STOP BEING WILLFUL!

8-28-2020. . . .STOP BEING WILLFUL! 

"Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me.  Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression. (Ps 19:13 NIV) 

From the moment we are saved and begin to walk in the newness of life, we should see and experience a drastic decrease in the amount of 'Willful" sin in our lives.  If we don't, we are still being to willful!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for new life in you!  Help us to walk continuously in our regenerated lives without deviation.  Amen!

2 Cor 5:17. . . .When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new person inside. He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun! TLB

BE DIFFERENT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

8-27-2020. . . .BE DIFFERENT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

"So be careful how you act; these are difficult days.  Don't be fools; be wise: make the most of every opportunity you have for doing good.  Don't act thoughtlessly, but try to find out and do whatever the Lord wants you to." (Eph 5:15-17 TLB)  

In one of his final speeches Dr. Martin Luther King said, "I just want to do God's will."  Doing God's will had become the major priority in his life.  It didn't make him perfect and without mistakes, but it did give him focus during some difficult days.  We too are living in some difficult times.  One need not look very far to find people living thoughtlessly and squandering opportunities to be good and do good.  This is not what God wants!  As believers, we are called to be different and to make a difference.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for every opportunity to do good and make a difference in the world.  In spite of difficult days, may we live always thoughtfully and not thoughtlessly.  Amen!

1 Peter 2:9. . . . But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: KJV

THE CHOICE IS OURS!

8-26-2020. . . .THE CHOICE IS OURS! 

"If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:  But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it."  (Isa 1:19-20 KJV) 

Experience the best life has to offer by chossing to be willing and obedient to God's word and will!  The alternative choice is to be cursed and devoured!  What's your choice?

Prayer: Lord, your desire is to bless us and to have us experience the best life has to offer.  All you require is our willingness and obedience!  We give both to you now and forever.  Amen!

Ps 35:27. . . .Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. KJV

ILLUMINATION AND DIRECTION!

8-25-2020. . . .ILLUMINATION AND DIRECTION!

"How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!  Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.  Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.  (Ps 119:103-105 KJV) 

One can't go wrong whose light and lamp is God's words.  With it as our guide, every step brings fresh illumination and clear direction to our destination.    

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for your word; for illumination and direction.  Amen!

Ps 119:114. . . .Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. KJV

POWER WITHIN!

8-21-2020. . . .POWER WITHIN!

"Do you want more and more of God's kindness and peace?  Then learn to know him better and better.  For as you know him better, he will give you, through his great power, everything you need for living a truly good life: he even shares his own glory and his own goodness with us!   And by that same mighty power he has given us all the other rich and wonderful blessings he promised; for instance, the promise to save us from the lust and rottenness all around us, and to give us his own character."  (2 Peter 1:2-4 TLB)   

Don't underestimate lust!  It is a powerful thing and because it comes from our own inner desires, it can be difficult for us to "Just say no" to ourselves!  Rely on the mighty transforming power Christ has given us.  This power will produce a 'Christ-likenss' in us that will radiate outside of us for all the world to behold!   

Prayer: Lord, thank you for the power you have give us to be just like you.  Help us always yield to that transforming power and not revert back to our old nature.  Amen.

Gal 5:16. . . .I advise you to obey only the Holy Spirit's instructions. He will tell you where to go and what to do, and then you won't always be doing the wrong things your evil nature wants you to. TLB

START BEING FAITHFUL NOW!

8-20-2020. . . .START BEING FAITHFUL NOW!

"Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful." (1 Cor 4:2 KJV) 

Faithfulness is not an optional attribute, it is a requirement! Is faithful a word people use to describe us?  If not, consider this. Faithful is one of two words the Lord will use to judge us!  If we want to hear Him say "Well done GOOD and FAITHFUL servant" at the end, its probably a good idea to start being FAITHFUL now!

Prayer: Lord, help us to be good and faithful servants now so that later, when we see you  face to face you will call us the same. Amen!

1 Cor 15:58-16:1. . . .Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

BACK THE HELL UP!

8-19-2020. . . .BACK THE HELL UP!

"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." ( Matt 16:18 KJV)  

Gates are designed to keep things in and keep things out, and to define boundaries.  Hell cannot define the boundaries of God's church and it cannot prevent the advancement of the kingdom agenda!  It's time for the believers to access kingdom power, adjust our agendas, and advance aggressively to back the hell of up when-ever and where-ever it shows up!

PRAYER: Lord, you have declared that the gates of hell shall not prevail against your church.  Give us the boldness to speak where we have been silent and to move aggressively where we have been passive. Amen.

Matt 11:12. . . . And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.  KJV