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” THE WHOLE CITY HAD COME OUT TO MEET JESUS AND WHEN THEY SAW HIM, THEY IMPLORED HIM TO LEAVE THEIR REGION.” MATTHEW 8:34 The above scripture reveals the sinful nature of mankind. Jesus had just cast out demons from two men and sent the evil spirits into a herd of swine. The entire herdContinue reading “CLINGING TO SIN”

” WHILE I WAS FAINTING AWAY, I REMBERED THE LORD.” JONAH 2:7 Sometimes we have to hit rock bottom before we are ready to repent. We cannot get much lower than where Jonah ended up. He was trying his hardest to run away from God because he did not want to go to the cityContinue reading “ALWAYS REMEMBER THE LORD!”

” DWELL IN THE LAND AND CULTIVATE FAITHFULNESS.” PSALM 37:3 ” MY SON, GIVE ATTENTION TO MY WORDS; INCLINE YOUR EAR TO MY SAYINGS. DO NOT LET THEM DEPART FROM YOUR SIGHT; KEEP THEM IN THE MIDST OF YOUR HEART. FOR THEY ARE LIFE TO THOSE WHO FIND THEM AND HEALTH TO ALL YOUR BODY.”Continue reading “WORK HARD EVERYDAY!”

“GOD’S WAY IS PERFECT. ALL THE LORD’S PROMISES PROVE TRUE. HE IS A SHIELD FOR ALL WHO LOOK TO HIM FOR PROTECTION.” PSALM 18:30 Scripture is very precise when it talks about the ways of our Lord. His ways are perfect. He is our protection. He serves as a shield when we are facing strugglesContinue reading “GOD’S WAYS ARE PERFECT”

“NONE OF THEIR ENEMIES COULD STAND AGAINST THEM, FOR THE LORD HELPED THEM CONQUER ALL THEIR ENEMIES.” JOSHUA 21:44 Our enemies come in all shapes and sizes. They come in every form. They can be physical, mental or spiritual. They attack from all directions and with a speed that helps them to accomplish their victoryContinue reading “WINNING ALL OF THE BATTLES”

” PUT AWAY FROM YOU A DECEITFUL MOUTH AND PUT DEVIOUS SPEECH FAR FROM YOU.” PROVERBS 4:24 “ PROVE BY THE WAY YOU LIVE THAT YOU HAVE REPENTED OF YOUR SINS AND TURNED TO GOD.” MATTHEW 3:8 Our speech is a part of the way we live. We are to live each day in proofContinue reading “LIVE A LIFE OF PROOF!”

” 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 ” SERVE THE LORD ALONE.” JOSHUA 24:14 Our Lord God in heaven wants 100% of us and not just a part of us. He wantsContinue reading “SERVE THE LORD ALONE”

” DON’T LET ANYONE CAPTURE YOU WITH EMPTY PHILOSOPHIES AND HIGH-SOUNDING NONSENSE THAT COME FROM HUMAN THINKING AND FROM THE SPIRITUAL POWERS OF THE WORLD, RATHER THAN CHRIST.” COLOSSIANS 2:8 We are to stay well-grounded in the ways of Jesus. We are to stay connected, always living a life that is a testimony on hisContinue reading “STAY IN THE LORD ALWAYS”

“MY CHILD, PAY ATTYENTION TO WHAT I SAY. LISTEN CAREFULLY TO MY WORDS. DON’T LOSE SIGHT OF THEM. LET THEM PENETRATE DEEP INTO YOUR HEART, FOR THEY BRING LIFE TO THOSE WHO FIND THEM AND HEALING TO THEIR WHOLE BODY.” PROVERBS 4:20-22 In this world we are surround all day long with the thoughts andContinue reading “LISTEN CAREFULLY AND MEDITATE UPON HIS WORD!”

” AND NOW, JUST AS YOU ACCEPTED CHRIST JESUS AS YOUR LORD YOU MUST CONTINUE TO FOLLOW HIM. LET YOUR ROOTS GROW DOWN INTO HIM AND LET YOUR LIVES BE BUILT ON HIM. THEN YOUR FAITH WILL GROW STRONG IN THE TRUTH YOU WERE TAUGHT, AND YOU WILL OVERFLOW WITH THANKFULNESS. COLOSSIANS 2:6&7 In orderContinue reading “LET YOUR ROOTS GROW DOWN DEEP!”

” FOR YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN NOT ONLY THE PRIVILEGE OF TRUSTING IN CHRIST BUT ALSO THE PRIVILEGE OF SUFFERING FOR HIM.” PHILIPPIANS 1:29 It is a privilege to know Jesus. It is a privilege that we have obtained, by his grace, to be able to serve Him. It is our privilege to not onlyContinue reading “IT IS MY PRIVILEGE”

” AND HE HEALED EVERY KIND OF DISEASE AND ILLNESS.” MATTHEW 4:23 Believe that you receive! Plug into your source, Jesus Christ! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

“THE SCRIPTURES ALSO SAY YOU MUST NOT TEST THE LORD YOUR GOD.” MATTHEW 4:7 To test our God is much more than trying to get him to do a miracle. To test our God is to insist that He prove that he is trustworthy. Testing God is like looking at today’s problems and saying thatContinue reading “ARE YOU TESTING OR TRUSTING GOD IN HEAVEN?”

” EVERY TONGUE WILL CONFESS THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, TO THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER.” PHILIPPIANS 2:11 What does it mean when we say that Jesus Christ is Lord? It means the He is the only Sovereign, the King of kings and the Lord of lords. (1 Timothy 6:15) He is in absoluteContinue reading “JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!”

“ ABOVE ALL YOU MUST LIVE AS CITIZENS OF HEAVEN, CONDUCTING YOURSELVES IN A MANNER WORTHY OF THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT CHRIST.” PHILIPPIANS 1:27 As followers of Christ, we should live our lives in such a manner that represents him well. As we read his mighty Word, we learn how he wants us to conductContinue reading “LIVING A WORTHY LIFE”

” THE RIGHTEOUS PERSON FACES MANY TROUBLES, BUT THE LORD COMES TO THE RESCUE EACH TIME.” PSALM 34:19 Without our Lord and Savior our lives would be complete confusion in this day and age in which we live. There are things happening that most cannot explain. However, with our Lord by our side we areContinue reading “OUR RESCUE”

AS WE READ THROUGH THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE IT IS NECESSARY THAT WE TRY TO APPLY THE MESSAGES AND THE PRINCIPLES HE GIVES US TO THE WAY WE LIVE AND HANDLE OUR LIVES. BELOW ARE THREE PRINCIPLES FOR MATTHEW. PRINCIPLE #1: Our God accepts full responsibility for our needs when we obey Him. VerseContinue reading “LIFE PRINCIPLES- MATTHEW”

” FOR I AM CONFIDENT OF THIS VERY THING, THAT HE WHO BEGAN A GOOD WORK IN YOU WILL PERFECT IT UNTIL THE DAY OF CHRIST JESUS. ” PHILIPPIANS 1:6 Even as followers of Jesus, you and I have never and will never be perfect while living in this world. We are all a workContinue reading “GOD’S PERFECTING WORK”

AS WE READ THROUGH GOD’S WORD, WE SHOULD BE LEARNING HOW OUR LORD WANTS US TO LIVE OUR LIVES. IN EPHESIANS THERE ARE 5 MAJOR TAKE AWAYS AS TO HOW TO LIVE YOUR LIFE FOR THE LORD.

“BUT THAT YOU ALSO MAY KNOW ABOUT MY CIRCUMSTANCES, HOW I AM DOING, TYCHICUS, THE BELOVED BROTHER AND FAITHFUL MINISTER IN THE LORD, WILL MAKE EVERYTHING KNOWN TO YOU.” EPHESIANS 6:21 Each time Tychicus is mentioned in scripture he is running errands for the apostle Paul. (Acts 20:4; Ephesians 6:21; Timothy 4:12; Titus 3:12). SomeContinue reading “WHAT IS YOUR MINISTRY?”

AS WE READ THROUGH THE BOOK OF DANIEL THERE ARE LIFE PRINCIPLES THROUGHOUT THAT PLAY ROLES IS OUR LIVES: 1- Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what God sees. When Daniel went to the King to interpret his dream, he did not use his own understand as the astrologers did. Instead,Continue reading “THE BOOK OF DANIEL”

The Bread of Life Ministries, JIL has a new dedicated e-mail for prayer requests. Please feel free to forward your request, with as much detail as you can to: jilinmylife@gmail.com.

” FOR YOU, O LORD, HAVE NOT FORSAKEN THOSE WHO SEEK YOU.” PSALM 9:10 ” THE LORD’S PROMISES ARE PURE, LIKE SILVER REFINED IN THE FURNACE, PURIFIED SEVEN TIMES OVER.” PSALM 12:6 My life upon this earth can be so much more than I allow it to be. I hinder myself from the free giftsContinue reading “LIVING IN THE STRENGTH OF GOD’S PROMISES”

” UNLESS I SEE IN HIS HANDS THE IMPRINT OF THE NAILS, AND I PUT MY FINGER INTO THE PLACE OF THE NAILS, AND PUT MY HAND INTO HIS SIDE, I WILL NOT BELIEVE.” JOHN 20:25 ” JESUS SAID TO HIM, ‘ BECAUSE YOU HAVE SEEN ME, HAVE YOU BELIEVED? BLESSED ARE THEY WHO DIDContinue reading “DO NOT BECOME A DOUBTING THOMAS!”

“BUT HE WHO LISTENS TO ME SHALL LIVE SECURELY AND WILL BE AT EASE FROM THE DREAD OF EVIL.” PROVERBS 1:33 With such busy lives it is very hard to take time and meditate on each and every word of God. It seems that time does not allow us to sit down and pray earnestly,Continue reading “LISTEN AND BE ALERT TO THE VOICE OF THE LORD!”

” THE LORD BY WISDOM FOUNDED THE EARTH. BY UNDERSTANDING HE ESTABLISHED THE HEAVENS. BY HIS KNOWLEDGE THE DEEPS WERE BROKEN UP AND THE SKIES DRIP WITH DEW.” PROVERBS 3:19 & 20 Just how important is wisdom, understanding and knowledge? Our Lord puts great emphasis on all three. They were how he founded the earthContinue reading “WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE.”

” SO I SAY LET THE HOLY SPIRIT GUIDE YOUR LIVES.” GALATIANS 5:16 ” AND THE SPIRIT GIVES US DESIRES THAT ARE THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT A SINFUL NATURE DESIRES.” GALATIANS 5:17 ” LET US FOLLOW THE SPIRIT’S LEADING IN EVERY PART OF OUR LIVES.” GALATIANS 5:25 When Jesus was taken from this earth GodContinue reading “OUR LORD IS NOT A SOMETIMES GOD BUT AN ALL THE TIME GOD!”

“TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND DO NOT LEAN TO YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. IN ALL OF YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, AND HE WILL MAKE YOUR PATHS STRAIGHT.” PROVERBS 3: 5-6 When God invited Solomon to ask for whatever he wanted, the king requested wisdom. The wisdom given to Solomon taught him thatContinue reading “PROBLEMS ARE STEPPINGSTONES TO PEACE THROUGH CHRIST!”

FATHER GOD, I COME TO YOU TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU PRAISE AND GLORY FOR ALL OF THE GOOD AND GREAT THINGS YOU DO FOR ME EACH DAY. I THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR MIGHTY PROMISES. I THANK YOU FOR ALL OF MY FAMILY AND FOR HELPING THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND YOUR PLAN FOR THEIRContinue reading “AN EVENING PRAYER”

“I PRAY THE EYES OF YOUR HEART MAY BE ENLIGHTEND, SO THAT YOU WILL KNOW WHAT IS THE HOPE OF HIS CALLING, WHAT ARE THE RICHES OF THE GLORY OF HIS INHERITANCE IN THE SAINTS, AND WHAT IS THE SURPASSING GREATNESS OF HIS POWER TOWARD US WHO BELIEVE.” EPHESIANS 1: 18-19 There is a bigContinue reading “KNOWING GOD’S BLESSINGS VS. EXPERIENCING GOD’S BLESSINGS”