Bread of Life, JIL

” BE ON GUARD. STAND FIRM IN THE FAITH. BE COURAGEOUS. AND DO EVERYTHING WITH LOVE. ” 1 COR. 16: 13-14

We must continue to build up our faith in all circumstances. No matter the struggles we may be fighting at the time, we must have a strong faith. Because of all of the obstacles put in our way by the devil, our faith must continue to get stonger and stronger. We must increase our time in prayer and praise of our Lord. We must increase the time we spend in his Word. The only way we can increase the strength of our faith is by surrounding ourselves with the strength of our Lord. That strength comes from prayer and studying the Bible. When we pray and study his Word we must remember that the the Bible is just that, his living word. It is not just another book but it is the living truth, the living word of our Lord and Savior. He has given it to us for direction, correction, healing, building of faith, salvation, forgiveness of sins and everything else he stands for. As we study, it is necessary that we pray for his guidance in understanding his meanings and directions. He will and does guide us. He has given us so many tools and gifts in order to allow us to become victorious in the world we currently live in. It doesn’t matter what the situation looks like around us we are victorious in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!!! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

“ 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 COR. 15:58

Our Lord knows our hearts. He knows every thought and action we are going to take. It is impossible to hide from the Lord our God in heaven. Therefore, it is necessary that we train ourselves up to serve the Lord in all situations. We must work hard at staying in contact with him in daily conversations and prayers. We must continue to read his word and understand how he wants us to serve him. Once we understand God’s plan for our life we must have deep faith in order stand and be strong in what he wants us to do. It isn’t easy in the world today. The devil is working hard at making sure that we have doubts and fears that will stand in the way of our love and enthusiam for our Lord. However, we can be reassured that even when we stumble in our faith and our desire to serve him, God is always there. He has reassured us that nothing we do for him is useless. For he can use even those situations for his good. We need to get back on our feet and become even stronger in following the Lord and his desire for our lives.” PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” THE GODLY ARE RESCUED FROM TROUBLE AND IT FALLS ON THE WICKED INSTEAD. ” PROVERBS 11:8

As I continue to walk through all the days of my life I seem to always find troubles. Some of them come from the normal ways of living on this earth and others come from things that I do because I have not listened to what the Lord is telling me. I have learned, and believe me I have learned the hard way, that if I stay plugged into Jesus, and let him provide the power for my daily life, he does deliver me from my struggles and troubles. However, it is when I don’t listen and I try to solve troubles on my own that they then become mountains that I cannot climb. I have found that I must put my issues at the feet of the Lord and walk away knowing that the Lord is dealing with them. If I do that I can peacfully move forward living a life that is representative of my Lord God in heaven. If I don’t, then my life becomes a struggle and one that is depressing and very hard to live. Let us all stay joyful in the Lord knowing that he is dealing with all of our struggles as we leave them at his feet and move forward in Christ! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL OUR STRUGGLES!

” FOR EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.” ROMANS 10:13

It seems like a very simple matter. All we have to do is ask Jesus to come into our hearts and we will be saved. Well, it isn’t hard. If that is the case then why isn’t everone saved? It is a matter of good vs. evil, God vs. the devil. The devil is very deceiving. He throws every obstacle possible into the path of those desiring to seek God. He blinds the worldly to the ways of the Lord. We as children of God need to be consisitant in the message that our God has given us to spread. We are the only hope for many people. They see us everyday, they hear what we say and see how we live. We need to stay in God’s word and live our lives as we have been called to live them. We need to be reminded just how Jesus lived his life here on this earth. We are not perfect so we will make mistakes. When we do, we must immediatly ask for forgiveness and move forward with the word of God in our lives. The Lord opens doors for us everyday to spread his word to the ungodly. If we are not paying attention, or if our faith is not strong enough to trust God in those situations, then we will miss opportunites to lead others to Christ. Let us not miss those opportunities. Listen carefully to what the Lord God in heaven is saying and live a life representative of him. PRAISE THE LORD IN EVERY SITUATION!

” BUT FROM EVERLASTING TO EVERLASTING THE LORD’S LOVE IS WITH THOSE WHO FEAR HIM, AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS WITH THEIR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN.” PSALM 103: 17

Our God in heaven has a love that never ends, never fails, and extends from everlasting to everlasting. It is so great and extends so far that we cannot put into focus just how much he loves each and everyone of us. As we commit our lives to him we are accepting that love, that commitment, that our Lord has pledged to us. Jesus is that love. He loves us so much that he not only gave his life but did it in such a way that showed his total commitment to us. It was a terrible and painful death that we do not have to experience because he experienced it for us. That love that Jesus showed on the cross is still in existence. He still loves us just as much now as he did when he died on that cross over 2000 years ago. Our Lord is alive and well! He is love! If we are living in Jesus then we should be living in love. PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS EVERLASTING LOVE!

“ THE GODLINESS OF GOOD PEOPLE RESCUES THEM; THE AMBITION OF TREACHEROUS PEOPLE TRAPS THEM.” PROVERBS 11:6

As the body of Christ we should live our lives as a reflection of Him. We should reflect his goodness in all that we do and think. No matter the situation we should always remember the word’s of our Lord and live them to the fullest extent. We should treat others as we would like to be treated and we should love others as we love ourselves. It is important to remember that God helps those who help themselves. We know what to do. We know how to do it. We need to trust our Lord God to work in our lives and lead us through the jungle we call life. There are those in this world who do not have respect for life itself. They do not have the knowledge of our Lord Jesus or they have the knowledge and have rejected him. We have the power through the blood of Jesus to not only be overcomers but to also be victorious over the doubt, worry or fear they so eagerly spread throughout the world. I have said it before and I say it again we must continue to build upon our faith and keep it fresh and strong each day. If we do, we will be victorous through Jesus our Lord and Savior who gives us wisdom, knowledge and strength. PRAISE THE LORD IN EVERY SITUATION!

” I TELL YOU, HE WILL GRANT JUSTICE TO THEM QUICKLY! BUT WHEN THE SON OF MAN RETURNS, HOW MANY WILL HE FIND ON THE EARTH WHO HAVE FAITH? ” LUKE 18:8

As we walk through each day we find that there are times when we struggle with situations where we need to depend upon faith in our God in heaven in order to overcome. This faith, in which the Lord has so richly provided to us, must be used for all things on earth, small and large. But how can we use our faith for the larger struggles in our lives if we can’t first use our faith for the small struggles in our lives. It is much like physically strengthening our bodies, where we must begin by using small weights or running small distances in order to build up to the larger weights or longer distances. We need to build our faith and continue to make it stronger and stronger in much the same way. Our Lord is returning soon. When he does how will he find each of us living our lives? Will we be living a life of faith or will we be living our lives in fear and doubt? God has given us the opportunity to live lives on this earth in peace and joy no matter the situation. We must, however, have faith in him that he will take care of us in every struggle. If not, then our lives here on earth will be one of struggles, fears and grief. Let us build upon our faith and believe that we receive from God. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

” WITH THEIR WORDS, THE GODLESS DESTROY THEIR FRIENDS, BUT KNOWLEDGE WILL RESCUE THE RIGHTEOUS. ” PROVERBS 11:9

In our world today we are seeing a great increase in outright lying, cheating, inexcusable accusations and unexplanable bad decisions. Evil is no longer being subtle in the way it works. People are not scared to accuse the innocent of evil actions that are not true. They no longer try to hide lies about others. They are not embarrassed to be caught in their lies or cheating ways. They are using the power of their words to destroy the innocent who do not agree with their thoughts and actions. We as followers of Christ must seek the knowledge of the Lord. We must pray that the Lord will help us to discern right from wrong. We must have enough faith in our Lord God in heaven to be able to stand up against these faithless lies. Proverbs 11:9 says we will be rescued by God’s knowledge. We must have as much faith in our God to help us, as these evil people have in their ways to try and defeat us. As we live in this world we are surrounded by these worldly attitudes and faithless actions. It becomes easy to allow fear, doubt and worry to take over our lives. But the truth is, that God has given us the tools to fight back. We must continue to build our faith and not be afraid of the world. We must plug into our source and never unplug. We must believe because God is our source. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

” WHAT THE WICKED DREADS WILL OVERTAKE HIM; WHAT THE RIGHTEOUS DESIRE WILL BE GRANTED. ” PROVERBS 10:24

We are involved in a great spiritual warefare. It is good vs. evil. This war has been going on for centuries and will continue until the Lord’s great plan of salvation is completed. The wicked of this world seek power. We are seeing this today as we watch current events unfold right before our eyes. All evil that is happening in the world today has to do power. The evil people of the world want to lord it over the children of God. They are doing everything possible to see that we as Christians are unable to worship our Lord in heaven. However, if we are in right standing with God our desires will be granted and the victory will be won. We must choose sides. There is no in between. If we have chosen Christ then we have to give 100% as a Christian in this battle. We are a part of God’s army and we must do our part while here on earth. We must continue to live justified and righteous lives and we must continue to pray and praise our Lord. We must move forward with the Word of God and spread the salvation message. The time is very short. God’s time of grace is coming to an end so we must spread his message quickly and for as long as we can. We must serve him with joy in our hearts and with faith that is so strong that nothing can move it. We are in God’s army and have each been given a job to do here on earth. We are fighting in a spiritual warefare so we must stay in prayer always! The victory has been won in Christ! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” EVERYTHING IS PERMISSIBLE- BUT NOT EVERYTHING IS BENEFICIAL. EVERYTHING IS PERMISSIBLE- BUT NOT EVERYTHING IS CONSTRUCTIVE. ” 1 COR. 10:23

Our God in heaven is a very loving God. He does not force us to follow his will, because his desire for us is to willing love him and come to him because we truly believe and desire his precious presence in our lives. He has given a free will to each and everyone of us. Many have chosen the way of evil and others have chosen to follow our God in heaven. As we see in today’s world the Lord is allowing a lot of evil to take place. It is so prevelant in these last days that people are becoming very brave in the way they live. Evil things are happening in today’s world that are so unable to be explained. We as Christians see this evil and can’t understand why it continues to happen. All of this is in God’s plan. Those living in these evil ways have been blinded by the devil and don’t see the errors of their ways. However, we must continue to understand that our Lord is returning soon. Even though he is allowing these things to take place now, he will not stand for his childeren to be persecuted forever. We are living in the season of the return of Jesus. We don’t know the exact time nor day but we have been given the ability to see that all prophecy has been fulfilled that leads to his coming. He gives us the ability to understand the season in which we live. Until that time, we must continue to spread his word to those who don’t believe and continue to encourage our brothers and sisters in these trying times. We will and we are victorious in the Lord! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THING!

” THE TONGUE THAT BRINGS HEALING IS A TREE OF LIFE, BUT A DECEITFUL TONGUE CRUSHES THE SPIRIT. ” PROVERBS 15:4

The words that we speak each and everyday have great power. We can actually speak things into existence. It is very easy to allow our mouth’s to trap us. We can curse others or praise others. We can tell lies or we can tell the truth. We can begin someone’s day with great joy or we can be so down in the mouth that we cause somone elses day to become a disaster. We can actually talk ourselves into sickness. Our faith should reflect the possibilities of God. Our words should reflect the faith in which we have continued to build in Jesus. Nothing is impossible with God. Our God is a 24/7 God. He is always on duty. We must remember that our mouth speaks either evil or good. There is no in between. If we continue to build our faith and live our lives in Jesus then we will use our mouth in a wise and good way. However, if we become involved in the world and begin to doubt the ways of God then our mouths will reflect that belief. We must remember that our mouth and words have a great affect upon others. We can either make someone’s day or destroy somone’s day with the words we use. Live in the Lord and reflect your faith by the way you live and speak. PRAISE THE LORD ALWAYS!

” AND GOD IS FAITHFUL; HE WILL NOT LET YOU BE TEMPTED BEYOND WHAT YOU CAN BEAR. BUT WHEN YOU ARE TEMPTED HE WILL PROVIDE A WAY OUT SO THAT YOU CAN STAND UP UNDER IT.” 1 COR. 10:13

Our God in heaven is forever faithful! We must believe that we receive because he is the source we plug into. 1 Cor. 10:13 is a great promise of God that we must all remember. As we walk through each day, week and month we confront many struggles and sorrows of many kinds and degrees. However, if we remember this promise and stand upon it we will be victorious! There is no thing that we go through as a child of God that we cannot overcome. I believe that whatever circumstance I come upon, whatever issue I confront, or whatever mountain I am trying to climb I will be victorious. There is absolutely nothing put before me that I cannot overcome. My faith in God upholds me in everything I do. When I slip and fall I go to God in praise and prayer and ask for his forgiveness and continued strength to be with me. We are not perfect but God has promised that there is nothing put before us that we cannot overcome with his assistance. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

” FOR THE LORD SEES EVERY HEART AND KNOWS EVERY PLAN AND THOUGHT. IF YOU SEEK HIM YOU WILL FIND HIM. BUT IF YOU FORSAKE HIM, HE WILL REJECT YOU FOREVER. ” 1 CHRONICLES 28:9

Our Lord God in heaven sees and knows every thought and detail of our lives. He gives us every opportunity to live a life that is honorable and representative of him. God has given us a free will to live a life in anyway we want. It is our choice. However, he has made himself available to us. He knows our true thoughts. If our hearts are in the right place and we are seeking him with total conviction, then he will honor that by honoring us with peace, love, joy and total victory. He will open up opportunities for each of us to witness to others. But, if all we are doing is offering lip service and our hearts are in the wrong place then he will also honor that. Our lives will not be filled with joy and peace but with troubles and anxieties. He will not trust us to witiness to others. Doors will be closed and we will be left destitute without our Lord. We can come to God at anytime and he will be there for us. However, our hearts must be right. We must truly honor him and have a faith that has been built to a strength that allows us to believe in what is unseen rather than what is seen. Have faith, build your faith and strengthen your faith! Keep your heart right with God! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” THE LORD IS COMPASSIONATE AND GRACIOUS, SLOW TO ANGER, ABOUNDING IN LOVE. ” PALSM 103:8

The Lord shows us each day how much he loves us. We do things that are foolish and many times very undesirable to the Lord. But his word tells us that he is slow to anger and abounding in love. Shouldn’t we try to live our lives in much the same way? We are not perfect and we will stumble, but we are to be like our Father in Heaven. We should know his personality. We should not be scared of what he does, but love him with all of our heart for what he does. Our God does not cause evil to happen to us. We open ourselves up to the undesirable things of this world. He is there to catch us and always comfort us when we stumble and fall. Remember, he is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” SO FAITH COMES FROM HEARING AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD. ” ROMANS 10:17

Without knowledge of God’s word it is impossible to be saved. A person must first hear what his word says and then believe. How is anyone going to hear about God if someone does not spread his word. We must let his message be heard. The devil tries to shut us up by making us fearful or somtimes makes us feel unprepared in our own knowledge of his word. We must overcome these fake feelings and dig deeper into his word. We must build our faith to a point where we can rebuke the devil and all of his evil. We must be able to recognize when we are being attacked and fight back. We must not only be able to spread his word by what we say but also by the way we live. We must continue to build our confidence in the Holy Spirit who lives within us and listen to him. We are all fighting for the Lord. It is a hard spiritual battle. However, we will be able to help others to Christ if we just stay in prayer and live in the Spirit of God. We are all victorius in Christ! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” EACH OF YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIVE IN WHATEVER SITUATION THE LORD HAS PLACED YOU, AND REMAIN AS YOU WERE WHEN GOD FIRST CALLED YOU. ”

The Lord has called each and everyone of us to be his servant. We are to spread the word of God. We are to spread the truth of his mighty promises and to show others our faith. We have been called to action. Each and everyone of us are in a different situation. We all face some of the same challenges but we also face challenges that others may not face. As children of God we must realize where God has put us in this life and perform our calling with joy and the Lord’s strength. Whether we are rich or poor, tall or short, or live in the city or the country we must remember that God has a purpose for us and that we are in our situations for a reason. God has a great plan for each of us. We must allow him to work within our lives. We don’t know who we are touching or who we are suppose to touch, but God does know. We must be prepared at all times by keeping our faith strong and our ways pure, living our testimony for the Lord wherever we are. We all have a specific purpose in God’s wonderful plan. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS AND WHEREVER WE ARE!

” WHAT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD. ” LUKE 18:27

As we continue to build upon our faith in our God in heaven we will find that all things are possible with God. We who are living on this earth are limited in what we can do. However, with our faith we have no limitations. If we believe that we receive we WILL receive from our Father in heaven. As we continue in our prayer lives we must leave our requests and prayers at the feet of Jesus. Sometimes we pick them up after we pray and try to fulfill those needs by our own power. They can only be fulfilled if we leave them at the feet of Jesus and believe him to fulfill every need and desire we have as a Christian. To survive in this world we must have tremendous faith in our Lord and Savior. If we allow any doubts to enter we will not succeed but will fail. Remember, we can do all things through Christ who loves us! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” IF YOU OBEY THE COMMANDS OF THE LORD YOUR GOD AND WALK IN HIS WAYS, THE LORD WILL ESTABLISH YOU AS HIS HOLY PEOPLE AS HE SWORE HE WOULD DO. ” DEUTERONOMY 28:9

As I was praying and reading God’s word this morining the Lord spoke to me about our great country. Over the past couple of years I have become extremely concerned about our country because of all of the lying, cheating and disrespect for humanitarian ways. Our land was founded upon great Christian values. Since January 20th of 2021 we have seen our country begin to slide downward in great proportions. Our leadership in this country is nowhere to be found. It is easy for all of us to just give up and believe that what we see is what we get. The leaders of our country today deny the evil they do and continue to hide their evil thoughts and accuse others of doing exactly what they are doing. What is so appalling is that they are allowed to get away with this and they know it! This is so outrageous that if anyone has eyes they can see what is happening. Why would this be happening? Well, it is quite apparant that the devil is running wild. He is taking advantage of all who will listen and do as he threatens. He is very good at establishing fear. I don’t like using The Bread of Life ministries as a political platform but the Lord has made it very clear to me that if we, as Christians, do not stand up and be bold in him we will lose our country as we know it. The children of God are under attack. Our God in heaven has a plan and it is already in place and underway. We as Christians, however, must do our part. We must be bold and stand up for the Word of God! We must continue to pray continuously! We must not profess fear or doubt but instead live our lives in the things unseen and not the things seen and of this world. We must trust our God. We must trust his word. We must get involved and stand up for righteousness, love for all and peace for all. We need to get back to the principles this great country was founded upon. We must stand up for what is right! This country will succeed when and only when we let our God in heaven back in our schools and daily lives. We must stand up for what is right and deny what is wrong. We must believe in our God and not in the evil that is in the world. We can and will do all things through Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” 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 CORINTH. 3:16

We are spiritual beings. It is important that we realize that we are spirit beings trying to live on the earth and not earthly beings trying live and do spiritual things. If we can come to this conclusion then we can better understand this scripture. God has created us. He has, however, given us free choice to do with our bodies as we choose. As born again believers God has given us the Holy Spirit to live within us. If we are the temple of God then we must treat our bodies as such. IF WE DON’T THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES. We must honor them and keep them as clean and honorable as possible. We must listen to the Holy Spirit that lives within us. If we don’t, then our bodies can easily become abused and not honored as the temple of our living God in heaven. The devil never gives up or lets up. He is relentless in his attacks. He wants nothing more than for us to destroy what God has given us. If we let down our guards then we are opening ourselves up for failure. We must continue each moment of everyday to build our faith in our Lord. We must pray and read his word. We must be relentless in what we do as Christians. We must be relentless is living a life of love, humbleness and truthfulness. It is easy to become entangled in the ways of the world. But remember, we are naturally spirit beings. We need to live in the Spirit. We are overcomers! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

“ FOR THE KINDOM OF GOD IS NOT A MATTER OF WHAT WE EAT OR DRINK, BUT OF LIVING A LIFE OF GOODNESS, AND PEACE AND JOY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. ” ROMANS 14:17

Our lives should reflect a life that makes us peaceful and joyful. We should be showing others that our life in Christ Jesus is one of happiness, goodness and the desire to serve others. It should not be a life that represents grumbling, doubting, worrying, being judgmental, showing anger, lying or cheating. We as a collective group are the temple of our God in heaven. The world is watching us very closely. The devil himself knows the truth. He is doing everthing he can to discourage the way we live in this world. He is running wild in these last days. Things are happening around us that don’t even make any sense. He is pulling out all of the stops in order to disgrace God’s people. We must remember that through Jesus we can do all things. However, there is a catch to that. God tells us that we must believe. If we allow doubt to creep in then the devil will steal our joy, our peace and our goodness. We must continue to stay consistantly in God’s Word, in prayer and step back and listen very carefully to the Holy Spirit of God. If we do, then we will have victory. The devil has already been defeated. But, he is trying to make our lives here on earth as troubling as possible. We are the Bible to many people here on earth. We must be sound witnesses for Christ. We must continue to fight the fight with Jesus by our side. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” BUT VERY EARLY ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK THE WOMEN WENT TO THE TOMB,, TAKING THE SPICES THEY HAD PREPARED. THEY FOUND THE STONE HAD BEEN ROLLED AWAY FROM THE ENTRANCE.” LUKE 24:1-2

“ WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AMONG THE DEAD FOR SOMEONE WHO IS ALIVE? HE ISN’T HERE. HE HAS RISEN FROM THE DEAD.” LUKE 24: 5-6

From the day our Lord was nailed to that cross and died, to the day he went to set at the right hand of God, there were a lot of things that went on in order for us to receive the salvation that our God in heaven so graciously provided to us. After walking this earth as a human and experiencing everything we experience, he then went to the cross and experienced a horrible death so that you and I would have the chance to be saved. Spikes were driven into his hands and feet to hold him on that cross. There he was lifted up for all to see. Many watched while many ridiculed him, laughed at him and wept for him. Jesus anquished on that cross before he died. He did that for you and me. He was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. As we celebrate Easter we must remember it’s true meaning. We must remember what deeds were performed by our Lord in order for us to be able to celebrate it. Jesus could have asked God to deliver him from all of that anquish and God would have done so. But Jesus went through it all for you and me. PRAISE THE LORD FOR ALL HHE HAS DONE!

” FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NOT JUST A LOT OF TALK; IT IS LIVING BY GOD’S POWER.” 1 COR. 4:20

When we live in Jesus we need to talk the talk and walk the walk. We need to spread his gracious word so that others can hear it. If they don’t hear it they will not be aware of it. We must also live by God’s power. We must trust in what God has given us to talk to others about. If we only spread his word by telling others about it and then we go out and live a life worthy of the world then we are not accomplishing what God sent us here to do. Our trust in God and our faith in his promises must be so strong that our lives reflect his very presence. Not only must we tell about his promises but we must show others how to live his promises. In order to live his promises we must immerse ourselves in his Holy Word each and everyday. We must talk about his promises and make them a part of our lives. We must believe we receive! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” FOR THE WISDOM OF THIS WORLD IS FOOLISHNESS TO GOD.” 1 COR. 3:19

We live in a world today where those in power think they are the wisest and know what is best for the rest of us. They think they are powerful and that they can do all things. They have no respect for the Lord God in heaven. As a matter of fact, they are being used by the devil to try to conquer Christians. They are doing everthing within their power to shut down the worship of God’s people. They are intimidating, lying, cheating, cursing and defaming our Lord in the way they speak and live their lives. However, we all know that they have no chance. Our God in heaven sees the wisdom of this world as foolishness. Our Lord will prevail. He has a plan and the bible explicity tells us of this plan. We know the ending of this story. The only thing we don’t know is when it is going to happen. We know the season but not the exact time. We are living in the season. We must not fall away and stop believing. We must continue to proceed forward in prayer and belief continually building upon our faith. The time is short. Those in power have only a little time left. We must continue to do God’s work until he returns. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

” 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 8:28

As born again Christians we must always remember that our God in heaven is involved in every aspect of our lives if we just ask him to be. No matter the situation our Lord is there. Romans 8:28 tells us that he will cause everything to work for the good of those who love him. I know that I can certainly cause my own troubles in my life. As I look at some of the things I have done I can see that the Lord has always used my issues to help and not to hinder. Every situation turns into an opportunity for the Lord. We don’t always understand what he is doing or why he is doing something that exploits our weakness but if we believe and continue to love the Lord with all of our heart everything turns out for his good. We must keep the faith, build upon the faith and never doubt. We must continue to confess with our mouth the promises of God. If we do, we will always be successful. PRASIE THE LOSRD IN ALL THINGS!

” BUT TO THOSE CALLED BY GOD TO SALVATION, BOTH JEWS AND GENTILES, CHRIST IS THE POWER OF GOD AND THE WISDOM OF GOD! 1 COR. 1:24

Our God in heaven is in everything, is at everthing, is everything! Our God is the total and complete power of our lives. All we have to do is allow him the access to our daily lives. If we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior we have the power of God living in us. We have the wisdom of God living in us. We must remember that the Holy Spirit is God’s Spirit and not the world’s spirit. God’s Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. It reveals to us his wisdom and good jusdgment. We, however, must tap into this great power that he provides. We first must believe and not doubt and then we must act upon his promises. Our God in heaven has provided everthing we need to live a rich and productive life, one that will represent him in the finest of ways. But, we must choose to do so. It isn’t easy because we have great evil forces coming against us. We must overcome these forces and we can only do so with the help of our Lord. We must be persistant and specific in our prayers. God will not help us if we do not ask. And when we do ask we must be specific as to what we need. Plug into the Lord and always be victorious! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” INSTEAD, CLOTHE YOURSELF WITH THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD, JESUS CHRIST. AND DON’T LET YOURSELF THINK ABOUT WAYS TO INDULDGE YOUR EVIL DESIRES.” ROMANS 13:14

We prepare ourselves for each day by first putting on our clothes. What we decide to wear is dependent upon what we are doing and where we are going. If we are a construction worker we would dress appropriatly. If we are a business person we will also dress accordingly. God wants us to do the same as children of God. He tells us that we should clothe ourselves with Jesus each and everyday. We should pray and praise God. We should give glory to our God in heaven. We should prayerfully read God’s word and find out what plans are in order for the day. Without doing these things we are going out into a jungle of evil without any spirtual clothes. We are completely defenseless when surrounded each day by the world and it’s ways. The only way to overcome this world is to clothe ourselves with the righteousness of God. We should pray for daily wisdom and know, without a doubt, how we are to handle ourselves in whatever confronts us. We must continue to build up our faith and be strong in the righteous values of our Lord God in heaven. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” IF YOU ARE FAITHFUL IN LITTLE THINGS, YOU WILL BE FAITHFUL IN LARGE ONES. BUT IF YOU ARE DISHONEST IN LITTLE THINGS, YOU WON’T BE HONEST WITH GREATER RESPONSIBILITES.” LUKE 16:10

The Lord our God in heaven knows are hearts. He knows what we really think. He knows our actions before we even perform them. As we continue to build our faith in Jesus we begin to take the little things as serious as the larger ones. We must become proficient in the smaller things before we can become strong and faithful in the larger things of life. How can we expect God to perform miracles in our lives if we can’t even believe him in the simplest of things? Our faith makes us whole. If we have weak faith then we will not be able trust God in any of the things of our life. Faith is a process. Yes, our God gives us all a measure of faith but it is up to us as to how we train our faith, how we use it and how often we use it. We should trust God each day for everthing. Small things and large things. If we don’t, then our lives will reflect this and we will not be the living testimonies God wants us to be. We need to ask in order to receive. If we don’t have the faith to ask or even recognize that we should ask then we will not hear from God. We must get to the point in our faith where we believe we receive because he is our source! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” WHEN DOUBT FILLS MY MIND, YOUR COMFORT GAVE ME RENEWED HOPE AND CHEER.” PSALM 94:19

We live in a world of doubt and fear. Everywhere we go and everything we do is surrounded by these evils. As we confront these evils each day we must go to the Lord in prayer and listen carefully for his answers. We should plug into our source and stay plugged in. If we do, we are promised renewed hope and happiness. When we reach a point where our Lord God in heaven is our complete source, where we depend upon him only, then our lives will become renewed each day with joy in our hearts and a smile on our faces. We will know that there is nothing in this world that can hurt us. Physical death becomes nothing more than a transfer from this life to the the spirtual life that awaits us. When we value what is ahead more than we value what we have now, our lives become whole and we can live our earthly lives without fear, doubt or worry. We should give our full focus to the day in which we live because we have no guarantees as to whether we will be here tomorrow. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

” DON’T LET EVIL CONQUER YOU, BUT CONQUER EVIL BY DOING GOOD.” ROMANS 12:21

In these last days we will continue to see things that we will not understand or be able to explain. Evil will contiue to grow stronger and continue to overtake those who are unprepared and weak. We, as children of God, must continue to stay strong. We must continue to talk with God. We must be prudent in listening to his voice and his direction. We must not allow doubt or fear to enter and cause havoc in our lives. Each day brings us new challenges. We must be able to meet these challenges head on. We cannot do this without God. He provides us with wisdom, strength and knowledge. We must, however, train ourselves to listen to our Lord in all situations. As we listen, and then live our lives as our Lord directs, we will find ourselves living justified lives before our God in heaven and becoming overcomers of all roadblocks here on this earth. We all need to be prepared and stand firm in our beliefs. If we do, we will be victorious is all that we do. Trust in the Lord our God! He is with us always! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

” LOOK, I HAVE GIVEN AUTHORITY OVER ALL THE POWER OF THE ENEMY, AND YOU CAN WALK AMONG SNAKES AND SCORPIONS AND CRUSH THEM.” LUKE 10:19

We as children of God have been given power. This power allows us to stand up to all of the evil that we confront each and everyday. We have super power strength which can be used to defeat the smallest and the largest of problems. The devil knows this and he uses his strength and evil ways to deter us from the strength we receive from God. We should not and cannot underestimate the power of the evil one. He is extremely deceiving. He can and does appear as a sheep among us. As we grow in the Lord we should become more sensitive to God’s word. We must look at everthing very closely and compare it to God’s word. We must pay close attention to the Lord and his voice. He does speak to us. It may not be in an audible voice but he is with us through the Holy Spirit who lives within us. He teaches us right from wrong. He gives us a deep sense of what is right and what is not right. But many times we do not listen to our spirit. We don’t pay attention to what he is telling us. We don’t take the time to check it out. We must sell out 100% to our God in heaven. Afterall, he has sold out 100% to us. He gave his one and only son to redeem us from the evil of this world. If we pay attention to the Lord and listen carefully we will realize all of his power in us. Build your faith, wisdom and boldness in the Lord. PRAISE THE LORD ALWAYS!