Wednesday, November 30, 2011
God's Assurance To His People
Good morning brothers and sisters. Hear God's word to His people this morning for this day from His Prophet Isaiah (Chap. 46:3-4; 8-11).
Listen to me, O house of Jacob and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been upheld by Me from birth, who have been carried from the womb: even to your old age, I am He, and even to gray hairs, I will carry you! I have made and I will bear; even I will carry and will deliver you.
Remember this and show yourselves men, recall to mind, O you transgressors. Remember the former things of old, for I am God and there is no other. I am God and there is none like Me. Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done. Saying My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure. Calling a bird of prey from the east. The man who executes My counsel from a far country. Indeed I have spoken it. I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it. I will also do it.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
After Thanksgiving
The turkey and the helpings are almost gone. All the family members and other guests have left on their journey back to their point of origin. Everyone gave thanks and are very happy to have been in attendance. All participated in the clean up and now you're alone together once again. Everyone is grown and have their own family and will be looking forward to do it all over again next year.
It was a beautiful time together. Some families had three or four generations sharing together. Others had up to five or more generations. God is good and worthy to be praised. Oh give thanks unto our Lord for He is good and is mercy endures forever. It is truly through his abundant blessings and his tender loving kindness or mercy that all that gathered this thanksgiving holiday was able to do so. Yes, in all the wining, dining and the reveling, do not forget who made all this possible and keep a thankful heart, even after Thanksgiving!
Thank You God!!!
Prayer: Father thank you again.
Encouragement: Give thanks with a grateful heart.
It was a beautiful time together. Some families had three or four generations sharing together. Others had up to five or more generations. God is good and worthy to be praised. Oh give thanks unto our Lord for He is good and is mercy endures forever. It is truly through his abundant blessings and his tender loving kindness or mercy that all that gathered this thanksgiving holiday was able to do so. Yes, in all the wining, dining and the reveling, do not forget who made all this possible and keep a thankful heart, even after Thanksgiving!
Thank You God!!!
Prayer: Father thank you again.
Encouragement: Give thanks with a grateful heart.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Another Thanksgiving
In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you -1 Thes. 5:18.
In everything we should give thanks and on this day of thanksgiving everyone in this country is thankful for another year of prosperity.
Overall this country in spite of hardships and the economy outlook has been successful thanks to the glory of God.
Let us now look forward to a new year with new expectations and the challenges we are ready to face and overcome in the mighty name of Jesus our help. God bless everyone.
Prayer: Father we once more give you thanks for another year and all it entails.
Encouragement: We should give thanks to our God every opportunity we get.
In everything we should give thanks and on this day of thanksgiving everyone in this country is thankful for another year of prosperity.
Overall this country in spite of hardships and the economy outlook has been successful thanks to the glory of God.
Let us now look forward to a new year with new expectations and the challenges we are ready to face and overcome in the mighty name of Jesus our help. God bless everyone.
Prayer: Father we once more give you thanks for another year and all it entails.
Encouragement: We should give thanks to our God every opportunity we get.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Daily Devotions -That's Why I Love Him
"For God so love the world that he gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
He does so much for me. If He hasn't done anything more for me, He has done so much already it's more than enough. Why does He do all this? Because He loves me so much. A songwriter says, Oh how He loves us so. Oh how He loves us.
Even if He didn't do anything more for me I would still love Him because of who He is. He is love. He loves us. Oh how He loves us. We can never fathom the depth, height, width, length or any other measurement of his love for us. THANK YOU GOD FOR LOVING US SO MUCH.
His Word says, "For God so love the world that he gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16. All that and much more is why I love Him.
Prayer: God, thank You for loving us so much.
Encouragement: If you do not know Him and His love for us, try Him today. You will never live to regret it.
He does so much for me. If He hasn't done anything more for me, He has done so much already it's more than enough. Why does He do all this? Because He loves me so much. A songwriter says, Oh how He loves us so. Oh how He loves us.
Even if He didn't do anything more for me I would still love Him because of who He is. He is love. He loves us. Oh how He loves us. We can never fathom the depth, height, width, length or any other measurement of his love for us. THANK YOU GOD FOR LOVING US SO MUCH.
His Word says, "For God so love the world that he gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16. All that and much more is why I love Him.
Prayer: God, thank You for loving us so much.
Encouragement: If you do not know Him and His love for us, try Him today. You will never live to regret it.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Daily Devotions -Be Ready When He Comes
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him -John 11:20.
When Jesus shows up we need to be ready. If we were told to expect a visit from a high profiled politician like a senator, a congressman, a mayor, the governor of the state you live in, or even the president you would see to it that everywhere in the home is properly cleaned and in order. Well when a more honorable than any other man on this earth comes to visit He only require that we be ready in spirit. Be ready when He comes. Jesus the Son of God is omnipresent and being everywhere at the same time, seeing and knowing everything, past, present and future and then having all power over every other power in the entire universe, there is nothing that escapes Him or surprises Him at anytime.
There is no need to jump to get everything in order in the home or neighborhood because He is coming. He is already there. All He requires is that we give Him our hearts just as we are. That is the readiness He requires. Let's look at some examples of what happens when He showed up during His time here on earth when He gave up His glory for a time and minimize His omnipresence ability indicated in the Gospels of the New Testament.
In Matthew 8:1-3 a leper came up to Him and worshipped Him, asking if He was willing He could heal him. Jesus had just come down from a mountain and walked in that very direction where the leper was and that leper was ready, so Jesus answered him "I am willing, be thou clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. In verses 5-13 of the same chapter Jesus entered Capernaum and a centurion was ready for Him. He asked Jesus to heal his servant and when Jesus offered to come to his house to heal the servant the centurion gave such a startling explanation of why Jesus could do it from where he was that Jesus commended him above any Jew and the servant was healed that self same hour.
In verses 14-15, Jesus showed up at Peter's house where his mother-in-law was sick with a fever, as soon as Jesus touched her the fever left her and she got up and ministered to everyone present.
In verses 16-17 everyone was informed throughout the neighborhood that Jesus was visiting and they brought to Him many possessed with devils and many that were sick and the Word of God says Jesus cast out the devils and healed everyone.
Then Jesus shows up on the other side of the see of Galilee in verses 28-32 and casts a vast number of demons who called themselves "legion" out of two possessed with them, into some swine and the swine ran down a steep slope into the sea and drowned themselves.
When Jesus shows up be ready for He means business.
In John 11 Jesus came to Bethany with a plan. He showed up four days after a friend died after being urged to come and heal him of a sickness which was sure to take his life days earlier. Jesus certainly had a plan. He prayed at the graveside, "Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hear me always, but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me." Jesus waited until Lazarus, His friend whom He loved very much (chapter 11:3) died and was buried for four days before showing up. Talk about not coming when He's needed or not on our time but on His. He showed up that late to do a mightier work which would signify to the people present there and to the world for future generations that He is the Son of God and He is present in the flesh sent by God the Father to fulfill His purpose. Then he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus! Come forth!"
Many preachers have said that had He not called Lazarus by name, everyone who had died from the first man Adam, all the way down to Lazarus and any that may have just died after Lazarus, up to that point, would have got up and "come forth." As soon as Jesus finished that command He that was dead for four days and was wrapped in burial cloth and had a napkin tied around his face came hopping out of the grave in answer to his name. Everyone that was there was astonished at this amazing act. Be ready When Jesus comes!
Prayer: Lord help us to be ready when You come and not miss the hour of our visitation. Amen!!!
Encouragement: Pray always and watch, for you know not the hour of your visitation.
When Jesus shows up we need to be ready. If we were told to expect a visit from a high profiled politician like a senator, a congressman, a mayor, the governor of the state you live in, or even the president you would see to it that everywhere in the home is properly cleaned and in order. Well when a more honorable than any other man on this earth comes to visit He only require that we be ready in spirit. Be ready when He comes. Jesus the Son of God is omnipresent and being everywhere at the same time, seeing and knowing everything, past, present and future and then having all power over every other power in the entire universe, there is nothing that escapes Him or surprises Him at anytime.
There is no need to jump to get everything in order in the home or neighborhood because He is coming. He is already there. All He requires is that we give Him our hearts just as we are. That is the readiness He requires. Let's look at some examples of what happens when He showed up during His time here on earth when He gave up His glory for a time and minimize His omnipresence ability indicated in the Gospels of the New Testament.
In Matthew 8:1-3 a leper came up to Him and worshipped Him, asking if He was willing He could heal him. Jesus had just come down from a mountain and walked in that very direction where the leper was and that leper was ready, so Jesus answered him "I am willing, be thou clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. In verses 5-13 of the same chapter Jesus entered Capernaum and a centurion was ready for Him. He asked Jesus to heal his servant and when Jesus offered to come to his house to heal the servant the centurion gave such a startling explanation of why Jesus could do it from where he was that Jesus commended him above any Jew and the servant was healed that self same hour.
In verses 14-15, Jesus showed up at Peter's house where his mother-in-law was sick with a fever, as soon as Jesus touched her the fever left her and she got up and ministered to everyone present.
In verses 16-17 everyone was informed throughout the neighborhood that Jesus was visiting and they brought to Him many possessed with devils and many that were sick and the Word of God says Jesus cast out the devils and healed everyone.
Then Jesus shows up on the other side of the see of Galilee in verses 28-32 and casts a vast number of demons who called themselves "legion" out of two possessed with them, into some swine and the swine ran down a steep slope into the sea and drowned themselves.
When Jesus shows up be ready for He means business.
In John 11 Jesus came to Bethany with a plan. He showed up four days after a friend died after being urged to come and heal him of a sickness which was sure to take his life days earlier. Jesus certainly had a plan. He prayed at the graveside, "Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hear me always, but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me." Jesus waited until Lazarus, His friend whom He loved very much (chapter 11:3) died and was buried for four days before showing up. Talk about not coming when He's needed or not on our time but on His. He showed up that late to do a mightier work which would signify to the people present there and to the world for future generations that He is the Son of God and He is present in the flesh sent by God the Father to fulfill His purpose. Then he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus! Come forth!"
Many preachers have said that had He not called Lazarus by name, everyone who had died from the first man Adam, all the way down to Lazarus and any that may have just died after Lazarus, up to that point, would have got up and "come forth." As soon as Jesus finished that command He that was dead for four days and was wrapped in burial cloth and had a napkin tied around his face came hopping out of the grave in answer to his name. Everyone that was there was astonished at this amazing act. Be ready When Jesus comes!
Prayer: Lord help us to be ready when You come and not miss the hour of our visitation. Amen!!!
Encouragement: Pray always and watch, for you know not the hour of your visitation.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Daily Devotion -Show A Little Kindness
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such there is no law -Gal. 5:22-23.
Our Bible tells us that in the last days perilous times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure, rather than lovers of God, having a form of Godliness but denying it's power. From such people turn away! For of this sort are people who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth. Men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was -2 Tim. 3:1-9.
This clearly tells us that in the last days the fruit of the Spirit will be virtually absent from the people of the world unless the members of the church (Christ's body) will remain the salt and the light of the world so others will see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven.
According to legend, the Greek philosopher Diogenes walked the streets with a lantern held high, searching for an honest man. Whether he ever found one is unknown. Suppose for a moment there is a modern Diogenes, only instead of seeking an honest man, a kind person is searched for. Joel 2:13 says God is slow to anger and of great kindness. Its only reasonable to suppose that His followers should evidence the same type of behavior.
Now instead of being the Diogenes why don't we be the one to be found by these modern day philosophers in search of kind people. Think about the kindness we have received from God and try to perform at least one good deed of kindness to a neighbor each day. Also, most important, remember who's our neighbor (see Luke 10:30-37).
Prayer: Lord in these last and evil days help us to glorify you and draw others to You through our works. Amen!
Encouragement: Be the one to invoke change in this world system.
Our Bible tells us that in the last days perilous times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure, rather than lovers of God, having a form of Godliness but denying it's power. From such people turn away! For of this sort are people who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth. Men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was -2 Tim. 3:1-9.
This clearly tells us that in the last days the fruit of the Spirit will be virtually absent from the people of the world unless the members of the church (Christ's body) will remain the salt and the light of the world so others will see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven.
According to legend, the Greek philosopher Diogenes walked the streets with a lantern held high, searching for an honest man. Whether he ever found one is unknown. Suppose for a moment there is a modern Diogenes, only instead of seeking an honest man, a kind person is searched for. Joel 2:13 says God is slow to anger and of great kindness. Its only reasonable to suppose that His followers should evidence the same type of behavior.
Now instead of being the Diogenes why don't we be the one to be found by these modern day philosophers in search of kind people. Think about the kindness we have received from God and try to perform at least one good deed of kindness to a neighbor each day. Also, most important, remember who's our neighbor (see Luke 10:30-37).
Prayer: Lord in these last and evil days help us to glorify you and draw others to You through our works. Amen!
Encouragement: Be the one to invoke change in this world system.
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