There are times when I am at a loss for words and I don't always have a message to post here. So I will post a message from a man who truly served God.
A Life of Perfect Activity by Smith Wigglesworth
My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
--Philippians 4:19
Scripture reading: Acts 5:14-42
Only believe! God will not fail you, beloved. It is impossible for God
to fail. Believe God; rest in Him. The Bible is the most important book
in the world. But some people have to be pressed in before they can be
pressed on. Oh, this glorious inheritance of holy joy and faith, this
glorious baptism in the Holy Spirit--it is a perfected place. "All
things have become new" (2 Cor. 5:17), because "you are Christ's, and
Christ is God's" (1 Cor. 3:23).
God means for us to walk in this royal way. When God opens a door, no
man can shut it (Rev. 3:8). John made a royal way, and Jesus walked in
it. Jesus left us the responsibility of allowing Him to bring forth
through us the greater works (John 14:12). Jesus left His disciples with
much and with much more to be added until God receives us in that Day.
When we receive power, we must stir ourselves up with the truth that we
are responsible for the need around us. God will supply all our need so
that the need of the needy may be met through us. God has given us a
great indwelling force of power. If we do not step into our privileges,
it is a tragedy.
There is no standing still. "As He is, so are we in this world" (1John
4:17). "We are the offspring of God" (Acts 17:29), and we have divine
impulses. After we have received, we will have power. We have been
focusing too much on feeling the power. God is waiting for us to act.
Jesus lived a life of perfect activity. He lived in the realm of divine
appointment.
We must dare to press on until God comes forth in mighty power. May God
give us the hearing of faith so that the power may come down like a
cloud. Press on until Jesus is glorified and multitudes are gathered in.
Thought for today: God's rest is an undisturbed place where heaven bends to meet you.
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Friday, April 18, 2014
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Worrying
Worry is something most of us do from time to time but what does it mean? Worry is defined in the NIV Bible as to feel anxious or uneasy. It's easy to picture someone pacing or not being able to sit still. You just can't get comfortable. What do you worry about? What does worry say about our faith? Lets take a look at the subject of worry.
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
In this passage we can clearly see that Jesus is telling us how much we are worth. He compares us to birds? Our worth is more than those. He then goes on to question how much faith can we have if we worry about things such as clothes, food, and drinks. We learn that non believers run after such things but we being believers should not worry but seek God and these things will be given to us.
It sounds so easy but often we will go and complain to a friend, coworker, family member about our fears of having enough. It's our job to seek God and trust Him, to have faith He will provide. In the Concise Bible Commentary by Don Fleming it says Believers should trust in God and put the interests of His kingdom first. They are under His rule and they should trust that as day to day difficulties arise, He will provide the answer. Let's look at some other verses.
24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life[a]? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! 29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
We see in the verses above that once again we are worth much to God and two we are told that worrying can not add a single hour to our lives. Worrying/Stress leaves us feeling fatigued and often frustrated because we are trying to figure everything out on our own. In other words to do things under our own power instead of trusting God.
In John we see that peace God gives us. He tells us to not be troubled or afraid. Are you able to do this in your everyday life or are you left with your heart pounding in your chest at the end of the day unable to sleep. Lets see if we can dig a little deeper about why we worry.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
Our fears come from not trusting God and trying to figure things out on our own. We drive ourselves crazy with questions like what if? why? how? when? It's in those moments we are trusting ourselves to make sense of things we aren't meant to make sense of. We are putting strain and stress on our minds and bodies because we are not resting, trusting and praying. So what can we do?
Psalm 55:22
22 Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
Philippians 4:6-7
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
To sum things up we are to cast our cares, worries, fears, anxieties on God in every situation. We are to pray and thank Him. Our minds should be at peace trusting God and guarding our hearts so that worry doesn't return to our hearts. We have to believe that He knows what He is doing and that He knows best. That is faith! It is essential to our walks and belief in God. So I leave you with one last verse to think about before you turn to worry.
Matthew 6:25-34
New International Version (NIV)
Do Not Worry
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]?28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
In this passage we can clearly see that Jesus is telling us how much we are worth. He compares us to birds? Our worth is more than those. He then goes on to question how much faith can we have if we worry about things such as clothes, food, and drinks. We learn that non believers run after such things but we being believers should not worry but seek God and these things will be given to us.
It sounds so easy but often we will go and complain to a friend, coworker, family member about our fears of having enough. It's our job to seek God and trust Him, to have faith He will provide. In the Concise Bible Commentary by Don Fleming it says Believers should trust in God and put the interests of His kingdom first. They are under His rule and they should trust that as day to day difficulties arise, He will provide the answer. Let's look at some other verses.
Luke 12:24-34
New International Version (NIV)
27 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! 29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
John 14:27
New International Version (NIV)
Proverbs 12:25
New International Version (NIV)
25 Anxiety weighs down the heart,
but a kind word cheers it up.
but a kind word cheers it up.
Proverbs 28:26
Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
We see in the verses above that once again we are worth much to God and two we are told that worrying can not add a single hour to our lives. Worrying/Stress leaves us feeling fatigued and often frustrated because we are trying to figure everything out on our own. In other words to do things under our own power instead of trusting God.
In John we see that peace God gives us. He tells us to not be troubled or afraid. Are you able to do this in your everyday life or are you left with your heart pounding in your chest at the end of the day unable to sleep. Lets see if we can dig a little deeper about why we worry.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
Our fears come from not trusting God and trying to figure things out on our own. We drive ourselves crazy with questions like what if? why? how? when? It's in those moments we are trusting ourselves to make sense of things we aren't meant to make sense of. We are putting strain and stress on our minds and bodies because we are not resting, trusting and praying. So what can we do?
Psalm 55:22
New International Version (NIV)
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
Philippians 4:6-7
New International Version (NIV)
To sum things up we are to cast our cares, worries, fears, anxieties on God in every situation. We are to pray and thank Him. Our minds should be at peace trusting God and guarding our hearts so that worry doesn't return to our hearts. We have to believe that He knows what He is doing and that He knows best. That is faith! It is essential to our walks and belief in God. So I leave you with one last verse to think about before you turn to worry.
Philippians 4:8 ESV /
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Hold Onto Him
When we go through the storms of life there is no where better to be than to clinging to our rock Jesus.
It often takes some pretty rough storms for us to cling to Jesus as we should. It's in these times of need and great suffering that we go running to Him. We should always be in this position because it's by Him that we find grace and mercy, forgiveness and understanding.
Jesus has seen it all. Nothing surprises Him. He was tempted in every way..He had friends die, He wept.
Next time you feel like you are going through the storms of life..being attacked on every side hold tight to Him. Pray, praise, listen and trust.
It often takes some pretty rough storms for us to cling to Jesus as we should. It's in these times of need and great suffering that we go running to Him. We should always be in this position because it's by Him that we find grace and mercy, forgiveness and understanding.
Jesus has seen it all. Nothing surprises Him. He was tempted in every way..He had friends die, He wept.
Next time you feel like you are going through the storms of life..being attacked on every side hold tight to Him. Pray, praise, listen and trust.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Standing In Faith
I have been fortunate that I've been able to work with many true believers who love God and give thanks to His son Jesus daily. It has been a true gift and now I've applied to be involved in one of the farthest reaching ministries in the world. The Creation Museum.
We as followers of Jesus Christ must be ready to stand and be persecuted for our faith. The owners of Chick fil A have made this decision and have been accused of hate. But daily Christians are treated with hate worldwide. We are told to be tolerant but fewer will tolerate a life where a person truly lives for Christ.
In this world we must not grow weary or weak in our faith. We must remain rooted in God's word. We must remain strong in our prayers. We must have love. If we forget about love then we are very flawed in our faith.
I am not claiming to be perfect but drawing on what I have learned walking with God for 16 years of my life.
Going to church is not enough. Be a "good" person is not enough. Only when we confess Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and repent(ask for forgiveness of our sins) can we go to heaven. A place where there is no pain, no tears, perfect peace, a place where we will judge angels (1 Corinthians 6:3). What is sin? In Abrahamic contexts, "a sin" is an act that violates God's will. The 10 commandments come to us from Exodus 20:1-17. Here is the verse:
And God spoke all these words, saying: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
You shall have no other gods before me.
You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
We must remain strong in Christ.
We as followers of Jesus Christ must be ready to stand and be persecuted for our faith. The owners of Chick fil A have made this decision and have been accused of hate. But daily Christians are treated with hate worldwide. We are told to be tolerant but fewer will tolerate a life where a person truly lives for Christ.
In this world we must not grow weary or weak in our faith. We must remain rooted in God's word. We must remain strong in our prayers. We must have love. If we forget about love then we are very flawed in our faith.
I am not claiming to be perfect but drawing on what I have learned walking with God for 16 years of my life.
Going to church is not enough. Be a "good" person is not enough. Only when we confess Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and repent(ask for forgiveness of our sins) can we go to heaven. A place where there is no pain, no tears, perfect peace, a place where we will judge angels (1 Corinthians 6:3). What is sin? In Abrahamic contexts, "a sin" is an act that violates God's will. The 10 commandments come to us from Exodus 20:1-17. Here is the verse:
And God spoke all these words, saying: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
You shall have no other gods before me.
You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
We must remain strong in Christ.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
A Poem from Warrior
Thought I would give you a sneak peak of Warrior.
Sick And Shaken
Every breath is shaky,
Every inch of the body aching,
No more tears left to cry,
The doctor says there is no chance of recovery,
Family is too scared to come,
It hurts to open your eyes,
Your voice is barely a whisper,
But in your mind,
You still pray,
Clutching steadfast to your faith,
No doubting,
You trust God for every breath you breathe,
Then,
When the Doctor tells your family to prepare for the worst,
You gain strength,
Breathing becomes easier,
Your eyes get brighter,
And laughter fills your mouth,
Tears run down your face,
You get healed,
In Jesus name.
Sick And Shaken
Every breath is shaky,
Every inch of the body aching,
No more tears left to cry,
The doctor says there is no chance of recovery,
Family is too scared to come,
It hurts to open your eyes,
Your voice is barely a whisper,
But in your mind,
You still pray,
Clutching steadfast to your faith,
No doubting,
You trust God for every breath you breathe,
Then,
When the Doctor tells your family to prepare for the worst,
You gain strength,
Breathing becomes easier,
Your eyes get brighter,
And laughter fills your mouth,
Tears run down your face,
You get healed,
In Jesus name.
Monday, August 3, 2009
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