THE SAME MEASURE!

6-30-2010. . . .THE SAME MEASURE!

"But remember this-if you give little, you will get little. A farmer who plants just a few seeds will get only a small crop, but if he plants much, he will reap much.  Everyone must make up his own mind as to how much he should give. Don't force anyone to give more than he really wants to, for cheerful givers are the ones God prizes." (2 Cor 9:6-8 TLB)  God loves a cheerful giver; one that understands the blessedness in giving.  Not out of obligation, but out of genuine compassion.   What one gives is what one will get; and how one gives is equally as important.  So, give cheerfully and give bountifully.  It will be given to you in the same measure! 

Prayer: Lord, glad and freely you have given us everything that pertains to life and Godliness!  Helps us to have the same spirit when given to others.  Amen!

2 Cor 9:6-7. . . .Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.   Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. NIV

SOW WITH EXPECTATION!

6-29-2010. . . .SOW WITH EXPECTATION!

“Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let not your hands be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well. (Eccl 11: 6 NIV) Sow with expectation! Whether in the morning (In Season) or whether in the evening, (Out of Season) if you have seed, sow it!   God then, will grow it!   One who is always found sowing, will soon find themselves reaping as they are sowing.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for always giving seed to the sower. Grow everything we sow that it may be a blessing both to us and to others. Amen!

Eccl 11:5-6. . . .Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow-perhaps it all will. TLB

NOTHING IN, NOTHING OUT!

6-29-2010. . . .NOTHING IN, NOTHING OUT!

“For if you give, you will get! Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over. Whatever measure you use to give-large or small-will be used to measure what is given back to you." (Luke 6:38 TLB)   Generosity is fluid so let it flow. The more you let go the more will flow back to you. What you send out leaves room for what is coming in!   If little or nothing is coming into your life, examine what’s going out!

Prayer: Lord, all things flow from you. Help us to never become so caught up with what we have and receive that we never open up and give. Amen!

Prov 19:17. . . When you help the poor you are lending to the Lord-and he pays wonderful interest on your loan! TLB

GOD GETS THE CREDIT AND THE PRAISE!

6-25-2010. . . .GOD GETS THE CREDIT AND THE PRAISE!

"I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints." (Ps 52:9-53:1 KJV)  God gets the credit and the praise for everything good in our lives!  Every time it looks like the situation or circumstance may not work out, God does His work again!  Hallelujah!  It prompts a praise when you really think about it.  He never fails to show Himself strong on behalf of those that really love Him.

Prayer: Lord, you are amazing!  You never fail!  You always come through in ways I never expect, but am always grateful for.  I praise you today and always.  Amen!

Ps 63:3-4 . . . . Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.   Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. KJV

MY GOD MY PRAISE!

6-24-2010. . . . MY GOD AND MY PRAISE!

“He is your praise and he is your God, the one who has done mighty miracles you yourselves have seen.” (Deut 10:21-22 TLB)   When the world looks at us (believers) and sees the blessing of the Lord upon our lives, it to them becomes an undeniable testimony to the awesomeness of Almighty God!   Even if we don’t say a word (not likely since its like fire shut up in our bones) God Himself is our praise!  How loudly is He speaking in your life?   Can the world see and as a result, hear?

Prayer: Lord, you are my God and my praise. Speak so loudly in my life that the world will not only see, but hear; and as a result, turn to You! Amen.

Ps 44:8. . . . In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name forever. Selah. KJV

I’LL NOT BE ONE OF THOSE!

6-23-2010. . . .I’LL NOT BE ONE OF THOSE!

“Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.” (Ps 147:1 KJV)   Comely…….an uncommon word meaning ‘fitting…pleasing or suitable.’  If it is fitting, pleasing and suitable to praise God, then conversely, it is unpleasing and unsuitable or fitting not to praise Him!  Yet sadly, days, weeks, months and perhaps even years go by without one utterance of praise from the millions of people that belong to Him!   I’ll not be one of those!   Praise is what I’ll do!

Prayer: Lord, I’m so grateful to you for everything. You are awesome! When I think on who you are, your love and kindness towards me, my lips can’t help but give you praise! Bless your name forever! Amen.

Ps 113:1-3 . . . . Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised. KJV

GLORY AND EDIFY!

6-22-2010. . . .GLORY AND EDIFY!


“Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.”(Ps 100:1 KJV)   Mere noise can be annoying and irritating. A joyful noise (especially when made unto the Lord) is glorifying as well as, edifying! Our praise glorifies God and builds up our spirit! So raise your praise and strengthen your spirit!

Prayer: Lord, I’ll praise your name forever! Let our praise bring strength to our spirits as we glorify you with a joyful noise! Amen!

Ps 100:1-3. . . . Shout with joy before the Lord, O earth! 2 Obey him gladly; come before him, singing with joy. Try to realize what this means-the Lord is God! He made us-we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. TLB