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Encouraging Messages From The Heart of God - These messages offer encouragement in your daily life and provide inspiration and strength as you cope with life's challenges. God's plan for you to experience life and experience it to the fullest in Christ Jesus. God wants you to enjoy your New Life in Christ, to have Fullness of Joy, His Life to the full. When you are worried, anxious, feeling overwhelmed, run down, weak and distressed, these Messages from the Word of God can lift your spirits and give you a fresh God Centered Perspective, Hope and Victory! Listen to these Holy Spirit inspired messages based directly on the Word of God, to renew your mind and experience God's healing power for our soul. Your faith will explode as you hear the Word of God, the Holy Spirit will Stir your heart and mind your to apply His Spiritual healing to yourself, and your friends so you can through Christ Strengthening you make an impact on someone else's life!

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    The Power of Thanksgiving Brings God's Blessings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 25:35


    Thanksgiving has tremendous power! God demonstrates how giving thanks for His good grace in all He has done, is doing now, and will do in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead convinces you that every detail of your life is constantly woven together for good. (1 Chronicles 16:34; Romans 8:28)Every day is a day of thanksgiving if you take the time to consider all the ways God has blessed you. Today, God wants you to recall the strength you have at your disposal when you give thanks to Him no matter what happens. (1Thessalonians 5:18) What a difference it makes when you realize His goodness is all around you. Countless blessings are awaiting you, and God Himself will remind you of them as you express gratitude to Him.(Matthew 6:8, Psalm 139:16-17)

    The Power of Jesus Name Brings New Life to Your Prayers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 21:33


    The Power of the Name of Jesus available to you is demonstrated by the Holy Spirit living in you and empower you, clothing you with the mighty power of heaven. (Luke 24:49) You have received power as a result of being born of the Holy Spirit (John 3:5-7) to be His messenger and witness. (Acts 1:8) The Holy Spirit is the source of all spiritual power needed in every situation, both the physical and spiritual realms. He is the Spirit of Christ Who empowers you. (Romans 8:9-10) Because He lives His life in you to help, encourage, intercede, guide, protect, defend, comfort, and save you from yourself and the enemy, and He never abandons you. (Hebrews 13:5, John 14:16-17)

    God is Breathing New Life Into the Desires of Your Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 21:54


    God is breathing New Life into the desires of your heart. He causes you to fix your heart on His promises to feast on His faithful as you confidently trust Him to work all things out for your good. So you can take great delight in knowing God is on your side and being your partner works with you to fulfill the desires He planted in you to accomplish your destiny. Never doubt His Mighty Power at work, effectually working within you to achieve the Desires He destined you to achieve.

    You Definitely Belong to God - You are His Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 20:43


    Know that the LORD Is God. He made you, and you belong to Him. (Psalm 100:3) In love, He chose you out for Himself before he laid the foundation of the world! Because of his great love, he ordained you to be seen as holy and blameless in His eyes with an unstained innocence. (Ephesians‬ ‭1:4‬) You died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. You were crucified with Christ; it's no longer you who lives, but Christ lives in and through you - you live in union with Him. (Galatians 2:20) You are a new creation, a new creature that never existed before, an entirely new person. All that is related to your old life has vanished, passed away, never returned. Behold, all things are entirely fresh and new by your union with Christ and the indwelling Holy Spirit. (2 Corinthians 5:17)When the voices of the world say you are unacceptable and unworthy of God's Love, He says to you, "You are Mine." He made you, and you belong to Him. He picked you out for Himself to satisfy the Great Love. He marked you out to reveal you as His child. You are approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him through your union with Christ. You most Definitely Belong to Him!

    God Loves You with an Everlasting Love that Never Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 13:31


    God loves you with an Everlasting Love, and in His Unfailing Love, He draws you closer and closer to experience His Faithfulness and Kindness. When He makes a promise to you, He keeps it today His Love. God's Faithful Love guarantees His Promise to you because His Love never fails or ends. (Lamentations 3:22, 2 Corinthians 13:8) He never changes His Mind about you nor My Faithfulness to you. (Malachi 3:6) He refreshes you each morning with His Tender Mercy. (Lamentations 3:23). So you can boldly say, “The Lord is my Helper; therefore, I will hope and wait expectantly in Him!” (Hebrews 13:6, Lamentations 3:24)

    God's Wraparound Presence is Your Perfect Sovereign Shelter of Protection.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 21:47


    When you are overwhelmed by life, God is your Sovereign Shelter. He draws you to the safety of His Sanctuary to heal and find rest for your weary soul while His peace that surpasses all understanding mounts guard over your heart and mind wrapped in Jesus' arms. There you release the weight of all your worries, anxieties, and cares to Him.Jesus will cause you to rest in His Tender Care and refresh your life every time you come to Him. He is full of Love and Compassion that never fails to comfort and encourage you. Jesus knows what truly bothers you every unnecessary weight and that sin that cleverly clings to and entangles you. He washes you in His Fountain of Forgiveness.His Love washes away all your failures and guilt and the power of your conscience from condemning you. The accusing voice is gone because you live in union with Him, which liberates you from condemnation. Now you are entirely acceptable to God, holy and blameless in His Sight in Love. Your soul is quiet.

    God pours Endless Love in you to Calm your Heart be Your Personal Encourager

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 16:30


    God has rooted you and grounded you securely in His Deep Love to keep you strong, empowering you to discover the great magnitude of His Love and experience all its varied dimensions. Endless Love so far-reaching and deeply intimate pouring out on you, filling and flooding you with God Himself.He never gives you a spirit of fear, but His Endless Love drives out fear and expels every trace of worry and stress because there is no fear in Love. He has given you the Holy Spirit's mighty power at work in you; He pours Endless Love into your heart and gives you a calm and well-balanced mind filled with sound reasoning to do what pleases God.From the Beginning, God planted His Deep Love within you to be activated by His Living Water to create you into His Masterpiece. He loves you with an Everlasting Love and handpicked you out for Himself before He made the universe in eternity past to be revealed as His child holy and blameless before Him in Love.

    God is Your Sovereign Shelter of Rest to Cheer You Up When Overwhelmed by Life

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 20:46


    When you are overwhelmed by life, God is your Sovereign Shelter. He draws you to the safety of His Sanctuary to heal and find rest for your weary soul while His peace that surpasses all understanding mounts guard over your heart and mind wrapped in Jesus' arms. There you release the weight of all your worries, anxieties, and cares to Him.Jesus will cause you to rest in His Tender Care and refresh your life every time you come to Him. He is full of Love and Compassion that never fails to comfort and encourage you. Jesus knows what truly bothers you every unnecessary weight and even the sin that cleverly clings to and entangles you. He washes you in His Fountain of Forgiveness.His Love washes away all your failures and guilt and the power of your conscience to condemn you. The accusing voice is gone because you live in union with Him, which liberates you from condemnation. Now you are entirely acceptable to God, holy and blameless in His Sight in Love. Your soul is quiet.

    How to Release God's Redemption Power to Defeat the devil's Words Against You

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 21:53


    The heart of God is easily recognized in the Precious Price He paid to Redeem us back to Himself. He clearly shows and proves His Passionate Love for us by Christ dying in our place while we were still lost and ungodly! He is our Creator Who formed us in His Womb. He gave as new birth, nurtured us in His Love and even formed us in His Spirit Womb. The love God has for us is similar to a mother love. His is a Tender Love that last Forever. And His Superabounding Grace and Mercy make His Redemption available to us, to satisfy His Great Love.The devil wants you to work for your redemption, knowing fully well it is only by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works lest anyone boast. Because spiritually dead people cannot redeem themselves. This is God's Wisdom Hidden in a Mystery which He destined for our glory before time began. The devil and None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory. They definitely know from being at the cross, and being defeated by the resurrected Lord that only Jesus shed blood on the cross can pay the price Justice Demands for your Redemption. Jesus made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and power to accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was not their prisoner; they were His! (Ephesians 2:8-9, 1 Corinthians 2:7-8, Colossians 2:15)

    God Fills You with His Thoughts to Encourage and Comfort You in Every Way.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 15:56


    God speaks into your heart Truth, so say what He say about you...What God says about you is more important than what man speculates about you. He speaks Truth into your heart by filling your mouth with His Word. So, say what God says about you. It is already True!Embrace the Truth of what He says about you, who He calls you, where He has seated you, and your Full Identity as His child. Because that is what you are! It will change what you say about yourself, and even accept from others that is not in-line with Who God says you are.Fill your Thoughts with His Thoughts because He knows who you are, and the price He paid to make you His Own child.You are who God says you are! Let His love pour into heart today.So, Speak My Word to your heart that He speaks to you; it does not return unfulfilled. His Word Spoken through your lips will Always Perform His Purposes and fulfill the Divine Mission He Sent It out to do in your Life.

    God Fills Your Thoughts with His Thoughts to Reveal How Much He Loves You

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 12:56


    What God says about you is more important than what man speculates about you. He speaks Truth into your heart by filling your mouth with His Word. So say what God says about you. It is already True! Embrace the Truth of what He says about you, who He calls you, where He has seated you, and your Full Identity as His child. Because that is want your are! It will change what you say about yourself, and even accept from others that is not in-line with Who God says you are. Fill your Thoughts with His Thoughts because He knows who you are, and the price He paid to make you His Own child. You are who God says you are!He Speaks into your heart His Truth, so say what He say about you, fill your mouth with His Words which birth His Divine Persuasion in you as you respond to His Anointed Utterances. He certifies that His Word you utter into your heart will Come to Pass. For in your utterance of His Word you are declaring what He had in advanced preplanned for you from the beginning, knowing all the work you would do, and the needs you would have in life to fulfill your destiny.

    Come to Me Who Loves You to Get God's Direct Answers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 18:08


    God pulls you into His presence to embrace you with His love and to guide you with His wisdom and provide the grace to help, coming just when you need.There is nothing too difficult or too hard to impossible or to wondrous for God to do for you, because He Loves You!Come into His Presence in your time of distress and need. He will satisfy your spiritual thirst with His Living Water drawn from His Presence within you to refresh your weary soul. Come to Him Who Loves you to discover the great magnitude of His astonishing love in all its dimensions for you. How deeply intimate and far-reaching is His Endless Love Beyond measurement that transcends all you can imagine, to provide the Guidance you need for your every decision.Never doubt God's mighty power to work in you and achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you.‭‭(Ephesians‬ ‭3:20‬)Each morning, He stirs your heart to hear the revelation of His Tender Unfailing Love. (Psalms 143:8) He Pulls your heart closer and closer into His Passionate Embrace. (John 6:44)He gives Light for your path, causing you to know the way in which you should walk, and teaches you all things, and brings to your remembrance all things that He has written and told you. (John ‭14:26‬)‭ ‬He is your safe and powerful place of Refuge! Your proven Help in time of trouble – more than enough and always available when you need Him! (Psalms 83:1)Come to Him Who Loves you and welcomes you in His Presence as His Beloved child of His Love failing Love.

    God's Passionate Love Makes You Completely Whole and Heals Your Hurting Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 11:31


    Love is the Greatest Healing force in your life. Love never fails, never fades out, becomes obsolete or comes to an end. Love never stops loving! Love is a safe place of shelter, for it never stops believing the best for others. Love never takes failure as defeat, for it never gives up. God is Love.His Passionate Love makes you completely whole. His Endless Love lives in you, because He is living in you. Now you are healed because you are in fellowship and one with Him Who is your Healer.He paid the price for your complete wholeness showing His Love for you. There's nothing more powerful than His Love for you. Love that always brings healing and wholeness. When Love is present, healing is present, because healing flows through Love.

    How to release God's Power in You to Demolish the devil's Plans Against You

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 22:29


    The Sword of Righteousness is the Word of God in you, Who is Christ in you executing His Righteousness through you to bring Glory to the Father.Jesus Christ is your righteousness, Who is the Sword of the Spirit, Who is the Word of God, Himself in you.God has equipped you for the battles you will face. Bu speaking the Word of Truth, in the power of God, you utilize the weapons of righteousness for the right hand to attack and for the left hand to defend. (‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭6:7‬)‬Understanding God's righteousness reveals to you the power of the weapons of righteousness given to you by God.Paul described the Gospel as the revelation of God's righteousness (Romans 3:21). “But now the righteousness of God has been revealed independently and altogether apart from the Law, although actually it is attested by the Law and the Prophets, Namely, the righteousness of God which comes by believing with personal trust and confident reliance on Jesus Christ (the Messiah). And it is meant for all who believe. For there is no distinction, Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives. All are justified and made upright and in right standing with God, freely and gratuitously by His grace (His unmerited favor and mercy), through the redemption which is provided in Christ Jesus, the Father having made peace through His Blood. (Romans ‭3:21-24‬)Now God through His powerful declaration of acquittal, He freely gives His righteousness to you. His gift of love and favor now cascades over you, all because Jesus, the Anointed One, has liberated you from the guilt, punishment, and power of sin! Romans ‭3:24‬ Jesus' God-given destiny was to be the sacrifice to take away your sins, and now He is your mercy seat because of His death on the cross. You come to Him for mercy, for God has made a provision for you to be forgiven by faith in the sacred blood of Jesus. This is the perfect demonstration of God's righteousness, which makes you justified and upright and in right standing with God, by His grace, because until now, God had been so patient—holding back His justice out of His tolerance for you. So He covered over the sins of those who lived prior to Jesus' sacrifice.‭‭Romans‬ ‭3:25‬ ‬And when the season of tolerance came to an end, there was only one possible way for God to give away His righteousness and still be true to both His justice and His mercy—to offer up His own Son. So now, because you stand on the faithfulness of Jesus, God declares you righteous in His eyes!‭‭Romans‬ ‭3:26‬ ‬Even though you were once distant from him, living in the shadows of your evil thoughts and actions, he reconnected you back to himself. He released his supernatural peace to you through the sacrifice of his own body as the sin-payment on your behalf so that you would dwell in his presence. And now there is nothing between you and Father God, for he sees you as holy, flawless, and restored, (Colossians ‭1:21-22‬)God made you alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; He gave us the very life of Christ Himself. (Ephesians ‭2:5‬)Since you are now joined to Christ, you have been given the treasures of redemption by His blood—the total cancellation of your sins—all because of the cascading riches of His grace. This superabundant grace is already powerfully working in you, releasing within you all forms of wisdom and practical understanding. (Ephesians ‭1:7-8‬)For this reason Jesus said that the main thing you should seek after is God's Righteousness.Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matthew ‭6:33‬)Jesus is saying: above all, constantly chase after the realm of God's kingdom and the righteousness that proceeds from Him, which you have received in Christ. Then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly. (Matthew ‭6:33‬)God has made you the Righteousness of Christ Who are in Christ Jesus. And because you really are His child God has sent the Holy Spirit of His Son into your heart, (Galatians ‭4:6‬)Your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit, whom you have from God, and you are not your own. (1Corinthians ‭6:19‬)

    How to Live in God's Loving Comfort in All your Troubles

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 12:20


    God's love is your comfort!When you feel lonely, isolated, discourafed, abandoned, forsaken anxious, worried, concerned or afraid; one encouraging word can change your entire perspective, bringing LIGHT to the shadow of darkness that once veiled your sight to God's great love to comfort you.David persoanlly experimeced God's Great Comforing Love, he said: Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles. I find great comfort in your promises, for they have kept me alive! (Psalms ‭119:50)‬Yes, the right word at the right time can help you when you need comfort in your situation or circumstance. And God's Word has the power to give you that Comfort when troubled.The Holy Spirit and the Power ofGod takes God's Promise and lifts it off the pages of Scripture and applies it to your heart, stirring your minds most holy emotions and thus persuading you, by the Holy Spirit testifying with your own spirit the Word will come to pass.‭‭(1 Corinthians‬ ‭2:4‬ , Romans 8:16)These words are from God your Father and your Redeemer to you His Dear Precious child, demonstrating His Great Love for you that there is nothing in the universe with the power to separate you from God's love. His love triumphs over death, life's troubles, fallen angels, or dark rulers in the heavens. There is nothing in your present or future circumstances that can weaken His Love for you.No power in above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate you from the love of God that is revealed and lavished upon you through our Lord Jesus. (Romans‬ ‭8:38-39)I AM your comforter, the one who refreshes and restores your soul. I AM personally present with you accomplishing My works through you. I remain close to you and will lead you in the path I prepared in advance for you, fear will never conquer you. For I AM personally present with you always ans conquered for you.My Authority is your strength and peace. The Comfort of My Love takes away your fear and pain. You are never lonely, for I AM near. (Psalms 23:4).As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted, My child. (Psalm 66:13) I ALWAYS know how to comfort you and encourage you and refresh you and cheer you up when you are sinking. (2 Corinthians 7:6)Yes, I AM the source of every comfort and encouragement, Who ALWAYS comes alongside you to comfort you in every situation and circumstance, so that you can come alongside those who are in any kind of suffering or pain or distress, and bring them the same comfort I have poured out upon you, My child. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

    Know God's Purpose and Plan for Your Life Will Always Prevail

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 13:27


    O Lord, God you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are powerful and mighty; no one can stand against you! 2 Chronicles ‭20:6‬ Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. 1 Chronicles ‭29:11-12‬ I know that You can do all things, and that no thought or purpose of Yours can be restrained or thwarted. Job‬ ‭42:2‬ ‬The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His kingdom rules over all. Psalm ‭103:19‬ But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. Psalm ‭115:3‬ Whatever the Lord pleases, that has He done in the heavens and on earth, in the seas and all deeps– Psalm ‭135:6‬ The Lord works everything together to accomplish his purpose. Even the wicked are included in his plans— he sets them aside for the day of disaster. Proverbs ‭16:4‬ A man's mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure. Ps. 37:23; Prov. 20:24; Proverbs ‭16:9‬ There is no [human] wisdom or understanding or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭21:30‬ ‬You can make many plans, but the Lord's purpose will prevail. Proverbs‬ ‭19:21‬ ‬A person may have many ideas concerning God's plan for his life, but only the designs of God's purpose will succeed in the end.‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭19:21‬ ‬The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.‭‭Psalms‬ ‭33:10-11‬ ‬For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11‬ ‬The Lord Almighty has sworn, “Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen. Isaiah ‭14:24‬

    The LORD is Who Rescues and Preserves You from the Enemy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 7:20


    Blessed be the LORD my Rock, the only one Who is a strong, safe, and secure place for me; it's in God alone and I love Him! He has s the One Who gives me strength and skill for the battle, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle— He is my shelter of love and my fortress of faith, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me. He's my shelter of love and my fortress of faith, who wraps himself around me as a secure shield. I hide myself in Him Who subdues enemies before me.LORD, Who am I, that You take knowledge of me? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?‭‭Psalms‬ ‭144:1-3‬ ‭Yet what honor you have given to men, created only a little lower than Elohim, crowned like kings and queens with glory and magnificence. You have delegated to them mastery over all you have made, making everything subservient to their authority, placing earth itself under the feet of your image-bearers. Psalms‬ ‭8:5-6‬ ‭

    God's Peace Power to Guide Your Heart in Every Decision.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 11:01


    The Peace of God Is like something precious buried in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field. Again the Peace of God is like a man who is a dealer in search of fine and precious pearls, Who, on finding a single pearl of great price, went and sold all he had and bought it.‭‭Matthew‬ ‭13:44-46‬ ‬Dear child of God, when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can! For you know that when your faith is tested it stirs up power within you to endure all things. And then as your endurance grows even stronger it will release perfection into every part of your being until there is nothing missing and nothing lacking. ‭‭James 1:2-4‬ ‬‭And everything the Word of God taught was so that the perfect peace which is in Christ Jesus will be in you and will give you great confidence as you rest in Him. For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows, but you must be courageous, for He has conquered and overcome the world, and deprived it of power to harm you.‬‭‭‭John‬ ‭16:33‬ ‭‬‭For He Himself is our peace,‬‭‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:14‬ ‭‬‭So, Don't be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Tell him every detail of your life, then God's wonderful peace that transcends human understanding, will make the answers known to you through Jesus Christ.‬‭‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:6-7‬ ‭‬

    Know God is Present With you Directing you Life For His Good Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 21:27


    In today's world life can seem unfair. This current season of life may have created circumstances for you that are just unfair. You may have financial pressures, relationship pressures, decisions and to make and bills to pay, you may wonder when you can go to church again. And then you see others out there able to do things that you can't do and you think this is so unfair.Let me remind you that even though life can seem just unfair, The Grace of God is also unfair. Because God does not give you what you deserve he gives you what you cannot obtain.For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians ‭2:8-9‬ For no person will be justified (made righteous, acquitted, and judged acceptable) in His sight by works prescribed by the Law. For the righteousness of God is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Romans ‭3:20-24‬ The Bible is filled with unfair beginnings and Grace Endings.– It wasn't fair for Abraham to offer up his only son Isaac. But in offering up his only son Isaac, God offered up his only son to redeem us back to himself.It wasn't fair for Joseph to be sold into slavery, however God showed him favor and blessed all the works of his hand until he became second in command in Egypt and saved his family. Joseph says, what you meant for evil against me, God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Genesis 50:20 –It wasn't fair for Moses to be born at the time when the order was given to kill all children. However, God use Moses to deliver his people out of bondage.It wasn't fair for Jabez to be namedby his mother pain. But Jabez called on the God saying, Oh, That You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that may not cause pain! 1 Chronicles 4:9-10It wasn't fair for Jesus to bear your sin that and paid the penalty for your sins. For our sake He made Christ virtually to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of the righteousness of God what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness. 2 Corinthians ‭5:21‬God's grace is greater then the unfairness you may find your life and situation today. Each of the persons above thought very similarly to what you think about your life. However, when you see what God intended then you know that God has a plan and a purpose for your life to bring you out and make you greater then you can even think hope ask or imagine because faith his purpose and plan for your life.Listen, God knows the things that you have need of. And he has a plan to get them to you. He supplies all your needs, he knows what they are before you knew what they were. And he knew what your situation would be today before you were ever born. Ephesians 1:4th fellowship he chose you in Christ before the foundation of the world.That means the the Father Called you to be his child before the foundation of the war. And he's a good good fall so he provides for all your needs and he knows how to get what you need to you even if he has to created for you. Ephesians 1:4God's grace and goodness will rewrite your life like it did in the lives of the Saints of old. In each one of their lives he rewrote the script of their current situation, and brought them out to a greater position than they could've drink.What God wants you know is that your infirmities that you're going through right now does not identify you, but that he will take it and turn it for the good and conference you, so you can comfort others in their hardships and tribulations with the comfort with which you yourself have been contacted by God. 2 Corinthians 1:4When God brings you through your life situation he gives you a testimony, and your testimony gives you a place of authority of the goodness and grace of God to encourage and comfort others who may have lost hope.Remember what Joseph concluded from his situation. What the enemy meant for all, God takes it and blesses you to make you a blessing to others.So don't let life circumstances discourage you, know that God is directing you your destiny to accomplish his purposes.A man's mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure. The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Man's steps are ordered by the Lord.Proverbs ‭16:9, ‬Ps. 37:23; Prov. 20:24

    The Power of Praise Releases the Spirit of God in and through You.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 19:00


    Praise and Thanksgiving give us access to GodEnter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations. Psalms‬ ‭100:4-5‬ ‬Thank God in everything no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks, for this is the will of God for you who are in Christ Jesus, the Revealer and Mediator of that will.‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:18‬ ‬At all times and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5:20‬ ‬PRAISE THE Lord! (Hallelujah!) O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever! ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭106:1‬ ‬I WILL praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth, recount and tell aloud, all Your marvelous works and wonderful deeds!‭‭Psalm‬ ‭9:1‬ ‬O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever!‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭16:34‬ ‬God's love is everlasting, so even when we sin against him, he will still forgive us and accept us for who we truly are at heart.

    God Created You in Christ Jesus with Authority as a World Overcomer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 24:20


    You are called to be a World Overcomer, For whatever is born of God is victorious over the world; and this is the victory that conquers the world, even our faith. Who is it that is victorious over, that conquers the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on that fact? 1 John ‭5:4-5‬ Jesus, the LORD Himself Gives You His Word, the Word of God and a Promise, Jesus speaking,I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have perfect peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer take courage. For I have overcome the world. I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you. John ‭16:33‬ BELOVED, DO not put faith in every spirit, but prove (test) the spirits to discover whether they proceed from God; for many false prophets have gone forth into the world. God is telling you to Test Everything, Every Situation, Every Circumstance, Every Newscast, Every Article, Every Group, Every Association; and Do Not React to Everything.For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood, contending only with physical opponents, but against the despotisms, against the powers, against- the master spirits who are - the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly supernatural sphere. (Ephesians ‭6:12‬)By this you may know (perceive and recognize) the Spirit of God: every spirit which acknowledges and confesses [the fact] that Jesus Christ (the Messiah) actually has become man and has come in the flesh is of God has God for its source: And every spirit which does not acknowledge and confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, but would annul, destroy, sever, disunite Him is not of God, does not proceed from Him]. This [nonconfession] is the [spirit] of the antichrist, [of] which you heard that it was coming, and now it is already in the world. Little children, you are of God [you belong to Him] and have [already] defeated and overcome them [the agents of the antichrist], because He Who lives in you is greater (mightier) than he who is in the world. (1 John ‭4:1-4‬)God created you to live in Victory.God did not create you to live under circumstances, worry or anxiety or concerns. He created you IN CHRIST Jesus a World Overcomer.The enemy of your authority does not want you to know Who You Are in CHRIST, AND THAT CHRIST IN you has more authority, and is greater then the enemy in this world.You have been crucified with CHRIST, it is no longer you who Lives, BUT CHRIST LIVES IN you; and the life you now live in the body you live by faith in the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me. (Galatians ‭2:20‬)For as far as this world is concerned] you have died, and your, new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God.‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:3‬ ‬God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth. [Ps. 104:30; Heb. 1:2; 11:3.] And God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it [using all its vast resources in the service of God and man]; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and over every living creature that moves upon the earth. Genesis ‭1:26-28‬ I have Given you the Very Life of CHRIST by making you Alive together IN Union and IN Fellowship with HIM, Who is the HEAD of His Body, the Church, a Headship exercised through out the Church. I made HIM to have Dominion over the Works of My Hands, I having put ALL Things UNDER HIS FEET. (Psalms 8:6)Hod has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church, a headship exercised throughout the church, Psalms 8:6Which is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all [for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes everything complete, and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself, Ephesians‬ ‭1:22-23‬ ‭The mystery of which was hidden for ages and generations [from angels and men], but is now revealed to His holy people (the saints), To whom God was pleased to make known how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ IN you and among you, the Hope of [realizing the] glory.”‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:26-27‬ ‭CHRIST IN YOU it is Who God created ALL Things that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.And CHRIST is before all things, and IN HIM ALL Things consist.And He is the Head of His Body – the church, Now you are Christ's body and individually you are members of it, each part severally and distinct each with his own place and function.‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭12:27‬ ‭God gives you the spiritual authority to live above your circumstances.He wants you to know absolutely that anyone born of God, that the One Who was begotten of God, CHRIST carefully watches over and protects you. Yes, Christ's divine presence within you is Greater Then He Who Is in the World, and CHRIST Preserves you against the evil, and the wicked one does not lay hold (get a grip) on you or touch you. 1 John‬ ‭5:18‬ ‭For Jesus said, For I have overcome the world. I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you. John ‭16:33‬

    The Lord Is Your Helper When You Are Weak and Weary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 30:47


    God did not give you a spirit of fear, but He has given you a spirit of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. 2 Timothy ‭1:7‬ For you are not living the life of the flesh, you died in your life is now Hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3). Your Body Is the Temple of the Living God, the Holy Spirit Lives in. Is No Longer You Who Lives but Christ Lives in You. (Galatians 2:20) and Greater Is He Who Is in You, Then He Who Is in the World. (1 John 4:4)Now, you are living the life of the Spirit, as a born-again believer the Holy Spirit of God really dwells within you, He directs and controls you.‭‭(Romans‬ ‭8:9‬). ‭ The Spirit Himself testifies together with our own spirit, assuring us that you are the child of God. (Romans‬ ‭8:16‬)‬Therefore, the best way to build up your faith is to say what God says about you in His Word.This is especially crucial for the times in which we're living. There is so much turmoil, anxiety, and pain. It is good to remember that God still sits on the throne, and God reigns and rules the earth.Furthermore, the Lord is the One who fights for you. So focus on these promises of God which he will make true in your life. Because His Word will not return to Me void, without producing any effect, useless, but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah‬ ‭55:11‬ ‬Therefore, I encourage you to listen to these verses the Holy Spirit has given to encourage you daily. They will become a shield of faith to your heart and mind, the Holy Spirit divinely persuading by testifying with your own spirit making you stronger, bolder, and more courageous in your daily walk sin, knowing that the Lord himself is with which – guiding and directing your steps, Who Never Leaves You nor Forsake You.Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven stands firm as the heavens. Psalms 89:2; Matthew 24:34, 35; I Peter 1:25 Psalms ‭119:89‬ Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm ‭119:105‬ My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. Behold, God is my Helper; The LORD is with those who uphold my life. He will repay my enemies for their evil, in His faithfulness He puts an end to them.Psalms 54:4-5, Hebrews 13:5, Psalm 121:2As a Born-Again Believer you Dwell in the secret place of the Most High and remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty Whose power no foe can withstand. God is for you, who can be against you? Who can be our foe, if God is on your side? Romans 8:31You have the privilege of calling upon the Lord; the Lord will answered you and set you free and in a large place. Psalm ‭118:5‬The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? [Heb. 13:6.] The Lord is on your side and takes your part, He is among those who help you; therefore you shall see your desire established upon those who hate you. ‭ psalms118:7‬It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. Psalm‬ ‭118:8-9‬ ‬So you take comfort and be encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm I will not fear or dread or be terrified. What can man do to me? Hebrews ‭13:6‬ The LORD is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I confidently trust!‭‭Psalm‬ ‭91:1-2‬ ‬For He Will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease. He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with His Wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection. Psalms ‭91:3-4‬ He comes with great power, and rescue me! He depends me with His Might. Psalms ‭54:1‬ HE SAVES ME, O God, by Your name; judge and vindicate me by Your mighty strength and power. Hear my pleading and my prayer, O God; You give ear to the words of my mouth. When strangers and insolent men are rising up against me, and violent men and ruthless ones seek and demand my life; for they do not set God before them. Selah! Psalm ‭54:1-3‬ Behold, God is my Helper; The Lord is with those who uphold my life. He will repay my enemies for their evil. Cut them off in Your truth.‭‭Psalms‬ ‭54:4-5‬ ‬THE Lord is my Light and my Salvation–whom shall I fear or dread? The Lord is the Refuge and Stronghold of my life–of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm ‭27:1‬ Philippians 4:6–7: Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.Philippians 4:19: My God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.Isaiah 41:10: Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.Isaiah 54:17: “No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.Psalm 32:7: You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance.Deuteronomy 31:8: The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.Proverbs 3:5–6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

    The LORD Gives You Strength When You Have No Strength

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 21:21


    The LORD is your Strength and your Song, Who gives you Salvation. Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face and to be in His presence continually! He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.‪Psalms 118:14, 1 Chronicles 16:11, Isaiah 40:29‬The Lord sits enthroned over the earth; the Lord is enthroned as King forever. The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. Psalms ‭29:10-11‬O GIVE thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever!Out of my distress I called upon the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free and in a large place. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? [Heb. 13:6.] The Lord is on my side and takes my part, He is among those who help me; therefore shall I see my desire established upon those who hate me. It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭118:1, 5-9‬ ‬The Lord is my Strength and Song; and He has become my Salvation.‭‭Psalm‬ ‭118:14‬ ‬The Lord is my Strength and my impenetrable Shield; my heart trusts in, relies on, and confidently leans on Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song will I praise Him.‭‭Psalm‬ ‭28:7‬ ‬Seek the Lord and His strength; yearn for and seek His face and to be in His presence continually!‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭16:11‬ “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah‬ ‭40:28-31‬ ‭Yes, He says to you, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in your weakness.

    God Wants You to Come to Him First Because He Loves you

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 12:49


    Once you have a personal relationship with Jesus, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell in you permanently and seals you in Christ Jesus as God child forever and ever. (Ephesians 1:13-14)As a born-again believer, you now have the Spirit of the Living God dwelling in you. The Spirit Himself testifies together with our own spirit, assuring you that you are a child of God. (Romans‬ ‭8:16‬)Now you have the mind of the Holy Spirit, which is life and soul peace both now and forever. (Romans‬ ‭8:6‬) You are living the life of the Spirit, the HolySpirit of God really dwells within you, He directs and controls you because you belong to Christ, and truly a child of God. (Romans‬ ‭8:9‬. 14)There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. (Romans‬ ‭8:1-2‬)‭Jesus ask the Father, to give you another Comforter, that He may remain with you forever– The Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive (welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or know and recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him, for He lives with you constantly and in you.The Comforter, The Holy Spirit is your Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby, Whom the Father sent in My name, in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf, He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you. (John‬ ‭14:16-17, 26‬)The Holy Spirit strengthen your intimacy with the Father, and reveals to you what God prefers you to do. He gives you the very power and desire both to will and to do God's pleasure, by the effective working of His mighty power at work in you. (Philippians 2:13, Ephesians 3:20)‭

    How to Enjoy your Priceless Privilege of the Very Best Life Possible.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 17:18


    God wants you to enjoy your Priceless Privilege of the Very Best Life Possible. Because He Knows When You Spend Time with Him you experience a renewed energy and the encouragement of His Presence.Your conversation with God is the way in which you grow closer to Him.You'll be amazed at the incredible insights and wisdom that God reveals to you by His Holy Spirit speaking and testifying with your spirit, (Romans 8:16) as you peacefully pondering His Word. To care deeply about, be concerned with, especially paying attention, giving thought to His Word. – i.e. "taking an active interest and engafing with Him as He speaks to you a out His Word.”God draws you into His loving presence and comfort, so you emerge stronger in your weaknesses with power on how which gives you the victory over life situations. You will soon discover that all things work better, when he is a co-laborer with you giving you the wisdom and power needed to succeed in life.When you realize that the Lord desires for you to come into his presence and use his gifts every day in your life, and the great cost He paid to achieve this freedom. Then you will be all struck that the God of this universe, deeply loves you and desires to have a personal relationship with you.And that's the message that God your Father wants you to know today. He draws you into his presence to talk intimately in a Personal Relationship with Him. And His Purpose Is to Strengthen and Deepen Your Intimacy with Him.When you were born again of the Holy Spirit of God, you were brought into a new personal relationship with God. You now are a new creation in Christ Jesus, the old has gone, and the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17)Your body now is the Temple of the living God, (2 Corinthians 6, 16). God himself lives in you. For you died, and your new life is hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:3)Therefore, you entered into a new personal relationship with God the Father when you were born again of His Spirit.The Father as reconciled you back to himself through Christ having made peace through the blood of His cross. And now you who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, now He has Reconciled you Christ by through Death, in Order to Present You Holy and Blameless and above Reproach in His Sight. (Colossians 1:20-22)Just as the Scripture promises, “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” ( Psalms‬ ‭103:11-12‬)‬Now, you being IN CHRIST and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3:12‬ ‬ There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh,”‭‭(Romans‬ ‭8:1-3‬)‬Jesus has done all the work for you. Just accept His Finished work on the cross. God did this to that He might clearly demonstrate through the ages to come the immeasurable riches of His free grace in His kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus. For it is by free grace that you are saved, delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation through faith. And this salvation is not of yourself, of your own doing, it came not through your own striving, but it is the gift of God; Not because of your works, lest any man should boast. It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself. Ephesians ‭2:7-9‬ God is speaking, are you listening?Now you have a New relatonship with God through Christ Jesus. Your a new creation, the old has passed away; behold, the new has come.‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:17‬ ‬You're now indwelt by the Holy Spirit, having been born of Holy Spirit. God identifies you as His Own child by stamping you with the seal of the Holy Spirit. Ephesians ‭1:13‬He is your Comforter, Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby Whom the Father send in Jesus name, in His place, to represent Him and act on His behalf. He teaches you all things. And He caused you to recall, remind you of, bring to your remembrance everything The Lord Jesus has told you. John ‭14:26‬ He is the Spirit of Truth, Who guides you into all the Truth. He speaks and tells you whatever He hears from the Father; He gives the message that has been given to Him, and He declares to you the things that are to come that will happen in the future.‭‭John‬ ‭16:13‬ ‬‭The Spirit Himself thus testifies together with your own spirit, assuring you that you are a child of God. Romans 8:16‬‭He encourages you to share your heart with God. He divinely persuades you to know what God perfers, so you can know what pleases Him. ‬‭The Holy Spirit strengthen and deepen your relationship with the Father by drawing you into His Presence to talk to Him about Everything. For He knows everything about you, nothing is concealed from Him. Hebrews‬ ‭4:13‬ and He knows what you need before you come to Him. Matthew 6:8‬‭Therefore, come fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace, where He gives you receive mercy for your failures and find grace to help in good time for every need m, appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when you need it. Hebrews‬ ‭4:16‬ ‭‬

    How to Hear God's Voice In All Things Great and Small

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 26:09


    God is constantly speaking to you. But too often, we can miss out on hearing what God's saying to you because you're not familiar with His Voice. So you start to wonder how to hear from God and why you are not.God wants you to hear his voice clear, and it is possible to do so. The key is to develop a personal relationship with God, which will empower you to hear him speak to you on a regular basis.He tells you “Come near to God and He will come near to you.” (James ‭4:8) ‬The more time you spend with Him talking to Him about All Things, both Listening and Hearing from Him, your relationship with Him becomes closer.And God transforms you into a new person by using His conversations with you to change the way you think and He gives you new attitudes. Then you are able to test and know what God's will for you is, when going through difficult or crisis or there is a major decision that you have to make. ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:2‬ ‬Listen God created you for a close personal relationship with Himself. God re-created you in Christ Jesus. You are a New Creation in Christ, the Old Is Gone and the New Has Come. (2 Corinthians 5:17) You have been Born Again of the Spirit of God. (John 3:5-7) it is no longer you who lives, but Christ lives IN you. (Galatians 2:20) Your Body is Now the Temple of the Living God. (2 Corinthians 6:16).God designed you for a close personal relationship with him. He came to live in the you to be personally present with you and talk to you on a moment by moment basis.You can Confidently and Boldly come and talk with God – remembering he is your Heavenly Father Who knows exactly what you need even before you ask Him! Matthew ‭6:8‬ The Lord is constantly speaking to you and giving you His Direction. The Problem Is Nevertheless the Lord, but Rather Not Fixing Your Thoughts and Mind on Him to Hear. (Hebrews 12:2)Jesus Said: “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd risks and lays down His own life for the sheep. John ‭10:11‬ ‭ “The sheep that are My own hear and are listening to My voice; and I know them, and they follow Me.” John‬ ‭10:27‬ Notice that He said in verse 3, His sheep hear His voice. He didn't say His sheep CAN hear His voice or SHOULD hear His voice. He made the emphatic statement that His sheep DO hear His voice. 4 Steps to Hear clearly the voice of God1. Meditate on the word of God. To meditate means to pay special attention. This means you sit still and quietly before the Lord and ask him what He is saying to you through His Word. Psalms 46:10Joshua 1:8 gives you the instruction:This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.‭‭Joshua‬ ‭1:8‬ ‬As a born-again believer, the Word of God Now Lives in you. The LORD says: I have put My laws into your heart, and in them in your mind.‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10:16‬ ‬2. Practice the word of God – be a doer of the word and not a hearer only. God and His Word are ONE.But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”‭‭James‬ ‭1:22‬ ‬For example he tells you in Philippians 4:6, Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:6‬ ‬3. Give the word first place in your life.My son, give attention to: My Words Incline your ear to My sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to all their flesh. Proverbs‬ ‭4:20-22‬‬Always put the Word First. Ask What God Says about Your Situation or Circumstance. For the word of God which the Holy Spirit will reveal to you is guaranteed to come to pass. Just as God says:So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah ‭55:11‬ For the word of God will never fail. For with God nothing will be impossible. Luke ‭1:37‬ This is because the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews ‭4:12‬ 4. Act on the Word of God with Authority.For the word of God, is the sword of the Spirit. The Sword That the Spirit of God uses. Ephesians ‭6:17‬The Spirit of God Draws you to His Word of Promise. Spirit and power of God, operating on you and stirring your minds most holy emotions and thus persuading you. (1 Corinthians ‭2:4) To regulate your life and conduct yourself by the effective working of the Holy Spirit in you testifying with your own spirit what God would have you to do; thus you walk not by sight or making decisions based on the appearance of things, but by the Word of God Divinely Persuading You What God Prefers. 2 Corinthians ‭5:7‬, Romans 8:16‬For you are not living the life of the flesh, you are living the life of the Spirit, the Holy Spirit of God really dwells within you, directs and controls you because you belong to Christ and are truly a child of God. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. Romans‬ ‭8:9‬, 14

    God Does All Things Through Christ Who Does Greater than you and Ask or Think

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 18:06


    Everything starts with God. He is rhe Source of All Things.The Bible starts with God. The gospel start with God. Your salvation starts with God. Your life starts with God.The Message of the Cross begins with God God started All Things through Christ Jesus, the Word of God.In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. John‬ ‭1:1-5‬ ‬For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine nature].”‭‭Colossians‬ ‭2:9‬ ‬God appointed Christ Jesus Heir and lawful Owner of all things, by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order].”Hebrews ‭1:2‬ Everything Begins with GodEverything originates with God. He is the Source The Bible starts with God. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis ‭1:1‬ Mankind, male and female starts with God. God said,, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth. [Ps. 104:30; Heb. 1:2; 11:3.] So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them. [Col. 3:9, 10; James 3:8, 9] Genesis ‭1:26-27‬ Life itself starts with God.Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life or spirit of life, and man became a living being. [I Cor. 15:45-49] Genesis ‭2:7‬ And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.”‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭15:45‬ ‬Every Spiritual blessing starts with God.Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 5 Spiritual Truths: the Source (“God and Father”), the Recipients (“us”), the Content (“spiritual”) the Location (“in the heavenlies”), and the Means (“in Christ”).Your Purpose starts with God.God chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. Ephesians ‭1:3-6‬ Your faith starts With GodJesus is the Aurhor, Leader and the Source of our faith, giving the first incentive for our belief and is also its Finisher bringing it to maturity and perfection. Hebrews ‭12:2‬ By faith we understand that the worlds during the successive ages were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible. Hebrews ‭11:3‬ And without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him [out]. Hebrews ‭11:6‬ Listen there is only one God, the Father, Who is the Source of all things and for Whom we have life], and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through and by Whom are all things and through and by Whom we ourselves exist]. [Mal. 2:10] 1 Corinthians‬ ‭8:6‬ ‭Love starts With GodWe love Him, because He first loved us. 1 John‬ ‭4:19‬ ‭For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭Joy starts With GodMy joy and delight are in you, that your joy and gladness may be of full measure and complete and overflowing. John‬ ‭15:11‬ ‭Do not sorrow, for the Joy of the LORD is your strength.‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭8:10‬ ‭“And now I am coming to You; I say these things while I am still in the world, so that My joy may be made full and complete and perfect in them [that they may experience My delight fulfilled in them, that My enjoyment may be perfected in their own souls, that they may have My gladness within them, filling their hearts].”‭‭John‬ ‭17:13‬ ‭Peace starts With GodChrist Himself is our peace, Ephesians‬ ‭2:14‬ ‭Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”‭‭John‬ ‭14:27‬ ‭and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians‬ ‭4:7And the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ's] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful, giving praise to God always. Colossians‬ ‭3:15‬ ‭Grace starts With GodFor by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:8-9‬ ‭

    God Lavishly Bestows upon You His Power of Grace To Make You His Blessing.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 20:47


    The Beauty of God's GraceGod is infinitely gracious. In his grace he not only withheld his wrath, but he positively saved us:For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God… (Ephesians 2:8) The Greek for “grace”, “charis” means: kindness, favor, “a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ”, or “kindness which bestows upon one what he has not deserved.Listen, God in His Grace Bestows upon you His infinite blessings YOU DO NOT DESERVE. And the Grace He pours out unto you what YOU COULD NEVER MERIT – His Free Gift of His Undeserved and Unmerited Favor that Gives you Eternal life, infinite joy, being one with Christ, being made like Christ.Even when we were dead slain by your own shortcomings and trespasses, He made us alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the same new life with which He quickened Him, for it is by grace - His favor and mercy which you did not deservethat you are saved - delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation.‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:5‬ ‬When you believe in your heart Jesus Christ died personally for your sins, that God raised Him from the dead, and you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord you will be saved. Romans ‭10:9‬ Because by grace, God gives you what you don't deserve. He…Gives you eternal life whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John ‭3:15-16‬ Adopts you as His children But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. Galatians ‭4:4-7‬ Makes you joint-heirs with Christ, “and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. Romans‬ ‭8:17‬ ‬Gives you his Holy SpiritWhich of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!‭‭Luke‬ ‭11:11-13‬ ‬Lives in you Galatians 2:20Conforms you to Christ Image For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Romans ‭8:29‬ Causes all things to work together. We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans‬ ‭8:28‬ ‬Hears your prayers Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew ‭7:7-8‬ “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark ‭11:24‬ Gives you gifts of the SpiritThere are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all... But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. I Corinthians ‭12:4-11‬ Produces fruit of the Spirit: the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23)Gives you good works to walk in... For you are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:10‬ ‬He will never remove his love from you. “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:38-39‬ ‬And someday you will see his face. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. 1 Corinthians ‭13:12‬ And the list of all the benefits that God has lavishly bestowed upon us by grace goes on and on….For Now we have received the Holy Spirit Who is from God, given to us that we might realize and comprehend and appreciate the gifts of His divine unmerited favor (Grace) the blessing so freely and lavishly bestowed on us by God. 1 Corinthians ‭2:12‬ ‭Even by His grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, Ephesians‬ ‭2:8‬

    The LORD Does the Impossible for You when There is No Way Possible - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 26:45


    The LORD Jesus is Our Way Maker!Jesus tells you, With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. Matthew ‭19:26‬ In part one you'll remember that the LORD has said to Abraham, “I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!” He said: Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son. l‭‭Genesis‬ ‭18:14‬ ‬The LORD kept HIS WORD and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised. She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. Genesis ‭21:1-3, 6-7‬ When Abraham and Sarah were old and had no child, The LORD gave them a son. THE LORD IS THE WAY MAKER...THE LORD MADE THE WAYGod says to you: I know that You can do all things, and that no thought or purpose of Yours can be restrained or thwarted. ‭‭Job‬ ‭42:2‬ ‬Jesus is our Way Maker, when there is no way. Jesus brings a refreshing in our lives when we are surrounded by desert. Jesus shines His light and shows us a way out of the darkness that is closing in.Today we're looking at three (3) more times people in Scripture God had to Depend and and Trusting God to make away The Way for them to survive an insurmountable odds.So you listen to how God made a Way for Each of These All throughout Scriptures, Time and time, again God demonstrates Himself as the Faithful Savior, Who shows Up and Makes a Way when there was no possible way in human reasoning or power. THE LORD IS THE WAY MAKER...THE LORD MADE THE WAYKing Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. And whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace. Daniel ‭3:1-4‬Certain Jews appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. did not serve his gods or worship the golden image that he set up.Nebuchadnezzar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be brought before him.Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, He ordered the furnace heated seven times more than it was usually heated. And he ordered them cast into the burning fiery furnace. Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished he saw four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.” Then Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” They came out from the fire. And he saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men. The hair of their heads was not singed, their cloaks were not harmed, and no smell of fire had come upon them. THE LORD IS THE WAY MAKER...THE LORD MADE THE WAYWhen King Darius was deceived by sign a decree that would cause Daniel to be thrown into the lion's den. And a stone was placed over the mouth of the den.However, the next morning early he ran to the den and called out to Daniel in anguish: Daniel, servant of the living God! Was your God, whom you serve so faithfully, able to rescue you from the lions?” Daniel ‭6:20‬ My God sent his angel to shut the lions' mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.‭‭Daniel‬ ‭6:22‬ ‬So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he believed in his God. Daniel ‭6:22-23‬ THE LORD IS THE WAY MAKER...THE LORD MADE THE WAYGod wanted to show compassion the people of Nineveh and give them the opportunity to turn from evil and serve HIM Created and loved them.God commanded Jonah to go to Nineveh, but He sailed away from Nineveh. And the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. Finally, Jonah convinced the crew the throwing overboard. And when they did the storm stop and the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Jonah ‭1:17‬ Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, “When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord!” And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. Jonah ‭2:7, 9-10‬ So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three-day journey in extent. And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day's walk. Then he cried out and said, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown! Jonah ‭3:1-4‬ So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. Jonah ‭3:5‬ When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it. Jonah ‭3:10‬ God made a way for John even when he disobeyed God to do what God had commanded.He also led the people of Nineveh to repentance and salvation.THE LORD IS THE WAY MAKER...THE LORD MADE THE WAY

    How To Use the Word of God to Ovecome Your Fear and Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 19:57


    No matter what is going on around you and in this world God reminds us that He is ALWAYS IN CONTROL.Two of the enemy's most popular weapons he uses against us you is anxiety and fear. The longer you struggle with either, the more likely you'll be over whelmed by them.God has not given you a spirit of fear and anxiety, but of power, and of love, and a Calm and well balanced mind, and self-discipline and sound mind.‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭1:7‬ ‬In the sermon on the Mount, Jesus warned against worry with the phrase "Take no thought"(Matthew 6:25-34). Modern versions render it "Do not worry."“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on.” Matthew ‭6:25‬ ““So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;” Matthew ‭6:28‬ ““Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?' or ‘What shall we drink?' or ‘What shall we wear?'” Matthew‬ ‭6:31‬ ‬“For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew‬ ‭6:32-33‬ ‬“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Matthew ‭6:34‬ Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life. Matthew ‭6:25‬ “Therefore do not worry and be anxious, saying, What are we going to have to eat? or, What are we going to have to drink? or, What are we going to have to wear?” Matthew ‭6:31‬ God is telling you the secret to overcoming worry and fear: Do Not talk your worry and fear.Worry and fear comes from hearing and hearing by what you are inbirthing in your mind by saying what it is you fear or worry about.The spirit of fear or worry stirs your minds emotions and thus persuades you, so that you might rely on the wisdom of the world, and not the power of God. It is a battle for your mind.Fear and worry are the enemy of faithFear and worry are two of the enemy's most popular weapons that he uses against Faith.Fear and worry are fiery dart of the enemy to persuade you to feel insufficient, inadequate without sufficient resources, to withdraw you from the Presence of the LORD PROVISION, STRENGTH, PROTECTION, AND REFUGE.Faith is God's supernatural Remedy to conqueor your fear.Faith for the believer is "God's divine persuasion" – God's warranty, certifying that the revelation He inbirthed will come to pass His way.Indeed, God the Lord guarantees that all of this revelation will come to pass! Compare Mt 5:18 with 2 Tim 3:16.] God uses His Word to increase your faith you, He tells you faith comes by hearing what is told, and what is heard comes by the preaching of the message that came from the lips of Christ. ‭‭Romans‬ ‭10:17‬ ‬‭When you hear the Word of God, the Holy's. In the Power of God Are Operating on You and Stirring Your Mind's Most Holy Emotions and Thus Persuading you to trust and rely on independent on the power of God. ‬ 1 Corinthians‬ ‭2:4-5‬ ‬Keep your eyes on Jesus who is the word of God, and looking away. from all that will distracts to Him, Hebrews ‭12:2‬ Faith is God's supernatural Remedy to conqueor your fear and worry.One of the best ways to rid yourself of the fear and worries that plague and overcome them you to turn to Scripture. Here are eight Bible verses that remind us God is in control. Be strong, courageous, and firm; fear not nor be in terror before them, for it is the Lord your God Who goes with you; He will not fail you or forsake you. Deuteronomy ‭31:6‬ “I will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” When you're fearing a situation or emotional challenge, really envision God saying this, just to you. Deuteronomy 31:8Fear not! There is nothing to fear, for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes, I will help you; yes, I will hold you up and retain you with My victorious right hand of rightness and justice. Isaiah‬ ‭41:10‬ ‭“GOD IS our Refuge and Strength, mighty and impenetrable to temptation, a very present and well-proved help in trouble.” Psalm‬ ‭46:1‬ ‭“When anxiety was great within me, filling my mind, Your Comfort gives me renewed hope and cheer bringing me joy, and delights my soul. Psalms‬ ‭94:19‬ ‭Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:6-7‬ ‭Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. 1 Peter‬ ‭5:7‬ ‭“The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah‬ ‭3:17‬ ‭

    The LORD makes a Way for you Even when There Is No Way Possible - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 29:04


    The LORD Jesus is Our Way Maker! In times of uncertainty you can feel hopeless, because you have no idea how things will turn around or you'll recover. You have no idea how to overcome obstacles there before you. You have no idea how to climb out of the miry pit of despairWhen your heart and mind give you fits and want to worry and fear, let me remind you who our LORD is. Jesus is our Way Maker, when there is no way. Jesus brings a refreshing in our lives when we are surrounded by desert. Jesus shines His light and shows us a way out of the darkness that is closing in.The LORD promises to make a Way for you, He says to you:“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned or scorched, nor will the flame kindle upon you. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. Isaiah ‭43:2-3‬ So, waited patiently for the LORD to help you, He hears your cry. and He will lift you out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set Your feet on solid ground and steadied you as you walk along. He has given you a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to your God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord. Psalms ‭40:1-3‬ Today we're looking at three lives of people in Scripture God had to make away for them to survive. Therefore,come boldly to God's throne of grace, When you are feeling lost, weary and without options and hear God's promise for you:Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not see it and know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah ‭43:19‬ All throughout Scriptures, Time and time, again God demonstrates Himself as the Faithful Savior, Who shows Up and Makes a Way when there was no possible way in human reasoning or power. 1. When Abrahma was 99 years old the LORD told him: You will be the father of many nations. I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them! Genesis ‭17:5-6‬ The LORD made Abraham a promise: I will give you a son by Sarah. The LORD said, “I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!” Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent.” [Rom. 9:9-12.] Genesis ‭18:1‬Is anything too hard or too wonderful for the Lord? At the appointed time, when the season for her delivery comes around, I will return to you and Sarah shall have borne a son. [Matt. 19:26.] Genesis ‭18:14‬ “The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised. She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would. And Abraham named their son Isaac.THE LORD IS THE WAY MAKER...THE LORD MADE THE WAY2. When Pharaoh's army drew near to the children of Israel and had them cornered next to the Red SeaThey said to Moses, “Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren't there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt? Didn't we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said, ‘Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It's better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!' Exodus‬ ‭14:11-12‬ ‬Moses told the people, Fear not; Don't be afraid. Just stand still and watch and see the salvation of the Lord which He will work for you today. The LORD will rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. The LORD himself will fight for you. Just stay calm, hold your peace and remain at rest. Exodus‬ ‭14:13-14‬ ‬The LORD told Moses to: “Lift up your rod and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the Israelites shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.. Exodus‬ ‭14:16‬ ‬Then Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the Lord opened up a path through the water with a strong east wind. The wind blew all that night, turning the seabed into dry land. So the people of Israel walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on each side!”‭‭Exodus‬ ‭14:21-22‬ ‬THE LORD IS THE WAY MAKER...THE LORD MADE THE WAY3. When Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai. (Esther ‭3:6‬)Esther put on her royal robes and entered the inner court of the palace, just across from the king's hall.When he saw Queen Esther standing there in the inner court, he welcomed her and held out the gold scepter to her. She ask him and Hammond to come to her banquet.During second meal for banquets she requested the king to save her and her people from Haman's decree. The king was terribly upset and walked out of the garden, but Haman begged Esther for his life. However in doing so he fell on Esther, just as the king came in, And the king had him hung on the gallows that he had made for Morgan.Esther and Mordecai wrote a new decree and saved the Jewish people through all the lands of the kingdom.THE LORD IS THE WAY MAKER...THE LORD MADE THE WAY

    How to Live in the Power of The Name of the LORD Jesus Christ.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 16:26


    God wants the eyes of your heart enlightened, flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints His set-apart ones, Ephesians ‭1:18‬ Which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. Ephesians ‭1:20-21‬ And God has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship exercised throughout the churchWhich is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all [for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes everything complete, and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself. Ephesians‬ ‭1:22-23‬ ‭‭For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine nature]. And you are in Him, made full and having come to fullness of life in Christ you too are filled with the Godhead–Father, Son and Holy Spirit–and reach full spiritual stature. And He is the Head of all rule and authority of every angelic principality and power. Colossians‬ ‭2:9-10‬ ‬Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the Name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2:9-11‬ ‬The Name (ha-shem) is used by many Jews in the place of Yahweh-the divine name for God. It represents the redeeming acts of God. When you pray to Yahweh remember he is the God Who draws you close to save you and protect you and keep you in His Presence.And God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM and WHAT I AM, and I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE; and He said, You shall say this to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you! God said also to Moses, This shall you say to the Israelites: The Lord, the God of your fathers, of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has sent me to you! This is My Name forever, and by this name I am to be remembered to all generations.‭‭Exodus‬ ‭3:14-15‬ ‬

    You can Trust in the LORD Because He is Always Faithful to You.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 21:38


    One of the most important things God wants you to know about Himself is that HE IS FAITHFUL. Whenever He makes a promise He keeps it. The promises God has made to you he will keep. Whenever you're feeling lonely, forgotten and need a reminder of God's love and faithfulness remember to Trust in God, Who Promises to Be Faithful to You.Today, let's look it seven reasons why it's better to trust the Lord then put your confidence in men.1. God Does Not Change but Man Does.For I am the Lord, I do not change;‭‭Malachi‬ ‭3:6‬ ‭Jesus Christ is always the same, yesterday, today, and forever.‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭13:8‬ ‭2. God Does Not Lie “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?‭‭Numbers‬ ‭23:19‬ ‭So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.”‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭6:18‬ ‭3. God Does Not Fail So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void, without producing any effect, but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah‬ ‭55:11‬ ‭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 ‭ 4. God is FaithfulGod is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭1:9‬ ‭Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the Faithful God keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. Deuteronomy‬ ‭7:9‬ ‭No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 1 Corinthians‬ ‭10:13‬ ‭If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John‬ ‭1:9‬ ‭But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians‬ ‭3:3‬ ‭If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.”‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭2:13‬ ‭If we are faithless, do not believe and are untrue to Him, He remains true faithful to His Word and His righteous character for He cannot deny Himself. 2 Timothy‬ ‭2:13‬ ‭5. God Finishes What He StartsBy the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Genesis‬ ‭2:2‬ ‭And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. Philippians‬ ‭1:6‬ ‭When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John‬ ‭19:30‬ ‭He Who Began a Good Work in You Will Be Faithful to Completed It.6. God Never Forgets His Promise to YouCan a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you. See, I have engraved you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me. Isaiah‬ ‭49:15-16‬ ‭It is the same with His word. He sends it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all He wants it to, and it will prosper everywhere He send it. Isaiah‬ ‭55:11‬ ‭He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. Psalms‬ ‭105:8-9‬ ‭7. God Will Not Abandon YouFor God Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let you down, relax My hold on you! Assuredly not! Hebrews‬ ‭13:5‬ ‭Even if your father and mother abandon you, the Lord will hold you close. Psalms‬ ‭27:10‬ ‭So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic. For the Lord your God personally goes ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you. Deuteronomy‬ ‭31:6‬ ‭“Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.””‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭31:8‬ ‭No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.‭‭Joshua‬ ‭1:5‬ ‭

    How to Live Free from Worry, Anxiety and Fear Starting Today

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 13:44


    God doesn't want you to worry about anything; because he knows about everything. He knows what you need even before you ask him. (Matthew 6:8)He tells you instead or worrying, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then He promises you will experience His Peace, which exceeds anything you can understand. and His Peace will guard your hearts and mind becaue you are alive in Christ Jesus.‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:6-7‬ ‬God wants your lives to be free from worry, anxiety, and fear because these emotions distract you from God. He instead tells you to turn every anxious and worrisome thought into a prayer until you find victory. Simply tell God, “This is what's bothering me today.” Transform your worry list into a prayer list. God actually commands us not to fear, or worry. The phrase "fear not" is used at least 80 times in the Bible, because He knows the enemy uses fear to decrease our hope and limit our victories.When you're fearing a situation or emotional challenge, really envision God saying to you:Do not be afraid or discouraged, for I the Lord personally go ahead of you. I will be with you; I will neither fail you nor abandon you. Deuteronomy‬ ‭31:8‬ ‭Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. Isaiah‬ ‭43:1‬ ‭Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua‬ ‭1:9‬ ‭Seek Me Who Hears you, I will And deliver you from all yor fears.‭‭Psalms‬ ‭34:4‬ ‭Casting all yiur care, all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Me for I care for you affectionately and watch over you. 1 Peter‬ ‭5:7‬ ‭The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?‭‭Psalms‬ ‭118:6‬ ‭For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭1:7‬ ‬‭Look away from all that will distract to Jesus, for fear clouds your judgment and distraction away from God. A simple rule to follow is:‬‭don't fear what God does not fear.‬‭‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:2‬ ‭‬Man fears the unknown and the known, because man knows there is always more to know. The Answer to fear is faith in God. Fear is the fiery dart of the enemy quenched by the shield of Faith (pistis- Gk)- God's Divine Persuasion, protecting against the enemy persuading arguments, who is a liar from the beginning. God gives the believer His Own Spirit to come against all the evil spirits. Choose always to follow the Spirit of God, Who testifies with your own spirit, stirring in your mind most Holy Emitions and thus persuading you to rest in the Power of God.Then you will find that what God commanded, He is empowering you to do: Don't worry. Don't be anxious. Do not fear.When fear knocks on the door of your mind, let faith answer the door. For God is not given you a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound spirit. (2 Timothy 1:7)Replace the devil's fiery darts of persuasion with God's Divine persuasion. Pray to the Lord, and he will answer you. And free you from from all your fears. Psalms‬ ‭34:4‬ ‭Say what God says in his word, pray his work over every situation and circumstance you find yourself or other people. Speak God's word over the situation said I will not fear in the name of Jesus because: I know my God supplies all my needs quality his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. I will not fret or have anxiety about anything I will not have a care, because the Lord is My Provider Provider. He takes care of me.And finally saturate your spirit with Scripture-based songs to encourage your heart.Remember, the Lord God! Behold, He has made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too hard or too wonderful for You–‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭32:17‬ ‬

    How You Can Know with Absolute Certain God Keeps His Promise to you.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 17:58


    God wants you to know with absolute certainty that What He Promises, He Will Do for You. For there is nothing to difficult or impossible or too wondrous for Him to do for you, who is his child. The Father wants you to come boldly and confidently into His Presence, because of Christ and your faith in Him. (Ephesians‬ ‭3:12‬)‭When God reveals to you His Promise, it will come to pass. Because God's Promise Are Guaranteed by His Own Eternal Being Who Is Sovereign over All Things, to Whom Nothing Is Impossible.Every promise of Scripture is a Letter from God to you, which you may plead before Him and Expect Him to Do as He Promised.And now, O Lord, I am your servant; do as You have promised concerning me and my family. May it be a promise that will last forever. And may your name be established and honored forever so that everyone will say, ‘The Lord of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, is Israel's God!' And may the house of your servant David continue before you forever.”‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭17:23-24‬ ‬When God reveals to you His Promise, it will come to pass. Because God's Promise Are Guaranteed by His Own Eternal Being Who Is Sovereign over All Things, to Whom Nothing Is Impossible.And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind! (‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭15:29)‬‬For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater. (Isaiah ‭55:10‬)So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. (Isaiah ‭55:11)‬God's Word is your direct contact with Him. You can put Him in remembrance of His Word, asking Him to Supply Whatever you Need in the Name of Jesus, (Philippians 4:19) knowing That He knows the things you have need of even before you ask Him. (Matthew 6:8) and by bringing His Word before Him, which the Holy Spirit reveals and testifies in your heart to lift up to him then you know that you have the request you ask of Him. (Romans 8:16, 1 John 5:14)Just As His Word Says:Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. (I John ‭5:14-15‬)God's Word is filled with Promises to provide and Guide and Help and Safe and deliver. The Bible is the ultimate source for truth and God is faithful to fulfill all His promises. As your read God's word and the Holy Spirit reveals a Promise of God to You, you can claim it over your life!God's Word Is Field with His Promises, which is God's Will for you. It may be for Freedom from fear, worry or anxiety, freedom from addictions, deliverance from sin and evil, financial provisions, hope for lost and hurting family and friends, overcoming depression, recovering a marriage, good health, healing, being strength, and many more are the blessings and gifts that God promises to provide for those who believe in Him.Beloved, God's desires that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.‭‭3 John‬ ‭1:2‬ ‬He is able to make all grace, every favor and earthly blessing come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient, possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation. (2 Corinthians‬ ‭9:8‬ ‬Thus you will be enriched in all things and in every way, so that you can be generous on every occassion, and your generosity as it isadministered will bring forth thanksgiving to God.‭‭(2 Corinthians‬ ‭9:10-11‬)‬God insticts you to: Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. (Jeremiah ‭33:3‬)God has given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature. (2 Peter ‭1:4‬)The Bible is filled with the promises of God. From Genesis to Revelation, which are sealed by the highest authority, God's word.

    God Does Not Want You to Worry, Because He Knows What You Need

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 12:29


    God's Word is clear—believers are not to be given over to anxiety. But it's not simply a cold command to stop worrying or not to worry.Instead, God gives the full year promises how not to Worry or Be Anxious.In Matthew 6:8, Jesus says: Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.In Matthew 6:33, Jesus says: Seek first of all His kingdom and His righteousness, His way of doing and being right, and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.How do you do it?Look away from all that will distract to Jesus, (Hebrews ‭12:2)‬You Cast the whole of your care, all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all on Him, Who cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. [Ps. 55:22. 1 Peter ‭5:7‬Then the Holy Spirit tells you How it is done by: Rejoicing always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. I Thessalonians‬ ‭5:16-18‬ ‬Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for All He did his best is better that anything else you can choose. In Jesus name. Amen. Done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as Christ Jesus Lives theough You. Philippians‬ ‭4:6-7‬ ‬The result is: You have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers you, you are ready for anything and equal to anything through Christ Who infuses inner strength into You; so you are self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency. Philippians ‭4:13‬ For when you are weak in human strength, then are truly strong, able, powerful in Christ's divine strength. 2 Corinthians‬ ‭12:10‬ ‬So, you depend on Christ's mighty power that works within you. Colossians‬ ‭1:29‬ ‬Further, because your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.‭God your Father will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.‬ Philippians‬ ‭4:19‬ ‬The Lord is your shepherd, you will lack nothing. (Psalms ‭23:1‬) He says to you: Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3 John‬ ‭1:2‬ ‬God's invitation:Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts anf takes refuge in Him! Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. Psalms‬ ‭34:8-9‬ ‬When you know God is in Sovereign Control of Your Life, You Trust Him to Do His Best for You. Then the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, (to be His Child, and He be your Father; and you are His rich, glorious inheritance from Christ Who died for you.You defeat the spirit of worry by the Spirit of Christ. For the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus set you free from Worry.Cast your burden on the Lord releasing the weight of it and He will take care of you; He will never allow His righteous ones to be moved, made to slip, fall, or fail. I Pet. 5:7.]”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭55:22‬ ‬For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11‬ ‬When you are worried put your confidence and trust in God. He Helps you Trust by His Holy Spirit testifying with your own spirit that Word is True, and He is Faithful. (Romans 8:16). You can rely on Him Who is Faithful. (‭‭Psalm‬ ‭56:3-4)‬‬‭‭God is faithful (reliable, trustworthy, and therefore ever true to His promise, and He can be depended on.1 Corinthians‬ ‭1:9‬ ‭‬‬‭‭ ‬‬‭‭God is trustworthy and faithful and means what He says, (2 Corinthians‬ ‭1:18‬) Know that ALL the promises of God in Christ to you are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through you. (2 Corinthians‬ ‭1:20‬)‭.‬‬

    Great is the Omnipotent Power of God In You Whom Christ Lives.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 12:57


    Omnipotent” derives from the Latin omnis meaning “all” and potens or “powerful.” It is not a word used in the Bible, but “almighty” appears in virtually every book of the Old Testament, often dozens of times. We have an omnipotent God. He has the ability and power to do anything (omni=all; potent=powerful). This power is exercised effortlessly. God must have ALL POWER to reign all creation, the universe, in heaven and on earth for all time, and reign ALL sovereignly. This is what new content me – having ALL POWER and Sovereign Rule.Yes, God possesses which no creature can see me, and transcending, uncompromised him the ball, unlimited mighty power, so potent that is absolute. For God is If an Self Exists, Therefore He Must Be ALL-POWERFUL as well.Just to Psalm 62:11 says:One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to you, God, (Psalms ‭62:11‬)further nature itself declares and gives evidence of the Eternal Power of the Godhead:For ever since the creation of the world His invisible nature and attributes, that is, His eternal power and divinity, have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made (His handiworks). So [men] are without excuse altogether without any defense or justification], Ps. 19: 1-4, Romans ‭1:20‬ Since God is Infinite, Whatever He Does and Has Is UNLIMITED. Therefore God has Unlimited Power, He Is OMNIPOTENT. He is our self sufficient cradle, the source of ALL the power there is. Therefore Omnipotence is an attribute of God who scratch that Who can do what ever He pleases.Alas, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too hard or too wonderful for You–”‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭32:17‬ ‬ “Alas, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too hard or too wonderful for You– To Do for you.God is ALMIGHTY, He commands ALL-POWER in the universe, he can do anything is easily as anything else. All his acts are done without effort. He spends no energy that must be replenished. He is self-sufficient which makes it unnecessary for him to look outside of himself for renewal of strength. All power required to do all things that he wills to do lives undiminished in all its fullness in his own infinite being.Nothing is too hard or impossible or too wondrous for HIM.A good name that evokes God's omnipotence is the Hebrew Name for God, El Shaddai. The name means God most powerful or God Almighty. “self-sufficient” or “almighty.” God's power is unlimited.3841 pantokrátōr (from 3956 /pás, "all" and 2902 /kratéō, "prevail") – properly, almighty; unrestricted power exercising absolute dominion.El Shaddai can be literally translated "God of the mountains,” "God, the Mountain One." Similar to “God the Rock” in Deuteronomy 32:4 which says:He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is He.InTHE third month after the Israelites left the land of Egypt, the same day, they came into the Wilderness of Sinai. When they had departed from Rephidim and had come to the Wilderness of Sinai, they encamped there before the mountain. And Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him out of the mountain, Say this to the house of Jacob and tell the Israelites:”‬‬‭‭Exodus‬ ‭19:1-3‬ ‬Like the mountains God is seen as strong and unchanging Rock. El Shadday reveals God not only as the one who creates and maintains the universe but who initiates and maintains a covenant with his people. Shaddai occurs in a 48 times as the name of God, thirty-one times in the book of Job and seventeen times in the rest of the Bible. In the New Testament, the Greek term Pantokrator is often translated as “Almighty.”

    How to Unlock the Hidden Treasures of God Prepared for You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 11:51


    God wants you to Know: The Word of God is a hidden treasure, where you gain total access to all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, the riches of God found in Christ Jesus God goes before you and level the mountains for you and in your life, to make the crooked places straight; He break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut asunder the bars of iron. And He gives you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, Who calls you by your name.”Isaiah 45:2-3   As a Born Again Believer, you have direct access to the secret things of God through Christ Jesus who is Living in you. Of princes Galatians 2:20) That's right — God has feel that you with all his full IN CHRIST Jesus, You Are A Few With All the Fullness of God, the Richest Measure of His Divine Presence Your Body Is Wholly Filled And Flooded with God Himself,God the Father,God the Son,God the Holy Spirit. And that is what you are! Jesus tells you himself: “Everything that the Father has is Mine. And the Holy Spirit Will Take the Things That Are My and Revealed, Declare, Disclose and Transmit Them to You. John 16:15  God reveals these things by His Spirit, who lives in you Permanently for His Spirit searches out everything and shows us God's deep secrets, so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. 1 Corinthians 2:10, 12   What shall we say about such wonderful things? God is for us, so who can ever be against us. And Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, He also freely and graciouly gives us everything else. Romans 8:31-32  Imagine, the Spirit of God Himself Is Whispering into Your Own Spirit and Testifying with Your Spirit and Revealing to You the Secret Treasures That He Has Laid Have for You. Romans 8:16 And since you are God's Heir, the Holy Spirit shares him with you. God wants your heart to be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”Colossians 2:2-3  He has made known to us His ministry His plan, and His purpose. And it is this:In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful intention) which He had previously purposed and set forth in Him, He planned for the maturity of the times and the climax of the ages to unify all things and head them up and consummate them in Christ, both things in heaven and things on the earth." (Ephesians 1:9-10)   God has made available His secrets to the world. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 Yet, not everyone will attune their ears. According to the verses above, the mystery of God is summed up in both the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Your soul will never find true satisfaction until it rests solely in the riches of Christ. He is who your heart longs for. When your heart treasures for him “Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”Luke 12:33-34

    How God Makes All Things Possible for You Leaning on Him

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 19:55


    God wants you to Know: All Things Are Possible to God Who Calls Those Things Which Are Not As Though They Were.Jesus said to His disciples, Truly I say to you, it will be difficult for a rich man to get into the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go into the kingdom of heaven. When the disciples heard this, they were utterly puzzled (astonished, bewildered), saying, Who then can be saved from eternal death? But Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God. [Gen. 18:14; Job 42:2.]”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭19:23-26‬ ‬As it is written, I have made you the father of many nations. He was appointed our father in the sight of God in Whom he believed, Who gives life to the dead and speaks of the nonexistent things that He has foretold and promised as if they [already] existed. [Gen. 17:5.]”‭‭Romans‬ ‭4:17‬ ‬WHEN ABRAM was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, I am the Almighty God; walk and live habitually before Me and be perfect (blameless, wholehearted, complete). And I will make My covenant (solemn pledge) between Me and you and will multiply you exceedingly. Then Abram fell on his face, and God said to him, As for Me, behold, My covenant (solemn pledge) is with you, and you shall be the father of many nations. Nor shall your name any longer be Abram [high, exalted father]; but your name shall be Abraham [father of a multitude], for I have made you the father of many nations. And I will make you exceedingly fruitful and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. Genesis ‭17:1-6‬ “Abraham believed God" (Romans 4:3). He was Divinely Persuaded by God Himself. Abraham Knew God Personally. He Had a Personal Relationship and Personal Confidence in the One in Whom Had Promised and Utterly Trusted in Him.The real secret of Abraham was being a friend of God. He knew God to be always Faithful, and Good so He Could Take God at His Word. And God Wants You to Now the His Good Good Father and You Can Take Him at His Word. He stepped out from all that he knew and loved, and went forth as God directed because he trusted the word of God, and new all things are possible with God.God called things that are not as though they were" (Rom. iv. 17). The Holy Spirit in you Divinely Persuades You of God's marvelous ability to give life to dead things. This is vital to understand because it shows that no matter how cold, dead, and lifeless your situation might seem, God can and will empower you with divine life if you will Believe and stand firm in His Divine Persuasion and Focus on His Ability to Do Anything for Him and Not Your Situation.And to “call those things that are not as though they are.” Just as God said, "As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations, before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.” God is in the doing the impossible business. He certainly is able and does reverse impossible situations in the lives of His children. Just as the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?' Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. Genesis‬ ‭18:13-14‬ ‬Just as the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?' Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. Genesis‬ ‭18:13-14‬ ‬God wants to bring new life to those areas that you thought were beyond repair. He desires to “quicken” literally to make alive, to infuse life in, to resurrect, or to empower with divine life your dreams, hopes, and aspirations and restore you to wholeness in every area — your mind, your body, your finances, your marriage, your relationships, etc.

    ‭How God Reveals His Great Love for you in the Christmas Story‬

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2019 21:37


    Christmas is the celebration of the Savior, Jesus Christ. To remember the birth of Jesus Christ, for us who believe He is the Son of God. It's when we as Christians celebrate God's love for the world through the birth of the Christ child: Jesus. The Bible tells of his birth hundreds of years before, fulfilling prophecies. The Christmas Story in the Bible IN THE beginning, before all time was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Isa. 9:6.] He was present originally with God. All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being. In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men. And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it [put it out or absorbed it or appropriated it, and is unreceptive to it].”‭‭John‬ ‭1:1-5‬ ‬And the Word (Christ) became flesh, lived awhile among us; and we actually saw His glory such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth. [Isa. 40:5.]‭‭John‬ ‭1:14‬ ‬At the Right time God sent His Son into the worldNow in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women! Luke ‭1:26-28‬ But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was.‭‭Luke‬ ‭1:29‬ ‬Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.””‭‭Luke‬ ‭1:30-33‬ ‬Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?””‭‭Luke‬ ‭1:34‬ ‬And the angel answered and said to her, “ The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.”‭‭Luke‬ ‭1:35‬‬“For with God nothing will be impossible.” Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. Luke ‭1:37-38‬ When the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born subject to the Law. “God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.”‭‭Galatians‬ ‭4:4‬-5The Birth of ChristNow the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place under these circumstances: When His mother Mary had been promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Matthew‬ ‭1:18‬ ‬ And her promised husband Joseph, being a just and upright man and not willing to expose her publicly and to shame and disgrace her, was minded to put her away secretly, and decided to divorce her quietly and secretly.‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1:19‬ ‬But as he was thinking this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary [as] your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of (from, out of) the Holy Spirit.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1:20‬ ‬She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, which means Savior,for He will save His people from their sins that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1:21‬ ‬All this took place that it might be fulfilled which the Lord had spoken through the prophet,”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1:22‬ ‬Behold, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel–which, when translated, means, God with us. Isa. 7:14, Matthew ‭1:23‬ Then Joseph, being aroused from his sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him: he took [her to his side as his wife. Matthew ‭1:24‬ And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Luke ‭2:1-3‬ “And Joseph also went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the town of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, To be enrolled with Mary, his espoused (married) wife, who was about to become a mother. [Matt. 1:18-25.]”‭‭Luke‬ ‭2:4-5‬ ‬And while they were there, the time came for her delivery, And she gave birth to her Son, her Firstborn; and she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room or place for them in the inn.”‭‭Luke‬ ‭2:6-7‬ ‬“And in that vicinity there were shepherds living [out under the open sky] in the field, watching [in shifts] over their flock by night.”‭‭Luke‬ ‭2:8‬ ‬“And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord flashed and shone all about them, and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them, Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people. For to you is born this day in the town of David a Savior, Who is Christ (the Messiah) the Lord! [Mic. 5:2.] And this will be a sign for you [by which you will recognize Him]: you will find [after searching] a Baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. [I Sam. 2:34; II Kings 19:29; Isa. 7:14.]”‭‭Luke‬ ‭2:9-12‬ ‬And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Luke‬ ‭2:13-19‬ ‭

    God Gives you a Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 22:14


    For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah‬ ‭9:6‬ ‬ This Child's Coming is our message of Hope, which was filled in the birth of Christ, and establishment of his eternal kingdom. For he came to live her all people from the slavery of sin and death.You must remember that the existence of the son of God did not commence with his birth in Bethlehem. In His incarnation on earth He Became a Man. Malachi 5:2 prophesies of his birth and states his goings forth have been from old, from everlasting. In John 1:1-3 the Scripture says that He Existed "in the Beginning" More for Anything Was Created.This Child is no ordinary Child. This Is God's Son Whom became flesh and dwelt among men. The Incarnate Christ, Who is the Word of God and Preexist and Appear to Man in the Old Testament, and Now in the New Testament He Takes on a Permanent Body When He Was Conceived in Mary's womb.This Miracle was prophesied hundreds of years in advance:Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, the young woman who is unmarried and a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel - God with us. Isaiah‬ ‭7:14‬ ‬This Child and Son is the Word of God incarnate in human flesh. John 1:1, 14His name is 1. Wonderful – He is exceptional distinguished above all others without equal. He answers the deepest needs of life. Going far above amaze to marvelous. And the Angel of the Lord said to him, Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful? [Isa. 9:6, Judges ‭13:18‬ 2. Counselor –The One Who Gives the Right Advice. He is the one that gives you the right answers to the decisions of your life. Who completely lunch. The one that doesn't give bad advice, and doesn't have to counsel with anyone, because he is God. He Knows the Beginning from the in, Who Wrote your days in his book before your ever born. And when everyone else is walking out on you, God is always with you, walking toward you. Matthew 28:20.3. Mighty God – He Is God Himself. He is the mighty one who battles on your behalf. He answers the battles of your life with eternal victories. He is your Shield, Hightower, your Rock. He Is Your Healer, the Is the Way, He Is the First, and He Is the Life. (See John 14:6) When you're at your weakest he is the one who makes you strong, he is the Mighty One in, Who Is Working through the. He Answers the Battles of Your Life with the Strength of His Presence.4. Everlasting Father – He is before Time; He Is God Our Father. He is your answer to loneliness. He is with you always. He never leaves you nor for section. He is the father the father's. He is the One Who Relates to all your needs, troubles, relationships, whatever you need, he is Your Father – Heavenly Father Who Is Your Provider. Nothing Is Too Difficult or Impossible or Too Wondrous for Him to Do in You and for You and through You His Child. He is quite is missing in your life needed to feel Complete. Because He Designed You to Be Complete in Him – in Christ, the God, God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit – God Himself, Your Everlasting Father. Colossians 2:9-105. Prince of Peace –His Government is one of justice and peace. The LORD Jesus CHRIST peace. (1 Timothy 1:1). For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. Ephesians ‭2:14-18‬ He Is the One Who Answers the Storms of Your Life. He is the God of peace with you. (Romans 15:33). He arise and rebukes the winds in your life, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind will cease and you will have a Great Calm. Mark ‭4:39‬ He is the LORD of Peace Himself Who gives you peace always in every way. (2 Thessalonians ‭3:16‬ )So be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians‬ ‭4:6-7‬ ‬

    How to Live in the Presence of God Guided by His Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 18:46


    God has endowed you with eternal blessings and given you the Joy of Your Presence.‭‭ Psalms‬ ‭21:6‬ ‬The Joy of His Presence means youbeing before the face of God — which is the literal translation of presence. The word “presence” is almost always translated in the Hebrew penae or peneme and it means “face.”To be in God's Presence is to be Face-To-Face with God Himself.Jesus is the one who makes you welcome in the Presence of God. Your Life Is Hidden with Christ in God. In Christ Now Is Your Life. It Is No Longer You Who Live but Christ Lives in You. Your Body Is the Temple of the Living God. Christ Himself Lives in You and the Holy Spirit Lives in You Permanently.God Is the One Who Initiates the Invitation into His Presence, for example, read, Psalm 100:2: “Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!” Or James 4:8: “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” These are invitations into the fuller, more intense, more certain, more joyful, more satisfying, more transforming experience of the reality of God.So you can say you with the psalmist as a child of God,“But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, That I may declare all Your works.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭73:28‬ ‬The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them. The LORD preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭145:18-20‬ ‬One of the top priorities of every believer should be to actually experience God's tangible presence on a regular basis.What does it mean to sense the presence of God? The Greek word for presence is prosōpon which also means face, just like the Hebrew Word. In other words, when we say we sense His presence, we are literally saying God's face is near. Near your Face. You are Face to Face with God, just as Christ Jesus, because He Lives IN you. God personally planned for you to always to see face to face with Him. This is why 2 Corinthians 3:18 says: But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. Do not be conformed to this world, this age, fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs; BUT be transformed, literally changed by being with Christ, Who by the Spirit of God entirely renews your mind with God's wishes and desires, both to will and to do His Good Pleasures, The Spirit Himself testifying together with our own spirit ( Romans 8:16), by The Spirit and the Power of God operating on you and stirring your minds most holy emotions and thus persuading you (1 Corinthians ‭2:4‬), for the Holy Spirit of God now really dwells within you, Who directs and controls you. (Romans ‭8:9)‬For God Who said, Let Light shine out of darkness, has shone, Given Light in our hearts, made His Light shine in our hearts so as to beam forth the Light for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory of God as it is manifest in the Person and is revealed in the face of Jesus Christ. Who Lives IN you. (2 Corinthians ‭4:6‬, Galatains 2:20)You are the Light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.You are CHRIST LIGHT! So, Let your Light, His LIGHT IN you, shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father Who is in heaven. (Matthew ‭5:14,16)‬

    How God makes you Personally Aware of His Presence.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 15:48


    God wants you to know How to come boldly and confidently in His Presence to Praise and Give Thanks to His Holy, Holy, Holy Name. Ephesians ‭3:12‬I realized years ago I can't change Me or any other person. You need the manifested presence of God in our lives to transform.As you spend time in the Presence of God, your thoughts are transformed by the Holy Spirit Who testifies together with our own spirit, assuring you that God is with you and For you, His child Always. Amen. Romans 8:16, 31Many believers read and study God's Word, they confess scriptures, listened to sermons, read books, attended seminars, or talked to experts on whatever it is you want to change. While all of these approaches have merit, you may have overlooked a key element to godly change: it is only by spending time in His presence can you get to know God. The difference is made in your approach to hearing the Word of God. Let me explain.The Spirit of God can and will come upon you and change you into a new person. By reading and studying God's Word, you can know about God. But only by spending time in His presence can you get to know God.1 Samuel 10:6 says, “And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.” You change by Getting in the presence of God and allowing the Holy Spirit to give you a new heart! Changing you from the inside out by simply encountering His Presence! So, we need to encounter the presence of God on a regular basis, and make it our top priority! You come to know God and have an intimate relationship with Him by spending time in His Presence, then whenever you hear the Word of God, it will become alive to you and make a lasting impression on you. Then, the Word of God will transform you.

    Jesus paid a Great Price to be your Unfailing Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 15:26


    God wants you to realize how special you are the Him, How He delights in you. and He wants you to Relish the privilege you have to talk with Him, Delight in Him.What a Friend You Have in Jesus You were made for friendship with God. Each of us is designed for deep, intimate friendship with God. Jesus said: I no longer call you servants, because a master doesn't confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. I have revealed to you everything that I have learned from Him. John ‭15:15‬ To be a servant of the Lord Jesus is an immeasurable privilege. Yet Jesus goes much further and confers a greater honor. He brings you even closer. He calls you His friend.The word Jesus uses for friend is philos.Two evidences of True Friendship Jesus reveals to show sincerity. First, He opened His heart with transparency. He said a master doesn't tell his servant what he's doing, Yet, Jesus revealed His Father's will to us. He asked the Father to send His Spirit to revealed All things by His Spirit He has said. Who searches out everything and shows us God's deep secrets. (1 Corinthians ‭2:10‬) So we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. (1 Corinthians ‭2:12‬)Jesus asked the Father to give you another advocate like himself to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. John ‭14:16-17‬The Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything Jesus has told you. John ‭14:26‬ The Spirit will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me. All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.'‭‭John‬ ‭16:13-15‬ ‬Second, the cross proves Jesus friendship. He said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). Jesus wanted you to know and understand His Great Love for you, how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love. Even When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans ‭5:5-8‬)Christ substituted Himself for you under God's wrath on the cross, and he did it because He Loves you and you are His treasured friend. He paid a Great Price for your friendship. Friendship is in the at the very center of the gospel.And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed in adhered to, trusted in, and relied on God, and this was accounted to him as righteousness as conformity to God's will in thought and deed, and he was called God's friend. Genesis 15:6; 2 Chronicles 20:7; Isaiah 41:8, ‭‭James‬ ‭2:23‬ ‬So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God. Romans ‭5:11‬ Oh the riches of God's Grace and Mercy that we along with believing Abraham should be counted the Friend of God, because of the LORD Jesus CHRIST.James 2:23, Romans 5:11God's Gift to You For you as a Believer you're a Christian, ‭The KING of Kings and the LORD of Lords is your MOST Devote Friend, Who gave His Life for you to Demonstrate His Great Love for you! Talk to Him Always! He knows the Absolute Best for you!‬ 1 Timothy 6:15, John 15:15, James 2:23, Romans 5:8, Matthew 6:8Jesus came, died, and was raised from the dead that you might experience friendship with God — not just in heaven, but now: Listen to what Jesus says: “He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him. . . . And my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” (John 14:21, 23) The filling of the Holy Spirit is not merely power to perform works of ministry, but to experience God's friendship to the extent that we can't stop speaking about him to others (Acts 4:20). The gifts of the Holy Spirit are not given to us to enhance our identities, but to mediate God's gracious friendship to others.For those who trust in Jesus, the cross removes the relational distance. The Father says “come” (Isaiah 55:3), the Son says “come” (Matthew 11:28–30), the Spirit says “come” (Revelation 22:17). Draw near to your greatest Friend and he will draw near to you (James 4:8) and give you the grace you need (Hebrews 4:16).Jesus chose us as friends, he died for us as friends, he caused us to trust him as our friend, and he will remain our friend for the endless ages to come. What a friend we have — moment by moment, now and forever — in Jesus.

    Delight Yourself in the Lord Who Delights in You to Receive Your Hearts Desire

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 17:38


    Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭37:4‬ ‬‭Later in Psalms 37 verse 23 He Says: ‬‭The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way.‬‭‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37:23‬ ‭‬‭The steps of a good man are directed and established by the ‬LORD‭ when He delights in his way and the Lord busies Himself with his every step.‬‭‭‭Psalm‬ ‭37:23‬ ‭‬‭Though he falls, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the ‬LORD‭ grasps his hand in support and upholds him.‬‭‭‭Psalm‬ ‭37:24‬ ‭‬‭God is saying: The ‬LORD‭ directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the ‬LORD‭ holds them by the hand. (Psalms‬ ‭37:23-24‬)‬‭Now you can see why the Holy Spirit tells you: Take delight in the ‬LORD‭, and He will give you your heart's desires. Commit everything you do to the ‬LORD‭. Trust Him, and He will help you.”‬‭‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37:4-5‬‬First, notice How God delights in you His child and His Praise of you In Christ.In Christ you were made God's heritage portion and you obtained an inheritance; just as you had been foreordained (chosen and appointed beforehand) in accordance with His purpose, Who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His Own will.‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1:11‬ ‭The LORD your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior Who saves! He rejoices over you His Child with joy; He rest in silent satisfaction, and in His love He is silent and makes no mention of your past sins, or even recalls them; He rejoices over you with singing.Zephaniah‬ ‭3:17‬ ‭The LORD delights in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love. Psalms‬ ‭147:11‬ ‭You are being guarded by God's power through your faith till you fully inherit that final]salvation that is ready to be revealed for you in the last time.1 Peter‬ ‭1:5‬ ‭But a Jew is one inwardly, and true circumcision is of the heart, a spiritual and not a literal matter. Your praise is not from men but from God.‭‭Romans‬ ‭2:29‬ ‭In His love God chose you, actually picked us out for Himself as His own in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy -consecrated and set apart for Him, and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love.Ephesians‬ ‭1:4‬ ‭God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. Ephesians‬ ‭1:5‬ ‭Yes, God wants you to realize how special you are the Him, How He delights in you. And Relish the privilege you have to be alive in Him, thus Delight in Him.You can say with David:The LORD brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He was pleased with me and delighted in me. (Psalms ‭18:19‬)"The reason God delivered me from all my enemies — from all my sorrows and the powers of hell — is because I am precious to him. My God delights in me!" "He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me" Psalm 18:19Therefore, because God Delights in you, He Gives you reasons to Delight in Him.‭So you: Take delight in the ‬LORD‭, and He not pnly gives you your heart's desires. ‬‭When you Commit everything you do to the ‬LORD‭. Trust Him, and you will find he is your Faithful Helper in your every moment.‬‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37:4-5‬‬Therefore, what God delights in about us is that we delight in Him.

    God Has Uniquely Gifted and Blessed You With Spiritual Blessing to Help Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 25:58


    God has uniquely gifted and blessed you to accomplish all that he has planned for you through the effective working of the Holy Spirit in you doing greater then you can even think, Hope, ask or imagine.‭Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”‬‭‭James‬ ‭1:17‬ ‬As a child of God, you have been Blessed by the God and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, Who has blessed you with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places IN Christ. Ephesians‬ ‭1:3‬‬Your heavenly Father gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!Luke‬ ‭11:13‬ ‬The Spirit of the LORD has came and rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. Isaiah‬ ‭11:2‬, Luke 4:18-19‬The term gift or charima denotes any good gift that flows from God's love.A spiritual gift or charism (plural: charisms or charismata; in Greek singular: χάρισμα charism, plural: χαρίσματα charismata) is an endowment or extraordinary power given by the Holy Spirit.These are the supernatural Graces which individual Believers need to live the victorious life God bought and paid for with the Precious Blood of His Only Begotten Son Jesus CHRIST.In I Corinthians ‭12:4-11 the Holy Spirit Reveals More of His Extraordinary Power or Endowments He Gives us who are born of the Spirit of God – the Holy Spirit Himself. He starts off by telling us:‬There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. Now there are distinctive varieties and distributions of endowments - gifts, extraordinary powers distinguishing certain Christians, due to the power of divine grace operating in their souls by the Holy Spirit, and they vary, but the Holy Spirit remains the same. KEY is the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:.Additionally, It Is IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER: All these gifts, achievements, abilities endowments or extraordinary power given by the Holy Spirit are inspired and brought to pass by one and the same Holy Spirit, Who apportions, distributing to each person individually exactly as He chooses. 1 Corinthians ‭12:11‬ These extraordinary graces given to individual Believers Born of the Holy Spirit are for the GOOD of other, and to build up the entire Church – but Body of Christ.Because they are freely given by God, they cannot be earned or merited. Though worked through individuals, these are operations or manifestations of the Holy Spirit—not of the gifted person.The Holy Spirit is actively at work IN you and For you and Through you by the working of His Mighty Power That Raised Jesus from the Dead, which NOW is at Work WITHIN you and Empowering you with Spiritual endowments-gifts, fruits, attributes to TO DO those Good Works which He Planned in Advance for you TO DO, Enabling you to Carry out His Purpose and do Super Abundantly, Far over and above All that you dare ask or think – Infinitely beyond your highest prayers, dreams, thoughts, hopes or desires. (Ephesians ‭2:10, 3:20‬)Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. (John ‭14:12-14‬)For Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews ‭13:8‬)

    How to Walk in God's Increase More and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 19:25


    The LORD'S Promise of Increase More and More.May the LORD give you increase more and more, You and your children.‭‭Psalms‬ ‭115:14‬ ‬This promise of a great increase was in accordance with what God revealed to His People, which He repeated the Promise made to the Fathers Beginning with Abraham: God brought Abram outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And you are Abraham's heir, if you Belong to Christ. Genesis ‭15:5 Galatians 3:29. (Genesis 15:5; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 32:12)‬Thus Abraham believed in and trusted in and relied on God, and it was counted and placed to his account and credited as righteousness as conformity to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action. (Genesis 15:6, Galatians ‭3:6‬)Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham.For you belong to Christ, so you too are Abraham's seed, and an heir according to the promise God made to Abraham. Galatians ‭3:29‬ The blessing shall be not only on you, but it shall go down to future generations, You and your children.Yes, you have be blessed of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth! ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭115:15‬ ‬1. You Are the Blessed with increase more and more because you are a Child of God through Faith IN CHRIST Jesus.Yes, Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed us with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith.‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3:14‬ ‬Christ purchased your freedom, He Redeemed you; so that through your receiving Christ Jesus, God has blessed you with the same blessing He promised to Abraham which has now come upon you, so that we who are believers might receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith. Galatians ‭3:14‬ 2. You Are the Blessed with increase more and more because you really are God's child, God has sent the Holy Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba (Father)! Father! Galatians ‭4:6‬ Your Heavenly Father has given the Holy Spirit to you. Jesus asked the Father, to give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), and that He may remain with you forever– “He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn't looking for him and doesn't recognize him. But you know him, because He lives with you now and in you.‭‭Luke‬ ‭11:13, John ‭14:16-17‬‬‬The Spirit Himself Who testifies together with our own spirit, assuring us that we are children of God. (Romans ‭8:16‬)SEE WHAT an incredible quality of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! The reason that the world does not know (recognize, acknowledge) us is that it does not know (recognize, acknowledge) Him. 1 John ‭3:1‬ Most assuredly, God has Blessed You with Every Spiritual Blessing in the Heavenly Places in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 1:3) In Christ Jesus whom you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1:13-14‬ ‬3. You Are the Blessed with increase more and more because God makes all grace - every favor and earthly blessing - come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient, possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation]. ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭9:8‬ ‬The LORD Increases you more more to be a Blessing to Others to Bring Him Glory. For God provides and increases your resources more and more, to produce a great harvest of generosity in you. Thus, He enriches you in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and your generosity as it is administered by us will bring forth thanksgiving to God. (2 Corinthians ‭9:11‬)And when They receive the increase and gifts Need to buy them, they will thank God. 4. You Are the Blessed with increase more and more because you know God is behind the increase. You are a fellow workmen (joint promoters, laborers together) with and for God;‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭3:9‬ ‬God is Who giving you the increase more and more calm He is Who is making it grow and He gave the increase. So, is not by the works of your hand; but God only Who makes the increase grow and become greater. (1 Corinthians ‭3:6-7‬)He who did not withhold or spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, He also with Him freely and graciously give us all things. Romans ‭8:32‬ Thus, We are assured and know that God being a partner in our labor all things work together and are fitting into a plan for good to and for those who love God and are called according to His purpose. Romans‬ ‭8:28‬ ‬

    The Lord Is with You Always – Everything Is Going to Be Fine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 19:38


    God wants you to Know He is with you ALWAYS – Everything Is Going to Be Fine because He is on your side.The Promise of God's Presence with you is Powerful Protection. He is with you Always! Matthew 28:20God tells you: I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a Future and a Hope. Jeremiah 29:11Jesus tells us in his last words I AM with you ALWAYS (MATTHEW 28:20) JESUS speaks to you his child and says what his purpose for you is as a born again believer:The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance to the full, till it overflows. I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd risks and lays down His own life for the sheep. Psalms 23,‭‭John‬ ‭10:10-11‬ ‬Have not I commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.‭‭Joshua‬ ‭1:9‬ ‬Be strong, courageous, and firm; fear not nor be in terror before them, for it is the Lord your God Who goes with you; He will not fail you or forsake you.‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭31:6‬ ‬Fear not, there is nothing to fear, for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes, I will help you; yes, I will hold you up and retain you with My victorious right hand of rightness and justice.‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41:10‬ ‬The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior Who saves! He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest and in His love He will be silent and make no mention of past sins, or even recall them. He will exult over you with singing. Zephaniah ‭3:17‬ For God Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let you down nor relax My hold on you! Assuredly not! Hebrews ‭13:5‬ So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm. I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me? Psalms 27:1;118:6, Hebrews ‭13:6‬ GOD Who IS our Refuge and Strength, is a very present and well-proved help in trouble. Psalm ‭46:1‬ We are assured and know that God being a partner in our labor, that all things work together and are fitting into a plan for good to and for those who love God and are called according to His purpose. Romans ‭8:28‬ What then shall we say to all this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Who can be our foe, if God is on our side? Psalms 118:6, Romans ‭8:31‬ For you WHO dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand.Therefore you can say of the LORD, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I confidently] trust! ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭91:1-2‬‬Trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3:5-6‬ ‬So, I pray: You Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. And God's peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:6-7‬ ‬Let the peace which comes from Christ rule, act as umpire continually in your hearts deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, and be thankful appreciative, giving praise to God ALWAYS. Colossians ‭3:15‬

    Give Thanks to the LORD, for He Is Good! For His Mercy Endures Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 18:17


    Oh, Give Thanks to the LORD, for He Is Good! For His Mercy Endures Forever.Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His mercy endures forever: To Him who alone does great wonders, For His mercy endures forever; To Him who by wisdom made the heavens, For His mercy endures forever; To Him who laid out the earth above the waters, For His mercy endures forever; To Him who made great lights, For His mercy endures forever— The sun to rule by day, For His mercy endures forever; The moon and stars to rule by night, For His mercy endures forever.Who gives food to all flesh, For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For His mercy endures forever.‭‭Psalms‬ ‭136:1-26‬ ‬When you hear these verses in Psalms 136 about His mercies, I pray the Holy Spirit will testify with your own spirit the truth of His Merices His Rahimim is your Now and Forever More. God reveals through out the Scriptures from the Old Testament and New Testament that he is the God of mercies, and his mercies Endure Forever!He says:The LORD your God shows mercy to thousands, to those who love Him and keep My commandments. Exodus ‭20:6‬ When The LORD passed before Moses and He proclaimed I AM, “The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. Exodus ‭34:6-7‬ And now, I pray, let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying, ‘The LORD is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation. ' Pardon the iniquity of this people, I pray, according to the greatness of Your mercy, just as You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.” Then the LORD said: “I have pardoned, according to your word; but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD —”‭‭Numbers‬ ‭14:17-21‬ ‬For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; but because the LORD loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.“Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who LOVE Him and keep His commandments Amen.‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭7:6-10‬ ‬So, I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations. For I say, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.” Yes, Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens. Psalms ‭89:1-2‬“Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.” Psalms ‭106:1‬ Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,” Psalms ‭107:1-2‬ You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You. Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭118:1, 28-29‬ ‬Praise the LORD of hosts, For the LORD is good, For His mercy endures forever”— and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,' says the LORD.” Jeremiah ‭33:11‬ Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy. Micah ‭7:18‬ “For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.” So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.”‭‭Romans‬ ‭9:15-16, 18‬ ‬“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.”‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:4-7‬ ‬“Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].”‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4:16‬ ‬But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God's love.”‭‭Jude‬ ‭1:20-21‬ ‬

    How to Experience God's Peace that Surpasses All Understanding Through Christ.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 19:30


    God wants you to Know Him and Experience His PEACE that surpasses all understanding the guard your heart and mind through Christ Jesus. Jesus says: these things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. John ‭16:33‬ I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted! For I have overcome the world. I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you. John ‭16:33‬ Now may the LORD of Peace Himself give you His Peace in always, at all times in every way, under all circumstances and conditions, whatever comes.The LORD be with you all. 2 Thessalonians ‭3:16‬ PEACE is God's gift of wholeness. The LORD is Your Peace -Jehovah Shalom. “Shalom” basically means wholeness or completeness. Jesus said: Peace I leave with you, My Peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John ‭14:27‬ Jesus brings you wholeness in the midst of suffering, brokenness and the pain that calls from another. For He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement needful to obtain peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes that wounded Him we are healed and made whole. Isaiah ‭53:5‬ He was beaten and wounded so you could be whole – have Peace!.Jesus presence with you brings Peace, so He Is Jehovah shalom – the one who brings wholeness of spirit, mind and body.The God of Peace Himself sanctifies you through and through separate you from profane things, make you pure and wholly consecrated to God; (He makes you Holy!) And may your spirit and soul and body be preserved sound and complete and found blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians ‭5:23‬ A Heart of Peace is a shalem heart one with an undivided attitude of wholehearted – whole heart entirely field with the Peace of God that surpasses all understanding that guards your heart and your mind through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6)And Christ Peace IN you, the soul harmony which comes from Christ rule acting as umpire continually in your heart, deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state to which as [members of Christ's] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always].”‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:15‬ ‬Because the Prince of Peace.‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭9:6‬ Himself ‬will keep you in Perfect Peace, Whose mind and thoughts are fixed on Him, Because you trusts in Him. For in YAH, the LORD, is yout everlasting strength. Isaiah ‭26:3-4‬ Lord, You will ordain and establish Peace - God's favor and blessings, both temporal and spiritual for us, for You have also wrought in us and for us all our works. ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭26:12‬ ‬There is no True Peace without the LORD. Jesus peace and wholeness are found in a personal relationship with Him and in. You Must Be Born Again. Born of the Spirit of God, Made a New Creation in Christ Jesus through trusting in Him As Your LORD and Savior.The Scripture says, No man who believes in Him [who adheres to, relies on, and trusts in Him] will [ever] be put to shame or be disappointed. Ps. 34:22; Isa. 28:16; 49:23; Jer. 17:7. Romans ‭10:9-11‬

    How God Reconciled You to Himself Through His Great Love for You.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 19:15


    Reconciliation comes means to change from enmity to friendship – from a state of enmity and fragmentation to one of harmony and fellowship, to reconcile. Reconciliation involves a change in the relationship between God and man or man and man. It assumes there has been a breakdown in the relationship. Reconciliation is restoration as the result of Christ exchanging His righteousness (through His blood) for our guilt. When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Romans ‭5:6‬ Yes, God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.‭‭Romans‬ ‭5:8-10‬ ‬Because of Christ exchanging his righteousness for our sin and guilt; we are reconciled and become new creatures altogether:Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" ( 2 Cor 5:17 ). Thus, we are no longer enemies, ungodly, sinners, or powerless. Instead, the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit whom God has given to us ( Rom 5:5 ). Reconciliation is something done by the one who offers it; it is not just something that happens to the estranged people.It is the cross of Christ that reconciles both Jew and Gentile. They are brought near by the blood of Christ. Because of this, Jew and Gentile have access to the Father by one spirit. They are no longer foreigners and aliens but fellow citizens with God and members of the same household ( Eph 2:11-22 ). Gentile and Jewish believers are reconciled to God and the middle wall of partition is broken down; both are brought near by the blood of Christ. This message of reconciliation is the measge of salvation that has come from God through Christ has been passed on to us. For God had given us the ministry of reconciliation" ( 2 Cor 5:18 ); "he has committed to us the message of reconciliation" (v. 19). The ultimate aim is that we are not only justified, but that we might become the righteousness of God (v. 21). The whole message of reconciliation is centered around the love of God and the death of Christ. The Holy Spirit reminds us that "God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" ( Rom 5:8 ). This brings peace with God, access to God through Christ, rejoicing in the hope of the glory of God, making us rejoice in suffering, and having the love of God poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit ( Rom 5:1-5 ). We rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation ( Rom 5:11 ). Therefore, to restore man's fellowship God had to take the initiative to reconcile man back to himself. God being so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved man.(Ephesians 2:4)He chose instead to reconcile man back to Himself (that is, to make it possible for God and man to one again live in fellowship and harmony) which only God could accomplish. God purposed that through the service, the intervention of the Son all things should be completely reconciled back to Himself, whether on earth or in heaven, as through Him, the Father made peace by means of the blood of His cross. And although you at one time were estranged and alienated from Him and were of hostile attitude of mind in your wicked activities, Yet now Christ, has reconciled you to God in the body of His flesh through death, in order to present you holy and faultless and irreproachable in the Father's presence. Colossians ‭1:19-22‬

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