has proven Himself time and time again in your life, He’s the One that had that great thought about you before He put you in your mother’s womb, and He’s been watching over you ever since then, God has never left you, not even for one second!

When you were in the valley, He was there, when you felt hopeless and surrounded by grief, He was there, God is offering you ‘acres of hope’ where you can run free in His love. As a matter of fact, this place was set aside for you, a long time ago, and all you have to do is follow His path out of the valley and into the spacious place He’s provided for you, it’s your place of keeping if you want to be Kept! It’s time for you to run free! Psalm 119:67 KJV! This should make you joyful! 

After all that you done and have been through this year, God still longs for a relationship with you, He is still keeping you! God loves you and He doesn’t want you to go through one more crisis wavering back and forward. God wants you to be sure of your secure foundation which is founded on the truth of His Holy Word, if God didn’t love you, He would not have chosen to die on the cross for you, now that’s an attention getter, just think about it, no one else would have made this type of sacrifice, unless it was truly love, a divine love! John 3:16! God wants what is best for you and this is why He corrects and disciplines you when you dishonor His name, it’s a part of the sustaining and keeping process. It’s all for your good and His Glory! 

Let’s Pray: (Make it personal)

Father, this morning I come with all my trust and confidence in You. Father Thank You for allowing me to see the 52nd Friday in 2023, and I pray that You will accomplish Your purpose in me today! Father thank You for loving me. Father, You have loved me from the beginning and I know that Your love will always be with me every single day!  Father, Your love will last long after I am gone from this place, because it’s never ending or changing, Your love is forever!!! Father, thank You for intervening with Your Grace and Mercy when I face difficulties and challenges today. Thank You for never giving up on me but being constant. Father please continue work and finish the good things that You have begun in me.  Father, let Your love cascade over us today. May we feel loved by You. Also, may we feel kept. For those who are brokenhearted, bring them out of the valleys of heartbreak and into Your acres of hope. Thank You, Father, for giving us joy overflowing and love everlasting. Turn our weeping into dancing and set our paths towards Your arms of love. Embrace us and keep us forevermore. Thank You Father! Father today I will be intentional and persistent in my prayer walk with You. Father, I will seek Your direction in every area! Father, I love talking and being with You and I know that You love when I’m loving on You. Thank You Father for being ready and willing to answer my honest and unselfish prayer request, for Your Glory! In Jesus Christ Name! Amen!!! Have a Blessed New Year’s Eve and see you in 2024 if God says the same! 

Blessings…

Minister Jean