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“GOD PAID A HIGH PRICE FOR YOU, SO DON’T BE ENSLAVED BY THE WORLD.” 1 COR. 7:23 Sometimes we need to take a step back from our lives in this world and take an inventory of all of the actions we take everyday. As we do, we need to take a hard look at howContinue reading “OUR VALUE TO OUR GOD!”

” FEARING PEOPLE IS A DANGEROUS TRAP, BUT TRUSTING THE LORD MEANS SAFETY.” PROVERBS 29:25 ” FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE FOUNDATION OF TRUE KNOWLEDGE.” PROVERBS 1:7 You and I live in an age of great technology. Anyone and everyone can put out information for all to see. Today’s main theme through our mainstreamContinue reading “TRUST IN THE LORD”

” IF YOU CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH THAT JESUS IS LORD AND BELIEVE WITH YOUR HEART THAT GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, YOU WILL BE SAVED.” OUR PRAYER: Dear Lord, “I come to you at this moment and invite you into my heart. I believe that you died on that cross and was raisedContinue reading “ACCEPTING JESUS”

” DON’T LET EVIL CONQUER YOU, BUT CONQUER EVIL BY DOING GOOD.” ROMANS 12:21 It is not easy following Jesus. It isn’t hard to tell others that I am a follower of Jesus, but it is hard to live the life that is expected of me. Things happen all day long that try to keepContinue reading “MOVING FORWARD IN JESUS!”

“FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NOT JUST A LOT OF TALK; IT IS LIVING BY GOD’S POWER.” Our Lord God in heaven has not put us upon this earth to be ruled by the world. He has given us power in the name of Jesus. With the tools he has given us we areContinue reading “LIVING BY GOD’S POWER”

“ HE SAID TO THEM, ‘ THE SCRIPTURES DECLARE, MY TEMPLE WILL BE A HOUSE OF PRAYER, BUT YOU HAVE TURNED IT INTO A DEN OF THIEVES.’ ” LUKE 19:46 ” DON’T YOU REALIZE THAT ALL OF YOU TOGETHER ARE THE TEMPLE OF GOD AND THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD LIVES IN YOU? GOD WILLContinue reading “THE TEMPLE OF OUR LIVING GOD”

” THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE. WE WILL BE REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT.” PSALM 118:24 Father God in Heaven, We come unto you this morning with much praise and thanksgiving. We praise you for your understanding in our lives and continue to give you glory for who you are. WeContinue reading “THE JOY OF A DAY IN THE LORD”

” IF YOU HAD EVEN THE FAITH AS SMALL AS A MUSTARD SEED, YOU COULD SAY TO THIS MULBERRY TREE, ‘MAY YOU BE UPROOTED AND THROWN INTO THE SEA’, AND IT WOULD OBEY YOU.” LUKE 17:6 ” TRUST HIM AND HE WILL HELP YOU.” PSALM 37:5 Faith is larger than we can even imagine. ItContinue reading ““TRUST HIM AND HE WILL HELP YOU.””

” THE LORD PROTECTS THOSE OF CHILDLIKE FAITH.” PSALM 37:5 ” LET THE CHILDREN COME TO ME. DON’T STOP THEM. FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD BELONGS TO THOSE WHO ARE LIKE THESE CHILDREN. I TELL YOU THE TRUTH, ANYONE WHO DOESN’T RECEIVE THE KINGDOM OF GOD LIKE A CHILD NEVER ENTERS IT.” LUKE 18: 16-17Continue reading “LOVE & FAITH OF A CHILD”

” THE RIGHTEOUS PERSON FACES MANY TROUBLES, BUT THE LORD COMES TO THE RESCUE EACH TIME.” PSALM 34:19 Each day that we are able to get out of bed we have been blessed by the Lord. We are able to see the sun come up in the east and go down in the west. WeContinue reading “THE LORD TO THE RESCUE”

” I PRAY THAT GOD THE SOURCE OF HOPE, WILL FILL YOU COMPLETELY WITH JOY AND PEACE, BECAUSE YOU TRUST IN HIM. THEN YOU WILL OVERFLOW WITH CONFIDENT HOPE THROUGH THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.” ROMANS 15:13 Let’s all take just a moment and reflect upon our lives in the world today. The worldContinue reading “JOY AND PEACE OF JESUS”

” THE MESSAGE IS VERY CLOSE AT HAND; IT IS ON YOUR LIPS AND IN YOUR HEART.” ROMANS 10:8 The message of our Lord Jesus is with us in every situation we face. Romans 10:8 tells us that it is on our lips and in our hearts. Each day as we continue to meditate uponContinue reading “THE MESSAGE”

” FOR EVERYTHING COMES FROM HIM AND EXISTS BY HIS POWER AND IS INTENDED FOR HIS GLORY. ALL GLORY TO HIM FOREVER! AMEN. ” ROMANS 11:36 I have thought many times how things would be better in my life if things had gone in a different way. If things had just gone the way IContinue reading “GOD OF ALL SITUATIONS”

” REJOICE IN OUR CONFIDENT HOPE. BE PATIENT IN TROUBLE AND KEEP PRAYING.” ROMANS 12:12 Trouble always seems to find us. It doesn’t matter where we are or what we are doing, evil seems to be right around the corner. The devil seems to be right behind us at every turn. We, however, have theContinue reading “REJOICE AT ALL TIMES”

” PEOPLE DO NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE; RATHER, WE LIVE BY EVERY WORD THAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH OF THE LORD.” DEUTERONOMY 8:3 Just as our cars and trucks run on fuel to keep them going, so too, do our bodies run on fuel. It is necessary that we eat the right foods toContinue reading “LIVING BY THE WORD OF GOD”

” AND YOU MUST COMMIT YOURSELVES WHOLEHEARTEDLY TO THE COMMANDS THAT I AM GIVING YOU TODAY. REPEAT THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN TO YOUR CHILDREN. TALK ABOUT THEM WHEN YOU ARE AT HOME AND WHEN YOU ARE ON THE ROAD, WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO BED AND WHEN YOU ARE GETTING UP. TIE THEM TO YOURContinue reading “THE CLOSENESS OF OUR GOD”

” EVERY WORD OF GOD PROVES TRUE. HE IS A SHIELD TO ALL WHO COME TO HIM FOR PROTECTION.” PROVERBS 30:5 Our Lord God in heaven is truth! His holy word provides us with his truth each day as we read it and meditate upon it. It is very hard for me to sometimes believeContinue reading “LIVING IN THE SPIRIT”

” HIS FAITHFUL PROMISES ARE YOUR ARMOR AND PROTECTION.” PSALM 91:4 Violence in our great nation has become a norm rather than an exception. The children in our schools as well as those of us who merely walk down the aisles of Walmart are open to the relentless evil that lurks at every turn. ItContinue reading “OUR ARMED GUARD”

” AND WE KNOW THAT GOD CAUSES EVERYTHING TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE GOD AND ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE FOR THEM.” ROMANS 8:25 As a human being living in this world, I have had my share of problems in life, just as everyone has. However, I have learnedContinue reading “ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE”

” SEEK THE KINGDOM OF GOD ABOVE ALL ELSE AND HE WILL GIVE YOU THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART.” LUKE 12:31 When I stay focused on God’s word, I find that my life seems to flow in the right direction. As I walk through my day, I know that I must stay focused on myContinue reading “SEEKING GOD’S KINGDOM”

” LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD, WALK IN HIS WAYS, OBEY HIS COMMANDS, HOLD FIRMLY TO HIM, AND SERVE HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND ALL YOUR SOUL.” JOSHUA 22:5 As I continue to live in God I continue to learn. I’ve learned that what I think I know I really don’t know. I knowContinue reading “LOVING THE LORD JESUS WITH ALL THAT YOU HAVE!”

” HE CALMED THE STORM TO A WHISPER AND STILLED THE WAVES.” PSALM 107:29 It doesn’t seem possible to walk through a complete day without some kind of problem rising up to defeat me. I rise each morning thanking my Lord God in heaven for another day on this earth. I thank him and praiseContinue reading “THE STORM OF THE DAY”

“AND YET, O LORD, YOU ARE OUR FATHER. WE ARE THE CLAY, AND YOU ARE THE POTTER. WE ARE ALL FORMED BY YOUR HAND.” ISAIAH 64:8 Each of us was individually formed by the hand of God. We each have our own characteristics, our own beauty and our own distinguished look. When the Lord createdContinue reading “OUR GOD THE POTTER”

” HE WAS HANDED OVER TO DIE BECAUSE OF OUR SINS, AND HE WAS RAISED TO LIFE TO MAKE US RIGHT WITH GOD.” ROMANS 4:25 I often set and ponder why my Lord Jesus would go to the cross and die such a terrible death. Each time I begin to think of this the LordContinue reading “BEING RIGHT WITH GOD”

” ABRAHAM NEVER WAVERED IN BELIEVING GOD’S PROMISE. IN FACT, HIS FAITH GREW STRONGER, AND IN THIS HE BROUGHT GLORY TO GOD. HE WAS FULLY CONVINCED THAT GOD IS ABLE TO DO WHATEVER HE PROMISES.” ROMANS 4: 20-21 ” AND BECAUSE OF ABRAHAM’S FAITH, GOD COUNTED HIM AS RIGHTEOUS.” ROMANS 4:22 It is very easyContinue reading “BELIEF AT IT’S FULLEST”

” THE RIGHTEOUS PERSON FACES MANY TROUBLES, BUT THE LORD COMES TO THE RESCUE EACH TIME.” PSALM 34:19 ” TAKE REST ALL YOU WHO PRAY TO THE LORD. ” ISAIAH 62:6 I know that in my life I have troubles and struggles each day. Some are mental and others are physical. Some are caused byContinue reading “WE ARE RESCUED!”

” AND SO, I TELL YOU KEEP ON ASKING, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE WHAT YOU ASK FOR. KEEP ON SEEKING AND YOU WILL FIND. KEEP ON KNOCKING AND THE DOOR WILL BE OPENED TO YOU. FOR EVERYONE WHO ASKS, RECEIVES. EVERYONE WHO SEEKS, FINDS. AND TO EVERYONE WHO KNOCKS, THE DOOR WILL BE OPENED.” LUKEContinue reading “THE PERSISTENCE OF PRAYER”

” LOOK, I HAVE GIVEN YOU AUTHORITY OVER ALL THE POWER OF THE ENEMY. ” LUKE 10:19 When our God in heaven sacrificed his one and only son Jesus Christ, he provided to each of us the opportunity to not only receive his salvation for our lives, his healing in our lives, and his forgivenessContinue reading “THERE IS POWER IN THE BLOOD”

” SO, BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS! DO NOT BE AFRAID AND DO NOT PANIC BEFORE THEM. FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD WILL PERSONALLY GO AHEAD OF YOU. HE WILL NEITHER FAIL YOU NOR ABANDON YOU.” DEUTERONOMY 31:6 When I grew up, I was always trying to be someone I wasn’t. I would intently watch othersContinue reading “BE WHO GOD MADE YOU TO BE”

“WHO CAN LIST THE GLORIOUS MIRACLES OF THE LORD? WHO CAN EVER PRAISE HIM ENOUGH?” PSALM 106:2 The mighty miracles of God are all around me. As I continue to read and meditate upon God’s Word each day, I become so blessed by his presence in my life. As I begin to meditate and readContinue reading “GLORIOUS MIRACLES”