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Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

As believers, we can’t only pick and choose scriptures out the Bible that make us feel good. If we call ourselves believers, we’re going to have to accept, believe, and receive everything in the Bible.

Time and time we’ll here, “I don’t have to stop______ because God loves me for who I am.”
Although it’s true God love us for who we are, doesn’t mean God loves everything we do.
We can’t live a sinful lifestyle and hold on to a couple of scriptures about God loving and forgiving us just to continue in that same sinful lifestyle. Something has to change. Sin cannot go unpunished. Those who are playing that love/forgiveness game with God are playing on dangerous grounds.
Another thing. Jesus paid the price of sin by sacrificing himself for all mankind. When we deliberately sin, we make His sacrifice seem null and void.

For those who know they need to change, don’t rationalize the sin to fit your lifestyle, make a bold step of obedience and be the change.

Hebrews 2:14-15 tells us: “Since then the children [that’s us, the children of God] share in flesh and blood [that is, we have physical bodies], He Himself [Jesus] likewise also partook of the same [a physical body], that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil; and might deliver those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.”

Through television, many people feel Satan is this big scary guy waiting to kill us at any moment. The truth of the matter is, through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, Satan and his demons are powerless. Satan cannot and he has no right to kill, hurt, harm, or defraud anyone to those in Christ.
If we walk around worried or afraid that Satan is going to attack our lives, homes, or families; he will actually use that fear for his benefit. Job’s entire life was turned upside down due to his fear (Job 3:25). Now Jesus has took the power of Satan so we have nothing to fear.
People of God…Why would should we fear someone who is powerless???
Remove the fear from your hearts!

Live and walk in the authority God has given you!
Bind every demonic spirit that is attempting to illegally intrude in your life, house, or family.
We must let the devil know we run him, and he does not run us, in Jesus name.

Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

When a child is around 5 years old, they are young and innocent. They practically are sponges soaking up any information a reliable adult tells them. A person can tell them the most ludicrous thing and that child will believe them.

We should have this child like mind in reference to the word of God. We should believe everything the word of God says. At times, we tend to believe we’re too intelligent for the word of God.
Here is a hint…the word of God is THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR OUR LIVES!!! Use it!
Whatever God says do in the word of God; do it!
Whatever God says believe in the word of God; believe it!
Whatever God says to avoid in the word of God; avoid it!

Let the word of God light our pathways, in Jesus name, Amen.

Mark 4:35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.”

Jesus heard from God to go to the other side. While traveling to the other side, Jesus and His followers experienced a great storm. We know God is not in the habit of killing His Son Jesus. This means the storm came from the devil. We also know the storm did not come from God because in verse 39, Jesus rebuked the storm and Jesus is not in the habit of rebuking anything that’s God ordained. Finally, Jesus rebukes the storm and Jesus and His followers experienced peace as they went to the other side.

What we can learn from this is, we can be doing the will of God and still experience storms in our life. It doesn’t always mean God has come to test us. Just because God allows the storm doesn’t mean it’s God ordained. It very well may be Satan attempting to take us out as we continue to do the will of God. What we need to do is speak to our storms and tell them to be still.
Got a debt storm? Speak to it and tell it to line up with the word of God
Got a insecurity storm? Speak to it and tell confidence and joy to replace insecurity.
Whatever the storm is, speak to until it lines up with the word of God.

John 11:4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”

When Jesus was told Lazarus was sick, Jesus informed Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha; Lazarus’ sickness will not end up in death.
All Mary and Martha had to do was hold on, have faith, and believe what the word of the Lord said which was, Lazarus’ sickness will not end up in death.  Instead, they allowed natural events separate them from the word of God.

Whatever God has spoken to us, hold on, have faith, and believe that word. If He promised healing (Isaiah 53:5), have faith because we are healed. If He promised provision, (Philippians 4:19) have faith because God supplies our needs.
The devil will attempt to steal the word of God out of our hearts (Mark 4:15). He will use every trick possible including, making us believe things are dead, gone, or lost. Have faith and know, God’s word is full of so much power until the things that appear dead will rise again.
Today’s Assignment: Hold on to the word and DO NOT allow any obstacle or event convince you God’s word won‘t come to pass.

Scripture of the Day: I’ll Be With You

Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

When we first get saved, we have this belief that we won’t have to go through any difficult times and God will handle everything. That is not 100% true.
God lets us know we will have to go through some difficult times but, if we keep our trust in Him, those difficult times won’t overtake us.
Praise God!

Notice God doesn’t promise, when we pass through waters and rivers we won’t get wet or when we walk through the fire it won’t get real hot. Those difficult times we go through may get real uncomfortable. It may seem like God is not with us or He’s taking too long to help us. Keep the faith and stay focused on God and His promise and He is sure to deliver us in perfect timing.

Inspired by: Steve Harvey, yes Steve Harvey the comedian! It’s amazing who God uses for His glory.

Psalm 128:1 Blessed is every one that fears the LORD; that walks in His ways

Many say they fear God and they anticipate blessings. And our God is so awesome that He graciously bestows blessings that we don’t deserve. But, if we read the verse in entirety, the other piece says, “that walks in His ways.” So, our goal is to fear the Lord by walking in His ways. We hate evil, we love people, and we obey God, and then we live a blessed life full of supernatural favor, abundance, and increase.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

The scripture says, “faith is” not, “faith is going to be.” Faith has no future. When speak in faith, we speak in the present tense or the now.
If a person is sick in their body, their faith speech should be, I am healed; not I’m going to be healed.
If a person is in debt, their faith speech should be, I have and I use the wisdom of God concerning my finances; not I will have wisdom in my finances.
If a person is battling an addiction, their faith speech should say, through the blood of Jesus I am delivered from the addiction of ______.

Everything we need or desire God has already provided. Receive those things in the now.

Inspired by: Pastor Bill Winston

Romans 10:9 That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
James 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

Salvation, confessing Jesus is Lord and Savior and He was raised from the dead, is obtained by faith. James 2:17 lets us know that faith without action is dead. Since salvation is obtained by faith, our actions have to align with our faith.

Question: What are the works regarding salvation?
Answer: A lifestyle that pleases the Lord.

We can’t live a sinful lifestyle knowing it goes against the word of God and honestly claim we’re saved. Our sinful actions make our faith in believing Jesus is Lord and Savior dead.
I’m not referring to the occasional missing of the mark sin. I’m referring to the person who has committed themselves to a certain lifestyle (fornication, adultery, cheating, homosexuality, etc) knowing it goes against God’s word and say they’re saved.
If there is someone out there is not living a lifestyle that’s pleasing to the Lord revive your faith by, renew your mind, change your ways, and allow your actions to please the Lord.

John 15:26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.

John 16:7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

In these two scriptures Jesus is letting us know when He leaves, He will send us a Helper. Jesus would not send us a Helper if He didn’t feel we needed help.
The Helper Jesus is referring to is the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is our life coach. Wherever we need to go, whatever we need to say, or whatever we need to do, the Holy Spirit will inform us.
Always let the Holy Spirit be your guide.

Scripture of the Day: Just Believe

Numbers 11:21-23
But Moses responded to the LORD, “There are 600,000 foot soldiers here with me, and yet you say, ‘I will give them meat for a whole month!’
Even if we butchered all our flocks and herds, would that satisfy them? Even if we caught all the fish in the sea, would that be enough?”
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Has my arm lost its power? Now you will see whether or not my word comes true!”

When we stand in faith and believe God for something but, our current conditions or situation APPEAR hopeless, we may question God on how He’s going to “pull it off.” When we question how God will bless us, it brings doubt and unbelief into our minds which corrupts our faith.
How, when, and where God blesses us, is none of our business.
Our responsibility is to BELIEVE without a shadow of a doubt that what God said, He will do.
We should check our belief level instead of checking God’s status.

Scripture of the Day: Seriously, Do You Trust God?

Psalm 62:8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah

When we’ve been hurt one too many times by people, we tend to close ourselves off from the world. We tend create this wall around us, not forming new relationships, and becoming antisocial in the efforts to protect our feelings.
This is not God’s plan for our lives because we are basing our decisions on fear not faith.
God’s desire is that we trust Him with every part of our lives including, our feelings.

When we truly trust God, we trust God to decide who we should allow in our lives, we trust God to give us discernment on the mindset of the people God allows in our lives, and we trust God to tell us how long these people should be in our lives.
We also trust God to completely remove the emotional pain caused by people who hurt us in our past.

God knows who we need and don’t need in our lives. We sometimes believe we can do a better job than God with protecting our feelings but, He promised to be our protector (Psalm 27:1). We should listen and heed the wisdom of God regarding even the most fragile parts of being.

Judges 7:2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her,

8 So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred, who took over the provisions and trumpets of the others.

Logically, in a war it didn’t make sense for Gideon to reduce the number of men who were fighting. Any reasonable person would think the more people you have in the fight, the greater your chances are to win. However, Gideon put his logic to the side and chose to obey the Lord. He chose to put more faith in God than reason.

When God gives us any idea or command, we should act on that idea or command. Our actions may seem foolish, silly, or tedious but, do it. Obedience is our entitlement to our success. Once our obedience is in motion, we should prepare to reap our harvest.

Revelation 21: 7He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

We are overcomers! We have overcome this world and living for its ideals and satisfying the flesh. Therefore, we receive all things, as God, our Father, wants us too.

Revelation 21: 8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

But, those bound to their flesh, refusing to acknowledge God above self, won’t meet the same glorious result. So, we model the love of God for others drawing them to God, and we pray for their salvation and commitment to living for God.

Hebrews 13:7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.

In the natural world we, celebrate and pay homage to our Presidents and Prime Ministers with song, dance, and gifts of love.
If we can do all of this for our natural leaders, how much more should we do for our spiritual leaders?
Our spiritual leaders are the people who continue to feed us the word of God on a daily basis. These are the people who are called to watch over our souls. These are the people who have been ordained to help us understand the will of God.

Let’s celebrate our spiritual leaders. We are to let them know how much we appreciate their work in the earth. Let’s give them a gift, sing them a song, write them a letter; let’s do something to show our appreciation to them. Our spiritual leaders include anyone who has directed us in the knowledge of Truth including, grandmothers, uncles, or family friends. If they spiritually helped us in any way, show appreciation to them.

Praise God for Our Leaders

Scripture of the Day: Fear Who?

Psalm 23:4 Even 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.

This verse could have easily said, “I will fear evil” instead of “I will fear no evil.” To be fearful is our choice. We can have peace knowing God is with us or, be fearful (which is a form of doubt) and believe God is not with us.

We tend to place ourselves in fear with our speech. With phrases such as, “I’m afraid if I don’t” or “It scares me to think” we are destined to have fear reign in our lives.

To those who believe fear is natural or okay 2 Timothy 1:7 tells us God did not give us fear. If fear did not come from God, then fear must have come from Satan. Revelations 21:8 tells us that the “fearful” will enter the lake of fire. So, a little fear will literally kill you.
Trust God, and Be Not Afraid.

Romans 16:5a Greet also the church that meets at their house.

There are many things that neither believers nor unbelievers would do inside a church building out of respect for the ‘church.’ But, the building is not the church. In Romans, Paul refers to the church, or the people, that meet at a location. So, if there are things that we would not do at the church building, then why would we do them anywhere if we, as believers, are the church?

1 Corinthians 16:19 What? know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which you have of God, and you are not your own?

So, just as we might exhibit church appropriate behavior in the building, we choose to respect the temple, or the church which are our bodies, by honoring God with our speech, conduct, and thoughts.

Inspired by Apostle K.C. Price

Isaiah 55:10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11: so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Whenever we hear a word from the Lord or read a promise of God, we rest assure it will happen.
Anytime we read a promise in God’s word, hear a word from God internally (in our spirits), or hear a word from God through an angelic messenger; we can rest assure His word will come to pass but, WE MUST BELIEVE.

There will be thoughts of unbelief or people of unbelief that will attempt to persuade us not rest in the promises of God but, we must resist ALL doubt and unbelief. We are to rest in God’s word and nothing else until we see the manifestation of His glory.

1 Corinthians 15:58 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.

Have you ever went to a carnival or theme park where games are played and a person wins tickets? When those games are played, the better a person does at the game the more tickets they win. Even when you don’t do that well in the game, the game will usually give you a ticket for trying. When the game is over, we can trade in our tickets for a prize.

God’s rewards are similar to these games. When we make an effort to do God’s will, our labor is not in vain. God sees our efforts to go against our sinful flesh and do His will. God notes the love we give and the good we do in the earth. God sees and He will reward (Ephesians 6:8). It’s not our efforts alone that give us this reward but, it’s being made righteous through Jesus Christ that gives us our reward in full.

Even if our situation doesn’t seem pleasant, don’t quit in your good labor. Continue to live Holy and complete the work of the Lord because our reward will be received in full in the earth as well as heaven.

Be Relentless

Having been called, we continue to make choices that honor God. We live our lives so that they reflect our great God.

Ephesians 4:1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.

And, we reap benefits of being called.  We have an immovable trust in God, knowing that all things work together for good.

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

So, we choose not to ignore what God has purposed in our hearts and we live out loud for God.

Romans 11:29 for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.

Genesis 32:9 Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O LORD, who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’
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12 But you have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.'”

In Genesis 28:14 and Genesis 31:3 Jacob remembered God’s promise of safety and prosperity. When Jacob’s safety and prosperity was threatened, Jacob held God accountable to His word through prayer.

We should take a lesson from Jacob and hold God accountable to His word. When we hold God accountable to His word it shows God that we’re standing in faith and resting in His promises. Whatever need or desire we have, locate it in the word of God and stand in faith on those promises.
Need healing? Hold God accountable to His word which says, we are healed (Isaiah 53:5).
Got needs? Hold God accountable to His word which says, God will supply my needs (Philippians 4:19).
God desires? Hold God accountable to His word which says, God will give you the desires of your heart.
Whatever it is, stand on the promises of God.

Have Faith

Luke 11:42 “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.

To all those who believe tithing is not necessary or think tithing is only under the law, here we have Jesus the Christ telling us otherwise. Jesus is explaining to the Pharisees and us that we should tithe but, also have love for one another. If tithing was not the will God, Jesus would not have the authority to say so.

Tithing is a way for God to bless us. Many times, people view tithing in a natural sense instead of a spiritual sense. They view tithing as a way for preachers to get our money or a way the church pays their bills. Although the church uses the money for necessary things, we’re ultimately giving a tenth of our income to God.

God doesn’t need our money but, He wants our trust and reliance to be on Him and not our money.

For those who are not tithing, give God a try. Give a tenth of your income to your church and I guarantee God will enhance the quality of your lives (Malachi 3:10).
Trust God

Scripture of the Day: Divide the Word of Truth Part 2

According to 2 Timothy 2:15 we are to rightly divide the word of truth.
How do we do that?
We divide the word of truth by studying the word of God. 2 Corinthians 13:1 says, in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. We can confirm God’s word by comparing it with two or three witnesses in the Bible.
RULE: If a statement is made by a person in the Bible but, that statement does not have additional people (at least 2) confirming that statement, it is NOT a statement of truth. This rule applies in the world today. If someone writes or says something that can’t be confirmed by 2 or 3 witnesses in the Bible. That statement is NOT a statement of truth.
Take your time to rightly divide the word of truth.

2 Corinthians 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

Be Blessed!

1. Resisting sin starts with our mind control.

Romans 8:6So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. 7For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. 8That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.

2. But we do have a continual choice to submit our minds to the Spirit and please God.

9But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)

3. We have been set free, but we have to choose to exhibit a controlled mind (by casting down thoughts and replacing them with the Word) and put to death the sin nature.

12Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. 13For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live.

Divide the Word of Truth
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to show yourself approved to God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

“Everything in the Bible is truly stated but, everything in the Bible is not a statement of truth”
~Pastor Bill Winston & Apostle Price

We must spend time and study the word of God to determine what is a truly stated and what is a statement of truth. If everything in the Bible was a statement of truth, we would not have to “rightly divide” the word of God.
For example, the statement found in Job 1:21 “the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away.” This statement literally came out of Job’s mouth so it’s truly stated but, this is not a statement of truth. This is not a statement of truth because Romans 11:29 says, God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. This means when God gives us something, He doesn’t take it away. The statement found in Job 1:21 was only Job’s interpretation of what was happening while he was going through a difficult time in his life.

Spend time in the Word of God to determine what is a statement of truth.
To Be Continued…

Scripture of the Day: How To Hear God

John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

In order to hear from God there are some spiritual and natural steps we have to take to hear from God.
1. Make Jesus Christ Lord and Savior (Romans 10:9).
2. Receive the Holy Spirit.
Through confession we accept and receive Christ as Lord and Savior. The same thing applies when receiving the Holy Spirit. Through confession we ask the Holy Spirit to enter and manifest Himself in our lives.
3. Call.
Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
Finally we must call on God, having faith to know He will answer us. Depending on the time and setting, everything we hear in our minds will not be from God. But, if whatever is said in our minds can be located or aligns itself up with His word; that’s God.

Financial Increase Confession

This week is confession week. All week we will have different confession concerning a certain subject.

Financial Increase
Father God I thank You for my financial increase.
God Your word says in Psalm 112:3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. God Your word says in Isaiah 45:3 You (God) will give me the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, that I may know that it is YOU, the Lord, the God of Israel, Who calls me by my name.
God, since You promised me wealth, I receive it now by faith and decree there is no lack in my life.
God Your word says in James 1:5 if a person lacks wisdom he should ask for it.
God, I ask for and receive wisdom to help me manage my finances on a daily basis.
My faith stands on Your promises regarding my financial increase in Jesus name, AMEN.

*In order to get results, we must be consistent with our confession. Laziness and inconsistency is poison to our faith. Speak this confession everyday until results are seen.

Residence Confession

This week is confession week. All week we will have different confession concerning a certain subject.

Residence/Land
Father God I thank You for my (house, apartment, or property). God Your words says You will give me a dwelling place according to Deuteronomy 6:10 When the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you–a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, 11: houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant–then when you eat and are satisfied,
God Your word declares You don’t show favoritism. What you do for one person You will do for another according to Acts 10:34.
God Your Word also declares in Psalm 84:11 no good thing will You withhold to those who walk uprightly. Since I walk uprightly You, God, will not withhold my (house, apartment, or property) from me.
I release my faith and continuously stand on Your promises regarding my (house, apartment, or property) in Jesus name, AMEN.

*In order to get results, we must be consistent with our confession. Laziness and inconsistency is poison to our faith. Speak this confession everyday until results are seen.

This week is confession week. All week we will have different confession concerning a certain subject.

Healing
Father God I thank You I’m healed from______. God Your words says in Isaiah 53:5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
I’m a creation of God and my body functions and looks like it was created and designed to function and look.
God Your word also says in Isaiah 54:17, no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and their vindication from me, declares the LORD.”
I bind every sickness, disease, and attack of the enemy on and in my body. I receive the healing and restoration of my body right now, in Jesus name, AMEN.

*In order to get results, we must be consistent with our confession. Laziness and inconsistency is poison to our faith. Speak this confession everyday until results are seen.