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” CAST ALL OF YOUR CARES UPON JESUS AS HE CARES FOR YOU. ” 1 PETER 5:7 Trust in the Lord. Delight in the Lord. Commit to the lord. How do we trust in the Lord? We trust in the lord by building our faith until it is immovable. Building our faith is an ongoingContinue reading “TRUST IN HE WHO LOVES YOU!”

” BE STILL IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD AND WAIT PATIENTLY FOR HIM TO ACT. ” PSALM 37:7 Patience is not an easy thing. Some of us have the ability to be more patient than others. We live in a modern world where patience is not something that is practiced consistently. We are inContinue reading “PATIENCE”

” HUMANLY SPEAKING IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. BUT WITH GOD EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE.” MATTHEW 19:26 To live my life with total confidence I must put my complete heart and soul into my first love, Jesus Christ. I must trust him, believe him and do what he says. I must surround myself with him by praising him,Continue reading “BE HOLY IN ALL THAT YOU DO!”

” I WILL NOT FAIL YOU OR ABANDON YOU. BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS.” JOSHUA 1:5&6 We are living in very interesting times. Some might say we are living in troubled times. Many of the events we are living through are unprecedented. Things that are happening in this day and age are making no sense andContinue reading “FAITH IN TROUBLED TIMES”

” MY HEALTH MAY FAIL, AND MY SPIRIT MAY GROW WEAK, BUT GOD REMAINS THE STRENGTH OF MY HEART; HE IS MINE FOREVER.” PSALM 73:26 As a human being my health may fail me at any time. My body will grow weak over time. As I get older my body begins to wear out andContinue reading “OUR STRENGTH FOREVER!”

” COMMIT EVERYTHING YOU DO TO THE LORD. TRUST HIM AND HE WILL HELP YOU.” PSLAM 37:5 Each of our days should begin with a nice breakfast for the body and with praise and prayer with the Lord. It is necessary that we prepare each new day for the challenges that we will face. WeContinue reading “COMMIT TO THE LORD GOD IN HEAVEN”

” SO, HUMBLE YOURSELVES BEFORE GOD. RESIST THE DEVIL AND HE WILL FLEE FROM YOU.” JAMES 4:7 ” HUMBLE YOURSELVES BEFORE THE LORD, AND HE WILL LIFT YOU UP IN HONOR.” JAMES 4:10 ” REMEMBER, IT IS A SIN TO KNOW WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO AND THEN NOT DO IT.” JAMES 4:17 Our timeContinue reading “LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN!”

” THEREFORE, LET US OFFER THROUGH JESUS A CONTINUED SACRIFICE OF PRAISE TO GOD, PROCLAIMING OUR ALLIEGIANCE TO HIS NAME.” HEBREWS 13:15 Each and every day should have a time set aside for praising our Lord God in Heaven. Our God loves to be praised. We were created to praise him and to glorify him.Continue reading “PRAISE THE LORD ALWAYS”

” WHAT GOOD IS IT, DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, IF YOU SAY YOU HAVE FAITH BUT YOU DON’T SHOW IT BY YOUR ACTIONS?” JAMES 2:14 SO, YOU SEE, FAITH BY ITSELF ISN’T ENOUGH. UNLESS IT PRODUCES GOOD DEEDS, IT IS DEAD AND USELESS.” JAMES 2:17 If we talk the talk then we must walk theContinue reading “FAITH AND WORKS”

” LET US HOLD TIGHTLY WITHOUT WAVERING TO THE HOPE WE AFFIRM, FOR GOD CAN BE TRUSTED TO KEEP HIS PROMISE.” HEBREWS 10:23 For faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. The word of God is faithful in all that it says and in all of the promises it puts forthContinue reading “NEVER WAIVER IN YOUR FAITH”

” WHEN TROUBLE COMES YOUR WAY, CONSIDER IT OPPORTUNITY FOR GREAT JOY. FOR YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOUR FAITH IS TESTED, YOUR ENDURANCE HAS A CHANCE TO GROW. SO LET IT GROW, FOR WHEN YOUR ENDURANCE IS FULLY DEVELOPED, YOU WILL BE PERFECT AND COMPLETE, NEEDING NOTHING.” JAMES 1:2-4 ” GOD BLESSES THOSE WHO PATIENTLYContinue reading “ENDURANCE AND PATIENCE”

” AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD WITHOUT FAITH.” HEBREWS 11:6 ” FAITH IS THE CONFIDENCE THAT WHAT WE HOPE FOR WILL ACTUALLY HAPPEN; IT GIVES US ASSURANCE ABOUT THINGS WE CANNOT SEE.” HEBREWS 11:1 Our faith is vital to our lasting relationship with our Lord God in heaven. Our relationship with Christ isContinue reading “MARRIAGE TO OUR FAITH!”

” Be still in the presence of the Lord and wait patiently for him to act.” Psalm 37:7 As we go before the Lord each day with prayer and thanksgiving, we are to focus on him with a clear mind. It is important that we take a portion of our prayer time to listen andContinue reading “BE STILL BEFORE THE LORD YOUR GOD IN HEAVEN”

” BUT BECAUSE JESUS LIVES FOREVER, HIS PRIESTHOOD LASTS FOREVER. THEREFORE, HE IS ABLE, ONCE AND FOREVER, TO SAVE THOSE WHO COME TO GOD THROUGH HIM. HE LIVES FOREVER TO INTERCEDE WITH GOD ON THEIR BEHALF. ” HEBREWS 7: 24-25 Long before Jesus walked upon this earth God appointed priests to serve the people. TheseContinue reading “JESUS, OUR PRIEST FOREVER!”

” PRAY IN THE SPIRIT AT ALL TIMES AND ON EVERY OCCASION. STAY ALERT AND BE PERSISTANT IN YOUR PRAYERS FOR ALL BELIEVERS EVERYWHERE. ” EPHESIANS 6:18 No matter what we come across during the days ahead, we must believe that the Lord our God in heaven is with us! He will give us strength,Continue reading “PRAY, LISTEN AND NEVER DOUBT!”

” LET ALL WHO SEEK GOD’S HELP BE ENCOURAGED. FOR THE LORD HEARS THE CRIES OF THE NEEDY.” PSALM 69:32-33 We must build up our strongest faith and endurance. We must understand that our strongest faith must endure the strongest attacks of the devil. He throws doubt, worry and fear at us each day. HeContinue reading “ENDURE AND BE PATIENT”

“SINCE HE HIMSELF HAS GONE THROUGH SUFFERING AND TESTING, HE IS ABLE TO HELP US WHEN WE ARE TESTED.” HEBREWS 2:18 When Jesus was sent to this world, he became well tested. From the very beginning he became human and was treated as such. As a young boy he had parents just as you andContinue reading “WELL TESTED”

” COMMIT YOUR ACTIONS TO THE LORD, AND YOUR PLANS WILL SUCCEED.” PROVERBS 16:3 If we take each day and commit our efforts unto the Lord our God in heaven, we can then feel confident that our Lord will work in our lives. It doesn’t make any difference if we are a highly touted executiveContinue reading “OUR DAILY COMMITMENT”

” WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN PLANS BUT THE LORD DETERMINES OUR STEPS.” PROVERBS 16:9 There were so many times as a young boy that I would go out and do things that I knew my mother did not approve of. For the most part those things turned out to be disasters. Even though myContinue reading “WALKING IN THE STEPS OF JESUS”

” PEOPLE DO NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE; RATHER, WE LIVE BY EVERY WORD THAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH OF THE LORD.” DEUTERONOMY 8:3 As followers of Jesus, we are spiritual beings living in a physical, what you can see, world. As physical beings we must feed and nourish our bodies each day with foodContinue reading “STANDING UPON THE SOLID ROCK OF FAITH”

” THE LORD DESTESTS THE SACRIFICE OF THE WICKED BUT HE DELIGHTS IN THE PRAYERS OF THE UPRIGHT.” PROVERBS 15:8 It is so important that we take time from our busy days to go to our Lord in prayer. Prayer is so much more than just taking a list of our problems to him. ItContinue reading “OUR GOD DELIGHTS IN OUR PRAYERS”

” SO, PETER WENT OVER THE SIDE OF THE BOAT AND WALKED ON THE WATER TOWARD JESUS. BUT, WHEN HE SAW THE STRONG WIND AND THE WAVES, HE WAS TERRIFIED AND BEGAN TO SINK. ‘SAVE ME’ HE SHOUTED. JESUS IMMEDIATLY REACHED OUT AND GRABBED HIM. ” YOU HAVE SO LITTLE FAITH” JESUS SAID. ”WHY DIDContinue reading “WHEN THE WAVES GET TOO HIGH”

” LET EVERYTHING YOU DO REFLECT THE INTEGRITY AND SERIOUSNESS OF YOUR TEACHING.” TITUS 2:7 Each of us are teachers of God’s Word. As we proclaim to be followers of Christ, we must do exactly that. We must follow his direction and his lead. We must live each day with the integrity of the LordContinue reading “REFLECTING THE TEACHINGS OF THE LORD”

” WE SHOULD LIVE IN THIS WORLD WITH WISDOM, RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND DEVOTION TO GOD, WHILE LOOKING FORWARD WITH HOPE TO THAT WONDERFUL DAY WHEN THE GLORY OF OUR GREAT GOD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, WILL BE REVEALED,” TITUS 2:12-13 Living on this earth is not the easiest of ventures. However, our Lord reveals to usContinue reading “LIVING IN THE WORLD”

” TO THOSE WHO LISTEN TO MY TEACHING, MORE UNDERSTANDING WILL BE GIVEN, AND THEY WILL HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF KNOWLEDGE.” MATTHEW 13:12 How do we know that we are listening to the Lord? How do we know for sure that we are hearing God? How do we know that we are doing what GodContinue reading “RECEIVING THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR GOD IN HEAVEN”

” PRAISE THE LORD; PRAISE GOD OUR SAVIOR! EACH DAY HE CARRIES US IN HIS ARMS.” PSALM 68:19 The Lord, our God in heaven, assures us that he is with us each and everyday. Our communication with him should be continuous. We were created to praise our God. As children of God we have noContinue reading “PRAISE THE LORD IN AND THROUGH ALL SITUATIONS”

” BUT YOU SHOULD KEEP A CLEAR MIND IN EVERY SITUATION. DON’T BE AFRAID OF SUFFERING FOR THE LORD. WORK AT TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS, AND FULLY CARRY OUT THE MINISTRY GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.” 2 TIMOTHY 4:5 We have all been given a ministry here on earth. We are all to tell theContinue reading “RECOGNIZE AND ACT UPON THE MINISTRY GIVEN YOU”

” FOR GOD HAS NOT GIVEN US A SPIRIT OF FEAR AND TIMIDITY, BUT OF POWER, LOVE, AND SELF-DISCIPLINE,” 2 TIMOTHY 1:7 Our Lord God in heaven wants his children to be conquerors in this world. We were created in order to praise our Lord God in heaven. We need to trust in the Lord,Continue reading “PEACE, LOVE, AND SELF-DISCIPLINE”

” ENDURE SUFFERING ALONG WITH ME, AS A GOOD SOLDIER OF CHRIST JESUS. SOLDIERS DON’T GET TIED UP IN THE AFFAIRS OF CIVILIAN LIFE, FOR THEN THEY CANNOT PLEASE THE OFFICERS WHO ENLISTED THEM.” 2 TIMOTHY 2:3-4 Many years ago, I remember being inducted into the military. I remember raising my right hand and swearingContinue reading “INDUCTED IN THE ARMY OF JESUS CHRIST”

” FOR GOD SAVED US AND CALLED US TO LIVE A HOLY LIFE.” 2 TIMOTHY 1:9 As children of God, we are to live our lives in such a way that reflects all of the goodness and all of the characteristics of our God in heaven. He has provided to each of us the toolsContinue reading “OUR DESTINY”