Jesus commanded that we love the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength and also that we love our neighbor as our self. How are you treating others? Are you using patience, kindness and mercy? We all have been shown a great measure of mercy in our lives from the Lord, we ought to be quick to give it out as well! People make mistakes and have short comings. Are you treating them like you would like to be treated? Job 31:14-15 says: What will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account? Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us both within our mothers?
Maintain integrity, maintain love. Not everyone is where you may be in life. God looks at the heart and His perfect plan will prevail in everyones lives. The Bible actually says that if we are not doing what God says then we don't even know Him. The next verse goes on to say that we belong to Satan. That's a very scary verse. If we put the commandment and this verse together it reads like this: Jesus commanded us to love others as our self. If we fail to be obedient we do not belong to God at all, we belong to Satan.
Its part of the Word. The Word is
Jesus. We must obey it to stay in right standing with God. Disobedience not only opens a door for the adversary, but it also takes us off of Gods path of supernatural favor.
Be patient today. Be loving today. Refuse to have anything to do with strife. For where strife is, there is every evil work there also. Keep a close eye on your heart. Guard it above all else, it determines the course of your life. Love like you have been loved. Give like you have been given. Do all these things knowing that Christ who searches the earth for those who's hearts are committed to Him has His eye on you. He sees you with your cross on your back giving up all rights to yourself and living for His commandments. I can hear Him now! .... Well done my good and faithful servant!
Friday, January 28, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
To Know
I read this quote this morning by Brian and Jenn Johnson. "To hear God's voice is a priceless gift." Its so amazing how God works. I woke up at 5:00 this morning and started a study on John 10:14-15 "I am the good Shepard, I know my sheep and my sheep know me. 15 Just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep." I noticed in the scripture that Jesus likened us knowing Him like the Father knows Him. I had to research that deeper. The word know comes from the Greek word (genosko). This is the definition:
1. To learn to know. To come to know. To perceive and to feel.
2. To have knowledge of. To understand.
3. Jewish idiom for intimacy between husband and wife.
4. Knowledge grounded on personal experience.
5. To see with minds eye signifies a clear and purely mental perception.
6. A knowledge obtained by a proximity to the thing known.
7. Native insight and knowledge gained through 5 senses.
God fashioned our hearts and He knows us better than we could ever imagine. He is always with us. The Bible says that He will never leave us nor forsake us. Jesus knows the Father because He spent countless hours in His presence. He had insight into the deepest parts of Gods being because of the continuous time that He spent with Him. We have been given the gift of knowing, seeing and sensing with all of our being the character, voice and insight of Jesus Christ. Everything that we need is packaged up in the word: genosko (to know) but the key to unlock that word to make it active in our lives is desire. We can't know the Father unless we come to the Father. We have to talk with Him, read His word and pray, pray, and pray some more. Be real with God. Remember He already knows everything about you. Try to recognize Him in everyday life. Look for Him in the things that you see, smell, touch, and taste. Those that diligently seek Him, will find Him it's a promise! As you spend personal time with the Lord just like intimate personal time in a marriage you will become so close to God that you feel Him all around you everywhere that you go!
Father, I pray that whoever reads this that their eyes will be opened to who you are and what you have in store for them. Lord I pray that they will get the revelation of what it means to truly know you and to seek you. Father lead us this day as we go about your business! In
Jesus Name.
Amen
1. To learn to know. To come to know. To perceive and to feel.
2. To have knowledge of. To understand.
3. Jewish idiom for intimacy between husband and wife.
4. Knowledge grounded on personal experience.
5. To see with minds eye signifies a clear and purely mental perception.
6. A knowledge obtained by a proximity to the thing known.
7. Native insight and knowledge gained through 5 senses.
God fashioned our hearts and He knows us better than we could ever imagine. He is always with us. The Bible says that He will never leave us nor forsake us. Jesus knows the Father because He spent countless hours in His presence. He had insight into the deepest parts of Gods being because of the continuous time that He spent with Him. We have been given the gift of knowing, seeing and sensing with all of our being the character, voice and insight of Jesus Christ. Everything that we need is packaged up in the word: genosko (to know) but the key to unlock that word to make it active in our lives is desire. We can't know the Father unless we come to the Father. We have to talk with Him, read His word and pray, pray, and pray some more. Be real with God. Remember He already knows everything about you. Try to recognize Him in everyday life. Look for Him in the things that you see, smell, touch, and taste. Those that diligently seek Him, will find Him it's a promise! As you spend personal time with the Lord just like intimate personal time in a marriage you will become so close to God that you feel Him all around you everywhere that you go!
Father, I pray that whoever reads this that their eyes will be opened to who you are and what you have in store for them. Lord I pray that they will get the revelation of what it means to truly know you and to seek you. Father lead us this day as we go about your business! In
Jesus Name.
Amen
Monday, January 10, 2011
Praise
Let all that I am praise the Lord; With my whole heart, I will praise His name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things that He has done for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle's!
Psalm 103:1-5
Psalm 103:1-5
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| Praise Him because He holds your life in His hands! |
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| Praise Him for the beauty of His creation! |
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| Praise Him because He gives and sustains life! |
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| Praise Him because He watches your coming and going! |
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| Praise Him because He lavishes you with His love! |
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| Praise Him becasue He is the God Almighty! |
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| Praise Him becasue His faithfulness endures forever! |
Greater Passion
My husband and I made a pact last night that we are going to strive to go deeper this year with Jesus. To know Him more, to walk with a greater knowing of what He is doing on the earth. Passion comes first by making the decision to fight for it! There are so many distractions in every day life believe me, I have to press in to keep them from my life.
The Bible says that the Lord reveals His secrets to His friends. His friends are those who fear Him. This year I want to experience the spirit of revival in my life and the lives of those around me. We are nothing without Christ and can accomplish nothing without His perfect leading. He promises that if we lean on Him instead of resorting back to our own understanding, He will show us which path to take in life. I believe that we can have a constant awareness of the Lord's presence in everything that we do. The problem is that people don't sit with the Lord enough or read His Word enough to get to know Him. Would you know the closest person to you if you never spent intimate time with them? Your relationship with Christ can never be neglected. Do you remember the words that the Lord spoke to the bridesmaids in the Bible, "Depart from me for I never knew you." Christ is constantly trying to get our attention. I can see Him standing next to us calling our names, but we are too distracted by everyday life to hear His voice. He is always working always wanting you, always loving you....... Are you giving Him your all? I pray that it will be your desire to have the Lord know you. With each passing day we should have a greater awareness of who God is. Everyday more of His character should be developing in you. We have one life to live don't waste it on temporary things. Seek the face of God this year. Let it be your desire and goal to have a greater passion for Jesus Christ!
Revive us Lord by your continuous presence in our lives. Reveal to us your secrets that You only share with those who love and honor You. Teach us how to seek You in the times of rain and in the times of drought. Teach us to press through resistance, it is at that time that you are molding us into the likeness of You!
The Bible says that the Lord reveals His secrets to His friends. His friends are those who fear Him. This year I want to experience the spirit of revival in my life and the lives of those around me. We are nothing without Christ and can accomplish nothing without His perfect leading. He promises that if we lean on Him instead of resorting back to our own understanding, He will show us which path to take in life. I believe that we can have a constant awareness of the Lord's presence in everything that we do. The problem is that people don't sit with the Lord enough or read His Word enough to get to know Him. Would you know the closest person to you if you never spent intimate time with them? Your relationship with Christ can never be neglected. Do you remember the words that the Lord spoke to the bridesmaids in the Bible, "Depart from me for I never knew you." Christ is constantly trying to get our attention. I can see Him standing next to us calling our names, but we are too distracted by everyday life to hear His voice. He is always working always wanting you, always loving you....... Are you giving Him your all? I pray that it will be your desire to have the Lord know you. With each passing day we should have a greater awareness of who God is. Everyday more of His character should be developing in you. We have one life to live don't waste it on temporary things. Seek the face of God this year. Let it be your desire and goal to have a greater passion for Jesus Christ!
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| Pray for revival for yourself and your loved ones! When you pray for others it releases God to move through their lives! |
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| Building a daily relationship with the Lord requires maintaining a prayer life! It deepens your spiritual roots and enhances your awareness of His presence! |
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| Strive to read the Word! The Word is Jesus! |
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