God's Promises Sunday

A spirit

Genesis 1: 27, so God created man in His own image; in the image of God, He created him, male and female He created them.

A number of years ago, I took this verse to mean that since God is a Spirit, and I am created in His image, I must be a spirit too. I really got excited about that idea. I really didn’t know what that meant at that time though.

One day I was watching a well-known preacher at the time. He said we are all body, soul, and spirit. After listening for a couple of hours of teaching, I not only had confirmation of what I thought, but much more.

James 4:7, Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Mark 16:17-18, And these signs will follow those who believe in My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents, and they drink anything deadly it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover.

Let’s take a quick look at something that can Inspire us. This may sound a little strange, but it is true, as I believe.

Everything happens in the spirit world. When we pray in the spirit, by asking the Holy Spirit to help us pray, we call down into the natural world what we are prompted to pray for.

At that point we as Spirits, working with the Holy Spirit, in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, can do anything that Almighty God wills us to do. Nothing is impossible.

1 John 5: 4-6, you are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world. Therefore, they speak as of the World, and the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; and he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

God Bless you and your Family.  Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you and Praise you for what you did on the cross for me. By your stripes I was healed and your blood washed away my sins. Your death and resurrection made my salvation possible. I confess my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. Amen! 

Praise The Lord

Pray For Someone

 

1 Timothy 2:1, Therefore I exhort first that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men.

Most people feel sympathy for someone who is dealing with death of a loved one or has some kind of serious illness. That feeling comes from our Creator in order for us to have compassion for people.

Unfortunately, the judgment of people comes into play many times. We look at other situations such as someone dying from cancer and many times we don’t feel as much compassion because the general idea is it was a self-inflicted disease. The person knew better but they did something to cause it anyway.

A better way to look at so-called self-inflicted diseases is more a result of bad decisions based on little or no information. It is not our job to decide who deserves prayer or not.

 As all of us know by now, all these bad decisions and so-called self-inflicted problems were caused by satan himself. This is not a cop-out or excuse for the bad decisions, it is a fact. It is easy to fall into those problems when you are far from God and satan has a chance to sneak in and lead you the wrong way.

As Christians we should look at other people with compassion, and not judgmentally. Remember, but for the grace of God, we would be in their place. Next time you see some unfortunate person, ask yourself what Jesus would do. If you can help, help. If that’s not possible, pray for them. It’s not a bad idea to pray for them anyway.

Over the years I’ve come to realize that praying for a specific individual in the form of a petition to Almighty God, is very effective prayer. When you write a petition to our Father it is a good idea to include a few verses from the Bible that back up what you are asking for, and what you stand on. Stand on the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and your prayer will be heard.

John 14: 13-14, 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.

A practice I heard about a long time ago that sounded like a good idea to me, became a part of my prayer life. I sit by myself and I ask the Lord if there is anyone in particular I should pray for. At that point I wait and usually within minutes someone’s name comes to me, and I write it down in a journal along with the petition. It seems that seeing the writing and doing the writing makes everything come to life. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus Loves You.

Prayer Of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you and Praise you for what you did on the cross for me. By your stripes I was healed and your blood washed away my sins. Your death and resurrection made my salvation possible. I confess my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. 

Amen! 

Praise The Lord!

1 Peter  3: 12, for the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

My Time With Jesus Tuesday

Almighty God Forgives Always

1 John 1:9, If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

 It is a sad fact that quite a few people carry a heavy burden of past sins. They are not convinced that God has forgiven them, because they cannot forgive themselves. If you are one of these people, stop beating yourself up. When Jesus died on the cross, all of our sins were forgiven, and would no longer be remembered, if we repent. 

Ephesians 4:32,  be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

When God sent His son Jesus on a rescue mission to save man, He meant all who repent. God did not specify certain people, what kind of sin, or how many, or how often. The Forgiveness of sins and salvation for whoever accepted it, was part of the good news that Jesus preached. It was unconditional love from Jesus that made this possible.

You may not realize that carrying a sin burden that God has forgiven, is like saying that what Jesus did was not good enough. I don’t think any of us wants to be guilty of thinking that way. Confessing our sins is an acknowledgment that we realize we did something wrong. Our confession by itself, means absolutely nothing. True Confession required the blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Just remember this, that no matter how bad you have been in the past, or how many years you were that way, if you repent from your heart, God forgave all those sins, and does not remember them, so you shouldn’t either. God Bless you and your Family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you and Praise you for what you did on the cross for me. By your stripes I was healed and your blood washed away my sins. Your death and resurrection made my salvation possible. I confess my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. 

Amen! 

Praise The Lord!

God's Promises Sunday

A Spiritual Problem

Zephaniah 1: 17, I will bring distress upon men, and they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord; their blood shall be poured out like dust and their flesh like refuse.

Many people are excited about a new president and look forward to big changes that will bring some sanity back to our country. The simple truth is, no man or group of men can make any meaningful change in society. You may think that statement is negative and ridiculous. But is it?

1 Corinthians 2:14, but the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Let’s look at the state of our country. Truth is barely ever heard. Violence and corruption are everywhere. Bad is good, good is bad. Everything is upside down. and common sense does not exist.

When we look at the whole picture, we have to add abortion, transgender, gay marriage, and everything else that rejects God, and you end up with a spiritual problem that can only be fixed by a moral, God-fearing people.

It is time to reject evil in all of its forms and bring our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ back. God has been taken out of everything and has been replaced by satan.

2 Chronicles 7:14, If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

John 12:40, He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, so that I should heal them.

 Well, my friends, you can believe these words or not but let me tell you that it does not change the facts. Whenever a people try so hard to eliminate and reject our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the power of God, disaster can be the only outcome. And man, especially when so many are evil, can only create chaos, conflict, end hardship on everyone.

The simple fact is if we reject God almighty, He will reject us. Denying this fact doesn’t change the truth. God bless you and your family. 

Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you and Praise you for what you did on the cross for me. By your stripes I was healed and your blood washed away my sins. Your death and resurrection made my salvation possible. I confess my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. 

Amen! 

Praise The Lord!

Can You Love Your Enemies

Matthew 5:43-48, You have heard that it was said you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in Heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even tax collectors do so? Therefore, you shall be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven is perfect.

How many times have we heard love your enemy? First, we must realize that we are not talking about love like we have for family. It can still be a hard thing to do in the human sense.

Romans 12:14, bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

We must take the emotion and pride out of the picture. Our Father Almighty God loves everyone with the same love. If God loves all of us, and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ died for all of us, how can we possibly go against that?

Luke 23:34, then Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.

It seems reasonable that we should be forgiven for what we do in ignorance if we repent. If we cannot forgive, our father will not forgive us. It is all part of loving our enemies.

Matthew 6:14-15, for if you forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7,Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. 

From all of these verses you have probably figured out that loving your enemy involves all kinds of things. How you treat them shows what you think. It all boils down to the old Golden Rule, do unto others as you would have them do unto you. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

For our Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you and Praise you for what you did on the cross for me. By your stripes I was healed and your blood washed away my sins. Your death and resurrection made my salvation possible. I confess my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. Amen! 

Praise The Lord!

My Time With Jesus Tuesday

Looking Ahead

Proverbs 16:9, The heart of a man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.

Here we are at the beginning of a new year. For many people it is time to start the age-old ritual of New Year’s resolutions.

Resolutions for most people means repeating the same ones they had last year that failed. Generally, resolutions are repetitive and doomed to failure. Is there a way to be successful? Yes!

Matthew 6: 33, seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

A good place to start is to take an honest look at where you were, and where you are now. Are you better off, or worse? Since all things come from God, where are you spiritually? Is He a real part of your life?

List your disappointments in life. Go over that list and check what you would like to change. Remember that change begins spiritually. It is not about what you can do, it is all about what God can do.

Jeremiah 29: 11, for I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and hope.

Call on Almighty God, in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Commit your life to Him and turn everything over to Him. Do your best and He will do the rest.

Romans 15: 13, May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace and believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in Hope.

It is not very complicated to turn your life around if you aren’t happy with it the way it is. All you must do is live your life according to the will of God and you will be successful. There may be bumps along the road, but He will make sure that you can handle them.

We Wish You a New Year filled with the blessings and Grace of Almighty God. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me. By your stripes I was healed and your blood washed away all my sins. Your death and resurrection made my Salvation possible. I confess my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. Amen! 

Praise The Lord!

God's Promises Sunday

Why

2 Timothy 3:16, All scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.

Almost everyone asks why me? Why this, and why that? Our creator decided who He would put where, what they would do, and when they would be born. Almighty God has a plan for each of us, and a reason for everything.

Some people believe that they are being punished by God because of their circumstances. The fact is life is a test. You could say that each problem, instead of being a punishment, is in fact a learning experience.

The truth is, whether you believe it or not, there are only two ways to live. Follow almighty God, or satan.

Romans 12: 2, be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

The easy way is to follow satan and the world. It seems enjoyable for a while, but the cost is your soul.

Romans 8: 28, and we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.

Following the word of God, can be very hard at times. But, by following the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and having faith in almighty God, your results will be eternity with Him.

People who ignore God and do everything themselves experience failure after failure, and bitter disappointment. They usually end up doomed for eternity.

People who have complete trust and faith in Almighty God, and allow Him to lead their lives, will find that their problems are handled without much trouble and they are able to keep going. Everything that they experience makes their faith grow.

Consider. People that are poor, especially in other countries, know they cannot accomplish anything on their own.  Somehow, they know that they must rely on God.

Proverbs 19:17, he who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will pay back what he has given.

People who have it all on the other hand run a great risk. If you are one of those, who has it all and don’t acknowledge Almighty God as being the reason that everything you are and have comes from Him, you are in great danger.

Romans 12:2, 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.

So, you see my friends, it all boils down to the simple fact, that everything that happens in this entire universe happens because almighty God wills it. Each of us has a part to play in this story of man. The part we play was given to us by God Almighty. It is up to us whether we follow His plan for us or not. It would be well with you to always realize, that the stakes are where you spend eternity. God Bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you and Praise you for what you did on the cross for me. By your stripes I was healed and your blood washed away my sins. Your death and resurrection made my salvation possible. I confess my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. 

Amen! 

Praise The Lord!