Chaplain’s Corner – By Pastor Ron Baptiste

Pastor Ron Baptiste Founder of Covenant Confirmers Ministries Inc. www.covenantconfirmers.org Covenant Confirmers Ministries; a “Certified Recovery Congregation” Founder of TN. Biker Medical Clinic Inc. www.Tennesseebikermedicalclinic.org Messages Available on Podbean https://covenantconfirmers.podbean.com Live You Tube https://www.youtube.com/user/ covenantconfirmers1/live

FIX YOUR HEART

1 Sam. 24:3-6 King Saul is hunting David and his men, unknown to Saul, David and his men are hiding in the same cave that Saul decides to take a nap in. While Saul is asleep, David has the chance and the right to kill Saul. David’s men encourage David to kill Saul but David won’t, instead he cuts off a piece of Saul’s robe just to prove that he could have killed him. Vs.5 “And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he cut Saul’s robe.” David knew not to not to harm God’s anointed (Saul). PS. 105:15 “Touch not my anointed and do my Prophets no harm.” There has always been a “religious spirit” that wants to harm God’s ministers just as it was with Moses; Ex.17: 2 “wherefore the people did chide (strife)with Moses. Vs.4 Moses cried unto the Lord saying, what shall I do unto this people, they be almost ready to stone me.” This is a spiritual law that can work for you or against you, just like the natural law of gravity. David could have killed Saul and then David would be king, his men could stop running, go home and have great jobs with David as king. But David didn’t want to be king by his own hand but by the hand of God. PS.57:1-11 David writes about his experience with Saul in this cave, but in vs.7 David makes a profound statement; “My heart is fixed, oh God, my heart is fixed.” The Hebrew word for “fixed” is “kuwn” meaning to establish, to be prepared, immoveable. David’s heart was “fixed” on doing the right thing, way before he ever entered the cave. Was your heart fixed before you entered into this “pandemic cave, the economical cave, the stress, anxiety and fear cave?” If your heart is not fixed before you enter into this cave, you’ll fail under the load every time. One thing I have learned through all my cave experiences; “you can never really know God until you’ve known Him in the middle of a fight. Until He has brought you out of your cave experiences.” Today the pandemic has taken a toll on all the churches and will last longer than we thought; statistics show that 28000 churches have closed to date, 41% of the population have stopped engaging together, 36% feel disconnected from church life, 25%are less active in the community, 24% decline of young adults in church, and 18% less giving to the Church. 2 Thess.2:3 “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a great falling away first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.” Now is not the time to quit on God! Will we only serve Him on the mountain top when things are good, or will we serve Him in the valley when things are tough? Job 13:15 “Though He may slay me, yet will I trust in Him: but I will maintain mine own ways before Him.” The best thing we can do, is to “fix your heart!” Until next time, keep your face in the wind and your kickstand up.

To be found faithful, Pastor Ron