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John 4:50 AMPC Jesus answered him, Go in peace; your son will live! And the man put his trust in what Jesus said and started home.
Can you imagine what kind of negative thoughts were bombarding this man’s mind as he’s walking home? Thoughts such as, What if your son doesn’t live?….Are you sure His word is good?…. Does He have enough power to heal my son?….He only said my son will live, I wonder does He need to touch him?….Have I been good enough for Jesus to heal my son?
The man had to ignore all these thoughts and trust in the word of Jesus. In verse 51 it says, while the man was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. The man’s trust in Jesus’s word healed his son.
When negative situations come, Satan will flood our minds with negative thoughts. We must ignore these thoughts, continue on with life, having confidence in God’s word. If they said they’re about to lay you off, we must ignore the “how will you make it” thoughts and trust in God’s word that He’ll supply all our needs (Phil. 4:19). If the doctor said we have a certain disease, instead of worrying about how it will impact your life or your family, we must believe by His stripes we are healed (1 Peter 2:24).
Regardless of the situation, having confidence in God’s word is the key. As long as we remain in faith, God’s word will prevail.
#confidence #receive #God #Jesus #Christ #love #life #joy #peace #goodness #grow #scripture #Word #devotional #devo
1 Peter 2:10 NLT “Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy.”
Through our faith in Jesus Christ, we’ve become God’s people. We were people of Satan. Now, we’re God’s people.
We weren’t Satan’s people because of the terrible things we’ve done. We could have loved and been nice to everyone we’d met, and still been Satan’s people. We were Satan’s people because of our sin nature we obtained through Adam (Rom. 5:19).
If you haven’t accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and allowed His sacrifice to be the payment for your sinful nature, you still belong to Satan. But for everyone else, we’re God’s people and there’s nothing anyone can do about it.
#God #people #accept #Jesus #Christ #Savior #receive #salvation #befree #scripture #Word #devo
1 Thessalonians 5:15 NLT See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people.
In our flesh, the natural response to someone mistreating us is to respond the same way or take it to another level. If they lied on us, our flesh wants lie on them or confront them verbally or physically. If a spouse cheats on us, our flesh wants to show them how it feels to be cheated on. If someone cuts us off driving, we want to cut them off which leads to road rage incidents.
God’s word instructs us not to pay back evil for evil. Our response to evil should be good. The Holy Spirit is the only one who can help us accomplish this goal. When we want to react to their evil, we need to say, “God help me.” The Holy Spirit will go to work and provide ideas on how to respond. It WILL NOT make our flesh happy, but it will satisfy the will of God.
The Holy Spirit may have us pray for them, He may have us buy them a meal, or He may have us remain silent. The Spirit may have us listen to more messages on forgiveness or say out loud “I forgive them.” Once again, our flesh won’t like it. It wants them to feel our wrath so they’ll never mistreat us again, but that’s not what God desires. His will is for them to experience His love through us in order for them to turn from their wicked ways (Rom. 2:4).
When people do us wrong, let’s respond in love and do good. It’s not fun to our flesh, but it’s beneficial overall.
#do #good #love #people #God #helps #us #be #kind #Jesus #Christ #loves #scripture #devo #Bible #growth
Ephesians 1:6 NKJV to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
So many people look for acceptance in other things and in other people. They find jobs where they can be accepted. They join gangs or do things they know are wrong to be accepted by their peers. Some people are dead or in jail in their attempts to be accepted.
Through Christ, we are accepted by God the Father. He has accepted us as His own. We are accepted as His children. There’s nothing we can do to be rejected by God. God’s acceptance is all we need. Anything or anyone else’s acceptance is irrelevant. God’s acceptance is all that matters.
Let’s not compromise our morals or integrity to be accepted. Let’s not be in professions we hate just to be accepted. Let’s receive and be grateful for God’s acceptance through Jesus Christ.
#receivelove #receive #God #Jesus #Christ #love #life #joy #peace #goodness #grow #scripture #Word #devotional #devo
Genesis 5:23-24 NLT Enoch lived 365 years, walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him.
2 Kings 2:11 NLT As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven.
There are people who believe God took a loved one when they die prematurely. As we can see, anytime God took someone, they were alive.
Death is certain for everyone, unless you’re here when Jesus returns, however God is not taking anyone. He’s not using cancer, a car crash, a heart attack, or any other disease to take someone. Most of these things are an attack from Satan or a byproduct of sin in the earth. God taught us how to use our authority over these things, so it wouldn’t make sense for Him to override our authority to take us.
Learn to use your authority in the earth to overcome these obstacles and stop blaming God when people die.
2 Corinthians 5:8 NKJV We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
#authority #to #overcome #through #Jesus #Christ #faith #God
2 Peter 3:4 They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.”
Progressively, things seem to be getting worse in the world. A lot of us see what’s going on and ask, what’s taking so long for Jesus’s return?
Verse 15 gives us the answer.
15 And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him.
God is being patient with mankind giving us time to be saved. We (believers) may want Jesus to come now, but that’s selfish. We’re only considering ourselves and maybe a few of our family members. What about the rest of the world? They may have rejected the gospel of Jesus Christ a few times and because of our lack of love and/or patience with people, we’ll say, “their loss, we tried.”
God’s not like some of us. His love is infinite and His patience runs deep. What if those same people who rejected the gospel finally got it on the fourth time? Those are the people God is waiting on. He’s waiting on the skeptic, the atheist, the Buddhist, and the Muslim to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. If we would be honest, we’re glad He waited on us.
So, instead of being impatient for Jesus’s return, let’s do our part by leading people to Christ. If He can be patient with people, so can we.
#love #God #Jesus #Christ #Word #scripture #devo #saved #salvation #mercy #grace #eternal #life
1 Samuel 17:34-37 NLT But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!” Saul finally consented. “All right, go ahead,” he said. “And may the Lord be with you!”
What gave David the confidence to face Goliath despite the odds? He remembered previous victories.
When we’re in the middle of a difficult situation and the devil is telling us how bad it is, remember previous victories where your faith in God caused you to prevail.
Recall how God healed your body of cancer. Remember how “unlikely” it was for you to have children, now you have two. Remind yourself how unqualified you were to get the job, but you got the job and you’ve been with the company for years.
When we remind ourselves of all the things God brought us through, it makes our current situation seem possible to overcome. Remember, with God all things are possible, including your current situation.
Inspired by Jerry Savelle
#impossible #is #possible #with #God #Jesus #Christ #Word #scripture #devo
1 Samuel 15:23 NLT Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.”
When people think of witchcraft, they think of an evil demonic practice totally opposing God. As we can see, in God’s eyes, rebellion is just as evil and demonic as witchcraft.
So, anytime we don’t apologize, forgive, or give after God instructed us to, we’re being rebellious.
God has done so much for us. The little things He tells us to do shouldn’t be met with rebellion. Let’s honor Him with our obedience.
#honor #obey #God #Jesus #Christ #Word #scripture #devo
Jonah 3:1-2 NLT Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.”
We’ll miss the mark from time to time. We may have received instructions from God, but for whatever reason, we chose to not follow them.
It’s great to know we have a loving Father who doesn’t disown us or throw us away when we miss it. Because His mercy exceeds anything we can comprehend, He’s gracious enough to give us a second, third, and even a fourth chance. He’s loving enough to continue to tap on our conscious and give us the same instructions we didn’t follow the first time.
Praise God we have a God who’s so rich in mercy. This abundant mercy has been made available through Jesus Christ.
#mercy #real #love #God #Jesus #Christ #Word #scripture #devo
John 13:8 NLT “No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.”
Jesus wanted to express His love to Peter by washing his feet. Peter immediately denied the way Jesus wanted to express His love.
Like Jesus did with Peter, God wants to further express His love towards us. We know He expressed His love by sending His Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins, but He wants to do more. He may want us to get a massage for ourselves, buy a nice outfit, or treat ourselves to a fancy dinner.
For whatever reason (unworthiness, pride, etc.), we deny the way He wants to express His love. We talk ourselves out of what God wants to do for us. We may say, “it’s not worth the money” or “I can use that time to serve someone else.” If God told you to buy it for yourself, surely He wants you to enjoy it and He’s provided the resources to cover it.
Some of us also deny His love coming from other people. If someone tries to do something for us or give us something, some of us immediately say “no.”
Denying God’s expressions of love doesn’t make us holy or closer with Him. It actually causes the relationship to stagnate. However it comes, learn to receive God’s expressions of love.
Inspired by the teachings of Joseph Prince
#receivelove #receive #God #Jesus #Christ #love #life #joy #peace #goodness #scripture #devotional
Not to diminish what people go through, but there are a lot of Christians begging God to change their situation. They cry saying, “God fix this or please help me with that.” Some even bargain with God saying, “If you fix this for me, I promise I’ll go to church every Sunday.”
It’s not their fault for begging. They may not have been taught. They’re attempting to appeal to God’s emotions to get things from God. In the New Covenant, begging has never gotten God’s attention, but boldness will.
When we boldly come to God with our issues, we’ll receive help. Part of our boldness comes from knowing what we have through Christ. When we know what His word says about our finances, our health, and our families, we can have boldness to remind Him and our situation about His word. The other part of our boldness is knowing His love for us. When we realize how much He loves us, we’ll understand no negative situation can remain in our lives. It has to go.
There’s nothing wrong with asking God for help, but it’s the way we approach Him. Stop begging for change and boldly approach Him to help you overcome it.
Hebrews 4:16 NLT So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.
#bold #ask #believe #stand #receive #Christ #God #Jesus #scripture #devotional #growth #Bible #word #meditate #manifest
Genesis 26:4-5 I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed. I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions.”
Because Abraham obeyed God, Isaac and his children were prosperous.
As parents, our obedience to God now can positively impact our children’s and grandchildren’s future. As we honor God, trust Him, and do what He says, He promised to bless and prosper our lives (Job 36:11). The blessing can continue on until our ceiling becomes our children’s floor.
When a decision needs to be made and you have a choice to obey God or follow your flesh, think about the possibility of your descendants benefiting from your obedience. Let’s honor God so that our legacy can benefit from our relationship with God.
#honor #God #trust #obey #follow #Jesus #Holy #Spirit #the #blessing #descendants #blessed #scripture #devo #Word #grow
2 Kings 6:15-17 NLT When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do now?” the young man cried to Elisha. “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.
Elisha asked God to open his servant’s spiritual eyes to see that there were more angelic forces for them than there were natural enemies against them.
We may not have an army against us, but there are natural things that try to make us afraid. When fear comes, we need to recognize there’s more in the spiritual realm for us than what we see in the natural.
Naturally, we may only see a few hundred dollars in the bank, but if we open our spiritual eyes, we’ll see we have more than enough money to get the job done. In the natural, we may be experiencing all kinds of sickness, but by opening our spiritual eyes we’ll see we have an abundance of health made available for us. The natural may show us no children, but the spiritual world shows us we have as many children as we desire.
By reading God’s word, we’ll see what God has made available to us believers in the spiritual world. If we meditate on God’s word, we’ll understand these things belong to us. Finally, using our faith for these things will take them out of the spiritual world into the natural world.
Trust and believe that with God, there’s always more.
#more #than #enough #in #Christ #God #Jesus #scripture #devotional #growth #Bible #word #meditate #manifest
John 17:19 AMPC And so for their sake and on their behalf I sanctify (dedicate, consecrate) Myself, that they also may be sanctified (dedicated, consecrated, made holy) in the Truth.
You got to be holy! You got to be holy!!
This is what some believers are shouting from the mountain top.
Holiness is not through will power alone. Holiness comes from an understanding of who we are in Christ. Through Jesus’s sacrifice, we’ve been made holy (Hebrews 10:10).
If we truly have a revelation of being made holy in Christ, we won’t have to use self-effort to abstain from this or that. We can rely on the holiness we have in Christ to do His will.
Now, we ALL will still make some unholy choices, but those choices won’t undo the holiness we have in Christ.
Understand that you are holy and there’s no sin that will supercede the holiness we have in Christ.
#made #right #holy #in #Christ #Jesus #walk #with #God #follow #peace #scripture #devotional #grow #Word #Jesus #Christ
Philemon 1:6 NLT And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ.
To accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, it takes faith. To get the promises of God, it takes faith. Nothing can be accomplished in the Kingdom of God without faith.
As we develop our faith, our faith should produce generosity. We shouldn’t want to keep all these wonderful things that faith can obtain to ourselves. We should want to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with others. We should want to tell others how to apply their faith to be healed or delivered.
When we receive the manifestation of what we stood in faith for, we should be generous with others on how we obtained it. If possible, let them experience what you obtained by faith. Give them a piece of what you prayed for. Let’s give them the step-by-step instructions we’ve received from the Holy Spirit. Let’s give them scriptures to meditate on while they wait for their breakthrough.
Faith births generosity. Be generous by giving people natural help and spiritual help.
#have #faith #believe #trust #God #Holy #Spirit #generosity #generous #give #share #peace #scripture #devotional #grow #Word #Jesus #Christ
John 14:16 AMPC And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever–
When we make Jesus Lord over our lives, we’re gifted with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14). As we can see from John 14:16, the Holy Spirit remains with us (believers) forever.
There is teaching out there that says we can lose the Holy Spirit through sin. They say when we live right, He’s with us, but if we sin, He leaves. My question to them is how much sin does a person have to commit before the Holy Spirit departs from us?
When Jesus said forever, that means forever. The Holy Spirit is not coming and going based on our behavior. He’s remaining based on the word and the promise of Jesus. Who else is tapping us on our shoulder informing us to be kinder to the waitress, more patient with our children, or to discipline our flesh? It has and it will always be the Holy Spirit.
He’s not leaving us. Not now, not ever.
#Holy #Spirit #God #with #us #Helper #Counselor #Guide #neveralone #promise #scripture #Bible #Word #grow #devo
Psalms 4:5 NLT Offer sacrifices in the right spirit, and trust the Lord.
God’s word instructed the people under the law to make sacrifices in the right spirit. If there’s a right spirit to offer sacrifices, there’s a wrong spirit. The wrong spirit to offer sacrifices would be to offer sacrifices out of fear.
Under grace, we’re not offering animal sacrifices, but we still offer God something. It could be praise, service, or a financial offering. When you give, be sure that you’re offering it as an expression of your love and appreciation for Him and what He’s done. Don’t do it because you think you’re going to miss a blessing. Don’t do it because you think He’s going to be mad if you don’t. Do it from a grateful heart.
Once again, the right spirit to offer God anything is the spirit of love and gratitude. Anything else is fear based and unnecessary.
#sacrifice #give #love #nofear #offer #praise
John 4:34 NLT Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.
Jesus was nourished, fulfilled, and satisfied from doing the will of God. So much so until His natural body was refueled.
When we do the will of God, we can experience the same thing. When we do what God has called us to do, we can feel accomplished, fulfilled, and satisfied. We won’t wonder if we’re wasting the “best years of our lives.” We’ll know we’re doing the right thing at the right time.
How do we know if we’re doing the will of God? The Holy Spirit will tell us. Consulting the Holy Spirit on a daily basis will confirm we’re in the will of God. Literally ask Him if whatever we plan to do is God’s will. If He says, “yes,” continue on. If He says, “no,” stop immediately. If you’re unsure, don’t do anything until you get clarity.
Whether He tells you to start a business, move to another state, stop working altogether to be a stay-at-home parent, or start a ministry, trust His plan and believe His will will provide fulfillment.
#have #faith #believe #trust #God #Holy #Spirit #Counselor #Helper #Guide #follow #peace #scripture #devotional #grow #Word #Jesus #Christ
When it comes to God’s promises coming to pass, the main questions are…
When is it going to happen?
How much longer is it going to be?
Did I pray correctly?
Did I forget to say in Jesus name?
Do I have enough faith?
These are all anxious questions built around doubt. These demonically designed questions enter our minds to make us think we’ve done something wrong to not receive God’s promise.
Don’t allow these doubtful questions to remain in your mind. Like any other trash, throw it away. Verbally say, “I call these doubtful thoughts gone, in the name of Jesus.” You may have to do this multiple times a day, but the alternative is to allow these thoughts to remain and corrupt your faith.
When we’ve prayed in faith for something, give the timing to God. While you wait, exercise patience, learn what you need to learn, remain in faith by hearing the word of God, and praising Him in advance for the manifestation of your prayers.
Don’t worry about a thing, give your concerns to God, and be at peace until your prayers come to pass.
1 Peter 5:7 Amplified Bible (AMP) casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].
#cast #cares #trust #God #choose #peace #scripture #devotional #grow #Word #Jesus #Christ
Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
At times, sadness creeps in unexpectedly. We can be happy one moment, then sad another moment. Sadness isn’t sent from God, therefore we must fight it.
Sadness comes from the devil when he highlights what we don’t have or what we didn’t get. It could be thinking about a close relative who died, a previous relationship we wanted to be successful, a job, house, or car we want, but don’t have yet. The list can go on and on. When these thoughts come and we start to feel sad, instead of embracing the sadness and letting it ruin your whole mood or day, fight it off with the word of God.
First, use the authority God has given you with your words and confess, “I have joy, I have peace, I am happy.” The power in our words truly can change our situation (Prov. 18:21). Secondly, listen to sermons and read scriptures about joy. The power of God’s word can truly change our emotions. Finally, give God praise for what you do have. When we think about all that God has done for us, sadness can’t stay (Psalm 30:11-12).
Because sadness likes to force itself into our lives, this may need to be repeated multiple times a day. But if you don’t give in, joy will stay and sadness won’t win.
#joy #peace #happiness #fight #sadness #choose #light #grow #listen #God #Word #scripture #life #devotional
Graced To Do God's Will 