A man soweth.

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" (‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭7‬ KJV). Life is given to us by God. Along with this life will come things that we will sow into, whether they are good or not so good. The results of this sowing will come through reaping. The apostle Paul begins this scripture by saying, "be not deceived". He is speaking to the believer here. We as believers must not allow our faith to be removed from Jesus Christ and His finished work at the cross, for God is not mocked. Every man who sows into this world will reap from this world. We are destined to face death sooner or later, but it is what we sow into while we are alive that determines our everlasting reaping, whether in Hell or in Heaven. He who sows selfishly to his flesh will reap corruption, "death". There are many things that are grabbing at us and trying to get the attention of the flesh in this late hour. If a man desires to sow his entire life in the things of the flesh, the results are ruin and decay. It is not the hour to be depending on self to get us through. Self is fading away. "But he who sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting" (vs. 8). Life is too short to be trying to get ahead by ourselves. Christ has done it for us already. God bless you. Amen

Much more then

"Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him" (‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭9‬ KJV). How powerful is the blood of Jesus? When I was lost, all I had to rely on was what little strength that was still in my heart, what strength I thought I had. I was always looking for a way out of the darkness. I was never pleased with the aftermath of my sinful life. I was looking for the Light, but I was not yet willing to surrender my entire life for it either. After a while, my body became tired and beat from the lifestyle I was living. I was lost and desperate to find a new life that was better and greater than the filthiness I was living in. We can look and look, trying our hardest to make life work for us, only to keep on looking. One is lost when they are not in the Light. The Blood of Jesus upon our hearts brings the Light of Christ into the midst of us. The blood sets men free from the chains of addiction and washes away their sins. The blood of Christ is the only thing one needs to get near to God the Father. Without the blood, one is not cleansed nor can they come near our Lord. It is the blood that brings life to those who are looking for a new life away from the sin of this world. The blood prepares the believer for Heaven with God the Father. God bless you. Amen

Christ died for the ungodly

"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly" (‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭6‬ KJV). We were hopeless, helpless, and powerless to help ourselves, and Christ Jesus knew we needed something more. That more we needed come through His death at Calvary. His blood, the new covenant, brought the sinner like you and I near to God the Father. Oh what love the Lord has for us all. Even while we were dead in our sin, He died for us. This world might be flooded with ungodliness and wickedness, but Jesus came to die for the sinner. "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (vs.8). God so loved this world that He gave us His Son, who came to redeem and make us clean from the worldly contaminations. There is no sinner that Christ will reject. It is the sinner who rejects Him. There is no sin He will not forgive. We just have to confess it and let it go. Jesus came to restore us and bring us into the greatest life ever, not just here on the earth, but in His Heavenly presence. Who could neglect such love? How blessed are the children of God. God bless you. Amen

Dead in trespasses and sins

"And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins" (‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬ KJV). I once walked in my trespasses, and I found myself bound by sin and lost in darkness. I had given myself over to the demon spirits of this world without realizing it. I was ruled by the passions of my flesh. I was corrupted in thought and imagination. The cravings of my desires only grew deeper and darker. I was a slave to darkness. I was blinded, lost, and on my way to eternal misery, on my way to Hell. I had no idea how far sin could take me. I had no idea how addicting many of the things of this world could be unto my soul. At the time, I didn't care about anyone else. All I wanted to do was satisfy my needs. It was me first. I was all alone, stained with sin, bound in my addiction, and filled with sickness. Everyone rejected me, even those who I called friend, and no one was around. Death came to seduce my mind and grab a hold of it, telling me to die. A great darkness was around me, and I could not get out of it. All of the sudden I began to cry out to God the Father inside of my heart, and as I began to cry out light and peace began to come upon my soul. Before I knew it mercy, forgiveness, and lovingkindness filled the place that was once saturated in darkness. I knew Jesus walked into that place and paid the price for me, which He paid for everyone of us at the Cross. God bless you. Amen

Him crucified

"For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified" (‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭2‬:‭2‬ KJV). How determined are we? There's no greater message in this world than the message of Jesus Christ. We should be speaking to all who have an ear to hear. Paul wanted to know none other but Jesus Christ, and Jesus should be the start of our day. Where we go He goes, and where He is we shall also be. I love those days when we start off knowing we are going to participate in an event with other churches, but we don't know what to expect. Then the time comes when it is our turn to speak, and all the sudden the Spirit of God shows us the reason why we are there. It is amazing when we live in Jesus Christ. The miracles He does before our very eyes are awesome and heart filling. They not only minister to the individual God's healing, but everyone who has an open heart to see what He's doing. How powerful is our Lord, especially when He begins to move among His children, to speak into their hearts, and revive their spirit with His. Life comes when the Spirit of God moves upon the land. We cannot let go of the Truth that we have learned from Jesus Christ. There is a generation that is in need of His Truth. Lord revive our churches, revive the hearts of our children, and touch our nations with Your power and conviction. We could have a good time, dance, and speak, but it takes the preaching of Jesus Christ and Him crucified to see the sinner set free. God bless you. Amen

Followed Him

"And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan" (‭Matthew‬ ‭4‬:‭25‬ KJV). They followed Christ, leaving their homes, their jobs, and their comfort zones. They got up, dropped their nets, and followed Jesus Christ. Jesus came to this world to save the sinner from the world, and in doing so disciples came forth, those who lay down their whole life to see Christ. The Western church might be filled with believers, but there are very few disciples. What was once a country that stormed the world with the message of Jesus Christ crucified, is now being evangelized by the world. Christ called us all to follow Him in this desperate hour. It is a call of a disciple's life, as students in the school of Christ. The Lord is not looking for the next big-name preacher or evangelist as much as He's looking for disciples who are willing to going into the inner cities and show the lost sinner His love, His mercy, His forgiveness, and His kindness. The disciples did not hesitate when the Messiah called them to follow Him. However, today we look around and we see that there are many lost on the streets and in need. Christ may have spoken to your heart many times to go out and evangelize the streets and the neighborhoods, and it's time to heed to the voice of our Savior. God bless you. Amen

Fishers of men

"And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men" (‭Matthew‬ ‭4‬:‭19‬ KJV). The Lord is waiting for the disciples of the church to arise, gird up their loins, and to go into the highways and byways proclaiming the Gospel. There is a harvest that awaits us, multitudes that are young and old, who thirst and hunger for the Truth. Jesus spoke to Peter and Andrew and said, "follow me". In other words, Jesus was saying He'd show them how to fish for men and bring them to the Door of Salvation. The same call is upon every believer who desires to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. He has called us to the Great Commission, that is to go out and proclaim the Gospel, the Good News, unto the world. There is a country whose ponds and lakes are filled with fish, fish that have not been given the message of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. America, we are in desperate need for evangelism upon our streets and highways. Times are changing and changing fast. Many politicians have compromised and have allowed the United States to be swallowed up by greed, immorality, drugs, pornography, and darkness. It is time to go fishing. The time has come for the disciples to arise out of the church and go minister to those who are lost in our nation. Our cities and countries are filled with souls who have known Christ, but have backslidden. There is still a chance in this late hour to evangelize our countries, cities, and nations. It's a fine day to go fishing. God bless you. Amen

False prophets

"And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many" (‭Matthew‬ ‭24‬:‭11‬ KJV). This is a war! War surrounds everyone of us, whether we are believers or not. It is a war between light and darkness, good and evil, right and wrong. So many people are blinded to this spiritual war, which has been going on for decades, centuries, and even for thousands of years. Many people ignore the darkness that has taken over our countries, cities, schools, and homes. Some people may not understand how to fight, whereas others just sit back lazily on their couches as darkness surrounds them. Satan is not trying any more, but he has darkened our nations, homes, and our children with false truth and perverted doctrines written by demons themselves. It looks as if satan is taking over. Look around. Has he? Satan should not have a hold of our homes, our desires, or our priorities. We are new creatures in Christ Jesus, born-again believers, Spirit filled, and blood bought under the mighty hand of God. Satan cannot control us in anyway. God is in control of us through the Holy Spirit. It may look like we, as Christians, are losing the battle, but if we walk each day in Jesus Christ we will win the fight. Though the battle may seem endless, there will come that day when every child of God will look around and praise God for the victory that stands forever and ever. God bless you. Amen

Liberty

"Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ KJV). Where the Spirit of God is, there is freedom, freedom from bondage, freedom from the past, freedom from the old man, and freedom from Hell. Jesus gave us His Holy Spirit to witness to the lost in this world, and not just to sit in the church but to show Christ to the multitudes. It is the Holy Spirit that brings our Savior to life in our hearts. The only way one can walk and be effective in the ministry is if one is lead by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit keeps the believer going and moving in the direction the Lord desires for us. He is our help. When one is filled with the Holy Spirit, they will certainly reflect Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit is God's representative here upon this earth, but He cannot represent Christ without a vessel, which is you and I. "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us" (‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭7‬ KJV). This is the power that God has given every born-again believer to continue to be a witness for Him in this late hour. The Holy Spirit brings freedom. Praise God. God bless you. Amen

He arose

"And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him" (‭Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭20‬ KJV). Christ is waiting for us. Just as a father waits for a son or daughter to return back home to visit, our Lord waits for us. The prodigal son asked his father for his share of the inheritance, that he may go out into the world and see what he may be missing. So, the father gave him his share, wished his son good luck, and said he'd see him soon. The young man went out and spent all his inheritance, his fortune, on reckless and loose living, only to find himself broke, down in out, and in a gutter. If things could not get any worse, a great famine came to the land which forced this young man to find work, and he did so feeding hogs. Sometimes the only way people can realize that they are so helpless, even with their own strength, is when everything begins to fall apart before their very eyes. Sometimes it takes a person living in a pig's pen to realize that they have fallen so far from the Truth and how they have given themselves over so easily to be among the hogs. This young man realized that he sinned against his father. He came to his senses and decided to return to his father and be a servant. As he climbed over the hill, little did he know that his father was waiting for him. Moved with tenderness and mercy, the father ran and embraced his child and kissed him fervently. This is an example of how God the Father embraces His children, when they decide to come back to Him. God bless you. Amen

Who shall

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword" (‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭35‬ KJV)? It is up to you and I to serve Jesus. Each day we have a choice to follow Christ and serve Him. It is up to us and no one else. This must be taken serious, for it is our souls that are on the line and eternity is on the horizon. It is easy to walk away from someone or something that we are not emotionally, physically, and spiritually attached to. However, it isn't so easy when our hearts go out to someone or we have worked hard for something and have to let it go. I know a little boy who loves his dad dearly. When his father comes and visits him, the boy will not take his eyes off his dad nor will he leave his side, hoping that one day his father won't have to go away. When his father has to leave, this little boy will try everything to keep him in his presence. The father soon walks down the street and the little boy runs out of the house and cries out for his daddy. You may ask what does this have to do with us serving Jesus every day. Well, we must be as that little boy. He has a strong desire to be with his father, a desire far greater than to be with anyone else. We must long for our Lord's presence in our lives, not only in church but every where we go and in everything we do. What love the Lord has for you and I. He wishes to be in our hearts at all times. He hopes that we soon will feel the same strong desire for Him too. God bless you. Amen

I will come to you.

"I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you" (‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭18‬ KJV). Jesus paid the price on the cross and enabled the Holy Spirit to come in a completely new dimension. Our Helper has come, which is the third person of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has been released upon the church because of the work and the price Christ paid on the cross. The cross of Christ did everything the believer needs to live a successful spiritual life here on Earth. The cross defeated satan and his demons. It conquered the world. It blotted out our sins and made us whole in the name of Jesus Christ. The cross unleashed the Holy Spirit upon the believing heart, restoring it and redeeming the soul. We have or can have the Holy Spirit everyday of our lives, as long as we trust in the Lord our God, find time for Him daily, and welcome Him. Before we know it, a relationship begins. "Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him" (‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭23‬ KJV). What a beautiful promise from Jesus unto all who love Him and keep His Word, that is that God the Father and Jesus will abide with us. Jesus is speaking of the Holy Spirit abiding in the faithful believer. Thank you Jesus for Your sacrifice. Give God praise. Amen

The Holy Ghost

"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you" (‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭26‬ KJV). Holy Spirit have Your way. Move upon my heart, because without You I cannot live. There is no real life apart from Jesus Christ. One can expect to force their way through life if they try to live without Christ. To do so, can be exhausting and drive one to be empty and unfulfilled. Jesus said He would not leave us helpless, but He would give us a comforter, helper, and stand by, which is the Holy Spirit, who has come to lead the born-again child of God. Jesus Christ knew our needs, not only when we were lost and enslaved by the world but when we totally surrendered our will to Him. Christ Jesus counted the cost, and He knew what it would take to survive this world as a Christian. He gave us His very best, and in doing so we have been taught and have grown to know Christ more intimately than ever before. Without the Holy Spirit in our lives, we will only live life on our own strength, which is limited. However, with the Holy Spirit in our lives we can rely on His strength, which has no limits. Jesus leaves us with peace, a peace that the world does not give to us. Jesus said, "Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid". God's peace heals the troubled heart. God bless you. Amen

Traditions

"Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle" (‭2 Thessalonians‬ ‭2‬:‭15‬ KJV). Our streets need the Lord once again. Many are walking lost and in need, only to find themselves in darkness and without hope. We, the church, are responsible for our streets. It is our responsibility, our tradition, to take the message of Jesus Christ and Him crucified into the streets. Many are dying out there, drowning in drugs, alcohol, and all sorts of other addictions that hold them down from prospering in life. Our cities are flooded with immorality and ungodly perversions, something our grandparents would not have tolerated. This spiritual darkness and wickedness has taken over the land and the church has let their towns and cities get consumed and taken over by darkness. Prayer is the key and our hope that will push back every evil upon our land. If prayer in the name of Jesus Christ can revive a soul, imagine if the body of Christ all across the nations gathered together and prayed. Imagine what that unity can do to this world. One man prayed that the Lord would shut up the heavens for three years, and God answered his prayer. Another time he prayed that the Lord would bring down fire and consume the offering, and God did that also. Nothing is impossible with Christ. We need revival, and revival comes only when one has revived themselves through prayer and the Holy Spirit. God bless you. Amen

In pray

"These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren" (‭Acts‬ ‭1‬:‭14‬ KJV). Those in the upper room did not take prayer lightly, but they prayed in one accord and supplication. They were waiting on the promise. This must have been a powerful time for all who surrounded themselves around those who looked for and waited for the Lord. Prayer is what brings the presence of God into one's heart and surroundings. Prayer welcomes the Lord and the power of God to move upon people. A prayerless church will never know the power of God nor His Holy Spirit. It will be empty. In a prayerless church, there will be no light for those who seek salvation or for those walking in darkness. A prayerless ministry cannot know God's Truth, and when one does not know the Truth, they cannot teach it to ignorant men. However, the church that cries out in prayer unto God the Father, will be the salt of the earth and the light of this world. God can move upon them freely. Multitudes came to know Christ our Lord through the praying and the discipling of the Saints. When times got tough, they got tougher in prayer, seeking Jesus Christ. God bless you. Amen

And wept sore

"And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore" (‭1 Samuel‬ ‭1‬:‭10‬ KJV). Hannah was at the end of her rope because of the fact that year after year she did not conceive a child, but stayed barren. Peninnah did not help the fact either. She provoked Hannah by telling her that she was cursed by God. This hurt Hannah very much, and I believe the Lord allowed this to happen to test not only Hannah but Peninnah also. When we finally get desperate and our circumstances become so real, then maybe we will cry out to the Lord in anguish. Prayer is our life line to God, and not to pray is to ignore life in Christ. Prayer brings God into our presence, where He so desires to be. When we do not pray, we are not inviting the Lord into our lives, much less expecting Him to lead our lives. Hannah knew what she wanted, and she understood that if God would grant her the desire of her heart, that it would be given back to God. Her desire belonged to God. Everything we ask for in prayer comes from God. It is His in the first place. We are just borrowing it. "And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her" (‭1 Samuel‬ ‭1‬:‭19‬ KJV). God will test our faith just as He tested Hannah's. If we stay consistent in prayer, our faith will build up. It is time to pray. God bless you. Amen

The Lord shall answer

"Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity" (‭Isaiah‬ ‭58‬:‭9‬ KJV). E.M. Bounds wrote, "If prayer puts God to work on Earth, then, by the same token, prayerlessness rules God out of the world's affairs and prevents Him from working". God moved when Hannah gave herself desperately in prayer. Hannah sought God time and time again, but it wasn't until that prayer turned into agony and grew into a great deep desire of the heart, that God ever so moved upon her prayer. Prayer is answered on God's time. There are many things in the spiritual realm that God has to take care of before prayer can come to pass. Prayer is spiritual labor at its best. True prayer is when one seeks God by faith and is determined to see God move and bring their prayer to pass. One prepares the ground through prayer and plants seeds by reading and speaking the Word of God. It is very important to have faith in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, for without faith in the Trinity we will never make it. Faith in our Lord is the fuel to our prayers. No prayer, results in not seeing a harvest at the end of the season. Our prayers put God to work. Praise the Lord. God bless you. Amen

Search and try our ways.

"Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens" (‭Lamentations‬ ‭3‬:‭40-41‬ KJV). The prophet Jeremiah asked himself these questions, "What are the reasons for the affliction upon the people? Why have so many turned aside from the Truth?". The purpose of the afflictions allowed by the Lord is given to us in this verse when he says, "turn again to the Lord". Jesus Christ does not want a little bit of us but He desires all of us. Today Satan would love to have his way with the church. Satan wants to lead it's leaders in a direction that will allow compromise in the house. We must search our ways, and see if we are going in the right direction in the name of Jesus! Are we truly following Christ Jesus? Self-will is always the cause of one abandoning the Word of the Lord. Self-will always leads one to error and astray from the Truth of God. This has been the problem from the beginning of man, from the Garden of Eden to our present time. Selfishness will always take one further from the cross of Christ. We must search and try our ways. Are we in the Light of God, in His fellowship? I love how the Holy Spirit speaks unto us saying, "Let us lift up our hearts with our hands unto God in the Heavens". Lifting up our hands within itself is not enough. The heart must be lifted up unto Christ also, and in doing so it shows repentance. Run to Jesus with an open heart, and allow the Holy Spirit to have His way with you. God bless you. Amen

Your reasonable service

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service" (‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ KJV). The hour is too late for us, the church, to continue to play with the surface issues. We must turn from selfish playthings and cease our man-centered attempts to make religion serve us. We have a choice every day when we arise from a night of sleep to do what is right or wrong. It isn't until we understand Jesus Christ comes first that we will make honest and good choices. God must become our center and our desire. God's desires must be our desires and God's will our will. Gods' wants must be our wants. Man has to get away from his self-centeredness, being the center of everything. Self-centeredness only brings falseness, and Truth cannot be established upon one who is self-centered. What is God after? He is after us, and until we recognize what He is after we will never get there. It is the hour to become that living sacrifice for the Kingdom of God. God must be center of all, and we must pray that God's kingdom come and God's will be done. There is hope in Jesus Christ. God bless you. Amen

Dead indeed unto sin

"Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord" (‭Romans‬ ‭6‬:‭11‬ KJV). Sin in one's life can feel heavy, and one can get so over burdened in the soul that they want to give up. They might feel what's the use and say they can't do this walk. Sin never feels good to the natural man, and it is a hindrance to the godly man. It is a burden that brings no peace to one's soul. It separates man from God's desires and God's presence. One cannot live a life in sin and try to bear their cross. If one attempts to live this way, they will find themselves miserable, upset, and only wanting to quit. Jesus carried the sin of the world to Calvary, and the result of sin is death. Death to self is the way that sin stops in one's life. "For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him"(vs.7). The apostle Paul says, "reckon you also yourself to be dead indeed on to sin"(vs.8). We must look at ourselves as being dead to sin, but alive in Christ. There is nothing we can do apart from Jesus Christ and the cross. There is no sanctification and no victory over sin in one's life without Jesus and the cross. We are alive in God, as long as our faith is in Jesus Christ and His finished work at the cross. Victory comes through our faith in Jesus Christ. God bless you. Amen

Showers of rain

"Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field" (‭Zechariah‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬ KJV). I believe God gets a little angry at His children when we do not trust in Him and the victory He has given us at the cross. He has given us the potential to overcome sin and to live a victorious life, but it hurts Him when we, the believers, do not believe this Truth. Today we live in a land that is confused, for there are many idols among us that has caused this dryness in the land. The land is dry and has many idols on every hill. We are in need of spiritual rain in the land. We are in need of rain from God Himself, that will wash away all the idols and high places in the land. So much falseness and lies have pushed aside the Truth of the Lord. We have become a lost nation, due to the shepherds who have been deceived by their own flesh. So many sheep are being attacked because the shepherds are not preaching the Truth. Their hope is vanity, just empty selfish desires. Church, it is not the time to be lazy in Christ. It is the time to stand against all that God hates. We must stand against every idol that has torn apart homes, divided families, and has killed and murdered our youth, not only physically but spiritually also. Stand in Jesus Christ and preach Christ crucified. It is not too late. We still have time to ask for rain. God bless you. Amen

Praise Him

"Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord : for he commanded, and they were created" (‭Psalms‬ ‭148‬:‭4-5‬ KJV). God knows all and sees all. He created the heavens, the stars, the sky, and you and I. He knows our lying down and rising up. That is how much He loves us. He loves to hear the cry of His children, from those who seek His love. Through it all, He created us to worship Him and give Him praise. The angels and the hosts of Heaven all praise the Lord. The moon, the stars, the sun, the heavens, and every creature He has created praises the Lord. Christ is looking for worshipers, not worship. He is looking for those who will follow Him all the way until He comes back for His bride. How wonderful and beautiful it is to be in one accord with other believers worshiping and giving God praise for all He has done and continues to do. His name is excellent and His glory is above the earth, the heavens, and the universe. He asks all to praise Him. If we won't worship Him, the rocks will! God desires to hear from us, and it comes through worship and praise. God bless you. Amen

Thy presence

"Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore" (Psalms 16:11 KJV). There is nothing greater in this world than the presence of the Lord in the midst of us. There's nothing greater to know that He desires to be around us and in communion with us. It is in His presence that the path to our lives is shown to us. It is there that He fills us with the fullness of joy and the old passes away and the new begins. There is no greater presence around than the presence of Jesus Christ. Freedom comes when He stands in the midst of His children, and the devil runs even when His name is mentioned. We dare not stop Him from moving among us. It is a dangerous thing to not let Christ be first in the church. He is our Foundation, our Living Water, and our Only Hope in this dark hour. We need His presence greater than any amount of money or people. However, some have compromised and found themselves far from the path of life. The church of today will only stand against satan if they allow Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit to move freely among them. Without Him, we just go through the motions, while always looking for freedom. Let Christ have all of you, not just 99% but 100% of you. God bless you. Amen

Profession of our faith

"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)" (Hebrews 10:23 KJV). Keep your guard up born-again believer, and continue to trust God and stand on the Word of God. The spirit of antichrist is moving upon the land and out to deceive our nations, kids, and loved ones. The devil has let loose every invitation that attracts men to his lawlessness. Doctrines are being taught to our children in our public schools, colleges, and universities that are contrary to the Word of God and are leading our children in a different direction, which is far from the Lord's Truth. These doctrines are of the devil, and they are brought out into the public to lead astray the believer. They are seducing spirits. In other words, they are evil spirits that are here right now among us that have come to entice the believer's away from their true faith in Christ. "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils" (1 Timothy 4:1 KJV). The devil is after every believer's faith in Jesus Christ and His finished work at the cross. Let's hold fast to our faith in this last hour without wavering, for He who is faithful promised us salvation and total victory over sin. God bless you. Amen

Worketh repentance

"For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death" (2 Corinthians 7:10 KJV). B.H. Clendennen once said "Godly sorrow, such as God requires, must spring from such views of sin as God holds about sin". We must see sin as God sees it and hate it as much as He does. Genuine repentance leads to confession and restoration. When you look at the sin you used to practice, what do you see? How does it look to you? Have you been changed? It is only through the blood of Jesus that our sins have been washed away. The devil has been treaded upon and triumphed over through the power of the Cross of Christ. However, sin is the one thing that gives the devil a foothold over the believer's life. God the Father hates sin so much. He gave His Only Begotten Son to redeem mankind from sin, and He sees and understands how dangerous sin is to us human beings. That is why Jesus warns us time and time again to flee from the devil and his works. Hidden sin leads a believer far from God if it is not dealt with. It breaks the heart of God to see His children led astray by sin, which His Only Son, Jesus Christ, died for. Have you changed? Do you hold the fruits of true repentance? Is your life hidden within Christ? Do you hate sin as much as God does? Or is there something in the way that holds you back from totally being free as a new creation in Christ? If so, do you hate that sin? Repent. God bless you. Amen

The eye of the Lord

"Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine" (Psalms 33:18,19 KJV). Behold the eyes of the Lord watch and see those who reverently fear Him, and they find His mercy. Life is so precious that Jesus Christ would bleed and die for us. Our lives mean so much to our Lord. He laid down His own life to see ours flourish. Jesus gave us life to share His life with those who desire and thirst for a better and more fuller life in a world filled with famine. His sacrifice on the cross brings life to you and I. Oh, what a wonderful Creator, who left nothing undone or unfinished for you and I when He rose out of the grave. His blood washes us clean from all sin and shame, giving us access to God the Father once again. Jesus never gave up on us nor did He ever walk away, but He stood up and paid our sin debt for us. Oh, how precious is the life of our Lord Jesus Christ. God bless you. Amen

Greatly to be praised

"For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods" (Psalms 96:4 KJV). God is to be feared, for He created the earth and the stars in the sky. The gods of the earth cannot do as He does. God Almighty is Holy, Righteous, Pure, and all Powerful. How awesome He is! He knows our very thoughts and the number of hairs on our heads. He is amazing. He knows what we go through in this world and every attack of the enemy that comes upon us. He is quick to deliver those who fear Him, who humble themselves under His mighty hand. No one can hide or run from our God, who knows all. He is worthy of praise. He is a Father that will wait for His child to come back home to Him. He is a Father that will stand up for that child at all times. He is faithful to His children, and He is there among them in the storms of life to help them and be a light through the midst of their trials. There is no other God like our God, who sets men free by the blood of His Only Begotten Son. He gave His very best to all humanity. Oh what love He has shed upon us all. When we were lost in sin and iniquity, He still died for us all. It is a blessing to serve such a Wonderful, Loving, Merciful, Forgiving, Understanding, and All Beautiful God who cares for each and every one of us, whether we are free, slave, black, white, yellow, or in captivity. He will always be there and make His presence known to us as long as we call upon Him Give our Lord praise. He is worthy. God bless you. Amen

And he prayed

"Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime" (Daniel 6:10 KJV). The enemy will always try to stop prayer because he knows that without prayer there is no protection, strength, life, or the presence of God. It's time to pray. Daniel was a man of prayer. He understood that prayer gets God's attention and brings His presence down to the earth. We too must understand the power and anointing that God gives to the prayer warrior who seeks Him first. Before we walk out into a new day, we must be ready to face all that will come our way. Just as the natural body needs food to sustain it, prayer is the believer's food. Prayer must be our breakfast to get us through the day. It brings the presence of God right to the midst of us. When one prays, the atmosphere begins to change around the believer's life. God begins to minister to them as they minister unto the Father through their prayers. Beautiful, powerful, amazing, and supernatural things begin to unfold through prayer. We may not see or understand it fully, but God is preparing that day for you and I when we seek Him early. The early men and women of God learned quickly that without prayer, which brings God's presence down into their midst, they would be powerless to stand up against the evil in this hour. Prayer kept the mouths of the lions shut and Daniel praising the Lord. God bless you. Amen

The lions den

"Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee" (Daniel 6:16 KJV). Daniel was put into the lion's den because he prayed to God the Father, and satan could not handle the sweet presence of God moving upon this man. The enemy saw Daniel and thought he found a way to shut Daniel up. He thought the only way he could shut him up was through death. So, he put him in the den of lions. Satan wants to put every born-again believer into a den filled with hungry loins. The lion's den was a way of punishment unto death. Once one was put into it, there was no coming back to life. Today the enemy has many dens filled with hungry lions (evil spirits) waiting to consume whoever comes close to them. These dens may seem harmless to the carnal man or woman, but harmful to the born-again believer. They are attracting and fun for a season. They are filled with everything the flesh craves, night clubs, dance halls, adult novelty shops, bars, and head shops are just a few that are found among us. Evil spirits have made their way into man's heart to create places where they could have dominion and rule. These are also used as a snare to grab the heart of men. Daniel never gave into the enemy nor did he stop believing in God in a time of trial and need. He stood up for the Lord, and in doing so the Lord shut the mouths of the hungry lions. The devil is going to try to stop us in this last hour, and the first thing he is going to come after is our time alone with God, our prayer lives. Shout unto the Lord with all your heart. God bless you. Amen

I tell you

"I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3 NKJV). True life begins when one truly repents from their sin, when one hates the sin that holds them back from walking and being victorious in Christ. Jesus Christ became sin for us and was whipped, beaten, spit on, and nailed to the cross. Sin only has one way, and that way is straight to death, away from a free life in Jesus Christ. Jesus came to save a world lost in their sin and bound by addictions and to the flesh. He was revealed for this very purpose, to see us free. "For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" (II Corinthians 5:21 NKJV). How can one have joy in Christ when one is bound by something God detests and hates, something His dear Son died for? One can be conscience of sin in their lives, yet not think of it as being that bad. Maybe they still love it, or it arises from time to time only to find themselves grabbing for it again. Repent! Sin is sin. God sees it all the same way because as long as it takes first place in one's heart over God being first in their lives, it is a sin. Why perish in a time when the Blood of Christ is just as powerful now as when it ran down the cross 2,000 years ago? God bless you. Amen

You shall not

“You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a wooden image, near the altar which you build for yourself to the LORD your God. You shall not set up a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates" (Deuteronomy 16:21, 22 NKJV). The cross is represented by the ancient altars of Israel, yet God commanded them not to plant a grove of any tree near the altar of God. Despite the command of the Lord, they planted trees around the altar of God because it was too bloody. They did not want to look at the blood soaked altars. Let us all remember that sacrifice is awful. The church must also remember that the cross is not an entertaining spectacle, but it is a bloody horror. The people still corrupted the altars, and just like the children of Israel, one may have replaced the Cross of Christ for groves planted by man. Some people may play the part and make it look good, but without repentance of sin one can only play the part. "They offer sacrifices on the mountaintops, And burn incense on the hills, under oaks, poplars, and terebinths, Because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters commit harlotry, And your brides commit adultery" (Hosea 4:13 NKJV). They sacrificed to every man made idol. If God's ancient people failed, so can we. They lost the vision and corrupted the pattern. God bless you. Amen