James 1:22
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
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Matt 7:24-25
24 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
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Matt 16:17-18
17 Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
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My Comments:
The parable of the wise man and the foolish man tells us that it's not just by hearing the Word that we are delivered, but it's by acting on what we've heard that deliverance comes!
In the Greek, the word for 'rock' in both Matt 16:17-18 and Matt 7:24-25 are the same: 'petra' which means a large mass of rock.
In the context of Matt 16, this 'large rock' refers to the Divine revelation of who Jesus is, i.e. the Anointed One, the Son of God. It is on that rock of revelation knowledge that we are to build ourselves on like the parable of the wise man in Matt 7!
James says it similarly when he write to the Church, exhorting them to be doers of the word, and not hearers only. This is true, as what goes in one ear can easily come out the other, except that we choose to act on what we hear.
So if you find yourselves struggling in an area, go back to God for a Divine revelation of who He is to you, what He says about that area, then build yourselves on that rock, acting on what He says!
Friday, November 30, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Giving Out Of The Overflow
Luke 6:38
38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."
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Acts 3:6-7
6 Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."
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John 10:10
10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows)
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My Comments:
The principle of giving says that what we give will be given back to us as stated in Lk 6:38. It is significant when we have the God-Kind of Life on the inside of us, in an abundance! For we give out of the overflow that is in our hearts; whatever is required at that time, and we know that we receive even more than what we gave! We are carriers of the presence of God! It's a never-ending cycle that works out for the good of all!
Confession:
I am a carrier of God's presence! I have an overflow of the God-Kind of life on the inside of me! I give out of that Life, and I know that it will be given back to me, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over!
38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."
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Acts 3:6-7
6 Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."
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John 10:10
10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows)
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My Comments:
The principle of giving says that what we give will be given back to us as stated in Lk 6:38. It is significant when we have the God-Kind of Life on the inside of us, in an abundance! For we give out of the overflow that is in our hearts; whatever is required at that time, and we know that we receive even more than what we gave! We are carriers of the presence of God! It's a never-ending cycle that works out for the good of all!
Confession:
I am a carrier of God's presence! I have an overflow of the God-Kind of life on the inside of me! I give out of that Life, and I know that it will be given back to me, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over!
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Pressed To Overflowing
2 Cor 4:7
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
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2 Cor 4:8-11
8 We are hedged in (pressed) on every side [troubled and oppressed in every way], but not cramped or crushed; we suffer embarrassments and are perplexed and unable to find a way out, but not driven to despair;
9 We are pursued (persecuted and hard driven), but not deserted [to stand alone]; we are struck down to the ground, but never struck out and destroyed;
10 Always carrying about in the body the liability and exposure to the same putting to death that the Lord Jesus suffered, so that the [resurrection] life of Jesus also may be shown forth by and in our bodies.
11 For we who live are constantly [experiencing] being handed over to death for Jesus' sake, that the [resurrection] life of Jesus also may be evidenced through our flesh which is liable to death.
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My Comments:
It's through the storms of life that we find out just how full of God we are. Persecution can and will come from every possible avenue, including the ones closest to us. But thank God we have v7 "We have this treasure in earthen vessels"! Let the Life and Nature of God flow out of us! As we are pressed from outside, God is more than able to cause us to overflow!
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
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2 Cor 4:8-11
8 We are hedged in (pressed) on every side [troubled and oppressed in every way], but not cramped or crushed; we suffer embarrassments and are perplexed and unable to find a way out, but not driven to despair;
9 We are pursued (persecuted and hard driven), but not deserted [to stand alone]; we are struck down to the ground, but never struck out and destroyed;
10 Always carrying about in the body the liability and exposure to the same putting to death that the Lord Jesus suffered, so that the [resurrection] life of Jesus also may be shown forth by and in our bodies.
11 For we who live are constantly [experiencing] being handed over to death for Jesus' sake, that the [resurrection] life of Jesus also may be evidenced through our flesh which is liable to death.
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My Comments:
It's through the storms of life that we find out just how full of God we are. Persecution can and will come from every possible avenue, including the ones closest to us. But thank God we have v7 "We have this treasure in earthen vessels"! Let the Life and Nature of God flow out of us! As we are pressed from outside, God is more than able to cause us to overflow!
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Strength In The Midst Of Our Storms
Isa 40:27-31
27 Why do you say, O Jacob, And speak, O Israel: "My way is hidden from the LORD, And my just claim is passed over by my God"?
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall,
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.
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Gal 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
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My Comments:
It's through the storms of life that we question whether God is there. We don't seem to get a response to our prayers, and we lose heart. We talk just like Israel; "God's forgotten about me. He's not there. I can't get out of this mess. I give up." We grow weary of waiting. Don't lose heart! God is still there! He is there to strengthen us, and to bring us through our storms! As we put our hope in Him, He will give us the strength to come out of that storm a victor!
Confession:
I may have storms, but I choose to not give up! I will not grow weary! God gives me power! He increases my strength! My strength is renewed! I run my race with joy! I choose to walk by faith, and I won't faint! I cannot be defeated and I will not quit! [*]
*: For the last sentence "I cannot be defeated and I will not quit", credits go to Pastor Kenneth W. Hagin, Rhema Bible Church as that's his often repeated declaration.
27 Why do you say, O Jacob, And speak, O Israel: "My way is hidden from the LORD, And my just claim is passed over by my God"?
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall,
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.
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Gal 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
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My Comments:
It's through the storms of life that we question whether God is there. We don't seem to get a response to our prayers, and we lose heart. We talk just like Israel; "God's forgotten about me. He's not there. I can't get out of this mess. I give up." We grow weary of waiting. Don't lose heart! God is still there! He is there to strengthen us, and to bring us through our storms! As we put our hope in Him, He will give us the strength to come out of that storm a victor!
Confession:
I may have storms, but I choose to not give up! I will not grow weary! God gives me power! He increases my strength! My strength is renewed! I run my race with joy! I choose to walk by faith, and I won't faint! I cannot be defeated and I will not quit! [*]
*: For the last sentence "I cannot be defeated and I will not quit", credits go to Pastor Kenneth W. Hagin, Rhema Bible Church as that's his often repeated declaration.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Conquerors Through The Father's Love
Ro 8:37-39
37 Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us.
38 For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers,
39 Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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My Comments:
We all go through storms at any point in our lives; whether it be persecution, heartbreak, depression, etc. But one thing we do know: Our Father still loves us! And it's because of His love that we are MORE than able to speak to those storms in our lives! It's because of His love that we gain a surpassing victory, making us MORE than conquerors!
Confession:
Nothing can separate me from the love of my Father! It's because of His love that I can choose to stand up in the midst of my storms and declare "My Father loves me!" And it's because of His love that I have a surpassing victory over my storms! I am MORE than a conqueror because MY FATHER LOVES ME!
Friday, November 23, 2012
An Open Mouth For God!
Ps 81:10
10 I am the LORD your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I [being God] will fill it.
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My Comments:
Too often we find ourselves comparing our own prayer lives to that of people around us who are closer in their walk with God. We think that their way of communicating with God is the way that we should pray, and we go about trying to copy their style of prayer.
But God has a different plan and purpose for you to pray about! He will lead you in the direction He wants you to go. Just open your mouth, believing Him for the words that He wants to you speak! His Word says that He will fill your mouth, IF you open it!
There's a deeper dimension of prayer to enter if we would just yield our tongue to God and let Him pray through us! Ezekiel 47:1-5 shows various depths of water that could be ventured into. Some of us are content to just dip our toes into the water, others want to venture out into the deeper ends. Both are just as all right with God.
Just go with what God's already placed in your hearts, and He will take you further!
10 I am the LORD your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I [being God] will fill it.
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My Comments:
Too often we find ourselves comparing our own prayer lives to that of people around us who are closer in their walk with God. We think that their way of communicating with God is the way that we should pray, and we go about trying to copy their style of prayer.
But God has a different plan and purpose for you to pray about! He will lead you in the direction He wants you to go. Just open your mouth, believing Him for the words that He wants to you speak! His Word says that He will fill your mouth, IF you open it!
There's a deeper dimension of prayer to enter if we would just yield our tongue to God and let Him pray through us! Ezekiel 47:1-5 shows various depths of water that could be ventured into. Some of us are content to just dip our toes into the water, others want to venture out into the deeper ends. Both are just as all right with God.
Just go with what God's already placed in your hearts, and He will take you further!
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Keeping Our Mind On God
Isa 26:3-4
3 You [being God] will guard him [being man] and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You.
4 So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever; for the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages].
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My Comments:
When we go through the storms of life, it's Who we put our focus on that determines whether we go under or not. Put your trust in God, for He is the Rock that will NOT go under when the storm rises! Keep your mind on Him, and He will guard you, and keep you in a peace that is perfect and constant!
Confession:
God guards me and keeps me in peace! This peace is perfect, and it is constant! I choose to commit myself to Him, lean on Him, and my hope is in Him! I trust in Him, for He is an everlasting Rock. And that Rock will NOT go under in my storms!
3 You [being God] will guard him [being man] and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You.
4 So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever; for the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages].
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My Comments:
When we go through the storms of life, it's Who we put our focus on that determines whether we go under or not. Put your trust in God, for He is the Rock that will NOT go under when the storm rises! Keep your mind on Him, and He will guard you, and keep you in a peace that is perfect and constant!
Confession:
God guards me and keeps me in peace! This peace is perfect, and it is constant! I choose to commit myself to Him, lean on Him, and my hope is in Him! I trust in Him, for He is an everlasting Rock. And that Rock will NOT go under in my storms!
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
You Fit Just Nicely!
1 Cor 12:18,27
18 But as it is, God has placed and arranged the limbs and organs in the body, each [particular one] of them, just as He wished and saw fit and with the best adaptation.
27 Now you [collectively] are Christ's body and [individually] you are members of it, each part severally and distinct [each with his own place and function].
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My Comments:
The context of these two verses refer to the local church, as well as to the Body of Christ. Every one of us is just as equally important to the Body! There's a phrase that goes "There is no Big 'I's and little 'u's in the Kingdom" That is correct! We all have our own part to contribute towards fulfilling the Will, Plan and Purpose of God! God knew each and every one of us and how we would fit in with the best adaptation into the Body! So don't despair and think that what you're doing is insignificant! You matter to God! And to us! There's a place for you to fit!
Confession:
God has a plan for me! He knows where I fit the most, with the best adaptation! I am a distinct and unique part of the Body! I am not useless or insignificant! I fit just nicely!
18 But as it is, God has placed and arranged the limbs and organs in the body, each [particular one] of them, just as He wished and saw fit and with the best adaptation.
27 Now you [collectively] are Christ's body and [individually] you are members of it, each part severally and distinct [each with his own place and function].
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My Comments:
The context of these two verses refer to the local church, as well as to the Body of Christ. Every one of us is just as equally important to the Body! There's a phrase that goes "There is no Big 'I's and little 'u's in the Kingdom" That is correct! We all have our own part to contribute towards fulfilling the Will, Plan and Purpose of God! God knew each and every one of us and how we would fit in with the best adaptation into the Body! So don't despair and think that what you're doing is insignificant! You matter to God! And to us! There's a place for you to fit!
Confession:
God has a plan for me! He knows where I fit the most, with the best adaptation! I am a distinct and unique part of the Body! I am not useless or insignificant! I fit just nicely!
Monday, November 19, 2012
Praying For The Lost
Matt 9:37-10:1
37 Then He said to His disciples, The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few.
38 So pray to the Lord of the harvest to force out and thrust laborers into His harvest.
10:1 AND JESUS summoned to Him His Twelve disciples and gave them power and authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out, and to cure all kinds of disease and all kinds of weakness and infirmity.
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Mark 16:17-18
17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they [the sick] will recover."
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2 Cor 4:4
4 For the god of this world [satan & co] has blinded the unbelievers' minds [that they should not discern the truth], preventing them from seeing the illuminating light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ (the Messiah), Who is the Image and Likeness of God.
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My Comments:
As much as Paul wrote that Jesus stripped satan and his like of all their power over the Christian, we must also consider the fact that the enemy still has a hold over the lost; preventing them from coming to the truth of their redemption in Christ.
We have authority that we can exercise however to remove this spiritual blindness over their lives! We can drive out the enemy that has a foothold in the lives of the lost; and at the same time pray to the Father to send people across their paths who can bring them out of the darkness that they're in, and into the glorious light of the Gospel!
37 Then He said to His disciples, The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few.
38 So pray to the Lord of the harvest to force out and thrust laborers into His harvest.
10:1 AND JESUS summoned to Him His Twelve disciples and gave them power and authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out, and to cure all kinds of disease and all kinds of weakness and infirmity.
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Mark 16:17-18
17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they [the sick] will recover."
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2 Cor 4:4
4 For the god of this world [satan & co] has blinded the unbelievers' minds [that they should not discern the truth], preventing them from seeing the illuminating light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ (the Messiah), Who is the Image and Likeness of God.
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My Comments:
As much as Paul wrote that Jesus stripped satan and his like of all their power over the Christian, we must also consider the fact that the enemy still has a hold over the lost; preventing them from coming to the truth of their redemption in Christ.
We have authority that we can exercise however to remove this spiritual blindness over their lives! We can drive out the enemy that has a foothold in the lives of the lost; and at the same time pray to the Father to send people across their paths who can bring them out of the darkness that they're in, and into the glorious light of the Gospel!
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Pouring Out Our Hearts
Lam 2:19
...Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord.
Lift your hands toward Him ...
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1 Peter 5:7
7 Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
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My Comments:
We all go through storms at one point or another in our lives. God's not looking for people to be religious and give some flaky prayer about what they're believing Him for when they're actually hurting deep inside! God wants us to be real with Him! Just pour out your sorrows on God! Just unload everything on Him! Your hurts, your pains, everything! 'all' means all! He cares for you!
...Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord.
Lift your hands toward Him ...
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1 Peter 5:7
7 Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
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My Comments:
We all go through storms at one point or another in our lives. God's not looking for people to be religious and give some flaky prayer about what they're believing Him for when they're actually hurting deep inside! God wants us to be real with Him! Just pour out your sorrows on God! Just unload everything on Him! Your hurts, your pains, everything! 'all' means all! He cares for you!
Friday, November 16, 2012
Containers of God
2 Cor 4:6-8
6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
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2 Cor 6:16
16 What agreement [can there be between] a temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in and with and among them and will walk in and with and among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
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My Comments:
As frail and weak as we are, God sees us as containers worthy of containing Himself! Smith Wigglesworth said this: "In me is working a power stronger than every other power. The life that is in me is a thousand times bigger than I am outside." We are containers of God! It's not about us, it's about Him working through us to reach the world!
Confession:
I'm a container for God! He lives in me! He walks in me! When He's in me, I'm a thousand times bigger inside than I am outside! The greater One lives in me!
6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
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2 Cor 6:16
16 What agreement [can there be between] a temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in and with and among them and will walk in and with and among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
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My Comments:
As frail and weak as we are, God sees us as containers worthy of containing Himself! Smith Wigglesworth said this: "In me is working a power stronger than every other power. The life that is in me is a thousand times bigger than I am outside." We are containers of God! It's not about us, it's about Him working through us to reach the world!
Confession:
I'm a container for God! He lives in me! He walks in me! When He's in me, I'm a thousand times bigger inside than I am outside! The greater One lives in me!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
God At Work - In Us!
Phil 2:13
13[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight.
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My Comments:
As much as we desire to be in the Will of God all the time, we also worry about whether we are actually in the Will of God. It's not about how much effort we put into it, it's about the One who is in us, working through us! He gives us His strength, energizing us and giving us both the desire and the power to be able to walk in His will!
Confession:
It's not by my own strength that I'm in the Will of God for my life. He's always in me, working in me! He gives me the power and desire to fulfill His plan for my life! I will walk in His plan, and I will work for His good pleasure, satisfying and delighting Him!
13[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight.
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My Comments:
As much as we desire to be in the Will of God all the time, we also worry about whether we are actually in the Will of God. It's not about how much effort we put into it, it's about the One who is in us, working through us! He gives us His strength, energizing us and giving us both the desire and the power to be able to walk in His will!
Confession:
It's not by my own strength that I'm in the Will of God for my life. He's always in me, working in me! He gives me the power and desire to fulfill His plan for my life! I will walk in His plan, and I will work for His good pleasure, satisfying and delighting Him!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
We Are Anointed!
Luke 4:18-19
18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed one, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity],
19 To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound.]
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My Comments:
This is a statement of fact, not a promise. We don't have to chase after the Anointing, the Anointing is inside us! We're not anointed because we have the anointing, we have the anointing because we are anointed! It's the yoke-breaking, bondage-anointing power of God on the inside of us! We can preach the Gospel and set people free!
Confession:
The Spirit of God is upon me, therefore I am anointed! I don't have to chase after the Anointing, I have the Anointing because I am anointed! All bondages in my life can be broken! I am free! And I can set others free!
18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed one, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity],
19 To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound.]
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My Comments:
This is a statement of fact, not a promise. We don't have to chase after the Anointing, the Anointing is inside us! We're not anointed because we have the anointing, we have the anointing because we are anointed! It's the yoke-breaking, bondage-anointing power of God on the inside of us! We can preach the Gospel and set people free!
Confession:
The Spirit of God is upon me, therefore I am anointed! I don't have to chase after the Anointing, I have the Anointing because I am anointed! All bondages in my life can be broken! I am free! And I can set others free!
Sunday, November 11, 2012
God's Promises - Exactly as He Promised!
Acts 27:25
25 So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith (complete confidence) in God that it will be exactly as it was told me;
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2 Cor 1:20
20 For as many as are the promises of God, they all find their Yes [answer] in Him [Christ]. For this reason we also utter the Amen (so be it) to God through Him [in His Person and by His agency] to the glory of God.
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My Comments:
The context of Acts 27:1-26 talks about the storm that Paul and the other passengers on the trip went through. Paul confidently declared that they would make it through the storm, even as God had told him. We all go through storms in life. But we know that we will go through it safely even as God has told us! His promises are sure, and we can stand on them as God has told us!
Confession:
All that God has promised concerning me are true! I walk through storms, and I choose to maintain my confidence in Him! It is exactly as it was told me! His promises are Yes, and in Him, Amen!
25 So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith (complete confidence) in God that it will be exactly as it was told me;
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2 Cor 1:20
20 For as many as are the promises of God, they all find their Yes [answer] in Him [Christ]. For this reason we also utter the Amen (so be it) to God through Him [in His Person and by His agency] to the glory of God.
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My Comments:
The context of Acts 27:1-26 talks about the storm that Paul and the other passengers on the trip went through. Paul confidently declared that they would make it through the storm, even as God had told him. We all go through storms in life. But we know that we will go through it safely even as God has told us! His promises are sure, and we can stand on them as God has told us!
Confession:
All that God has promised concerning me are true! I walk through storms, and I choose to maintain my confidence in Him! It is exactly as it was told me! His promises are Yes, and in Him, Amen!
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Overflow - More Than Enough!
John 10:10
10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
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Ps 23:5
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my [brimming] cup runs over.
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My Comments:
When we have Jesus, we have the God-kind of life (which is more than just financial prosperity!) on the inside of us. It's everything good that comes from God! Not only is it filled to the brim, but it's overflowing! When it overflows, it's more than enough for those around us. Our God is El Shaddai, the God who's More Than Enough!
Confession:
I have the God-kind of life inside me! I have it, and I enjoy it! It overflows in my life! It's More Than Enough!
10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
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Ps 23:5
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my [brimming] cup runs over.
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My Comments:
When we have Jesus, we have the God-kind of life (which is more than just financial prosperity!) on the inside of us. It's everything good that comes from God! Not only is it filled to the brim, but it's overflowing! When it overflows, it's more than enough for those around us. Our God is El Shaddai, the God who's More Than Enough!
Confession:
I have the God-kind of life inside me! I have it, and I enjoy it! It overflows in my life! It's More Than Enough!
Friday, November 9, 2012
The Glory Revealed Through Us!
Isaiah 40:3-5
3 A voice of one who cries: Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord [clear away the obstacles]; make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God!
4 Every valley shall be lifted and filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked and uneven shall be made straight and level, and the rough places a plain.
5 And the glory (majesty and splendor) of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.
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My Comments:
This referred to John the Baptist in his time. But it also refers to us, right here and right now, before the second coming of The Lord. When we lift up our voice in prayer, obstacles are removed, bondages broken, and the Glory of God is revealed. And all flesh will see it!
Confession:
I choose to lift up my voice when I pray! I know that when I pray, God hears! Obstacles are moved! Bondages broken! When I lift up my voice, The Glory of God is revealed! And we will see it!
3 A voice of one who cries: Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord [clear away the obstacles]; make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God!
4 Every valley shall be lifted and filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked and uneven shall be made straight and level, and the rough places a plain.
5 And the glory (majesty and splendor) of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.
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My Comments:
This referred to John the Baptist in his time. But it also refers to us, right here and right now, before the second coming of The Lord. When we lift up our voice in prayer, obstacles are removed, bondages broken, and the Glory of God is revealed. And all flesh will see it!
Confession:
I choose to lift up my voice when I pray! I know that when I pray, God hears! Obstacles are moved! Bondages broken! When I lift up my voice, The Glory of God is revealed! And we will see it!
Pulling Strongholds Down
2 Cor 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds,
5[Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed one),
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My Comments
Satan has already been defeated in the spiritual realm and has no authority over us in the spirit. He attempts to attack us in the realm of the soul (our mind, will, emotions, intellect). Sometimes there are strongholds in our mind that contradicts what God says about our situation, and those must be pulled down! Anything that is in contradiction to what the Bible says should not stay there, and we can pull them down because of what Jesus has already done! Bondages can be broken once those strongholds are down!
Confession:
I choose to believe what God says in His Word about me! If there is anything in my life that contradicts what He says, I pull them down in Jesus' Name! My mind is renewed to what God says about me, and I believe what He says is true!
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds,
5[Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed one),
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My Comments
Satan has already been defeated in the spiritual realm and has no authority over us in the spirit. He attempts to attack us in the realm of the soul (our mind, will, emotions, intellect). Sometimes there are strongholds in our mind that contradicts what God says about our situation, and those must be pulled down! Anything that is in contradiction to what the Bible says should not stay there, and we can pull them down because of what Jesus has already done! Bondages can be broken once those strongholds are down!
Confession:
I choose to believe what God says in His Word about me! If there is anything in my life that contradicts what He says, I pull them down in Jesus' Name! My mind is renewed to what God says about me, and I believe what He says is true!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
A Living Epistle in Action!
2 Cor 3:2-3
2 You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men;
3 clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.
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2 Cor 3:3
3 You show and make obvious that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, not written with ink but with [the] Spirit of [the] living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
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My Comments:
Reaching out to people isn't just only based on how much we know the Bible (although that is important). They won't be affected by us quoting chapters and verses from the Bible. It's when they see Jesus in us reaching out to them, that they know that He is real! To manifest Christ as a loving Savior to the world, that is our aim! A physical demonstration of Himself to a lost and needy world!
Confession:
I am an epistle of Christ, read by all men! I demonstrate the love of God not only through my words or speech but in my actions too. And they see Jesus in me!
2 You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men;
3 clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.
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2 Cor 3:3
3 You show and make obvious that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, not written with ink but with [the] Spirit of [the] living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
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My Comments:
Reaching out to people isn't just only based on how much we know the Bible (although that is important). They won't be affected by us quoting chapters and verses from the Bible. It's when they see Jesus in us reaching out to them, that they know that He is real! To manifest Christ as a loving Savior to the world, that is our aim! A physical demonstration of Himself to a lost and needy world!
Confession:
I am an epistle of Christ, read by all men! I demonstrate the love of God not only through my words or speech but in my actions too. And they see Jesus in me!
Sunday, November 4, 2012
A Masterpiece For a Master Calling!
Eph 2:10
10 For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship),
recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which
God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared
ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He
prearranged and made ready for us to live].
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My Comments:
As children recreated in Christ, we are a unique masterpiece
formed by God. There is no other work like us! Not only that, He has a divine
destiny for us; and He’s prepared it ahead of time that we can walk in it! He
will not prepare something that we could not fulfill, as he knows each calling
that He has prepared for us!
Confession:
I am a masterpiece created by God! He has a calling for me,
and He’s prepared the way for me to walk in it! And I will walk in it, living
the good life prepared by my Father and made ready for me!
You Are Free!
John 8:32
32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
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My Comments:
Our faith is not based on how we feel about situations in our life. It's based on what we know. Like a pastor once said, "You know, you grow, then you show" We demonstrate what we do know. We know the truth, and we are free! It's what we know that sets us free!
Confession:
My faith is not based on what I feel. It's based on what I know. I know the Truth, and I am free!
Completing Our Race
Heb 12:1
12:1 THEREFORE THEN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us
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My Comments:
Each and everyone of us have been given a specific calling and a task to complete by God. We are created in Him for good works that have been already prepared for us to walk in (Eph 2:10). To fulfill that task, we have to choose to lay aside every hindrance that stands in our way of completing that race!
Confession:
I choose to strip off and throw aside everything that keeps me from fulfilling my call in life. I run with endurance the appointed course of the race God has for me, and I will complete it!
12:1 THEREFORE THEN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us
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My Comments:
Each and everyone of us have been given a specific calling and a task to complete by God. We are created in Him for good works that have been already prepared for us to walk in (Eph 2:10). To fulfill that task, we have to choose to lay aside every hindrance that stands in our way of completing that race!
Confession:
I choose to strip off and throw aside everything that keeps me from fulfilling my call in life. I run with endurance the appointed course of the race God has for me, and I will complete it!
Friday, November 2, 2012
God is Good!
Matt 7:7-11
7 Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, [the door] will be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will hand him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will hand him a serpent?
11 If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good and advantageous gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect as He is] give good and advantageous things to those who keep on asking Him!
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My Comments:
This shows the graciousness of God as our Father, as it compares him to an earthly father who gives good gifts to his children, and says how much more He, being our heavenly Father, will give us good things because we ask him as His children!
How much more should we not give up on our requests for deliverance from thoughts and ideas that are not of Him!
Confession
My Father is good! He gives good things to me when I ask Him! I ask and I receive! I seek and I find! And the door of deliverance is opened to me!
7 Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, [the door] will be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will hand him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will hand him a serpent?
11 If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good and advantageous gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect as He is] give good and advantageous things to those who keep on asking Him!
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My Comments:
This shows the graciousness of God as our Father, as it compares him to an earthly father who gives good gifts to his children, and says how much more He, being our heavenly Father, will give us good things because we ask him as His children!
How much more should we not give up on our requests for deliverance from thoughts and ideas that are not of Him!
Confession
My Father is good! He gives good things to me when I ask Him! I ask and I receive! I seek and I find! And the door of deliverance is opened to me!
God In Us
2 Cor 6:16
16 What agreement [can there be between] a temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in and with and among them and will walk in and with and among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
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My Comments:
We are living in New Testament times. Under the Old Covenant (Testament), man was spiritually dead and void. God could only show Himself to them through visible signs and wonders. Under the New Covenant, God moved in. He lives in us now. Therefore since God lives inside of us, We have a far greater power on the inside of us than any circumstance or lie of the enemy can dominate!
Confession:
I am a temple of God! He lives in me! He walks in me! He walks among me! He's my God, and I am His child! I can do all things through Him!
16 What agreement [can there be between] a temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in and with and among them and will walk in and with and among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
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My Comments:
We are living in New Testament times. Under the Old Covenant (Testament), man was spiritually dead and void. God could only show Himself to them through visible signs and wonders. Under the New Covenant, God moved in. He lives in us now. Therefore since God lives inside of us, We have a far greater power on the inside of us than any circumstance or lie of the enemy can dominate!
Confession:
I am a temple of God! He lives in me! He walks in me! He walks among me! He's my God, and I am His child! I can do all things through Him!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Completeness in Christ
Col 2:9-10
9 For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine nature].
10 And you are in Him, made full and having come to fullness of life [in Christ you too are filled with the Godhead--Father, Son and Holy Spirit--and reach full spiritual stature]. And He is the Head of all rule and authority [of every angelic principality and power].
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My comments:
Christ is the ultimate expression of the Godhead in a physical body. As such, because we are members of the Body of Christ, we too have the Godhead dwelling in us And because He [being Christ] is the head of every angelic principality and power, it means that everything is subject to Him. Therefore, they are also subject to us as we are members of His Body, He being the Head.
Confession:
The Godhead dwells in me, because I am in Christ. Demons are subject to Him, as He is above them. Therefore they are subject to me because I am in Him!
9 For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine nature].
10 And you are in Him, made full and having come to fullness of life [in Christ you too are filled with the Godhead--Father, Son and Holy Spirit--and reach full spiritual stature]. And He is the Head of all rule and authority [of every angelic principality and power].
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My comments:
Christ is the ultimate expression of the Godhead in a physical body. As such, because we are members of the Body of Christ, we too have the Godhead dwelling in us And because He [being Christ] is the head of every angelic principality and power, it means that everything is subject to Him. Therefore, they are also subject to us as we are members of His Body, He being the Head.
Confession:
The Godhead dwells in me, because I am in Christ. Demons are subject to Him, as He is above them. Therefore they are subject to me because I am in Him!
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