
by Pastor Tim Burt
Have you ever felt like the devil has tried to lower you into the pit? I’ve thought about how Jeremiah, a prophet of God was lowered into a pit. He hadn’t done anything but be faithful to God and yet here he was being lowered into a pit. Jeremiah 38:6 NLT “So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard…. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it.”

What’s the solution? Repentance—a turning away from sin and drawing near to the Lord for His mercy and grace. And that repentance must be sincere—not just the desire to escape from trouble. Only God knows if someone is sincere. If they are, He will help direct their life back to Him. He will lead them to find a good church, to again reading their Bible, and compelling their heart to pray. They will need to get reconnected to people—to Christians whether it be serving side-by-side in church, or connected to others through a small group. Just showing up creates an accountability that will begin to immediately help them. If a person truly repents, God will lead them back to this path, He'll deliver them from the pit they've been in, and put direct their life back on course to a life of living in God's promises.
But what about those like Jeremiah who have been living for the Lord and yet their life has still seemed to have landed in a pit? Why did that happen? If you have been living for the Lord, then you should have grown to the place where you know the Satan's devices. 2 Corinthians 2:11 NKJV says, “…lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.” Satan is your enemy. He is the enemy of all creation because all mankind was created by God. He opposes and hates all humanity and all that represent God. If you watch Jesus’ life you will see that Satan was working through men to kill Him His entire existence on earth. Satan used Herod to try to kill Jesus when He was a baby and Satan never stopped trying. Luke 4:29 NLT tells us, “Jumping up, they mobbed Jesus and took Him to the edge of the hill on which the city was built. They intended to push Him over the cliff…” Satan doesn’t like mankind but he hates devout Christians even worse. If he could put your life in the pit, he would try.

I believe there is someone praying for you, but if you don’t know who that might be, then just know that Renee and I are! We are interceding for you! I just came from praying for God’s deliverance and blessing for you!

If you are like Jeremiah, then have great faith that because of His love toward you, He wants to and will deliver you from this attack of Satan—from the pit you're in. We are praying for you!
Psalm 56:13 NLT “For you have rescued me from death; you have kept my feet from slipping. So now I can walk in your presence, O God, in your life-giving light.”
In His Love,
Pastor Tim Burt
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If Fresh Manna is a blessing to you, let me know how. I’d love to hear from you! Write me at FreshMannaFeedback@comcast.net
Published by Pastor Tim Burt
Copyright© 2016 All rights reserved
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