HOW IS GOD BLESSING YOU?
Have you stopped to consider the blessings that God has bestowed upon you? Think on this, every day that we are alive and have the ability to praise Him,is a blessing. Each day we should start our day with thanksgiving! Of course there are some people who never seem to recognize the blessings as they come, they don't think about what they receive.We reap what we sow and our harvest is directed by the things we plant,if we plant year around we can harvest year around. Just some of the things we can plant are how we treat others ,what we give to God,are we judgmental,do we cast our bread on the waters or do we wait to see what the waters bring? Gods blessings don't work that way,you can expect but never receive because you never plant. Luke 6:38,Says " GIVE AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AGAIN,THE WAY YOU MEASURE IT IT WILL BE MEASURED BACK TO YOU." You have to make the first move,you send the ship out before it returns.Think about this the next time you are about to complain about being blessed!Remember what ever you have cast will be found further on down the road,If you have been giving nothing,you will receive nothing. So today start to sow what you want returned to you in this life under the SON. Eventually you will enjoy your harvest..
in His love.........tom
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
MEDITATE ON THE WORD
There are times when I have trouble believing in the word of God.Not just agreeing with it mentally,but really believing that what it says will work for me! There are times in the word when the promises stagger my mind.There have been times when i have felt so defeated and circumstances around me looked so bad that it was tough for me to believe that I was "more than a conqueror" even though I knew God said I was. So what do you do when you stagger on the promises of God? You must meditate on those promises,reflecting on the word of God and then apply them to your circumstances again and again if necessary until those words become permanent in your conscious mind. This is what happened to Abram, His wife Sara was old and barren how could they have a child ?,much less a nation full of children! How could he imagine such a thing?
So God took him out into the starry night and said "so shall thy seed be." Taking time to envision the promises of God until they become a reality in you,don't just read the word but meditate and study the promises for they are meant for us and are true. May I suggest you read Romans4:13-25 and meditate and reflect on these words.........in His love......tom
Saturday, August 4, 2012
WATCH AND PRAY
"Watch and pray that you don't enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing,but the flesh is weak."
How many times have we fallen back into the same sin,even though we have resolved not to! It has happened to all of us.Even Peter swore that he would never deny Jesus...but he did,3 times in fact.Yet there is something we can do so as not to yield to temptation.We can" watch and pray." That is what Jesus told the disciples to do in the garden.Jesus knows when we are about to be tempted,and the weakness of our flesh.If we don't strengthen our spirit through prayer and the reading of the word,we fall prey to temptation. In Jude verses 20-21 Jesus tells us to build our selves up in our most Holy Faith by praying in the Holy Spirit. Guard and keep ourselves in the love of God. Even though our untrained flesh will have the tendency to fall into sin. Ps.145:18 says " The Lord is near to all who call to Him in truth."Ps.46:1 says " God is our refuge and our strength, A very present help in trouble. Paul cried out what a wretched man I am!Who will deliver me from this body of death? So Rom.7:25 says " Thanks be to God through our Lord Jesus Christ! So then ,I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh the law of sin. As long as we remain in the world our sinful nature and fleshly desires will remain with us. This is what leads to the struggle we face each day.
However we have a new nature in Christ, and this leads us between what we actually do as sin continues to assault us. Though our efforts to do right seem desperate at times, We have hope "Through our Lord Jesus Christ (Rom.7:25) and He in fact is the key to our success in overcoming sin. So keep our focus on the word(JESUS) He will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we can endure,He will provide the way of escape.......Amen
HE WHO CAN HEAR.......in His love.......tom
"Watch and pray that you don't enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing,but the flesh is weak."
How many times have we fallen back into the same sin,even though we have resolved not to! It has happened to all of us.Even Peter swore that he would never deny Jesus...but he did,3 times in fact.Yet there is something we can do so as not to yield to temptation.We can" watch and pray." That is what Jesus told the disciples to do in the garden.Jesus knows when we are about to be tempted,and the weakness of our flesh.If we don't strengthen our spirit through prayer and the reading of the word,we fall prey to temptation. In Jude verses 20-21 Jesus tells us to build our selves up in our most Holy Faith by praying in the Holy Spirit. Guard and keep ourselves in the love of God. Even though our untrained flesh will have the tendency to fall into sin. Ps.145:18 says " The Lord is near to all who call to Him in truth."Ps.46:1 says " God is our refuge and our strength, A very present help in trouble. Paul cried out what a wretched man I am!Who will deliver me from this body of death? So Rom.7:25 says " Thanks be to God through our Lord Jesus Christ! So then ,I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh the law of sin. As long as we remain in the world our sinful nature and fleshly desires will remain with us. This is what leads to the struggle we face each day.
However we have a new nature in Christ, and this leads us between what we actually do as sin continues to assault us. Though our efforts to do right seem desperate at times, We have hope "Through our Lord Jesus Christ (Rom.7:25) and He in fact is the key to our success in overcoming sin. So keep our focus on the word(JESUS) He will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we can endure,He will provide the way of escape.......Amen
HE WHO CAN HEAR.......in His love.......tom
Monday, July 30, 2012
YOU DON'T HAVE TO FALL
What a statement,think about it! How many times have we been tripped up by the devil? Yet the word of God says it doesn't have to be that way. What is the answer to standing and not falling? The word is DILIGENCE,and we need to know how important it is.We can't live a life of victory without it.If we don't feed our spirit every day we weaken our resolve to be strong in the word. Reading your bible only on Sunday will lead eventually to a starved spirit. I believe this is why we have thousands of believers trying to get by on Gods word and once a week they open the word to study and worship and when trouble comes their way they are not secure in the knowledge of Gods word. An example of this is when a pastor received a phone call and the member of his church was asking for prayer for a cancer that had reoccurred. He overheard her asking some one to find her bible so that she could follow along. in hearing her whisper to someone to find her bible he knew that she was not going to make it! Why? No DILIGENCE ON HER PART TO STAY IN THE WORD AFTER SHE FIRST RECEIVED HER HEALING. The devil is out there 24 hrs. a day devising ways to destroy believers,WE need to be exercising our faith all the time. If we are going to defeat the devil,sickness and disease, we must be diligent to the word,this means more than just going to church on Sundays.Diligence to the word of God will keep you from falling, so devote 7 days a week to the word be DILIGENT......A word to the wise.....ISAIAH54:17, 2PETER1:10
READ TO FIND YOURSELF APPROVED!!!! in His love........tom
What a statement,think about it! How many times have we been tripped up by the devil? Yet the word of God says it doesn't have to be that way. What is the answer to standing and not falling? The word is DILIGENCE,and we need to know how important it is.We can't live a life of victory without it.If we don't feed our spirit every day we weaken our resolve to be strong in the word. Reading your bible only on Sunday will lead eventually to a starved spirit. I believe this is why we have thousands of believers trying to get by on Gods word and once a week they open the word to study and worship and when trouble comes their way they are not secure in the knowledge of Gods word. An example of this is when a pastor received a phone call and the member of his church was asking for prayer for a cancer that had reoccurred. He overheard her asking some one to find her bible so that she could follow along. in hearing her whisper to someone to find her bible he knew that she was not going to make it! Why? No DILIGENCE ON HER PART TO STAY IN THE WORD AFTER SHE FIRST RECEIVED HER HEALING. The devil is out there 24 hrs. a day devising ways to destroy believers,WE need to be exercising our faith all the time. If we are going to defeat the devil,sickness and disease, we must be diligent to the word,this means more than just going to church on Sundays.Diligence to the word of God will keep you from falling, so devote 7 days a week to the word be DILIGENT......A word to the wise.....ISAIAH54:17, 2PETER1:10
READ TO FIND YOURSELF APPROVED!!!! in His love........tom
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Matt.4:4,John6:48-58
REST ON THE WORD.....FOR MAN DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE
The word of God feeds your spirit and is nourishment for the soul,so read the word every day to build your faith and reliance on God. Amazing as it might seem memories of chapter and verse soon fade, so the reading of the word serves to reinforce our will to continue in our walk with Him each day. When I say that memory fades,I take thought of biting into a peach, the juices flow and I can recall the taste but there is no substance to fill my belly.Seeing and reading the word fills me, when my memory fades, what builds me up is reading the word. So may I suggest that you not rely on memory but read the word to replenish your spiritual thoughts and build upon your faith.Then one day you will read a verse that you have read many times before and it will take on a new meaning. Today this happened to me with the above mentioned verses, bread for the physical body but the word for your spirit.Yes when we feed our spirit with the word we grow in all that God has for us, And we learn all the more that His timing is always perfect and meant to perfect His saints. A voice cries prepare the way of the Lord; and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and soon all flesh shall see it. Praise His wonderful name,for His word will stand forever.
REST ON THE WORD.....FOR MAN DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE
The word of God feeds your spirit and is nourishment for the soul,so read the word every day to build your faith and reliance on God. Amazing as it might seem memories of chapter and verse soon fade, so the reading of the word serves to reinforce our will to continue in our walk with Him each day. When I say that memory fades,I take thought of biting into a peach, the juices flow and I can recall the taste but there is no substance to fill my belly.Seeing and reading the word fills me, when my memory fades, what builds me up is reading the word. So may I suggest that you not rely on memory but read the word to replenish your spiritual thoughts and build upon your faith.Then one day you will read a verse that you have read many times before and it will take on a new meaning. Today this happened to me with the above mentioned verses, bread for the physical body but the word for your spirit.Yes when we feed our spirit with the word we grow in all that God has for us, And we learn all the more that His timing is always perfect and meant to perfect His saints. A voice cries prepare the way of the Lord; and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and soon all flesh shall see it. Praise His wonderful name,for His word will stand forever.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
WORDS: GODS MEDICINE
This morning my devotional led me back to Proverbs 4:20-27, the book of practical living. Learning to be attentive to Gods word is LIFE, by keeping them in your heart they become healing to your flesh. So put away crooked speech,and devious talk, and keep your eyes on the word. Truly I tell you we have the power of LIFE in the words we speak.Sometimes I ask myself why is it that if Gods word brings healing and health, then why are so many Christians sick? What I find is this.....many believers don't take the time to plant the word deeply into their hearts. This can be for healing or prosperity or even for pledges they make. Gods word covers all of our needs if we will only take the time to study them, not only studying them but believing them, trusting them,and relying on them. It is a whole new way of living,Gods way, not the worlds way! Also I find that we as Christians don't do or move according to the word. we don't listen,an example of this is when my doctor prescribes medicine to take instead of drinking it I decide to rub it in my hands,then I end up wondering why it didn't work! You see following Gods instructions is really the solution to the problem.So if you need healing look up all scriptures that pertain to healing , learn them, meditate on them,and walk in them. Remember Gods words are LIFE to those who find them. Learning Gods word is a walk that takes time, How much time we devote to Him will reflect in our being over-comers of the world system and victorious in Gods world. REMEMBER YOU CAN'T OVERDOSE ON GODS WORD....
in His Love........tom
Sunday, June 24, 2012
WORDS:DEATH AND LIFE
"ARE IN THE POWER OF THE TONGUE:and they that love it shall eat the fruit therefore." [Prov.18:21]. In Romans 4:17, He uses words to call those things which be not as though they were. What is said by this is when you are feeling sick,don't go by those feelings. Rely on Gods word which says He is the God that healeth thee(Prov.12:18). Some might say that is lying ,but a lie is meant to deceive someone.Speaking Gods word by faith is simply speaking words that agree with Gods words and is meant to put His words into action for you. So speak by faith and don't wish that they will come true,have faith that what you are saying will come to pass.Stop looking at the circumstances that surround you,Speak from your spirit not your circumstances (mind). In 2Cor.4:13 The Lord says " Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written. I Believed, and so I spoke."....some will speak and not have the faith to back it up and as a result end up falling back on there circumstances.So don't call things the way you wish, but as though they are. Believing what you have put forth will bring action from the Lord. Stop speaking the worlds circumstances and start believing the promises of God who fulfilled them all in Christ Jesus, Put the word to work in your life today...........Read Prov.15, Study these words for they are life....
He who can hear.......tom
"ARE IN THE POWER OF THE TONGUE:and they that love it shall eat the fruit therefore." [Prov.18:21]. In Romans 4:17, He uses words to call those things which be not as though they were. What is said by this is when you are feeling sick,don't go by those feelings. Rely on Gods word which says He is the God that healeth thee(Prov.12:18). Some might say that is lying ,but a lie is meant to deceive someone.Speaking Gods word by faith is simply speaking words that agree with Gods words and is meant to put His words into action for you. So speak by faith and don't wish that they will come true,have faith that what you are saying will come to pass.Stop looking at the circumstances that surround you,Speak from your spirit not your circumstances (mind). In 2Cor.4:13 The Lord says " Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written. I Believed, and so I spoke."....some will speak and not have the faith to back it up and as a result end up falling back on there circumstances.So don't call things the way you wish, but as though they are. Believing what you have put forth will bring action from the Lord. Stop speaking the worlds circumstances and start believing the promises of God who fulfilled them all in Christ Jesus, Put the word to work in your life today...........Read Prov.15, Study these words for they are life....
He who can hear.......tom
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