Archives for July 2014

July 11, 2014

HE LOOKED BEYOND OUR FAULTS AND SAW WHAT WE COULD BE THROUGH HIM!!!

“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 (ESV)

Amazing Grace’ shall always be my song of praise for it was grace that bought my liberty I do not know just why he came to love me so. I shall forever lift mine eyes to Calvary to view the cross where Jesus died for me How marvelous the grace that caught my falling soul” for HE LOOKED BEYOND OUR FAULTS AND SAW WHAT I COULD BE THROUGH HIM.

Looking at the Characteristics of 7 of the 12 Disciples that Christ Personally choose are as follow; SIMON PETER, Impulsive foot in the mouth disease a brawler, JOHN; Ambitious, Judgmental, JAMES; Ambitious, short-tempered, judgmental, MATTHEW; Despised outcast because of his dishonest career, PHILIP; Questioning attitude, THOMAS; a doubter, JUDAS; Treacherous and Greedy Betrayer of Christ.

In our limited human way of thinking, the first thing we usually ask before we focus on the grace, mercy and “longsuffering of God towards us, who is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance,” is WHY DID THE CREATOR OF OUR UNIVERSE TAKE A CHANCE WITH SUCH A WRETCHED SINNER LIKE JUDAS THE ONE WHO BETRAYED HIM?

My friends this is where I need you to focus today because if we think hard about the question, we will realize that we betray our Savior each time we allow the god of this world to move our attention away from the love and grace of Christ to the things of this world.

As I look back at my Faults and abominations against my Savior throughout my life, I thank God each day that He is not through with me yet and He Who began a good work in [each of us] will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in each of us.” Phil 1:6 (AMP)

Oh the miracle our God has performed in our lives as He LOOKED BEYOND OUR FAULTS AND SAW WHAT WE COULD BE THROUGH HIM for “the Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness;” but He has a plan for each of our lives and He has set us on a course that will lead to our Salvation.

Yes He takes wretched sinners like you and I and transforms our life from being WHAT WE ARE, to the one who recognizes and believes through the faith of God and His word what Calvary meant for our SALVATION and through this faith we can say without a doubt that Lord, I am going to trust you totally and place all of my confidence, hopes and dreams of eternity exclusively, on Calvary and what Christ did for me.

Consistent with this, I will not trust in anyone else but You simply because YOU LOOKED BEYOND MY FAULTS AND SAW WHAT I COULD BE THROUGH YOU “G.C. Morgan wrote concerning the special three: “There can be no doubt that these men, Peter, James, and John, were the most remarkable in the apostolate.

Peter loved Him; John He loved; James was the first to seal his testimony with his blood. Even their blunders proved their strength. They were the men of enterprise; men who wanted thrones and places of power…Mistaken ideas, all of them.”

But you would think being with the Master for 3-1/2 years they would be completely transformed, but that did not occur until “the day of Pentecost when all the disciples were ASSEMBLED TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE [AND ON ONE ACCORD] and suddenly there came a sound from heaven like the rushing of a violent tempest blast, and it filled the whole house in which they were sitting.

And there appeared to them tongues resembling fire, which were separated and distributed and which settled on each one of them and they were all filled with power [which awaits us also if we believe] from the Holy Spirit Acts 2:2-4 (AMP) and this would never have happen if CHRIST HAD NOT LOOKED BEYOND THEIR FAULTS AND SAW WHAT THEY WOULD BE THROUGH HIM.

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

July 10, 2014

MY FRIENDS, “GREAT AND ABUNDANT IS GOD’S FAITHFULNESS” TOWARDS US!!

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. Lamentations 3:22-25 (ESV)

My friends, what an awe inspiring statement; GREAT IS GOD”S FAITHFULNESS, which is new every morning, meaning it is never ending, and it has nothing to do with the FAITHFULNESS of our mother or father or the preacher or the teacher, but all our hope rest on our Savior and His ABUNDANT FAITHFULNESS toward each of us and if you are a Child of God that makes it very personal and it allows each of us to be “confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in [each of us] will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” Phil 1:6 (KJV)

“In April 1988 the evening news reported on a photographer who was a skydiver. He had jumped from a plane along with numerous other skydivers and filmed the group as they fell and opened their parachutes. On the film shown on the telecast, as the final skydiver opened his chute, the picture went berserk.

The announcer reported that the cameraman had fallen to his death, having jumped out of the plane without his parachute. It wasn’t until he reached for the absent ripcord that he realized he was freefalling without a parachute. Until that point, the jump probably seemed exciting and fun.

But tragically, he had acted with thoughtless haste and deadly foolishness. Nothing could save him, for his faith was in a parachute that he had never buckled on.” Oh GREAT IS GOD’S FAITHFULNESS as we look back over our lives so much of it we were just  freefalling, living with thoughtless haste and deadly foolishness as we followed the god of this world to perdition.

But oh the mercy and grace of a God who in spite of, was always FAITHFUL to us, for only the FAITHFULNESS of Christ and His “patients toward [us], not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” are we able to praise His name today and for everyone who does not recognize the FAITHFULNESS of our Savior and continues to freefall through life, Christ Is calling you at this moment for a unrestricted dependence on Him as you allow His Spirit to transform you into a candidate for God’s kingdom.

In addition, it must become personal this is your Salvation and His FAITHFULNESS towards you as you seek God’s presence on your own accord as his arm reaches us no matter where we are or what we are doing for “who is a God like thee, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in [His FAITHFULNESS and] steadfast love” Micah 7:18 (ESV)

for “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is FAITHFUL, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” 1 Cor. 10:13 (ESV)

Understanding and knowing God’s FAITHFULNESS is the process by which God’s character is cultivated in us. But it must be a daily process, and in so doing, we become aware of our own existence, sensations, thoughts, and surroundings, through Christ and His PATIENT and LONG SUFFERING, and as a result, each day we begin to walk into Gods divine wisdom, a wisdom that allows us to focus on the FAITHFULNESS of Christ and the Journey He has placed us on to the promise land.

Consistent with this, God’s readily perceived and Unimaginable FAITHFULNESS toward His Children, will allow us to become truly humble, devoted and God fearing workers in finishing up God’s commission here on earth as we begin to show our full “gratitude and thanksgiving” for what Christ has done for us and at the same time we will also “share in [Christ] sufferings [as we carry our cross] in order that we may also share in his glory [one day soon]” Romans 8:17 (ESV)

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

July 9, 2014

MY FRIENDS I HAVE A TESTIMONY, SO MY SOUL CRIES OUT IN PRAISE TODAY, JUST BECAUSE!!!

And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might and honor, and glory, and blessing.! Rev. 5:11-12 (ASV)

“The heavenly host Gathers around the throne “WORTHY IS THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN they sing” but It was no angel that was crucified they honor and It was not for their sins that our Savior gave up all the glory in the heavenly realm to reincarnate Himself as man and die a cruel death at Calvary, and yet they live to praise their Lord!

So my friends this is where I need you to focus today as you make this personal and ask yourself. If the SINLESS angelic host can praise the lamb that was slain for the sins of MANKIND JUST BECAUSE of the love and admonition of who they serve, then what is our song we sing each day and who do we praise, or have our schedules become so full with the things of this world that we have eliminated such performances from our daily agenda except when we claim to be filled by the Spirit at our churches once or twice a week.

As God’s chosen we should ask our-self  is it possible for a wretched sinner like you and I to fully  “appreciate,’ that is, to love and delight in praise to the worthiest of all in heaven and on earth, and simultaneously at every moment delight in a perfect expression of love, [as our soul experiences] supreme blessedness,” Would we do it and if so why haven’t we?

And  if we could  “praise God fully as our joy and happiness flows out from us incessantly again and again in an effortless and perfect expression. [and then once this occurs] our joy [will be] “no more separable from the praise in which it liberates and utters itself than the brightness a mirror receives is separable from the brightness it sheds.” (C.S. Lewis.)  Would we do it and if so why haven’t we?

My friends without God in our life where would we be for “The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Consistent with this, they are also corrupt, they do abominable deeds…” and “every imagination [and] thoughts of [their] heart is only evil continually.” “But as for a Child of God we should have the passion to know God and feel God in our presence Daily, like the sinless angels JUST BECAUSE.

In addition, I feel our JUST BECAUSE has to have so much more meaning JUST BECAUSE “the wages of sin is death,”for all who were “brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did [our] mother conceive [us].” Ps. 51:5 (ESV) but because of love God’s Promise is “the free gift of eternal life in Christ Jesus”

Also our Lord must mean more to us then someone we run to when we need a rapid response in an emergency. But He must become our friend and companion JUST BECAUSE and once this becomes a passion within us, we then have the right to say in total praise my God is JEHOVAH – RAPHA: “the Lord who heals us of all of our infirmities,”

or JEHOVAH-SHALOM “Our perfect peace in the time of my many troubles” or JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH “The One Who is with us everywhere for He is Omnipresent” or JEHOVAH-RAAH “Our Shepherd Who tenderly leads us, loves us and will keep us safe.”

So yes MY FRIENDS LET”S MAKE IT PERSONAL AND GIVE OUR TESTIMONY AS WE CRY OUT IN PRAISE TODAY, JUST BECAUSE!!! And then one day soon the question will be asked “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?” And the question will be answered. “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.  Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. Rev. 7:13:15 (NKJV)

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

July 8, 2014

MY FRIENDS, OH WHAT LOVE A FATHER SHOWS FOR HIS CHILDREN!!

As the “Father which art in heaven” “to all who will received my Son, and believes in his name, have been given the right to become children of God, John 1:12 (ESV) In addition, as there “Father” I must remember that They were shaped in iniquity; and in sin did [there] mother conceive them.” Ps. 51:5 (NIV)

At times My Faithful tend to act like children and most of their childish behavior is unpleasant and an abomination to Me. But as their Father I must love them despite their childish behavior, and as they mature and allow My Spirit to transform them I do expect them to give up there childish ways.

And if I do my part as their Father and not just love them when they please me, or do things to make Me happy then they will feel genuinely loved and not feel insecure as they travel on their spiritual Journey I have placed them on.

So therefore, their behavior is my responsibility, that is why to show my Children real selfless, sacrificial and unconditional love, I will give my only begotten son that who ever believes in my Son, and the sacrifice I the father and My Son have made  for their salvation then they should no longer “talk like a child, or think like a child, or reason like a child;” as they follow my son’s example on their journey.

In addition, as His chosen becomes heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ and [share in His inheritance]; they must also share in His suffering as they become glorified together,” while putting away all of their childish behavior. “A touching story is told by William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice to the House of Commons.

The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria. The doctors told the princess not to kiss her little daughter and endanger her life by breathing the child’s breath. Once when the child was struggling to breathe, the mother, forgetting herself entirely, took the little one into her arms to keep her from choking to death.

Rasping and struggling for her life, the child said, “Momma, kiss me!” Without thinking of herself the mother tenderly kissed her daughter. She got diphtheria and some days thereafter she died.” Real love forgets self. Real love knows no danger. Real love doesn’t count the cost.

The Bible says, “Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.” “Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily. It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly.

Love (God’s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong]. It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.

Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].” 1 Cor. 13:4-7 (AMP) My friends “Souls in danger, look above, Jesus completely saves, He will lift you by His love, out of the angry waves.

He’s the Master of the sea, billows His will obey, He your Savior wants to be, be saved today.” For only true unconditional love and grace  from our Savior can saved us. Consistent with this, “it is an extraordinary thing for one to give his life even for an upright man, though perhaps for a noble and lovable and generous benefactor someone might even dare to die.

But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us. Therefore, since we are now justified (acquitted, made righteous, and brought into right relationship with God) by Christ’s blood, how much more [certain is it that] we shall be saved……” Romans 5:7-9 (AMP) OH WHAT LOVE A FATHER SHOWS FOR HIS CHILDREN!!

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

July 7, 2014

GOD’S REFINING PROCESS PURIFIES HIS CHILDREN FOR THE JOURNEY AHEAD!!!

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)

My friends that verse should tell each of God’s Chosen that there is a refining process, let’s take gold ore for example, it must go through a TRIED and TRIAL process, a process of refining and purifying in order to make the substance a pure product.

The first step in God’s REFINING PROCESS is to heat the gold or in our Christians Journey Christ has placed each of us on, the PROCESS begins with all of our trials, tribulations, disappointments, Heartache’s and pains that reminds a Child of God that here [on this earth] we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come and ”[that city “no eye has seen, [or] ear has heard, and no human mind has conceived” so until that day let each of us] Through Jesus,…..continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise [as we] openly profess his name.” Heb 13:14-15 (NIV)

In addition, we are also  carrying the Cross of our Savior which is a final PROCESS of  purification for our JOURNEY to the Promise Land. My friends we are in the final season of the history of this world and if we seek God’s Kingdom, then our faith must be “more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire,…”1 Peter 1:7 (NKJV)

But as a Child of God He tells us that He will “……. thoroughly purge away our dross, And take away all [of] our alloy.” Isaiah 1:25 NKJV) as He prepares us to finish His work here on earth. But there is no SHORT CUTS to the kingdom or a easier course to travel.

Christ our example has chosen us as His 21^st century apostles who by definition are those who are ambassadors, or messengers commissioned to carry out the instructions of Jesus Christ our Supreme Commander. For “…..everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” Luke 12:48 (NIV)

MUCH MY FRIENDS has been given His Chosen, the trying process is taking place now, ARE WE PREPARED TO ENDURE TILL THE END, do we take every precious moment that we have left in SEARCHING the SCRIPTURES and preparing our MIND AND BODY For “great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be…” Matt. 24:21-22

Have we taken our Faith to the next level, do we seek daily with heartfelt prayer the OUTPOURING OF GOD”S SPIRIT. “Blessed are the PURE IN HEART: for they shall see God.” Matt 5:8 (KJV) It does not say in the Prospector or refining and purging stages, it says THE PURE IN HEART, That tells me we have been tried, and tested and are ready for Gods Kingdom.

God still extends His grace to each of His Children who HAVE MUCH, which means God’s NAME and WORD  has been a part of our life most of our lives but the problem is we have not allowed Christ to “purge our lives from the god of this world so we have no excuse so MUCH HAS BEEN GIVEN WHICH WE HAVE NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, but God’s promises tells us once we allow God’s refining process to take effect we “shall be a vessel set apart and useful for honorable and noble purposes, consecrated and profitable to the Master, fit and ready for any good work..” 2 Timothy 2:21 (AMP)

In addition we will “also be heirs, of God and co-heirs with Christ…..” .” Romans 8:17(NIV) Yes sinners saved by grace can think of ourselves as royalty in the same bloodline as God’s only begotten Son, yes Sons and Daughters of the CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE how sweet the sound.

And with God’s DNA comes the power of the cross through God’s Spirit “So now I realize more then ever the significance of the text “For God so LOVED THE WORLD, yes my friends we are THE WORLD and all of His promises goes to all who believe, “that He gave HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

July 6, 2014

MY SOUL CRIES OUT HALLELUJAH, THANK GOD FOR PAVING THE WAY!!!

Today my friends we praise God and give Him all the honor and  glory but we must also focus on where does our Journey begin and where will it end. Paul places it all in the concept of a race. He tells us “Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run your race that you may lay hold of the prize and make it yours.”

Consistent with this, he goes on and tells us not to run this race with uncertainty or not having  a definite aim, but there must be a motive, and a goal, and that goal will allow us to be “conquerors through him that loved us” and once we are conquerors we will receive the ultimate prize which is the crown of eternal blessedness.

So my friends if our desire is to finish this race a child of God must restrict Himself to only “things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of good report; and if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, Focus on these things.” We also cannot go into this race “beating the air aimlessly and with uncertainty but we must be sober and vigilant; because our adversary the devil’s aim is to keep us from finishing.

But like a boxer we must prepare our mind and body to endure the rough and painful Journey that lies ahead, and the hardships that our God is preparing His Children to endure because if we go into this race without preparation, then after proclaiming the good news of the Gospel to others, all the work we have put into finishing this race we would have still become unfit, not able to stand the test and will be  unapproved and rejected as a counterfeit simply because we did not understand that the testing of our faith produces endurance and endurance through Gods word and Spirit will always have a perfect and complete result.

Also, we were not willing to give it all to the Master and die to self-daily as we trained and we also allowed the god of this world to distract us from our mission and so my friends to complete this race we cannot be lacking in anything but most of all as a Christians our symbol of endurance must be to understand that this race will not be a smooth straight course but one with the challenges  of mountains and valleys, rough terrains and rocky roads.

But we can be assured that this course has been traveled before “so be of perfect peace and confidence because a child of God who runs this race will have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but our God tells us to be of good cheer, take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted! For Jesus Christ our Savior have overcome the world and finished this same course He has lead the way so there would be no power to harm us as we ran. Yes He conquered it for each of His Children and crossed the finish line at the cross.

But like Christ our example we will also have to get across the finish line carrying a cross, which is a criteria for finishing, but like Christ this can only happen if we deny self as we carry our cross. But in spite of it all my friends we must never forget “Were it not for grace, I can tell you where [each of us who have a desire to be in God’s kingdom would be] Wandering down some pointless road to nowhere With [our] salvation up to [our own merits] and I know how that would go. The battles [each of us] would face forever running but losing the race. [Oh thank God] were it not for grace” (Larnelle Harris)

In addition, once we have crossed over the finish line and received a  crown of eternal blessedness we will hear the words we have waited so long to here “well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness! and throughout eternity our SOUL WILL CRY OUT HALLELUJAH THANK GOD FOR PAVING THE WAY!!!

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

July 5, 2014

“GOD HAS ALREADY FORGOTTEN WHAT WE CAN’T FORGET, HE HAS ALREADY FORGIVEN WHAT WE STILL REGRET”

LOVE, MERCY and GRACE. My friends it is so hard to leave our faults, and failures at the altar and walk away. But today we must make our Salvation and God’s forgiveness greater than any situation or circumstances in our life.

Today I ask you to Focus on 2 Sam. chapters 11 and 12 for this is just one of the recorded abominations of a “man after God’s own Heart” who fell as far as one could possible fall in sin, “but if it was not for grace”. David tells Nathan “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.

However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme the child also who is born to you shall surely die.” 2 Sam. 12:13-14 (NKJV) Our God knew David’s Heart and He also knows the enemy and His influence on each of us when our focus wavers.

In addition, “I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” Jer. 17:10 (NKJV) My friends we must claim the promises of God and lay our sins at the feet of Christ because He needs our undivided attention, for God has work that needs to be completed that He is asking His Chosen to do before His soon return.

Consistent with this, we must continue to“press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Phil 3:14 (KJV) The amazing God we serve must forever remain our focus along with His saving grace for “Satan seeks to draw our minds away from the mighty Helper, to lead us to ponder over our degeneration of soul.

But though Jesus sees the guilt of the past, He speaks pardon; and we should not dishonor Him by doubting His love. The feeling of guiltiness must be laid at the foot of the cross, or it will poison the springs of life. When Satan thrusts his threatenings upon you, turn from them, and comfort your soul with the promises of God. The cloud may be dark in itself, but when filled with the light of heaven, it turns to the brightness of gold; for the glory of God rests upon it.” (Ellen G. White’s Last Recorded Letter June 14, 1914)

A couple married 15 years began to have more than usual their share of marital problems. They wanted to make their marriage work and agreed on an idea the wife had. For one month they planned to drop a slip in a “Fault” box. The boxes would provide a place to let the other know about daily irritations.

The wife was diligent in her efforts and approach: “leaving the jelly top off the jar,” “wet towels on the shower floor,” “dirty socks not in hamper,” on and on until the end of the month. After dinner, at the end of the month, they EXCHANGED boxes. The husband Read the many items his wife had placed in his box. Then came the wife’s turn, as she began reading the message on each slip was the sane, “I love you!”

My friends remember our God’s box is empty because “there was no sins found in Him” but He has EXCHANGED all of our sins Past and present and placed them at the cross and oh the blood that wipes away each sin no matter the magnitude.

“For all have sinned and fallen short” but God’s grace and love EXCHANGED our sins with the full assurance that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that who so ever believeth in Him, shall not parish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 (KJV)

His promise to each of His Children is “If we confess our sins,”[“we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous”] [who] “is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” [so that we may “run with patience the race that is set before us,”] 1 John 2:1 (KJV) 1 John 1:9 (KJV) Heb. 12:1 (KJV) but first we must have faith that “OUR GOD HAS ALREADY FORGOTTEN WHAT WE CAN’T FORGET, HE HAS ALREADY FORGIVEN WHAT WE STILL REGRET”

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

July 4, 2014

“I NEED MORE OF YOU TO FILL ME UP UNTIL I AM OVERFLOWING AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS”

“Ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask” (for if a Child of God ask) “it will be given to him or her; [and if you] seek you will find; [also if you] knock the door will be opened to you.?” Luke 11:13 (KJV) Matt. 7:7 (NIV)

So many wonderful promises from our loving God but what I seek today is more of what my God has already given, I want to go beyond what seems humanly possible, but I also ask each of you who are seeking the kingdom of God to seek God’s Presence with the same PASSION.

Yes, that passion and power that FILLS YOU UP UNTIL YOU ARE OVERFLOWING AND THE WHOLE WORLD RECOGNIZES THAT THE PRESENCE OF GOD OVERFLOWS IN YOU” My friends, we must always remember that it was Jesus who gave up all the glory of a pure and holy kingdom to come to a planet infected by sin.

It was Jesus who endured the suffering of the cross and died, so that a wretched sinner like you and I may obtain SALVATION and ETERNAL LIFE. So because of what Christ has done for us, we must seek His presence with a faith an endurance “that surpasses all human understanding.”

Acts 4:12 (NKJV) tells us “…..there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.” But where I need you to focus  today is not only on the name of Jesus Christ but the power that is associated with that name and why as his Children we must seek God’s Spirit with a compelling since of urgency, as we move closer to Christ soon return.

In addition, as God’s children we must believe the same awesome power that exist in heaven and on earth is right here among us for Christ tells us “it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you;…. John 16:7 (NIV) also in John 10:10 (KJV) John states The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it MORE ABUNDANTLY.”

Key words my friends MORE ABUNDANTLY, so as a Child of God if He is so willing to give MORE ABUNDANTLY why is that power not real in our lives, it becomes more like a myth which by definition is “an unproved or false collective belief”

But today our faith must tell us that this power exist and our God is willing to give it MORE ABUNDANTLY. But also with This power, comes responsibility as we allow the Spirit to transform us into the image, and Character of Christ, and that would require self to die as we carry out His commission as He FILLS US UP UNTIL WE ARE OVERFLOWING AND THE WHOLE WORLD THEN RECOGNIZES THAT THE PRESENCE OF GOD OVERFLOWS FROM WITHIN US”

Consistent with this, we begin to spread the good news of the gospel and through our faith and Gods WORD and Spirit, God continues to prepare us for the unknown, but  first God must FILL US UP until we are overflowing with His love, overflowing with His joy, overflowing with His peace, overflowing with His long-suffering, overflowing with His kindness, overflowing with His goodness, overflowing with His faithfulness, overflowing with His gentleness, overflowing with His self-control.

But this can never happen if God’s Spirit does not have full control, for in order to be OVERFLOWING with the power of Gods Spirit our  FAITH and ENDURANCE must be a DAILY routine with God “For our faith in Christ makes “ all things possible.” as we search the scriptures and pray diligently for more grace and more of God’s Spirit.

My friends we know how this controversy started and we know how it will end and some where on this JOURNEY we will play a VITAL PART in this conflict, But today God is trying to prepare us to be able to CARRY HIS CROSS and “DRINK FROM HIS CUP AS HE FILLS US UP UNTIL WE ARE OVERFLOWING AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS.”

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

July 2, 2014

TODAY MY FRIENDS “I HAVE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT”

And that ANNOUNCEMENT is, you can begin to “Count the years as months, Count the months as weeks, and Count the weeks as days, because any day now, we’ll be goin’ home!!!” (Andrae Crouch) for a very special HOME COMING for the redeemed.

My friends, it will be like no other HOME COMING we have ever witness in our lifetime, so please, RSVP right away because the invitations were sent out over 2000 years ago at Calvary when Christ said “it is finished.” so time is running out. But let me remind you this HOME COMING will be only for the redeemed who have endured hardships for [the] name, [of Jesus Christ] and have not grown weary.” Rev. 2:3 (NIV)

In addition, at this  HOME COMING there will be a river whose waters give life, sparkling like crystal, flowing out from the throne of God and of the Lamb Through the middle of the broadway of the city; also, on either side of the river [there will be a] tree of life with twelve varieties of fruit, yielding each month its fresh crop; and the leaves of the tree [will be] for the healing and the restoration of [all] nations.)”

No longer will there be anything that is accursed (detestable, foul, offensive, impure, hateful, or horrible). But the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and [we] shall worship Him [and pay divine honors to Him and do Him holy service]. And there shall be no more night; [for we will] have no need for lamplight or sunlight, for the Lord God will illuminate [His Children] and be their light, and [we] shall reign [as kings and queens] forever and ever (through the eternities of the eternities).” Rev. 22:1-5 (AMP)

Consistent with this  HOME COMING, we will forever with [adoration and exaltation say]  Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty (Omnipotent), Who was and Who is and Who is to come. [as we] fall prostrate before Him Who is sitting on the throne, [as we] worship Him Who lives forever and ever; [while throwing] down [our] crowns before the throne, crying out, Worthy are You, our Lord and God, [for] You created all things; [and] by Your will they were [brought into being] and were created.” Rev 4:8-11 (AMP)

This HOME COMING will not be separated by racial, economic, or social classes, but it will only consist of the tried and true who carried a cross while allowing the blood of Jesus Christ to transform them into his Character and now With no reservations we can say that we are “sons and daughters of the King of King and Lord of Lord.”

”My friends grace is still on our side but too long we as Christians have allowed the world to be the foundation for how we build our relationships on our Journey to God’s Kingdom.

But today our tactics must change, we must become our own diplomat for the Kingdom of God and once we make it a personal challenge we will then go into all the world with that “SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT” or the good news of the gospel that tells the world; “Let not your heart be troubled; [if] you believe in God, [you must] believe also in [Christ and what He did at Calvary].

[Also] In His Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, [He] would have told [us]. [so He is now] preparing a place for [the redeemed. And you can believe his promise that He will come back] and receive [His faithful and] where [He is today]  there [we] may be also [if we believe].” John 14:1-4 (NKJV)

And once we proclaim this message throughout the world we will see the revival for which we have been asking for within the body of Christ. Because as a Child of God we will “receive power [and] after the Holy Ghost comes upon [His Chosen]; [we] shall be witnesses unto [Christ]…..unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Acts 1:8 (NKJV) And then we can MAKE THAT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT” to the world.

“Count the weeks as days, [because] any day now, We’ll be goin’ home” to a place that no “Eye hath seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.” 1 Cor 2:9 (NKJV)

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY