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Have you seen this verse before?
1 Timothy 6:11For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness… But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.
Did you ever noticed it was followed by these verses?
1 Timothy 6: 17Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,
So, are we supposed to be rich or not?
We are supposed to seek God first, above possessions and people. But, we are also called to give to others. You cannot give what you do not have.
So, as we honor and obey God, we walk on the blessed path that He has predestined for us, full of abundantly more (Eph 3:20), and we give to God and others because of the overflow (Malachi 3:10) in our lives which then gives glory back to God and draws even more people closer to Him. Go live out God’s plan!
2 John 1:3 Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.
Grace is not just unmerited favor. Grace is the ability to do God like things here in the earth. There is a grace for everything.
We have…
Starting grace- the ability to get ideas, dreams, and concepts started.
Traveling grace- the ability to get to a destination safely.
Restoring grace- the ability to restore everything that seemed to be lost in our lives.
Delivering grace- the ability to be delivered.
Anything God can do, we can do but, we need His grace to do it.
Whatever you need or desire, use God’s grace to obtain it.
Pick a grace and run with it.
2 Samuel 24:14 David said to Gad, “I am in deep distress. Let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
Have you ever been so stressed out until you didn’t know what to do? Have you ever been in a situation where you felt like all hope is lost? There is good news. There is THE answer. When down and out and drained due to the strain of life, fall into the hands of God. He is there to catch, guide, and revive each and every one of us. Don’t let the devil win. Fall into the hands of our Lord and let Him keep us in all our ways.
Be Blessed!
In the body of Christ we mention salvation, tithes, love, and obedience but, how many times do ministers mention enjoying our careers?
God desires His people to enjoy their careers. He wanted people to know this so much so until He put it in His word.
Ecclesiastes 3:22 So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is why we are here! No one will bring us back from death to enjoy life after we die.
We are to enjoy what we do in our careers. We shouldn’t do something because it pays well or because it pays the bills. We should enjoy the very nature of our careers. The best way to find out what suits us is to seek God. God will place a desired career field in our spirit. Next, He will show us the necessary steps to retrieve that career. All we need to do is act on that desire by following the prompting of the Holy Spirit.
Receive a desired career and enjoy life a little bit more.
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Genesis 1:2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
The same Spirit that shaped the Earth is the same Spirit that lives inside of us. Everyone who has received the Holy Spirit has God’s Earth shaping power inside of them. If the Holy Spirit has enough power to shape the world, how much power do we have through the Holy Spirit to shape our world? People of God, receive the Holy Spirit. Ask Him to come into your life. He is the source of God’s power and without the Holy Spirit, we are powerless.
Shape your world with that Holy Ghost power.
Psalm 91:7A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
We can apply this scripture to every negative situation we can think of but…
1. We have to believe this truth with all of our being.
2. We must abide where God abides (Ps 91:1). Whatever God says is right, we say is right. Whatever God says is wrong, we say it’s wrong.
A thousand may experience foreclosure at your side, ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
A thousand may experience lack of provision at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
A thousand may experience divorce at your side, ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
A thousand may experience stress and suffering at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
Believe It and Receive It!
Colossians 2:6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,
After professing salvation, we are called to change our actions and live in a way that honors God. The best way to determine what honors God is to study (find scriptures) and meditate (revisiting those scriptures) on God’s Word.
For example:
John 17: 14 …for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.
Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding…
1 Peter 1: 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 17 …live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear.
Colossians 4:5-6 “Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside… Let your speech always be with grace…
2 Corinthians 2:14, 15 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
Has anyone ever told you that you smell like your home, not in offense, but just a scent you wear because you are a part of that home? Well, we should wear the fragrance of the family we belong to: Christ.
Whether we are a spiritual encouragement or warning, people should experience Christ through us. Let’s choose to share the love of God and reflect God through our actions, and always be willing to share the gospel. It’s time to go ‘smell’ like (or embody) Christ!
1 John 2:12 I am writing to you who are God’s children because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus.
Praise God! For the believer, we are forgiven. We are not going to be forgiven but, through the blood of Christ, we already are forgiven.
Therefore, when we miss the mark and sin, we are free to know we are forgiven by God. After receiving our forgiveness, our responsibility is to remember our mistake and depend on God’s grace and power to not make the mistake again.
Many Christians fall into the “oh well” trap. They literally give up on the efforts to overcome the sin(s) and accept defeat and say, “Oh well.” Some embrace the sin as who they are while others simply stop trying.
NEWS FLASH!!! God did not create anyone with a sin attached to their life.
Receive forgiveness and continue to fight. God didn’t give up, so why should you?
Be Blessed
John 17:19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
Sanctified- a separation or being set apart for God’s personal use.
Every time we hear and act on the Word of God, we separate ourselves a little more from the world. Many times, people don’t see growth or change in their lives because they don’t aggressively act on the Word. Those same people wonder why they can’t overcome an addiction and they wonder why they are still being enticed by the same temptation. It’s because they don’t act on the Word of God.
Remove the fear and be sanctified by acting on the Word of God. We shouldn’t concern ourselves with what other people will think or say as we develop our relationship with God. Be bold and courageous and start living for God today.
Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.
Notice, the word of God does not say we shouldn’t think highly of ourselves. It says not to think more highly of ourselves. Which means, we should be balanced. God wants us to have high self-esteem and confidence in ourselves. We are confident knowing that greater is He that is within us than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4). He doesn’t want us walking the earth defeated and rejected. Why would God restore our dominance in the earth (through Jesus) if we’re just going to accept any and everything that happens to us?
Be confident in yourself, be confident in God’s ability, and be confident in God’s word.
Proverbs 3:26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared.
When we have God, we have great and mighty confidence. This confidence is not braggadocios or conceited. This confidence is an assurance where we know Who our God is and we know Who has our back. This confidence understands we are no longer bound by sin but, through the blood of Jesus we’ve overcome sin. This confidence realizes we are not a slave to fear because we are protected by the Most High God. This confidence allows us to have dominion in any arena we are in.
Receive this confidence and be free!
Ephesians 3:12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Before Christ, there was an order in how people approached God because God was Holy and sin could not survive in His presence. Unless God approached the person, priests were the only people who could speak to God directly. Even the priests had to consecrate themselves in the right manner before approaching God.
Thank God for Jesus!
Because of Jesus, we are forgiven and made righteous. Therefore, every blood washed believer can confidently approach God at any time. It doesn’t matter what we have done; if we are a believer we can thank God for His forgiveness and approach Him with boldness. Our boldness is not because of our works but, because of Jesus.
Remove the fear and be bold!
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
A first grade teacher says to her students, whoever makes an “A” on this quiz receives a toy. After taking the quiz, 5 out of 15 students make an “A.” Those 5 students will confidently walk to the teacher expecting to receive their toy.
God has the same stipulations in life. Our quiz is being obedient to God’s Word. Once we make our “A” with our obedience in God’s classroom called life, we can confidently approach God expecting to receive our needs and desires. Our obedience is not in our own efforts or abilities but, it’s God’s grace which gives us the strength, tenacity, and fortitude to completely obey Him.
Be obedient and build confidence to receive the blessing.
2 Corinthians 1:9, 10 Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,
Have you ever been in a situation where you know without doubt that the only way it worked out was because of God? Whether you received an impossible scholarship, or your salary was cut but you still kept tithing and seemed to have more resources than before, or the doctor’s prognosis contradicted the fact that you have never since had another episode or lapse, you were in a situation where only God could and He did.
God is unchanging. He still loves us unconditionally and He still specializes in miracles. Continue to count on Him to work the seemingly impossible!
Phil 2: 12b —continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. 14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16b as you hold firmly to the word of life.
Do things without grumbling or complaining because God is at work within us. If we submit to Him and do His will then we know that He is working everything to our good (Romans 8:28). He may be doing something to enhance His kingdom, or to develop us. He may be attempting to remove selfishness or misplaced priorities before elevating us to that next position in which He may have certain objectives set for us.
To complain is to indirectly tell God that you would have done it differently which undermines our faith in knowing He is working EVERYthing for our good (Romans 8:28). So next time a complaint comes to mind, instead choose to confess faith in God and thank Him.
By now, most of us realize that God has healed us (past tense). He is not healing us and He is not going to heal us. Everything pertaining to our health is already done. Any sickness or disease that we face is an attack on what God has done through Jesus (Isaiah 53:5). [If you didn’t know, now you know.]
Because of Jesus, we not only experience great health but, also forgiveness. Our forgiveness is the same as our healing. God is not going to forgive us every time we sin. We are forgiven. Every past, present, or future sin we commit as a believer, has been forgiven. So, we don’t ask for forgiveness to receive forgiveness, we thank God that through the blood of Jesus we have been forgiven (past tense). When we ask for forgiveness to receive forgiveness, we minimize what Jesus has already done. Jesus died so that we can be forgiven once and for all.
Praise God for Jesus! Receive and accept that with every mistake we make, we are forgiven.
1 Corinthians 15:3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
This is God speaking through the prophet Joel.
Joel 2:25 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.
God says He will restore everything that seemed to be lost. Every relationship, every financial mess up, every heartache, every negative situation will all be restored by God Almighty.
This restoration occurred on the cross. When Jesus died, He physically loosed everything Satan stole from mankind. Our responsibility is to be obedient and have faith. Obedience gives us an entitlement to these promises and our faith brings the promises to pass. Receive this Word. Receive this restoration into your souls and experience God’s best.
Romans 5:15 But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.
Imagine that it’s raining outside and you are in the house. If you went outside there is a 100% chance you will get wet due to the rain. However, if you have a huge umbrella that covers your entire body, you will not feel the effects of the rain.
This is true regarding the believer and the curse in the earth.
When Adam sinned, the curse (death, disease, and poverty) entered the earth. When Jesus died, He allowed us to live in a cursed world but, not experience a cursed lifestyle. Once we accept Jesus as Lord and Savior and commit ourselves to pleasing Him, we now have the opportunity to live a blessed life in a cursed world. Jesus did not stop the curse in the earth but, He became our umbrella protecting us from the effects of the curse. Accept and commit your lives to Jesus and live a curse free life.
By Apostle Price
Mark 9:23 (GOD’s Word Translation)
Jesus said to him, “As far as possibilities go, everything is possible for the person who believes
The Word of God says “IF” you can believe then, all things are possible to them that believe. This means the possibilities are on our shoulders. The limits we set are a reflection on our belief. Limitations are not placed by society, our enemies, or even the devil. The limitations we have, are set by us. It’s up to us on the possibilities we have in life. It’s not our race, sex, education, or background. The impossibilities are set by us. If we want to live a limit free life, trust and believe God.
1 Corinthians 9:26Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; 27but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
We have free will and we are expected to bring our free will into subjection to God. We have a role in displaying the fruit of the Holy Spirit that resides within us (Galatians 5:22).
1. When we become saved we receive the Holy Spirit. (John 14:7)
2. Once we have Him, we ask to be filled with the Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 5:18, Acts 4:31)
3. We then continuously renew our minds (our soul) to align with God’s Word. (Romans 12:1-2)
4. And, we discipline our bodies and bring them into subjection to our souls, which are submitted to the Spirit.
1 John 4:12-13 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
How do we love others? By being kind and nice? Is that love? Praise God for the answers found in His Word. We are to show 1 Corinthians 13 love, not just to those we feel love for, but even to strangers. Loving others may entail renewing our minds and aligning ourselves with His Spirit, but we can give love like our Creator designed us to do (Genesis 1:27).
1 Corinthians 13: 4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8Love never fails…
Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
We are the light of the world. Our light comes from God and with God, there is no darkness. Darkness symbolizes all that is negative. With God there is no bitterness, hatred, depression, fear, or worry. And since God is our light, let us shine everything godly such as, love, respect, consideration, and praise.
Make the world a better place by shining His light through you.
In order to live the best, we have to do the best. The best is found in God’s word. Our life should be a life that’s pleasing to God. When we’re dedicated to pleasing God, He is dedicated to pleasing us. There are three ways we can please God.
1. Suppression: Suppress the urge to sin and suppress the temptations of our flesh by meditating on the word of God that’s contrary to any unholy thought that enters our mind.
2. Confession: confess the word of God over every situation (good or not so good) in your life. Example: confess you are healed (Isaiah 53:4); confess you live in abundance (John 10:10).
3. Execution: James 1:22 says be doers of the word and not hearers only. This means we have to execute the word of God in our life. It’s not good enough to know the word of God but, we have to do the word of God.
God has given us the grace to perform each task; suppression, confession, and execution. Use His grace wisely.
Isaiah 29:13 The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.
Have you ever heard someone say you need to stop “playing church”? Most of the time that statement comes from a grandmother. Well, there is some truth to that statement.
People all across the world have the tendency to “play church.” They sing, shout, cry, rejoice, and even have the church lingo on Sundays. However, Monday through Saturday they act like the world; yell, curse, and party, party, party! As the scripture declares, God does not want our lip service. He wants our entire heart.
Purify yourselves and give God your heart. Stay Blessed!
Mark 10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
While many mistake this verse to mean that God wants believers to have lack, that is not true (Ephesians 3:20, Matthew 6:33, Genesis 12:2). God knows our hearts and desires that we obey Him and put nothing and no one else before Him. The young ruler loved his possessions more than He loved God and was unwilling to submit all of Himself to God. What area are you withholding from God? Surrender all and trust Him.
Deuteronomy 27:16 “Cursed is the man who dishonors his father or his mother.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
As of now, we are between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. This seems like a great time to speak on honoring our parents.
When we see cursed in the Bible, it means an empowerment to fail. Whatever a person tries to do, they fail. Some of us may feel like we have the greatest parents, while others despise their parents. No matter what type of parents we have or had, we should honor them. Honor means to highly esteem. It’s easy to honor great parents but, to those who were not fortunate enough to have great parents, we have to honor our parents by faith. We may not have experienced great parenting but, we honor our parents because the Bible says so. They may have never supported you, or they may have rejected you, or said hurtful things about you but, we rise above those negative things and honor our parents. And because we honor our parents, we experience the blessing. We will be empowered to prosper.
Let’s honor our parents and prosper.
1 Corinthians 3:12-15 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each ones work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each ones work, of what sort it is. If anyones work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. If anyones work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
After salvation our eternity in heaven is sealed. There is nothing we can do to change that outcome. But, while on this earth we can choose to live a life appealing to our flesh which will cause repercussions that we will have to deal with. Or, we can choose to obey God and build up an eternal structure on the foundation of our salvation as well as reaping a harvest of benefits while here on earth. Choose wisely!
We all have had trying circumstances, but what should separate us from others is our mindset. We recognize trying circumstances and acknowledge Who has power and control.
Employer says that your pay will be cut – God I thank you that you are my provider, not my employer, according to Philippians 4:19.
Sickness comes to mess with your health – God I thank you that I am healed now according to Isaiah 53:5.
Breakthrough still hasn’t manifested – God I thank you that I have patience according to Galatians 5:22, and I know you have all of this working to my good according to Romans 8:28.
No matter the situation or circumstance, we have faith, assurance, and peace knowing that God has perfect timing and has promised to work things to our best benefit. So continue to seek God, declare by faith, and believe what He said in His Word.
Psalm 73:28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all your works.
Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
Previously, we spoke on how God provided His word to be a cheat sheet for the test called life. (See everydaygodswill.com)
Since we know how good God’s word is, we should delight in God’s commands. We should cherish the words He speaks. We shouldn’t argue with or rationalize His word. Rationalizing God’s word is thinking a valid cheat sheet has the wrong answers. Arguing with God’s word is like telling your teacher she’s wrong. How can we debate someone Who literally knows the end from the beginning? Trust God, trust His plan, and trust everything He tells us in His word is for our good.
Cherish His Word and be blessed!
Graced To Do God's Will 