SUCCESS ASSURED!

1-10-2013. . . .SUCCESS ASSURED!

"We should make plans-counting on God to direct us." (Prov 16:9 TLB)  Dream big!  One should do all that is in one's heart to do, but never without God's direction.  When God is involved on the front end, success is assured!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for giving us a mind and a heart to do and achieve great things!  May all we do under your direction being you great glory!  Amen.

Ps 37:23-24. . . .The steps of good men are directed by the Lord. He delights in each step they take. If they fall it isn't fatal, for the Lord holds them with his hand.  TLB

DON'T LOOK BACK!

1-9-2013. . . .DON'T LOOK BACK!

"Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.  But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.   And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:  And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace."  (Gen 19:24-28 KJV)  Looking back could very well lead to going back or a longing for what one had!  Devastating consequences can ensue if what's behind hinders what God has prepared ahead!  We will never have anything different until we want something different!  When God makes a way, go that way and don't look back! 

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for always making a way for us.  May are hearts never be so hardened to the point that we refuse what you have ahead of us for something behind or beneath us.  Amen!

Jer 29:11. . . .For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.  TLB

KNOW WHERE TO LOOK!

1-8-2013. . . .KNOW WHERE TO LOOK!

"I lift up my eyes to the hills--where does my help come from?  My help comes from the LORD,

the Maker of heaven and earth." (Ps 121:1-2 NIV)  Help is always available when one knows where to look!  The Lord God is our help!  Look to Him first instead of as a last resort.

PRAYER: Lord, you are my present help and source of all my supply.  My eyes shall forever look to you for all things.  Amen!

Ps 54:4. . . . Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.  NIV

HEADS UP!

1-7-2013. . . .HEADS UP!

"Lift up your heads, O you gates!  And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!  And the King of glory shall come in.  Who is this King of glory?  The LORD strong and mighty, The LORD mighty in battle.   Lift up your heads, O you gates!  Lift up, you everlasting doors!  And the King of glory shall come in.  Who is this King of glory?  The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory."  (Ps 24:7-10 NKJV)  Acknowledge and allow God into every aspect of life!  As King, He is exalted far above any level we could hope to achieve on our on, and He has the power to resolve, remove or redirect the outcome.  HEADS UP! 

PRAYER: Lord, you are the King of glory, strong and mighty!  We open all doors to you.  Be exalted in every area of life and let your power manifest.  Amen!

Ps 150:1-2. . . .Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. KJV

NO MORE PAYMENTS!

1-4-2013. . . .NO MORE PAYMENTS!

So, dear brothers, you have no obligations whatever to your old sinful nature to do what it begs you to do.  For if you keep on following it you are lost and will perish, but if through the power of the Holy Spirit you crush it and its evil deeds, you shall live.  For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.  And so we should not be like cringing, fearful slaves, but we should behave like God's very own children, adopted into the bosom of his family, and calling to him, "Father, Father." (Rom 8:12-16 TLB)  As long as we are willing to pay, our old sinful nature will keep demanding payment from us!  Now, in this new year, is a good time to cut off that old sin nature and declare, NO MORE PAYMENTS!   If you need help, call your Father!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for taking care of the sin problem for us.  We call on you now to help us walk in what you have established for us.  Amen and Amen!

Rom 8:1-5. . . . There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.  For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:  That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.  For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.  KJV

AVAILABILITY

1-3-2013. . . .AVAILABILITY!


"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"  And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" (Isa 6:8 NIV)  It's not just 'Ability' but 'Availability' God is looking for!   Let your 2013 mantra be, "Lord, I'm available to you!"

Prayer: Lord, thank you for the ability you have given me!  I give to you not only my ability, but my availability this year!  Amen!

Rom 8:28-30. . . . And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God and are fitting into his plans.  For from the very beginning God decided that those who came to him-and all along he knew who would-should become like his Son, so that his Son would be the First, with many brothers. And having chosen us, he called us to come to him; and when we came, he declared us "not guilty," filled us with Christ's goodness, gave us right standing with himself, and promised us his glory.  TLB

GO THROUGH AND GET THROUGH WITH GOD!

1-2-2013. . . .GO THROUGH AND GET THROUGH WITH GOD!

"But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.  When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.  When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.  For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place."  (Isa 43:1-3 NKJV)  As we begin this brand new year, God says, "I GOT YOU!"  While this year may be filled with changes, challenges and crisis, we will not be overthrown, overtaken or overcome by any of them because, the Lord is with us!   So, go through and get through the new year with God!

PRAYER:  Lord, thank you for bring us to a brand new year!  With you, we are fully confident we will get through this new year!  Thy will be done!  Amen.

Zeph 3:17. . . .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." NIV