John 1:14, "And the WORD became flesh and dwelt among us,...full of Grace and Truth." I can "GIVE" you a text telling you I am praying for you or I can "COME" to you and pray with you. If I come to you, it is much more personal. Grace (unmerited Favor) and Truth come together through the person JESUS CHRIST. Grace is not a doctrine or teaching; GRACE is personal, it is JESUS! JESUS did not come to give more laws, HE came to "bring" GRACE, which is HIS Truth. JESUS came down to where we are to lift us up to where HE is! What does all of this mean? Romans 8:1, "Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in CHRIST JESUS." We have the power of CHRIST to rise above our temptations and be in our righteous identity in CHRIST. How can we stop our temptations? At the very moment it comes, confess that you are the righteousness of GOD in CHRIST JESUS! You may not be able to stop the birds from flying over you, but you can certainly stop a bird from building a nest on your head. PRAYER - ABBA FATHER, thank YOU that JESUS came to set me free of bondage and sin. THOUGHT - I am lifted up with JESUS because of HIS Grace and Truth. MEDITATION (remember Meditation is to speak out loud) - The HOLY SPIRIT quickens me to be an "over-comer", I am a conqueror . REFLECTION - The HOLY SPIRIT will guide me in triumph over every challenge today. HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH, I AM FORGIVEN, I HAVE NO DOUBTS, I HAVE HIS POWER! AMEN.
I pray today that you realize you are HIS, just focus on HIM and expect miracles of faith. Remember Grace and Truth are personal! Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1 GOD IS GOD!
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1 Thessalonians 5:20-21, "Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good." I have been asked, "How do I read the Bible"? My question is, "WHY do you read the Bible"? We have all seen the "read the Bible in a year" or "the complete study guide". We immediately treat it like any other book, to read it. I read the Bible from need. I need help and the Bible provides it every time. Then as I read the HOLY SPIRIT takes over and I begin to "hunger and thirst" for more. The words come alive! PRAYER - LORD, give me a discerning heart. Let me know what is in YOUR heart for me today. THOUGHT - I want to read the Bible to know who JESUS is. MEDITATION - I read the Bible because I need answers. REFLECTION - I am to "test" everything with GOD'S WORD, it will be my guide in life. IT'S NOT HOW, IT'S WHY?
May you discover the WHY, today.... Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1 GOD IS GOD! Luke 7:4-7, "Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much..." I believe GOD is always present with me but when things are pretty "smooth" and without strife I tend to say "thanks" and move on. My pride, ego and selfishness keeps me from that personal relationship of depending on HIM. I guess everyone wants to be the Captain of the Ship in smooth weather. But when the storms come, I spend every second, of every minute of everyday talking, listening, praising and giving my cares to JESUS. Right where I should be, with HIM! The woman loved JESUS much because she was forgiven much. In that case, I should be full of love. The Storms rage and I enjoy them because I seek GOD even more, my relationship is uninterrupted with my Pride, Selfishness and Desire for Worldly pleasures. I just want HIM! I have realized GOD is everywhere. My HELL is when I my eternal search for HIM is not genuine. To want to love HIM with all of my heart and that would be to love HIM much! PRAYER - YES LORD, I love the storms, because I seek YOU more. It's just YOU and me LORD! THOUGHT - I have been forgiven MUCH! MEDITATION - I am forgiven of the sins I know and those I don't know; Knowing I am forgiven much teaches me to love JESUS more. REFLECTION - So I am to forgive as JESUS forgives; love as JESUS loves; pray as JESUS prays; deal with suffering as JESUS dealt with suffering; and accept my FATHER'S will as JESUS accepted the FATHER'S will. I am learning to love MUCH, because I am forgiven MUCH!
Expect great Blessings, You are special to GOD. Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1 GOD IS GOD! 1 Peter 3:18, "For CHRIST also suffered once for sins...that HE might bring us to GOD..." I have really sowed nothing good, but through JESUS, I have reaped every good blessing. That my Friend, is Unmerited Favor! And the only thing I can do, is THANK HIM and asking that these Blessings are manifest in my life everyday so I can be a Blessing to others. On the Cross, JESUS took upon HIMSELF all the sins that I would commit in my lifetime, not just from the time I was born until I was saved. PRAYER - FATHER, thank YOU that ALL my sins are forgiven. THOUGHT - I will never know GOD'S UNMERITED FAVOR if I am not sure GOD has forgiven me. MEDITATION - LORD, all that I have is YOURS, and what YOU have is mine. I DON'T DESERVE THIS Grace and Mercy! REFLECTION - All is forgiven! I am free! Abundant Prayers for you my friend.
Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1 GOD IS GOD! 1 Thessalonians 5:18, "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of GOD in CHRIST JESUS for you." We have all been through some tough storms lately. Was I thankful for the storm? Absolutely not! But I was thankful that JESUS was with me, thankful I surrendered to the HOLY SPIRIT to guide me. Yes, I truly appreciated the presence of our LORD and HE grew in value to me. Besides, HE knows when I lie and thanking HIM for the storm would be a lie! I found that I began to actually practice HIS presence with me, by thanking HIM for being with me. All of a sudden I began to feel so special that I could count on HIM to intervene on my behalf. However, small it was, I experienced a grain of Faith and HE responded to that Faith. PRAYER - LORD, teach me to acknowledge YOU in all situations. HOLY SPIRIT fill me with YOUR presence, wisdom, strength and success. THOUGHT - I will acknowledge JESUS in every situation, because HE is always with me. MEDITATION - I don't like storms but I am going to give thanks continually and give my cares to HIM. I have found when I focus on JESUS, I have the same joy as during the calm. REFLECTION - When I give thanks, I appreciate JESUS. When I appreciate HIM HE grows in value to me. I am giving thanks for you my friend.
Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1 GOD IS GOD! Psalm 68:1, "Let GOD arise, let HIS enemies be scattered..." Have you ever hear a Christian talking about what "the evil one" did to them, how they spent the whole night "rebuking the devil? Too many times they go around telling people what the devil is doing instead of talking about what the LORD is telling them. Instead of magnifying JESUS and the presence of the HOLY SPIRIT, the devil is magnified. PRAYER - LORD, let me always magnify YOU. YOU are my Commander in Chief I will follow you. THOUGHT - I know with full assurance that the HOLY SPIRIT is present in me and I have GOD'S unmerited favor. MEDITATION - JESUS I want a closer walk with you. I will be JESUS conscious and not devil-conscious. REFLECTION - When I have the HOLY SPIRIT I will not lose conscious. "Let GOD arise, let HIS enemies be scattered!
Abundant Blessings. Randy Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1 GOD IS GOD! Genesis 12:2, " ... I will Bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a Blessing." Blessed - "to make Sacred or Holy, to speak well of". Being Blessed means there are NO compromises! I can't imagine the detail of what JESUS did for us on the Cross. HE took all of the sins of the World upon HIMSELF; past, present and future for everyone. Yes, the sins we have today and tomorrow, HE took upon HIMSELF! NO COMPROMISES, NO MUTUAL CONCESSIONS, now is that a Blessing or What? PRAYER - FATHER thank you that I am blessed by YOU. LORD, I ask you to help me read the Bible and to see YOUR message come alive. THOUGHT - I am going to experience Blessings today, I will experience Sacred and Holy revelations. MEDITATION - I am asking the HOLY SPIRIT to help me read the Bible to give me the power of JESUS.
I AM WRITING: I am confident GOD will reveal to me how to Bless others. I AM BLESSED AND I SHALL BE A BLESSING. Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1 GOD IS GOD! Jeremiah 20:11, "But the LORD is with me as a mighty, awesome ONE..." The best time to thank JESUS of HIS presence is when you don't "feel" HIS presence. Feelings can be deceptive, go by HIS promise that HE is IMMANUEL (GOD WITH US)! I cannot psych myself out of fear nor can I psych myself out of worry. It takes the presence of the LORD that keeps me free from worry! JESUS doesn't ask us to live in a state of denial; HE is saying, "In the midst of your affliction, I AM YOUR SHIELD, PROVIDER; I AM YOUR REFUGE! Psalm 97:5, "The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD." PRAYER TODAY - I cannot psych away my fears and worries. Therefore, I cast all my cares into YOUR hands. THOUGHT - If GOD is for us, who can be against us? It's not "maybe" or "hopefully" GOD is with us..IT'S HIS PROMISE! MEDITATION - I expect great things in all that I do today; GOD says that I am special. WRITE - What ever I think about is the direction my life is going. I will stand out with integrity because I am "Highly Favored", even my enemies will have to agree the LORD is with me. AMEN!! HALLELUIAH!!!
Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1 GOD IS GOD! 1 Corinthians 11:24-25, "...Do this in remembrance of ME..." This morning as I was having bread and water, I began to offer it up to our LORD. Then I thought of this scripture and I began to have Communion (The HOLY SACRAMENT) with HIM. Remembering CHRIST in what HE has done in HIS life, HIS death and HIS resurrection. To really participate with CHRIST, HIS life becomes our lives. Then I began to receive the understanding that partaking of the Holy Communion is not a "ritual" but a time to remember and draw close to JESUS. Here we meditate upon the power of the CROSS. Communion is a time of being absorbed by JESUS; receiving and giving love and accepting HIS Divine life in our bodies as we eat and drink. It renews our consciousness of our free gift purchased by the blood of JESUS. What a way to start the day! Yes, we can "take" and "receive" communion in every bite and drink of every meal of every day! IT NEVER TASTED SO GOOD! As I am taking communion this morning I also committed that JESUS will also being my last thought before I go to sleep. When I go to sleep praising and thinking of HIM, I wake up refreshed and rested. WHAT IS OUR PRAYER TO SHARE? LORD, thank YOU for YOUR presence with us today. Nothing matters except being with YOU now, no thoughts of tomorrow. Just YOU and me! A GOOD THOUGHT FOR TODAY? I am going to start the day with JESUS, keep HIM with me and have HIM as my last thought before I go to sleep. I WILL MEDITATE ON? Experiencing HIS presence in everything! Each meal, snack is no longer a habit; it is Communion. I am invincible by HIS WORD, Isaiah 54:17, "...no weapon formed against you shall prosper..." Today I am different than yesterday...I am changing.
Abundant Blessings.... Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1 GOD IS GOD! Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is a gift of GOD:..." I don't need to hear how sinful and terrible I am; I ALREADY KNOW IT! It only confirms the opinion I already have of myself and I sink deeper in my own hopelessness and guilt. Even though they may be true statements, they are not the GOSPEL message. TURN OR BURN! Threatening people with HELL! THAT IS NOT GOOD NEWS! In fact the actual translation is: To Good To Be True - Good News! JESUS died to make us righteous, all we have to do is Believe. Our acceptance of GOD isn't based on how holy we are; it's based on JESUS' sacrifice for us. I don't have to hear how bad I am, I already know it; and I don't need to hear how good I am, because I won't believe it. Tell me JESUS loves me as much as HE does Moses, King David, Mary, Joshua and Isaiah and I am speechless: THAT IS JUST TO GOOD TO BE TRUE GOOD NEWS! PRAYER: LORD, I commit my day to YOU, trusting in YOUR unmerited FAVOR, wisdom and strength. MY THOUGHT? I am not asking why, I am just accepting GOD'S gift of love and forgiveness. I WILL MEDITATE ON? GOD is no longer angry, HE draws me near with love and does not drive me away with fear. JUST TO GOOD TO BE TRUE! MY SONG? JESUS LOVES ME.
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