Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all WE ASK or IMAGINE, according to his power that is at work within us
We will never be able to conceive the plans GOD has for our lives. And the reason being is that we have a LIMITED mind but serve a LIMITLESS GOD But tonight, let's trust in HIS plan., because its far better then any plan we can ever come up with.
Trust Jesus. GN
12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
There's just something about the name JESUS. His name alone holds so much POWER. Did you know that just by saying HIS name out loud, demons have to flee? Tonight, as you go to bed meditate in JESUS. And rest in his LOVE, its because of HIS LOVE that we can sleep peacefully.
GN
For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,”says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Stop defending yourself & start praying.. Don't worry who hurts you, We serve a God who will fight for you till the end.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.
It doesn't matter what we're going through at this moment, because God's word says that ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD for those who love him & have been called according to his purpose. Does that include our mistakes, setbacks, problems, trials and tribulations.? Yes it does!
Tonight, let's remain faithful & remember "this too shall pass"!
GN
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.
Let's NOT ever become so "wise" in our opinion that we think we know more then God. Or that we think we can do this life without him.
The Word says Fear God.. Let's Reverence him. Respect Him. Honor Him & Trust Him. After all he is the Alpha and the Omega. The Beginning and the End. And he will always have the last word. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of true wisdom.
Good Night
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
Never be afraid of your weaknesses, cause its in our weakness that God's power is perfected. We may not be strong by ourselves but we were never called to walk alone.
Have a good night.
Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
What a beautiful reminder. So many times we think we can make things happen on our own & when they don't work out we get upset. But this verse serves as a reminder that without God we can do nothing. But WITH HIM, we can do ALL THINGS! Let's REMAIN in HIM!
Good Night :)
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
There's no worse feeling then feeling alone when your in a group if people. Feeling like no one can relate or understand you is also just as painful. When we feel alone & don't know our self worth, any step we'd like to take forward can cause ALOT OF FEAR.
BUT THIS MORNING, God reminds us that he knows the number of hairs on our heads. He knows us better then we know ourselves. He reminds us NOT to be afraid because he's right by our side. He reminds us that in HIS EYES we are VALUABLE.
So start taking steps of Faith !
The Psalmist David said I will bless the Lord AT ALL TIMES. Why? Because he knew that he knew that no matter what life threw his way, God was faithful. He knew that GOD would never leave his side. He knew that only reason he was still alive was because of God's tender mercies upon his life.
So, today as we're starting a new week, having no idea what this new week brings, let's make sure we BLESS THE LORD. Let's make sure that the only thing proceeding of our mouths is praise onto our king. And let's remember GOD is FAITHFUL even when we aren't.
Joyful Monday.
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
When God's Word is hidden in our hearts, its a lot easier to stay on track. In our quiet moments let's take time to read God's Word. ..Even if its just one verse.Let's fill ourselves up, that way when temptation comes we have something to fight back with.
God Bless & Good Night
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be QUICK to listen, SLOW to speak and SLOW to become angry.
Tonight as we go to bed, let's meditate on this verse and remember God gave us two ears and only one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak.
Have a great night.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
It can get tiring of doing what's right, especially if we don't see immediate results. And sometimes things may seem like there getting worse. But the Word of God says in DUE SEASON we will reap a harvest. Something good will come out of all this.
Today, DO WHAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO DO. DON'T GIVE UP. Keep going ..your season will come.
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. Sometimes we take for granted another day that we've gone to sleep and another morning we get to wake up.
BUT tonight, let's be THANKFUL to GOD for this precious day he granted us. Let's go to sleeping smiling because we know it is GOD and him alone who sustains us.
Sweet Dreams.
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Even when we have a plan on how life "should" be, LIFE doesn't always turn out that way. But we serve a God who has the last word. Who knows the end result from the beginning. Who has plans for our lives that we can never fathom. Who will prosper us to places we don't deserve to be. Who's plans NEVER change because "LIFE" happened.
So today,dont worry about what tomorrow or your future might look like. Cause GOD already has a plan!
Happy Friday.
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
What is your greatest desire? What are things you mostly think about? What are your dreams and aspirations? See we all have them and that's a great thing. The problem is when we don't put GOD FIRST, all else fails. When we try to make our desires a reality on our own, we actually make it harder to OBTAIN and keep.
Today, DELIGHT yourself in the Lord & he will give you the desires of your heart.
The Lord BLESS YOU and KEEP YOU; 25 The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; 26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you PEACE.”
Today is a day of reflection. To remember how delicate life is. 12 years so many lives were marked by tragedy. Lives were changed forever. So many people are walking around down and without hope.
But as believers we are the LIGHT in darkness. So let's make sure we bless those around us. Let's use the verse above and make sure that those near us know how much GOD loves them. The Word of God says it better to GIVE then to RECEIVE. Let's share a little of what GOD has deposited in our lives.
Have a Blessed Day.
3 Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid. Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident.
Doesn't it feel that way sometimes? Like there's an army of problems all around us? Like everywhere we turn something else is wrong. Like life is tripping us up all the time.
But today, let's remain confident that GOD will fight against any army that tries to knock us down. Let's not be afraid of what we see around us, instead let's look up at the one that sits on the throne of majesty.
Have a Happy Tuesday.
And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it shall move; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
Sometimes we don't see miracles happen in our lives, not because God can't do them. But because our faith is lacking. We don't believe unless we see. We don't BELIEVE GOD will do, what he said he will do.
Today, let's begin to THANK GOD for all those miracles that are going to take place in our lives.
Now that's FAITH!
“Blessed is the man who TRUSTS in the Lord, And whose HOPE is the Lord.
Us as humans will always FAIL one another & ourselves. But the WORD says BLESSED is the man who TRUST & HOPES in the Lord. Why Blessed? Because GOD will never FAIL US. He will always stick to HIS WORD and every single promise he has made to us will come to pass.
STOP depending on others and on your own strength for life to get better. TRUST & HOPE in GOD & YOU WILL BE BLESSED.
As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Today, let's be THANKFUL for those people in our lives who make us better. Who are constantly challenging us to be the best we can be. Who will tell us the truth even when it hurts. Who will pull us back when we begin to stray. And who will stand by our side even when we push them away.That is true friendship. Iron sharpens Iron.
God bless.
ILL.- Waylon Prendergast, 37, of Tampa, Florida, committed a spur-of-the-moment robbery while on his way home from a late-night drinking session. A very drunk Mr. Prendergast forced his way into the house through an open upstairs window, filling a suitcase with cash and valuables before setting the living room on fire to cover his tracks. He then escaped through the back door and made his way home, chuckling all the way.
Only as he turned the corner into his own street, however, and discovered three fire engines outside his house, did he realize that in his drunkenness he had, in fact, burgled and ignited his own property. His comment was: "I had no idea I had so many valuable possessions.
Today, regardless how "bad" life may seem, let's remind ourselves how truly blessed we are! Having the gift of salvation is the biggest blessing of them all.
Have a Joyful Day.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
In this life we will all suffer from burdens, whether its financial, emotional, physical, and/or spiritual. Regardless of what burden we have, a burden is a burden. Its heavy, its draining and its overbearing. If we carry it long enough, eventually we will burn out.
But as believers, we were never called to carry this burden alone. The Word of God says "Come to me,... & I will give you rest. Today, let's stop trying to handle everything on our own. Let's give our burdens over to Jesus and rest in His Presence.
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
There will be moments in our lives, when you feel totally down and out. Where no one is around you that can give you a word of encouragement. Where you can't even begin to utter what your issues are cause they are that deep. Where if you don't begin to praise Jesus on your own, you won't make it through to the morning.
But today remember, the HOLY SPIRIT lives within YOU. Don't feel sorry that no one is there to console you. Get up and begin to minister to yourself. REMIND yourself who you are in Christ. REMIND yourself that NO WEAPON formed against you shall prosper. REMIND yourself that our HOPE comes from above. And REMIND yourself that no matter what happens YOU WILL PRAISE JESUS.
“When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.
Prayer is simply having a one on one conversation with the Lord. Its something personal and intimate. Sometimes we think that by using eloquent words that God will be impressed. Or we think if we repeat the same sentence over and over, surely God will be satisfied.
But the only thing God wants to hear is us being completely honest with him. He understands our language and we certainly don't need to use eloquent words or repetition for him to hear our hearts.
So today, as we're speaking to God, let's speak to him as if we're speaking to our very best friend.
God bless,
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
There are seasons in our lives, where we feel like we are walking through dark valleys. But we have to remember that even at our lowest, GOD will never leave us. Let's allow GOD's love to be our comfort.
God Bless,
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
Many times our future can seem so unsure. Changes occur everyday. Life is unpredictable and that can create fear in us.
But TODAY, God promises us that he will instruct us and teach us the way we should go. So let's trust God's leadership and let's not fear the unknown.
Have a blessed day.
The lazy person says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!”
Lazy people will always find a reason not to get things done. Procrastination is an epidemic that effects so many of us. We always say yes I was going to do it but... There's a million excuses we give others and ourselves daily.
Today, as believers let's put ALL laziness & procrastination to the side. Let's stay true to our word and if we say we're going to do it. Let's get it done!
God Bless.
Give us our daily bread.
When we say "Give us our daily bread" do we realize what we're asking? Are we saying this prayer out of habit ?
Or do we know that by asking GOD to provide our daily bread., we are saying GOD we trust you fully today. Every single day, God has a blessing for us. He wants to provide us with the provision we need to sustain us for that day.
So, today as we go about our day, let's ask God to give us our daily bread. Give us the spiritual nourishment TODAY that we need to help us get through this day. Give us the patience, peace, joy, love & gentleness that only you can provide.
God bless ♥
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose It doesn't matter what situation we're going through at this moment. When we LOVE God, each situation in our lives even those that are meant to destroy & break us will be turned around into a blessing.
Therefore let's rejoice because GOD is GOOD!
But Noah found favour in the eyes of the Lord. How does Noah find FAVOR from God in a world that was so corrupt and wicked?
The Word of God says he REMAINED FAITHFUL to God. There were was corruption all around him, and yet Noah was determined to Seek GOD regardless of his environment.
Today, let's be encouraged to SEEK GOD regardless how corrupt our world & surroundings are.
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with ALL your heart and with ALL your soul and with ALL your mind.
The Word doesn't say love GOD with half of your heart, soul and mind. It says ALL. Sometimes we don't commit fully to GOD because we're afraid of failure. But GOD isn't asking for perfection he's asking for commitment. He wants our entire Heart, Soul & Mind.
Today, lets Commit & Love God with everything we are and allow HIS love to transform us from the inside out.
I will RESTORE to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you. “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame.
Today, don't fear what you've lost along the way because GOD promises to RESTORE everything the enemy has stolen from you. REMAIN faithful & don't give up!
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”
Today before making plans for tomorrow, next week or even next year. Let's make sure we PRAY and consult it with GOD first.. He is the Alpha and the Omega. He is the beginning and the end. When we walk according to HIS WILL for our lives, we avoid unnecessary heartache.
God Bless and Happy Monday ♥
If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I HAVE CHOSEN YOU out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
Sometimes we wonder why we don't fit in, why so many people dislike us. But remember we've been marked by the blood of Jesus. We were born to stand out. Its OK if we're not liked by everyone cause we're LOVED by the ALMIGHTY.
Today, let's stop trying to fit in! Let's stop feeling bad that the world doesn't accept us and REMEMBER WE ARE CHOSEN.
Have a JOYFUL weekend :)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were STILL SINNERS, Christ died for us.
Some of us think that God will LOVE us once we "change" into the person he created us to be. Once we stop all of our bad habits. Once we become "good".
We are REMINDED that WHILE WE WERE STILL SINNERS, Christ DIED for us. He died knowing that we would fail him constantly, yet he did it anyway. That's unconditional love.
Today, don't wait to change before accepting God's love. Accepting God's love will change you all on it's own.
Have a blessed day.
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
In this day and age, everything around us is publicizing something negative. Whether you hear it on the radio, turn your TV on, or go on the internet,. This kind of negativity tends to have its effect on our thought process. In other words, its hard to do the right thing, if the thoughts in our minds are constantly being poisoned by the media.
But 2 Corinthians reminds us that WE AS BELIEVERS have the power to DEMOLISH anything that sets itself up against the knowledge of God. We also have the POWER TO CONTROL and TAKE CAPTIVE our thoughts.
So though sometimes, we may have stinking thinking, let's remember we have the power to change those thoughts and do the right thing.
To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of BEAUTY for ASHES a joyous BLESSING instead of MOURNING, festive PRAISE instead of DESPAIR.
Don't fret about what's going on in your life at this moment! GOD SEES, HEARS and KNOWS ALL THINGS.
Here in ISAIAH 61 is HIS PROMISE to you, everything that your going through at this moment that looks dead he will change into something beautiful, he will turn it around into a blessing and your cry of despair will be changed into a Praise of VICTORY.
DON'T GIVE UP.
A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back
I'm sure we've all had those moments where we've said the best speech we've ever regretted by letting our anger speak for us. We just say ANYTHING & EVERYTHING that comes to mind at that moment.
But, we are reminded that only fools vent out all their feelings. A wise man holds back his words. Today. let's pay attention to our anger, and NOT let it dictate what proceeds out of our mouths.
Have a blessed day.
Give THANKS to the Lord, for he is GOOD; his LOVE endures forever.
Today, the circumstances in our lives may want to convince us that the above declaration is false.
But GOD IS GOOD regardless what's taking place in us or around us. God's goodness isn't based on our situations or our feelings. He proved his LOVE for us, when he sent his one and only son Jesus to REDEEM us from eternal condemnation.
LET'S BE JOYFUL, cause we've been REDEEMED. That's reason enough to declare God's goodness in our lives. Have a great weekend. 😊
And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART, who will do all My will.’
We would think that if David was considered "A MAN AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART" he must've been a perfect man. But David was far from perfect. He had a serious problems with his ability to maintain healthy relationships, his Temper, his Lust, his constant Lying, etc etc.
BUT one thing David did do and its that EVERY TIME he sinned against God, every time he made yet another mistake, every time he screwed something else up, he would do a self examination. He ACKNOWLEDGED HIS OWN SIN and would ask God for FORGIVENESS. David LOVED God no matter what, thats what motivated him to go back and repent.
Today, despite our constant mess ups and weaknesses. Lets remember one thing and its that God will NEVER despise a repented, broken and contrite heart.
1You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.
God knows us better then anyone. Better then we know ourselves ..He knows the Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the parts of us that we've never disclosed to a single soul.
Yet HIS WORD continues to remind us of his unfailing & unconditional LOVE for us. Today, let's EMBRACE that LOVE & let it change us from the inside out.
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
In this life, there are many things that can cause us to have fear. Whether it the fear of entering a new job or fear of not having enough money to pay all the bills on time, or fear that something bad will happen to us or a loved one. There will ALWAYS be some type of fear lurking at our door, trying to STEAL our peace.
But today, we are REMINDED that the God we serve is Lord of Lords and King of Kings. HE is our PEACE, our JOY and our COMFORT. So that next time fear threatens to steal our peace.
Let's remember to take a deep breath and TRUST GOD.He is in control.
“Before I formed you in the womb I KNEW YOU, before you were born I SET YOU APART; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Has there ever been a moment in your life, where you wonder why you were born? Maybe if you look at your past, you've even gone as far as thinking you were a mistake or an accident just because of the way life has unfolded for you.
Today, this verse is a REMINDER for you that GOD knew you before you were even a thought in the mind of your parents! He has called you for HIS PURPOSE. You are UNIQUE on PURPOSE! Don't ever question your existence here on earth. YOU have a job to do.
Seek God's face and walk in the calling that only YOU can do with the HELP OF GOD.
But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
Many times the reason why we don't experience COMPLETE breakthroughs in our lives is because while God is working, we begin to look around at our circumstances and the complexities of them. We lose faith in what God is doing in our lives., even though we've already started walking on water.
Today, let's not DOUBT what GOD has promised he would do. Remember we've already started walking on water, all we have to do is keep our eyes on Jesus.
Have a joyful weekend & be PATIENT!
“I see what you’ve done. Now see what I’ve done. I’ve opened a door before you that no one can slam shut. You don’t have much strength, I know that; you used what you had to keep my Word. You didn’t deny me when times were rough.
Isnt it wonderful to know that even when we're tired and running out of strength... We are reminded that the doors GOD has opened for us, NO MAN can shut.
Today, let's continue moving forward & let's stay faithful to God.
DO NOT LET any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is HELPFUL for building others up according to their needs, that it may BENEFIT those who listen.
Sometimes we speak just to speak. We blab anything that comes to our mind and don't realize the negative impact it can have on our lives or others around us.We bring curses into existence for lack of wisdom and restraint with our mouths. We complain as if our complaints would make any situation better.
Today, before we utter a word, let's THINK about the words coming out of our mouths. Let's make sure that everything we say will ENCOURAGE those around us as opposed to breaking their spirits. Let's BLESS and not curse. And PRAY instead of complain.
Have a joyful day ♡
Jesus Wept.
Shortest verse in the bible. Yet it holds so much power. Jesus wept over the death of his friend Lazarus. The Bible actually records three different times when Jesus cried, each time in a different place and for a different reason. Every single tear that Jesus wiped from his cheek is meaningful and significant.
Isn't it awesome to know that our savior, our creator had emotions and feelings just like us. There will be days, when we too will weep over situations in our lives. But as the tears roll down our cheeks, let's be confident in knowing that we are never ALONE. Jesus is with us & knows what pain feels like. Let's take comfort in him.
God Bless. . ...
So be CAREFUL to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left.
Many times we have our own idea of how things in our lives should be done. But the reality is that there is only one way to do things correctly. And that is God's way.
So today let's do what GOD has commanded us to do., And even if we're tempted to do otherwise let's not sway to the right or to the left.
Happy Monday.
Moses spoke to the people: “Don’t be afraid. Stand firm and watch God do his work of salvation for you today. Take a good look at the Egyptians today for you’re never going to see them again. 14 God will fight the battle for you. And you? You keep your mouths shut!”
Isn't human instinct to want to defend ourselves and fight back whenever we feel we've been hurt or violated ? We are all guilty of it. Its actually our pride that convinces us that we have to have the last word.
But as followers of CHRIST, we are reminded to do the exact opposite. We are called to NOT be afraid, to STAND firm, SEE the deliverance GOD will bring to our lives & keep OUR MOUTHS SHUT!
God will fight for you.Have an AWESOME WEEKEND 😊
Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. 19 You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
God's Word is faithful and true, His Word says He will be merciful and remember our sins no more. So why if we've been forgiven, do we continue reminding ourselves of our past mistakes .? We walk around defeated & hopeless because we allow the enemy to play our past sins over and over in our minds as if they were a movie.
Today, let's remember the moment we ask for forgiveness, we are forgiven & God throws our sin in the depths of sea. Never to be remembered again.
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Jesus came so that we can live in freedom. If we've been set free by HIS BLOOD, why entangle ourselves by RETURNING TO OUR OLD WAYS.
Today we are reminded to STAND FIRM & not allow ourselves to RETURN to bondage that God has already set us free from. Let's keep our eyes on Jesus & keep walking forward.
Blessed (happy, blithesome, joyous, [a]spiritually prosperous—[b]with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the MEEK (the mild, patient, long-suffering), for they shall inherit the earth!
Society has taught us that a person who is meek is someone weak. A doormat who gets pushed around etc etc.
But being meek is quite the opposite.In the book by Charles Swindoll "Improving Your Serve" meekness can be described as " a wild stallion that been tamed, brought under control."
Each and everyone one of us have a wild stallion inside with emotions running all kinds of ways. But today let's allow the Holy Spirit to TAME our characters and make us the person we were purposed to be.
But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
Today the question is are we being ENTIRELY obedient to what God has called us (individually) to do?
Before we answer this question & begin to defend ourselves let's not respond by saying all the things that we are currently doing "right". Remember the question is ARE WE being ENTIRELY obedient to what GOD has personally asked us to do?
Let's remember God prefers obedience to HIS WORD rather then sacrifice. Today, let's be sensitive to God's voice and do what he has called us to do.
Have a BLESSED day.
In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord,make me dwell in safety.
We can try & find peace in many places. And we may even find it temporarily. But true PEACE only comes from above.
This morning let's be assured that when we trust Jesus Christ as our Savior no matter what transpires in our lives we are safe & will be in perfect peace.
Have a PEACEFUL day.
Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let’s not let it slip through our fingers. We don’t have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let’s walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.
How awesome is it that we serve a God who is compassionate & sympathizes with our weaknesses.
Today, with whatever we're going through let's not be scared to come before God, be honest with how we feel & be grateful that he's willing to love us when everyone else walks away.
Blessings ♥
“Therefore I tell you, do not WORRY about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the BIRDS of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds
We cannot worry and trust God at the same time. So today when you get the urge to worry about the circumstances in your life, remember the birds & remember TRUST GOD, SEEK HIM FIRST & DONT WORRY.
Have a joyful day.
2 Do not CONFORM to the PATTERN of this world, but be TRANSFORMED by the RENEWING of your MIND. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Everyday the world we live in becomes more & more corrupt. We live in a day and age where everything is permissible and backwords causing constant chaos in our society, relationships, careers, homes etc.
Today, we as BELIEVERS are reminded NOT to CONFORM to the patterns of this world. But that we should be TRANSFORMED by the RENEWING of our minds.
Have a BLESSED day.
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.2 Day after day they pour forth speech;night after night they reveal knowledge.3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them.4 Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
There was a philosophy professor teaching a course and he warned the class he was going to give them a test. When the day came, he entered the classroom, wordlessly placed his chair on the table and, turning to the blackboard, wrote, “Prove to me this chair does not exist.”Most of the nervous students began intently scribbling out long dissertations. But one member of the class wrote down just two words, and then handed his paper to the teacher.The professor had to smile when he read the student’s answer: “What chair?”
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
Today, let's stop rushing through life., trying to get to the next thing. Slow down and know there's a time for everything ...
Have a Blessed day. ♡
11 Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before. 12 May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
Sometimes we do things for others & don't always get acknowledged for it. But know that NOTHING is hidden from the eyes of God. The work we do today is not in vain. Let's continue doing God's work & not allow feelings of discouragement to creep in because the Lord will repay us for what we have done.
Have a Joyful Day.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
Let's not ever believe our lives are over because we made a mistake or things didn't go the way they should have. The moment we stop Hoping, Dreaming, Believing we'll make ourselves sick. →Ex: Anxiety, Depression, High Blood Pressure, Stomach Ulcers, Migraines et etc.
Today let's keep Hoping, Dreaming & Believing cause GOD isn't finished yet.
A friend loves at all times,And a brother is born for adversity.
A true friend never walks away no matter what. A true brother is always ready to help in time of need or trouble.
There's a saying that "blood is thicker than water".. Meaning family ties are thicker then friendship or marriage. But the Blood of Jesus is thicker than any blood that can bond families together. Nothing can bond friendships together more then those who Praise & Worship God together.
Today, we are thankful for those friendships that are sealed with the Love of Jesus.
Have a JOYFUL day.
16-17 Going through the motions doesn’t please you, a flawless performance is nothing to you.I learned God-worship when my pride was shattered.Heart-shattered lives ready for love don’t for a moment escape God’s notice.
Sometimes life breaks us in more ways then one. But when we're broken... that's the perfect time to run to Jesus..Because even when life breaks us...and everyone walks away. . We know that a broken heart is one thing GOD will never despise & he will ALWAYS embrace us..messed up and all.
Today, forget about everything else and run to Jesus.
32 Then you will know the TRUTH, and the TRUTH will set you FREE.”
Today, we celebrate the independence of our country... and a Grand Celebration it is. As believers we also celebrate the freedom there is by having a relationship with Christ.
Unfortunately, there are still many who have NOT yet encountered FREEDOM. As we celebrate today, let's say a prayer for those living in bondage ! That they may encounter Jesus & know the TRUTH that will set them free for eternity.
Enjoy your day :-)
16-18 So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us.
"GOD never promised to keep us out of hard places... what he has promised is to go with us through every hard place, & bring us through victoriously." - Gerald Flury
Today, let's stay focused on Jesus because He is the Alpha & the Omega. The beginning and the end. And will be with us through IT ALL.
Have a Blessed Day ♥♥♥
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
All of us can relate to being brokenhearted at one point or other in our lives in our lives whether it was through sorrow, abuse, rejection, abandonment, guilt etc.
Most people who act like everything is fine are those hurting the most. Today, let's stop pretending. We must face it to fix it. Let's locate the hurt/wound and give it to God. God will only heal what we give him control over.
Remember before a "physician offers treatment for a patient they ask where does it hurt, how long has it been hurting and what caused it?"
God Bless You !
And whatever things you ask in PRAYER believing, you will receive.” Here's the problem most of us have though, we look at PRAYER as a personal vending machine, we press the right buttons and boom we get what we want.
But someone once said "Prayer is communicating with God for the purpose of KNOWING Him, SEEKING His heart, and doing His WILL. It is putting your ear to God's chest to hear & know his heartbeat."
Today, let's establish a True PRAYER life with our almighty King NOT a vending machine one time experience. When we do whatever things we ask for in FAITH, we shall receive.
GOD BLESS YOU.
Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself FREE.” But HE DID NOT KNOW that the Lord had left him.
Samson had supernatural strength because he was obedient to the Lord & had kept his commitment before the Lord. But it came to a point where Samson continued to COMPROMISE his strength by living in direct disobedience to what the Lord was asking of him. He got so deep into his sin that he hadn't even realized that the Spirit of the Lord had left him in the sense that he no longer blessed Samson with that supernatural strength.
Each one of us have been blessed with something SUPERNATURAL, something that only God can give and only we can use. Lets not COMPROMISE the blessings God has given us by living in direct disobedience to what GOD has called us to do.
Have a BLESSED day.
Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,no one who does what is right and never sins.21 DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO EVERY WORD PEOPLE SAY ,or you may hear your servant cursing you—22 for YOU KNOW YOURSELF THE MANY TIMES YOU YOURSELF HAVE CURSED OTHERS.
Isn't it ironic that when someone says something hurtful to us, we're immediately offended & we replay it over & over in our minds. But the moment we say something hurtful, we feel justified & think "well I said this or that because. ."
Today, we are reminded that NO ONE on Earth is righteous & we've ALL committed sins. When someone has hurt our feelings, lets FORGIVE them immediately, remembering that at one point we've also done the offending. We will live a much happier life if & when we think twice before we speak & learn to forgive quickly.
Have a PEACEFUL Day
Do not be anxious about ANYTHING, but in EVERY situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
There's a countless amount of things we can pray for aren't there ? And yet most times when we do make time for prayer we only pray for the "big" things in our lives such as family problems, illness, finances, etc.
This verse is a REMINDER that GOD cares about every detail of our lives. Nothing is TOO big or TOO small for Our GOD. Today, let's take some time out and just speak to the Lord about our lives cause if anyone is interested in it. Its definitely him !!!
Have a JOYFUL Day
He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”24 He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”25 Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were OPENED, his sight was RESTORED, and he saw everything CLEARLY.
Sometimes as God is taking us through the healing process, We see a little change & say ok God I'm good now. In other words, We're satisfied with only PARTIAL healing.
BUT the God we serve is a PERFECT God. A God of COMPLETION. And opening your eyes seeing people as walking trees, although your eyes are OPENED is NOT A COMPLETE HEALING.
Today, let's not RUSH God and let's allow the HEALING he's doing in our lives come to full circle. That way our vision can become RESTORED & we'll be able to see CLEARLY
GOD BLESS
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47 As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like.48 They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”
"Any contractor will tell you that a building is only as good as its foundation. If the foundation is faulty, the building is doomed. But if the foundation is solid, the building will stand a long time"
Today, let's be encouraged to build our foundation on the ROCK which is Jesus. When we have a solid foundation, stability in our lives is a given no matter what comes our way !
Have a BLESSED Day.
There is a way that SEEMS right to a man,But its end is the way of death. Often times we make decisions based on feelings & emotions. We make decisions thinking "yes this is exactly what I "NEED" .. this is the right thing to do."
But the WORD OF GOD says that these choices we make today that "seem right" in our eyes will often lead to death. Death doesn't always have to be physical, it could be the death of our walk with Christ, our ministry,our career, our future, our dreams, our relationships, our reputation, our finances etc etc.
Today, before making any decisions that seem right. Let's bring it before the LORD & allow him to guide our paths.
Have a BLESSED weekend.
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?”They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.”25 “Look!” he answered, “I see four men LOOSE, WALKING IN THE MIDST OF THE FIRE; and they are not HURT, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of GOD.”
Many times we may feel like we are being thrown into the fire sentenced to death. But what we need to realize is that (1) we're not burning and (2) if we look close enough the Son Of God which is Jesus is standing right by our side.
Today, don't fear the fire, cause it only draws us closer to Jesus. Have a BLESSED day.
You will keep in PERFECT PEACE those whose minds are steadfast,because they trust in you.4 TRUST in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
PERFECT PEACE is a promise from God as long we TRUST in HIM. Trust means assured reliance on the character, ability, strength or truth, of someone.
We cannot WORRY about our situations & say we "Trust" in the Lord. TODAY, lets not allow worry to consume our minds & instead let's TRUST that GOD is in control.
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
Sometimes we feel defeated in our daily struggles & think that the enemy is greater. But the truth is that when CHRIST dwells in our heart, we are undefeated because Jesus has already died on the cross for you and for me. The problem is that us as Christian don't realize the power that lies within us & if we don't acknowledge it, we cant use it.
Today, remember one thing the one in YOU is GREATER then the one who is in the world
How many of us connect our phones daily to the charger ? Obviously all of us.. sometimes more then once a day to make sure the phone doesn't lose its battery.
Yet we're told in this scripture "REMAIN IN ME" continuously and we don't understand why. Just like a cellphone without charge is not able to be used for its purpose & is useless... We are set up the same way. We need to constantly remain in Jesus (having our battery charged daily) to walk in the purpose God has for us.
Today, let's recharge our batteries whether it be through prayer, reading our Word, going to church, listening to Worship Music, Meditating on HIS GOODNESS etc. Remember without charge we are useless. GOD BLESS ♥
When I kept it all inside, my bones turned to powder, my words became daylong groans.4 The pressure never let up; all the juices of my life dried up.5 Then I let it all out; I said, “I’ll make a clean breast of my failures to God.”Suddenly the pressure was gone— my guilt dissolved, my sin disappeared.
A preacher of the early 1900s said that when he was 12 years old he had killed one of the family geese by throwing a stone and hitting it squarely on the head. Figuring his parents wouldn’t notice that one of the 24 birds was missing, he buried the dead fowl.But that evening his sister called him aside and said, “I saw what you did. If you don’t offer to do the dishes tonight, I’ll tell Mother.” The next morning she gave him the same warning. All that day and the next the frightened boy felt bound to do the dishes.The following morning, however, he surprised his sister by telling her it was her turn. When she quietly reminded him of what she could do, he replied, “I’ve already told Mother, and she has forgiven me. Now you do the dishes. I’m free again!”
Sin is the same way, It makes us its slave and the enemy threatens us with labels like "hypocrite","fake" "liar" if we dare expose it. But the moment we CONFESS to GOD, our wrongdoings, our pain and hurt it can no longer hold us captive. God FORGIVES us immediately & we are FREE.
Today cry out to Jesus & Live in FREEDOM ♥
“Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara,because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. 21 I went away full, but theLord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.”
Have you ever came across a whiner or a complainer ? Where something is ALWAYS wrong ? Or maybe we are that person. Naomi was complaining instead of being grateful that she was still alive regardless of HER disobedience to the Lord.
Today let's stop complaining & whining about EVERYTHING that is going wrong & instead be appreciative that we are still alive & be grateful for God's mercy.
Have a Blessed Day.
Shout the news of his victory from sea to sea,Take the news of his glory to the lost,News of his wonders to one and all!
So many people around us daily that are walking around broken hearted, dying on the inside with no hope.
Yet us as Christians who are BLESSED because we know the truth., We remain silent because we are preoccupied with our own busy lives & problems. Most of the time we do t even notice those around us. BUT today let's remember to share the Good NEWS and tell the WORLD that there is HOPE in JesusChrist.
Have a JOYFUL DAY ♥
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a ROARING lion, looking for someone to devour. 9 STAND FIRM against him, and BE STRONG in your faith Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are.
"Notice one thing! When Satan is roaring, he can’t be biting! The scripture doesn’t say that Satan goes around biting, ripping and tearing his victims to pieces. He doesn’t have to. His roar is all that he needs! We will rip our own lives to pieces, tear our own faith apart, and allow the bite of sin to destroy our soul just because we listen to his roar."- James May Sermon
Today lets not LISTEN nor BE INTIMIDATED by Satan's roar. We serve a GOD who is GREATER ! Rather we should STAND FIRM against him & BE STRONG in our faith. Remember Satan's attack is never personal, he attacks ALL brothers & sisters ofthe Faith. Have a Blessed Day !
Some of you were sick because you’d lived a bad life, your bodies feeling the effects of your sin;You couldn’t stand the sight of food, so miserable you thought you’d be better off dead.Then you CALLED OUT TO GOD in your desperate condition; he got you out in the nick of time.He spoke THE WORD that healed you, that pulled you back from the brink of death.So THANK GOD for his marvelous love, for his miracle mercy to the children he loves;
Amen. One WORD from God nd that's all we need. Today lets be encouraged to READ our word and spend some alone time with JESUS. And let's continue to THANK him for his LOVE because it is ONLY HIS LOVE that keeps us STABLE & SANE.
Have an awesome weekend !
No weapon formed against you shall prosper,And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn...."
In this lifetime we will encounter many hardships, trials, & torments. We will encounter people who under the influence of the enemy will attempt to destroy us through gossip,lies, attacks, harrassement, evil words etc.
BUT the WORD of GOD says that NO WEAPON formed against us shall prosper and every TONGUE that rises we shall condemn. We as Christians need to remember that whatever is thrown our way WILL NOT PROSPER. . Its just an attack.. It has no basis, It has no foundation. We should also remember that through PRAYER we have the power to renounce every lying tongue that rises against us.
Today, lets use these attacks as a push to draw closer to God as opposed to using it as an excuse to give up. Have a Blessed day.
In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. 11 And she made a vow,saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.
How many times have we also came before the Lord and prayed in deep anguish, weeping bitterly like Hannah ? Probably most of us..but what we can learn from Hannah this morning is that even in her anguish, she was VERY SPECIFIC with her prayer. In 1 Samuel 1:20, we see her specific prayer answered when she finally gives birth to her son Samuel.
So if GOD answers specific prayers why dont we get more specific.? ♥ Have a BLESSED day & begin to pray more specifically.
Commit your way to the Lord,Trust also in Him,And He shall bring it to pass.
In our spiritual walk, it is natural for us to put God first. However when it comes to day to day issues we tend to think God is not interested or that our daily drcisions are insignificant to bring before him. GOD WANTS the BEST for his children.
Today whatever plans, hopes, dreams etc etc we have let's bring it before GOD and put in his hands.
He will take care of the rest. REMEMBER lets commit our ways to the Lord, trust him & he shall bring it to pass. Have a Blessed Day.
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
Time is passing & passing quickly. Time is one thing we can never get back. There is no rewind button & sadly no pause button. Today let's use our time wisely & remember that we exist on this earth for one reason & that is to be a reflection of Jesus. When we realize this, we no longer waste our time on things that don't matter. Every day we wake up a gift from God.
Have a BLESSED day ♥
Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was DISTRACTED with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”41 And Jesus answered and said to her,“Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Like Martha, even though our DESIRE is to have a close relationship with God, our busy schedules & neverending to do list often become a distraction.
Today, lets make sure we make time for the most important relationship in our lives and that is our relationship with JESUS ♥
Be blessed.
You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.’”18 Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the Lord.
So many times, when we have problems our first reaction is to try and solve them on our own. Take matters into our own hands. BUT the Word of GOD says for us to take our positions, stand firm and SEE the deliverance that the Lord will give us. The Word also states that in that time of standing still Jehoshaphat & the people of Judah & Jerusalem began to WORSHIP & GIVE thanks for their delivery.
Today, in the midst of our problems, lets do the same. Lets STAND STILL & WORSHIP GOD because we know that tomorrow when go to face the problem HE will give us the VICTORY.
Have a Blessed Day
One of them, when he saw he was HEALED, CAME BACK, PRAISING GOD in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to GOD except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
All 10 lepers were in the same awful position. All PRAYED & were HEALED. Yet only ONE returns to offer thanksgiving. So many times we see our need to PRAY but we don't see our need to PRAISE God for our delivery afterwards.
Today let's not forget to PRAISE God for the the miracles he has ALREADY done in our lives.
God Bless.
When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
The "Church" is essentially a hospital for those who are sick. Let's keep that in mind every time we mess up. The "Hospital" is where you go to get better when you are sick & struggling with disease of sin. Today let's SEEK the Doctor Jesus , his LOVE is the medicine this world will NEVER prescribe.
Have a BLESSED day.
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God,so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
On this day, we are to remember those who fought for their country, and died defending what they believed in.
In the spiritual world there is also a war and in war there are always casualties. Today we pray for those who were in war and have been left for dead by our enemy. We remember those who once were so ready to fight for what they believed in and were knocked out so badly that still haven't gotten up. We present them in prayer and ask the Lord to help them stand up once again. Today we will not forget our beloved soldiers both physically and spirituality.
Have a Blessed Day & Never Forget.
26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
So many of us spend countless hours worrying. But like the verse says "worry" won't add a single hour to our lives. Worry is actually a thief because it steals precious time from us that we will NEVER get back. Let's not waste any more time worrying. Instead do everything you can possibly do and the rest keep calm and trust God.
Enjoy your long weekend & Be Blessed.
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."
One guy told this story - Stopped for a routine seatbelt check, my wife and I were asked by the officer if we had our belts on. Then he shone his flashlight into the backseat and asked our six-year-old son Riley, “can you put your hands up, buddy?” As we continued our way, my wife noticed Riley was upset. “What’s wrong?” she asked him. “I thought he was going to SHOOT ME!” (Readers’ Digest, Feb.2005, p.71)
Sometimes we feel the same way, that if we come to church "God will shoot us"cause we've been so bad. But the TRUTH is that when we come to him, he rejoices over us cause His LOVE for us is greater then we can ever imagine. Today remember GOD loves you no matter where you are on the path of life.
Have a BLESSED day.
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
Sometimes those closest to us are the ones that can irritate us most and frustrate us. But today, let's be patient with one another and love each other the way GOD loves us ♥
Have a JOYFUL day ♡
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Today let's stop dwelling on everything that's going wrong in our lives. Instead lets think about the positive. What we pay attention to, what we focus upon in life will usually determine the kind of decisions we make. Lets not make irrational decisions because we failed to see the positive.
Have a blessed day !
1 Samuel 17:44-45
44 “Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!” 45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
Everyday we will be confronted by giants who taunt, insult and frighten us. But we have a choice each time. We can run away scared of what's before us or we can stay put and say what David said... “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied."
Today, let's stop running from our problems, instead let's stay put and know that the GOD we serve will defend us.
Have a Joyful Day !
12 So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “Will I have this joy after my husband and I have grown old?” 13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘How can I give birth to a child when I am so old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”
Sometimes like Sarah, our reaction is that we laugh to ourselves because when promised something it seems like an impossibility. But GOD says to us like he told Abraham. "Is ANYTHING too hard for the Lord"? Today let's HOLD onto God's promises even if they seem far fetched cause NOTHING is impossible for GOD.
Have a BLESSED weekend !
45 Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
How many of us have broken promises or have been left with a broken promise ? Probably every single person reading this text. Let's be confident that the GOD we serve is not unfaithful like us. Every single promise that he has declared over your life WILL BE FULFILLED. Do not allow your present circumstances to create doubt in your mind. Today start thanking him for what he's about to do in your life.
Enjoy your day !
but God shows his LOVE for us in that while we were STILL sinners, Christ DIED for us.
The WORD says that while we were STILL sinners. Not "once he saw we became good people". Remember regardless where you are at in life, GOD LOVES YOU !
Too many times we think that we have to "fix" ourselves before GOD can loves us. Even he knew we would be unfaithful, deny him, curse him etc etc he STILL DIED for us.
Today, let's come to the Lord with a GRATEFUL heart cause even when we're all messed up. He STILL LOVES us.
Have a BLESSED day !
And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”
Sometimes we feel like God has abandoned us. But in REALITY its us who wandered far away from him & don't realize it until we need him.
Today, let's remember hat God LOVES us & will NEVER leave nor forsake us.But it is us who have to step back towards GOD.
Have a BLESSED DAY !
Now FAITH is being SURE we will get what we hope for. It is being sure of what we cannot see.
A Houston Pastor named John Bisagno put it this way: "Faith is the heart of life. You go to a doctor whose name you can’t pronounce. He gives you a prescription you cannot read. You take it to a pharmacist you have never seen. He gives you medication you do not understand --- and yet, you take it." Now, that is living by Faith!
Have a BLESSED DAY & Live by FAITH.
Once again you will have compassion on us. You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean!
How many of us constantly dwell on our past mistakes AFTER we've already asked for forgiveness? Why do we meditate on something that no longer exists? The WORD OF GOD says that our sins have been thrown into the depths of the sea. Today let's not ALLOW the enemy to make us feel GUILTY for something we've already been forgiven for. Live FREE & Praise GOD for his MERCY. Have a blessed day.
13 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.
Today, remember GOD is faithful and won't give us more then we can handle. Sometimes we feel like we're getting hit from all angles with temptation. But the WORD OF GOD says that HE WILL provide a way OUT so we can endure it. Have a BLESSED DAY !
3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She BROKE the jar and poured the PERFUME on his head. 4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this WASTE of perfume?
When we're BROKEN, society looks at us & says what a WASTE of good PERFUME. But sometimes we have to be BROKEN in order for anything GOOD to come out of us. Today lets EMBRACE those moments of brokenness cause its in those moments GOD GLORIFIES himself most.
Have a BLESSED DAY.
13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. 14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!
How many of us can agree with this verse ?! "I WOULD have lost heart..." But when I thought of God's goodness. Today's let's CONTINUE believing in him. Let us NOT GIVE UP. Stay focused.. your BLESSING is coming. Have a Joyful Day !
13 The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.
Today, lets not go through the motions of religion and offer to GOD what we THINK he wants to hear. Instead let's be GENUINE and speak to him from our hearts. God doesn't want lip service, he wants to hear your heart.
"You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden."
Today a group of Young People in Rockland County have decided they will no longer remain SILENT. They will no longer be ASHAMED of the Gospel. They will let the LIGHT that GOD has placed inside them shine bright.
Please join us tonight @ 6 pm for the "Light in Darkness" Youth Rally at FIELDSTONE MIDDLE SCHOOL.It's FREE. Let's join the movement & allow our lights to shine as well.If you can't be there physically then please keep us in your prayers. Today GOD'S GLORY will fill ROCKLAND COUNTY like never before ! Have a BLESSED DAY !
But seek FIRST his kingdom & his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Have you seen a lot of unstable people lately? Have you seen those who keep running like a hamster in a cage but never get anywhere or finish anything? How many times have we felt like that hamster?
Today, let's stop running in circles. Let's SEEK GOD FIRST, cause when we do everything falls into place and we become STABLE in him.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, 31 But those who WAIT on the Lord Shall RENEW their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall RUN and not be weary, They shall WALK and not faint.
Sometimes when we've been praying for something & it doesn't happen, we grow tired. Things seem to get worse & we may even feel like quitting. BUT TODAY, we are reminded that those who WAIT upon the Lord shall RENEW their strength. They shall RUN & NOT be weary, They shall WALK & NOT be faint. Don't stop PRAYING, your breakthrough is coming. Have a JOYFUL day.
The heart is DECEITFUL above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
Media & Society teach us to just follow your heart. "Following our heart" has become one of the great myths of our world today that is SUPPOSED to lead us to the right answer; but instead often times leads us to deeper pain and deeper sin.
The WORD OF GOD teaches us that our heart is deceitful above all things and the ONLY ONE we should be following is JESUS. His LEADERSHIP will lead us into LOVE, JOY & PEACE.
Today, don't TRUST yourself of your heart. Instead let's trust JESUS. Have a BLESSED DAY !
23 Whatever YOU DO, WORK AT IT with all YOUR HEART, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Lord, We THANK YOU for the talents You have given every single one of us. REMIND US that since we've been gifted its not for our own glory or benefit BUT to bring HONOR to your name & also to BLESS those around us.
You were BORN to BRING HONOR to HIS NAME. Use the gift that's within YOU.
They WILL FIGHT against you but WILL NOT OVERCOME YOU, for I am WITH YOU and WILL RESCUE you,” declares the Lord.
The WORD OF GOD is clear in saying that there will be fights against us, (this walk with CHRIST isn't always peachy) BUT whatever is against us WILL NOT OVERCOME us. Praise GOD !
*Giving Up is NOT an option.. Today, let's thank GOD for the promise that he will not only be WITH US in our battles but rescue us from them as well. May you have a BLESSED day.
How many of us have tried everything under the sun hoping that it will give us JOY & PEACE. But we're NEVER satisfied as a matter of fact,everyday we're left with a sour taste in our mouths cause this world has NOTHING to offer...
GOD is the ONLY one that can FILL us with JOY & PEACE. The kind of JOY & PEACE that even if "life" is falling apart, we can still smile cause we TRUST that GOD is in control. So TODAY let's stop running in the wrong direction and instead run towards him.. THE GOD OF HOPE. Have a JOYFUL DAY !
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." 21 DO NOT BE OVERCOME BY EVIL, BUT OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD.
People will resist wrath, hate, anger & power; but "goodness" they CANNOT resist; it finds its way to the heart; and the conscience does its work. LOVE WILL ALWAYS WIN.
GOD, this morning we FORGIVE & PRAY over anyone who has hurt us in any way,shape or form. Fill us with LOVE, COMPASSION & MERCY so that we can OVERCOME evil with good. Have a BLESSED day.
While he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. "I HAVE HAD ENOUGH, LORD," he said. "Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors." 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.
At times we feel the same way right? Just want to give up... walk away from it all.. when we're emotionally strung out, it's easy to think that everyone is AGAINST us, that GOD has forgotten about us.. & that there's no HOPE...
Truth is though that GOD hasn't left us AT ALL. We're just OVERWHELMED & TIRED like Elijah was..
*"God, today we pray that you would teach us to take "LIFE" one day at a time & that we would learn to REST in your loving arms. GOD BLESS
The GODLY may TRIP seven times, but THEY WILL GET UP AGAIN. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
**Sometimes we think that since we've kept TRIPPING over the SAME sin & we keep making dumb choices that THIS TIME we'll NEVER be forgiven. But the TRUTH is that no matter how far we run, no matter how deep we fall, as long we COME BACK HOME with a HUMBLE & CONTRITE heart the GOD we serve will ALWAYS FORGIVE us. That is the true definition of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. GOD BLESS & Have a joyful day !
So I knew right then and there that sending a "text" from JESUS would be just what my friends needed to hear early in the morning .. in order for their lives to be impacted and changed every single morning. That being said I knew in my heart this is what GOD was calling me to do.
Ok so the text messages are great & awesome & I keep getting new phone numbers each week to send the text to. (PRAISE JESUS) BUT then I thought to myself why not start a BLOG ? Hence the name "TEXT MESSAGE FROM JESUS "That way these encouraging text messages can really impact the World. And so that's why I'm here today. So I pray that these "TEXT MESSAGES" bless your life and that they encourage YOU to seek a more intimate RELATIONSHIP with Jesus cause in the end.. that's what it's all about. May you have a BLESSED DAY Lucindy
