Restoration

 

Restoration

 Isaiah 40:31

But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

 

There is nothing too hard for the Lord. We must run to Him and wait on His timing for all things. There is a set time for everything under heaven. There is a bigger plan that God is divinely rolling out from the heavens and earth. He has angels that sit and wait for His commands. We too must learn to sit and listen because our help comes from the Lord.  Psalm 121:1-2 I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? 2 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

These bodies that we live in are weak and flawed. Sometimes, we get sick and there is no cure to bring our pain and suffering to an end. But there is always a balm in Gilead that knows how to heal, restore, and comfort our souls. Psalm 23:1-3 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Jesus is our healer the balm in Gilead because He was sent by God the Father to save us. Everything that happens to us the Lord already knows because our souls belong to Him. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Isaiah 61:1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

We live in a fallen world that is corrupt with evil and sin. As we reflect when Adam was placed into the garden of Eden where there was no pain, sickness, suffering, toiling or sadness. He was living an abundant life with no fear, lack or discontentment, until he disobeyed God’s command. Genesis 2:15-17 Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” Genesis 3:4-6 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. God cursed the serpent and punished Adam and Eve, and they died spiritually. Genesis 3:24 So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

Our disobedience is sin. When we disobey God’s Word it is sin. He is a holy God and hates sin. He established commandments, laws, statues, and ordinances with His people. When we ignore them and choose to disobey, we bring calamity and suffering upon our lives. 1 Kings 21:25-29 But there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up. 26 And he behaved very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. 27 So it was, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his body, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went about mourning. 28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 “See how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity in his days. In the days of his son I will bring the calamity on his house.”

The people whose lives are in the Bible can help us learn things and teach us the right way to live before God. It is God’s will and desire for us to love and know Him and reverence Him in our lives. But we often fail to realize that God wants us to obey Him before we present our prayer list to Him. 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. 1 John 5:14-15 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

As we live our lives some people have experienced a lot of misfortune and have discovered to seek God for help and have found Him. It is through our pain and suffering when we feel the fires burning us. These times are ordained to wake us so that we will realize that God is calling us higher. Our minds must shift to seeking the kingdom of God. There is no other way to live that will bless our souls to enter the kingdom of God. It is a spiritual kingdom where God reigns and is sovereign. John 10:9-10 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

This step is very important that we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior. He is the anointed one, the Messiah who is the Lamb of God. He died for our sins and bore our infirmities and diseases. Matthew 8:16-17 When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.”

God is working out His divine will and plan in our lives. Our restoration may not look like what we hoped for, nonetheless, God has decided our portion. Sometimes, His restoration may be to remove us from a hard place into a better situation or allow us to endure something painful and bless us for double in a new season. Isaiah 61:7 Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; Everlasting joy shall be theirs. Job 42:10 And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. As we see that in these circumstances the Lord spoke and fulfilled His Word. Therefore, He knows what we need and how to transform our lives to bring us into the kingdom of God which is eternal life.

Our physical healings are a blessing but are nothing compared to our spiritual blessings and healings. The physical ends when we die, but the spiritual is life in the Spirit which is eternal life.  Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. 43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. Philippians 3:20-21 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

The Lord is weaving His Word into us to draw us close. We are being made new. The righteousness of the Lord is being knitted within our souls as we renew our minds with the Word of God. Our hope is in the promises of God and should not be in the physical and tangible things that are only temporary and fading away.

Many of God’s people have witnessed His love and mercies in near death experiences. They know how merciful God is according to His faithfulness. He has not forgotten us. We must repent and ask the Lord to remove the stone away from our hearts, so that His love, Word and Spirit flows in us. As we pray to God let us give Him our hearts so that we will be made new.

The righteous are the fruit of the harvest. It is better to seek the Lord while we still have time, because the hour is nearer. Let us be vigilant, sober-minded and watchmen over our lives, families, neighbors and remain servants. There is greater coming, but we must not lose heart in trusting God. Let the weak say I am strong and forget not all His benefits and new mercies. Jesus is alive and the blood never loses its power to save and resurrect us. Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

 

 

Be Still

 

Fast and pray for discipline

Your mind and spirit need renewing

The soul gets tired and weak

There are things that are invisible

They surround your life and thoughts

You must learn how to fight

Negativity will hinder your progress

If you don’t understand how to pray

God is there to help you through it

 If you believe and seek His will

The forces that are against you will flee

Be determine to focus

 In the quiet places within your soul

God is shaping and restoring

The potter’s clay to make you whole

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A Clean Heart

 

A Clean Heart

Psalm 51:10-11

Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

 

We must pray to the Father to clean our hearts and make us new in Christ Jesus. As humble servants this should be our major prayer. The blessings from God are bestowed upon the righteous. When we live right before the Lord there is nothing that we will lack. Proverbs 9:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Psalm 37:25 I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread. God is holy and just in all His ways. Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.

Oftentimes, we bombard God with our prayer lists and fail to see the condition of our hearts. Proverbs 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts. There is so much hurt, and pain buried inside many of us that the Lord wants to heal. But first we must come to Jesus. Repent, accept Christ as our Savior and believe that He is the Son of God. Acts 2:38-39 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” God is concern about who we are in Christ and saving us. He is waiting on us to surrender our will and live for Him. There is a purpose and plan that’s bigger than us that He has designed for us. But first we must seek Him for the plan and purpose.

If our hearts are broken and full of darkness, there is no light in us to show us God’s truth. However, God knows the end of a thing before He creates it. Genesis 1:26-27 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.  The Lord knows us better than we know ourselves. So, whatever we are masking and hiding He sees everything. John 4:24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” Therefore, there is no place to run or hide. When we accept Christ, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within us and is our helper. 1 John 4:15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.  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.

There is hidden trauma, hate, anger, fear, tears, etc. within many souls. These people are living a defeated life because they are bound by the powers of darkness. They are turning to destructive vices, on the path to a short life, the broad road is where many enter in through the wide gate. The wicked and demonic spirits await those who stumble upon this path to lure and entice them with broken promises, fame, flattery, and deception. When our hearts are heavy, we are not sober-minded to discern the snares and schemes that befall our paths. But thanks be to God because He is always watching over us. Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.

God’s divine providence is to save us because He loved us first before we knew Him. We are being pursued. 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. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. He knows the ones who will accept His Son. The Holy Spirit is working within us to help us learn about Christ, follow His Word, and fulfill our purpose. As God, the Holy Spirit is transforming us from the old man into the new man in Christ as our hearts and minds are being renewed through the Word. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. The Word of the Lord is leading us to Christ and revealing God’s will in our lives.

No matter what is happening in the world or how we may feel, God’s plan is in motion and its being revealed in us. Jesus came to set the captives free. Our hearts, minds, behaviors, and attitudes are being renewed as we surrender to God. When we accepted Jesus that was our faith receiving our gift of salvation and thereby the blood of Jesus is covering us and giving us new life.

The Holy Spirit is doing the regenerative work in us as we seek the kingdom of God. When we become born again, we are like infants hearing the Word, growing as babes on milk in the Word until we mature in walking in the Word as chewing solid food. Our eyes and ears will begin to discern the spiritual things that are in the spirit realm. Therefore, we will grow as we should when we obey the Word and Spirit. Romans 8:1-2 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

This work is a lifelong journey with the Holy Spirit. He is our helper, teacher, and comforter. We must love and respect the Holy Spirit. He reveals the things that we need to know to walk in the Spirit so that we will produce fruit of the Spirit.  The Holy Spirit cleans us from the inside first. Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. Jeremiah 17:9-10 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? 10 I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.

He searches our subconscious minds to clean the data and images of the ungodly living we did. This area is like the heart where information is store on a hard drive. There’s a lot of mind programming from the content we watch and listen to, bad and good memories, among other things about ourselves. The Word of the Lord resets our minds and hearts to live according to the new man that we are becoming in Christ. Ezekiel 11:19 Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, 

This is a part of the Lord teaching us to know and trust Him. We are no longer the old man because we are now citizens of the kingdom of God. Our walk and talk are different. We have a clean heart and right spirit. We must be careful to guard our hearts and spirits from the world. The world is full of darkness, sin and the evil one is watching us. 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Our service and lives must be about our Father’s business.

The spiritual blessings from God are far more valuable than the earthly things we pray for. We must love God according to His Word. Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Our sins have been forgiven and we are blood washed and bought. Let us remember to always give God our thanksgiving, praises, and worship for who He is the one true God. Matthew 3:16-17 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

 

 

 

God’s Spirit

 

Your love is endless

As it flows from heaven

Through the wind and rain

There’s joy and love in the air

No matter how far away it seems

As You breathe life upon the earth

Every tear and prayer You know

Please cleanse my heart and spirit

Your love is the secret to Your greatness

 As You birth Your will

May the stars light the way

Rainbows and storms are Your creations

From sunrise to sunset, You live

Your grace reflects Your mercy

Breathing compassion Upon the earth 

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Victory

 

Victory

2 Corinthians 2:14-15

Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.

 

There is a spiritual war happening in the spirit realm. There are two kingdoms fighting: kingdom of God and Satan’s kingdom of darkness. Jesus is Lord and He is risen. God sent His Son Jesus to be the sacrificial Lamb of God to die for the sins of the world. The righteous have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. Christ died in our place and took our punishment for our transgressions and iniquities. So that we could be reconciled to God and deliver us from the kingdom of darkness. Colossians 1:13-14 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Christ defeated the kingdom of darkness by disarming the evil powers, wicked spirits, principalities, and authorities against His preeminence. The blood of Jesus freed us from God’s wrath, eternal death for our sin debt with His life. This is God’s plan to reconcile mankind and give us the gift of salvation through grace by faith. We must repent, accept Jesus as the Son of God and be baptize. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. Acts 26:20 but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance. Acts 11:18 When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.” Luke 24:46-47 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 

We have the victory in Christ Jesus because He made a way to reconcile everyone to God who believes in Him. We are justified by our faith in Christ and declared righteous by God. No one can overturn this promise by God, it’s the new covenant and God’s divine plan for salvation. Matthew 26:28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Romans 3:27-30 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. 29 Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, 30 since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

Saints, we must pray and give thanks to God for His Son Jesus. We have eternal life, and our sins are forgiven. Our faith is a gift from God because it comes from above. It is our spiritual key to access the kingdom of God. The Lord is calling us to seek and obey Him. Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. The power of God is dwelling within us.  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. John 15:26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. 

We are blessed beyond our finite minds and imaginations because God loved us before the world was made. This is amazing news for us to rejoice in knowing that we are loved and have been accounted for by the Creator of the universe. His Word is alive and living. But we must abide in it to know His will and follow Christ. We have life because His life and breath is flowing in us as we cry out to Him for love, forgiveness, and grace. We must pursue Him saints. There is a crown of life for us awaiting that glorious day in the Lord.

Christ is our savior and redeemer. We must learn to follow in His footsteps and study His life. He exhibited love, taught the Law of Moses and parables, healed the sick, raised the dead, prayed, and fasted among performing miracles, and other works the Bible says. John 20:30-31 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. He is gentle and lowly in heart. Our lives must reveal His love to others. 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 

We have nothing to fear when we live right and put our trust in Christ. Our flesh will always try to control us through our five senses, but we must go to the Word of the Lord to get our answers. 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. God will stand by His Word. 1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. Galatians 5:16-18 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

We must pray to the Holy Spirit to always help us. He is our present help in times of trouble, our comforter, teacher and guide. We cannot walk this journey alone that is why Jesus prepared the disciples to receive the Holy Spirit because He is the Spirit of truth. John 16:13-15 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. 1 John 3:24 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

Every day is a new opportunity to press toward the call of God. There is greater coming, and we must lay hold of seeking God for it. Praise to the Lord must be on our minds, hearts, and lips. He is an awesome God. The peace that we have comes from Him. The issues that we persevered through the Lord removed them. The evidence is that we’re still moving forward as our faith is increasing according to our victories and answered prayers. John 16:33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

As we continue to triumph over our battles, let’s remember to help others. Our testimonies will help and bless them to trust God. Our faith is working to bring our victories to pass according to the steps that we must take until it is manifested. Every victory that we receive is a sweet-smelling aroma from God. He knows how to guide and teach us. Our praises and thanksgiving must not cease.

Some battles will take longer because there are tests, lessons, and purpose as to why God is allowing other things in the midst. We must always remember that everything is working for our good. When we triumph over to the other side our faith will increase in God to believe what His Word says about Him. He holds all the power and authority because He created everything. Colossians 1:16-17 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. The powers of darkness was made a spectacle when Jesus disarmed them at the cross. We serve a mighty God who does not answer to man, who is immutable, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient and Omnibenevolence. Therefore, let us bow our hearts and minds and put our focus on Jesus because He is Lord. Our life is nothing without Him because He is I AM.  Exodus 3:14-15 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” 15 Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’

When others hear and see what the Lord has done in our lives, it reveals Him. His glory will be seen because He is the light of the world. As children of God, we must grow in the Word and keep His commandments. We love Him because He first loved us, and we are made in His image and likeness. We have the victory because His love is unfailing. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Romans 8:37-39 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Revelation 1:17-18 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. 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. 

 

 

Victory

God said it and that settles it

He’s the undefeatable King

There’s no one like Him

God is in charge the war is over

He’s a loving God that grants peace

He won’t let you down

The angels are singing before the fight

They know who the real King is

They wait to run to His command

Screaming victory and cheers

Evil is demolished and sealed a thousand years

God’s kingdom reigns  

You must start singing and praising Him

By calling on the mighty name of Jesus

For there’s power in that name

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Never Give Up

 

Never Give Up

1 John 5:1-5

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

 

 

Sometimes, life will surprise us when we encounter kindness, love, and favor from people who we do not know. 1 John 4:12-13 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. 13 By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. That is God’s love and grace raining abundantly upon our lives. Because we know that He is the creator of all things and everything that we see and things unseen He created. Colossians 1:15-18 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

God has made peace with us through His beloved Son, Jesus. We have the freedom to learn God’s Word and be His children who love and obey Him. Our free will is surrendered when we come to Jesus and declare by faith that we believe He is the Son of God. The Word of God is living within us as we meditate on it day and night. The power of God is in His Word. If we live right, we will see and experience the wonder working power of the blood of Jesus in our lives.

We must grow to understand that this is a personal choice to live for God. He is calling many, but they are not willing to come nor are they ready. However, if we hear Him and come our entire lives will be changed and blessed beyond our imaginations. Psalm 103:1-5, Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. verses 17-18 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children, 18 To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them. These are some of the blessings that we receive when we live right and honor God with our lives. He first loved us and desire that we love Him.

It is difficult at times when we must let go of the people that we desire to have in our lives. But the Lord is always with us every step of the way. Mark 10:29-31 So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, 30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” As we grow to believe many will not follow Jesus even in our own households, but we cannot allow it to hinder us. There is a great reward for our faith and obedience. The good news of the gospel is not for some people it is for the entire world. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 11:15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

There will be some hard times and rough roads to walk, but our hope must remain in the promises of God. His love is eternal and His right hand is outstretched toward us and strong and mighty. The joy of the Lord is our strength, and His Word is everlasting. We cannot find rest in the world because it doesn’t know or love God. 1 John 2:15-17 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

Remember, the Lord is always revealing to us the truth, it is written in the scriptures. The Holy Spirit is within us patiently helping and encouraging us to hold on. Our lives are accounted for as Christ’s sheep. We must submit our will and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. As God, the Holy Spirit is working to keep us until the day of redemption. 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. There is more to come after our time here is over. We belong to the good Shepherd and have the good news to trust in God’s plan of salvation to save the righteous. Acts 4:12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Meantime, we must continue to seek the kingdom of God. The Lord has set us apart for good works to glorify Him with our purpose, gifts, and abilities to serve. Our hearts and minds must agree with the Word and will of the Lord, so that we will continuously be blessed and grow in the Word and Spirit. The fruit that is produced in our lives will bear more fruit as the Father prunes us for more good works.

There is so much more that the Lord is doing in us as we ponder on what is our purpose and how should we serve others in the body of Christ. Every step in our lives have been ordered by the Lord. Proverbs 20:24 A man’s steps are of the Lord; How then can a man understand his own way? God’s Word is leading us on a path that will produce holiness and righteous living. His wisdom is worth more than silver and gold because it will never lose its value and worth. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. We must first trust in Him and obey no matter what is happening to us or around us. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

The years seem like days because time is passing quickly as we age. It is an honor to grow in the Lord and live to tell others about how He did great things for us. This helps them to lay aside their biased opinions and pride. The words of our testimonies are to witness who Jesus is and how He worked in our lives. We have no clue about how powerful the Word of God cuts into the hearts and minds of the wicked, lost and hurting people in the world. That’s why we must press on in the Lord because somebody is listening, and they may not ever tell us. The righteous are not forsaken we have been bought by the blood of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 7:22-24 For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is Christ’s slave. 23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. 24 Brethren, let each one remain with God in that state in which he was called.

As we grow in our walk and understanding of the knowledge of Christ, we must focus on Jesus. Because we have been molded and reshaped as living vessels of clay to do the Lord’s work. He has placed within us a treasure that the world cannot find nor take away. John 14:16-17 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

Our lives are being used for greater works and for God’s glory. We are no longer our own this is the work of Christ making us complete in Him. This is the power of the blood that redeemed us. The mercies and glory of God is being revealed in us through the scriptures, our testimonies, prayers, and the work of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, let us be reconciled and united in Christ as we cry out to God. The power of the gospel is reaching many because we are the fruit of the harvest. Colossians 1:3-6 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; 5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

 

 

Bright Morning Star

 

Each sunrise that I witness

Enlightens my life to believe

 When I cry you wipe my tears away

I sit and wonder why You love me

I’m not the person that I need to be

If You didn’t love me, I would give up

Lord You are the Light of the world

Hallelujah, I pray for Your love

Beautiful You are to behold

 My soul cannot fathom or understand

As I wake each morning with praise

There’s no greater joy in saying thank you 

ã2004 “Naima’s Inspirational Melodies”

 

Wake Up

 

Wake Up

Habakkuk 2:18-20

“What profit is the image, that its maker should carve it, The molded image, a teacher of lies, That the maker of its mold should trust in it, To make mute idols? ¹⁹ Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ To silent stone, ‘Arise! It shall teach!’ Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, Yet in it there is no breath at all. ²⁰ “But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”

 

The noise that we listen to everyday is competing for our time, affection, and attention. Wherever we may go there seems to always be something turned on making a noise or sound, talking, music playing, video games, Alexa’, our phones are on, electronic devices and other gadgets and equipment that we use. However, these noises on our devices have made a connection with us to the point each sound has a distinct message that we’ve resonated with.

People have become immune to all these things and have no self-control or balance in how to pull back from all the distractions and noise. The world is programming us to use its devices to live and work. Many have become enslaved to their video games, iPhone, social media platforms, stock exchange, bitcoin, beauty products, DIY’s videos, etc.  2 Timothy 3:1-7  But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, 7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 

Saints, we must be sober-minded, because we have an adversary Satan watching us. He rules this sphere with his demons and wicked spirits. He keeps the world busy with his world order. People are consumed with entertainment, materialism, innovations, politics, ideologies, and theologies. If we do not study and meditate on the Word of the Lord, the enemy will overtake our souls. Because he knows that we are weak and have nothing to fight with that would harm him. But, however, the Word of God is our weapon and sword.  Ephesians 6:11-18 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—

We are in the world, but we must not let it rule over us. How much time are we spending in the presence of the Lord and are we meditating on the scriptures? There are many people who are living like the walking dead with their physical eyes open but are spiritually blind to the spiritual realm.  Some are proclaiming to be a Christian and yet they know more about the world’s affairs, trends, and interests than knowing their identity in Christ and are not confident in saying a prayer aloud nor willing to share their testimony when they first came to Christ. Revelation 3:15-17 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked—

Our names on the church roster and attending church will not save us. It is a ritual when we do a series of things according to a religion. This is an outward work that can sometimes make us puff up with pride if we are not careful. People tend to praise their fellowshipping and church works and feel superior to others who slack in going to church that do not work in any capacity at church. This is not a deal breaker with God. The most important steps in a believer’s life are to repent, accept Jesus as Lord and be baptized. Romans 10:9-10, 13 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

As believers, we must pray to the Father and read the Word daily. The Holy Spirit is dwelling within us. He makes His presence known to us after we accept Christ. Our faith must be in Christ because He is Lord. God demonstrated His love for us when His Son, Jesus died for our sins. He is risen. God is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient and Omnibenevolence. His Word must abide in our hearts so that we will remain in the Lord’s will. The Holy Spirit is our helper and have sealed us to Him until the day of redemption. He is working in us so that we will produce fruit in our lives. Our minds must be renewed, so that we will follow Christ’s teachings and become ambassadors in Christ. This is the work of the Holy Spirit in a believers’ life. John 3:5-8 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 

The regenerative process is a lifelong journey as we become born again as infants, growing as babes into maturing in the Word and Spirit. The Holy Spirit is transforming us from the old man into the new man in Christ. We will become discipline in our devotion, love and walk in Christ. The things that once controlled us will lose its stronghold as we grow in the Spirit. The intimacy that the Holy Spirit reveals to us is life in the Spirit. He is changing us from glory to glory. 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Christ is alive and His Spirit is within us. Our prayers, worship, praises, and thanksgiving must not cease. Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, These scriptures are breathing life into us as we take one step at a time. Let this mind be in us as it was in Christ Jesus. The blood of Jesus saves, cleanses, restores, and redeems us. We are overcomers by the blood of the Lamb. We are in a spiritual war. The day that we accepted Christ we have declared our faith in Jesus. Ephesians 2:1-2 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,

There are two kingdoms fighting: the kingdom of God and Satan’s kingdom. Satan is the prince of the power of the air tempting us to sin against God’s law. He is enticing men and women to love the world, make idols, lulling them to sleep with living a debauchery lifestyle, chasing fame, mammon, etc. He is the father of all lies and is crafty and cunning. Genesis 3:1-6 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ” 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

Satan was the spirit operating in the serpent. Eve’s lust of the eyes blinded her from having discernment to recognize the evil spirit speaking to her was Satan’s plan to temp and entice her to eat the fruit. Perhaps it was her desire to be like God, therefore, she chose to disobey Him.  Today, we are still being tempted by Satan with his crafty and cunning ways with his demons and evil spirits. He uses the things that we use today to communicate with the world to keep us occupied with his foolishness and distractions through our electronics, gadgets, and other devices. He doesn’t want us to pray nor worship the almighty God. He occupies the air waves and makes all kinds of static and interference in the heavenlies so that we cannot hear from heaven. Daniel 10:10-14 Suddenly, a hand touched me, which made me tremble on my knees and on the palms of my hands. 11 And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you.” While he was speaking this word to me, I stood trembling. 12 Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. 14 Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision refers to many days yet to come.”

In conclusion, we must get rid of those things that so easily beset us. Colossians 3:5-8 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, 7 in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. 8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. As children of God, we should desire to know what pleases Him and obey. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. We must remember the words of Jesus and obey. Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

Too Late

The clock is ticking as your heart beats

It is up to you to make that choice

Don’t worry about yesterday start today

Some souls didn’t wake up this morning

If you are blessed to see another day

Get on your knees and start praying

We are leaving this place called earth

There’s hope right now if you want it

The Lord is coming back for all who believe

Problems and worries will come one after another

If you choose Christ right now you will live forever

The time is at hand don’t wait till it is too late

ã2004 “Naima’s Inspirational Melodies”

The Law & Grace

 

The Law & Grace

2 Corinthians 3:4-6

 

And we have such trust through Christ toward God. 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, 6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

 

Before the law men were living in darkness from the time when Adam disobeyed God. He ate the fruit from the forbidden Tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This is how death entered the world through Adam’s sin. God spoke to Adam and gave him instructions about the Garden of Eden the dos and don’ts in simple terms. He laid out His commandments to Adam and told him what the consequence would be if he disobeyed. Genesis 2:15-17 Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” Genesis 3:6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. God’s commandments are His divine laws. We are His creations and must follow His rules because He is Deity.

Fast forward the Law was given to men through Moses. God spoke to Moses and gave him the Ten Commandments written on stone for the children of Israel to obey Him. During Moses time the Law became 613 laws. The Lord’s plan was to separate His chosen people to Himself and make them a holy nation. They would be the example to the people who didn’t know God and who could learn from Israel who He was the One true God. Exodus 19:3-6 And Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: 4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. 6 And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel. 

Sin is against God’s holiness and divine order. We know that Satan is the father of all lies and is crafty and cunning, he’s the chief leader of evil and wickedness. He tempted Eve and Adam in the garden of Eden to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The Law was introduced to reveal God’s divine laws and to reveal sin. The Law was like having a tutor. Galatians 3:24 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.  However, the people were unable to follow the law because sin had been their master and their bodies were too weak to live according to the law. Therefore, the punishment for disobeying the law was death. The sacrificial ceremonial law was for the forgiveness of their transgressions and iniquities against God’s law. The priest would kill a spotless animal in place of the person who sinned. The blood of the animal would represent the person’s life who sinned and was spared in exchanged for the animal’s life.

Today, we have been given grace because God sent His Son, Jesus to die in our place for our sins. We are sinner’s and have fallen short of the glory of God. We were dead in our sins and trespasses when Jesus hung on the cross for our transgressions and iniquities. He is the propitiation for our sins and took our punishment which is eternal death and gave up His life to pay our sin debt, give us grace, salvation, and His righteousness. Romans 5:6-9 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 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. Ephesians 2:4-9 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. Ephesians 2:11-13 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

This is God’s plan to reveal to the Jew and Gentile that Christ is working out His divine plan to remove the hostility between the two men and form them into the new man in Christ Jesus upon His return. Ephesians 2:14-16 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. There is equal footing at the cross for all people to be saved if they will repent and come to Jesus while they still have warm blood in their bodies. There is no one who is without sin, but Jesus. 2 Corinthians 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.  Romans 3:23-26 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

God so loved us that He revealed the hidden mystery to Paul to preach to the Gentiles the gospel of Christ. 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. The blood of the Lamb was slain for all to come to repentance and have life in Christ. Indeed, this is the good news of the gospel that Jesus loves everyone. This may not be exciting news for many, because they are still bound to the law and works. Jesus finished the work at the cross and fulfilled the law. Hebrews 9:12 Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. Hebrews 9:26-28 He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, 28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation. Matthew 5:17-18 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.

There is no one who can thwart God’s plan not even Satan. God revealed to us how to overcome him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimonies in Christ. We must study, meditate, and pray the Word of God aloud and declare the victories over our lives, bodies, minds, families, legacies, and for the body of Christ. We are living testimonies to the hope and glory to come in Christ Jesus.

His grace is abundant and sufficient to deliver us. The Holy Spirit is dwelling within us working out God’s will in our lives. We are sealed to Him until the day of redemption. He is our helper, comforter, teacher, and guide. Our lives are in Christ because we believe in Jesus and our faith puts us in Christ. The Holy Spirit is helping us to become new creations in Christ. We must rejoice in knowing that we are a part of God’s divine plan of grace, salvation, and eternal life in Christ.

Our creator has reconciled us to Christ. His blood was the life that was exchanged for our lives. We are under the blood of the new covenant and are justified by our faith in Christ. Matthew 26:28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Ephesians 1:3-6 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.

The Spirit of God is revealing to us how to walk in the Spirit. We must desire to grow intimately with God through His Word. The Word is our living water of hope where the well never runs dry. The power is in the Word, and we must drink and be filled and eat our daily bread, so we will abide in Christ and not eat from a stranger. We must yield our will and submit to the Holy Spirit, so that we will not fulfill the desires of our flesh. Let us remember, that we follow the Messiah, our Lord, and Savior Jesus Christ. Our obedience and faith in Him will keep us in the will of the Lord. There’s no need to looking back at the past, we must keep walking in holiness and running our race. God’s grace is much greater than sin and the law. 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Eternal

God is the first and the last

When the Word of God was spoken

Out of His Spirit He gave birth

The word was commanded to perform

Creating the beginning with His art

The earth was filled with elements

Master of all time and the things to come

He created the animals to run free

As He breathed breath into man’s nostrils

Life was born out of His glory

Hoping to fill His loneliness from the start

The heart of God was shared with greatness

His love for you will always be eternal

The truth of God will be fulfilled

For He is His Word and the last to be revealed

ã2004 “Naima’s Inspirational Melodies”