Do you ever think that because you aren't good enough for God, He will not save you? Do you ever feel like salvation is for everyone else but you? Satan wants you to believe that God does not love you and that He isn't on your side. Satan wants you defeated, broken down, insecure and feeling worthless. The Bible says that, Satan is the father of lies and there is no truth in him what so ever. Here are some scriptures to show you just how much God adores you: "If God be for us, who can ever be against us? Since He did not spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, won't He also give us everything else? Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for His own? No one except for God himself has given us right standing with Himself. Who then will condemn us? No one- for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and He is sitting in the place of honor at God's right hand, pleading for us. Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean He no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity? No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ Jesus, who loves us! Romans 8:31-37
These scriptures are full of promises that God has His eyes on you and that He continuously is pouring His love upon you. Don't feel discouraged with your shortcomings. Ask the Holy Spirit, your helper to give you all that you need to make it today. God fashioned your heart and He knows your every need. He is your supplier if everything good! The Spirit of the Lord is living and dwelling inside of every believer. Draw from His well of fresh water. God promises that it will never run dry! You are precious to God! Your His child and He loved you enough to give up His Sons life with you in mind! So the next time that Satan tries to tell you that your not worthy, you tell Him that he is a liar and that by the authority of Jesus Christ in you, he will shut His mouth!
Be blessed child of God! The Lord loves you no matter what!!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
What Are You Giving
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!
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!
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! |
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Are you grumbling?
Jesus declared in John 6:35, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty."
At this, the Jews began To grumble about Him because Jesus said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven." They were bothered and complaining that He was the son of Joseph, whose father and mother they knew. How could He possibly have come from heaven.
The Jews had just been fed a feast by Jesus knowing that He had miraculously multiplied it, but yet when Jesus said something controversial they were spiritually blinded by their complaining and grumbling. They couldn't even get past their thoughts of what they saw with their natural eyes to consider that God was trying to draw them to new understanding! If you are going through something today I want to encourage you to step back and ask God what He is doing. The thoughts that God has for you out number the grains of sand in the universe. He has a plan for your life and it's a prosperous plan not a harmful plan. We must trust and believe that God is continuously working on our behalf. In the natural, things may not add up correctly but God has not called us to live in the natural. He has called us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds by the washing of His word...... Jesus! Trust Him today. Seek Him today. Don't react or respond by grumbling. We will each give an account for the words we speak. I believe that tests are harder when our disbelief is involved. Grow with God. Go with God. Give God the glory even when it's hard to see the big picture!
At this, the Jews began To grumble about Him because Jesus said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven." They were bothered and complaining that He was the son of Joseph, whose father and mother they knew. How could He possibly have come from heaven.
The Jews had just been fed a feast by Jesus knowing that He had miraculously multiplied it, but yet when Jesus said something controversial they were spiritually blinded by their complaining and grumbling. They couldn't even get past their thoughts of what they saw with their natural eyes to consider that God was trying to draw them to new understanding! If you are going through something today I want to encourage you to step back and ask God what He is doing. The thoughts that God has for you out number the grains of sand in the universe. He has a plan for your life and it's a prosperous plan not a harmful plan. We must trust and believe that God is continuously working on our behalf. In the natural, things may not add up correctly but God has not called us to live in the natural. He has called us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds by the washing of His word...... Jesus! Trust Him today. Seek Him today. Don't react or respond by grumbling. We will each give an account for the words we speak. I believe that tests are harder when our disbelief is involved. Grow with God. Go with God. Give God the glory even when it's hard to see the big picture!
Friday, December 24, 2010
Unshakable
Jesus knowing that they intended to come and make Him king by force, withdrew to the mountain by Himself. John 6:15
How many times have we faced situations that we have had no idea how we would make it through? Life has so many obstacles, twists, turns and set-backs. How can we possibly have the answers for them all?! When problems would arise Jesus often left the scene and would retreat to the mountains to pray. He had the power to take care of every situation but instead of impulsively reacting He knew that God had the perfect solution! Jesus remained full of the Fathers presence by continually spending time with Him. I want to encourage you today, if you are standing in a storm go to the mountain of God. Sometimes all that you have the strength to say is His name. Say it over and over.... Call out to Him. If you feel like crying..... Cry out to Him. Lay in His presence and let Him hold you tightly in His arms. If we learn to run to Him continuously His presence will carry us through and NOTHING will shake us. Run to Him today!
Thank you Lord for teaching me that when things are out of my control; when things are beyond my understanding, it's in that place that I must withdraw from the circumstances and go to your mountain and seek your face. You open me up and pour in your peace that surpasses all understanding and once again I can walk free and unafraid! Lord, there is no one like You! You are my place of safety, my shelter, my strong tower..... I love You!
How many times have we faced situations that we have had no idea how we would make it through? Life has so many obstacles, twists, turns and set-backs. How can we possibly have the answers for them all?! When problems would arise Jesus often left the scene and would retreat to the mountains to pray. He had the power to take care of every situation but instead of impulsively reacting He knew that God had the perfect solution! Jesus remained full of the Fathers presence by continually spending time with Him. I want to encourage you today, if you are standing in a storm go to the mountain of God. Sometimes all that you have the strength to say is His name. Say it over and over.... Call out to Him. If you feel like crying..... Cry out to Him. Lay in His presence and let Him hold you tightly in His arms. If we learn to run to Him continuously His presence will carry us through and NOTHING will shake us. Run to Him today!
Thank you Lord for teaching me that when things are out of my control; when things are beyond my understanding, it's in that place that I must withdraw from the circumstances and go to your mountain and seek your face. You open me up and pour in your peace that surpasses all understanding and once again I can walk free and unafraid! Lord, there is no one like You! You are my place of safety, my shelter, my strong tower..... I love You!
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