Sep. 13, 2014

NEVER OCCURRED, AT THIS POINT OF OUR LIFE WE WOULD BE DOING THIS? I IMAGINE THAT’S HOW GOD LOOKS AT OUR LIFE ALSO!!

Isn’t it amazing how the course of our lives, how changes occur from childhood to adult, where you once had “questions of a thousand dreams” which has disintegrated into just one, and that one you are still chasing, never seeming to get it right.

So now you tell yourself, IT NEVER OCCURRED AT THIS POINT OF MY LIFE I WOULD BE DOING THIS? My friends as “God’s vessel of clay [how many times were we] marred in the hand of the potter [because Satan told us he had a better way];

So He [re-made us again and again] into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.” Jer.18:4 (PSV)) And thank God he is not finished with us yet, because like us, God always INTENDED FOR US TO BE farther along, ON OUR JOURNEY.

But if we will “focus our mind on things above, [and] not on things on this earth” Col. 3:2 (NKJV) and hold firm to our faith and endure till the end, the Lord will fulfill his purpose for [all His Children, because His] steadfast love, endures forever.

[And He will] not forsake the work of His hands.” [for He is] confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; Ps. 138:8, Phil 1:6 (PSV) In addition, everything we do must center around our Salvation and the effort we place on finishing this Journey Christ has placed us on.

In addition, God is looking for utility workers to enter the battle field, willing to get into the trenches and get it done for our Savior. The time for laying out a blueprint for our life has passed, whatever we haven’t done for ourselves up until this point is secondary.

A story is told about the American Civil War, General Stonewall Jackson who needed to get all of his supplies and wagons across a river. After telling his engineers to plan and build a bridge so his army could cross, he called his wagon master in to tell him that it was urgent the wagon train cross the river as soon as possible.

The wagon master started gathering all the logs, rocks and fence rails he could find and he managed to build a bridge. Long before day light General Jackson was told by his wagon master all the wagons and artillery had crossed the river.

General Jackson asked what where his engineers doing? The wagon master’s only reply was that they were in their tent drawing up plans for a bridge. My friends all of the planning was done before the foundation of the world.

“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love” Eph. 1:4 (NIV) and the climax was Calvary “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 (NKJV)

And now, Satan wants the world to think the battle continues, but my friends God’s word tells us “After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said, “I am thirsty……” Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “IT IS FINISHED!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.” John 19:28-30 (ASV)

So the only thing left, is for His faithful to tell the world the war IS FINISHED because “the living one [Christ]. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.” Rev. 1:18 (ESV)

And now my friends let’s all finish God’s mandate as we look to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Heb. 12:2 (ESV)

In addition, one day soon, He will wipe away every tear from [our] eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things [will] have passed away.” and AT THAT POINT IN ETERNITY, WE WILL BE DOING WHAT GOD HAD ALWAYS PLANNED FOR OUR LIVES.

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

Sep. 12, 2014

MOVING TOWARDS GOD’S PRESENCE WITH ALL YOUR HEART!!

Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.” And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Ex 33:13-14 (NKJV)

My friends, today, it becomes all about seeking the presence of God, because in his PRESENCE the weak becomes strong and we can only know the power that He holds in being in His PRESENCE when we truly see how deep our weakness goes and the power of His strength that begins to take control when we seek our Savior daily.

In addition, Jeremiah tells us “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” Jer. 29:13 (ESV) And what if we do seek  God with all of our heart and we still don’t get a response. Friends, at times it will seem the hardest part Is waiting In the middle of the storm.

If we could just feel His arms around us as His presence penetrates every fiber of our being and at that moment we realize that even the waiting is okay because their is even peace that comes In waiting when our wait becomes all about being in the presence of Christ.

A story I’ve told before becomes appropriate as I look at our savior and what being in the PRESENCE of the Good Shepherd means to everyone whose “citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;” Plil. 3:20 (ASV)

A certain medieval pastor announced he would be preaching next week instead of a morning service it would be right before sundown and the topic would be “The Love of God.” Electricity was not invented so everyone knew the church would be dark but no questions were asked.

When the next Sabbath came and the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the church windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the pastor lighted a candle and carried it to the backdrop of the sanctuary which depicted the scene at Calvary.

First, he illumined the crown of thorns on His head, next, His two wounded hands and feet, then the mark of the spear wound in his side. In the hush that fell, he blew out the candle and left the church. There was nothing else to say. That my friends is what we must seek each and every day.

Because once it becomes all about Calvary the wait is worth it if that is what God is asking us to do, because in the turmoil of our world today, the father of confusion has taken this controversy to a whole new level because he knows his days are numbered.

So God is preparing us for what lies ahead and where the god of this world will try and take us. Consistent with this, Christ does not want us to be like the five foolish virgins without enough oil to finish our journey so He needs us to “Be strong and courageous.

[And] not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord our God [will be with us] in every situation and circumstances of our life as long as our desire is to never leave his presence. Joshua 1:9 (PSV) Oh what a friend we have in Jesus, if we believe in the transforming power of God’s Spirit.

In addition, we also need to ask with a sincere and contrite heart, and then God’s Spirit will take us right to the throne room where Christ is now mediating on our behalf and as He holds us in his bosom while at the same time He will tell the Father this is your child this is who you sent me to die for on Calvary.

And at that moment it becomes personal, because its all about me and the changes that occurs in my life for being in His presence because in “His presence [He] makes known to [His Children] the path of life; in [His] presence there is fullness of joy; [and] at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Ps. 16:11 (ESV)

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

Aug. 11, 2014

MY FRIENDS, HOWEVER YOU DEFINE ARMAGEDDON, JUST STAY AWAKE!!!

My friends Satan wants us to believe it’s all too complicated. All of our lives ARMAGEDDON has been the mystery word along with the boogy man that scholars have tried to explain, the boogy man we know is a myth, but ARMAGEDDON, God’s Word tells us, this is where the final battle will be fought between the forces of good and evil.

“BEHOLD, I AM COMING AS A THIEF. BLESSED IS HE WHO WATCHES, AND KEEPS HIS GARMENTS, LEST HE WALK NAKED AND THEY SEE HIS SHAME. And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.

Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth.

Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.” Revelation 16:15-19 (NKJV)

listening to all the commentators, politicians and soothsayers after the President’s speech last night the whole idea from everyone who had an opinion, was to put fear into the listeners but “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)

In addition, a child of God must “Set our minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” [and not what’s going on in the Middle East] Colossians 3:2 (ESV) for if you are a part of a body of believers you are looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise. And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own.

If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.  Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for [all of His Children who believe and endure until the end]. Heb. 11:10-16 (NIV)

My friends ARMAGEDDON is not a myth because it is in God’s Word, but the “secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law. Deut. 29:29 (NIV)

“The battle of Armageddon will be fought. AND THAT DAY MUST FIND NONE OF US SLEEPING. WIDE AWAKE WE MUST BE, as wise virgins having oil in our vessels with our lamps. The power of the Holy Ghost must be upon us and the Captain of the Lord’s host will stand at the head of the angels of heaven to direct the battle.” (E. G. White selected messages book 3, page 426)

If there is only one thing that you take away from this devotional today I want it to be the quote “AND THAT DAY MUST FIND NONE OF US SLEEPING. WIDE AWAKE WE MUST BE with full body armor on, even when we are asleep, for Satan must not gain the victory even over our dreams.

Time move’s on as we still try and decide whether we want to get the I phone 6 or wait to see what the reviews say before we purchase. My friends the reviews are in from God’s word and “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.” Rev.1:3 (NIV)

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

Sep. 10, 2014

MY FRIENDS, ARE YOU ASHAMED TO SAY I BELIEVE?

I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes……… Romans 1:16 (NKJV) My friends, do we embrace the word of God and His message as we go about our daily routines? Do we wrap our Savior around our shoulders like a shawl?

Or are we ashamed of bringing Christ to the forefront of our life because God’s word is  like trying to say little red riding hood and the big bad wolf really happen? As we read the Bible, we are suddenly thrust into a world which seems out of touch with the reality of what we as humans consider real or believable.

So how do we explain to others that God’s word is what we base every fiber of our existence and faith on, and how we live our life by grace daily. In this complex computer generated  world we live in, how do we bring God’s Word too life and make it real to others.

A world where we try an explain faith and the concept that the world was created in seven days, a world where seas part and millions of people walk across on dry ground, a world where a teenager kills a giant with a slingshot and a stone, and three men are thrown into a furnace of fire, and do not get burned.

But the most ridiculous sounding of all the stories in this world we call, His holy Word is the myth about God himself, who reincarnates His Son into a woman’s body who lives a sinless life here on earth for 33 years while performing many miracles and at the same time He, proclaims the good news of the gospel.

In addition, the Jewish nation, His own ancestry, kills Him by Crucifixion because they said he claimed to be the Son of God, but after 3 days, He miraculously raises Himself from the grave and He does all of this for our sins so that we can receive salvation if we believe such a story.

And that’s the story we ask other’s to believe and base their entire life on and if they do believe, one day soon all believers will go to live with Christ in a far away place in the sky called heaven where no one will ever die and sin will no longer exist.

My friends, I just repeated to you, the good news of the gospel, but it must become real to us as it transforms our lives, if we expect it to become real to a generation where God does not exist. The adulterous, lying, stealing, gossiping, murderous, covertness, greedy generation.

Oh! what a wonderful message to proclaim as you begin to tell how our loving Savior lifted you up and brought you to Safety in His loving, caring and merciful arms. “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword.”

In addition, millions of martyrs died so that God’s word can be proclaimed, who experienced the transforming power of the holy Spirit in their lives, and just wanted to proclaim this good news of what Christ had done for them to others.

My Friends, we will never be able to convict the unrighteous, only God’s Spirit can do that, but God has set a mandate before each who do believe. Time is running out, decisions by all, must be made soon “For angels are standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth”

“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.” But if serving the LORD [and spreading the good news of the gospel] seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve.”

For “whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after [Christ], cannot be [His] disciple.” Like 14:27 (NIV) my friends the clock is ticking, Behold, [Christ will] come as a thief and blessed is he that watcheth….” Rev 16:15 (KJV) and is ready to here Christ say “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!” Matt. 25:23 (NIV)

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

MY FRIENDS IT’S TIME WE BEGIN TOO “MODEL THE WAY AS WE INSPIRE A SHARED VISION”

My friends, How does one “MODEL THE WAY” Well first we must realize that “TO MODEL THE WAY” THE  WAY must be in the direction that Christ leads. In addition, we must “Let our light so shine before men and women, that they may see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven.” Matt 5:16 (NKJV)

So as a Child of God let’s “Model” this concept so that we will be clear about what direction we are going and how we are going to get there, so then it become all about the journey and what are the “guiding principles” that will take each of us from point A to point B, or from this earth to God’s kingdom.

“The Good Shepherd tells us, “I AM THE WAY, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6 (NKJV) So the guiding principles is, our relationship with Jesus Christ, since He is “the WAY the truth, and the life on this journey.

Consistent with this, We must also become PIONEERS for Christ as we guide others along this journey to the promise land in the final days of this life’s history. But we must be focused on our goal, and as we put our  hand in the hands of the Master  “He then leads us all in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”

And as LEADERS that INSPIRES  and MODEL THE WAY, those we lead will See Christ in us and as they see, what He has done for us, the vision becomes real to them and they will also be “lead in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake” as we all become a part of the family of Christ  with “NO ONE LEFT BEHIND,” who has faith and endures.

In addition, “everyone who we have inspired will SHARE THIS VISION with others and then, the territory of the body of Christ only gets larger. And as we present the trials of this life, we must present them as a badge of honor that we wear in total admonition to the one who gave it all for our salvation.

The concept of trials being the process that prepares and makes our faith “steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that our labor is not in vain in the Lord.” for “such a time as this.” must become real, and through their faith, God’s Spirit will convict, if we present the vision.

And as designated LEADERS for the “UNITY OF CHRIST,” we must TRANSCEND BEYOND TOMORROW, a vision that Christ has given to us “that Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him” 1 Coe. 2:9 (NKJV)

Oh what a Vision my friends this vision that MODELS THE WAY for others as our passion transcend, They must understand that Faith is all about total obedience to the one who has told us that “HE IS THE WAY” But my friends as we INSPIRE A VISION we must let those we lead understand that the story does not end there.

Gods work here on earth can only be finished by dedicated Christians who are willing to “MODEL THE WAY FOR OTHERS” We don’t have any time to squander it away on what this world has to offer because what this world has to offer will surely pass away, but Salvation is Eternal.

They must understand, as far into the future as you can see, and then as you try and go beyond that “to a galaxy far far far away”, and then beyond, you still will never reach ETERNITY, a ETERNITY that God has promised all who believe.

That my friends is the vision we must present to others a vision of hope and love where they have lost their hope. So Jesus tells us as we MODEL THE WAY, AS WE INSPIRE A SHARED VISION” “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”

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

Aug, 8, 2014

MY FRIENDS, ASKING GOD”S SPIRIT TO CONTINUALLY AND ABUNDANTLY TO BE BESTOWED?

If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11:13 (NIV)

We ask ourselves, when will this GREAT ABUNDANCE of God’s grace and Spirit be bestowed upon us. Why is God holding back, my heart is ready to receive what He has to give. Or are we? what are we actually asking for When we say we are seeking the Spirit of God and His power?

So today let’s focus on, what we are asking. Remember “the work that God has begun in the human heart in giving His light and knowledge must be CONTINUALLY moving forward”. Lets take Daniel for instance who went into captivity as a teenager.

In addition, from the beginning he CONTINUALLY “let [his] light so shine before men, so that they would see his good works and in so doing they would recognize this light and Glorify God also.” Matt. 5:16 (PSV) So he and his three companions would not eat of the kings meats and wines and it paid off eternally.

He is now an old man in his nineties still serving God “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.” Job 13:15 (NKJV) kingdoms and rulers has changed but Daniel knows His God is changeless.

Daniel is now a president under the new rulership of the Medes. for “It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first:” Daniel 6:1-2 (KJV)

But of course the god of this world still did not understand Daniels faith and endurance and his dedication to Jehovah after more than 70 years, no he did not understand that Daniel was still crucified with Christ and [he] no longer lived, but Christ lived in [him].

[In addition], The life [he had been living from his youth he still] lived…..by faith in the Son of God, who [he knew] loved him and gave himself for [him] Gal 2:20 (PSV) So Satan and the forces of evil devised a plan to get Daniel to recant on the God he served or die and then God’s dedicated worker “for such a time as this” would go down in defeat.

Will Satan ever learn when it comes to God’s faithful? Oh that we had such faith. Verse 7 tells us “All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counselors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.”

Now let’s see how God’s faithful handles man’s mandate. Verse 9 and 10 tells us “Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, [he did not hide his faith under a bushel but] he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he knelled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed [CONTINUALLY], and gave thanks before his God, as he [had always done]”

My friends such faith and endurance, THAT IS HOW YOU GET GOD”S SPIRIT ABUNDANTLY BESTOWED UPON YOU, but where I need you to focus today, Daniel’s faith never wavers and he is thrown into the lions den and spends a night in the company of some hungry lions.

Verse 20 thru 22 tells us “and when [the king] came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou SERVEST CONTINUALLY, able to deliver thee from the lions?

Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live forever. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me…” My friends our Savior will soon be here. The question we all must ask ourselves is, will I personally be a leading vessel for Christ CONTINUALLY SERVING HIM during this time while GOD HIMSELF CONTINUALLY AND ABUNDANTLY BESTOWS UPON US HIS SPIRIT.

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

MY FRIENDS, “HE WILL REPAY ACCORDING TO OUR DEEDS!!!”

My friends the weekend is about to come to a close, after today our high filled church experience on Saturday, or Sunday, will now end. Such a Spirit filled weekend!! So now we feel comfortable enough to remove some of our armor, which of course will then leave us completely vulnerable to Satan.

Or, to use Jesus analogy from Luke 11, we cleaned our house for the weekend, but have not taken the time to fill it with the character of God no farther then our weekend’s spiritual high, so that tells me life as a part time Christian is complicated because during the week “we, never seem too let our light so shine before men, [and women] that they may see our good works, as we glorify our Father which is in heaven.” Matt 5:1`6 (KJV) So the question we must now ask our self, do we represent Christ in every situation and circumstances of our life?

Also are our lives centered around Christ 24/7? In addition, is there limits in what we will do for Christ? If you have answered no too the first two questions, and yes to the last, then this journey Christ has placed us on has become problematic, because “if any man [or woman] be in Christ, he, or she [must be] a new creature [in every situation of their life and living for Christ only becomes one’s aim and motto for] old things are passed away”

As a Christian the battle rages daily so self must die daily, Paul tells us every time we try to do good, evil is always present! No matter what we want to do for the Lord, especially in spreading the good news of the gospel, for Satan will always present an alternative plan.

But thanks to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ, if we are sincere, His word and Spirit will be securely anchored in our life and lifestyle. My friends again, the road to the Kingdom is a narrow road, that few will succeed in finding the way if Christ is not the foundation and focal point of  our lives.

So today we must stay focused, and endure, For Christ is coming soon, and He will bring His reward with HIM TO REPAY EACH OF US ACCORDING TO OUR DEEDS, that we have accumulated on our journey in helping Christ finish up what is left to be done here on earth.

Also our faith can never cease to be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord our labor is not in vain.” 1 Cor. 15:58 (NKJV) FOR WE MUST ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE TO DO GOD”S WILL, because once you tell the Master that you ARE AVAILABLE TO HIM, Then it is at that moment you have decided to…..“lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares you, (so that you may) run with endurance the race that is set before you. Heb 12:1(NKJV)

Running with ankle weights is “detrimental to everything that allows perfect movement in one’s hip, thigh and ankle ligaments.” Also the same with the weight and the sin of this world that takes us down a path that is detrimental to our relationship with God, and doing His will Because serving Christ while at the same time carrying a cross on this treacherous journey we travel is what this journey is all about.

But the reward my friends, BEING PAID ACCORDING TO OUR DEEDS that is what we seek, that is what the plan of Salvation was all about. Christ a living example that lived among us and demonstrated that it can be done, Satan can be defeated.

In addition, “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” 1 Cor. 10:13 (NIV)

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are yet he did not sin.” Hebrews 4:15 (NIV) And now He has been PAID ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS, He now sits at the right hand of our Father.

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

“MY GOD, HOW GREAT THOU ART!”

“O LORD, OUR LORD, HOW EXCELLENT IS THY NAME IN ALL THE EARTH! WHO HAST SET THY GLORY ABOVE THE HEAVENS”

“What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,” Psalm 8:4-6 (NKJV)

When Christ shall come, With shouts of acclamation And take His faithful Children home What joy shall fill my heart Then I shall bow, in humble adoration And there proclaim, “MY GOD, HOW GREAT THOU ART!”

My friends, today let’s make it personal, as we focus on what Jesus Christ means to us and believe with all of our heart, that Calvary was all about, just you and your salvation, as we come into His Presence.

In addition, let nothing penetrate our thoughts except the presence of God, as we tell our friend, our Savior, the love of our life “HOW GREAT THOU ART!” And it is at this moment that we don’t think of how far we are from Christ, but how close we are to him in spite of how hard this journey has gotten.

We no longer base our victories of this world on just the promises of God, but on the penetration of God’s Spirit that has each of us trembling at the awesomeness of a God who would love someone like us. And all I can say is “Thank you Father.”

Thank you, “despite awareness of my own sinfulness and humanity today, as I look at the Cross, [and recognize what it means to me] I’m just in awe of the fact that You see me just as perfectly righteous as Jesus, because though He knew no sin.

Consistent with this, He permitted Himself to be made sin on my behalf and to suffer the death that I deserve. Thank you Father” 2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 2:9 (B. Liversidge) Philippians 2:9-11(NKJV) tells us “Therefore also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name.

That at the name of Jesus [one day my friends]every knee shall bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

My friends, that text says one day all, even the god of this world and his forces, will have to bow to Christ but today, and forever more until I can see him face to face and here Him say “Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful… [now] Enter into the joy of your lord.” Matt. 25:21(NKJV)

Until that day, I will still bow and give him praises because of this Journey and what it took so that I like Christ, may conquer death. So my friends, every single day let all who seek His kingdom, consciously and unconsciously realize that we all walk through the “valley of the shadow of death.”

Simply because this is where the god of this world attempts to take us, under the submission of his forces and the sentence of death and the consequences that a decision to follow him entails. But my friends as we praise God and the plan that the Trinity has laid out for our Salvation, we can never “fear evil.”

“For the Lord our God, He is the One who goes with [His children and]. He will not leave [us] nor forsake [us].” Deu. 31:6 (NKJV) “MY GOD, HOW GREAT THOU ART!” But as we get up off our knees still in awe of HOW GREAT GOD IS, we still must realized that after the rest and comfort we have experience in the loving arms of our Savior, that we still have a way to go on this journey.

But first we must move out of our comfort zone and then we will begin to see the world as it is, not as Satan wants us to see it. So continue to praise God day and night as you allow your faith to guide, as you endure while knowing OUR GOD IS GREAT AND HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER.

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

Sep. 5, 2014

MY FRIENDS, IS IT TOO MUCH, TOO ASK FOR MORE TERRITORY?

“Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and ENLARGE MY TERRITORY! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.” 1 Chr. 4:9-10

As we study God’s word very little is known of Jabez. We do know that he is a descendant of Judah, he was more honorable then his brothers, sort of like David “a man after God’s own heart who God chose over his other seven brothers and made Him king over Israel. We also know his mother named him “Jabez” (meaning “sorrowful” or “sorrow-maker”) because she had such a painful birth.

In Jabez prayer, he also cries out to God for protection and blessings sort of like Solomon David’s son who became king of Israel who ask God to “give him wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before God’s people,” instead of riches and fame. But where I need each of you to focus on today is the part of His prayer where he ask God to “ENLARGE HIS TERRITORY”

God’s Word is a road map for our salvation, this small insert in His word about one man’s prayer seems so insignificant, but every word of the “Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,” that the man [or woman] of God may be complete.”

And as God’s children we must recognize that every word in God Word is preparing us for a righteous life that we will live with, throughout the ceaseless ages eternity. So today if our desire is for life eternal, then our mandate is to take the good news of the gospel “into all the world” and as we move closer to Christ second coming we must get out of our comfort zone and attack the enemy in his TERRITORY.

So today we must ask our self what are we doing to INCREASE OUR TERRITORY, and where will our spiritual compass take us each day as we allow God to lead. In addition, If we call our self  children of the most high, then we must recognize WHAT IS OUR TERRITORY, AND WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GET THERE.

And where will God allow us to have the most influence through His name and Spirit here on earth. But self must first die as God plans our ETERNAL FUTURE, Because God’s perspective for each of us is far beyond anything we could ever imagine, as we bring Christ jurisdiction from heaven to our INCREASED TERRITORY far beyond our boundaries to a place where we can make extraordinary things happen for the one who gave it all for our salvation.

In addition, it will extend first through our home then it will extends to friends, family, love ones, co-workers, neighbors and then to a world that looks for hope where there is none. Proverbs 16:3 (KJV) tells us to “Commit thy works unto the LORD, as we pray and ask God to allow new doors of opportunity in our lives to open, and then, we will not ask God what is His plan for our life, but where do we go ONE TERRITORY AT A TIME .

My friends we must feel a passion for where God is leading  as we move from destination to destination spreading  the good news of the gospel. But God I now ask for more of you, more of what you are willing to give, MORE OF YOUR TERRITORY, and most of all more of your Spirit, for I recognize these are the last days for“ In the last days, you say, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.” Acts 2:17 (KJV) “ÄND OUR TERRITORY WILL INCREASE”

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