Jul 3, 2020 |
Their hearts run far away from me!
“Jesus replied, “You are frauds and hypocrites! How accurately[a] did Isaiah prophesy about you phonies when he said: ‘These people honor me with their words while their hearts run far away from me!”
Mark 7:6 (TPT)
Where is your heart today?
Do you do what you say?
Do your words and actions match each other?
Are you a person of your words?
Jesus actually quoted Isaiah 29:13
Which means it been a while that people say beautiful things about God verbally, but they don’t walk the talk.
“I’m a mystery to myself, for I want to do what is right, but end up doing what my moral instincts condemn.” Romans 7:15
Apostle Paul showed us the way out:
“You are no longer ruled by your desires, but by God’s Spirit, who lives in you. People who don’t have the Spirit of Christ in them don’t belong to him.” Romans 8:9
Through the power of the Holy Spirit, subject your desires to God.
His Grace will enable you to be a man of your words in all areas of your life.
Where is your heart today?
Jul 1, 2020 |
Strong and powerful is he who [obediently] carries out His Word.
“The LORD utters His voice before His army, For His camp is very great,
Because strong and powerful is he who [obediently] carries out His Word… “Turn and come to Me with all your heart [in genuine repentance],
With fasting and weeping and mourning [until every barrier is removed and the broken fellowship is restored], Rip your heart to pieces [in sorrow and contrition] and not your garments.” Now return [in repentance] to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness [faithful to His covenant with His people]…”
Joel 2:11-13 (AMP)
You remain strong and powerful when you obediently carry out to the letter what God instructs you to do.
God told Joshua to be strong and courageous, and he will continuously have success. (Joshua 1:9)
He did.
However, when he looked at the appearance of men, he was deceived. (Joshua 9)
Through genuine repentance based on the Word of God, he became unconquerable again.
Have you missed out a step in your relationship with God?
Once you come back to God with a real turn around in your heart, He will restore.
Joshua identified where he missed it and turned back to the Word.
Don’t stay defeated and allowing feelings of being unsuccessful to weigh you down.
Don’t just go through the motions.
Don’t stop reading God’s Word and abandon fellowship.
Turn to God entirely in your heart.
You will experience that indomitable strength again.
HE is eagerly waiting for that unbroken fellowship with you.
Jun 29, 2020 |
Made manifest in these last days for you.
“This was part of God’s plan, for he was chosen and destined for this before the foundation of the earth was laid, but he has been made manifest in these last days for you.” 1 Peter 1:20 (TPT)
He was made manifest “for you.”
This is a personal statement specifically addressed to You.
He came to set people free.
Free from what, you may ask?
Free from all things that bind, so that we may be free to serve Him fully.
“He has rescued us from the power of our enemies! This fulfills the sacred oath he made with our father, Abraham. Now we can boldly worship God with holy lives, living in purity as priests in his presence every day!”
Luke 1:70-75 (TPT)
In fact, if a person is not saved, they are bound more than they could ever imagine!
Peter says that those people who are outside of a personal relationship with Jesus are living empty lives.
In reality, they are wasting their energy and life.
All their planning, working, getting, giving, doing, hoping, and waiting will come to nothing!
The pursuit of popularity, comfort, pleasure, recreation, and satisfaction will fail.
The life lived without Jesus is a totally wasted life.
No matter what is accomplished or what is obtained as a person passes through this world, in the end, it all amounts to nothing, and they still end up in hell.
What a terrible way to live and die!
“For what use is it to gain all the wealth and power of this world, with everything it could offer you, at the cost of your own life? And what could be more valuable to you than your own soul?” Mark 8:36-37(TPT)
When you refuse God’s offer of salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ, hell is your destination.
Hell is a place of pain, misery, torment, regret, memory, thirst, separation, loneliness, unending suffering, and terrible anguish.
Why did He go to Golgotha?
He went for you and for me.
He went so that we could be saved.
Every day I praise God that I have been born again, and I belong to Him.
What about You?
Will you repent of your sins and accept Christ as your Lord and Savior today?
Jun 26, 2020 |
The Precious Blood of Christ,
“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot” 1 Peter 1:18, 19 (KJV)
Why did Jesus die on the cross?
Why was the blood of Christ shed for humanity?
Why did He suffer as no one has ever experienced?
There is just one reason, and the Bible states it clearly in Romans 5:8, “While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Why did Jesus go to Golgotha?
Have you ever trusted Jesus Christ as your Savior?
You have that opportunity today!
Invite Him today to come into your life.
If you are already a child of God, do you understand why he did what He did for you on the cross?
“Why Did Jesus Go To Golgotha?”
Jesus went to Golgotha to finish a plan.
“This was part of God’s plan, for he was chosen and destined for this before the foundation of the earth was laid, but he has been made manifest in these last days for you.” 1 Peter 1:20 (TPT)
This plan was in the heart of God before sin was ever in the heart of man! Before Adam sinned in the garden, God already had a plan that would culminate with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the reconciliation of lost sinners to God.
Dear friend, this is the picture of God’s amazing grace!
God provided salvation before there was anyone to save!
The challenge you face today has not taken God by surprise.
HE has a way out for you.
Turn over that challenge to Him and follow His Word to your victory.
“Oh the blood, redeeming blood, Jesus’ blood shed for me
Oh, the blood, saving blood, cleansing blood from Calvary.
Ooh lamb of God crucified. For my sins, he bled and died.
And oh, how precious is the blood.”
Jun 24, 2020 |
Every gift God freely gives us is excellent and perfect
“So my friends, don’t be fooled by your own desires! Every gift God freely gives us is good and perfect, streaming down from the Father of lights, who shines from the heavens with no hidden shadow or darkness and is never subject to change. God was delighted to give us birth by the truth of his infallible Word so that we would fulfill his chosen destiny for us and become the favorite ones out of all his creation.”
James 1:16-18 (TPT)
God is in perfect control of your purposeful life.
Things don’t just happen anyhow to you.
Watch how you appreciate the situation and challenges that come your way.
Joseph knew that all the phases in his life have been orchestrated by God.
“You tried to harm me, but God made it turn out for the best so that he could save all these people, as he is now doing.” Genesis 50:20 (CEV)
Praise God for all that you are going through.
The Almighty God knows how to work everything together for your good.
“So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together to fit into God’s perfect plan of bringing good into our lives, for we are his lovers who have been called to fulfill his designed purpose.” Romans 8:28 (TPT)
Check your personal desires.
God is not changing and turning as you do on every issue.
Don’t let them run wild.
Be focused on God and His Word.
Learn to subject your own daily choices and decision to God’s own.
God is Light.
His Light will shine and direct your footstep.
God never gives up on you, why are you giving up?
“What a glorious God! He gives us salvation over and over, then daily, he carries our burdens! Pause in his presence” Psalm 68:19 (TPT)
Daily, God is attending to your matter.
Praise Him for the gift of today.
Stay true to the infallible Word of God.
Every gift God freely gives us is excellent and perfect.
Jun 21, 2020 |
The wisdom of their righteous fathers
” He will be instrumental in turning the fathers’ hearts in tenderness back to their children and the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of their righteous fathers. And he will prepare a united people who are ready for the Lord’s appearing.” Luke 1:17
We salute fathers whose lives had impacted their children’s relationship back to God.
Fathers who, by their personal daily choices, let their kids accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Fathers who always stand by their children no matter what.
Making the lives of their children much better than their own lives.
In Judges 6, we learn how Joash used his God-given wisdom to defend his son Gideon in answering the call of God upon his life.
“That same day, Joash changed Gideon’s name to Jerubbaal, explaining, “He tore down Baal’s altar, so let Baal take revenge himself.” Judges 6:32
Can you use God’s wisdom to defend, protect, and guide your children in the way of God?
Don’t sacrifice your children to continue the generational bondage that has existed in your lineage.
Don’t make the mistakes of Eli, Manasseh, and Ahaz, who did not handle their children’s well.
Support the change to righteousness, as Joash did.
Jehonadab was another father that not only supported his children but gave instruction that became a legacy in their family.
We first saw him in 2 Kings 10, where he joined hands with Jehu to destroy the wicked family of Ahab. (2 Kings 10:15-16)
Jonadab gave commands to his sons, they obeyed him, and his commandments were handed down to the next generation.
“But they said, We will drink no wine, for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, commanded us: You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons, forever.” Jeremiah 35:6(AMPC)
Fathers, what legacy are you giving your children?.
A general survey summed up children’s perception of fathers like this:
“DAD OVER THE YEARS
4 YEARS: My Daddy can do anything.
8 YEARS: Dad doesn’t know
12 YEARS: Oh, well, naturally, Father doesn’t understand.
14 YEARS: Father? Hopelessly old-fashioned
21 YEARS: Oh, that man is out of date; what would you expect.
25 YEARS: He comes up with a good idea now and then.
30 YEARS: Must find out what Dad thinks about it.
35 YEARS: A little patience–let’s get Dad’s input first
50 YEARS: What would Dad have thought about that?
60 YEARS: I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more.”
Be there for them in all these phases of their lives.
The Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob used their God-given wisdom to turn their generations on the path of righteousness as God revealed to them.
God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, reveals to Fathers now how to use their wisdom to guide their children to the path of a purposeful and fulfilling life.
Even if your father did not correctly raise you, you could learn from the Almighty God, who made Abraham righteous because he believed in him to make you an honest father.
Simply have faith in him as Abraham did.
No matter your past, he will not reject you, and its never too late for God to make you over.
As long as you are alive, you can add value to your children’s lives.
Happy Fathers Day.
