The Bible Dilemma

It Is Written, John 1:1, in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
As you know, the Bible is the Word of God.  It is an instruction manual that explains how to live a good life, and get to Heaven.  We know that God is not capable of lying, so it stands to reason that His Word must be true.  The key to everything is to have faith in, and trust God.
The average Christian doesn't read the Bible very often, so he usually doesn't have a clue how it all works according to God's plan.  Many people hear bits and pieces from other people.  They hear the parts they like, and latch on to them.  What they don't like they ignore.
People hear that God said things like "ask and you shall receive, whatever you ask the Father in My Name and believe you will receive.  They pray for all sorts of things, thinking that they only need to say the words.  They expect instant results and if it doesn't happen just that quick, they begin to doubt.
After a few days, they question the truth of God's Word.  Some people even question the whole Bible.  Once you do that, it not only cancels your prayer, but opens the door to satan.  At that point his goal is to separate you from God.  He will hammer you with things like, how useless prayer is, how God doesn't hear or care.  Have you ever considered, that the devil keeps you from reading the Bible, and he wants you to stop praying.  If you don't snap out of it and ask the Holy Spirit for help, the devil will make your life miserable.
The Word of God is true.  God answers every prayer with what is best for you, in His time, and in His way.  Don't ever doubt God's Word.  Stand on His Word in faith, and you will receive what you ask.  You will find that things work exactly as the Word of God says they will.
When you study the Bible, and believe what it says, and do what it says, you will get what it says.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

Authority Over satan

It Is Written, Mark 16:17, and these signs will follow those who believe.  In My Name they will cast out demons;  they will speak with new tongues.

Most of us are familiar with some of the obvious signs of satan at work in our lives.  There are some things he does that are not so obvious.  Let's take a look at some things we may not quite realize.

satan gets all puffed up with himself, and tries to bully us into thinking he is in charge.  He isn't.  Jesus gave us authority over satan.

One of his favorite times to attack you, is when a prayer hasn't manifested yet, and you are feeling a little down.  He tries to get you to get angry with God, or to give up on prayer.  That is when you need to rebuke satan and stand on God's Word.

He may put thoughts in your head, hoping you will fall for it.  He wants to get you against God's Word, so that he can put guilt and condemnation on you.  If he can get you to do that, he will then try to convince you that God will not forgive you.  Thoughts are not sins unless you act on them.

satan is a spirit, God is a spirit, and we are spirits.  What sets us apart, is the fact that we have bodies.  Spirits can do nothing on earth without bodies. Therefore, we either do God's work, or satan's work.  God will not force Himself on us.  Because of the authority Jesus gave us, satan cannot force us into anything.

We have been commanded by Jesus to cast out demons by His authority and His name.  As a result, we decide if we will follow God, or satan, by the doors we open.  I repeat, God will not force us, and satan can't, unless we agree.  Because of the authority Jesus gave us, we can rule in our world, simply by calling on that authority in Jesus name.  Have a blessed day. Praise the Lord!

Remember Jesus Loves You

Prayer of Salvation

Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.

Thank You Lord

 Amen

Faith

It Is Written, 1 John 5:15, and if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked Him for.
When we pray, we sometimes unknowingly set ourselves up for disappointment, and even some depression.  This is especially true when we pray for healing.
We know from the Bible that Jesus healed countless numbers of people.  He did the impossible everyday.  It wasn't just healing miracles, but all sorts of miracles.  Turning water into wine, feeding thousands of people on two occasions with someone's lunch, walking on water, raising the dead etc.
In what turned out to be Pentecost, He gave the apostles the great commission.  Basically He said that we should do what He did, and gave us the authority to do it using His name.  He simply said do it.
The Bible tells us many times, ask in My name and receive, by His stripes we are healed.  The Bible also tells us of miracles the apostles did in Jesus name.  We figure that if we were afflicted with something in Jesus day, and went to Him, he would heal us instantly.
When we pray, most of us expect to receive what we pray for instantly based on the way we interpret what the Bible says.  If it doesn't happen, satan steps in and starts to plant doubt, so that the prayer won't get answered.  Do not fall for that.
When we pray as we ought, that prayer is always answered.  However, many times it is not answered the way we expect, or as quick as we would like.  Sometimes it can take months or even a few years.  Other times the Lord uses doctors, picked by Him, and then directs us to those doctors.  It is still a healing and answered prayer.
God does everything with love for us, and He does it His way.  When you pray, thank Him for healing as soon as you pray for it.  Then just believe and follow His lead.  Thanksgiving is a vital part of healing.
In times like these especially, we cannot give up on prayer especially prayers in the spirit.  Always remember that God will not allow us to deal with more than we are able to handle.  Call out to Him and He will meet you where you are and help you.  When it is hardest to do what you should, that is when it counts the most.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

People Are Different

It Is Written, 1 John 4:7, beloved, let us love one another;  for love is of God;  and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
We go through our daily lives seeing how many people act.  They can be coworkers, they can be strangers on the street, that doesn't matter, we just observe them.  Some people do things that we don't agree with, and we do things that other people don't agree with.  There are many instructions or commandments in the Bible that are difficult to keep.  One of the toughest tells us not to judge others.
Every person on earth does what they do for a reason.  Most people do not even realize what they are doing.  In this message, we won't discuss terrorists are mass murderers, just ordinary people.
People have a comfort zone.  Basically what this means is, most people have a tendency to do things and to think in the way they were brought up. It doesn't matter which rung of the success ladder people are on, they still have a tendency to do what they are comfortable with.  The problem is this type of thing can get so embedded in a person's mind, that they just repeat what people before them did, without giving it any thought.
I would guess that most of us, are considered normal by the standards of the world. We react to circumstances. If things are going good, we have a tendency to be friendly, even helpful at times.  On the other hand if there is a serious illness in the family or any number of other things that can go wrong, we may get depressed, or crabby, hard to get along with, or sometimes just quiet.
The point of the story is, we all face things that have an influence on what and how we get along with other people.  The truth is none of us is any better or worse than anyone else.  We all have our faults, even though we sometimes don't realize it.  One of those faults, is to judge the actions of others.  The Bible tells us not to judge lest we be judged.  One way to look at it, is if we judge someone else, we are basically telling the creator, that He messed up when He made that person, because that person does not measure up to what we think they should be.
If you want to walk in happiness, peace, less stress, then do what the Bible says, do not judge others.  If we must judge someone, we should judge ourselves.  Have a blessed day.  Praise Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

Have What Bible Says

It Is Written, John 16:24, until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
If you read the Bible, you have more than likely noticed that beside the miracles Jesus worked, the Bible also mentions many promises.  The biggest problem for most people is that they are unaware of the vast majority of these promises.  Sometimes people think that the promises do not apply to our times.  The fact is they do.
Right now you are probably wondering how you can take advantage of some, or even all of God's promises.  As we all know by now, a promise or guarantee, is only as good as the one making it.  It would then be reasonable to check out the reliability of who you are dealing with.
The best way to find out if God's promises are good, is to check out His record.  The Bible contains hundreds of verifications of promises kept.  He did it then and He will do it now.
When you know the one who you are dealing with, your trust level is guided by the relationship.  The big difference with God is, He is forever, nothing is impossible, and He loves you.  The Bible is a problem to read for many people, so they are missing what it says.  Find a Bible written in modern English, like in an NLT version, and you will be pleasantly surprised at how easy the Bible is to understand.  Do what it says, and get what it says.  God said so.  Have a blessed day. Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

Endurance

It Is Written, James 1:3, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
It is said that most atheists were at one time, Christians.  If you look at the reasons they give for falling away, you will find that the biggest reason given is unanswered prayer.
There are many reasons for unanswered prayer.  We won't go into that here.  The most common reason is interference from satan.  His interference comes in a number of ways.  he prefers to try to put doubt in our minds as to whether God will answer our prayers.  After all it worked in the garden of Eden.
Another thing he does is try to use both sides of the same coin to deceive you.  he is so intense in his efforts that sometimes he puts contradictory messages in our minds, hoping we are so upset we won't notice.
He will tell you things like, God doesn't like you, so he won't answer your prayer.  he takes faith out of the prayers, by piling on the condemnation and past deeds in order to make you feel guilty and unworthy,and to get you to the point where you even forget what you prayed about.
If that doesn't work, he will try to get you angry at God.  he will tell you things like you are so good, how can God not answer your prayer?  he is unfair, and answers prayer on a whim, or on how He feels at the time.  he will even point out people that he says are nowhere near as good as you are, but their prayers are answered.
Just remember this.  God is fair and just at all times.  It may sound like an excuse to some people, but God has a plan for each of us that is better than any plan we can come up with.  Trust God always, and don't buy what satan is selling.  Just resist him in Jesus name, and trust in the Lord.  We all know satan is a liar, so it stands to reason that whatever he says, the opposite must be true.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

Faith Or Denial

It Is Written, Hebrews 11:1,  now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Everyday life brings its challenges, and we must deal with them the best way we know.  As we have heard in the past, we should turn those things over to God.  This part can cause some confusion.
If you have a problem with finances, you can stress about it, or you can ignore it, and wait for it to get better.  This can be called denial.  Hiding from the problem will not make it go away.  If you try to correct the problem on your own, your chances of success are not good.
If you take the same problem, and ask God to handle it, you have entered the realm of faith.  At this point find a few verses in the Bible where God is promising to take care of your concerns, and stand on them.  Believe in the result, and thank God for the answer.
The faith part is where many people get confused.  The word hope in biblical language means expectation of results.  Even though you turned the problem over to God, you can't just sit there and do nothing.  You must do what that little voice is telling you.  You must ask the Holy Spirit to confirm that the voice is His.  Peace in your heart is what you are looking for.
The problem you have must be recognized as true, but it has no right to exist in your life, if you are a believer.  God's truth overcomes what appears to be true.  Stand on His Word, receive the results in your heart, and it will happen in your life.
If you act in faith, and a friend says you are in denial, don't argue or get upset.  Just trust in God.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

Dependence on God

It Is Written, one Peter 5:7, casting all your care upon him, for He cares for you.
After a number of years of hearing about casting your cares on the Lord, I decided that this might be too good to miss.  First thing I did, was asked the Holy Spirit about the exact meaning of the verse.
The best way to describe it, is that it is the complete reliance or dependence on God to take care of a problem we have.  It can be for a healing, finances, finding a job, you name it.
Most of us go through life worrying about everything especially, tomorrow.  We hear the news or watch it on TV, and we worry.  All of a sudden we develope the sky is falling mentality.  Many of the media sensationalize the news in order to get better ratings and as a result they scare most people, or make the situation worse.  Don't get me wrong, they do print some truth.  However if you are a child of God, you don't have to panic by whatever they say.
Another verse that fits this message is, "the just shall walk by faith and not by sight".  What this means is that we are to trust God to take care of everything, and not pay much attention to what is going on in the world.  So if you call it casting your cares, walking by faith, or dependence on God, it is all the same.
God wants to take care of His children.  He does the best job, when we tell Him the concern we have, and ask Him to handle it.   At that point we have to stay out of it.  God knows every little thing that has to happen to get us the best solution.  We must depend on God at all times.  It is not a problem for Him, because He wants to care for us, and after all He is God.
When you decide to depend on God, you'll find the results are much better, and you have far less stress.  Even the world situation will not cause you to panic.  It's like getting a whole brand-new life.  Have a blessed day.      Praise Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

Focus

It Is Written 1 John 2:6, he who says he abides in Him ought also to walk just as He walked.
Focus is defined as, the center of interest or activity.  I give the following example in order to help someone understand the message a little better.
I was browsing on YouTube, and came across a former Army sniper teaching a class in how to aim a rifle.  Bear with me here, this is not a lesson on how to shoot someone.
He showed a circle of stars set up as the numbers on a clock.  This circle also had a center point. Then he said, concentrate on that Centerpoint.  If you focus on that Centerpoint, or target, everything else seems to disappear.  They are still there, but you don't see them, because your attention is on one particular place.  I tried it, and was astounded, because he was right.
When we hear about Peter walking on the water toward Jesus, we find that he noticed the waves and began to sink.  If he had focused on Jesus only, he wouldn't have started to sink.  It would've worked like the example.
If you are praying about something, do it at a time, and in a place where you can focus on Jesus only. I believe that when you are so focused, your subconscious will show you a picture of the results happening in the spiritual, and it will then be transferred to the physical world as an answered prayer.
As all of us have found out at one time or another in our lives, what we direct all of our attention to, or as I call it focus on, that is what you will get. Focus on problems and you will continue to have problems, focus on positive things and you will see positive.  Have a blessed day.                 Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

Ordinary People

It Is Written, Psalm 145:18, the Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.
The world is full of ordinary people.  Lifestyles are different for most people.   Different people also value things differently.  Lifestyles sometimes take people out of the category of ordinary.
One man chooses to make a lot of money, while someone else is happy with a steady job, and another is happy with no job at all.  Who knows why each of us chooses to do what we do.
In many countries you can make your own choices about what you believe, what you do, and how you act.  You can choose whether you believe in God or not, and which religion you prefer.  These are basic rights that each person has.  Your choices are usually governed by what your heart tells you.
With these choices however, comes many responsibilities.  Most people can't seem to accept that.  The idea that each person has equal rights is a good one, and is one that we all should strive to do.
Equal rights means no one is better than someone else.  We should not judge another by what we think or do.  We should not force our opinions on someone else, just as we don't want someone to force opinions on us. If for example, someone is praying in the park, no matter what religion, you don't have to feel offended, just move on.
In our touchy, politically correct society, you almost feel that you need approval in order to breathe.  People get offended by things they are not forced to take part in.  Seems kind of ridiculous doesn't it ?
All of us can make this world a much less stressful place, if we judge ourselves, not each other.  If you don't believe God exists, when someone else does, so what.  You both have the right to have your own beliefs.
One last point.  The rights of whoever it is, should not be at the expense of someone else's rights, or hurt them.  If we all mind our own business and remember that the world does not revolve around us, the world could be a much more peaceful place for all of us.  Have a blessed day.                   Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

Take Dominion

It Is Written, Genesis 1:27-28, so God created man in His own image;  in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them.  Then God blessed them, and God said to them, be fruitful and multiply;  fill the earth and subdue it;  have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.
This my friends was a mandate from God.  We became His agent on this earth, to rule in His absence.  Dominion in Hebrew and Greek means;  to be master, rule, have jurisdiction, subjugate, dominate.
This role was to last as long as man was faithful to God.  This was lost with the fall of Adam, but came back to us with Jesus victory over satan.
Just think about what this means.  We are to continue God's work in Jesus name.  It is like when God gave the Hebrews the promised land.  God told them to take it, and they fell far short of God's plan.  We must follow what God told us.  If we did, the world would not be as evil and lawless as it is.
Starting today, follow God's original mandate.  Obey Him, and rule your world.  When you pray take dominion over the problem in Jesus name, and proclaim the results.  Dominion is God's word, so it must be true.  This dominion is over health, weather, finances, everything, including satan. You're the boss in Jesus name, now begin to act like it.  Have a blessed day. Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

The Super Prayer

It Is Written, Romans 8:26, likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses.  For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
When it comes to prayer, many people stumble.  Some don't know how to pray, even if they know what they want to pray about.  Many wrestle with the problem of believing what they are praying for.
Another problem some have, is that their religion limits God, by denying that things like healing are for today.  Some religions don't teach much about the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives, if they even mention Him at all. Many religions don't recognize the power of praying in tongues.
As all of us know, or should know by now, our God is an Almighty, a loving, living God.  As such He wants the best for those who love Him.  The new covenant brought about by Jesus is better than the old covenant, because it brings grace into the picture, among other things.
Ask yourself this question.  If Jesus healed everyone who asked 2000 years ago, why wouldn't He heal today?  Why would we put limits on our God who has limitless love and power?
Jesus knew man would need all the help he could get.  When Jesus ascended into Heaven, he sent the same Holy Spirit to help and guide us, that raised Jesus from the dead.  We are to fellowship with the Holy Spirit and allow Him to help us receive the blessings God has for us.
When we are baptized in the Holy Spirit, we are given access to the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  1 Corinthians chapter 12.  It is a fact that the Holy Spirit knows we have problems praying as we should. ( See the opening verse.) When we tell the Holy Spirit what we want to pray for, and ask Him to pray through our spirits, He does.  We don't have to worry about getting it right.
When the Holy Spirit prays through our spirit, it is without a doubt, a perfect prayer that goes straight through to God.  We show our faith to have our prayer answered, by the fact that we turn it over to the Holy Spirit.  Prayer does not get more powerful than that.
Joseph Prince and a number of other top preachers, have books and CDs teaching all about the Holy Spirit and praying in tongues.  Your prayer life will get to where you will see miracles, and your faith will grow.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

God Speaks

It Is Written, Isaiah 41:10, fear not, for I am with you;  be not dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Has God ever talk to you?  Have any of your friends or relatives ever heard God?  Chances are your answer to both questions is no.  Do you believe God speaks to anyone?  This time the answer might be maybe.
The fact is, God speaks to anyone who will listen.  You must be open to the idea that you can hear from God.  God speaks in different ways, so we must be aware.
God speaks the most through His Word, the Bible.  You can find verses to answer any question or problem.  If you're not familiar with the Bible yet, you can go online to a free website called topical Bible.  There are hundreds of words or phrases listed alphabetically, many verses for each word.
Another way God speaks to us is to our hearts.  That quiet little voice inside you is God talking to you.  When you hear that voice, ask the Holy Spirit to confirm that it is God.  Then follow His advice.
You can also hear from other sources.  This particular incident really did happen recently.  We had a tough decision to make, so we prayed about it on Saturday.  Sunday morning while reading the daily devotional God gave us some insight in the devotional.  Sunday night, the same day, Joel Osteen confirmed and added to the message on the TV show.  The next day Monday morning we put Joseph Prince on TV for the last 15 minutes of his show.  More confirmation.  The next day Tuesday morning an evangelist was on the Kenneth Copeland show, and put the finishing touch on the message.  So when we put all the pieces together it really did give us the perfect answer and total peace.
Many times an answer comes from only one source.  When you hear and have peace in your heart, you know you have the answer.  It will agree with the Word.  So just pay attention, and ask the Holy Spirit, and relax. You will get an answer that will solve the problem and give you peace.  It's in the Word so it must be true.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

Worship

It Is Written, John 4:24, God is a spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
The Hebrew and Greek words for worship mean, to prostrate oneself, to adore, put religion into practice.
All worship must come from the heart.  When you trust God, you are praising Him and worshiping Him.  The same thing is true when you follow God's will, or do good to others.
Thanking and praising God with words from the spirit, bring Him closer to you, and you closer to Him.  Worship can also include private time with the Lord, studying the Bible, or even music.
It seems that most people today figure that music is worship, and that's it. At the present time I don't know of a single church that doesn't make their music seem like a concert for young people.  When you talk to the pastors, and I have, most of them tell you they are trying to attract young people.  I think that is true to a point, but the rest of it should be what they are preaching.  Church is about getting closer to God.
I know I will probably sound like an old fogey, but my own opinion is that music must touch your soul, and when it does you automatically start to worship God.  Any music that doesn't touch your soul, is just noise.  The music is supposed to help put us in touch with God through our spirit.
I was under the impression that what they call worship music is supposed to help us worship God and is not just for us.  I'm saying only this.  Music must be for everyones soul, not just for some of us.  I'm not suggesting that we have all of one and none of the other, I think a good mix would be a good way to do it, that way everybody has a chance to have the music that touches their soul.  I would be interested to see how others feel about the same thing.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

Stick With God

It Is Written, Psalm 119:90, Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You establish the earth, and it abides.
Have you ever prayed for something, and didn't receive what you prayed for?  If you thought about how you prayed, and were convinced that your prayer was in line with the Word, how did it affect you?
Let's take a look at something that most people pray for, and that is healing.  When you read the Word,  healing seems pretty clear.  We see verses like, by His stripes you were healed.  You see how Jesus went around healing every affliction imaginable.  He gave the apostles the power to heal in His name, and it goes on and on.
Some preachers have healing services, and healing phone lines.  Every day you hear about divine healing of every type of malady you can think of, but is it real?
Healings do occur more often than we realize.  The Lord has no favorites. People are healed or not healed for God's reasons.  Some healings are instant, some take time, and some are by doctors directed by God.
It is easy for people that are desperate for healing to get jealous when they see someone else healed instantly and they are still waiting.  As hard as it is to accept sometimes, God has a plan, and He does it in His way and His time.  Don't fall into satans trap and get angry with God.  satan is trying to get you to stop praying because he knows there is power behind prayer. Know that in spite of how things may look, God still loves you and has something in your future that will be better than you expect.  Just stick with God and the payoff will come.  You have His Word.  Have a blessed day. Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

God Gave Words Power

It Is Written, Genesis chapter 1, creation.
When we read the creation account, we notice how God created everything by speaking it into existence. When He spoke something, it was.
Jumping ahead to Jesus time.  Jesus said that He does what He sees His father do, and says what His father says.  He worked all of His miracles by the words of His mouth, and the power of the Holy Spirit.  The words He spoke were always the results, not the problem.
When Jesus was going back to Heaven after the resurrection, He told the apostles that they should do what He did, and sent the Holy Spirit to make it happen.
Now think about that for a minute.  All of these creative words produce positive results.  When Jesus spoke negative words to the fig tree, it shriveled up.  So now we see from the Bible that positive words with faith produce positive results, and negative produces negative.
There are a number of books about the power of words.  They are basically all in agreement.  What most people don't realize is that words work whether you believe or not.  All of us know a person who speaks gloom and doom and is constantly depressed.  If you really look at his life, it is exactly what he speaks.
Words spoken go in to the spiritual world where they are acted on.  You don't even realize that your subconscious is making you do things, such as bad decisions, to make your situation what your words are pronouncing.  If you speak faith filled words, the situation turns out good.  There's an old saying that happens to be true.  If you want to know how your life will be five years from now, look at what you are saying today.
One more thing.  Your subconscious takes everything you say as fact.  It does not know when you are kidding around.  So you must be very careful of what you say at all times, because you could be predicting your future. Scoff if you like, but that doesn't change the facts.  Have a blessed day. Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

Can I Get Faith ?

It Is Written, Romans 10:17,  so then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.
Ephesians 2:8, for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves;  it is the gift of God.
When you are a believer, you must always remember that you became a believer by the grace of God. With that came a measure of faith.
In this case, faith refers to the ability to receive and exercise the gifts God apportions to us.  Although each man receives the seed of faith, God does not have the same tasks for everyone.
As we all know, God is in charge of everything.  He decides who will do what, and how they do it. As you can imagine, some tasks require more faith than others.
Faith is a process of listening to God, and acting on what He says.  A for instance.  If God wants you to be a preacher, He will guide you in the way to become one.  When you become one, He will anoint you, and lead you in doing His work.  Your faith would match the task.
Many people have the idea that the faith they have can be increased by their own efforts.  God speaks to everyone.  Those that listen to His voice, He uses for His work, and gives them the required faith.
God speaks to the heart, and through His Word.  It is up to us to listen and obey.  If we don't listen or obey, His voice gets quieter, until we can't hear Him at all.  When Jesus said that we must take up our cross and follow Him, He meant more than just observing,  He meant doing without complaining.
When you work for God, in whatever capacity, He will provide everything you need in order to do it. Once we realize that our faith is in proportion to how much we listen and obey God, we will find peace.  Have a blessed day. Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

How You See a Problem

It Is Written, Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
As we go through life, we encounter many things daily that we call problems.  Depending on how big or serious we make them in our minds, determines how we react.
We have what can be called or classified as minor problems.  Most of these can be taken care of with very little effort.  For instance, you have trouble finding a parking space at the mall that is close to the entrance.  Do you ride around and wait for a space to open, or do you park a little further away?
If you keep the Holy Spirit in your heart and mind, you realize that a problem for you is not a problem for Him.
I have found a really simple solution to my problems, regardless of how big I think they are.  I talk to the Holy Spirit.  I say things like, what should I do with this Holy Spirit, how should I do this, I need help with this.  He always comes through, always.  On some rare occasions, I get the answer an hour or so later.
I have found out through trial and error and many years of experience of doing it the hard way, that we by ourselves can get ourselves in a mess quite easily.  But, if you really talk to the Holy Spirit, listen for His voice, and approach whatever you want to do the way He tells you to do it, you really do avoid a lot of aggravation and trouble.  It may sound simplistic and hard to believe, but it works.
Whenever you have a problem, remember the verse, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

Don't Give Up On Prayer

It Is Written, James 5:15, and the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
This verse concerns the prayer of salvation.  Everyone who confesses and accepts Jesus as Savior is saved.  We are saved by faith.  We believe it because God said so.  We have no doubt.
So why is any other prayer harder to have faith for?  The big difference for many people is the nature of the prayer itself.  The prayer of salvation is one we accept on faith.  We believe it because it makes us feel peace about our eventual future.  We know the result will manifest when we die, so it is easier to believe now.  Answer to a prayer in the present, begins the process of doubt for a lot of people, because the answer is here and now, or not.
It may be hard to believe, but in the spirit world, prayers are answered immediately.  It takes continuing faith to produce results.  Faith is what brings it into the physical world.  We need to take a closer look at how we pray.  As Charles Capps said, speak the answer not the problem.
 All prayer requires the same kind of faith, as in the prayer of salvation.  If you can do it for salvation, you can do it for anything.  God's Word does not change.  Realize that God does everything in His time and in His way. Know that His word says that He answers the prayers of the righteous, and you are righteous by what Jesus did.  So claim the blessings of the righteous, and believe.  Have a blessed day.  Praise Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

Banish Fear

It Is Written, Romans 12:2, and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Most of us go through our daily lives, so busy with things we do by necessity or choice, that we pay little or no attention to the Word of God. We put up with our daily problems, at home, at work, and in everything we do.  Add to that all of the news on TV, and in newspapers and so on.  You're told about this country hating that country, and terrorists hating everybody.  It is a wonder we don't all look under our beds before we go to sleep.
Man's greatest fear is the unknown.  What is hiding out there in the dark, or in the forest.  Our minds can create horrible things out of nothing and scare the you know what out of us.  We can worry or be afraid of something so much that we can't think, or we are like the famous deer caught in the headlights, that cannot move from fear.
The story of man and this world was written thousands of years ago. Everything that is happening was foretold from the beginning.  Instead of hiding under our beds, we can easily discover how it all turns out, and what we should do in the meantime.
The Word of God, the Bible, tells us the whole story;  study a chapter every day and renew your mind as to what God says, and you don't have to fear anything.  As I always say the Bible is the true Word of God and so far everything that It has prophesied has come true.  We are talking about hundreds and hundreds of prophecies.  So put your trust in the Lord, read the book He sent to you, and sleep in peace.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen