“ASK, and it will be given to you;
SEEK, and you will find;
KNOCK, and it will be opened to you.
“For everyone who ASKS RECEIVES,
and he who SEEKS FINDS,
and to him who KNOCKS it will be OPENED.
Matt 7:7-8 (Caps. added)
Wow! What an awesome statement! We have the great privilege to ASK the Almighty! Because of the sacrifice of the firstborn Son we can come into God’s family and ASK anything according to His will and know that we will have the petitions that we ASK of Him.
‘Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ASK anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ASK, we know that we have the petitions that we have ASKED of Him.” I Jn 5:14-15 (Caps. added)
What a Joy!
"And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ASK the Father in My name He will give you. "Until now you have asked nothing in My name. ASK, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” John 16:23-24(Caps. added)
I love the truth that God said that if we call upon Him HE WILL ANSWER US. Its 33:3 for your 411.
Jer 33:3
NKJV
'Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.'
MES
'Call to me and I will answer you. I'll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.'
TLB
'Ask me and I will tell you some remarkable secrets about what is going to happen here.
AMP
Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand).
NLT
Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.
Amazing! We have access to information about the future. When we call upon God He will answer us and by His Spirit within show us things to come.
…God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts…Gal 4:6
…Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will SHEW YOU THINGS TO COME.
John 16:13 KJV (Caps. added)
…I will [in my thinking] stand upon my post of observation and station myself on the tower or fortress, and will watch to SEE WHAT HE WILL SAY WITHIN ME… Hab 2:1AMP (Caps. added)
PIE – oem
I’m not on my own; I have Guide,
As I follow Him, He will provide.
If I don’t ask, I won’t know,
So I acknowledge God before I go.
I perceive His will and write it down,
I’m striving for His crown’s renown.
He orders my steps from within.
If I follow Him then I will win!
And if I don’t,
then I won’t.
Like it or not, that’s the way it is.
Now I choose, my will or His.
If I get His plan and go His Way,
I’ll know where to go and what to say.
This is how I will,
Fulfill God’s will.
Simply pray and obey everyday!
So you wont have P.I.E. if you don’t A.S.K.! Inquire, desire and require God’s perfect will for your life. And you will have it.
Matt 21:21-22
21 So Jesus answered and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' it will be done. 22 And whatever things you ASK in prayer, believing, you will RECEIVE."
NKJV(Caps. added)
Mark 11:22-24
22 So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. 23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ASK when you pray, believe that you RECEIVE them, and you will HAVE them.
NKJV(Caps. added)
‘Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ASK anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ASK, we know that we HAVE the petitions that we have ASKED of Him.” I Jn 5:14-15 (Caps. added)
PIE90 Scripture:
“ASK, and it will be given to you;
SEEK, and you will find;
KNOCK, and it will be opened to you.
“For everyone who ASKS RECEIVES,
and he who SEEKS FINDS,
and to him who KNOCKS it will be OPENED.
Matt 7:7-8 (Caps. added)
PIE 90 Scripture for Tomorrow:
‘Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ASK anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ASK, we know that we HAVE the petitions that we have ASKED of Him.” I Jn 5:14-15 (Caps. added)
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Believing Comes Before Receiving
“…Ye have not, because ye ask not.” James 4:2bKJV
A.S.K. = Ask, Seek, Knock
"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” Luke 11:9-10NKJV
Because you’re children of God you’re heirs of God and have a grand inheritance. He has promised you many things but the benefits are not automatic or on auto deposit. It’s “through faith and patience (you) inherit the promises.” Heb 6:12 God is your “ever present help” but He helps when you ask. Just like the bank, heaven also has a system. If you want to make a withdraw at the bank you first have to make a deposit and then write a check or fill out a slip. In your heavenly account God has already made many deposits but if you want to make a withdraw you have to deposit faith in your heart and then ask with your mouth. You have to hear and believe, before you can ask and receive. God’s Word is Truth and when you abide in it then you will believe it and then when you ask for it you will receive it.
John 15:7-8 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
When you hear and meditate on the promises of God, “faith comes” and it’s “through faith” that the promises come. You can’t get anything from the bank without submitting to the system and you can’t get anything from heaven without faith. You are “saved by grace through faith.” Eph 2:8 Faith is the channel through which all the blessings of heaven flow. Believing is required and comes before receiving.
"Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40 NKJV
That’s why it’s so important to meditate on the scriptures everyday. As you meditate and believe the channel stays open for you to receive. God’s frequency is faith and when you read His Word you hear from heaven and when you follow His direction you’re on you way to the promise land. His Word is His will and His provision is in His will. His will contains the inheritance and it’s given to those who believe it and ask for it. The process is simple it takes time and diligence to abide in the Word. And that’s what disciples do…
John 8:31-32
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
NKJV
So you keep on hearing and hearing God’s Will, meditate on it until you believe it, then you ask for it and receive it. That’s simply how the heavenly system works.
Rom 10:14-15
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
NKJV
Rom 10:17
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
NKJV
I Jn 5:14-15 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him
Matt 21:22
22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
NKJV
Mark 11:24
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
NKJV
The first step is to believe that your prayers will get answered. How will you know? Because of what you see or what you feel? No! Not at first believing comes before receiving. You believe it “Because God said so!” And if He said so then it is so. Take the scriptures that say - if you ask you’ll receive – and meditate on them until you believe. Do you really believe what Jesus said?
John 14:13-14
13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
NKJV
John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
Matt 7:7-8 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
That’s amazing! If you want to have power in prayer then you will need the knowledge of the Word if His Will. So start by asking for that because "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." Mark 9:23
NKJV
And God said, “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” Jer 33:3NKJV
PIE 90 Scripture:
Matt 21:22
22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
NKJV
A.S.K. = Ask, Seek, Knock
"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” Luke 11:9-10NKJV
Because you’re children of God you’re heirs of God and have a grand inheritance. He has promised you many things but the benefits are not automatic or on auto deposit. It’s “through faith and patience (you) inherit the promises.” Heb 6:12 God is your “ever present help” but He helps when you ask. Just like the bank, heaven also has a system. If you want to make a withdraw at the bank you first have to make a deposit and then write a check or fill out a slip. In your heavenly account God has already made many deposits but if you want to make a withdraw you have to deposit faith in your heart and then ask with your mouth. You have to hear and believe, before you can ask and receive. God’s Word is Truth and when you abide in it then you will believe it and then when you ask for it you will receive it.
John 15:7-8 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
When you hear and meditate on the promises of God, “faith comes” and it’s “through faith” that the promises come. You can’t get anything from the bank without submitting to the system and you can’t get anything from heaven without faith. You are “saved by grace through faith.” Eph 2:8 Faith is the channel through which all the blessings of heaven flow. Believing is required and comes before receiving.
"Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40 NKJV
That’s why it’s so important to meditate on the scriptures everyday. As you meditate and believe the channel stays open for you to receive. God’s frequency is faith and when you read His Word you hear from heaven and when you follow His direction you’re on you way to the promise land. His Word is His will and His provision is in His will. His will contains the inheritance and it’s given to those who believe it and ask for it. The process is simple it takes time and diligence to abide in the Word. And that’s what disciples do…
John 8:31-32
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
NKJV
So you keep on hearing and hearing God’s Will, meditate on it until you believe it, then you ask for it and receive it. That’s simply how the heavenly system works.
Rom 10:14-15
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
NKJV
Rom 10:17
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
NKJV
I Jn 5:14-15 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him
Matt 21:22
22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
NKJV
Mark 11:24
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
NKJV
The first step is to believe that your prayers will get answered. How will you know? Because of what you see or what you feel? No! Not at first believing comes before receiving. You believe it “Because God said so!” And if He said so then it is so. Take the scriptures that say - if you ask you’ll receive – and meditate on them until you believe. Do you really believe what Jesus said?
John 14:13-14
13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
NKJV
John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
Matt 7:7-8 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
That’s amazing! If you want to have power in prayer then you will need the knowledge of the Word if His Will. So start by asking for that because "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." Mark 9:23
NKJV
And God said, “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” Jer 33:3NKJV
PIE 90 Scripture:
Matt 21:22
22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
NKJV
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Unable to be Unable
I’ve been talking about getting fit for Christ for Christmas and finishing the forth quarter strong this year. The Lord seemed to say to me, “Will you get fit or fat for Christmas?” and I became aware of the annual forth quarter gluttony and general lack of self control with the “holidays” being the chief excuse. I noticed people losing even if they had gained ground all year. If you don’t finish well you won’t win. People make all kinds of “allowances” with the thought, “I’ve worked hard all year now its time to relax!” But it’s not true because the year is not over yet. I know you hope your favorite sports team doesn’t take that attitude at the end of their games. Now is not the time to slack because if you do you will surely lack. Don’t just “let yourself go but exercise some self control –spiritually, mentally, physically and financially. I know it’s not easy, champions don’t have it easy and the victory never goes to weak and fainthearted. If you’re habitually lazy then by default you choose to lose.
The Almighty King Jesus is ready to return soon. We don’t know the day or the hour but we do know that He said that we should also be ready. Are we fit for the coming of our King? Are we fit to serve Him in the meantime and do the work of His kingdom? We should either be fit or getting fit in every area, no excuses. Fit means in good condition, healthy, strong, ready, qualified, equipped and outfitted. We should be ready, willing and able to do whatever the Lord leads us to whenever He tells to do it. And there are no excuses because it’s the Almighty who’s helping us do His will everyday in every way. So what can we say, “I can’t or couldn’t or wouldn’t” when HIS already Word says:
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Phil 4:13 NKJV
&
“But Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible." Mark 10:27 NKJV
&
“Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." Mark 9:23 NKJV
&
“He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ” Phil 1:6-7 NKJV
&
“for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” Phil 2:13 NKJV
&
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.” 1 Thess 5:23-24 NKJV
So you get the point. If you are meditating on God’s Word you will be empowered by what He said and be unable to be unable! And here’s His response to excuses…
Luke 14:15-24
15 Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him,"Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!"
16 Then He said to him, "A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, 17 and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, 'Come, for all things are now ready.' 18 But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.' 19 And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.' 20 Still another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' 21 So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.' 22 And the servant said, 'Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.' 23 Then the master said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.'"
NKJV
Luke 9:57-62
57 Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, "Lord, I will follow you wherever You go."
58 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
59 Then He said to another, "Follow Me."
But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God."
61 And another also said, "Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house."
62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
NKJV
PIE90 Scripture:
1 Thess 5:23-24
23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
NKJV
1 Thess 5:23-24
23 May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together — spirit, soul, and body — and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. 24 The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it! MES
HE WILL DO IT! He’s the personal trainer but it’s you responsibility to make yourself the personal trainee. Show up! Exercise daily discipline and His disciple you shall be.
The Almighty King Jesus is ready to return soon. We don’t know the day or the hour but we do know that He said that we should also be ready. Are we fit for the coming of our King? Are we fit to serve Him in the meantime and do the work of His kingdom? We should either be fit or getting fit in every area, no excuses. Fit means in good condition, healthy, strong, ready, qualified, equipped and outfitted. We should be ready, willing and able to do whatever the Lord leads us to whenever He tells to do it. And there are no excuses because it’s the Almighty who’s helping us do His will everyday in every way. So what can we say, “I can’t or couldn’t or wouldn’t” when HIS already Word says:
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Phil 4:13 NKJV
&
“But Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible." Mark 10:27 NKJV
&
“Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." Mark 9:23 NKJV
&
“He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ” Phil 1:6-7 NKJV
&
“for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” Phil 2:13 NKJV
&
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.” 1 Thess 5:23-24 NKJV
So you get the point. If you are meditating on God’s Word you will be empowered by what He said and be unable to be unable! And here’s His response to excuses…
Luke 14:15-24
15 Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him,"Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!"
16 Then He said to him, "A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, 17 and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, 'Come, for all things are now ready.' 18 But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.' 19 And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.' 20 Still another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' 21 So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.' 22 And the servant said, 'Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.' 23 Then the master said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.'"
NKJV
Luke 9:57-62
57 Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, "Lord, I will follow you wherever You go."
58 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
59 Then He said to another, "Follow Me."
But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God."
61 And another also said, "Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house."
62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
NKJV
PIE90 Scripture:
1 Thess 5:23-24
23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
NKJV
1 Thess 5:23-24
23 May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together — spirit, soul, and body — and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. 24 The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it! MES
HE WILL DO IT! He’s the personal trainer but it’s you responsibility to make yourself the personal trainee. Show up! Exercise daily discipline and His disciple you shall be.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Acknowledge the Almighty
Things go better when you acknowledge the Almighty. He’s the Alpha and the Omega. He’s omnipotent, omnipresent and all knowing and willing to help you win. He will order your steps if you walk with Him. So before you act, acknowledge God.
Pray everyday before you go your way.
Acknowledge the Almighty and see what He has to say.
Then write it down and obey.
Being in His presence is very grand,
There His will you’ll understand.
His love and joy fills you heart,
When you acknowledge Him before you part.
Then all the day you will glow,
He’s always with you the way to show.
But if you don’t ask, then you won’t know.
So acknowledge God before you go.
PIE90 Scripture:
Prov 3:5-6
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
NKJV
Prov 3:6
6 Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
He’s the one who will keep you on track.
MES
Prov 3:6
6 In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.
AMP
Prov 3:6
6 In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.
BBE
Prov 3:6-7
6 Remember the Lord in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.
GNT
Prov 3:6
6 Remember the Lord in all you do,
and he will give you success.
NCV
Prov 3:6
6 In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.
YLT
Prov 3:6
6 think about Him in all your ways,
and He will guide you on the right paths.
HCSB
Prov 3:6
6 In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.
TLB
Pray everyday before you go your way.
Acknowledge the Almighty and see what He has to say.
Then write it down and obey.
Being in His presence is very grand,
There His will you’ll understand.
His love and joy fills you heart,
When you acknowledge Him before you part.
Then all the day you will glow,
He’s always with you the way to show.
But if you don’t ask, then you won’t know.
So acknowledge God before you go.
PIE90 Scripture:
Prov 3:5-6
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
NKJV
Prov 3:6
6 Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
He’s the one who will keep you on track.
MES
Prov 3:6
6 In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.
AMP
Prov 3:6
6 In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.
BBE
Prov 3:6-7
6 Remember the Lord in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.
GNT
Prov 3:6
6 Remember the Lord in all you do,
and he will give you success.
NCV
Prov 3:6
6 In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.
YLT
Prov 3:6
6 think about Him in all your ways,
and He will guide you on the right paths.
HCSB
Prov 3:6
6 In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.
TLB
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
“Your kingdom come. Your will be done. On earth as it is in heaven.”
We have many opportunities we have to succeed or fail and they are affected by our will.
Isa 1:19-20
19 If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword";
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
NKJV
“Where there’s a will there’s a way!” If it’s God’s will He’ll empower you and make the way but if it’s merely your will you’ll pay. They say, “Knowledge is power” but plenty of people get in all kinds of trouble even when they “know better.” It’s not knowledge but your will that’s the power to choose between good and evil. If you choose the good and refuse the evil then you will begin to live the good life.
Isa 7:14-15
14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. 15 Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good. NKJV
Daily we have to exercise our will power and “refuse and choose!” If we will continually align our will with God’s will then we will walk in His ways. And when we walk in His ways it pays. We will have exactly what God said we would have if we do what God said we should do. It’s a simple truth that we can’t “do our own thing” and expect God to bless it. He has already blessed us and now it’s our opportunity to walk in the blessing.
Eph 1:3
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
NKJV
Deut 30:15-20
15 "See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, 16 in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. 17 But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, 18 I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess. 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to you
NKJV
1 Cor 10:11
11 Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
NKJV
God is still the same today and we have the power to choose. It’s called free will and it’s our God given gift that can not be taken away. So just remember if you choose your own will and walk your own way you’ll pay, but if you choose God’s will and walk in His way He’ll pay and you’ll live in His blessing everyday!
Deut 28:1-2
28 "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God: NKJV
Deut 28:3-8
3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
4 The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock — the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
5 Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.
6 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
7 The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.
8 The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.
9 The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in his ways. 10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you. 11 The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity — in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground — in the land he swore to your forefathers to give you.
12 The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. 13 The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. 14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
NIV
PIE90 Scripture:
Rom 12:21
NKJV - Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
MES -Don't let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good.
TLB - Don't let evil get the upper hand, but conquer evil by doing good.
NLT - Don't let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.
AMP - Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome (master) evil with good.
Wuest - Stop being overcome by the evil, but be overcoming the evil by means of the good.
GNT - Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good.
Example:
Acts 10:36-38
36 The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ — He is Lord of all — 37 that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about DOING GOOD and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
NKJV (Caps. added)
So: You too are anointed and empowered to do good. Go for it!
Isa 1:19-20
19 If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword";
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
NKJV
“Where there’s a will there’s a way!” If it’s God’s will He’ll empower you and make the way but if it’s merely your will you’ll pay. They say, “Knowledge is power” but plenty of people get in all kinds of trouble even when they “know better.” It’s not knowledge but your will that’s the power to choose between good and evil. If you choose the good and refuse the evil then you will begin to live the good life.
Isa 7:14-15
14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. 15 Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good. NKJV
Daily we have to exercise our will power and “refuse and choose!” If we will continually align our will with God’s will then we will walk in His ways. And when we walk in His ways it pays. We will have exactly what God said we would have if we do what God said we should do. It’s a simple truth that we can’t “do our own thing” and expect God to bless it. He has already blessed us and now it’s our opportunity to walk in the blessing.
Eph 1:3
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
NKJV
Deut 30:15-20
15 "See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, 16 in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. 17 But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, 18 I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess. 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to you
NKJV
1 Cor 10:11
11 Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
NKJV
God is still the same today and we have the power to choose. It’s called free will and it’s our God given gift that can not be taken away. So just remember if you choose your own will and walk your own way you’ll pay, but if you choose God’s will and walk in His way He’ll pay and you’ll live in His blessing everyday!
Deut 28:1-2
28 "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God: NKJV
Deut 28:3-8
3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
4 The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock — the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
5 Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.
6 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
7 The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.
8 The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.
9 The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in his ways. 10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you. 11 The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity — in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground — in the land he swore to your forefathers to give you.
12 The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. 13 The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. 14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
NIV
PIE90 Scripture:
Rom 12:21
NKJV - Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
MES -Don't let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good.
TLB - Don't let evil get the upper hand, but conquer evil by doing good.
NLT - Don't let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.
AMP - Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome (master) evil with good.
Wuest - Stop being overcome by the evil, but be overcoming the evil by means of the good.
GNT - Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good.
Example:
Acts 10:36-38
36 The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ — He is Lord of all — 37 that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about DOING GOOD and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
NKJV (Caps. added)
So: You too are anointed and empowered to do good. Go for it!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Got Time?
You have to give something to get something, even if it’s “free” it takes time to receive it. Time is valuable and how we spend it will determine how rich we really are. Not just in material things but in every area of life - spiritually, mentally, physically, financially and especially in our relationships. It takes time to increase and if we waste our time then we waste our lives. At any given moment we are either investing in or squandering our future. Expecting a return without an investment is ignorant. We’ve all been given the same 24/7 and will give an account of our stewardship. If we spend it wisely we will win and if we don’t we won’t. That’s why having and keeping a schedule is vital for success. You know the old saying, “to fail to plan is to plan to fail.” With so many people failing in one area or another what does that tell you?
God is the Master planner and architect of the universe and He has a plan for you life. He is able to orchestrate every detail from the greatest to the least. The sound of “your symphony” will be determined by how well you follow the Conductor. If you seek Him, pray and obey everyday then things will begin to go your way, He’ll show you what to do and what to say, and if you don’t they likely won’t. There are just too many details and unknown variables to deal with but if you’ll apply P.I.E. then you can learn to fly. With God in charge the sky’s the limit but you’re not going up without Him in it. They say, “Time flies” but how about you? It depends on with it what you do.
Apply P.I.E.
Pray – read and write, talk and listen
Itemize – write it down!
P.S. It!
Prioritize
Strategize
Exercise – do it, perform, accomplish, fulfill
PIE90 Scripture:
Eccl 3:1
To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
Acts 17:24-29
24 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. 25 Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. 26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'
NKJV
Ps 31:15
15 My times are in Your hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
And from those who persecute me.
NKJV
Ps 31:15
5 Hour by hour I place my days in your hand,
safe from the hands out to get me.
MES
Ps 31:15a
My future is in your hands…
NLT
Eccl 3:1-17
1 To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
2 A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
4 A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
8 A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.
9 What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? 10 I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
12 I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, 13 and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor — it is the gift of God.
14 I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
Nothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.
15 That which is has already been,
And what is to be has already been;
And God requires an account of what is past.
16 Moreover I saw under the sun:
In the place of judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
Iniquity was there.
17 I said in my heart,
"God shall judge the righteous and the wicked,
For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."
NKJV
God is the Master planner and architect of the universe and He has a plan for you life. He is able to orchestrate every detail from the greatest to the least. The sound of “your symphony” will be determined by how well you follow the Conductor. If you seek Him, pray and obey everyday then things will begin to go your way, He’ll show you what to do and what to say, and if you don’t they likely won’t. There are just too many details and unknown variables to deal with but if you’ll apply P.I.E. then you can learn to fly. With God in charge the sky’s the limit but you’re not going up without Him in it. They say, “Time flies” but how about you? It depends on with it what you do.
Apply P.I.E.
Pray – read and write, talk and listen
Itemize – write it down!
P.S. It!
Prioritize
Strategize
Exercise – do it, perform, accomplish, fulfill
PIE90 Scripture:
Eccl 3:1
To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
Acts 17:24-29
24 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. 25 Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. 26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'
NKJV
Ps 31:15
15 My times are in Your hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
And from those who persecute me.
NKJV
Ps 31:15
5 Hour by hour I place my days in your hand,
safe from the hands out to get me.
MES
Ps 31:15a
My future is in your hands…
NLT
Eccl 3:1-17
1 To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
2 A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
4 A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
8 A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.
9 What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? 10 I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
12 I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, 13 and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor — it is the gift of God.
14 I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
Nothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.
15 That which is has already been,
And what is to be has already been;
And God requires an account of what is past.
16 Moreover I saw under the sun:
In the place of judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
Iniquity was there.
17 I said in my heart,
"God shall judge the righteous and the wicked,
For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."
NKJV
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Choo, Chooo, Choose!
Things that interpret your regular routine like hunting season, vacation, extra work, hosting guests or whatever will derail your program if you’re not committed. It seems like it’s a lot easier to go off track then it is to get back on. Wimpy people will use anything as an excuse to quit and especially interruptions. “Well I missed a few days or a week and now I don’t feel like it anymore, it’s not my fault it’s just my schedule is to busy, bla, bla, bla… etc.” And it just keeps getting deeper and they keep getting sicker and weaker.
I know exactly how it is so I have to me mean to myself. If I just let myself go, then myself will slowly kill myself, and enjoy doing it until I reap the consequences. Then when calamity comes I can sit around and whine and wonder why it’s so hard and I need a crane to get the train back on track.
This is no way to live it’s better to maintain your gain and take care of the track. If you have a few stops here and there then that’s fine but don’t just stop on some dead end rail or go along aimlessly just hoping everything will be all right. Sorry to say but if YOU don’t stick with your program and keep yourself on track no one else will. When you say that you are going to do something you should or else you will get used to lying to yourself and making up excuses for your inability to succeed. The truth is that you can do it! You might not want to but you have the ability and time if you will. You are able because God makes you able and empowers you every step of the way.
If you’ve had an interruption and your train is stopped at the station don’t waste your time making excuses or begin to think it’s time to retire. Muster your strength, exercise self discipline and get moving again. When you first start to move the choooo, choooo, choooos are slower but then as you get moving you pick up momentum and pretty soon you’re choo, choo, chooin right down the track again. And if you’re in motion you’ll tend to stay in motion and if you’re at rest too long you’ll tend to get fat and sassy. So If you’ve been sitting, rotting and making excuses then it’s time to hurt your precious little feelings and start being mean to yourself and make yourself do what you know what you should do. I know you don’t like this but “waa, waa, waa” get of the whiney wagon and get back on track because you will like the results. Stay where you are and you’re going nowhere, or you go forth, overcome, obtain the victory and end up somewhere delightful. You choose and re –choose and cho, choo, choose your way right down the track! Disregard the weight, blow your horn and get goin! Daily diligence and discipline pays great dividends!
PIE90 Scripture:
1 Cor 9:27
But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
NKJV
Additional Scriptures:
1 Cor 9:24-27
24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. 26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. 27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
NKJV
1 Cor 9:26-27
26 I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the finish line. I'm giving it everything I've got. No sloppy living for me! 27 I'm staying alert and in top condition. I'm not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself.
MES
1 Cor 9:26-27
6 So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win. I'm not just shadow-boxing or playing around. 27 Like an athlete I punish my body, treating it roughly, training it to do what it should, not what it wants to. Otherwise I fear that after enlisting others for the race, I myself might be declared unfit and ordered to stand aside.
TLB
1 Cor 9:24-27
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but [only] one receives the prize? So run [your race] that you may lay hold [of the prize] and make it yours.
25 Now every athlete who goes into training conducts himself temperately and restricts himself in all things. They do it to win a wreath that will soon wither, but we [do it to receive a crown of eternal blessedness] that cannot wither.
26 Therefore I do not run uncertainly (without definite aim). I do not box like one beating the air and striking without an adversary.
27 But [like a boxer] I buffet my body [handle it roughly, discipline it by hardships] and subdue it, for fear that after proclaiming to others the Gospel and things pertaining to it, I myself should become unfit [not stand the test, be unapproved and rejected as a counterfeit].
AMP
Prov 1:29-33
29 Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 They would have none of my counsel
And despised my every rebuke.
31 Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way,
And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
32 For the turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33 But whoever listens to me will dwell safely,
And will be secure, without fear of evil."
NKJV
1 Cor 9:24
As for myself, therefore, I so run, in no uncertain manner. I so swing my fists, not as one who, when fighting, misses his opponent, merely beating the air and not striking a straight blow which finds its target. But I beat my body black and blue and make it my abject slave lest somehow, when I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified [from further Christian service].
Wuest
Deut 30:19-20
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
NKJV
I know exactly how it is so I have to me mean to myself. If I just let myself go, then myself will slowly kill myself, and enjoy doing it until I reap the consequences. Then when calamity comes I can sit around and whine and wonder why it’s so hard and I need a crane to get the train back on track.
This is no way to live it’s better to maintain your gain and take care of the track. If you have a few stops here and there then that’s fine but don’t just stop on some dead end rail or go along aimlessly just hoping everything will be all right. Sorry to say but if YOU don’t stick with your program and keep yourself on track no one else will. When you say that you are going to do something you should or else you will get used to lying to yourself and making up excuses for your inability to succeed. The truth is that you can do it! You might not want to but you have the ability and time if you will. You are able because God makes you able and empowers you every step of the way.
If you’ve had an interruption and your train is stopped at the station don’t waste your time making excuses or begin to think it’s time to retire. Muster your strength, exercise self discipline and get moving again. When you first start to move the choooo, choooo, choooos are slower but then as you get moving you pick up momentum and pretty soon you’re choo, choo, chooin right down the track again. And if you’re in motion you’ll tend to stay in motion and if you’re at rest too long you’ll tend to get fat and sassy. So If you’ve been sitting, rotting and making excuses then it’s time to hurt your precious little feelings and start being mean to yourself and make yourself do what you know what you should do. I know you don’t like this but “waa, waa, waa” get of the whiney wagon and get back on track because you will like the results. Stay where you are and you’re going nowhere, or you go forth, overcome, obtain the victory and end up somewhere delightful. You choose and re –choose and cho, choo, choose your way right down the track! Disregard the weight, blow your horn and get goin! Daily diligence and discipline pays great dividends!
PIE90 Scripture:
1 Cor 9:27
But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
NKJV
Additional Scriptures:
1 Cor 9:24-27
24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. 26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. 27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
NKJV
1 Cor 9:26-27
26 I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the finish line. I'm giving it everything I've got. No sloppy living for me! 27 I'm staying alert and in top condition. I'm not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself.
MES
1 Cor 9:26-27
6 So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win. I'm not just shadow-boxing or playing around. 27 Like an athlete I punish my body, treating it roughly, training it to do what it should, not what it wants to. Otherwise I fear that after enlisting others for the race, I myself might be declared unfit and ordered to stand aside.
TLB
1 Cor 9:24-27
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but [only] one receives the prize? So run [your race] that you may lay hold [of the prize] and make it yours.
25 Now every athlete who goes into training conducts himself temperately and restricts himself in all things. They do it to win a wreath that will soon wither, but we [do it to receive a crown of eternal blessedness] that cannot wither.
26 Therefore I do not run uncertainly (without definite aim). I do not box like one beating the air and striking without an adversary.
27 But [like a boxer] I buffet my body [handle it roughly, discipline it by hardships] and subdue it, for fear that after proclaiming to others the Gospel and things pertaining to it, I myself should become unfit [not stand the test, be unapproved and rejected as a counterfeit].
AMP
Prov 1:29-33
29 Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 They would have none of my counsel
And despised my every rebuke.
31 Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way,
And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
32 For the turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33 But whoever listens to me will dwell safely,
And will be secure, without fear of evil."
NKJV
1 Cor 9:24
As for myself, therefore, I so run, in no uncertain manner. I so swing my fists, not as one who, when fighting, misses his opponent, merely beating the air and not striking a straight blow which finds its target. But I beat my body black and blue and make it my abject slave lest somehow, when I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified [from further Christian service].
Wuest
Deut 30:19-20
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
NKJV
Friday, October 23, 2009
Be Thee Nobility
Kings, queens, princes, princesses and the entire royal family is noble and nobility you are! (That sounds like Yoda, but anyway…) You are noble by birth because you’ve been born again into Gods Royal family. You are noble by nature because when you received him He inhabited your heart and imparted unto you His Righteousness. And you are noble in word and deed because you are called to be in imitator of your Heavenly Father. That’s why you stand for, and devise what is right, like a bright and shining knight, you’ve been delivered from darkness and brought into God’s marvelous light!
1 Peter 2:9-10
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
NKJV
1 Peter 2:9-10
9 But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God's instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you — 10 from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.
MES
1 Peter 2:9
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God's] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. AMP
John 1:12-13
12 But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name — [Isa 56:5.]
13 Who owe their birth neither to bloods nor to the will of the flesh [that of physical impulse] nor to the will of man [that of a natural father], but to God. [They are born of God!]
AMP
Gal 4:6-7
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
NKJV
2 Cor 5:21
21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
NKJV
Rom 5:17
17 For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
NKJV
Col 3:17
17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
NKJV
Eph 5:1-2
5 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
NKJV
Col 1:12-14
12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
NKJV
Col 1:13-14
13 God rescued us from dead-end alleys and dark dungeons. He's set us up in the kingdom of the Son he loves so much,
MES
Col 1:9
ith joy constantly giving thanks to the Father who qualified you for the portion of the share of the inheritance of the saints in the sphere of the light; who delivered us out of the tyrannical rule of the darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
Wuest
Rev 1:5-6
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, 6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
NKJV
Rev 5:9-10
9 And they sang a new song, saying:
"You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And have redeemed us to God by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
10 And have made us kings and priests to our God;
And we shall reign on the earth."
NKJV
PIE90 Scripture:
Isa 32:8
But the noble man makes noble plans,
and by noble deeds he stands.
NIV
Isa 32:8
8 But the noble man devises noble plans;
And by noble plans he stands.
NASU
Isa 32:8
But a generous man devises generous things,
And by generosity he shall stand.
NKJV
Isa 32:8
But the noble, openhearted, and liberal man devises noble things; and he stands for what is noble, openhearted, and generous.
AMP
Isa 32:8
But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.
BBE
Isa 32:8
But honorable people act honorably
and stand firm for what is honorable.
GOD'S WORD Copyright
Isa 32:8
But an honorable person acts honestly and stands firm for what is right.
GNT
Isa 32:8
But a good leader plans to do good,
and those good things make him a good leader.
NCV
Isa 32:8
An honorable man makes honorable plans;
his honorable character gives him security.
NET
1 Peter 2:9-10
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
NKJV
1 Peter 2:9-10
9 But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God's instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you — 10 from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.
MES
1 Peter 2:9
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God's] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. AMP
John 1:12-13
12 But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name — [Isa 56:5.]
13 Who owe their birth neither to bloods nor to the will of the flesh [that of physical impulse] nor to the will of man [that of a natural father], but to God. [They are born of God!]
AMP
Gal 4:6-7
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
NKJV
2 Cor 5:21
21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
NKJV
Rom 5:17
17 For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
NKJV
Col 3:17
17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
NKJV
Eph 5:1-2
5 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
NKJV
Col 1:12-14
12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
NKJV
Col 1:13-14
13 God rescued us from dead-end alleys and dark dungeons. He's set us up in the kingdom of the Son he loves so much,
MES
Col 1:9
ith joy constantly giving thanks to the Father who qualified you for the portion of the share of the inheritance of the saints in the sphere of the light; who delivered us out of the tyrannical rule of the darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
Wuest
Rev 1:5-6
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, 6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
NKJV
Rev 5:9-10
9 And they sang a new song, saying:
"You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And have redeemed us to God by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
10 And have made us kings and priests to our God;
And we shall reign on the earth."
NKJV
PIE90 Scripture:
Isa 32:8
But the noble man makes noble plans,
and by noble deeds he stands.
NIV
Isa 32:8
8 But the noble man devises noble plans;
And by noble plans he stands.
NASU
Isa 32:8
But a generous man devises generous things,
And by generosity he shall stand.
NKJV
Isa 32:8
But the noble, openhearted, and liberal man devises noble things; and he stands for what is noble, openhearted, and generous.
AMP
Isa 32:8
But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.
BBE
Isa 32:8
But honorable people act honorably
and stand firm for what is honorable.
GOD'S WORD Copyright
Isa 32:8
But an honorable person acts honestly and stands firm for what is right.
GNT
Isa 32:8
But a good leader plans to do good,
and those good things make him a good leader.
NCV
Isa 32:8
An honorable man makes honorable plans;
his honorable character gives him security.
NET
Thursday, October 22, 2009
END DIS!
You will be enabled or disabled according to what you choose to believe. You can be an over comer or an under goer but God wants for you to win. In order to win you must first believe that you can and why would you believe that? Because God said so that’s why! He never said that you would never have any troubles or challenges but He said He would be with you and give you the victory. “Thanks be to God who gives us the victory…” but we still need to take it. “He always leads us in triumph…” but we do the walking. Without trials there would be no testimonies and there is no such thing as victory without opposition. But that’s no big deal because we were made to be like God and He’s the ultimate champion. The Word says “those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.” But reigning takes training and can’t do it if you’re always complaining. You will have to train your mind to think like a winner not a whiner. Because when you magnify all the problems around you feel so much smaller but when you acknowledge the Almighty within it’s like you suddenly get taller.
So don’t dis and act like God’s not in this! When you express your displeasure and disapproval you disrespect and disbelieve your Lord and Father. Complaining is the disease of the discouraged, disappointed and disabled. So it’s time to END DIS! And it seems that the Lord would say, “Don’t dis Me!” The only kind of dis I want out of you is discipline and it’s not up for discussion.
“Yea, but if I don’t dis what am I going to do?” How about change you D for an E. Be enabled, encouraged and edified! Engage in some enthusiasm and excitement. Entice excellence and enrich your environment.
Here’s some good en- words. I encourage you to use these and others to make your own good e-sayings. Engraft them into you mind and be empowered all day. And please post your e-comments for others to enjoy!
Energize, encounter, encourage, enforce, engraft, enhance, enjoy, enlarge, enlist, enliven, en route, enlarge, enterprise, entertain, entice, entire, envelope, envision, envoy, enwind, enwrap. Etc…
Now you….
PIE90 Scripture:
Eph 6:10
10 In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].
AMP
Eph 6:10
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
NKJV
Eph 6:10
10 And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong.
MES
Eph 6:10-11
10 Last of all I want to remind you that your strength must come from the Lord's mighty power within you.
TLB
Eph 6:10
10 Finally, be constantly strengthened in the Lord and in the active efficacy of the might that is inherent in Him.
Wuest
Eph 6:10-11
10 Finally, build up your strength in union with the Lord and by means of his mighty power.
TEV
Eph 6:10-11
10 Finally, grow powerful in union with the Lord, in union with his mighty strength!
CJB
Eph 6:10-11
10 Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength.
HCSB
Eph 6:10
10 In conclusion, strengthen yourselves in the Lord and in the power which His supreme might imparts.
Weymouth
So don’t dis and act like God’s not in this! When you express your displeasure and disapproval you disrespect and disbelieve your Lord and Father. Complaining is the disease of the discouraged, disappointed and disabled. So it’s time to END DIS! And it seems that the Lord would say, “Don’t dis Me!” The only kind of dis I want out of you is discipline and it’s not up for discussion.
“Yea, but if I don’t dis what am I going to do?” How about change you D for an E. Be enabled, encouraged and edified! Engage in some enthusiasm and excitement. Entice excellence and enrich your environment.
Here’s some good en- words. I encourage you to use these and others to make your own good e-sayings. Engraft them into you mind and be empowered all day. And please post your e-comments for others to enjoy!
Energize, encounter, encourage, enforce, engraft, enhance, enjoy, enlarge, enlist, enliven, en route, enlarge, enterprise, entertain, entice, entire, envelope, envision, envoy, enwind, enwrap. Etc…
Now you….
PIE90 Scripture:
Eph 6:10
10 In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].
AMP
Eph 6:10
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
NKJV
Eph 6:10
10 And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong.
MES
Eph 6:10-11
10 Last of all I want to remind you that your strength must come from the Lord's mighty power within you.
TLB
Eph 6:10
10 Finally, be constantly strengthened in the Lord and in the active efficacy of the might that is inherent in Him.
Wuest
Eph 6:10-11
10 Finally, build up your strength in union with the Lord and by means of his mighty power.
TEV
Eph 6:10-11
10 Finally, grow powerful in union with the Lord, in union with his mighty strength!
CJB
Eph 6:10-11
10 Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength.
HCSB
Eph 6:10
10 In conclusion, strengthen yourselves in the Lord and in the power which His supreme might imparts.
Weymouth
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Reign or Pain
Would you rather have a high quality short life or a low quality long life? No. How about God’s quality of life forever? When the Bible talks about eternal life it’s literally defined as – absolute life, life as God has it Himself, not only in quantity but also in quality. And it makes perfect sense. What good parent does not want their children to have at least as good of quality of life as them? God loved us SO MUCH He gave His only Son so that we could be restored to union and fellowship with Him and have His quality of life. And He instructed us to pray for His kingdom to come and for His will to be done ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN! He wants us to have days of heaven on earth so He’s made the way for Himself – the One who makes heaven, heavenly to come and live in our hearts!
Heaven’s heaven because God’s there and He’s also come to live in our hearts! Hallelujah! Doesn’t this make you happy? God is always there awaiting an invitation! But beware He rules and reigns by nature and He will begin to do it from the inside out. And the more of our lives we give to Him the more things get set in order and the better it gets. Change is uncomfortable and the process of getting things in order isn’t always fun but it’s worth it in the end because victory is sweet!
“Well if god wants us to have such good lives on earth then why do bad things happen and why is it so hard sometimes? Duh-evil! On the earth you also have an adversary the D-evil. Duh-evil one also wants to rule and reign in your heart. Heaven is heavenly because it’s all God and no devil. If the enemy was in heaven then it would cease to be so good. Even if he could use his multi-media skills to introduce His ideas then it would effect the environment and pollute the people and produce pain. But God is the Almighty Overseer of heaven and keeps it pure however He has made you the guardian of your own heart. He’s given you free will to decide who and what will rule in your heart. And the quality of your future will be determined by what and who’s at home in your heart.
“Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.” Prov 4:23 AMP
If you receive the Lord and His ways and let Him reign then you can abstain from the enemy’s pain. But if you yield to the enemy and accept His propaganda then you’ll have some of his environment on the earth. If you live like you’re goin to hell and listen to the enemy and walk in his ways then welcome to hell on earth. Or you can invite God in and continually fellowship with Him. You can act like you’re goin to heaven, live in Gods manifest presence, walk in His ways and have heaven on earth all of your days!
Rom 5:17
17 For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
NKJV
Deut 30:11-20
11 "For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. 12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, 'Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, 'Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' 14 But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.
15 "See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, 16 in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. 17 But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, 18 I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess. 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them."
NKJV
Deut 11:19-21
19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.
KJV
Gal 4:6-7
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"
NKJV
Eph 3:17
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith…
…Eph 3:14-21
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height — 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
NKJV
PIE90 Scripture:
Dt 30:19
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
Heaven’s heaven because God’s there and He’s also come to live in our hearts! Hallelujah! Doesn’t this make you happy? God is always there awaiting an invitation! But beware He rules and reigns by nature and He will begin to do it from the inside out. And the more of our lives we give to Him the more things get set in order and the better it gets. Change is uncomfortable and the process of getting things in order isn’t always fun but it’s worth it in the end because victory is sweet!
“Well if god wants us to have such good lives on earth then why do bad things happen and why is it so hard sometimes? Duh-evil! On the earth you also have an adversary the D-evil. Duh-evil one also wants to rule and reign in your heart. Heaven is heavenly because it’s all God and no devil. If the enemy was in heaven then it would cease to be so good. Even if he could use his multi-media skills to introduce His ideas then it would effect the environment and pollute the people and produce pain. But God is the Almighty Overseer of heaven and keeps it pure however He has made you the guardian of your own heart. He’s given you free will to decide who and what will rule in your heart. And the quality of your future will be determined by what and who’s at home in your heart.
“Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.” Prov 4:23 AMP
If you receive the Lord and His ways and let Him reign then you can abstain from the enemy’s pain. But if you yield to the enemy and accept His propaganda then you’ll have some of his environment on the earth. If you live like you’re goin to hell and listen to the enemy and walk in his ways then welcome to hell on earth. Or you can invite God in and continually fellowship with Him. You can act like you’re goin to heaven, live in Gods manifest presence, walk in His ways and have heaven on earth all of your days!
Rom 5:17
17 For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
NKJV
Deut 30:11-20
11 "For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. 12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, 'Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, 'Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' 14 But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.
15 "See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, 16 in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. 17 But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, 18 I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess. 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them."
NKJV
Deut 11:19-21
19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.
KJV
Gal 4:6-7
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"
NKJV
Eph 3:17
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith…
…Eph 3:14-21
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height — 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
NKJV
PIE90 Scripture:
Dt 30:19
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
SQP
Safety, Quality, Productivity! When I worked for Meadow Gold Dairies we had this program called SQP. It was a good system that helped keep people safe and improve quality and productivity and therefore also increased morale and profitability. I’ve been thinking it would be good to implement this program with the construction company I am working for and the Lord seemed to say why don’t you implement it into your life?
Safety
You know the old saying, “safety is our number one priority!” But in reality it’s usually not. There’s a certain amount of risk that’s acceptable but when you cross the boundary then you are bound to soon see a sudden decrease in productivity. It only takes about a second to get hurt and it takes seemingly “forever” to heal. The healing time is the ”mean time” and the mean time is down time and costs a lot that’s why it’s so mean. Down time is frustrating, boring and eats away at your goals. Even a slight injury can hinder you physically, financially, spiritually or relationally. It can take years to recover physically and financially from an accident that happened in seconds. And most accidents aren’t the result of taking a risk but of over stepping the bounds in stupidity. The vast majority of wise, healthy and rich people in every area of life not just financially say there is no such thing as “get rich quick!” While the dumb, sick and poor people continue to rush to try to get ahead in life. And even though they are going fast enough and working hard enough to win the race they very seldom do because they keep crashing. That’s why it really is “safety first” because if you don’t have safety then you won’t have productivity. You might be able to “go really fast” and see short bursts of progress and think your doing really well for a moment, and that’s usually right before you hit the wall. Then all the “sudden progress” will be for naught and how many times will you crash before you learn the lesson that’s being taught? Don’t you hate the thought of lying in bed distraught and overwrought thinking this could all have been avoided if I would have given that “quick idea” a second thought?
So slow down speed freak! If you really wanna go faster then you gotta to be willing to go slower. I know your lightning fast brain is having a hard time computing this but that’s just the way it is baby! It rarely the “speediest” one that wins the but the smartest and safest that ends up the fastest. If you’ve been seeing a lot of the wall lately this might just be the answer if you want a checkered flag in the future!
Ps 4:8
8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
NKJV
Ps 12:5
5 "For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise," says the Lord;
"I will set him in the safety for which he yearns."
NKJV
Prov 11:14
14 Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
NKJV
Prov 29:25
25 The fear of man brings a snare,
But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.
NKJV
PIE 90 Scripture:
Ps 118:24-25
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I pray, O Lord;
O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
NKJV
Ps 118:24-25
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I pray, O Lord;
O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
NKJV
Ps 118:24-25
4 This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 O Lord, save us;
O Lord, grant us success.
NIV
Ps 118:24-25
24 This is the day which the Lord has brought about; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, we beseech You, O Lord; send now prosperity, O Lord, we beseech You, and give to us success!
AMP
Ps 118:24-25
24 This is the day which the Lord has made; we will be full of joy and delight in it.
25 Send salvation now, O Lord; Lord, send us your blessing.
BBE
Safety
You know the old saying, “safety is our number one priority!” But in reality it’s usually not. There’s a certain amount of risk that’s acceptable but when you cross the boundary then you are bound to soon see a sudden decrease in productivity. It only takes about a second to get hurt and it takes seemingly “forever” to heal. The healing time is the ”mean time” and the mean time is down time and costs a lot that’s why it’s so mean. Down time is frustrating, boring and eats away at your goals. Even a slight injury can hinder you physically, financially, spiritually or relationally. It can take years to recover physically and financially from an accident that happened in seconds. And most accidents aren’t the result of taking a risk but of over stepping the bounds in stupidity. The vast majority of wise, healthy and rich people in every area of life not just financially say there is no such thing as “get rich quick!” While the dumb, sick and poor people continue to rush to try to get ahead in life. And even though they are going fast enough and working hard enough to win the race they very seldom do because they keep crashing. That’s why it really is “safety first” because if you don’t have safety then you won’t have productivity. You might be able to “go really fast” and see short bursts of progress and think your doing really well for a moment, and that’s usually right before you hit the wall. Then all the “sudden progress” will be for naught and how many times will you crash before you learn the lesson that’s being taught? Don’t you hate the thought of lying in bed distraught and overwrought thinking this could all have been avoided if I would have given that “quick idea” a second thought?
So slow down speed freak! If you really wanna go faster then you gotta to be willing to go slower. I know your lightning fast brain is having a hard time computing this but that’s just the way it is baby! It rarely the “speediest” one that wins the but the smartest and safest that ends up the fastest. If you’ve been seeing a lot of the wall lately this might just be the answer if you want a checkered flag in the future!
Ps 4:8
8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
NKJV
Ps 12:5
5 "For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise," says the Lord;
"I will set him in the safety for which he yearns."
NKJV
Prov 11:14
14 Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
NKJV
Prov 29:25
25 The fear of man brings a snare,
But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.
NKJV
PIE 90 Scripture:
Ps 118:24-25
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I pray, O Lord;
O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
NKJV
Ps 118:24-25
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I pray, O Lord;
O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
NKJV
Ps 118:24-25
4 This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 O Lord, save us;
O Lord, grant us success.
NIV
Ps 118:24-25
24 This is the day which the Lord has brought about; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, we beseech You, O Lord; send now prosperity, O Lord, we beseech You, and give to us success!
AMP
Ps 118:24-25
24 This is the day which the Lord has made; we will be full of joy and delight in it.
25 Send salvation now, O Lord; Lord, send us your blessing.
BBE
Monday, October 19, 2009
To Be Continued...
If you want your life to get better it will have to be continued. If you’re committed to walk with God and stay the course then best is part is always ahead. As you face challenges you will get better and stronger and increase your ability to overcome. As you continue with God He will always be showing you new things and cherishing the treasures of the old. The Almighty has an awesome plan for your life and it seems that there’s an opportunity to win in every episode. A long journey is just a bunch of little trips put together. Today is one and tomorrow and then the next and many good days amount to a good life. There’s always hope on the horizon. As surely as the sun will rise God will always be there everyday when you wake up. He is there to love and fellowship and walk with you. It’s amazing! You’d think He had better things to do but He chose to abide with and live in you! Now it’s your turn to choose Him and it’s a choice you make today and everyday when you pray and stay in conscious contact with the most awesome One in the universe!
Col 4:2-3
2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;
NKJV
Acts 11:23-24
23 When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.
NKJV
PIE90 Scripture:
Heb 6:11-12
11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
NKJV
Heb 6:11-12
11 But we do [strongly and earnestly] desire for each of you to show the same diligence and sincerity [all the way through] in realizing and enjoying the full assurance and development of [your] hope until the end,
12 In order that you may not grow disinterested and become [spiritual] sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith ( by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are [now] inheriting the promises.
AMP
Heb 6:11-12
11 And now I want each of you to extend that same intensity toward a full-bodied hope, and keep at it till the finish. 12 Don't drag your feet. Be like those who stay the course with committed faith and then get everything promised to them.
MES
Col 4:2-3
2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;
NKJV
Acts 11:23-24
23 When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.
NKJV
PIE90 Scripture:
Heb 6:11-12
11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
NKJV
Heb 6:11-12
11 But we do [strongly and earnestly] desire for each of you to show the same diligence and sincerity [all the way through] in realizing and enjoying the full assurance and development of [your] hope until the end,
12 In order that you may not grow disinterested and become [spiritual] sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith ( by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are [now] inheriting the promises.
AMP
Heb 6:11-12
11 And now I want each of you to extend that same intensity toward a full-bodied hope, and keep at it till the finish. 12 Don't drag your feet. Be like those who stay the course with committed faith and then get everything promised to them.
MES
Saturday, October 17, 2009
What Do Ya Know?
It takes time to develop faith in God’s love! You may have “heard about it” but how much have believe and experience it daily? The Bible says “faith comes by hearing and hearing…” so the more you hear it the more you believe it and the more you believe it the easier it seems to receive it. Even though it’s the Truth the Bible does not say that the truth will set you free it says…
“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31-32KJV
So it’s not just the truth but continuing in and abiding in it until you KNOW it. It’s not merely the truth but the truth that you KNOW that will make you free. And how do you get to know anything? You study and practice it and continue in it. Many people have heard the truth but they are still not free because they didn’t accept it nor do they know it. Any good disciple knows the words of his master. If you don’t know the Words of the Master you are not a good disciple nor will you be free.
So when it comes to the truth about God’s love for you do you know what He said about you? Here’s a list of personalized scriptures to study and think about in order to develop your faith in Gods love. And the more you know and are aware of His love the more and more free and secure you will be.
PIE90 Scripture:
1 John 4:16-17
6 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
NKJV
Develop your Faith in Gods Love!
By personalizing and thinking about what His Word says.
I Jn 4:16 I know and believe the love that God has for me… (NKJ)
I know and rely on the love God has for me… (NIV)
I know (understand, recognize, are conscious of, by observation and experience), and believe (adhere to, put faith in and on) the love God cherishes for me… (AMP)
I know the love God has for me, and I confide in it... (Weym.)
I know and believe the divine love God has for me... (Godbey)
I have learned to know, and have accepted as a fact, the love which God has for me... (20th C. R.)
I have come to understand and trust in the love God has for me... (Weekes)
I experience, and bias my life on, the love God has put in me (Jordan)
I know and put faith in God’s love toward me (Jer.)
I have learned to recognize the love God has in my regard, I recognize it, and make it my belief (Knox.)
God is love. I who live in love live in God, and God in me.(NIV)
God is love, I practice love so I can be sure I abide in God, and God in me. (Noli)
God is love, I continue to love so I continue in union with God and God in union with me. ( Wms.)
God is love, I’m living in a spirit of love, so I’m living in union with God, and God union with me. (20th C.1)
We know it so well, we've embraced it heart and soul, this love that comes from God. God is love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us. (MSG)
We know how much God loves us because we have felt his love and because we believe him when he tells us that he loves us dearly. God is love, and anyone who lives in love is living with God and God is living in him. (TLB)
Jer 31:3 I have loved you, O my people, with an everlasting love; with loving-kindness I have drawn you to me. (TLB)
I have always loved you, so I continue to show you my constant love. (GNB)
I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love! (MSG)
God loves me with everlasting love! (NKJ)
Isa 54:10 Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet Gods unfailing love for me will not be shaken nor His covenant of peace, prosperity and health be removed," says the Lord, who has compassion on me. (NIV)
For even if the mountains walk away and the hills fall to pieces, My love won't walk away from you, my covenant commitment of peace won't fall apart. (MSG)
…my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee (ASV)
…I will always be kind and merciful to you (CEV)
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you (ESV)
For though the mountains should depart and the hills be shaken or removed, yet My love and kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace and completeness be removed, says the Lord, Who has compassion on you. (AMP)
Zeph 3:17 The Lord my God in the midst of me is mighty; He will save, He rejoices over me with joy; I will rest in his love, He joys over me with singing. (KJV) The Lord my God is in my midst, a victorious warrior. He exults over me with joy, I will be quiet in His love, He rejoices over me with shouts of joy. (NAS)The Lord my God is with me, he is mighty to save. He takes great delight in me, He quiets me with his love, He rejoices over me with singing. (NIV)
(GNB) The LORD your God is with you; his power gives you victory. The LORD will take delight
in you, and in his love he will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you,
(GW) The LORD your God is with you. He is a hero who saves you. He happily rejoices over you, renews you with his love, and celebrates over you with shouts of joy.
Rom 5:5 ...the love of God is shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost who was given unto me.(KJV)
...the love of God has been poured out in my heart by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (NKJ)
...the brimming river of Gods love has already overflowed into my heart, on-drawn by His Holy Spirit, which He has given to me. (WAY)
... the love of God has filled my heart (20th C.R.)
... God’s love has flooded my heart (Gspd.)
... God’s love fills my inner being through His Holy Spirit (Johnson)
... God’s love has been poured forth into and continues inundating my heart by the Holy Spirit (Black)
... God has given me a love transfusion by the Holy Spirit (Jordan)
... the love of God is diffused in my heart by the Holy Spirit (Syriac)
... my heart is full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit (Basic)
I am able to hold my head high no matter what happens and know that all is well because God has given me the Holy Spirit to fill my heart with His love. (Taylor)
Eph 2:4 God is rich in mercy toward me! He loves me with great and wonderful and intense love. (AMP)
Eph 3:16-19 God strengthens me with might through His Spirit in my inner man, so I am rooted, grounded and established in love, able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height-- to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; so I’m being filled with all the fullness of God(the fullness of love).(NKJ,NIV) I have really come to know - practically, through experience for myself - the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge without experience; I am being filled through all my being with all the fullness of God(the fullness of love) - I have the richest measure of the divine Presence, I am a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself(Who is Love). (AMP)
II Th 3:5 The Lord directs my heart into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. (NKJ)
I Jn 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on me, that I should be called a child of God! And that is what I am!... (NIV)
I Jn 4:8-10 The love of God was manifested toward me, God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that I might live through Him. In this is love, not that I loved God, but that He loved me and sent His Son to be the sacrifice for my sins. (NKJ)
Deut 23:5 My Lord would not hearken unto the voice of my enemy; but the Lord my God turned the curse into a blessing for me, because the Lord my God loves me. (NKJ)
Ps 146:8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; the Lord raises those who are bowed down; the Lord loves (me 2 Cor 5:21) the righteous. (NKJ)
Prov 3:12 The Lord loves me so He corrects me, just as a father the son in whom he delights. (NKJ)
Mal 1:2 I have loved you, saith the LORD… (KJV)
John 3:16 For God so loved me that He gave His only begotten Son, that I who believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (NKJ)
John 16:27 The Father Himself loves me, because I love Jesus, and believe that He came forth from God. (NKJ)
John 17:23 The Father has sent Jesus, and loves me as He loves Jesus.(NKJ)
He loves me with the same love He loves Jesus with. ( Wheym.)
John 17:23, Rom 5:8 God loves me as much as He loves Jesus! He proved and demonstrated it when He sent Jesus to die for me. (NKJ)
Rom 8:37 I am more than a conqueror through him Who loves me. (KJV)
I overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loves me. (NAS)
For I am persuaded beyond doubt - am sure - (AMP)...that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate me from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus my Lord. (NIV)
Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (KJV)
II Th 2:16-17, Rev 1:5 The Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God my Father love me. (KJV)
Jude 1:20-21 I build myself up on my most holy faith praying in the Holy Spirit I keep myself in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.(NKJ) ...I stay always within the boundaries where the love of God can reach and bless me.(Taylor) ...I guard and keep myself in the love of God (AMP) ...I keep myself inside God’s love (Ph Eng.) ...I keep myself safe in the love of God.
“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31-32KJV
So it’s not just the truth but continuing in and abiding in it until you KNOW it. It’s not merely the truth but the truth that you KNOW that will make you free. And how do you get to know anything? You study and practice it and continue in it. Many people have heard the truth but they are still not free because they didn’t accept it nor do they know it. Any good disciple knows the words of his master. If you don’t know the Words of the Master you are not a good disciple nor will you be free.
So when it comes to the truth about God’s love for you do you know what He said about you? Here’s a list of personalized scriptures to study and think about in order to develop your faith in Gods love. And the more you know and are aware of His love the more and more free and secure you will be.
PIE90 Scripture:
1 John 4:16-17
6 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
NKJV
Develop your Faith in Gods Love!
By personalizing and thinking about what His Word says.
I Jn 4:16 I know and believe the love that God has for me… (NKJ)
I know and rely on the love God has for me… (NIV)
I know (understand, recognize, are conscious of, by observation and experience), and believe (adhere to, put faith in and on) the love God cherishes for me… (AMP)
I know the love God has for me, and I confide in it... (Weym.)
I know and believe the divine love God has for me... (Godbey)
I have learned to know, and have accepted as a fact, the love which God has for me... (20th C. R.)
I have come to understand and trust in the love God has for me... (Weekes)
I experience, and bias my life on, the love God has put in me (Jordan)
I know and put faith in God’s love toward me (Jer.)
I have learned to recognize the love God has in my regard, I recognize it, and make it my belief (Knox.)
God is love. I who live in love live in God, and God in me.(NIV)
God is love, I practice love so I can be sure I abide in God, and God in me. (Noli)
God is love, I continue to love so I continue in union with God and God in union with me. ( Wms.)
God is love, I’m living in a spirit of love, so I’m living in union with God, and God union with me. (20th C.1)
We know it so well, we've embraced it heart and soul, this love that comes from God. God is love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us. (MSG)
We know how much God loves us because we have felt his love and because we believe him when he tells us that he loves us dearly. God is love, and anyone who lives in love is living with God and God is living in him. (TLB)
Jer 31:3 I have loved you, O my people, with an everlasting love; with loving-kindness I have drawn you to me. (TLB)
I have always loved you, so I continue to show you my constant love. (GNB)
I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love! (MSG)
God loves me with everlasting love! (NKJ)
Isa 54:10 Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet Gods unfailing love for me will not be shaken nor His covenant of peace, prosperity and health be removed," says the Lord, who has compassion on me. (NIV)
For even if the mountains walk away and the hills fall to pieces, My love won't walk away from you, my covenant commitment of peace won't fall apart. (MSG)
…my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee (ASV)
…I will always be kind and merciful to you (CEV)
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you (ESV)
For though the mountains should depart and the hills be shaken or removed, yet My love and kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace and completeness be removed, says the Lord, Who has compassion on you. (AMP)
Zeph 3:17 The Lord my God in the midst of me is mighty; He will save, He rejoices over me with joy; I will rest in his love, He joys over me with singing. (KJV) The Lord my God is in my midst, a victorious warrior. He exults over me with joy, I will be quiet in His love, He rejoices over me with shouts of joy. (NAS)The Lord my God is with me, he is mighty to save. He takes great delight in me, He quiets me with his love, He rejoices over me with singing. (NIV)
(GNB) The LORD your God is with you; his power gives you victory. The LORD will take delight
in you, and in his love he will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you,
(GW) The LORD your God is with you. He is a hero who saves you. He happily rejoices over you, renews you with his love, and celebrates over you with shouts of joy.
Rom 5:5 ...the love of God is shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost who was given unto me.(KJV)
...the love of God has been poured out in my heart by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (NKJ)
...the brimming river of Gods love has already overflowed into my heart, on-drawn by His Holy Spirit, which He has given to me. (WAY)
... the love of God has filled my heart (20th C.R.)
... God’s love has flooded my heart (Gspd.)
... God’s love fills my inner being through His Holy Spirit (Johnson)
... God’s love has been poured forth into and continues inundating my heart by the Holy Spirit (Black)
... God has given me a love transfusion by the Holy Spirit (Jordan)
... the love of God is diffused in my heart by the Holy Spirit (Syriac)
... my heart is full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit (Basic)
I am able to hold my head high no matter what happens and know that all is well because God has given me the Holy Spirit to fill my heart with His love. (Taylor)
Eph 2:4 God is rich in mercy toward me! He loves me with great and wonderful and intense love. (AMP)
Eph 3:16-19 God strengthens me with might through His Spirit in my inner man, so I am rooted, grounded and established in love, able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height-- to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; so I’m being filled with all the fullness of God(the fullness of love).(NKJ,NIV) I have really come to know - practically, through experience for myself - the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge without experience; I am being filled through all my being with all the fullness of God(the fullness of love) - I have the richest measure of the divine Presence, I am a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself(Who is Love). (AMP)
II Th 3:5 The Lord directs my heart into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. (NKJ)
I Jn 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on me, that I should be called a child of God! And that is what I am!... (NIV)
I Jn 4:8-10 The love of God was manifested toward me, God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that I might live through Him. In this is love, not that I loved God, but that He loved me and sent His Son to be the sacrifice for my sins. (NKJ)
Deut 23:5 My Lord would not hearken unto the voice of my enemy; but the Lord my God turned the curse into a blessing for me, because the Lord my God loves me. (NKJ)
Ps 146:8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; the Lord raises those who are bowed down; the Lord loves (me 2 Cor 5:21) the righteous. (NKJ)
Prov 3:12 The Lord loves me so He corrects me, just as a father the son in whom he delights. (NKJ)
Mal 1:2 I have loved you, saith the LORD… (KJV)
John 3:16 For God so loved me that He gave His only begotten Son, that I who believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (NKJ)
John 16:27 The Father Himself loves me, because I love Jesus, and believe that He came forth from God. (NKJ)
John 17:23 The Father has sent Jesus, and loves me as He loves Jesus.(NKJ)
He loves me with the same love He loves Jesus with. ( Wheym.)
John 17:23, Rom 5:8 God loves me as much as He loves Jesus! He proved and demonstrated it when He sent Jesus to die for me. (NKJ)
Rom 8:37 I am more than a conqueror through him Who loves me. (KJV)
I overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loves me. (NAS)
For I am persuaded beyond doubt - am sure - (AMP)...that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate me from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus my Lord. (NIV)
Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (KJV)
II Th 2:16-17, Rev 1:5 The Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God my Father love me. (KJV)
Jude 1:20-21 I build myself up on my most holy faith praying in the Holy Spirit I keep myself in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.(NKJ) ...I stay always within the boundaries where the love of God can reach and bless me.(Taylor) ...I guard and keep myself in the love of God (AMP) ...I keep myself inside God’s love (Ph Eng.) ...I keep myself safe in the love of God.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Let it Go!
When your heart is wounded it hurts and especially when you try to use it. The night before last I had a dream, it was of betrayal and I understood the pain of having your heart broken. So yesterday when I woke up I was all messed up. I couldn’t shake it so as I was working I spent all day praying for the broken hearted. It’s horrible place to be in when you have inner agony but outwardly you’re still going through the motions. If you’re there then you know what I mean. You can kinda “get used to” being in constant pain - I suppose about as well as someone with emphysema can “get used to” carrying around an oxygen tank. You may be able to “deal with it” but you can’t live well with it. I’m sorry it hurts so much and I sympathize but simple pity is not the power to be free. God not only had pity on us but was moved with compassion and sent His own Son to deal with the very heart of the problem. He is always on call and waiting to work within. He works when we yield our will for Him to work. Whenever we call upon Him He answers and administers assistance. In order for the Good Physician to help you, you will have to put your heart in His hands by faith. Even though it’s been broken and hurts so much you can trust Him with it. His love and commitment to you is unbreakable and “He will never leave or forsake you.” Once you put your heart in His hands then you have to leave it there and keep all the other poison out. God wants to fill your heart with His love and the enemy wants to fill it with His hate. It’s going to take a constant effort of letting go of and resisting all ill will, but God will help you if you will so you can be well. He will purify and heal your heart as meditate on His Words and receive His Love. He is continually pouring out His Love in your heart. Your core was created to pump God’s love. As you receive the love in and let it flow back out it effectively quickens every part of your life. For you to ever completely overcome you emotional agony you will need to pump the love of God through and through and it will cleanse and heal you. This is a process like the natural healing process and takes time and a good flow of blood. That’s why you need to keep your heart pure and free of things like bitterness and unforgiveness. It’s true that many times you have a right to be angry but how does that make you feel? Is it worth the pain and burden you carry around all day everyday? I plead with you on God’s behalf, “Let it go!” When your heart is broken everything hurts and everything’s harder and you feel helpless and hopeless. However He is the answer! If you had a blood disorder then the purifying of your blood would be the answer and if you have heart dis-ease the flow of His love is the solution. If you will focus on God and let Him dwell in your heart by faith and vigilantly resist all ill will then you will heal. The pain may not go away overnight but it will... eventually if you will commit to the process. And you may always have a scar and you can live with that but not with a bleeding heart. Time and God’s love will heal your wounds and the main thing you need to do is keep yourself free from the enemy’s infections and constantly receive God’s love injections. And you will be able to experience true love again because He is True and He is Love!
Matt 5:8
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
NKJV
Prov 4:23
Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.
AMP
PIE 90 Scripture:
Eph 2:4
But God — so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us,
AMP
Here’s a bunch of other “heart” scriptures, find one that works for you.
Jer 30:17
17 For I will restore health to you
And heal you of your wounds,' says the Lord,
'Because they called you an outcast saying:
"This is Zion;
No one seeks her."'
NKJV
Ps 51:10-13
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.
NKJV
Gal 4:6-7
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"
NKJV
Eph 3:17
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; …
…Eph 3:14-21
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height — 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
NKJV
Matt 12:35-36
35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
NKJV
Matt 15:17-20
17 Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
NKJV
John 14:27
27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
NKJV
Acts 15:8-10
So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, 9 and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
NKJV
Eph 5:18-21
8 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
NKJV
Phil 4:4-9
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
NKJV
Col 3:14-17
14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
NKJV
Col 4:8-9
I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, 9 with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here.
NKJV
Heb 3:7-8
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:
"Today, if you will hear His voice,
8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
In the day of trial in the wilderness,
NKJV
Heb 3:15
15 while it is said:
"Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion."
NKJV
Heb 4:7
7 again He designates a certain day, saying in David, "Today," after such a long time, as it has been said:
"Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts."
NKJV
Heb 4:12-13
12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
NKJV
Heb 8:10-12
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 11 None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more."
NKJV
Heb 10:16-18
16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them," 17 then He adds, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more."
NKJV
Heb 10:19-25
19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
NKJV
James 3:13-18
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
NKJV
Matt 5:8
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
NKJV
Prov 4:23
Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.
AMP
PIE 90 Scripture:
Eph 2:4
But God — so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us,
AMP
Here’s a bunch of other “heart” scriptures, find one that works for you.
Jer 30:17
17 For I will restore health to you
And heal you of your wounds,' says the Lord,
'Because they called you an outcast saying:
"This is Zion;
No one seeks her."'
NKJV
Ps 51:10-13
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.
NKJV
Gal 4:6-7
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"
NKJV
Eph 3:17
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; …
…Eph 3:14-21
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height — 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
NKJV
Matt 12:35-36
35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
NKJV
Matt 15:17-20
17 Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
NKJV
John 14:27
27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
NKJV
Acts 15:8-10
So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, 9 and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
NKJV
Eph 5:18-21
8 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
NKJV
Phil 4:4-9
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
NKJV
Col 3:14-17
14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
NKJV
Col 4:8-9
I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, 9 with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here.
NKJV
Heb 3:7-8
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:
"Today, if you will hear His voice,
8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
In the day of trial in the wilderness,
NKJV
Heb 3:15
15 while it is said:
"Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion."
NKJV
Heb 4:7
7 again He designates a certain day, saying in David, "Today," after such a long time, as it has been said:
"Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts."
NKJV
Heb 4:12-13
12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
NKJV
Heb 8:10-12
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 11 None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more."
NKJV
Heb 10:16-18
16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them," 17 then He adds, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more."
NKJV
Heb 10:19-25
19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
NKJV
James 3:13-18
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
NKJV
Thursday, October 15, 2009
To the Cry of a Broken Heart
Your heart is at the center of your health spirit, soul and body. If your heart has been broken by betrayal it bleeds. It’s like the life that was once sustaining you begins to seep out and you start to die from inside out. There’s possibly nothing worse than the wounds and the woe that come from a broken relationship that you had your heart invested in. It’s like being soaked with pain from the inside out. Then if you add in bitterness and resentment you pump poison into every part of your life. How can you be fit with a heart like this and is there any hope of healing? - Much in every way if you’ll recognize the problem and pray. If you have a “hard time” loving people and being loved then you have heart disease. The heart of an unhealthy person is wounded and clogged up and has to work harder just to sustain basic life. Your heart was made to pump love and it’s at the very center and source of your existence. If you’ve been hurt and feel forsaken you’ll be temped to stop loving and start hating but don’t do it. Your heart will pump whatever you put into it good or bad and you will reflect what’s on the inside no matter how hard you try to hide it. There’s only one answer for this dilemma – you must willingly open your heart to the Surgeon. The Great Physician has come to heal your heart. Jesus said,
“He(God) has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted.”
Luke 4:18 NKJV
“…to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity]”
Luke 4:18 AMP
Your Heavenly Father love you SO MUCH He wants you heart healed and so He sent His only Son who is also the Great Physician to do it. He’s been sent to you but now you’re the one who has to “open your heart” and let Him in. When you do He heals your heart and gives you a love transfusion.
“... God has given me a love transfusion by the Holy Spirit” (Rom 5:5b Jordan)
As you are aware of and receive His love everyday you heart again begins to pump His purity and life and you are healed. If you want to stay in good condition then this is the course of your life. You must receive God’s love, live in His love and give His love. You have the right to be offended, angry and unforgiving and you can inject poison into your veins if you want to but why? You’re only hurting yourself and when God said, “forgive” He meant it. I know it hurts, but it hurts a lot more not to and if you don’t it will end up destroying your life. This is not something you can do on your own any more than you would cut your own chest open and start fiddling around. This is serious business that’s why God trusted and sent His only Son to do the job. If you will resist and refuse all injections of ill will and again and again open up your heart to God and keep it open He’ll continually fill your heart with His love. Then what’s within will be without and you’ll truly be able to love again. So start the process today and everyday let your heart pump the pure and miracle power of the life and love of God Himself!
Heart Surgery:
Ezek 36:26
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
NKJV
Deut 30:5-6
And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
NKJV
Deut 30:6-7
God, your God, will cut away the thick calluses on your heart and your children's hearts, freeing you to love God, your God, with your whole heart and soul and live, really live.
MES
PIE 90 Scripture for today:
1 John 3:1
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
NIV
“He(God) has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted.”
Luke 4:18 NKJV
“…to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity]”
Luke 4:18 AMP
Your Heavenly Father love you SO MUCH He wants you heart healed and so He sent His only Son who is also the Great Physician to do it. He’s been sent to you but now you’re the one who has to “open your heart” and let Him in. When you do He heals your heart and gives you a love transfusion.
“... God has given me a love transfusion by the Holy Spirit” (Rom 5:5b Jordan)
As you are aware of and receive His love everyday you heart again begins to pump His purity and life and you are healed. If you want to stay in good condition then this is the course of your life. You must receive God’s love, live in His love and give His love. You have the right to be offended, angry and unforgiving and you can inject poison into your veins if you want to but why? You’re only hurting yourself and when God said, “forgive” He meant it. I know it hurts, but it hurts a lot more not to and if you don’t it will end up destroying your life. This is not something you can do on your own any more than you would cut your own chest open and start fiddling around. This is serious business that’s why God trusted and sent His only Son to do the job. If you will resist and refuse all injections of ill will and again and again open up your heart to God and keep it open He’ll continually fill your heart with His love. Then what’s within will be without and you’ll truly be able to love again. So start the process today and everyday let your heart pump the pure and miracle power of the life and love of God Himself!
Heart Surgery:
Ezek 36:26
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
NKJV
Deut 30:5-6
And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
NKJV
Deut 30:6-7
God, your God, will cut away the thick calluses on your heart and your children's hearts, freeing you to love God, your God, with your whole heart and soul and live, really live.
MES
PIE 90 Scripture for today:
1 John 3:1
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
NIV
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
God Loves You SO MUCH!
God loves you SO MUCH! You are greatly loved and dearly prized!
John 3:16-17
"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
16 For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten ( unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.
AMP
Rom 5:5-11
5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
NKJV
Rom 5:5-11
5 In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary — we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!
6 Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn't, and doesn't, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn't been so weak, we wouldn't have known what to do anyway. 7 We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. 8 But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.
9 Now that we are set right with God by means of this sacrificial death, the consummate blood sacrifice, there is no longer a question of being at odds with God in any way. 10 If, when we were at our worst, we were put on friendly terms with God by the sacrificial death of his Son, now that we're at our best, just think of how our lives will expand and deepen by means of his resurrection life! 11 Now that we have actually received this amazing friendship with God, we are no longer content to simply say it in plodding prose. We sing and shout our praises to God through Jesus, the Messiah!
MES
WOW! Now that’s awesome! God loves you SO MUCH! He proved and demonstrated how much. He held nothing back but sent His only Son to die for you! This is truly amazing and will set your heart in awe when you understand it. God Himself loves you! He always has and always will. SO MUCH He gave His life for you and to you. He wants you to have everlasting, abundant and absolute life, life as He has it Himself. And because He is the source of this Divine and intense life and love He has come to live within you to continually imbue and endue you from the inside out! His love is greater than everything in the entire creation but your experience will be to the degree of your revelation of it. He eagerly desires to reveal it to you so meditate on these scriptures and pray and ask Him to show you how much every moment of every day and you truly will be blessed in every way!
Eph 3:14-21
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height — 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
NKJV
Eph 3:17-19
17 that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, 18 you'll be able to take in with all Christians the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! 19 Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.
MES
PIE90 Scripture for Today:
John 3:16
"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
Where it says “the world” just insert “me” (God loved me SO MUCH) and think about that all day! YAY!
John 3:16-17
"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
16 For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten ( unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.
AMP
Rom 5:5-11
5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
NKJV
Rom 5:5-11
5 In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary — we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!
6 Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn't, and doesn't, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn't been so weak, we wouldn't have known what to do anyway. 7 We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. 8 But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.
9 Now that we are set right with God by means of this sacrificial death, the consummate blood sacrifice, there is no longer a question of being at odds with God in any way. 10 If, when we were at our worst, we were put on friendly terms with God by the sacrificial death of his Son, now that we're at our best, just think of how our lives will expand and deepen by means of his resurrection life! 11 Now that we have actually received this amazing friendship with God, we are no longer content to simply say it in plodding prose. We sing and shout our praises to God through Jesus, the Messiah!
MES
WOW! Now that’s awesome! God loves you SO MUCH! He proved and demonstrated how much. He held nothing back but sent His only Son to die for you! This is truly amazing and will set your heart in awe when you understand it. God Himself loves you! He always has and always will. SO MUCH He gave His life for you and to you. He wants you to have everlasting, abundant and absolute life, life as He has it Himself. And because He is the source of this Divine and intense life and love He has come to live within you to continually imbue and endue you from the inside out! His love is greater than everything in the entire creation but your experience will be to the degree of your revelation of it. He eagerly desires to reveal it to you so meditate on these scriptures and pray and ask Him to show you how much every moment of every day and you truly will be blessed in every way!
Eph 3:14-21
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height — 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
NKJV
Eph 3:17-19
17 that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, 18 you'll be able to take in with all Christians the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! 19 Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.
MES
PIE90 Scripture for Today:
John 3:16
"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
Where it says “the world” just insert “me” (God loved me SO MUCH) and think about that all day! YAY!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Increase Intensity
Intensity is the degree or amount of energy transmitted. If you intend on increasing intensity then you will need a good source of energy. Physical energy is the result of proper nutrition, rest and exercise while spiritual energy is form the indwelling presence of the Almighty and feeding on the nutrition of His Word. If you pollute and dilute the source of your strength you will become weak and apathetic. Which is really just a + pathetic and you become a pathetic ineffective person. Almost everyone wants to be strong and productive but some seem to struggle much more that others. Sickliness starts at the source. If you eat junk food, natural or spiritual and are full of ill will you won’t feel well. Whatever you put in has to be processed. If its good nutrition it produces energy which enables more intensity. But if it’s bad then it saps your strength as you try to digest the trash and burn it up. The more garbage you put in the more energy you will have to expend to get it out of your system. That’s why people with poor diets wear out and die quicker. People burn out and quit because they have polluted and poisoned themselves and wonder why they can’t win. This produces sorrow and pain and they wish they could change but they are just too feeble. What’s the problem? YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT! Your physical, spiritual, mental and relational condition is a reflection of your nutrition. If you intend on increasing intensity you will have to start at the source. Whatever good you decide to do ask God to help you, fill you, and strengthen and discipline you to do. He will help you purify your fuel so you can intensify your fire!
Eph 3:16
16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the [Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality].
AMP
James 1:21-25
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
NKJV
And be…. “…nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.”
1 Tim 4:6-NKJV
It’s not by our wisdom, ability or might, but by power of His Word and indwelling presence that we will live right, shine bright and fight the good fight.
PIE 90 Scripture:
Rom 5:5
5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
NKJV
Rom 5:5 ...the love of God is shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost who was given unto me.(KJV)
...the love of God has been poured out in my heart by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (NKJ)
...the brimming river of Gods love has already overflowed into my heart, on-drawn by His Holy Spirit, which He has given to me. (WAY)
... the love of God has filled my heart (20th C.R.)
... God’s love has flooded my heart (Gspd.)
... God’s love fills my inner being through His Holy Spirit (Johnson)
... God’s love has been poured forth into and continues inundating my heart by the Holy Spirit (Black)
... God has given me a love transfusion by the Holy Spirit (Jordan)
... the love of God is diffused in my heart by the Holy Spirit (Syriac)
... my heart is full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit (Basic)
I am able to hold my head high no matter what happens and know that all is well because God has given me the Holy Spirit to fill my heart with His love. (Taylor)
Eph 3:16
16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the [Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality].
AMP
James 1:21-25
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
NKJV
And be…. “…nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.”
1 Tim 4:6-NKJV
It’s not by our wisdom, ability or might, but by power of His Word and indwelling presence that we will live right, shine bright and fight the good fight.
PIE 90 Scripture:
Rom 5:5
5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
NKJV
Rom 5:5 ...the love of God is shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost who was given unto me.(KJV)
...the love of God has been poured out in my heart by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (NKJ)
...the brimming river of Gods love has already overflowed into my heart, on-drawn by His Holy Spirit, which He has given to me. (WAY)
... the love of God has filled my heart (20th C.R.)
... God’s love has flooded my heart (Gspd.)
... God’s love fills my inner being through His Holy Spirit (Johnson)
... God’s love has been poured forth into and continues inundating my heart by the Holy Spirit (Black)
... God has given me a love transfusion by the Holy Spirit (Jordan)
... the love of God is diffused in my heart by the Holy Spirit (Syriac)
... my heart is full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit (Basic)
I am able to hold my head high no matter what happens and know that all is well because God has given me the Holy Spirit to fill my heart with His love. (Taylor)
Monday, October 12, 2009
New Day
Every day we get to start over. This can be good or bad depending on what we carry forward. Some things we are committed to while others could be removed in an instant. Things like relationships, responsibility, maintenance and the mortgage won’t just “go away.” But things like bitterness, strife, worry, fear, anger and unforgiveness could! These are the things that weigh on us and drain the life out of us. We were created to have relationships and responsibility and these make us feel good and productive. All the normal pressures of life are no problem as long as we have peace. However when if we add in the “stress multipliers” that God set us free from its like trying to run our race with poison in our veins. All things like strife, fear, anger and unforgiveness make us feel bad and it’s just hard to do good when we feel bad. If were not careful we will incorrectly diagnose the source of the stress and be ineffective and frustrated trying to fix the problem. Our commitments are not usually the issue but a lack of commitment to walk in God’s will. God said not to fear or worry but to trust Him. He said that we are to walk in love and forgive and avoid strife and “do not let the sun go down on your wrath.” In other words we shouldn’t be carrying forward the anger, fear and failures of yesterday or yester year. These life leeches tend to multiply and cause dis-ease. Better not allow them to attach themselves at all and if they do get rid of them immediately! Yes, at times we do have the right and reason to be mad, sad and feel bad but it’s not required. If we will go to God and get and give forgiveness and commit to walk in love and receive the lifestyle from above then we will realize that all our other commitments kept are actually a source of fulfillment. The truth is that we have an abundant provision of peace! It’s readily available every moment but if we partake or not is our choice. We can’t have it both ways if we want peace we will have to let all this other “stuff”(spiritual poison) go and grab hold of God.
John 14:27
27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
NKJV
John 14:27
27 Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]
AMP
Phil 3:12-14
12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
NKJV
So what are you holding in your heart? Anger, strife, fear, resentment, unforgiveness, etc.? Or the glorious love and grace of the Almighty? Every day is a new day and it’s a choice you will have to make. So it’ll be? One is really sooo much better than the other!
Deut 30:19-20
19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days;
NKJV
Deut 30:19-20
19 I call Heaven and Earth to witness against you today: I place before you Life and Death, Blessing and Curse. Choose life so that you and your children will live. 20 And love God, your God, listening obediently to him, firmly embracing him. Oh yes, he is life itself, a long life settled on the soil that God
MES
Deut 30:19-20
19 "Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! 20 You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him.
NLT
PIE90 Scripture for today:
1 Cor 13:13
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
NKJV
1 Cor 13:13
13 But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
MES
1 Cor 13:13
13 And so faith, hope, love abide [faith — conviction and belief respecting man's relation to God and divine things; hope — joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation; love — true affection for God and man, growing out of God's love for and in us], these three; but the greatest of these is love.
AMP
John 14:27
27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
NKJV
John 14:27
27 Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]
AMP
Phil 3:12-14
12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
NKJV
So what are you holding in your heart? Anger, strife, fear, resentment, unforgiveness, etc.? Or the glorious love and grace of the Almighty? Every day is a new day and it’s a choice you will have to make. So it’ll be? One is really sooo much better than the other!
Deut 30:19-20
19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days;
NKJV
Deut 30:19-20
19 I call Heaven and Earth to witness against you today: I place before you Life and Death, Blessing and Curse. Choose life so that you and your children will live. 20 And love God, your God, listening obediently to him, firmly embracing him. Oh yes, he is life itself, a long life settled on the soil that God
MES
Deut 30:19-20
19 "Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! 20 You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him.
NLT
PIE90 Scripture for today:
1 Cor 13:13
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
NKJV
1 Cor 13:13
13 But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
MES
1 Cor 13:13
13 And so faith, hope, love abide [faith — conviction and belief respecting man's relation to God and divine things; hope — joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation; love — true affection for God and man, growing out of God's love for and in us], these three; but the greatest of these is love.
AMP
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Steppin!
Step,
Steps,
Steppin Up,
Stepping Out.
Walk,
Walking,
Walkin in God’s Ways
Walking Out God’s Will.
Free,
Fulfilled.
Wise,
Winning!
One Step at a Time!
You can do it! You don’t have to do something huge just take the next step then do it again. It’s that simple!
The enemy and you flesh will try to resist change but you always have enough strength to take another step if you will. And when you think you can’t do it anymore resist the resistance and temptation to quit and go sit in a pit of self pity. Get up and get going because if you’re not going up then you’re probably going down. Don’t paint on a frown and act like a sad and defeated procrastinating clown, but receive God’s grace, put a smile on your face, and take your place and run your race! And win! One step at a time!
Prov 24:16
16 For a righteous man may fall seven times
And rise again,
But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
NKJV
Prov 24:16
16 No matter how many times you trip them up,
God-loyal people don't stay down long;
Soon they're up on their feet,
while the wicked end up flat on their faces.
MES
Rom 5:17b
….much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
NKJV
YOUR STEPS ARE:
Ordered – Ps 37:23
Upheld – Ps 17:5
Directed – Ps 119:133
Established – Ps 40:2
…BY GOD
THEY SHALL NOT:
Depart from Gods Way - Ps 44:18
Slide – Ps 37:23
Be Hindered – Prov 4:12
YAY! So get up and get going!
PIE90 Scripture for today:
1 Cor 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
NKJV
1 Cor 15:10b
…It was God giving me the work to do, God giving me the energy to do it.
MES
Steps,
Steppin Up,
Stepping Out.
Walk,
Walking,
Walkin in God’s Ways
Walking Out God’s Will.
Free,
Fulfilled.
Wise,
Winning!
One Step at a Time!
You can do it! You don’t have to do something huge just take the next step then do it again. It’s that simple!
The enemy and you flesh will try to resist change but you always have enough strength to take another step if you will. And when you think you can’t do it anymore resist the resistance and temptation to quit and go sit in a pit of self pity. Get up and get going because if you’re not going up then you’re probably going down. Don’t paint on a frown and act like a sad and defeated procrastinating clown, but receive God’s grace, put a smile on your face, and take your place and run your race! And win! One step at a time!
Prov 24:16
16 For a righteous man may fall seven times
And rise again,
But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
NKJV
Prov 24:16
16 No matter how many times you trip them up,
God-loyal people don't stay down long;
Soon they're up on their feet,
while the wicked end up flat on their faces.
MES
Rom 5:17b
….much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
NKJV
YOUR STEPS ARE:
Ordered – Ps 37:23
Upheld – Ps 17:5
Directed – Ps 119:133
Established – Ps 40:2
…BY GOD
THEY SHALL NOT:
Depart from Gods Way - Ps 44:18
Slide – Ps 37:23
Be Hindered – Prov 4:12
YAY! So get up and get going!
PIE90 Scripture for today:
1 Cor 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
NKJV
1 Cor 15:10b
…It was God giving me the work to do, God giving me the energy to do it.
MES
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