May we walk in the commandments of the LORD GOD and keep His Word so that our days and the days of our children walking in the realization of promise fulfilled may be increased. May we not just speak of what was in “days gone by” but live and speak presently of the goodness of Jahveh as we acknowledge His Word, abide in it and leave that legacy to our children.
“That your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth. 22 For if you diligently keep all this commandment which I command you to do, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to cleave to Him—“ (Deut.11:21-22, Amp)
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Waiting That Renews Strength
We can respond to opposition or trouble in two different ways. 1) We can use it like a pointer dog and let trouble point out our next acquisition, our next acre, the next notch in our gun! 2) Or we can dread and fear it and declare, “I’m too weak, too tired and who even cares?”
Isa 40:27-31 says, Why do you say, . . . “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my just claim is passed over by my God”? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who WAIT upon the LORD will renew their strength. [vigor, physical strength, ability, power, fruitfulness, wealth.] They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary [exhausted from labor], they will walk and not be faint. [fatigued, weakened by weariness]” (NIV) Who? They that wait, which means they that expect God to be God and hope for Him to come through and stay faithful until He gets there and collect all they need for when He does show up. That’s waiting that will renew strength!
(This is the seventh excerpt from Kathy’s article “Rebuilding Our Temple-Part 2“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Previous excerpts may be read by scrolling down this page.)
In this 2 min. audio encouragement Kathy
declares: “Your Redeemer lives and He is
able to buy back time that the locusts have eaten.”
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http://martygabler.podomatic.com/entry/2013-10-14T04_56_06-07_00
Faithful God of Order
The faithful God who set the seasons in undeniable order remains on His throne so that His order and purposes will be accomplished in the earth. As certainly as there is a summer that turns into fall and a fall that turns into winter there is One who sits above the machinations of unregenerate, self-serving men. People of faith will, therefore, align themselves with His order and contradict the disorder of faithlessness—step by step and day by day.
“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” (Gen.8:22, Amp)
Marty & Kathy Gabler invite you to read their
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Volume 19 Issue 5
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War and Peace
In John 16:33, Jesus said, “In Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” (NAU) We put on our Ephesians 6 boots, not to run from trouble but to have peace as we overcome it. Peace is a power force. God defines peace as prosperity, soundness, completeness, contentment, safety and being exempt from the rage and havoc of war. We are not exempt from war, but from the emotional rage and havoc it brings. In other words, His peace keeps war from devastating and confusing us when it comes.
(This is the sixth excerpt from Kathy’s article “Rebuilding Our Temple-Part 2“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Previous excerpts may be read by scrolling down this page.)
KATHY GABLER gives a brief encouraging word:
“Escape From The Victim Syndrome”
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No More Strangers and Foreigners
As the people of God assemble today, may they realize the
fellowship and relationship they are part of. May they gain
strength from that realization and lean on one another and
support one another so that burdens are made lighter.
“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but
fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;” (Eph.2:19, KJV)
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The Lord Keeps His Own
The Lord has promised to keep His own, even with flood waters rising
and moons changing to various colors. Even with the threat of financial
and international upheaval God Almighty will keep your life.
“The Lord will keep you from all evil; He will keep your life. 8 The Lord
will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and
forevermore.” (Ps.121:7-8,Amp)
Marty brings an encouraging word in this 2 min. audio.
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Disappointment That Distracts
Another thing that can distract us from mandate is disappointment. Disappointments can distract us from purpose. I think some of our greatest battles start with disappointments, and disappointments come most often because we have erroneous expectations or misbeliefs. For example: if we believe God’s will is for us to live trouble-free, then we set our expectations accordingly. That’s a misbelief and mis-expectation. It will never happen. Jesus said, “In the world you will have tribulation.” The only way out of tribulation is to be out of the world. Misbeliefs, even if they sound like truth, will lead us down a dead-end road into a downward spiral. If we believe that God’s will is to have trouble-free lives, when there is trouble we will come to one of three dead ends: 1) Accusing God of falling short on His side of covenant, leaving us to live in anger and a sense of betrayal; 2) accusing self of doing something wrong and missing God’s will and smothering ourselves with self-examination and self-judgment; or 3) accusing the devil of singling us out so that we live in the torment of self-pity and believe we are a helpless victim. That view of ourselves actually positions us to be a victim and invites more trouble. God’s will is not being trouble-free. He would have never allowed the snake in the garden if that were the case. God’s will is that we step on trouble and overcome it every time it rears its head!
(This is the fifth excerpt from Kathy’s article “Rebuilding Our Temple-Part 2“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Previous excerpts may be read by scrolling down this page.)
Marty & Kathy Gabler invite you to read their
articles in the latest issue of SEEC Magazine.
Volume 19 Issue 5
CLICK ON LINK BELOW TO READ:
Read SEEC Magazine
He is Mighty to Save
May we lift up our heads from the struggle of battle and behold Him who has already overcome, and trust ourselves
completely to Him Who is mighty to save.
“WHO IS this Who comes from Edom, with crimson-stained garments from Bozrah [in Edom]? This One Who is glorious
in His apparel, striding triumphantly in the greatness of His might? It is I, [the One] Who speaks in righteousness [proclaiming
vindication], mighty to save!” (Isa.63:1, Amp)
Distracted by Pain
Our mandate is to rebuild this temple to house His presence and His purpose. What distracts us from our mandate? One of the things at the top of the list is pain. Pain has a way of capturing our attention. Pain has a way of becoming a priority, but even pain must bow to God’s authority and power and purpose. Marty hurt his back a few years ago. He laid on the bed begging and pleading for healing and relief. Between groans, he decided to call and cancel the service scheduled for the next day, but the Holy Spirit said, “You are not dealing with this like a son.” “How do I do that, Lord?” he asked aloud. The answer came just as loud. “Declare your position and purpose.”
Aloud he began to declare, “God has purpose for me in Lockhart, Texas. I will go and do what I was born to do.” Not even remembering how he got off the bed, he found himself packing. He was still in pain, but able to move again. He took ground inch by inch, moment by moment that day. By the time he stood in the pulpit and preached, the pain had completely left him.
He could have thought like Judah, “I will pursue the purposes of God someday, just not now.” I have to recover first! But as he adjusted his priorities in his thinking, the process of healing began as he headed toward purpose.
(This is the fourth excerpt from Kathy’s article “Rebuilding Our Temple-Part 2“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Previous excerpts may be read by scrolling down this page.)
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The Focus of Desperation
I laughed at myself as I recalled frantically calling out to the Lord a while back. I was frantic to find a title to a vehicle we were selling. Marty and I had both searched our desks and files, but neither of us could find the title. Rifling through my files one 
more time, I suddenly heard myself praying, “Lord, help us. No, seriously, really make something happen this time!” Well, that was certainly no exemplary prayer of faith and power to confess publicly, but it was a powerful prayer in that it turned a light on for me.
As the light came on, I could plainly see the unverbalized script going on behind the scenes. As soon as I had muttered, “Help, Lord,” I thought of praying those same words hundreds of times concerning another situation in my life. The remembrance came to mock me for there was no help showing up after years, no sign of change, no movement whatsoever in my circumstances after those hundreds of prayers. The reminder was not only a damper on expectation for any present help, it was an in-my-face threat that God would not show up with resolve of this title situation.
The voice of desperation does not equal prayer mainly because desperation most often focuses on the problem which is the opposite of a faith focus on the One who has the answer. I suddenly realized I had been whining (hundreds of times), but I had considered it prayer. I repented. The awesome thing about repentance is that it brings change that brings change. Suddenly, in a Holy-Spirit-photo-memory-moment, Marty saw the title and it was right where we had put it, in a forgotten safe place. Hey, that’ll preach, the answer is SAFE until we can see it.
I laughed again. I love the smell of victory, especially even before the smoke of battle clears! (Kathy Gabler)
