The word for today is - Control !

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The word for today is - Control !

 

The question is? Is God in control of everything? Yes, God is in control, God is the creator and controller of the universe.The supreme rulership of God is based upon the perfections of His divine being. Read Ephesians 1:11-12, In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. The Bible teaches about the sovereignty of God, read the Bible its the word of God. The word tells us to get understanding, of who God is, the bible tells us I AM who I say that I AM.The absolute sovereignty of God, He has the right to do what ever He chooses to do, whenever He chooses to do it, in any way He chooses to do it, for any purpose, He wants to accomplish, and to use any person He chooses. that is God! Also, read Genesis 22:12, And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. God knows everything that can be known. Read Jeremiah 29:11, For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. If you seek for the truth or know the truth you will be free, because if we know it and tell it and live it, we can glorify the Lord of truth. You see nothing on earth, has such power as the gospel of Jesus Christ. Read 2 Peter 1:1-3,Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue. Its about knowing the truth,and getting knowledge of the truth. God will reveal everything that you need to know, God has some secret things that man can not understand. But, for the believers He will reveal things in His timing! Read Deuteronomy 29:29, The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. Read Proverbs 3:5,Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !

The word for today is - Watch !

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The word for today is - Watch !

 

Lets look at Matthew 26:41,Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. It is necessary to be on your guard at all times. Pray to our Heavenly Father for His Spirit to lead you. Ask the Holy Spirit for help ,so that you will not be overcome and oppressed with the trials of this world. Now get this, none of the saints are without temptation, but God has made gracious provision for us. By the Holy Spirit we are renewed and regenerated by the Spirit of God, the bible says ,but the flesh is weak, and the Spirit is strong.Read Ephesians 6:18-20,Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.The word of God tells to watch, read Luke 21:36,Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. You are a soldier so keep alert at all times, so that we may be aware of the fulfillment of Bible prophecy. We need to read Luke chapter 21, God's word prepares us for the various physical events to look for,inLuke 21 verses 34-35, as we shall see, prepare us for spiritual events.For most of it, Christ gives the warning signs that signal the end of time. Are you watching?  We need to pray for one another, we need more of you Lord . The Spirit of Love! Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !

 

 

 

 

The word for today is - Time !

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The word for today is - Time !

 

The word of God says, there is a time for everything under the sun. Read Ecclesiastes 3 :1-11,To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. So,lets understand that everything in life has a time on it, by the hand of God. The Bible tells us that we should use our time wisely, its in Colossians 4:5, Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Its very important! Also,read  Ephesians 5:15-16,See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Lets read Acts 1:6-9,When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.  Its all about God's timing, Jesus' work has been done here on earth for now. But, He will return, in His timing. Read verse 10-11,And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. He will return in time the same way, in a cloud.The word tells us, no man knows the day,the time or the hour, when He will return. You see God's timing is very important. The Bible talks about a man of God who had really bad timing, this man was name Moses. This man was born in hard times, but God had a plan for Moses.  He was the baby protected by God and adopted by Pharaoh's daughter. Moses being raised as royalty, you see  Pharaoh had no sons or any heir,Pharaoh had a plan for Moses. The plan was to make Moses the next Pharaoh of Egypt. But from the beginning of time God had a plan for Moses's life. The word tells us that God knows the plan He has for our life,read Jeremiah 29:11,For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. God wants us to do His will, in His way, in His timing. Lets read Romans 13:11, And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. Its time to wake up! There isn't any area in your life that God will not be willing to help you. It does not matter how big or small,you have a helper (the Holy Spirit) within you. The Holy Spirit is the one who will guide you every step of the way. You simply have to have faith, trust, and believe that God has your life completely in His hands and that He will bring you to the right place, at the right time. Thank you Lord for your word. Amen ! 

 

 

The word for today is - Daily

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The word for today is - Daily !

If you read God's word daily you will find the answers for your life. Understand that everyone has sin, so get understanding that we all need help. The help that you need comes from the Lord, its in the word of God. Now, understand this, let us know that when we confess our sins, he forgives us and purifies us. Lets read 1 John 1:8-9, If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have no sin, then we are a liar and we make God's word false or not true. Read 1 John 1:10, If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. You have to understand that God's word is true, His word change not. That means His word dose not change for anyone ! You have to understand that God's word is written for us to live by, its for all who seek to understand the truth. Read 1 John 2:1-3,My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. We all need to pray to our Heavenly Father daily, we all need help daily. The word from God never said life would be easy,he never said we would never suffer pain. Although, He did say that in the end it would work out for our good. He did say that if we trust Him, we can have peace in the middle of our storms. He did say that nothing that goes on in our life goes unnoticed by Him. So know that you are not alone and whatever the outcome is, we will overcome it, by the power of God. Read 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. There is a purpose for us to read the word daily. Sometimes, we may have to cry out to God, we will face good and bad times. Just because we have given our lives over to God, does not mean anything bad will never come our way.You have to understand that the Son of God always prayed to the Father daily. Read Romans 5:1-5,Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: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.Jesus set an example of daily prayer by praying during all kinds of circumstances, Jesus made it a priority to pray. Read Luke 18:1, And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint. Jesus taught us the importance of daily prayer. The importance of prayer is the Holy Spirit, will lead us, His elect, His children! Now read Luke 18:7-8, And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? He always work things out for us! One of the disciples ask Jesus to teach them how to pray to the Father. Now read Luke 11:2-4, And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Read Luke chapter 11, the Lord's prayer ! God's word is powerful,we need His word daily! Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !

The word for today is - Receive !

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The word for today is - Receive !

 

Lets look at Paul he says, that he did not receive his gospel in any way from man.He also says I was not taught it by any man. This is a powerful statement ! Read Galatians 1:12,For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Now get this, a man name Ananias was sent to Paul, by the Lord.  But,the purpose for which Ananias was sent to Paul in Damascus was that Paul might receive his sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. Read Acts 9:10-12,And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. There are people in your life sent by God also, the question is why? But the gift that is within you came from God, just like Paul. You see man did not give it to you and man can not take it away. So, lets give God thanks, for the greatest gift of all, the gift of the Holy Spirit. Father we give you thanks this morning, we give you praise. Thank you for your gift and your word. Amen !

The word for today is - Work !

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The word for today is - Work !

It is written, be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, this is deceiving your own selves.What is your mission? Read James 1:25,But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. Now lets talk about us doing the (will)work that we are called to do. Lets read Colossians 3:23-24,And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. We should be working for the Lord everyday,understand that this gives God glory, and honour. The word of God tells the order, and the plan of God for us. Read Acts 20:35,I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Also read, Proverbs 10:3-5,The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. There is work for us to do, the people are looking for answers. The answers are in the word from God, in the Bible. Lets look at the Proverbs 31 woman, lets see what the Bible say about her,Proverbs 31:28-31, Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. Wow,"Her children and Husband call her blessed." Did you get that? They thank God for her! Many women do noble things, but some people over look them all. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate. The woman was praised for all her roles, not just being a mother or wife, but her role as a worker as well. The Proverbs 31 woman was always doing from within her heart for others. That is called true love, the Spirit of God. She was working all the time, even when others slept. Read Ecclesiastes 9:10, Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. We know that everything works out for our good. Read 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. Their is a purpose for the call on your life, their is something that only you can do. We ( the believers) are His! Read Ephesians 2:9-10, Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Our work for Christ must have first priority, because our love for Christ must be greater than the love for anyone else. The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 10:37,He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. We are to obey and act upon the Word, not just listen to it. Thank you Lord for your word. Amen ! 

The word for today is - Deep !

The word for today is -  Deep !

Everyone is building their life on some kind of foundation. There are only two choices: you either build on a solid and deep foundation or you build on a shallow and weak foundation. Read Matthew 7:13-14, Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. The word tells us to plant in good ground. You see some people plant their seeds in rocky ground. Read Matthew 13:5,Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth. Now, lets look at the word from Jesus. Jesus says build your house on a foundation, a deep and strong foundation. Jesus didn't say that once we built our house on the rock that everything would be perfect. No, He said that a flood came in torrents smashing against the house. The key is that the house was built on the rock of Jesus, and the rock of putting His words into practice. Is your house built on Jesus? Did you dig your foundation deep into Him, or was the house hastily erected? Read Luke 6:48,He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. You see, when the storms come in our life, either it will make us full of trust in God, or angry and brittle, full of doubt and unbelief. You have a free will, its up to you! You can be a wise man or a foolish man. Jesus is calling us to put into action, His word. Here is the key, read Matthew 7:24-27,Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.  Jesus tells us that there are only two kinds of trees planted, read Matthew 7:15-20,Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. There are trees that bear good fruit and trees that bear bad fruit.  You see the bad trees bear bad fruit, the good trees bear good fruit. And Jesus also tells us, that there are two foundations: one that will withstand the storms and one that will not. The picture is very clear.You are either walking God's way, experiencing His transformation in your life and knowing His strength for difficult times, or you are walking away from God, producing nothing of eternal value and are vulnerable to the storms that may come your way. You are one or the other,ask yourself, which one do you think you are? Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !