The word for today is - Need !

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The word for today is - Need !

 

We need to grow,many Scriptures describe the need to grow and mature Spiritually. Why, because some people fall and others don't know Him. Some people are at a stand still in their walk, then other people believe anything that sounds good, and some people are true to them self, others cause strife because of ignorance or become stumblingblocks to others. Read 1 Corinthians 10:12, Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. The Scriptures teaches that growth in the Spiritual things is always needed in us, we can not do it without the help of the Holy Spirit. We are children in Christ! Read Ephesians 4:14-15, That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ. This means that you will not believe everything a person says, it has to line up with the word of God. We need the true gospel of Jesus Christ, the word tells us that man can not live on bread alone. Read Matthew 4:4, But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. You have to understand that a child will fall while learning to walk many times,and thats the same thing with people, if they don't know the word. Read Matthew 16:24,Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. If you are a true disciple you will continue in the word (study). Read John 8:31-32, Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Wow,Do you want to be free? Read Luke 14:26, If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Do you understand, no one comes before God. Jesus is quite clear from this statement that a disciple of his must not value any other relationship higher than their relationship with him. If any other human relationship takes preeminence over God, than that person is not a true disciple. Jesus says,that they are, “not worthy of me (Him).” Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !

 

The word for today is - Hope !

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The word for today is - Hope !

 

Lets look at Galatians 5:5,For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.Read Romans 5:5,And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. Now read 1 Peter 1:3-5,Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. We can always find something to be thankful for, think about that for one second __________, Lord we give you thanks ! Now read Luke 12:22-28, And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? Ask yourself, do you have faith in Jesus? Is your hope in Jesus Christ or youself ? It says in 1 Peter 5:6-7, Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Your hope is in Jesus, give it to Him, He knows what is best for us. Its all about His timing!  Read Philippians 4:6-7,Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.Why are you worrying? The word says,do not worry about anything, talk to God about everything. Thank him for what you have. Ask him for what you need, do not worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will take care of it self. So, worrying is a waste of very precious time. Worrying won't help you solve a problem or bring about a solution, so why waste your time and energy on it? Do you not know that worrying is the opposite of trusting in God. When we become a new person in Christ, we also leave behind that suffocating burden of worrying. The time has come for you either to believe or deny His (Jesus) teachings (His word). Your response to Him will determine not only your values and lifestyle, but your eternal destiny as well. Your hope is in Him!Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !

The word for today is - Praise !

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The word for today is - Praise !

 

We are told to enter into His presence with praise! The word of God says, let everything that has breath praise Him (the Lord)! Read Psalm 150:1-6,Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.Let us never forget that praise belongs to God, not to us.The first time that the word 'praise' is used in the Bible, is in Genesis 29:35,And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.. In that verse Leah has just given birth to Jacob's son, Judah. Read Psalm 100:2,Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. We have to praise Him in the good times and the bad times. So, serve Him with gladness!!! In thebook of  Psalms we find that David had declared that he would praise the Lord with all of his heart, soul, and body at all times. Like David we should sing praises to the Lord as long as we live read Psalm 104:33,I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. It says,as long as we live! You can read Psalm11:1, Psalm 138:1,Psalm 108:1 & Psalm 103:1. It says in Psalm71:15,My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.. According to Psalm145:21 and 149:6 our mouth is to speak His praise. His praise is to be on our lips in (Psalm34:1); indeed, our lips are to overflow with praise to Him in (Psalm119:171). His praise is to take place more then just once a week. "Sing to the Lord, praise His name, proclaim His salvation everyday of your life. Lord,we praise your name, for this is the day that the Lord has made. Read Psalm 118:24,This is the day which the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Amen? Praise His Holy Name !!!!!Thank you Lord for your word. Amen ! 

 

 

The word for today is - Redemption !

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The word for today is - Redemption !

 

Read Colossians 1:14, In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. Jesus Christ has paid the price for you and I.  Read Galatians 2:20,I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Wow, who do you know,other then Jesus Christ, that would lay down and die for you? Some parents say this all the time to their children, but this is not the will of God. You see this is not your asignment, its not your mission, you can not save your children, nothing but the blood of Jesus can save us all.Jesus Christ died, was buried, and resurrected as ransom for human sin. Now read 1 Peter 1:18-21,Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. So, your faith and hope is in Him, the bible says, in John 14:6, Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me. Our Lord and Savior, sent His one and only Son to save us, read John 3:16, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. This is true love, in order for us to live, God shows the depth of His love for us, that he was willing to give his only Son into the hands of sinful men. This was the will of God, man did not take His life, He laid down His life for us the believers. When you are saved and born again, the Bible tells us that we now become new creations in Jesus Christ. Our slates have now been wiped fully clean, and we have now been given a brand new start in this life. Now read Psalm 111:9, He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.You have to get understanding, read Romans 6:1-5, What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection. Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !

The word for today is - Amen !

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The word for today is -  Amen !

 

Lets start with Matthew 5:37, But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these comes from evil. Do you know,why do you say Amen? In the middle of a sermon, message, someone in the congregation will always say, "Amen!" However, many do not know its meaning,some people thinks that it simply means, "the end."  God is not impressed with people who say," Amen",some people give an Amen simply out of habit. God's word Amen is truth and we agree with the absolute truth, that is the meanning. It is to be firm or solid in the sense of permanency or faithfulness,it means to be sure or true. Some people think that being wise is good, but wise in what? Yourself? It is usually motivated by pride, rebellion and ignorance. The cure for this is therefore to humble yourself, and change your way of thinking (the mind), and choose to believe God's word. The bible says,"Professing to be wise, they became fools." Read Romans 1:21-25,Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen ! So,are you saying, Amen to the message (the word of God) or to the messager? God's people are commanded to give an amen or assent to the word of God. In doing so, they are asserting that this is the truth and that they are in agreement with all that has been said, God's word. Whenever we pronounce the 'Amen' or 'truth' to the laws and commandments of God, we are giving witness or testimony to our confidence in it. Amen ! So when you say Amen, it really should be considered a solemn oath of agreement before God, which should never be uttered lightly. You see thats why the word of God says, study the word of God. Why? Read 2 Timothy 3:16-17, All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. If you live by His word you should be reading it everyday, it's your spiritual food. You don't go many days without eating do you? No ! You would die, if you don't feed off the Word of God then your Spirit is missing something that food can not fulfill. God is looking for Humility and Dilligence people. So,when we say Amen, it should only mean that we believe and we are faithful to His word. We must cultivate a personal relationship with God. Its personal, we can not live without Him, His word.  Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !

 

 

The word for today is- Storms !

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The word for today is- Storms !

 We find ourselves in the midst of storms, in life. But, we know that's the way life is, we can read of such a storm in the life of the Apostle Paul, read Act 27:21-26, But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.The sailors on Paul's ship took some actions that made things worse. We tend to do some of these same things when we find ourselves in a storm. There are storms we're dragged into by other people. That's where we find the Apostle Paul. He was a prisoner who had tried to warn them! But they wouldn't listen so he was dragged into his storm by others. Some people will follow the crowd,sometimes the crowd is going the wrong way. Paul believed in God and could say, "Be of good cheer," even in the midst of his storm. You can rely on the same God, who brought him through the storm. This means to put your faith in God and His Word.  Paul’s unshakable confidence in God made him a leader among many people, even though he was a prisoner of Rome.Paul used his belief to strengthen the hearts of others.So, through the storm of life trust God, He will bring you through it. Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !

The word for today is - Works !

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The word for today is - Works !

 

It is important that each believer examine his or her own heart and life, and make sure that they possess true saving faith. Read James 2;13-18, For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. Wow! You see dead faith is good for nothing, some people with this kind of faith can quote the right verses from the Bible, but their walk does not measure up to their talk of the word. You may ask how can this be? It is because some people have never really submitted themselves to God. You see God is Love, in all that you do, do it with love or in love for others. Read James 2:24-26, Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.Do you understand that its about your Spirit, you can dress up the outter man, but you can not dress up the Spiritual man. The word of God tells us, that we are to live from the inside out, we are the light of the world,so the light in you could over take the darkness of this world. Let the Spirit of God come out of you, man looks at the outside, but God sees from within, your heart, the word says in 1 John 4:4,You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.We belong to God,we are able to overcome the world.There are 2 forces in existence, the one in us is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God (love) and the one in the world is Satan(evil).We need to know that the source of our strength and victory is in God. Our reliance on God is the key to our victory. If you choose to rely on your own ability, you are bound to lose. We need to spend quality time with God, meditate on His word,and confess His word over our lives. In 2 Corinthians 5:7, For we walk by faith, not by sight. Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !