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Some of us grew up in churches where we heard people beg God for help. We may have heard relatives begging during a family prayer. They’ll beg God to stop by here and stay for a little while. They’ll beg God to heal this person or that person. And they’ll beg God for money for a bill.

Nowhere in scripture does it say we should beg God for anything. God’s not holding what we need hostage. He’s not waiting until we beg and plead to release it. 

We’re to approach God boldly as sons or daughters (Heb. 4:16). God’s a good parent. He’s not leaving us, so we don’t have to beg Him to stay (Heb. 13:5). Our Father knows what we need before we ask, and He’s already made provisions available (Matt. 6:8). So if there’s a need, all we have to do is ask in faith (James1:6-8). Once we ask in faith, we can expect to receive what we’ve prayed for (Mark 11:24).

No matter how bad the situation looks and no matter what we need, remember we don’t have to beg God for anything. By faith, just receive what He’s already provided.

I John 5:14-15 NKJV Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

#promises #provision #available #through #Jesus

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Revelation 2:19 NLT “I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.

This is Jesus speaking. He lets us know that He sees all the things we do. He sees our love, faith, service, patience, and improvements.

He sees how we continued to walk in love even though that customer was rude to us.  He sees how we continued to believe His word that we’re healed even though nothing has physically changed in our bodies. He sees us serving in our communities and giving to the poor. He sees us being patient with our spouses even though they made a critical error. He sees our improvements in every area of our lives. Last month we may have cursed someone out five times, but this month it was only twice. God sees it all. Even the things that no one notices.

In 1 Corinthians 15:58, He lets us know that our labor is not in vain. In Ephesians 6:8, He promises whatever good anyone does, they will receive the same from the Lord. Our efforts are seen by God and they will be rewarded. 

Don’t get discouraged. God sees you. Continue to improve to honor God, better yourselves, and be a good example for others.

#God #sees #me #do #good

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Matthew 18:19 NKJV “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.

Missions get accomplished when we’re in agreement with one another. Miracles happen when we’re in agreement with one another. Prayers are answered when we’re in agreement with one another.

Now, we must figure out who can agree with us, because everyone who says they’re for us may not actually be for us. Also, we want to make sure we can agree with someone who has faith and won’t quit. The Holy Spirit can help with this decision. He’ll show us who can agree with us to bring our desires to pass. It could be a family member, a church friend, or even a believing coworker. Trust the person He decides for us. 

Once we pray with our partners, believe that it will come to pass and it will come to pass. We don’t have to pray every day or every week. Both just have to believe, and it will happen.

We can initiate being in agreement for someone else’s desires too. We can pray with someone and let them know that we’re in agreement with them. Don’t stop standing in agreement until we see their desires come to pass.

Praise God for agreement. It strengthens our faith, our communities, and most importantly, it allows God’s will to come to pass in the earth.

#spiritualagreement #pray #together #trust #God

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Psalms 94:19 NKJV In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.

Why does anxiety come? Because we attempt to figure out life’s issues on our own instead of giving them to God.

The temptation to be anxious about this or that will always knock on our doors. Instead of opening that door, we must inform those anxious thoughts to go see our God. We do this by informing ourselves that we’re not going to think about those anxious thoughts because God has already handled them. He’s not going to handle them. He’s already worked out a solution.

As we give each anxious thing to Him, we’ll have comfort, peace, wisdom, and strength to continue on. Our stress and worries will disappear and our faith in God will grow stronger.

Don’t let anxiety stay in your mind. If it’s already there, kick it out and refer anxiety to God’s Word. We can’t control what enters our minds, but we control what stays in our minds. Let it go.

#release #worry #trust #God #believe

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Jude 1:4 PEV I talk like this because there are some bad people that secretly came into your group. That mob don’t want to do the things that God wants. Instead, they do all the bad things that they want to do. They reckon it is all right to do those bad things. They say, “God is good to us, so he lets us do these bad things.” Whenever they say that, they are really trying to change God’s true message. And they are turning away from Jesus, our only true boss. But God says in his book that he will punish those bad people.

Unfortunately, there are people who pervert the grace of God and it must be addressed. Grace is not a license to sin. It’s not an opportunity to do what we want, say how we feel, or engage in whatever activities that come to mind then say, “God’s grace has forgiven me.”

Does this make the message of grace bad? Absolutely not. Grace is not bad. That person’s perspective of grace has been perverted.

Grace gives us an opportunity to not feel condemned or horrible after we’ve missed the mark. Grace allows us to know that God’s not mad at us if we sin. Grace gives us another chance to get it right. Grace lets us know that no matter how many times we’ve sinned, we’re never too far gone for salvation. 

Grace was never meant for our lustful desires to have their way. It’s to continue our relationship with God without feeling guilty. If you think otherwise, you must renew your mind to the truth of God’s word and put grace in its proper place (Rom. 12:2).

#grace #life #in #Christ

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Jude 1:24 KJV Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,

People often like to magnify our efforts when it comes to living righteously. We do have a part to play, but the source of righteousness itself comes from Him (Jesus).

Look at this verse. It’s Him that keeps us from falling. Does that mean we won’t mess up at times? No. But those mess ups won’t be the end of us or our relationship with God. We’re still seen by Him after our mistakes.

It’s Him who presents us faultless. I know you did that wrong thing yesterday, but in Him we’re without fault. God already told us He’s forgiven and forgotten our sins (Heb. 8:12). So, in His eyes, through Christ, we’re faultless. 

He did all of this with exceeding joy. He didn’t do this reluctantly or say, “you owe me.” Jesus made us righteous before God with joy.

Never think it’s our righteousness that makes God smile or gets us into heaven. It’s all because of Jesus. At the end of it all, we can only say, “Thank You Jesus.”

#thankyou #Jesus

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There are ministers who are preaching grace. Some don’t like that because they feel like it’s giving people a license to sin and not practice holiness. So, those same ministers preach abstaining from sin and holy living.

Here’s the thing. Both grace and abstaining from sin are in the bible and both should be preached.

We know why grace is taught. It’s the reoccurring theme for the new covenant. However, why are some preaching sin? What’s the motivation?

There seems to be two reasons why people continue to preach sin. One is true and the other is false. If people are preaching holiness and abstaining from sin because sin hardens our hearts towards God, it damages our souls, it has natural consequences, and ruins relationships, then they’re preaching the truth with the correct motives. These scriptures can be found in Hebrews 3:8-13, Galatians 6:7-8, James 1:15, Proverbs 16:28. However, if people are telling others they’re going to hell, God is displeased with them, God doesn’t love them, or God won’t bless them because of sin, that’s false and unscriptural.

All sin (past, present, and future) has been paid for by Jesus, so sin won’t send us to hell (Colossians 2:13-14). Because of our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, God is pleased with us (Hebrews 11:6). God has and always will love us (Romans 8:31-39). Romans 2:4 says the goodness of God leads to repentance. This means He’ll always be good to us regardless of our behavior. 

Abstaining from sin absolutely should be preached. But it should be preached because we want to see people delivered from self-destructing behaviors and positively benefit from this abundant life Jesus died to provide. 

James 1:13-15 NKJV Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.

#abundant #life #through #Jesus #Christ

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Praying, reading the bible, and attending church are all spiritual activities that we should be doing. But like everything else, we need to make sure we do these things as the Spirit leads and not out of the flesh. 

If we’re praying, reading the bible, and attending church to “get blessed,” we’re performing in the flesh because God’s Word says we’re already blessed (Gal. 3:14). If we’re doing these things so that God is pleased with us, we’re performing in the flesh because God is already pleased with us (Ps. 147:11). If we’re doing any of these spiritual activities to get God to do something He’s already done or already said about us, we’re doing it out of our flesh. 

The Holy Spirit will tell us when to fast, pray, read the bible, etc. He’ll tell us when to start and stop too. If we’re not sensitive to the Holy Spirit, we’ll be praying when the Holy Spirit is instructing us to sleep, work, or spend time with our families.

These activities are designed to draw us closer to God or deepen our relationship with Him. By default, we’ll get the answers we’re looking for or the comfort we need, but our intent is intimacy with Him. Be sure EVERYTHING we do, including spiritual activities, is Holy Spirit led.

Galatians 5:16 NKJV I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

#God #first #walk #Spirit-led

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There are believers who still believe that God helps those who help themselves. Some feel like they have to do everything themselves while others think if they do their part, then God will do His part. What they fail to realize is we are the sheep and He is The Shepherd.

Psalms 23:1-6 NKJV The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

As sheep, we don’t do anything except be in the presence of The Shepherd. Look at all the things He does for us. He supplies our needs, He gives us pleasant rest, He leads us, He stays with us, He comforts us, He prepares blessings for us, He anoints us, and He gives us a place to dwell.

Nothing in Psalms 23 requires effort from us. He’s doing all the work. The only thing we do is receive.

The crazy thing about Psalms 23 is these are all the good things God did for us under the old covenant. How much better do we have it being sheep under the new covenant?

Stop trying to do everything yourself. Allow God to be your Shepherd. Anything we want or need, we can find in Him.

Inspired by Joseph Prince

#rest #in #Jesus

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Have you ever had a pity party in your head? Most of us have. It’s where we think about a sad event in our lives and feel sorry for ourselves. We may cry, mope around the house, and tell anyone who’ll listen how tough our lives have been. 

The fact that we’re having a pity party is evidence that we’re disobeying God’s word.
1. We’re keeping our cares.
The fact that we’re rehearsing a terrible time is proof we haven’t given our care to God (1 Pet. 5:7).
2. We’re not controlling our thoughts.
Philippians 4:8 tells us how we should think. Thinking about depressing things is not on the list.

God wants us to operate in joy and peace (Gal. 5:22). The best way to avoid a pity party is to keep our thoughts in check by literally saying, “I give my cares to God and I think on things that are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, and things of good report. If there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy, I meditate on these things.”

Since our words have power, our words will change how we think. We may have to say this multiple times throughout the day, but it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves. 

Cast your cares on the Lord and consistently declare how you want your mind to think to maintain emotional control. 

I Peter 5:7 NKJV casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

Philippians 4:8 NKJV Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

#meditate #on #good #God #things

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Philippians 3:13 NKJV Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

Some people have gone through some traumatic events. There are people who’ve been abandoned by their parents, sexually assaulted, manipulated, abused, and mistreated. Society tells us to relive it and rehearse it to work through it, however God’s word says opposite. God’s Word tells us to forget about it.

He’s not insensitive towards what we’ve been through, but staying there mentally won’t help us. Philippians 3:13 instructs us to forget about these things. I Peter 5:7 says to give those cares to Him. This let’s us know we shouldn’t be trying to figure out why it happened. 

It’s not easy to forget about these traumatic events, but it’s possible. Each time our minds want to go back to that dark time, we must snap out of it. We must literally tell ourselves, “No, I have given that to God” and move on. We may have to do this 20 times a day, but the Holy Spirit will help.

Let’s depend on God to help us to forget about it.

#forgetaboutit #live #free #in #Christ

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Deuteronomy 31:6 NKJV Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

Hebrews 13:5 NKJV Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Matthew 28:20 NKJV teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

Unfortunately in 2026, some believers are still asking, praying, and begging God to never leave them. God has promised multiple times in multiple ways that He will never leave us. He’s not leaving nor turning His back on us.

God’s presence is not dependent upon our behavior. He will be with us if we cursed someone out. He will be with us if we’re fornicating. He will be with us if we’re lying. God obligated Himself to be with us always.

Stop begging God to not leave and stop asking God to come back. He never left. We may have assumed He left because of something we did, or have been deceived to think He left, but He’s been with us the whole time.

Thank God for never ever leaving us!!!

#God #is #with #us

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Matthew 14:19 NKJV Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

Today, there are so many things mentioned that could be in our food. There are pesticides, hormones, and chemicals we can’t pronounce. With all the things that could be added to our food, it’s highly recommended that we bless our food.

Jesus, our example, blessed the food that was given to the 5000. So surely, we need to bless our food too. To bless means to speak well of a thing or cause it to prosper. When we bless our food, we’re speaking well over it and causing it to prosper in our bodies. We’re using our authority to make sure nothing harms our bodies. 

Don’t be embarrassed to pray in public and don’t be so anxious to eat without blessing the food and thanking God for it. It’s beneficial to our short and long-term health. 

#bless #your #food

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Isaiah 51:22 NIV This is what your Sovereign Lord says, your God, who defends his people: “See, I have taken out of your hand the cup that made you stagger; from that cup, the goblet of my wrath, you will never drink again.

As a believer, if you’re going through a difficult situation, don’t let anyone tell you that you’re experiencing God’s wrath for something. As we can see, God promised us that we’ll never experience His wrath again.

Difficulties can happen because we live in a fallen world and everything doesn’t function perfectly. Don’t let these difficulties trip you up.  If we keep our faith in God’s Word, we’ll overcome any situation (John 16:33).

Difficulties can also happen because of natural consequences. If we make the wrong decisions, there may be consequences. However, if we repent and focus on doing things God’s way, we’ll experience good outcomes and a positive perspective during our consequences.

Just know any difficulties we face is not the wrath of God. The wrath of God was placed on Jesus alone. God has no more wrath to give to those who have placed their faith in Him (Rom. 5:9). 

#God #is #good #faithful #Love

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Psalms 35:18 NKJV I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.

People have no problem praising God in the privacy of their home. They may even praise God in their car. But the way we praise God in private looks a lot different than when we praise God publicly. 

When we’re around people, we tend to keep it together. We don’t get too wild, animated, or emotional. We know there are others watching and we don’t want to be judged, mocked, or laughed at, so we limit our praise to lifting our hands and closing our eyes. 

God has been way too good for us to limit our praise based on the opinions of others. I’m not saying we need to cry and run around the church every Sunday, but if we’re holding any form of praise back because of people, we’re in bondage to their opinions. 

Whenever we praise God around people, let the Holy Spirit lead. If He tells us to raise our hands, allow ourselves to cry, or jump up and down, do it without being concerned about people. Give God all the praise, glory, and honor in private and in public. 

#let #everything #praise #God

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Nehemiah 4:1-3 NIV When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble—burned as they are?” Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building—even a fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!”

When God gives us a vision, an idea, or an assignment, everyone may not be rooting for us. Everyone may not understand what we’re doing. They may laugh at us or think we’ve lost our minds. 

Listening to their ridicule won’t help. Continue to listen to and follow the voice of God. As we follow His instructions, it would be great to say that everything will work out smoothly. But that may not be the case for everyone. Some of us may have to face difficult moments and frustrations, but don’t quit. Continue on.

As we continue, not being moved by what we see, things will eventually fall into place. That church will begin to grow, business will pick up, and we’ll experience the fruits of our obedience.

Keep this in mind. God gave the assignment of building the Temple to David, but Solomon was the one who completed it (1 Chronicles 28). The maximum potential of our assignment may not be in our lifetime. It may reach its fullest potential long after we’re gone.

As long as we’re doing what God has instructed, God is pleased, people are blessed, we’ll experience fulfillment. Do what God has called you to do. 

#finish #your #assignment #trust #God

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Isaiah 46:4 NIV Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

God’s sustaining abilities sometimes go unnoticed and unthanked. We’re used to God adding good things to our lives or delivering us from bad situations, but sustaining us is a blessing too.

When we’ve gone 6 months to a year without any major issues, that’s God sustaining us. Nothing big may be happening, but we’re not going through misery either. God sustaining us is where we can comfortably pay our bills, have no issues with our health, and our jobs are tolerable. It’s where our vehicles function properly, our family dynamic is going well, and our mental health is sound. All of our needs are met and we’re anxious for nothing.

Don’t overlook God’s sustaining power. When we recognize the sustaining abilities of God, that gives us another reason to praise, worship, and honor our God.

#my #God #sustains #me

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John 13:2 NKJV And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him,

So many people beat themselves up because they’re reading their bibles, praying, and regularly attending church, but they still have these thoughts contrary to God’s Word. Some of these thoughts are so evil, twisted, or perverted until we don’t want to tell anyone. 

Here’s good news. These are not our thoughts. These thoughts are thrown into our minds by Satan. If Satan can put the thought to betray Jesus in the heart of Judas, he can put thoughts of something evil in our minds too.

These thoughts are not a reflection of us and who we are in Christ. It doesn’t mean we’re unholy or have a demon inside of us. These thoughts come from the outside in. The only time these thoughts become an issue is if we dwell or act on these demonic thoughts. 

To ensure we don’t dwell or act on these thoughts, we must cancel these thoughts with our words. When a demonic thought comes say something like, “I cancel that thought in the name of Jesus.” The thought may come again, so we say something again. Eventually, the thoughts will pass.

Just know that these thoughts don’t reflect you. Praise God we can combat evil thoughts with the Word of God.

#think #true #lovely #pure

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Joel 3:10 NKJV Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ”

There are people who are afraid to say what God says about them. Because they don’t believe it themselves, they think they’re lying. We can’t lie saying what God said.

We might feel weak or inadequate, but God tells us to say we’re strong. Is it a lie? Of course not. Because from His perspective, which is the only perspective that matters and is true, we are strong. Romans 3:4 says, let God be true, but every man a liar. That lying man may be us and our perspective at times.

As we consistently confess what God says about us, faith comes (Rom. 10:17). When faith comes, our perspective supernaturally shifts and agrees with God’s Word. We’ll begin to believe we’re strong and experience victories in numerous areas of our lives. We’ll believe we’re strong enough to kick that habit. We’ll believe we’re strong enough to resist temptations. We’ll believe we’re strong enough to stay calm and not go off on that person who’s testing our patience.

Confessing what God says also applies with our health, our righteousness, our forgiveness, and our holiness. Begin to say what God says about you.

#declare #God’s #Word #speaktruth

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Mark 12:41-44 NKJV Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.”

-Jesus stood next to the offering as they gave to His ministry (intimidation).
-Jesus watched how much money people were giving (intrusive).
-Jesus allowed a poor widow woman to give all she had.

If Jesus would have done this today, He would have been bashed on social media, called a false prophet, and canceled. 

Since it’s in the bible, let’s put our emotions to the side and see what God is teaching us.

1. The Importance of Giving
It’s important for everyone (rich or poor) to participate in giving to the Kingdom of God.

2. Voluntary Giving
Nowhere in this passage do we see Jesus forcing people give. They all gave voluntarily.

3. A Heart to Give
Our giving is not based on a certain amount. Our giving should be proportional to what we have. Our giving reflects what’s in our hearts. Paul confirms this in 2 Corinthians 9:7.

4. Harvest From Our Seed
Knowing the woman gave all she had, Jesus didn’t give the widow’s money back to her or collect an offering for her. He allowed her gift to be sown as a seed. Based on the size of her seed (all she had), that seed is guaranteed to bring her a great harvest (2 Cor. 9:6).

Before bashing a minister on how they receive an offering and before criticizing a believer for how much they’re giving, consider both may be following instructions from God.

#Kingdom #giving

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Jeremiah 33:2 AMPC Thus says the Lord Who made [the earth], the Lord Who formed it to establish it–the Lord is His name:

Worldly people have numerous theories of how the earth was formed. There’s a theory that says, gravity caused a massive cloud of interstellar gas and dust to collapse into a spinning disk. Rocky materials clumped together into planetesimals, which continually collided and grew into our planet. Another theory says, a young, newly formed sun was surrounded by a rotating protoplanetary disk of dust, ice, and gas. Tiny dust grains collided and stuck together electrostatically, growing larger to form pebble-sized clumps, then larger rocks called planetesimals. These planetesimals continuously smashed into one another, building larger bodies that possessed enough gravity to attract and vacuum up surrounding matter. All these theories leave out one thing…God.

In Jeremiah 33:2, God Almighty takes ownership for creating, establishing, and forming the earth. It wasn’t a coincidence or a random act. It was God.

The unsaved attempt to make us feel foolish for believing in an invisible God who created everything. They’re still waiting on evidence of His existence. Until they have this evidence, they will not believe. 

There have and will always be theories in the world that will exclude God. We should expect that from the minds of people without God. We need to make sure that we don’t get deceived by their logic and forgo our faith in God’s Word. God’s Word is the truth and everything else that doesn’t align with God’s Word is a lie.

#God #is #Truth

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When a task seems too big or when people miss the mark, people may say, “I’m only human.” I fact, there’s a song that repeats that statement over and over. The Bible doesn’t limit us to being only human. We’re much more than that.

When we get born again, we become children of God (1 John 3:1). We are the righteousness of God (2 Cor. 5:21). We are kings and priests (Rev. 1:6). We are gods (Psalms 82:6). This is a short list of who God says we are. 

When we get a full revelation of who we are in Christ, nothing can stop us, nothing can discourage us, nothing can stand against us, and we always win (2 Cor. 2:14).

A way to be fully convinced about who we are in Christ is daily confessions. Say, “I am a child of God, I am the righteousness of God, etc.” Our words have authoritative power in the earth. What we say will come to pass (Mark 11:23). As we continue to say these things about ourselves, our minds are renewed and we’ll truly believe these things.

We are NOT only human. Study God’s word and believe everything He says about you.

Revelation 1:5-6 NKJV and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

#ChildofGod #righteous #through #Christ #kings

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Daniel 7:1 NIV In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. He wrote down the substance of his dream.

Sometimes, we want to experience supernatural events. We want to see angels, interpret dreams, or see Jesus. There’s nothing wrong with desiring these things, but God can speak to us through a vision we have in our minds. 

We could be wide awake and God can show us things in our minds. It could be something that’s about to happen, something that’s currently happening, or something that’s already happened. Many of us dismiss these thoughts, call it daydreaming, or letting our minds wonder, but it could be God giving us supernatural vision.

If we get what we believe is a vision, we need to confirm if that vision was from God, because Satan can use our minds too. Secondly, we need to be sensitive to hear God’s voice regarding the meaning of these visions. We don’t want our flesh to get involved and come up with our own meaning of these visions. Finally, we need to be obedient with what God showed us. Everything He shows us is not for everyone. On the other hand, we don’t want to hoard something He’s trying to share with someone else or for the body of Christ.

We may go through our entire life without ever getting a supernatural vision from God that we can see with our natural eyes. But as we spend time with God, He most likely will show us visions in our minds. Respond to these visions responsibly.

#steward #God #given #vision

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Genesis 1:2-3 NKJV The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

When God saw the darkness, He didn’t say… It sure is dark. He didn’t want the darkness, so He called for light. And light came.

In our own lives, we may have some darkness we see. It could be emotional trauma, physical pain, financial lack, or relationship problems. Instead of talking about the darkness, call for what you want to see (light).

Instead of telling your friends and family how bad your marriage is, declare the Holy Spirit is working on both of us and we’re getting better every single day. Instead of telling yourself or someone else how you have triggers due to trauma, declare the stripes of Jesus have healed me of previous hurts.

Stop talking about or calling for darkness. That’s the known. Use your God-given authority, through your speech, to call for the light. That’s the only way things will change.

#call #for #light #God’s #Truth

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Isaiah 65:17 NKJV “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.

The things that we experience in this life won’t even come to mind when the new heavens and earth are created. All of the heartache, sickness, division, hurt, pain, and sadness won’t be acknowledged.

We’re going to be so satisfied and fulfilled being in the presence of God until we won’t think about what happened in this life. It’s going to be an awesome time.

But until then, we have to make the most of this life. Yes, it’s a fallen world and everything won’t go our way all the time, but Jesus promised us an abundant life (John 10:10). That means, overall, life should be good. We should continue to progress in our relationship with God, our health should be maintained, and we should experience increase in all aspects of life.

Not only that, but there are some assignments we need to accomplish. Some of us are called to preach, give to the poor, teach financial literacy, or counsel those who experienced emotional pain. Whatever God has called you to do in this life, do it.

Every now and then, we can think about the new heavens and earth and what’s to come, but until then, let’s accomplish the will of the Father by enjoying life and fulfilling our purpose.

#accomplish #God’s #will #on #earth

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Daniel 2:17-19 NKJV Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Daniel was in a life or death situation. He needed to know and interpret Nebuchadnezzar’s dream or he was going to die. He sought the Lord and God revealed the dream and the interpretation of that dream to him.  

We may not be in a life or death situation, but there are some secrets, mysteries, and knowledge that we need revealed in our lives.

Some secrets include how to get our children to understand certain subjects in school, if our spouse is cheating on us, or how to mend a broken relationship. The only One who can provide us with this revelation is God. 

Like Daniel, we can go to God in prayer and ask for revelation in that area. It may take a day, a week, or a year, but He’ll reveal the answer to us.

Don’t dismiss how and where this revelation comes. Obviously, He can reveal secrets through our spirits, but His revelation may come from research on the internet, a conversation with a stranger, or a six-year old child. 

Praise God we don’t have to go through life ignorant, wondering about this or that, or looking insecure. He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him (Daniel 2:22).

#revelation #through #Christ #God-given #vision

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The favor of God is more powerful than racism, sexism, classism, or any other “ism.” The favor of God is more powerful than what’s going on in the economy. The favor of God is more powerful than unemployment. It would be in our best interest to stop feeding on reels/news about injustices, recessions, unemployment, or any other negative circumstances because we’re building up our belief in that. And although these things may be facts, the power of God overcomes facts with Truth.

It was a fact that the doctor said that little girl would always suffer seizures. Her parents refused to declare that fact over her life and instead chose to declare the Truth of God’s Word – that by Jesus’ stripes she is healed (Isaiah 53:5). And that truth came to pass.

The Truth over our lives is, “For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.” Psalms‬ ‭5‬:‭12‬. Racism, recession, and any other negative news is a fact in this fallen world. But the favor of God on our lives is more powerful than facts. Feed on favor.

Recall Joseph and even though he was unfairly released from a good position with Potiphar, he was promoted to a greater position with Pharaoh (Gen. 39-41). 

As we fix our eyes on Him and not give our attention to these negative facts, we’ll experience God’s favor like never before. 

Psalms 84:11 NIV For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

#God #gives #favor #honor #success

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Romans 1:9 NKJV For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,

Some of our friends and family members have no one praying for them. They may not even be praying for themselves. 

That’s where we, believers in the Lord Jesus Christ who have a strong commitment to pray, come in. We can pray for their salvation, safety, deliverance, restoration, and so much more. We can pray for their families, their relationship with God becoming more intimate, and that they do more for the Kingdom of God.

Like Paul, pray for them without ceasing. Don’t stop praying for them. Don’t think your prayers are a waste of time because you’re not seeing a change in their lives. That’s carnal. Keep praying for them, and if God leads you, talk to them too.

It’s important to keep our friends and family in prayer. We may be the only consistent link to God that they have.

#intercede #pray #always

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Hebrews 4:14-16 NKJV Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

God’s mercy is not as apparent when we’re doing everything correctly. His mercy is mostly seen when we’ve missed the mark.

We should make the effort to live a holy life, but there will be times when we miss the mark. Our flesh instinctively wants to avoid and distance ourselves from God. We see this with Adam and Eve when they missed the mark (Gen. 3:8-10). But avoiding God is unwise.

People who avoid God or beat themselves up about their mistakes don’t have a full revelation of God’s mercy. Like Adam and Eve, they become afraid. They become afraid of God’s wrath, judgment, or punishment. We don’t need to be afraid. All of these things were put on Jesus (Romans 5:6-11).

God never expected us to be perfect. God’s mercy was designed to comfort us when we miss it. As soon as we miss the mark, we should recognize, appreciate, and run back to God and His mercy. As the scripture says, it’s there to “help in the time of need.”

Another beautiful thing about God’s mercy is that it never runs out. No matter how many times we mess up, His mercy is available. Praise God for His mercy. 

#God #of #mercy #grace #Love

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Acts 28:8 NKJV And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him.

Paul was shipwrecked on the island of Malta. After meeting some of the locals, he was informed of a sick man. Instead of ignoring the sick man, he boldly prayed for the sick man and the man was healed. 

Paul wasn’t looking for someone to heal, but an opportunity presented itself. Not only was the man healed, but everyone else on the island with a disease was healed (v. 9).

There will be times that will require us to boldly walk into our authority. We may have a meeting at work where one of the attendees has a seizure or someone in the store collapses because of a heart attack. We can’t be ashamed of our beliefs or wonder what they’ll think of us. And we certainly shouldn’t ignore them. We must enter that situation and boldly represent the Kingdom of God. 

A byproduct of our belief and boldness may lead others to Christ. Let’s be bold and unashamed to go outside the church to pray for others, lay hands on the sick, and preach the Kingdom of God.

#be #bold #for #Christ #authority

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Psalms 107:1 NKJV Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

Some believers think it’s grace alone that saves, but others think it’s grace plus our works. Some don’t believe in speaking in tongues, but others do. Some don’t believe believers should experience prosperity, but others think prosperity is God’s will. With all these differences we have in the body of Christ, there’s one thing we should all agree on. That’s giving thanks.

Let’s stop all the bickering and criticizing for a second and just give God thanks. Thank Him for His love. Thank Him for sending Jesus as a sacrificial lamb for our sins. Thank Him for the Holy Spirit living inside of us and guiding us. Thank God for His grace, mercy, and forgiveness. Thank Him for His Word.

Keep going. Thank Him for our parents. They may not have been the best, but they gave us life. Thank Him for life, health, and strength. Some of us may be going through some health challenges, but we’re more healthy than we are sick or in pain. Thank Him that all our needs are met. We may not have everything we want, but our essential needs have been met by Him. Let’s thank God for any positive thing in our lives.

Of course we want people to know the truth of God’s Word and grow in their relationship with God, but this often leads to conflict. As believers, we don’t need to be at odds all the time. Periodically, let’s be on one accord and just be thankful for all that God has done.

#gratitude #bethankful #God #loves #us

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Genesis 39:2-3 KJV And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

When some people hear the word prosperity, they automatically think of money and riches. Joseph was a slave. He had no rights and no riches, yet the bible called him prosperous. This lets us know that prosperity is not limited to money. 

God’s version of prosperity is all encompassing. It means to advance, to make progress, to succeed, and to be profitable. This can be done in multiple areas of our lives. We can and should be prospering in our health, our careers, in our families, and in our finances too. Whatever we’re doing and whatever state we’re in, we should be prospering. 3 John 1:2 says, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” This further confirms that it’s God’s will for us to prosper in multiple areas outside of money. 

Prosperity includes money, but it’s not limited to money. We can and should be prospering in every area of our lives.

Inspired by Joseph Prince

#prosper #succeed #soul #prosperity

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Since the beginning, God has given us power to use. He said, “let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” In Luke 10:19 Jesus says to us, “behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” 2 Timothy 1:7 says, “for God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

We have all this God-given power, but some of us don’t use it. We either don’t know we have this power or we don’t know how to use it.

If we study the scriptures, we’ll see all the ways God has given us power. By meditating on these scriptures, we’ll be convinced of this power. 

Once we understand the power that’s available to us, it’s time to use it. We use it by speaking faith-filled words with authority. Jesus, our example, speaks to demons, sickness, storms, and Satan himself, and tells them what to do (Mk. 5:8; Matt. 8:8-13; Mk. 4:35-41; Matt. 4:10-11). And He said, whatever works He does, we can do them too and even greater works (John 14:12).

Don’t allow life to hand you whatever it wants. Using the name of Jesus, we have dominion and power over every negative circumstance. Let’s use that power to overcome, resist, and obtain what’s rightfully ours in Christ (John 14:13).

Acts 1:8 NKJV But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

#God-given #power #authority #in #Christ

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Psalms 5:12 NKJV For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.

The favor of God is in and on our lives. We have favor with God and mankind (Prov. 3:4). The favor of God takes us into places that we’re unqualified to be. The favor of God supernaturally highlights our work performance. The favor of God causes increase, sustained health, and battles won we didn’t have to fight.

To the world’s logic, the favor of God seems like a coincidence or just luck. It’s not. It’s God supernaturally positioning us to be at the right place, at the right time, to be around the right people. When the company laid off 80% of the employees, we were in the 20% that kept our jobs. When we didn’t know if we were going to make the event on time, traffic opened up like the Red Sea. When most people who ate at the restaurant got sick, we didn’t. Out of everyone in the room, this good looking man or woman of God found us attractive.

Don’t settle for whatever life hands us. Start to expect and recognize the favor of God. Once His favor is identified, thank Him for it.

Here are more scriptures on favor:
Proverbs 8:35
Proverbs 18:22
Luke 2:52

#favor #of #God #surrounds #us

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Matthew 9:20-21 NKJV And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment. For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.”

Where did she get this idea to touch the hem of His garment?

Malachi 4:2 NKJV But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves.

Wings in Hebrew is kaw-nawf’.
The definition of kaw-nawf’ means wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt
• wing
• extremity
• skirt, corner (of garment)

Hundreds of years before Jesus appeared, Malachi prophesied that there will be healing in Jesus’s garment. The woman knew this prophesy, believed this prophesy, confessed this prophesy over herself, and acted on it and received her healing. 

When we know God’s word, believe God’s word, confess God’s word, and act on God’s word, we’ll receive the results of God’s word. That’s why it’s so important to know the scriptures, in context. If we don’t know the scriptures, our faith has nothing to hold on to. We’ll just be hoping and wishing something changes, but we’ll never be sure.

Like this woman, stand and continue to stand on God’s word until God’s promises manifest in your life. 

#stand #on #God’s #Word #havefaith

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Colossians 3:23 NKJV And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,

For most of us, the majority of our day is filled with work. We’re either working for ourselves or working for a company. God’s Word instructs us to work unto the Lord.

Some have thought this means work as hard as you can with minimal breaks. That’s not necessarily true all the time. We should work as the Lord leads us. If that’s working for 8 hours straight with no breaks, so be it. If that means work, then have a 5 minute mental break every 30 minutes for 8 hours, work that way. Whatever way God instructs us to work, for that day, that’s how we should work.

This is not limited to our employment. This includes our work at home. We could spend 7 hours on a Saturday cleaning up our entire house, but is that what the Holy Spirit is telling us to do? Or, is he instructing us to spend a few hours cleaning, then enjoy our families for the rest of the day? 

Be sure not to let the flesh dominate our work. We probably shouldn’t be scrolling on social media for hours when we should be working, but we shouldn’t be working 13 hours a day, with no breaks, unless He’s instructed us to. In every form of work, be led by the Holy Spirit.

#Spirit-led #work #workwell

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Ephesians 5:18 NKJV And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,

One of the most asked questions from believers is, “Can we drink?” The short answer is, yes. There are some who try and make a law saying “no,” but that’s not scriptural. The bible says, “be not drunk with wine.” This means, we can drink alcohol, just as long as we don’t get drunk.

There are some caveats we should be mindful of when it comes to consuming alcohol. 

Caveat #1: It’s a fine line between drinking alcohol and being drunk. Depending on what we drink, our size, and what’s in our system will determine if we’re drinking alcohol or becoming drunk. We must be in tune with the Holy Spirit and have self-control to stop ourselves from becoming drunk. Alcohol can make it more difficult to hear and obey the Holy Spirit.

Caveat #2: Romans 14:13-23 states we shouldn’t eat or drink something if it offends another believer or causes them to become weak. So, if we know another believer is offended by drinking or they’re easily tempted to sin through drinking, we shouldn’t drink around them.

Caveat #3: The Holy Spirit’s conviction. If the Holy Spirit instructs us not to drink, we shouldn’t drink. It doesn’t matter if it’s the smallest glass of wine on a special occasion. To go against His voice, even if we’re not getting drunk, is sin. Everyone else may be drinking (without getting drunk) and that’s okay for them, but for us, it’s sin.

Depending on our history, our sin tendencies, and our convictions drinking alcohol is a case by case situation. Consult the Holy Spirit before drinking and obey His voice.

James 4:17 NKJV Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

#Be #Holy #Spirit #led

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Acts 19:30-31 NKJV And when Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not allow him. Then some of the officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him pleading that he would not venture into the theater.

After an uproar in the city where Paul preached, some of Paul’s companions were seized. Whether to explain his message or to not let his friends suffer alone, Paul wanted to go in the hostile crowd.

The great Paul, who was full of the Holy Spirit, had an emotional moment in the flesh that probably would have gotten him killed. Thankfully, he had some level headed friends who spoke wisdom to him.

It’s beneficial to have some close friends or family members we can talk to when our flesh gets louder than the Holy Spirit’s voice. It’s beneficial to have some people who can talk us off the ledge when our emotions are leading us down an unwise path. The bible refers to this as heeding counsel (Prov. 12:15). God could use these people to help us keep a job, not go to jail, not live in regret, or lose our families. 

It’s great to have people who are with us and will help us fulfill our purpose, but we don’t need “yes friends.” We need some people surrounding us who can be honest with us and lead us in godly wisdom if our flesh gets the best of us.

Find a few good friends, family members, or associates who can provide wise counsel.

#wisdom #wise #friends

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Acts 18:23 NKJV After he (Paul) had spent some time there, he departed and went over the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

Once we make Jesus Christ Lord and Savior and continue to honor His Word, we become disciples. This is the goal of Jesus (Matt. 28:19).

Sometimes, disciples are left to fend for themselves. They’re saved, but they may not have anyone to talk to or a group to uplift them. As we can see here, just because we’re disciples of Jesus Christ doesn’t mean we don’t need strengthening.

Paul stopped preaching the gospel to the unsaved and spent time strengthening disciples. 

People’s journeys, disciples included, can be difficult. They may be facing marital problems, financial difficulties, they may need help understanding scriptures, or they may need someone to listen. As the Lord leads, that’s where we come in and strengthen each other. We may just have one or two people we’re strengthening, but our encouragement can go a long way. Our encouragement can be the push someone needs to keep ministering to the lost and fulfill their purpose. 

Let’s not leave anyone behind. Let’s strengthen other believers through prayer, our presence, and our participation.

#encourage #strengthen #believers

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There’s a saying that says, “life be lifing.” The concept of this saying is life is busy, difficult, and challenging. 

What we all must do is make sure we’re not responsible for making life difficult or challenging. We do this by taking accountabilty for our actions. We can’t do things contrary to God’s Word, then say “life be lifing” when we reap the consequences of our actions. Proverbs 13:15 says, “the way of the transgressor is hard.” This means we should expect difficulties when we don’t do things God’s way.

Here’s the good news. Even though we may have put ourselves in a difficult situation, God is gracious enough to help us out of that pit. He’ll help us with no guilt, shame, or condemnation. Just follow His voice and obey His word, and life will become smoother and smoother. 

It first starts with accountabilty. When we take accountability for our actions, then humble ourselves before God, He’ll guide us every step of the way.

Proverbs 13:15 KJV Good understanding giveth favour: But the way of transgressors is hard.

#accountability #humility #God #delivers #exalts #restores