A COVENANT OF PROSPERITY
This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it. To begin my day with rejoicing and praise puts me into a frame of mind of how great our God is. Each work day is one to be thankful for because no one knows what tomorrow will bring. But as I read my devotional this is what spoke to me.  (Duet.8:18) "But thou shall remember the Lord thy God: for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth, that He may establish his covenant." (Duet.8-18) spoke to me in this way; we are blessed to live in a country where Food and prosperity have grown so much that there is little scarcity of these things. And yet we lack very little but still have lost sight of our provider, YHWH; and we have forgotten these words "Take care lest you forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments,rules and statutes which He commanded us to do." We have eaten and are full and have built homes and survived well, we have multiplied and prospered and many have not forgotten the poor. But still we have forgotten who has enabled us; Have we had these thoughts: "My power and the might of My hand has gotten me this. Now think; it is He who has brought this to past in our lives and now as I look about what I see is all this we have is Perishing. We have forgotten the one who allows. We have broken covenant with our Lord and stepped to the side of darkness and because of this we will perish. Yet it is never to late to humble ourselves and seek forgiveness; so I leave you with this thought; Where does your Heart Stand?

In His Love...........Tom

That GLORIOUS name:

This morning I awoke to my devotional around 6am and found my self excited to share this with you all!

" WHAT EVER YOU ASK IN MY NAME(JESUS),THIS I WILL DO, THAT THE FATHER MAY BE GLORIFIED IN THE SON. IF YOU ASK ANYTHING IN MY NAME, I WILL DO IT." [JN.14:13-14]

This is more than a phrase, not just something we tack on at the end of a prayer; we present our request on the Basis of all that Jesus IS,so boldly accept and expect those request to be granted.How many times do we say to ourselves I hope he will answer that prayer? Not realizing that the name JESUS guarantees that these prayers will be answered. They have all the power and authority we will ever need, don't let yourself be robbed of the power in Christ words.Read Jn.17 and understand who we are in Jesus. Heb.2:1,8,10,14; V.14 says He rendered him (devil) powerless!!!!And He gave this authority to us (those who believe,trust and faithfully walk in His Word) the word POWER is derived from the Greek word dynamis and exousia which means derived or conferred "AUTHORITY" ( Matt.21:22-27); from this it comes to denote concretely the BEARER of AUTHORITY ON EARTH. CHRIST HAD ALL POWER ON EARTH granted by his Father; and he gave it to His disciples and to the sons of God (Jn.1:12). I pray that this will encourage you and stir you into a deeper walk with the Lord........

In His Love, tom

The seed of Faith.

This day I would like to share with you what has been happening in my life these past few days. My loved ones have been attacked with sickness and disease, as I sought the word of the Lord he opened my eyes to these passages. ( Matt.17:20 ) " for verily I say unto you, if you have faith you shall say unto this mountain move from here to there and it will move and nothing will be impossible for you."
( Heb. 11:6 ) " and without faith it is impossible to please God for whoever would draw near to Him must  believe that He exists and that he rewards those who seek him." (Rom. 10:17 ) " So faith comes from hearing through the word of Christ."
To many times the enemy of our soul disheartens us with these words. "Did God really say that or maybe that's not Gods will for you?" There are over 7000 promises that God has given us and if we take the time to search them out we will soon find that not only our faith will build so will our courage to stand against the fiery darts that come our way. The promises such as ( Isaiah 38:7 ) "This shall be a sign for YOU,that the Lord will do this thing that he has PROMISED. He tells us not to waver at His promises, it is unbelief that that deters our walking in those promises. Doubt and unbelief keep us from receiving those promises and today if you will take hold of His word and start to search out for yourself His truths, you will be more than a conqueror you will be leaping for joy and over every mountain that come before you.
I tell you this for my joy is in knowing that He is able to deliver His every promise; His word will not return void. So my prayers for our family will be come fulfilled today............AMEN
 GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY HE GIVE YOU YOUR HEARTS DESIRE TO SEE HIS WORDS FULFILLED IN YOUR LIFE AND THOSE AROUND YOU............
In His Love, tom

Good day my brothers & sisters, today I would like to ask you to pause and contemplate these words.

"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporary: but the things which are not seen are ETERNAL." (2 Cor.4:18)

Each day we have set before us the things of this world but now we must make the decision in how we will go. Today I have decided to put my trust in Gods word to the fullest of my ability. What I have found is that the word of God contains 7000 promises to cover every circumstance we will ever face. No matter how bad things look because  of the changes going on around us and the worlds situation; Remember this: the world changes but Gods word is the same yesterday,today and forever. No matter how bad you feel or how lost you might be His words will renew you and bring life to you. No matter how your bank account looks the word says he will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory. (Phil.4:19) Don't settle for a meager existence; center your attention on the eternal truth of Gods words; stop looking at the temporary things of the world for they are a changing.

                  In His Love......tom

                                              THOUGHTS ARE A WAY OF LISTENING
Quit thinking lack and measuring it with a poverty stick! When we have trouble hearing Gods word,here is some encouraging news.God is talking to us all the time and He's not hiding anything from us. He is continually fulfilling the words Jesus spoke to all of us. The Holy Spirit (Jn. 14:26) will teach all things and bring them into remembrance of what He has said to you. (Jn.16:13-15)
In His lov,tom

                                                  WE TO ARE TEMPTED!
This is a devotional reprinted from (GOD IS FIRST). May it awaken your thoughts of Gods power and works of His Word ( Jesus).
                                  Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil (Matt 4:1).

Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan! After 40 days of fasting, when Jesus was at his weakest physically, Satan came to Him. He tempted Him in 3 areas where you and I are most tempted. Why would the Father require this? Jesus needed to affirm to Satan who He was and from whom He gained His authority and provision.

1)      Our identity

“If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:

‘He shall give His angels charge over you, ’and,‘ In their hands they shall bear you up,

Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’” Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’”  Jesus understood His identity and refused to allow Satan to redefine Him. Do not allow Satan to define your identify from anyone or anything other than God.

2)      Our authority

Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God. Jesus’ authority was rooted in doing only what He saw the Father do. He did not use fleshly authority.

3)      Our source of provision

And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”

Today, realize your identify resides in being a son or daughter of your Heavenly Father. Your authority resides in being led by the Holy Spirit. Your provision comes from your Heavenly Father

 He who can hear.....in His love,tom

                                                     QUIT THINKING LACK
STOP SPEAKING OF LACK: when we are having trouble speaking and hearing Gods word it usually is because what we are thinking is blocking Gods word and voice from entering our thoughts and mind.God is talking to us all the time; He is not hiding anything from us (Mk.4:22 "  nothing is hidden except to be made manifest." ) and is fulfilling all the words Jesus has spoken to us. Jn.14:26  "....He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that Jesus has said to you. Jn.16:13-15....V.14 He will glorify me,for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. ALL that the Father has is mine; therefore I said he will take what is mine and declare it to you.(HOLY SPIRIT). Jesus says " if any man has ears to hear let him hear" (V.23) So pay attention to what you hear (V.24);(V.25) for the one who has more will be given more....This is spiritual hearing,ears of faith;how much do we really believe and trust His word. A good example of this is found in Luke5:4, saying to Peter "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch" And Peters reply was; well we already did that! But he did what Jesus said to do and his reward was because he LISTENED. Now visualize what the word is saying to you; Wisdom and guidance pours forth thru the word,[ Bless the Lord, ALL His works in ALL places of His dominion: Bless the Lord,O my soul.] Yes our Lord hears and we can make that decision too.
In His Love,tom