5-13-2014. . . .LET THE SHOW GO ON!

"But this precious treasure-this light and power that now shine within us --is held in a perishable container, that is, in our weak bodies. Everyone can see that the glorious power within must be from God and is not our own." (2 Cor 4:7 TLB)  How ironically wonderful that our flawed humanity should be the stage on which God manifest and demonstrates His mighty power and glory!  It is not about us, but all about Him!  Let the show go on!

PRAYER: Lord, play out your glory and your mighty power on the the stage of our lives!  It is not about us, but all about you!  Amen.

Ps 106:8. . . .

  Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. 

 KJV

STAY SHARP!

5-9-2014. . . .STAY SHARP!

“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” (Prov 27:17 NIV) The sharpening process is not always comfortable, but is always necessary.  What impact are the people around us having on our lives and perhaps more importantly, what impact are we having on the lives of those around us?   Daily we will come in contact with many people.  Therefore, stay sharp and challenge others around you to be sharp!

Prayer: Lord, continue to make me sharp in order that I may have a positive and sharpening impact on the lives of others. Amen!

Prov 27:19. . . . As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man. (NIV)

LIVE IT OUT!

5-8-2014. . . .LIVE IT OUT!

"It is God himself who has made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ Jesus; and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others." (Eph 2:10 TLB)  God created us on purpose and with purpose.  We live out that purpose fully by extending ourselves to help others.  Live it out!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for creating us on purpose and with purpose!  Help us live out that purpose by helping others.  Amen!

Eccl 4:9-10. . . . Two can accomplish more than twice as much as one, for the results can be much better. 10 If one falls, the other pulls him up; but if a man falls when he is alone, he's in trouble. TLB

LIVE THE LIFE!

5-7-2014. . . .LIVE THE LIFE!

"For Jehovah God is our Light and our Protector. He gives us grace and glory. No good thing will he withhold from those who walk along his paths.   O Lord of the armies of heaven, blessed are those who trust in you." (Ps 84:11-12 TLB)  No apologies necessary and no explanation required for your blessings!  If people really want to understand the favor on your life, invite them to live the life!  What He's done for others, He'll do the same for all who put their trust in Him!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for your favor.  We honor you Jehovah Sabaoth!  Amen.

Ps 37:4-6. . . .Be delighted with the Lord. Then he will give you all your heart's desires. 5 Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him to help you do it, and he will.  TLB

BEHOLD!

5-6-2014. . . .BEHOLD!

"Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.  Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?  I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.  (Isa 43:18-19 KJV) Never allow the great things God has done for us in the past (and He has done great things for us) to restrict and constrain our expectation of what He can and will do for us in the future.  God says, "You can't imagine what I am going to do for you and in fact, I am already doing it!  BEHOLD!"

PRAYER: Lord, you are great and all you do is great!  Open our eyes to behold the fresh and new!  Amen.

Ps 86:10-13. . . .For you are great and do great miracles. You alone are God. Tell me where you want me to go and I will go there. May every fiber of my being unite in reverence to your name.  With all my heart I will praise you. I will give glory to your name forever. . . TLB

STOP IT!

5-2-2014. . . .STOP IT!

"This plan of mine is not what you would work out, neither are my thoughts the same as yours!  For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than yours, and my thoughts than yours. (Isa 55:8-9 TLB)  Stop it, just stop it right now!  Stop all the negative self-talk and silence any negative voices around you. Cut off all negative influences that are preventing you from believing that God wants the best for you!  Since the beginning (our beginning) His plan for us has not changed; only our thoughts about it have.  It's time to rise to His level of thinking.  So again, STOP IT: JUST STOP IT RIGHT NOW!  Allow God to reveal His plan and manifest His will in your life!

PRAYER: Lord, reveal your plan to us and manifest your will in our lives!  Your way is the best way and your thoughts so much higher than our thoughts.  Brings us to your level of thinking.  Amen.

Jer 29:11. . . . For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. KJV

ALL WILL BE WELL AND GO WELL!

5-1-2014. . . .ALL WILL BE WELL AND GO WELL!

"Then the Lord said: "The good figs represent the exiles sent to Babylon. I have done it for their good.  I will see that they are well treated, and I will bring them back here again. I will help them and not hurt them; I will plant them and not pull them up.  I will give them hearts that respond to me. They shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with great joy." (Jer 24:4-7 TLB)   God's full commitment to His people is unquestionable.  His divine purpose will be completed in spite of times of displacement, disappointment, and down right disobedience on our part.  When we turn to Him with fully surrendered hearts, He will ensure that all will be well and go well with us!

PRAYER: Lord, thank for your unquestionable commitment to us and our well being.  Your mercy and grace is amazing!  For this we continually give you praise.  Amen!

Lam 3:21-24. . . . Yet there is one ray of hope:  his compassion never ends. It is only the Lord's mercies that have kept us from complete destruction.  Great is his faithfulness; his loving-kindness begins afresh each day. TLB