The Blood

 

The Blood

Colossians 1:19-20

 

19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

The Blood never expires it lives and flows from the throne of heaven. There is a holy place above the heavens and earth. The throne is where our Savior sits at the right hand of the Father. The glory is theirs as they reign eternally. Eternal life is in the blood of Jesus. Speak Lord to our hearts and minds as we humble ourselves before You.

Romans 5:8-11 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

There are mysteries that have been given to the prophets and disciples by You. We are praying for understanding and the wisdom to continue the work of the good news. Our hearts and minds are made up to follow Jesus. We believe in You, and we walk by faith on our journey. Your blood was the only sacrifice that pleased the Father for the payment of our sins. This sacrifice was the final payment for the sins of the world. 

The power of the blood brings us close to You. Our minds have been filled with darkness and sin. The way that we lived was wicked and unholy in Your sight. Sin had us blind and bound as we crawled around in the darkness. Even our conscious minds were seared when we did sinful things. Our lives and thoughts were corrupt because we were slaves to sin. When we heard about the good news of the gospel there was a light that fell upon us. Your blood opened our eyes to see our guilt and shame.

Now that our eyes are open to the light and life of Jesus, we are no longer bound by sin because we have found a new Master to follow. The grace and mercies that have been given to us is far more than anything we’ve ever known to be the goodness of God. The blood is life, and it offers us the new life that Christ spoke about when we accept Him as our Lord and Savior.

There is so much love that God has poured out to us from His throne. We are living in His grace and have the Word of truth to believe in the One who died for the sins of the world. The marvelous mystery that Paul revealed was about letting us know that the Gentiles can receive salvation and the Holy Spirit too. Colossians 1:26-27 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. 27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 

Our hope and faith in Jesus put us in Christ. He lives in us through our faith in Him. His love for us is more than our finite minds can comprehend. God’s blessings come to us by faith. We are the ransom that was purchased by the blood of the Lamb. God made peace with us through sending His Son, Jesus to die for our sins and making atonement for our offenses, transgressions, and iniquities against God.

Life and death are two of God’s mysteries that we’ve tried to understand through our human logic and reasoning. The glory that reigns from above is far beyond our intelligent minds. There was a hefty price that Christ paid to demonstrate His divine plan that was hidden in eternity before time. He sits on the right side of the Father interceding and advocating for us to run our race to the finish line. There is a crown of righteousness and reward awaiting us on the day of Christ’s arrival.

Let us remember Matthew 26:26-29   And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” 27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

The blood of Jesus did all of this for His people who believe by faith who follow Him. His blood and life were given for the love He has for us. The Lamb of God who was crucified over 2000 years ago on Mt. Calvary. His blood lives because it is the power that redeemed us from the works of darkness, and it defeated death the last enemy that is now powerless. Death can no longer separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus because He is risen. We shall be resurrected by the blood of Jesus and inherit everlasting life.

 

Risen

 

When the sun shines from above

Remember the warmth of My love

I will never leave you

Although the earth has evolved

Please know that I am God

I’ve inscribed My words on your hearts

So much has taken place from the beginning

Please read My Word to learn

The history of the garden

From the time that I created man

Things have taken a sudden course

But know that I am always in charge

I am offering you a chance to believe

Through My Word and relationship

I have granted mankind another chance

If you follow My teachings you will witness

The evidence of My resurrection

When I return I will save all believers

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My Guiding Light

 

My Guiding Light

John 8:12

12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

 

The purpose for the light is to guide us into the will and love of God. There is freedom when we can see the light and walk in the truth. Our souls are moving closer to the plans that God has predestined. We are learning how to discern when to move by the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit is giving us the wisdom to follow in the footsteps of Christ on our path and guiding us in the way that we should walk.

The Word of the Lord is illuminating the path as we obey God. As we keep going toward the light it seems to get bigger and brighter. Jesus is the light of the world. When our eyes become open to the truth in the scriptures, we will circumspectly be mindful of our behavior and attitudes and be conscientious in pleasing the Lord. We will put on righteousness as we live for Christ.  His life is the example of why we love, forgive, show kindness, have mercy for others and pray for one another. 

The Word of the Lord gives us the truth in how we should be living our lives. The Word is clear about the things that we should stay away from that will dim our light. We are no longer part takers of the works of darkness when we confess the Lord Jesus as the Son of God, and He was raised from the dead. He is risen. Our belief in Him puts us in Christ whereby faith we stand in righteousness and justification before God, the Father.

Our will is no longer dominating us because we have now come under God’s will. He is our creator and Lord that we submit our will and lives to. God’s will for us is the work of the cross that His Son, Jesus finished for us by dying for our sins to offer us salvation through grace by faith. Jesus’ blood was the chosen sacrifice that pleased God. His blood made the atonement for our sins. That was God’s divine providence to reveal to mankind that He was pleased with His Son the perfect spotless Lamb of God was slain to forgive us for the penalty of our sins. Our sins separated us from God because He is holy.

During the separation man fell deep into darkness where there is nothing but evil, burning desires of evil, thoughts of more evil and wickedness grew into the minds and hearts of men. They were lost and blind and sin was their master. They practiced sin day and night as their bodies burn for more passion and corruption was everywhere man tread. This was the trajectory from the time Adam and Eve fell in the garden of Eden until the days of Noah. That’s when God revealed to Noah to build an ark because He was going to flood the earth due to the evil and sin that man loved. The people’s hearts had all grown dark, but Noah and his family were found righteous. 

Satan is the devil. He is the evil one who tempted Eve and Adam in the garden of Eden. He and the fallen angels taught men how to be sinful, wicked, evil, selfish, and rotten to the core. There is nothing good in Satan and the evil spirits that serve him. This is their mission to temp man throughout every generation to fall into sin and become enslaved to sin because this is what displeases God and causes us to be further separated from knowing Him.

This is the works of the kingdom of darkness where Satan lives and his legion of demons. Their work is to destroy and corrupt every soul that is born to promote the works of darkness and build their army of legions. Eternal damnation, pain and suffering is the reward for those who obey Satan.

How do we know that we are sinful and separated from God when all we know is the darkness? When Adam disobeyed God in the garden of Eden, he ate the fruit from the forbidden Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil, God cursed the serpent, Adam and Eve died spiritually from knowing God as they did before. Every human being has inherited Adam’s sin nature and are born in iniquity thereby spiritually separated from God. 

Jesus is the light of the world and life. He reveals to man the light where there is love, peace, newness, freedom, and life. These things are not seen in the darkness. This darkness resides in sinful men who do not come to Jesus. When the Holy Spirit makes His presence known to us our spirit man becomes awaken to the Spirit of God. It’s like walking in a dark house at night no one can clearly see their way where they’re going but our senses and feet maybe familiar with our surroundings, but when we find the light and turn it on everything is seen more clearly and we can see which way to walk without hurting ourselves or stumbling. 

God’s Word tells us to come to Jesus all who are weary and tired from their labors. He is our Messiah the anointed One sent by the Father to save us from eternal damnation. He wants us to come and confess our sins and believe in Him for He is the light of men. He is the door for us to walk into the light of our salvation. John 1:4-5 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Romans 6:8-14 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. 13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

The gospel of the good news is being herald globally in all seven continents and reaching places that are not yet made known to men. The Holy Bible holds the history of the beginning of time when God revealed Himself through His Word and works. Genesis 1:1-5 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.

There is no one that will have an excuse that will be accepted on the day of judgement who do not repent and accept Christ as their Lord and Savior. There is no salvation in any other name but Jesus Christ of Nazareth. The One who God sent His Son to die for the sins of the world and raised Him from the dead. The power, authority and dominion are His and He’s the light and life. We must follow the Holy Spirit and walk in the Spirit for our fruit will be seen as well as our salt and light will bring God the glory.

 

Dark World

 

As my soul wanders the earth I will pray

I am stricken with disbelief by the wickedness

There’s hidden traps, battles, and attacks

My thoughts are searching to find righteousness

The true meaning of life lies within

As I face each obstacle I will not quit

I am learning to read God’s Word

There are spiritual mysteries around me

As He leads my soul to the paths of righteousness

There is everlasting life that remains

It’s in His Word that we walk by faith

I’m pressing on towards the light

When darkness falls near me

I will call upon my Savior

For I am no longer bound by Satan

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Remember Me

 

Remember Me

John 12:27-30

“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.” 29 Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.” 30 Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake. 

There will be times when we may not feel certain if we are doing the will of the Lord. Our feelings will fight against us and war against our faith, back and forth our thoughts are waging war against our will to serve God.  One minute we’re meditating on what the Word of the Lord says and the next minute we’re battling with understanding what does forgiving someone seventy times seven means? When we feel pain and our hearts are hurting.

This is the Word of the Lord speaking to us and letting us know His will for our lives. The scriptures are God’s instructions on how we are to obey and follow Christ. These are His teachings and commandments. The real war is happening within our minds and hearts. The way that we’re thinking and feeling about life is programmed thinking. Our walk with the Lord must produce fruit in our lives. The issues in the heart comes out in our behavior, attitudes and relationships. Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, But his heart is not with you.

As we seek the kingdom of God we will experience all kinds of issues, things will not always feel good because there will be pain and suffering for the righteous. But let us remember that all things are working for our good scripture tells us in Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

We will have offenses at times as we grow in our walk. But we must not allow them to plant the seed of hate, unforgiveness, evil, discord and hold grudges against our brothers and sisters in Christ. That is what will happened if we don’t release the anger and hurt. It doesn’t matter who’s at fault or what happened we must forgive and keep pressing on in Christ. Therefore, as we continue to learn about what Jesus taught His disciples we will grow in our understanding and have the wisdom to apply the same teachings to our lives.

We are ambassadors for Christ. We have all these examples of how to live and walk by faith. There is so much more that the Father wants to show us and do in our lives. But we must learn to cut things off at the roots the things that consistently pull at our hearts to turn us back to our past. This will hinder our walk in Christ. Our feelings play on our minds and an idle mind is the devils playground. It is a dangerous game to play. We must press onward and follow Christ.

There is a war going on 24/7 between God and Satan. Saints we are under attack as well. When we desire to do good evil is always present that is the Word of the Lord. The Lord is revealing these things to us in scripture i.e., Romans 7:21 I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. Paul learned that he desired to do good because that pleased the Lord and yet his mind and body was warring against his will to do good by reminding him of the sin that was still there in his body.

Many of us fail to discern the wisdom in knowing which to choose because we’re not strong enough to see that the little foxes are destroying the vine. When our minds are titillating on the things that we aren’t willing to forget or let go the enemy stirs up our old feelings of our past sins by wearing us out with stress, fear, and the drama to entice us to fall back into bondage. We must know that is not the will of the Father for us because we have been blood bought.

Satan is behind these attacks because he is the author of confusion and wants to thwart us from growing in our faith. Are we praising God and worshipping Him? This is a vital part of our walk and relationship with the Lord. Are we building intimacy? Saints, we must press on and forget those things in the past. Let us remember the works and words of the Lord in how He led us to Him. He carried us through the storms of life, healed us, delivered us, provided food and shelter, removed the scales from our eyes and opened our ears to hear and receive the good news of the gospel.

We are supposed to be feeding our minds and souls with the Word of the Lord. His Word is our sustenance to remain connected to the Vine which is Christ Jesus. He is the Bread of Life, and our hearts should always turn there to be fed, filled and drink from the living water which is the Word.

We must fight the good fight of faith with the sword of the mighty Word of God. Bind and cast down every argument, evil and negative thought that run through our minds daily. That is our work to keep watch of what we allow and entertain in our minds and pull down those strong imaginations against us and speak the Word of the Lord that we are blood washed and bought by the Blood of Jesus. We must open our Bibles and find the scriptures to speak out loud. This binds and loose the enemies hold on us.    

 

Reveal

When you hear the birds think of Me

Be grateful for every sun rise

I am shining down upon you

Feel My warmth as you breathe

I know that you must believe

No wisdom or knowledge can compare

Only the Creator knows His creations

Earth is performing My glory

I am God who made the universe

I’m everywhere all the time

The oceans and the seas fear Me

The rivers run wild to please Me

I feel what you feel talk to Me

I’m listening and I want a relationship

If only you knew how much I love you

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The Inner Man

 

The Inner Man
2 Corinthians 5:17

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 

As we yield our lives to Christ we must read and study the Word of the Lord. First, we must love God with all our mind, heart, soul, and strength. Also, love our neighbor as ourselves. These are Jesus’s commandments. Our minds and hearts must not lean to our understanding about governing our lives. The Word teaches us about how we should conduct ourselves, how-to live-in peace, honor God by obeying His Word and forgiving those who have hurt us.

When we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior our lives will change into becoming a new man in Christ. Our minds and hearts will become awaken to the life of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit will make His presence known in us through an encounter of His choosing. Our spirit within us will become awaken to the Spirit of God. This is the regenerative process of a believer when he or she becomes born again. We will be able to comprehend the spiritual things that the Holy Spirit teaches and downloads within us.

As followers of Christ, we must learn how to follow Jesus and live the way the Bible says to please God. We cannot do this on our own or with other methods that we may feel right in our abilities and capacity. The work of the Holy Spirit in our lives is to seal us to Him when we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior. We are submitting our will and lives to Jesus and believe that He is the Son of God, died for our sins, and rose three days later from the grave. We believe the good news of the gospel and put our faith in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:13-14 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Now that we’ve confessed with our mouths the Lord Jesus and have picked up our cross, we are now walking a new path to learning, growing, maturing, and becoming ambassadors for Christ. The Holy Spirit is our helper and teacher in guiding us every day of our lives until the day of redemption. We must yield our will and allow Him to lead us into righteousness by humbling ourselves and thanking Him for His presence in our lives. He knows how to show us the Father’s will and keep us moving forward on the right path.  

He knows what’s going on in the spirit realm to guide and instruct us to victory. Because there is evil present every where in the heavenlies that we cannot see nor discern the wickedness and deceiving spirits that are in the air and how Satan only wants to kill, steal, and destroy us. Our hearts should always be grateful and thankful for the Holy Spirit living inside us. 

During the regenerative process our old man is dying as our new man is being formed within us. Our old mind and ways that we learned are no longer ruling our decisions nor are we doing the things we did wrong anymore. The old life we lived pleasing ourselves is dead we must renew our minds with the Word of the Lord. We are like babes in the beginning stages of our new life in Christ. Remember we gave Him our lives and accepted Him as Lord. Now we must surrender to His will and follow Him.

Every day is a process in learning what is God’s standards of righteousness for right living e.g., some people use cuss words to express themselves and in how they communicate with others and think nothing more about it. However, when we become born again, we must not let that kind of talk come out of our mouths. Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

The scriptures are God’s words given to us for right living and it is our responsibility to read, study and rightly divide the word of truth and apply it to our lives. The scriptures reveal to us the wrong things that we should not do as children of God as well as those right things to do as we follow Christ. Christ is the head of the church, and He is sitting on the throne interceding and advocating on our behalf to the Father for our good. If we say that we follow Christ, the Messiah then our fruit will show it. John 15:1-3 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 

The new spirit is our inner man and that is where God comes to meet us and communicates with us. He’s revealing His Spirit to us through our spirit. We must keep our hearts and minds free from all matters of evil and protect our spirit from the things that do not please God. By not allowing corrupt behavior, sinful living, and wrong desires to entice and entertain us. We must remove our members e.g., eyes, ears, mouths, hands, and our bodies from unclean things. Our inner man is pure, and it is the part of us that God created new in us to prosper and bless us with the spiritual things to equip and empower us to do miraculous and amazing things and to connect us to Him.

We are victorious when we feed our inner man with the Word of the Lord. God opens our spiritual understanding so that we can discern the things in the spirit to follow His truth and righteousness. Our lives will be different, and our fruit will be multiplied as we remain in the presence of the Lord as we grow in our obedience to Him. This is what happens when we die to self and live for Christ. We will hunger and thirst after God’s righteousness and be filled.

The old desires and old man will no longer have a grip on us, and we will not go back to living a life of sin. The old dirty garments we use to wear; anger, rage, filthy language and lying will not fit us. Because our new clothes that we’ve been given by the Holy Spirit will show how we love, pursue peace, walk in humility, kindness, and forgiveness. Our minds are being renewed in His knowledge and wisdom. As we yield to being conformed into the image of His Son Christ Jesus.

In closing, we must continue to strengthen our inner man with the Word of the Lord and lean not to our own understanding but acknowledge the Lord in all our ways. The Holy Spirit is living within us and will never leave nor forsake us. We must not take Him for granted or grieve Him. Let us continue to show our gratitude and love as we sing praises to God. Ephesians 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

             

The Eyes

Don’t be deceived by the things you see

You must not believe that everything is true

Many times, you’ve been disappointed

Eyes are open, but you’re walking dead

 Going by your physical sight could be fatal

Pray, listen, and obey God

The Word says try the spirit by the spirit

What is the Holy Spirit saying to you?

Stop and listen

Not in the carnal, but in the spirit

On the inside is where He dwells

He utters messages to your inner man

Stay, or leave and don’t look back

God has given you a spiritual gift

You must discern the things that live in the spirit

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In the Will of the Lord

 

In the Will of the Lord

Proverbs 19:21

There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.

Our hearts may be heavy about the issues of life. Day in and day out our minds are being consumed with how are we going to make it through life, pay a bill, eat, clothing, shelter, our health care, and wellness. These earthly concerns are every man’s concern whether poor or rich. Our time is spent on trying to figure these things out. It seems as if every man is for themselves so to speak. Scripture tells us in Proverbs 22:2 The rich and the poor have this in common, The Lord is the maker of them all.

We must not forget that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Our Father in heaven knows what we need before we do. He already knows how to provide the things that we are laboring and toiling over day after day. Many people feel so alone and burden by the cares of life that they are willing to give up and stop living. Then there’s others who are wasting away their resources on foolish living and some are chasing after the wind and schemes to make ends meet. We have many who have stored up their treasures in their bank accounts, stocks, bonds, and savings.

Our souls are precious to the Lord we must ponder and know that it is the Lord’s breath that we are breathing. We are made in His image, and He says that He has a plan, hope and future for us in scripture 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 a future and a hope.  If we believe in Jesus and trust in Him for all that He’s done to save us from eternal damnation, then why are we allowing the cares of life to steal our peace and hope in God’s eternal plan? It’s easy to fall into the grind and hustle in laboring to make a living. But are we truly listening to what the Word of the Lord tells us in Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

This is what God wants us to believe and trust Him for providing and helping us to let go of worrying about everything that we need. He is the One who says that we can put our trust in Him and will add these things to us.  But first we must seek His kingdom, and all His righteousness will be added to us according to Matthew 6:33. It is His will for us to cast our fears, worries, anxieties and cares on Him.

If we are busy with trying to fix our lives and worrying about the things in the future, then we are not resting in the will of the Lord.  He has given us His Word to only trust in Him not in our selves nor others, bank accounts, wealth, or in our earthy pursuits. Today is all that we should be concern about when we have fully given our hearts and lives to Christ. We are not the only living flesh that He cares for and feeds. The birds, animals, and fish are provided for by His lovingkindness. The birds do not sow, nor harvest and yet our heavenly Father feeds them.

Jesus came to give us life and that more abundantly. There is more to our lives than just focusing on the present conditions and circumstances that we may be facing. He is the Son of God and came to this earth 2000 years ago to speak life into the hearts of men and women who also were busy and consumed with their living and issues. Many were crying out to Jesus to deliver them and remove the yoke off their lives. The Word of the Lord open their hearts and ears to receive the good news of the gospel. The people’s hearts and minds were changed, and they followed Jesus.

Today we are no different we must activate our faith and learn of Him and accept the message of the cross as we seek to know the will of the Lord. It is His good pleasure to give us the kingdom.  Luke 12:32 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Also, Isaiah 55:1-3 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. 2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance. 3 Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—The sure mercies of David.

This is all a part of the provisions of the will of God for all His people who love Him. Now is the time to activate our faith and trust in the Lord’s Word. We must study the scriptures and apply the Word to our lives. Pray and receive that He cares for us.  This life is only a vapor of time and yet the hope of glory is awaiting our souls. Saints, we must fight on and stand on the Word. 

Our Savior lives and it is His will that we know, love, and obey Him, cast our cares upon Him because we are in Christ. There’s a peace and love for the righteous that surpasses all our understanding when we remain steadfast in the Lord. We must follow Jesus and feed our souls with the Word of God for it is the power of our salvation. Romans 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

Don’t Give Up

Life does get hard and yes, it’s not easy

But through Christ you must believe

Having faith and trusting in Jesus

There will be times when you want to quit

Things don’t always work out right

The ups and downs seem to never get straight

If only you could see, we walk by faith

As believers we must learn 

God has never broken a promise

When you feel like you want to faint

Don’t give up just remember His Word

He shall mount up with wings like an eagle

Your strength shall be renewed

God will give you the grace to go through

He controls the wind to uplift you

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He's Alive

 

He’s Alive

Revelation 1:18

18 I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. 

Lord, Your Spirit is living and blowing breath into the nostrils of all mankind and every living being. Your word has established the order of every kind of living flesh that you created. These mysteries are a part of Your masterpiece. The birds, fish, animals, and people have a different kind of flesh. And yet there is always news about philosophies spreading all around the world claiming to know and understand the nature and life of these beings.

You have spoken into existence let us make man into our image for Your glory. While You, the Father and Holy Spirit were putting these different kinds of flesh into the earth no one beside You the triune God was there. As You created these brilliant creatures for Your canvas every living thing with breath was crawling, moving, walking, blooming, every plant was growing and producing the seed of its kind according to the purpose that You made it.

All these amazing creatures were living under the sun, moon, and stars as You envisioned. The sounds in the air communicated to its kind. No man will ever know such mysteries, nor will anyone take away Your glory and praise for You are the One who gives life and take it.

Since the fall of Adam and Eve their spirits were no longer connected to You to see into the spirit realm and to know You intimately as before. Their disobedience to sin by eating the fruit from the forbidden Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil separated them and all mankind in knowing You first and foremost spiritually until You create a new spirit in us. Sin entered the human race at that time of the fall and passed onto every person who is born into the world.

When we are born, we naturally gravitate to sin because that is our nature that we’ve inherited from Adam. We have no memory of You God to understand that we are blind and lost in sin from birth. Our sins separate us from knowing You because You are holy, and You hate sin.

Thank You God for Your divine providence to send Your Son, Jesus to save us from eternal damnation for our sin debt. You are Holy and we are filthy and stained by the curse of sin. But we thank You for revealing to us how we’ve disobeyed You when Adam fell. His life was perfect with You before he disobeyed Your command.

Those of us who believe in Jesus as the Son of God, the Messiah, Christ, the Anointed One, humble ourselves to give You the reverence and praise for Your Son, the Lamb of God, Your dispensation of grace. Our hearts cry out to You because You made a way for us to be redeemed from the curse of sin through the Blood of Jesus.

Many people do not understand the price of this transaction at the cross, but those of us who do have repented for our sins and know why we need to repent, believe, and accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. We can never be right in our efforts or works. Therefore, we must believe that Jesus is the Son of God and He died for every one’s sin, rose three days from the grave and was seen by His apostles and 500 witnesses. The Son of the living God went to hell and defeated the works of darkness and death. God open the grave with His power and His Son Jesus rosed up and it is so. Amen.

We believe and trust the Word of the Lord. Ephesians 1:19-21 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

No one knows us better than Him because our destinies are in Christ. If this message has touched you and your heart is open to learn more about Jesus, please open the Bible and start reading the Book of John and Romans and pray to the Holy Spirit to guide you and help you to understand the message of the cross and save you.

Lastly, have you ever felt low, and had no one to depend on or call for help? That was a set time for you to cry out to Jesus. He is Omnipresent right there with you in the spirit all you have to do is open your mouth and invite Him into your life. There will come a time when no one will be able to hide.

There’s grace, mercy, and forgiveness to free you from the pain, darkness, and despair. He’s a personal God who cares for the broken hearted, the poor, lost souls who are wandering around in the world feeling unloved. He’s at the door of your heart will you humble your spirit? He’s alive and desires to rescue all who cry out to Him.

 

 

Know My Voice

 

I know that you don’t understand My ways

Nor do you know My thoughts

I am all-knowing and My power is real

If you seek Me, I will speak

As you grow and walk in My word

You will begin to know that I AM there

I AM alive and My eyes are everywhere

I AM mysterious in all My ways

I want you to know Me because I love you

The day will come for you to hear

Your soul will know

I AM and you are My sheep

ã2004 “Naima’s Inspirational Melodies”

 

Weeping

 

Weeping
 Psalm 30:1-5

 

1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. 3 O Lord, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4 Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

 

Many of us are carrying worries, fears, pain, hurt, and sorrow. But we cannot forget about the power of God. We must never stop praising Him and lifting our hands toward heaven. He hears us and sees all our afflictions and knows how to deliver us.  Call on the name of the Lord because He is our strong tower. Read the scriptures about how our King fought many battles for the righteous and won every war! He is mighty and strong.

Every test has an expiration date. We must not think it is strange that we’re going through these afflictions because we are the righteous. There is much that we must learn about our faith in God and His power. Daily we must be intentional to spend time in the Word of the Lord and sit still. There is something that the Lord is saying to us. Sometimes our pain is speaking louder than the noise in the world but we must turn the noise down.

We must find the mute button and learn the importance of being quiet because there is only one voice that we must pay close attention to. It is a soft whisper that comes and goes quickly. Our minds must be calm and still. As we make time with the Lord personal. The Holy Spirit will let His presence be known if we patiently wait and listen.

The troubles that we’re dealing with are sometimes sent by God. The Lord will allow it to get our time and attention. This seems to be effective more than other ways to get our minds off our busy lives. We must acknowledge the Lord and cry out and ask Him to help us and trust Him. This is a starting point to finding refuge and shelter when life gets difficult, and the storms come.

Our love for God must grow as well as our faith when we feel like our backs are against the wall and there’s no place to go. We learn much through the things we suffer. Our souls may be weary and worn because we’re under an attack. Which way do we go and who do we turn to? These are some of the most asked questions that we wonder about in our circumstances and situations. There is only one option when we love the Lord. He is our only help.

We are chosen to walk with the Lord and our journey is different from the path we would have taken without God in our lives. So, we must not give up in thinking that our struggles and pain is for nothing. There is a purpose and reason for why we are being afflicted. There is a scripture that comes to my mind, 1 Peter 2:20-22 For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. 21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: 22 “Who committed no sin,
Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;

The righteous are called by the Lord to be sat apart which entails many trials, tests, and valleys to endure. We must hold on because the storms will not last always. The Lord is moving us along the journey. We are planting good seeds when we choose righteousness over ungodly behavior. As we learn about Jesus and His ways our tears will dry up because our souls are yearning for God’s mercies and compassion.

There will be a season of reaping that will bring a harvest into our lives. Yes, we will partake in this glorious time. Our day of rejoicing will come and every tear that we’ve sown doing the right thing will bloom blessings, victories, goodness, and an abundance of blessings will flow in our lives. Our testimonies will shake the heavens and earth as we run toward the hills.

The Lord will give us double for our troubles. There is no one who can bless us better than the Lord almighty. We must lay hold of the Word of the Lord because He tells us that we are His own. What a wonderful Word to hold on to knowing that Jesus loves us, and He sees us as His own. So, when our hearts and minds are heavy, we must count it all as joy because this too shall pass. Our faith is being tested and approved to receive those things that be not as though they were ours.

There will be a time when our tears will be for all the glory that the Lord has done in our lives. He made a way to bring it all to past and we must continually trust Him. He is alive and His Word is too. Let this mind be in us as it was in Christ.

We will receive eternal blessings according to our obedience to God. His saints are like sheep ready for the slaughter. Though weeping may endure for a night, but God’s everlasting joy will come in the morning. Our eyes have not seen nor have ears heard everything that is stored in heaven for the saints whose trust is in the Lord. Our weeping will come to an end and our joy will be eternal.

 

Tears in the Dark

 

As Satan tries to steal my joy

I will pray and keep fasting

My spiritual gun is loaded

I know that the Lord is watching

Dear Lord please rescue my soul

I have only Your Word

My peace is being interrupted

While my spirit is fighting

I will continue to cry out 

I know that there’s hope

The best is yet to come

If I hold on, I will get through

Weeping is a part of the victory

Although I cannot see through the night

My confidence is in the Lord

This is only for a season

I know that the sun will shine again

As I put my faith and tears in Thy hands

 ã2004 “Naima’s Inspirational Melodies”