Hebrews 2: 13

"And again, 'I will put my trust in Him.' And again He says, 'Here I am, and the children God has given Me." ~ (Hebrews 2: 13)

Should our trust be in anything or anyone above You Lord, convict our hearts and calm our nerves, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Proverbs 28: 26

"Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe."
~ (Proverbs 28: 26)

Question of the day...... Are there areas of our lives where God does not have our complete trust?

Finish the Race!

Romans 8:3-34
"What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us."

"JESUS IS PREPARING US FOR SOMETHING GREAT!!!"

Therefore, do not be discouraged when progress seems slow.
Don't loose hope when things don't go the way you expect.
Above all, never abandon your purpose & passion for living.

"CHRIST HAS COME TO RESCUE!"
"CHRIST HAS COME TO COMFORT!"
"CHRIST HAS COME!"
"CHRIST IS NEAR TO ALL WHO SEEK HIM WITH PURE MOTIVES!"

Jesus has seen your labor & struggles.
He knows just how much living for His glory means to you!
Therefore, take heart, your Redeemer will see you through!

"YOU HAVE TO FINISH THE RACE SET BEFORE YOU!"

"EVERY TIME SOMEONE CROSSES THE FINISH LINE OF THEIR FAITH, THERE IS GREAT JOY IN GOD'S KINGDOM!!!"

"FINISH THE RACE!"
"JESUS AWAITS YOU AT THE GATES!!!"

Isaiah 26: 3

"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you." ~ (Isaiah 26: 3)

 

 

 

"When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer." ~ Corrie Ten Boom

John 14: 1

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me." ~ (John 14: 1)

 

 

 

Have a wonderfully blessed day in the Lord. Amen.

Proverbs 3: 5 TRUST

"Trust in the Lord and lean not on your own understanding." ~ (Proverbs 3: 5)

 

 

 

TRUST - 1. assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of something or someone. 2. one in which confidence is placed.

Psalm 112: 7

"They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord." ~ (Psalm 112: 7)

 

 

 

Lord Jesus, when we feel weak and helpless, increase in us the sense of Your presence, Your love, and Your power. Help develop in us perfect trust in You. Amen.

Glorious!

Genesis 1:26-28

"Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them; and God said to them, “ Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

"WE WERE CREATED IN GOD'S IMAGE!"

"WE ARE VISIBLE REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR CREATOR!"

"WE WERE CREATED TO MAKE HIS PRAISE GLORIOUS!"

Do I need to continue?

"GLORIFY GOD IN EVERYTHING YOU DO!"

"MAKE HIS PRAISE GLORIOUS!"

Psalm 34: 7

"The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and rescues them." ~ (Psalm 34: 7)

 

 

Lord, all of Your creation is so great, and You are the greatest. If we never get to see an angel in this life as some have, we remain grateful that they're always there. Amen.

 

Luke 4: 10

"For it is written: He will give His angels orders concerning you, to protect you." ~ (Luke 4: 10)

Be blessed with this knowledge today family. Amen.

Matthew 2: 13

"After they were gone, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to Joseph in a dream saying, 'Get up! Take the Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you." ~ (Matthew 2: 13)

"Pay attention to your dreams - God's angels often speak directly to our hearts when we are asleep." ~ Eileen Elias Freeman

Guard It Well!

1 Samuel 13:13-14

"Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, for now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. But now your kingdom shall not endure. The Lord has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has appointed him as ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you."

"GOD CALLS US INTO RELATIONAL FELLOWSHIP WITH HIMSELF!"

The life of Saul demonstrates the importance of guarding our relationship with God.

"IT MUST BE OUR #1 PRIORITY!"

If we fail to protect this relationship; if we treat is with contempt; if we place other relationships before it; we run the risk of fracturing it.

"OUR RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IS SENSITIVE, PRIVILEGED & SACRED!"

"WE MUST PROTECT IT AT ALL COST!"

This may require some help from other believers.

Therefore, don't let pride destroy so great a relationship.

Be bold enough to ask for help when necessary.

"BE CAREFUL TO GUARD YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS!"

"JESUS IS YOUR KEY TO HEAVEN!"

"JESUS IS YOUR LINK TO THE FATHER!"

"JESUS IS!"

"THEREFORE, LET HIM BE WHO HE NEEDS TO BE IN YOUR LIFE TODAY!!!"

Enjoy your day Family!

Acts 27: 23

"For this night an angel of the God I belong to and serve stood by me." ~ (Acts 27: 23)

 

 

 

God is good! Amen.

Revelation 5: 11 ANGEL

"Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and also of the living creatures and of the elders. Their number was countless thousands, plus thousands of thousands." ~ (Revelation 5: 11)

 

 

 

ANGEL - a spiritual being that serves especially as a messenger from God or as a guardian of human beings.

It is well!

Psalm 103:8

"The Lord is compassionate and gracious,

Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness."

"HE KNOWS YOU!"

"EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU!"

"HE SAW WHAT YOU DID LAST NIGHT!"

"HE KNEW THE THOUGHTS THAT YOU ENTERTAINED THIS MORNING!"

"HE NEVER MISSES A THING!"

"HE HEARS YOUR CRIES!"

"HE FEELS YOUR HURTS!"

"HE IS EVER-READY TO EMBRACE YOU!"

"HE ACKNOWLEDGES YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS!"

"HE ENCOURAGE YOU IN TIMES OF FAILURE!"

"GOD LOVES YOU SOOOOO MUCH!"

"HE DESIRES THE BEST FOR YOU!"

The question is:

"DO YOU WANT THE BEST FOR YOU?"

"JESUS CAME TO RECONCILE US TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER!"

"IT IS A FREE GIFT!"

"WE RECEIVE IT BY FAITH!"

"THE LORD DOES NOT CONCERN HIMSELF AS MUCH WITH YOUR PAST AS HE DOES YOUR FUTURE!"

"HE HAS GREAT PLANS FOR YOUR LIFE!"

"HERE & ETERNALLY!"

"ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ACCEPT HIS GIFT BY FAITH & STAND FIRM IN YOUR GOD-GIVEN FREEDOM!"

"IT IS WELL WITH YOUR SOUL!"

"TELL YOURSELF THIS TODAY!"

Exodus 23: 20

"I am going to send an angel before you to protect you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared." ~ (Exodus 23: 20)

 

 

 

Thank You Father, for the angels You send to guide, protect, and watch over us and those we love. Amen.

Numbers 14: 17

"So now, may my Lord's power be magnified just as You have spoken." ~ (Numbers 14: 17)

 

 

 

Let us, as Christians, stop praying small and start unleashing the great power of the Holy Spirit, with the knowledge that the same power that brought Jesus out of the tomb lives in us. Amen!

God is Faithful!!!

"TROUBLES ARE MEANT TO DRAW US CLOSER TO GOD!"

"BUT THE ENEMY WOULD HAVE US BELIEVE THE OPPOSITE!"

Therefore, today, I would like to encourage everyone to:

"RUN TO JESUS WHEN YOU ARE WEAK!"

"CRAWL TO JESUS WHEN YOUR STRENGTH FAILS YOU!"

"CRY OUT TO JESUS WHILE THERE IS STILL HOPE!"

"BE THE WITNESS THAT JESUS INTENDED FOR YOU TO BE!"

"WE DON'T NEED TO PRETEND TO BE STRONG!"

"BECAUSE OUR STRENGTH IS ONLY FOUND IN JESUS!"

"BE TRANSPARENT & YOUR VICTORY IS CERTAIN!"

"GOD CREATED YOU TO DISPLAY HIS POWER, MERCY & GRACE!"

"THANK YOU, FATHER, THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON YOU IN ALL OF LIFE'S UNCERTAINTIES!"

"YOU ARE TRULY FAITHFUL!!!"

Colossians 1: 11

"May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy." ~ (Colossians 1: 11)

Amen and AMEN!

Let us walk in the light!

Ephesians 5:8-11

"For you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them."

1 John 4: 4

"Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world." ~ (1 John 4: 4)

 

 

 

"Knowledge is power." ~ Francis Bacon

HELP ME RECOGNIZE!

Romans 14:7-9

"For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living."

"LORD, HELP ME TO RECOGNIZE MY NEED FOR YOU!"

Psalm 147: 5

"Our Lord is great, vast in power; His understanding is infinite." ~ (Psalm 147:5)

 

 

 

God bless you day family. Amen.

Jesus is Lord!

Matthew 7:21

"Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter."

"TRUE PEACE ONLY COMES THROUGH LIVING UNDER THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST!"

"LORDSHIP CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED BY CONSTANT OBEDIENCE & SUBMISSION TO HIM WHO WE CALL LORD!"

"CALLING JESUS 'LORD,' BUT FAILING TO OBEY HIS AUTHORITY NEGATES ALL SUCH CLAIMS OF HIM BEING OUR LORD!"

"JESUS' LORDSHIP WILL ONLY BENEFIT THOSE WHO SUBMIT TO HIS AUTHORITY & OBEY HIS COMMANDS!"

"CALLING JESUS 'LORD' GOES BEYOND WORDS!"

"WE MUST SUBMIT TO HIS LEADERSHIP THROUGH ACTIVE OBEDIENCE!"

1 Corinthians 4: 20 POWER

"For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power."

~ (1 Corinthians 4: 20)

 

 

 

POWER - the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.

Love in Truth!

Jeremiah 6:14

"They have healed the brokenness of My people superficially,

Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ but there is no peace."

"LORD, LET US LOVE IN TRUTH!"

Many times we address peoples' outward issues, which are only the result of their actions.

In our desire to protect them, we harm them.

Why?

Because we fail to "SPEAK TRUTH IN LOVE & TO LOVE TRUTHFULLY!"

We are more concerned about their CURRENT FEELINGS than we are about their ETERNAL SERVICE TO GOD.

We focus on the superficial & ignore their deep-rooted flaws.

"SIN BRINGS ABOUT CONSEQUENCES!"

"IT HINDERS OUR SERVICE TO GOD!"

"AWARENESS OF SIN PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR REPENTANCE!"

"WHEN WE SEEK TO PROTECT SOMEONE'S FEELINGS, WE CAN FAIL TO EXPOSE THAT PERSON'S TRUE ISSUES!"

"IF WE FOCUS ON HEALING THE SUPERFICIAL BROKENNESS OF A PERSON, WE WILL FAIL TO ACHIEVE THE TRUE PEACE THAT COMES FROM TARGETING THE CORE ISSUE!"

"WE MUST BE WILLING TO LOVE IN TRUTH, OR WE ARE SIMPLY OFFERING A CHEAP GRACE & A FALSE PEACE THAT WILL NEVER SATISFY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT GLORIFY GOD BY ACCOMPLISHING HIS REDEMPTIVE PURPOSE!"

"THE CROSS OFFERS REDEMPTION FROM SIN, NOT PROTECTION OF FEELINGS!"

"GOD IS NOT CONCERNED SO MUCH WITH OUR FEELINGS, AS HE IS WITH OUR ETERNAL PREPARATION!"

"SANCTIFICATION IS A PROCESS THAT CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED BY THE EXPOSURE OF SIN!"

"SIN MUST BE EXPOSED, IN ORDER TO BE REMOVED!"

"WHEN WE FAIL TO EXPOSE SIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING FEELINGS, WE FAIL TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR REPENTANCE OF SIN!"

"LORD, FORGIVE US & LET US LOVE IN TRUTH!"

Acts 1: 8

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." ~ (Acts 1: 8)

 

 

 

Lord, thank You for blessing us with Your power. Help us not to forget that Your power rests within us. Amen.

Galatians 6: 14

"But as for me, I will never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. The world has been crucified to me through the cross, and I to the world." ~ (Galatians 6: 14)

Thank You Jesus for the cross. May our lives be a reflection of gratitude for what You did that day. Amen.

Matthew 16: 24

"Then Jesus said to His disciples, 'If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up cross, and follow Me." ~ (Matthew 16: 24)

The peace of our Lord be with you. Amen.

Am I Willing?

Matthew 7:20

"So then, you will know them by their fruits."

"THAT WHICH IS IN A PERSON'S HEART WILL EVENTUALLY SURFACE!"

"THAT WHICH IS IN US WILL COME OUT OF US!"

"SOMETIMES IT IS GOOD & WE CAN SHARE IT WITH OTHERS!"

"SOMETIMES IT IS BAD & IT MUST BE THROWN AWAY!"

"IN ORDER TO LIVE PRODUCTIVE, PROSPEROUS LIVE'S THAT GLORIFY GOD, WE MUST BE WILLING TO TAKE ACTION AT THE FIRST SIGN OF BAD FRUIT IN OUR LIVE'S!"

"WE MUST BE WILLING TO CAST IT AWAY!"

Question of the Day:

AM I WILLING TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN MY LIFE THAT WIILL EXEMPLIFY GOD'S LIFE-CHANGING POWER TO A LOST & DYING WORLD?

Luke 23: 41

"We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong." ~ (Luke 23: 41)

 

 

 

"Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done by us." ~ John R.W. Stott

Philippians 2: 8

"He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death - even to death on a cross." ~ (Philippians 2: 8)

 

 

Praise the Lord. Amen.

1 Corinthians 1: 18 the CROSS

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is God's power to us who are being saved." ~ (1 Corinthians 1: 18)

 

 

 

CROSS - a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution.

Let the Glory of the Lord rise among us!

"JESUS REIGNS!"

I love Jesus!

He is My Anchor!

He is My Shield!

He is My Refuge!

He most definitely, deserves all my worship!

I will serve Him & ever-pursue Him!

Jesus is the One who saved me!

Jesus owns my heart!

Jesus is My Lord!

The reason I exist is to give Him praise!

To serve Him by laying down my life, my pride, my desires, my plans!

I desire to live a life that is pleasing to My God, My Jesus!

"I WANT TO REFLECT JESUS TO EVERYONE THAT I ENCOUNTER!"

"THIS IS WHAT YOU & I WERE MADE FOR!"

I have recognized Jesus' Lordship in my life!

Because of this, my life is blessed!

I live for Jesus, my King!

This is what overflows from my heart!

"MAY I LIVE A LIFE THAT IS PLEASING TO MY KING!"

I just wanted to give glory to Jesus this morning by testifying of His Goodness!

"PRAISE YOU, JESUS!"

"YOU DESERVE MY ETERNAL PRAISE!"