Friday, June 14, 2013
The hour cometh.
"But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth" (John 4:23, 24 KJV). The Holy Spirit brings a dead life to life and a soul that is filled with darkness into glorious light. Worshiping the Lord in the Spirit is very important. It truly is a powerful way of worshiping God, and it is the only way true worshippers shall worship the Father. Man has always failed in the part of worship because they never give themselves totally over in spirit or find time to truly worship. So, in the midst of their worship came their wants and desires for the flesh, and soon backsliding became a common thing among them. True worshipers are not those who go look for the right place to worship or who say the right prayer. True worshipers are those who recognize the nature of God. By His very nature, He is Spirit, and if we worship in truth we must not only recognize His nature, we must conform our worship to His nature. We must worship in spirit, but our own spirit does not conform to God's nature as Spirit. However, the Holy Spirit does. If we are to be genuine worshipers of God, we need to open our hearts to the Holy Spirit and let Him worship through us. Remember God is Spirit, and He is everywhere. God bless you. Amen
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Throughout all their journeys.
"For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys" (Exodus 40:38 KJV). God made a way for the Israelites in the wilderness. He was with them at all times. He guided them as a father guides his new born child into their first beginnings of life. God watched over them, protected them, fed them in their hunger, and gave them water when they were thirsty. He is still giving to His children. He gives them the very needs of their hearts. When God moved, the children of Israel moved with Him, and when God stood still, Israel was not moving but waiting on God. Too many times we, the modern day believer, get in a hurry and don't have time to wait upon the Lord. Many times we find ourselves going ahead of God in a wilderness filled with canyons and mountains and we're trying to make it on our own. Yet, deep down inside our hearts we know there is no going forward without the proper guidance from God. "You also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, and withheld not Your manna from them, and gave water for their thirst" (Nehemiah 9:20 AMP). It's only by God's great mercy that we are all saved and under the watchful eyes of the Lord. God is waiting. But who is willing to follow? He will take care of all our needs. We must just trust in Him. God bless you. Amen
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
God dwelleth in him
"Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God" (1 John 4:15 KJV). God did not form us or create us to just lose us. He loves us. He's called us and asked us so many times to walk with Him, to follow Him, and to be intimate with Him. The Lord has given us time, His attention, His love, and His reassurance that all will be okay. He said He would never leave us nor forsake us. It's not time to look back. It's time to follow Him with a real heart, a heart in love with Him not because we have to, but because He loved us first. There is no power in this universe that can overpower our God. There is no darkness in this entire world that can put out the Light of Christ within the heart of the true believer. The Lord knew that the end times were going to be filled with wickedness, idolatry, envy, fornication, lasciviousness, murder, and etc. So, God has prepared the believer in these hard and dark times. He has given us the right and authority to stand against these demonic forces in this last hour. God is not lack in anything or of anyone to be a voice in this wilderness and to do the great commission. He does not lack the vessel that is needed in these end times. He will always raise up someone, and along with that rising up, God will anoint, prepare, and mold a man or woman to do the will of the Father and to sound the trumpet when the enemy is coming. God bless you. Amen
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
The love of God toward us.
"In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him" (1 John 4:9 KJV). Are our hearts moved with compassion and sorrow for the lost and broken? Does the fear of God bring a deeper conviction to our hearts and souls? Will the love for our families and friends drive us to pray and fast for their freedom? Enough about us! What about them? Who will go and reach those in need? Jesus came to save those who are lost in sin and filled with hurt. When Jesus walked into a town, people came from all around to be fed, healed, and freed. They knew what He was capable of doing and many sought Him for a gift. The modern day church also knows what Jesus is able to do. But do we really want what He died for? Or is the church comfortable and content with the way they are living? Too many are lost and dying by the road side, waiting and hoping for the Lord to pass by. Reach out for someone today for Jesus Christ. God bless you. Amen
Monday, June 10, 2013
By Their Fruits
"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 7:21 KJV). A good tree, one that is healthy and sound, cannot bear bad and worthless fruit, and neither can a sickly and worthless tree bear any kind of good fruit. So, how can a person who is wicked and driven by selfish wants and desires bear any good fruit? Every person is fully recognized by their fruit, which is what is truly in their heart. In this last hour people will be claiming to know Jesus Christ, but some if not many, just hold an outside appearance. In other words, it is just lip service because the fruit does not show through. "Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them" (vs. 20). The Lord will know us by our fruits, and the world will also recognize us for who we really are by our fruits. It's so important that we grow intimate with God the Father and seek Him above all things. The Holy Spirit will bring forth the proper fruit in the believer’s life. With this fruit manifested through the Holy Spirit, the world will see us as a different kind of people, and the Lord will recognize us as one of His own adopted children. We can be good and giving people, but if the Lord is not the king of our lives our fruit is still worthless. God bless you. Amen
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Cry Unto The Lord
"Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord, Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come" (Joel 1:14, 15 KJV). The Lord surrounds the hurting and broken hearted. He looks down from Heaven upon the very children of this world with compassion and pity, and there is no doubt that His heart is moved in a great and mighty way. When is enough? When will we stop relying on the world's ways of serving God? How much more cold heartedness, confusion, and brokenness do we need to endure? The Lord gives us the answer to success here on this earth and that is to pray, fast, ask, seek, and knock. The prophet Joel prophesied through the Scriptures of the judgment that would come upon the land of Judah. The Lord showed him chaos, corruption, and devastation in all kinds of ways falling upon the land, yet God always has a plan and gives us all another chance through repentance. However, the enemy could care less because he is going to take the very best and destroy it if he can. "He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white" (Joel 1:7 KJV). The enemy will come in and flood with great misery and pain. Joel did not hold on to the prophecy, but he spoke up and did exactly what God had put inside his spirit. Just like every man and woman of God, Joel also had compassion and pity for the children and people that surrounded him. Joel was not about to allow the enemy to destroy or take anymore than what they had already taken. When is it going to be enough? What are we going to do? God bless you all. Amen
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Sound the Alarm.
"BLOW THE trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on My holy Mount [Zion]. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of [the judgment of] the Lord is coming; it is close at hand" (Joel 2:1 AMP). Lord we need you! Please help us, and hear our prayers! Our families are being pushed around, taken down by wicked and perverse spirits, and addiction has taken over many of their lives. It's time we cry out to the Lord Jesus Christ. We must blow the trumpet and sound an alarm, just as Joel spoke, because the Lord is about to come back for His beautiful bride, the Church. It's time to lay ourselves down for the lost and for those who are hurting out there. It's time to arise out of the church, to go out onto the streets, and to begin to proclaim the Good News. It's time to love our families and forgive them. The prophet Joel knew that the time was near, so he called a powerful assembly, got all the believers together, and said it is time we repent, rend our hearts, and turn to the Lord. It's time that the modern church of today does the same. We need to fast and pray. That's the only way the addictions, the pains, and the unforgiveness will go away. With prayer and fasting in the unity with the Body of Christ, the devil has no chance at all and God is able to move gracefully and with power. "Therefore also now, says the Lord, turn and keep on coming to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning [until every hindrance is removed and the broken fellowship is restored]"(Joel 2:12). God has given us the authority to have victory. God bless you. Amen
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