WHO WILL BE GLORIFIED?

10-27-2010. . . .WHO WILL BE GLORIFIED?

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.   Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.  (John 15:7-8 KJV)   Every request made will be granted, that is, every request made that will aid us in producing our expected Kingdom harvest!  In this is the Father glorified.  Examine your request and ask, 'Who will be glorified?'  If it's the Father, expect your request to be fulfilled; if not, well............?  

Prayer: Lord, thank you for making available to us every resource needed to produce much fruit.  Be always glorified in all we do.  Amen!

Phil 4:19. . . .But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. KJV

DON'T GET IT TWISTED!

10-26-2010. . . .DON'T GET IT TWISTED!

"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." (John 15:5 KJV) All that we are and ever shall be is solely because of Christ! We may be ever so talented and gifted, but without Him, talent and gifts alone yield no meaningful fruit!  Don't get it twisted!

Prayer: Lord, you are my source and my strength. In you we live, move and have our being. Without you we are nothing and can do nothing. Help us keep it straight and never get it twisted! Amen!

Acts 17:27-29. . . . "His purpose in all of this is that they should seek after God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him-though he is not far from any one of us. 28 For in him we live and move and are! As one of your own poets says it, 'We are the sons of God.' TLB

HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR LIMBS LATELY!

10-25-2010. . . .HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR LIMBS LATELY!

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.  He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful." (John 15:1-2 NIV)   It seems hardly possible to be connected to Jesus (The true vine) and not produce fruit!  The only way this is possible is if one decides (sets their mind) on doing that which is contrary to His will.  An improper connection with Jesus will result in a complete disconnection by the Father.  He cuts off non-fruit baring branches.   Have you checked your limbs lately?  

Prayer: Lord, thank you for connecting us to you!  As our source, help us to produce fruit continuously.  Amen!

Ps 1:1-3. . . . Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.   And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. KJV

IT WORKED THEN, IT WILL WORK NOW!

10-22-2010. . . .IT WORKED THEN, IT WILL WORK NOW!

Prov 6:20-23 . . . "Young man, obey your father and your mother.  Take to heart all of their advice; keep in mind everything they tell you. Every day and all night long their counsel will lead you and save you from harm; when you wake up in the morning, let their instructions guide you into the new day. For their advice is a beam of light directed into the dark corners of your mind to warn you of danger and to give you a good life."  TLB   Good public behavior stems from good home training!   Parents are charged to train their children in the way that they should go so that when they are old, they will not depart from it.   Today, some might call that old fashion, but it worked then......It will work now!   Try it......and change the world!

Prayer: Lord, thank you for parents that are still willing to raise their children your way!  Help their lights to shine brightly that all others may see and follow their example.  Amen!

Prov 22:6. . . .

Train a child in the way he should go, 

and when he is old he will not turn from it.  NIV

UNWANTED WEEDS!

10-22-2010. . . .UNWANTED WEEDS!

Prov 6:17-19 continued. . . . .A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. (KJV)  Blessed be the tie that binds, not the bonds that are broken!   It is good and pleasant to dwell together in unity.  Why would someone purposely disrupt that by sowing seeds of discord.  Again, God hates this!  Therefore, cast them and their seeds out of your presence before they have a chance to take root and spread like unwanted weeds!

Prayer: Lord, through love and unity we create for ourselves a garden of peace and harmony.  Help us recognize  weeds and keep them out.  Amen!

Ps 133:1. . . . How wonderful it is, how pleasant, when brothers live in harmony!  For harmony is as precious as the fragrant anointing oil that was poured over Aaron's head and ran down onto his beard and onto the border of his robe.  Harmony is as refreshing as the dew on Mount Hermon, on the mountains of Israel. And God has pronounced this eternal blessing on Jerusalem, even life forevermore.  TLB

COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM!

10-20-2010. . . .COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM!

Prov 6:17-18 continued. . . . ." hands that shed innocent blood,  An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief," (KJV )  That which resides in the heart will manifest itself in the behavior of one's hands and the direction of one's feet.  Persons that always seem to wind up in ugly messy situations gravitate that way because of what lies within their hearts.  God hates it and the rest of us do too!  Come out from among them!

Prayer: Lord, be merciful towards those that practice those things you hate to the end that they repent of their ways and turn to you alone who abundantly pardons.  Amen.

2 Cor 6:14-18. . . .Don't be teamed with those who do not love the Lord, for what do the people of God have in common with the people of sin? How can light live with darkness?  And what harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a Christian be a partner with one who doesn't believe?   And what union can there be between God's temple and idols?   For you are God's temple, the home of the living God, and God has said of you, "I will live in them and walk among them, and I will be their God and they shall be my people."   That is why the Lord has said, "Leave them; separate yourselves from them; don't touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you and be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters."  TLB

CHECK YOURSELF!

10-19-2010. . . .CHECK YOURSELF!

"These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:  A proud look, a lying tongue,.... (Prov 6:16-17 KJV)   Among the things God hates are a  'A proud look' otherwise referred to as 'Haughtiness' (thinking more highly of one's self then one should) and a lying tongue.   Where you find one, you will usually find the other.  One who thinks more highly of themselves is in affect, lying to themselves.  If a person will lie to their self, lying to others is done with relative ease.  Check yourself!

Prayer: Lord, let us not be guilty of thinking more highly of ourselves then we should.  Keep of lips from speaking lies and help us at all times to desire truth on the inside.  Amen!

Rom 12:3. . . . For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.  KJV