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” O LORD, YOU ARE A GREAT AND AWSOME GOD! YOU ALWAYS FULFILL YOUR COVENANT AND KEEP YOUR PROMISES OF UNFAILING LOVE TO THOSE WHO LOVE YOU AND OBEY YOUR COMMANDS.” DANIEL 9:4 I know for a fact that too often I live in the past and the future. I get overly concerned about theContinue reading “YESTERDAY IS GONE! TOMORROW IS NOT NOW! TODAY IS WHERE WE LIVE!”

” BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE PROMISES, DEAR FRIENDS, LET US CLEANSE OURSELVES FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN DEFILE OUR BODY OR SPIRIT. AND LET US WORK TOWARD COMPLETE HOLINESS BECAUSE WE FEAR GOD. 2 CORINTHIANS 7:1 Our God has given us promises throughout the bible. You and I must continue to become familiar with each ofContinue reading “WORKING TOWARD COMPLETE HOLINESS!”

” I AM NOT ASKING YOU TO TAKE THEM OUT OF THE WORLD, BUT TO KEEP THEM SAFE FROM THE EVIL ONE. THEY DO NOT BELONG TO THIS WORLD ANYMORE THAN I DO.” JOHN 17:15-16 ” I AM PRAYING NOT ONLY FOR THESE DISCIPLES BUT ALSO FOR ALL WHO WILL EVER BELIEVE IN ME THROUGHContinue reading “THE LORD’S PRAYER REQUEST!”

” HERE ON EARTH YOU WILL HAVE MANY TRIALS AND SORROWS. BUT TAKE HEART, BECAUSE I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD.” JOHN 16:33 ” FOR WE LIVE BY BELIEVING AND NOT SEEING.” 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7 Everybody has trials and tribulations. Everyone must live their life in such a way as to deal with those trials andContinue reading “HE HAS OVERCOME THE WORLD!”

” AND ABRAM BELIEVED THE LORD, AND THE LORD COUNTED HIM RIGHTEOUS BECAUSE OF HIS FAITH.” GENESIS 15:6 “TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD. OH, THE JOYS OF THOSE WHO TAKE REFUGE IN HIM!” PSALM 34:8 ” LET YOUR UNFAILING LOVE SURROUND US, LORD, FOR OUR HOPE IS IN YOU ALONE.” PSALM 33:32Continue reading “THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF FAITH!”

“FOR THE MORE WE SUFFER FOR CHRIST, THE MORE GOD WILL SHOWER US WITH HIS COMFORT THROUGH CHRIST. ” 2 CORINTHIANS 1:5 ” I WILL PROTECT THOSE WHO TRUST IN MY NAME.” PSALM 91:14 ” THE LORD IS CLOSE TO THE BROKENHEARTED; HE RESCUES THOSE WHOSE SPIRITS ARE CRUSHED.” PSALM 34:18 Sometimes it is necessaryContinue reading “THE BROKENHEARTED”

” IN MY DESPERATION I PRAYED, AND THE LORD LISTENED; HE SAVED ME FROM ALL OF MY TROUBLES.” PSALM 34:6 ” HE RENEWS OUR STRENGTH.” PSALM 23:3 There are those in this world who pray only in their times of desperation. They reach the end of the line, and they finally figure out that thereContinue reading “IN MY DESPERATION!”

” GOD IS OUR MERCIFUL FATHER AND SOURCE OF ALL COMFORT. HE COMFORTS US IN ALL OUR TROUBLES SO THAT WE CAN COMFORT OTHERS.” 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-4 Our God in heaven is undeniably the source of all our comfort. There is no other. His comfort lasts forever. It is with us at every turn andContinue reading “THE UNDENIABLE COMFORT OF OUR GOD IN HEAVEN!”

“BE ON GUARD. STAND FIRM IN THE FAITH. BE COURAGEOUS. BE STRONG. AND DO EVERYTHING WITH LOVE.” 1 CORINTHIANS 16:13-14 Committing our ways and following the way of Jesus is a constant struggle. No one told us that after we accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior that our world would instantly become an easyContinue reading “FACING OUR CONSTANT STRUGGLES”

” FOR THE WORD OF THE LORD HOLDS TRUE, AND WE CAN TRUST EVERYTHING HE DOES.” PSALM 33:4 ” SO, MY DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS BE STRONG AND IMMOVABLE. ALWAYS WORK ENTHUSIASTICALLY FOR THE LORD, FOR YOU KNOW THAT NOTHING YOU DO FOR THE LORD IS EVER USELESS.” 1 CORINTHIANS 15:58 If we know andContinue reading “WORK ENTHUSIASTICALLY ON BEHALF OF THE LORD!”

” YOU CANNOT DRINK FROM THE CUP OF THE LORD AND FROM THE CUP OF DEMONS, TOO! 1 CORINTHIANS 10:21 “SO, WHETHER YOU EAT OF DRINK, OR WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.” 1CORINTHIANS 10:31 Our God in heaven wants all of us and not part. As a matter ofContinue reading “DO IT ALL IN-GOD’S GLORY”

” THE LORD SAYS, ‘ I WILL GUIDE YOU ALONG THE BEST PATHWAY FOR YOUR LIFE. I WILL ADVISE AND WATCH OVER YOU. DO NOT BE LIKE A SENSELESS HORSE OR MULE THAT NEEDS A BIT AND BRIDLE TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL.’ ” PSALM 32:8-9 ” HIS FAITHFUL PROMISES ARE YOUR ARMOR AND PROTECTION.”Continue reading “BE UNDER HIS CONTROL!”

” AND GOD IS FAITHFUL. HE WILL NOT ALLOW THE TEMPTATION TO BE MORE THAN YOU CAN STAND.” 1 CORINTHIANS 10:13 Living in this world brings with it the evils of the devil and his demons. They have turned this world upside down and made it confusing to live in. However, our Lord God inContinue reading “OVERCOMING THE TEMPTATIONS OF LIFE!”

” LOVE IS PATIENT AND KIND. LOVE IS NOT JEALOUS OR BOASTFUL OR PROUD OR RUDE. IT DOES NOT DEMAND ITS OWN WAY. IT IS NOT IRRITABLE, AND IT KEEPS NO RECORD OF BEING WRONGED. IT DOES NOT REJOICE ABOUT INJUSTICE BUT REJOICES WHENEVER THE TRUTH WINS OUT. LOVE NEVER GIVES UP, NEVER LOSES FAITH,Continue reading “THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVE!”

” BUT OUR BODIES HAVE MANY PARTS AND GOD HAS PUT EACH PART JUST WHERE HE WANTS IT.” 1 CORINTHIANS 12:18 ” ALL OF YOU TOGETHER ARE CHRIST’S BODY, AND EACH OF YOU IS A PART OF IT.” 1 CORINTHIANS 12:27 I have often thought about how the human body was put together and howContinue reading “WE ARE A PART OF THE BODY OF CHRIST!”

“JESUS REPLIED, ‘ I HAVE ALREADY TOLD YOU AND YOU DON’T BELIEVE ME. THE PROOF IS IN THE WORK I DO IN MY FATHER’S NAME.’” JOHN 10:25 Even Jesus had to prove to those around him that he was the Son of God in heaven. He lived his life as he was instructed by God.Continue reading “PROOF IN HIS WORK!”

” I HAVE PLACED MY RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS. IT IS A COVENANT WITH YOU AND ALL OF THE EARTH. ” GENESIS 9:13 ” WHEN I SEE THE RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS, I WILL REMEMBER THE ETERNAL COVENANT BETWEEN GOD AND EVERY LIVING CREATURE ON EARTH. THEN GOD SAID TO NOAH, ‘ YES THIS RAINBOWContinue reading “THE RAINBOW COVENANT!”

“SING TO THE LORD, ALL YOU GODLY ONES! PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME. FOR HIS ANGER LASTS ONLY A MOMENT, BUT HIS FAVOR LASTS A LIFETIME! WEEPING MAY LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT JOY COMES WITH THE MORNING.” PSALM 30:4 AND 5 It is so important to worship and praise our Lord even in the darkestContinue reading “PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME!”

“WHY WAS THIS MAN BORN BLIND? WAS IT BECAUSE OF HIS OWN SINS OR HIS PARENTS SINS? ‘IT WAS NOT BECAUSE OF HIS SINS OR HIS PARENTS SINS’, JESUS ANSWERED. ‘ THIS HAPPENED SO THE POWER OF GOD COULD BE SEEN IN HIM. WE MUST QUICKLY CARRY OUT THE TASKS ASSIGNED TO US BY THEContinue reading “WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT TASKS TO PERFORM!”

“BE STILL IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD AND WAIT FOR HIM TO ACT.” PSALM 37:7 Patience is not something that comes easy to me. When I am doing something, I want the results to be completed as soon as possible. I want to see the end result quickly and not have to wait forContinue reading “BE PATIENT BEFORE THE LORD!”

” I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. IF YOU FOLLOW ME, YOU WON’T HAVE TO WALK IN DARKNESS, BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE THE LIGHT THAT LEADS TO LIFE.” JOHN 8:12 Jesus leads us to eternal life. There are millions of people in the world looking for the love and peace that our Lord brings.Continue reading “I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD!”

“DON’T YOU REALIZE THAT YOUR BODIES ARE ACTUALLY PARTS OF CHRIST?” 1 CORINTHIANS 6:15 “DON’T YOU REALIZE THAT YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHO LIVES IN YOU AND WAS GIVEN TO YOU BY GOD? YOU DO NOT BELONG TO YOURSELF, FOR GOD BOUGHT YOU WITH A HIGH PRICE SO YOU MUSTContinue reading “YOU DO NOT BELONG TO YOURSELF!”

“I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE. WHOEVER COMES TO ME WILL NEVER BE HUNGRY AGAIN. WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ME WILL NEVER THIRST.” JOHN 6:35 ” YES, I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE!” JOHN 6:48 ” ANYONE WHO EATS THE BREAD FROM HEAVEN, HOWEVER, WILL NEVER DIE.” JOHN 6:50 Jesus makes it very clear to thoseContinue reading “NEVER HUNGER & NEVER THIRST!”

” THE SPIRIT ALONE GIVES ETERNAL LIFE. HUMAN EFFORT ACCOMPLISHES NOTHING. AND THE VERY WORDS I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU ARE SPIRIT AND LIFE.” JOHN 6:63 ” FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NOT JUST A LOT OF TALK; IT IS BY LIVING BY GOD’S POWER.” 1 CORINTHIANS 4:20 The gift of life is aContinue reading “THE KINGDOM OF GOD!”

“FOR THE WISDOM OF THIS WORLD IS FOOLISHNESS TO GOD.” 1 CORINTHIANS 3:19 “COMMIT EVERYTHING YOU DO TO THE LORD. TRUST HIM, AND HE WILL HELP YOU.” PSALM 37:5 It appears that our lives in this world can sometimes become very complicated. We are constantly struggling to overcome our disasters, our worries, and our doubts.Continue reading “FOOLISHNESS OF THE WORLD”

“DON’T YOU REALIZE THAT ALL OF YOU TOGETHER ARE THE TEMPLE OF GOD AND THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD LIVES IN YOU? GOD WILL DESTROY ANYONE WHO DESTROYS THIS TEMPLE. FOR GOD’S TEMPLE IS HOLY, AND YOU ARE THAT TEMPLE.” 1 CORINTHIANS 3:16-17 We are the temple of God. We have accepted Christ as ourContinue reading “THE TEMPLE OF GOD”

“NO EYE HAS SEEN, NO EAR HAS HEARD, AND NO MIND HAS IMAGINED WHAT GOD HAS PREPARD FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.” 1 CORINTHIANS 2:9 “BUT, IT WAS TO US THAT GOD REVEALED THESE THINGS BY HIS SPIRIT. FOR HIS SPIRIT SEARCHES OUT EVERYTHING AND SHOWS US GOD’S DEEP SECRETS.” 1 CORINTHIANS 2:10 “FOR ONLYContinue reading “THE POWER GIVEN TO US THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD!”

“NOW YOU HAVE EVERY SPIRITUAL GIFT YOU NEED AS YOU EAGERLY WAIT FOR THE RETURN OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.” 1 CORINTHIANS 1:7 We have the best seat in the house. Our God has prepared us for his coming by giving us all of the spiritual gifts we need while we wait for the returnContinue reading “WE HAVE IT ALL!”

“HUMANS CAN REPRODUCE HUMAN LIFE, BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT GIVES BIRTH TO SPIRITUAL LIFE.” JOHN 3:6 ” ANYONE WHO DRINKS THIS WATER WILL SOON BECOME THIRSTY AGAIN. BUT THOSE WHO DRINK THE WATER I GIVE THEM WILL NEVER BE THIRSTY AGAIN. IT BECOMES A FRESH BUBBLING SPRING WITHIN THEM, GIVING THEM ETERNAL LIFE.” JOHN 4:13-14Continue reading “LET THE LORD SHAPE AND MOLD YOU AND NOT THE WORLD AROUND YOU!”

“FOR GOD IS A SPIRIT, SO THOSE WHO WORSHIP HIM MUST WORSHIP IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH.” JOHN 4:24 Worship for our God must originate from within, from the heart; it must be sincere, motivated by our love for him and gratitude for all he and has done for us. We cannot just go throughContinue reading “WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH!”