Ed Traut

By Ed Traut

Romans 4:19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead–since he was about a hundred years old–and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.

• It is not a lack of faith recognizing our situation the way it appears and seems to be.
• Gods truth is way above all the facts and what He has said is what will happen, regardless of what the facts are. 
• We do not get weakened in our faith because of our circumstances (the enemy is always trying to remind us so he can weaken our faith).

Prayer:  Hallelujah!  I praise You for Your faithfulness and Your greatness that You are able to do more than I can ask or think so I will not pay attention to my circumstances or what the devil says or reminds me of. I will put my confidence in You and You are a miracle worker.  Amen.

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

1 Samuel 17:50  So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

• Without a sword – not with conventional methods or the expected tools or weapons.
• So often, God will do things beyond our comprehension just to show that He can.
• We cannot depend upon our natural resources or strengths.  We look to God.  He may use what we have, but He certainly has resources we can’t dream of.

Prayer:  Lord, how grateful I am that I can look to You and not have to understand or even ‘work it out’but know that You have a way and You will give me victory in any way You choose, You will break through for me.  I bless You today.  Amen.

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Psalms 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.

• If we knew what God was doing and understood all things, we would not need to trust Him.
• We depend upon Him completely, because He is our defense and just by His faithful and wonderful nature alone we can depend upon Him.
• Just because of who He is and His greatness we can be full of gladness and praise Him, regardless of how things seem.

Prayer:  Lord, I lift my hands in praise and thanksgiving to You today because You are the almighty God.  No matter what I am going through I trust in You, because You have never let me down.  I worship You.  Amen.
 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Psalms 23:6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

• When we commit and abandon our hearts to Him we can expect these things;
• Goodness and love to be a natural way of life without having to be pursued, just happen naturally.
• ‘Dwelling in Gods house’ is to always be with the Lord and continuously putting Him first and being a part of His kingdom, always in heart, mind and deed.

Prayer:  My Father I bless Your holy name today in praise and adoration and declare to You that I am Yours and totally devoted to You.  Thank You for Your kindness and mercy.  You are my shepherd and I do expect these things (goodness and mercy) to follow me.  Amen.  

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Song of Songs 6:3  He is within me—I am his garden of delight. I have him fully and now he fully has me!

• We were created to worship and love Him.
• We have been made in His image with His own DNA, His love for us is unlike any other love that He has for any of His other creation.
• We ought to belong to Him and our life’s journey should be one of growing and intimacy with Him.

Prayer:  My Father, how I thank You for Your salvation and Lord Jesus that You died for me.  I can not live without You and can not even entertain the thought of not walking with You.  Thank You for Your kindness and love to me through all these years.  I worship You and commit myself and my love towards You once again fresh today.  I love You with all my heart.  Amen.
 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

Luke 14:26-27 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters–yes, even his own life–he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

• To follow after Jesus means that He gets first place in every way.
• To be His disciple means that He is our first love and all our decision making is based on that relationship.
• God wants us to have all these loved ones around us, but He wants to be first in every way so that we can be His disciples.

Prayer:  Lord Jesus I do choose in every way to be Your disciple. I commit my heart and my life to You.  I choose You above all and everyone and everything.  You are the love of my life and You loved me when no one else did. You always carried me and watched over me.  I praise You today and I sing a new song to You today because You are my Savior and my Lord that I follow.  Teach me Your ways I pray.  Amen. 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Psalms 91:5-7  You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.

• Many may be effected by different things, but we are safe because we trust in Him.
• There are things that are real like ‘terror of night’, but we are completely surrounded and protected by the Lord and His angels.
• Pestilence that stalks is almost unexpected often times and we have nothing to be afraid or concerned of, because the Lord is our helper.  

Prayer:   Thank You Lord that I can be safe in You today and not be concerned of what people say or how they react or what they do.  I am completely at peace in You. Amen.
 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Psalms 42:8 By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me– a prayer to the God of my life.

• Whether by day or by night, God is involved in our lives very deeply.
• His love is complete, unfailing, and He directs us all day in His love.
• We sing and praise Him after a day of experiencing His goodness, and bringing the evening sacrifice to Him.

Prayer:  How I praise Your holy name, that You love me and have done and still do so much for me. That I bring my praise to You continually I worship You.  There is no one like You Lord.  Hallelujah!  Amen. 
 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

• All Christians agree – the Lord is returning!
• So many things in the earth are indicating that an end is approaching.  We as children of God are excited and a new beginning then starts.
• When Jesus returns He will not come as the lamb of God only, but rather the lion of Judah – victorious! 

Prayer:  Lord with excitement and joy in my heart I look forward to Your return.  Help me to always be mindful of this and know that You are coming back for us and I want to be ready and to share this message and gospel with each one.  Lead me I pray in Jesus name.  Amen. 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Psalms 42:5-6 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon–from Mount Mizar.

• Certainly, hope deferred or hope lost makes the soul sick.
• The enemy tries to steal our hope which we may never give up, because while there is a God there is always hope.
• We remind ourselves of who God is and what He has already done in our lives and soon our hope returns and even our confidence and faith.

Prayer:  Lord I look to You today and I even lift my face and eyes to the heavens as a symbol knowing that You are always there for me and know that You will always help me. I rejoice in You and praise Your holy name because there is no one like You.  Amen.

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life