“WITHOUT WEAKENING IN HIS FAITH, HE FACED THE FACTS THAT HIS BODY WAS AS GOOD AS DEAD-SINCE HE WAS ABOUT ONE-HUNDRED YEARS OLD-AND THAT SARAH’S WOMB WAS ALSO DEAD. YET HE DID NOT WAVER THROUGH UNBELIEF REGARDING THE PROMISE OF GOD BUT WAS STRENGTHENED IN HIS FAITH AND GAVE GLORY TO GOD.” ROMANS 4:19-20 AbrahamContinue reading “FACE THE FACTS- STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH!”
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BE FAITHFUL AND MORE FAITHFUL!
” TO THE FAITHFUL YOU SHOW YOURSELF FAITHFUL.” PSALM 18:25 Our God in heaven is forever faithful to those who are faithful to Him. For us to continue to be faithful to our God we must continue to build and become strong in him. We must trust him, we must believe him, and we mustContinue reading “BE FAITHFUL AND MORE FAITHFUL!”
GOD’S MIGHTY PROMISES!
” IF YOU MAKE THE MOST HIGH YOUR DWELLING- EVEN THE LORD, WHO IS MY REFUGE- THEN NO HARM WILL BEFALL YOU, NO DISASTER WILL COME NEAR YOUR TENT.” PSALM 91:9-10 ” I TELL YOU MY FRIENDS, DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THOSE WHO KILL THE BODY AND AFTER THAT CAN DO NO MORE.” LUKEContinue reading “GOD’S MIGHTY PROMISES!”
TO BE IN RIGHTSTANDING WITH GOD IS TO LIVE BY FAITH!
“THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY FAITH”. ROMANS 1:17 There is no other way to believe in and receive from our Lord God rather than living by faith. It is by faith that each of us has received Jesus as our Lord and Savior. It is by faith that we believe and receive his healing power.Continue reading “TO BE IN RIGHTSTANDING WITH GOD IS TO LIVE BY FAITH!”
OUR FATHERS DAY
” HE RENEWS MY STRENGTH. HE GUIDES ME ALONG RIGHT PATHS TO BRING HONOR TO HIS NAME.” PSALM 23:3 ” COMMIT EVERYTHING YOU DO TO THE LORD.” PSALM 37:5 As we take this day to celebrate our earthly fathers, we should also take this time to honor our Father in heaven. Without him and withoutContinue reading “OUR FATHERS DAY”
TRUST AND REJOICE
” BUT I TRUST IN YOUR UNFAILING LOVE; MY HEART REJOICES IN YOUR SALVATION. I WILL SING TO THE LORD, FOR HE HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME.” PSALM 13:5&6 If our focus is on the right things, then our life will be joyful. If we are plugged into the correct source, then we will beContinue reading “TRUST AND REJOICE”
HAVE GREAT PLEASURE IN THE LORD!
” DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD AND HE WILL GIVE YOU THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART.” PSALM 37:4 Just what does it mean to delight yourself in what you are doing? It means to get great pleasure from your actions and the things around you. We are to delight ourselves in our Lord. We areContinue reading “HAVE GREAT PLEASURE IN THE LORD!”
THE FLAWLESS WORD’S OF OUR GOD IN HEAVEN!
” AND THE WORDS OF THE LORD ARE FLAWLESS, LIKE SILVER REFINED IN A FURNACE OF CLAY, PURIFIED SEVEN TIMES.” PSALM 12:6 The words of our Lord are flawless. There are no mistakes in what he says or what he tells us to do. The bible is the true and cleansing word of God. ItContinue reading “THE FLAWLESS WORD’S OF OUR GOD IN HEAVEN!”
BEING TRUSTED WITH MUCH
” FROM ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN GIVEN MUCH, MUCH WILL BE DEMANDED; AND FROM THE ONE WHO HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH MUCH, MUCH MORE WILL BE DEMANDED. ” LUKE 12:28 As we continue to serve our Lord here on earth, he continues to gain his trust in us. Our Lord has a plan, and weContinue reading “BEING TRUSTED WITH MUCH”
WHERE IS THE SALTINESS?
“IN THE SAME WAY, ANY OF YOU WHO DOES NOT GIVE UP EVERYTHING HE HAS CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE.” LUKE 14:23 “SALT IS GOOD, BUT IF IT LOSES ITS SALTINESS, HOW CAN IT BE MADE SALTY AGAIN? ” LUKE 14:34 In today’s world we see many who profess as to being Christians, but the fruitsContinue reading “WHERE IS THE SALTINESS?”
THE BEGINNING, NOT THE END
“THEY OVERCAME HIM BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB AND BY THE WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY; THEY DID NOT LOVE THEIR LIVES SO MUCH AS TO SHRINK FROM DEATH.” REVELATION 12:11 Sometimes I believe that we dwell too much upon death as something it is not. We think of death as the end and notContinue reading “THE BEGINNING, NOT THE END”
MY SAFETY IS BESIDE ME
“I KNOW THE LORD IS ALWAYS WITH ME. I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN, FOR HE IS RIGHT BESIDE ME.” PSALM 16:8 “NO WONDER MY HEART IS GLAD, AND I REJOICE. MY BODY RESTS IN SAFETY.” PSALM 16:9 As I walk my pathway each day, I always feel a sense of comfort and peacefulness. It doesn’tContinue reading “MY SAFETY IS BESIDE ME”
THE LORD’S PURPOSE ALWAYS PREVAILS
” MANY ARE THE PLANS IN A MAN’S HEART, BUT IT IS THE LORD’S PURPOSE THAT PRVAILS.” PROVERBS 19:21 “ SEEK YE FIRST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THEN THESE THINGS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS WELL. THEREFORE, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW FOR TOMORROW WILL WORRY ABOUT ITSELF, FOR EACH DAY HASContinue reading “THE LORD’S PURPOSE ALWAYS PREVAILS”
THE BRIGHTNESS OF JESUS
“HE WILL MAKE YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS SHINE LIKE THE DAWN, THE JUSTICE OF YOUR CAUSE LIKE THE NOONDAY SUN.” PSALM 37:6 The bible is the living and true word of our lifegiving God in heaven. He has provided us the bible as a guide for righteous living, and within his word, he has provided promise afterContinue reading “THE BRIGHTNESS OF JESUS”
REFRAIN FROM ANGER
” REFRAIN FROM ANGER AND TURN FROM WRATH; DO NOT FRET-IT ONLY LEADS TO EVIL.” PSALM 37:8 It seems so easy to become angry in the face of what is happening within our world today. We become angry at our government, at those who blatantly lie and seek to hurt us. We become angry atContinue reading “REFRAIN FROM ANGER”
PERSISTENT PRAYER
“SO, I SAY TO YOU: ASK AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU; SEEK AND YOU WILL FIND; KNOCK AND THE DOOR WILL BE OPENED TO YOU.” LUKE 11:9 We must ask, we must seek, and we must knock. We must be continuous in our prayer life. We must never give up. If we stayContinue reading “PERSISTENT PRAYER”
MARTHA AND MARY
“ MARTHA, MARTHA, the Lord answered, YOU ARE WORRIED AND UPSET ABOUT MANY THINGS, BUT ONLY ONE THING IS NEEDED. MARY HAS CHOSEN WHAT IS BETTER, AND IT WILL NOT BE TAKEN FROM HER.” LUKE 10:41 Martha was busy preparing the meal upon Jesus’s visit and Mary had set herself down at Jesus’s feet toContinue reading “MARTHA AND MARY”
GOD’S HOLY PROTECTION
” FOR HE WILL ORDER HIS ANGELS TO PROTECT YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.” PSALM 91:11 Our God in heaven loves each of us so much that he promises to protect us wherever we go with his holy angels. As we read through the bible, we can see that there are many promises our Lord GodContinue reading “GOD’S HOLY PROTECTION”
SPEAKING FROM THE OVERFLOW OF YOUR HEART
“FOR OUT OF THE OVERFLOW OF HIS HEART HIS MOUTH SPEAKS.” LUKE 6:45 We speak what we believe. What we have surrounded ourselves with and who we listen to begins to build within us. It begins to build up within our hearts and that becomes our belief system. We talk the way we believe. ThereContinue reading “SPEAKING FROM THE OVERFLOW OF YOUR HEART”
LIVING OUR FAITH
“IF ANYONE WOULD COME AFTER ME, HE MUST DENY HIMSELF AND TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY AND FOLLOW ME.” LUKE 9:23 These words that Jesus was telling his disciples were not hard to understand but were hard to put in practice. We run into the same problems today. I have read Luke 9:23 hundreds ofContinue reading “LIVING OUR FAITH”
PERSONALLY, KNOWING JESUS
” THE LORD IS A REFUGE FOR THE OPPRESSED, A STRONGHOLD IN TIMES OF TROUBLE. THOSE WHO KNOW YOUR NAME WILL TRUST IN YOU, FOR YOU LORD, HAVE NEVER FORSAKEN THOSE WHO SEEK YOU.” PSALM 9:9-10 Scripture tells us that for those who know the name of the Lord, will trust in him, and thatContinue reading “PERSONALLY, KNOWING JESUS”
MAKE GOD’S WORDS AND PROMISES COME ALIVE IN YOUR LIFE!
“BE IMITATORS OF GOD, THEREFORE AS DEARLY LOVED CHILDREN, AND LIVE A LIFE OF LOVE, JUST AS CHRIST LOVED US AND GAVE HIMSELF UP FOR US AS A FRAGRANT OFFERING AND SACRIFICE TO GOD.” EPHESIANS 5:1-2 “MY MOTHER AND MY BROTHERS ARE THOSE WHO HEAR GOD’S WORD AND PUTS IT INTO PRACTICE.” LUKE 8:28 WhenContinue reading “MAKE GOD’S WORDS AND PROMISES COME ALIVE IN YOUR LIFE!”
THE OVERFLOW OF BLESSINGS
“MY CUP OVERFLOWS WITH BLESSINGS.” PSALM 23:5 Do you take time each day to discover and count your blessings? There are blessings coming our way all of the time. Some are small and others are very large. If we are so involved in the world around us, we may not take the time to seeContinue reading “THE OVERFLOW OF BLESSINGS”
EXERCISE YOUR FAITH DAILY!
“YOUR FAITH HAS SAVED YOU GO IN PEACE.” LUKE 7:50 Without a strong faith we cannot be saved. As we visit the scripture in Luke where the woman went to the house of Simon the Pharisee, where Jesus had gone to eat, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, and as she stood behind him,Continue reading “EXERCISE YOUR FAITH DAILY!”
JUST WHAT IS FAITH?
” FAITH IS THE ASSURANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR, THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN.” HEBREWS 11:1 According to the dictionary, assurance is ‘ a positive declaration to give confidence; a promise.’ Faith is our ability to show our confidence is what our Lord has given us. It is our ability to believe, without seeingContinue reading “JUST WHAT IS FAITH?”
ACCEPT AND ACT UPON HIS MIGHTY PROMISES!
” BECAUSE HE LOVES ME, SAYS THE LORD, I WILL RESCUE HIM; I WILL PROTECT HIM, FOR HE ACKNOWLEDGES MY NAME. HE WILL CALL UPON ME, AND I WILL ANSWER HIM; I WILL BE WITH HIM IN TROUBLE. I WILL DELIVER HIM AND HONOR HIM. WITH LONG LIFE WILL I SATISFY HIM AND SHOW HIMContinue reading “ACCEPT AND ACT UPON HIS MIGHTY PROMISES!”
AN UPSIDE DOWN WORLD
“ACQUITTING THE GUILTY AND CONDEMNING THE INNOCENT – BOTH ARE DETESTABLE TO THE LORD.” PROVERBS 17:15 We are living in a world that has completely turned upside down. The devil is in charge of a world that is completely the opposite of the way our God in heaven wanted creation to be. In these lastContinue reading “AN UPSIDE DOWN WORLD”
HEALING IN FAITH
” FAITH IN JESUS’ NAME HAS HEALED HIM BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES.” ACTS 3:16 Our faith in Jesus and all of his promises is vital to our relationship with Him. We must first have faith in order to even believe in Jesus. If we have true faith and believe that we will receive, then weContinue reading “HEALING IN FAITH”
FIGHTING TO OVERCOME
” A CHEERFUL HEART IS GOOD MEDICINE, BUT A BROKEN SPIRIT SAPS A PERSON’S STRENGTH.” PROVERBS 17:22 Just what does it take to overcome a broken spirit? If we are surrounded by those who talk nothing but negative words, fear and sad thoughts, then that is what we will absorb in our spirit. We areContinue reading “FIGHTING TO OVERCOME”
EVEN THE EVIL SPIRITS OBEY HIM
” EVEN EVIL SPIRITS OBEY HIM, AND THEY FLEE AT HIS COMMAND.” LUKE 4:36 It should open our eyes when we realize that even the evil spirits of the spiritual world believe and obey Jesus. Why then is it so hard for many of us in this world to believe and obey our Lord? ItContinue reading “EVEN THE EVIL SPIRITS OBEY HIM”
