Our strength lies in Christ alone.

“Christ has pledged Himself to be our substitute and surety, and He neglects no one. He who could not see human beings exposed to eternal ruin without pouring out His soul unto death in their behalf, will look with pity and compassion upon every soul who realizes that he cannot save himself.” 

In Christ alone can we find our strength, our human strength and power will fail if Christ is not in it and salvation will be lost.

Isaiah 12:2 says:

Behold God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

Prayer:

Lord help us to keep our eyes on you.  Help us to realize that we can do all things only through you because you are the one who gives us strength when we call upon your name. Thank you for your love, compassion and grace may we continue to be faithful to you until the end.

In Jesus name,

Amen

Ref: Christ Object Lessons page 155

SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES

If ever we needed the Lord before we sure do need him now!  You know that song?  It is my theme song for 2020 and it actually should be the theme song for our life.  Lately, I've been struggling with keeping connected with God.  I feel at times that I am not adequate, that somehow I am a failure when it comes to worship and service to God.  But then when I open the Bible and I start to read certain verses, I am without a doubt sure that God is not done with me. I am comforted by scripture and I know that God loves me and will never leave nor forsake me.

I've recently started Bible journalling and it helps me to search the scriptures and discover many treasures that help me grow spiritually.  God really is our constant and He has our backs, we just need to keep in the word then we can't go wrong.  

Here's a nice little paragraph from a book I read called "Christ's Object Lessons":

"Those who desire to find the treasures of truth must dig for them as the miners

dig for treasure hidden in the earth.  No halfhearted, indifferent work will avail.  

It is essential for old and young, not only to read God's word, but to study it with whole hearted earnestness,

praying and searching for truth as for hidden treasures. Those who do this will be rewarded, for Christ will quicken the understanding...

Never give up the search until you have ascertained your relation to God and His will in regard to you."

Prayer:  Lord, you are my hiding place and I just praise you and give you all the glory,  When I am weak you make me strong, You are worthy to be praised. I thank you for your word and for your love for me.  I pray that you will help your people to keep in the word and to know that you are always with them.

In Jesus name I pray....Amen

Satan’s plan of destruction

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Satan doesn’t care about race. His goal is to destroy the human race by any means necessary.  His cleverly crafted race war attack has been successfully deployed.  Our people are under brutal attack and Satanic agencies are in full force.

Our hearts & minds have built up tension and anger from years of feeling oppressed.  Every negative feeling is heightened.  It’s really depressing.  When you think about this picture on a whole we are all slaves to Satan for if we play into our anger we may end up being in an even worse situation, loss of eternal life.

 Much prayer and discernment should go into our actions during this tragic time in earth’s history.  We protest, we march and we overcome but pray and let God go before you as you do so.  He’ll direct us if we put Him first.

This is a must watch sermon::

Be blessed

God’s Love

“We shall love to talk of Him; and as we speak to one another of His love, our hearts will be softened by divine influences. “

God’s Love - A love that we all want to feel in our lives a love that we cannot love without an amazing love.  

When we converse with friends and family and even strangers, what type of words come out of our mouth?  What feelings are we holding on to when we speak?  What emotions? How are others feeling on the receiving end?  Do they feel a love coming from you? Or something else?  

The way we speak to others is extremely important.  In this day and age many have resorted to communication via text messages or Social Media postings.  What are the ways that you communicate to others that will have a lasting impression on them?  The Bible says in the last days “the love of many will wax cold..”. The fake love can start to creep in, can others know that you are not being genuine?  When we are in continual communion with God we will always have a desire to speak of Him.  We will have a strong urge and desire to mention Him in all our conversations, those whose hearts are not hardened will literally feel the love flowing through and they will gravitate towards it.  Hearts will be softened and a craving for more will commence. 

The times we are living in are very emotionally driven and the enemy is cheering you on when you speak unkind hateful words.  In situations of disparity and frustration our immediate desire should be to turn to God asking forgiveness direction in how to feel, how to speak and even how to think.  Our soul salvation depends on it.  So keep the love of Christ in our hearts and minds in ALL we do and say.

Have a loving & blessed day!

YOU ARE MIGHTY!

So I was scrolling through instagram last night and this post by @shespeaksministries had me applauding.

When The Lord calls us out on assignment, here is a valuable lesson for us all❤️ In Judges 6:12 The Angel of The Lord appears to Gideon and calls him a mighty man of valor. What?!? Mighty man of valor? This man is hiding out from fear, yet The Angel of The Lord calls him a mighty man of valor? 
Here is the thing, God never sizes you up in the flesh sister! He is looking at who He created you to be to this generation. You are here on purpose, and God has given you ALL the equipment you need to do what He has called you to do!

Next, Gideon says, “Pardon me, my Lord,” “but if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders about which our fathers told us.” Now, Gideon begins observing his natural circumstances above what The Lord HAD JUST TOLD HIM!! The Lord said, “I Am with you!” And then Gideon says, but what about all these circumstances? Sister, never use your natural circumstances to determine whether God is with you! I am here to tell you, “HE IS WITH YOU and HE IS FOR YOU!” Not only is He with you, but He lives in you!! Your circumstances are ZERO indication of whether God is with you or for you!! Lastly in verse 15 Gideon says, “Please, my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house. “Surely I will be with you,” the LORD replied, “and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man.” Gideon now turns to sizing up his ability to accomplish the task. He says, “My clan is the weakest and I am the youngest!” Sister, God is NEVER going to send you to do something for Him that you could accomplish in your might and power. Every assignment is going to take faith! That’s the way He works! So no, in your natural ability you CAN’T do it, but God didn’t ask you to do it in your natural ability, He has told you to do it in His ability! In His ability you have EVERYTHING you will ever need!

So when God sends you, it’s not a matter of whether the circumstances are favorable or your ability is up to par, it is a matter of YES AND AMEN!

Well isn't this a word for today folks? Stay blessed

The Power of prayer 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Ever wonder why your still alive today after so many near death misses?  What about the fact that so many good things keep happening to you in your life and you can't understand why. Could be that ever praying Grandma or Mother.

 I have a question for you.  How's your prayer life?  Honestly think about this before answering.  Are you the "now I lay me down to sleep" type? or do you delve deep into prayer?  1 Thessalonians 5:17 says: "Pray without ceasing".  Whether your on the train heading to work or walking down the street we should be praying.  The enemy is trying so hard to put us on a detour and thwart our plans to walk down that straight and narrow.  We need to always arm ourselves with prayer. God hears, and guess what?  He answers!


Let's pray

Dear Heavenly Father
We praise you and lift your name on High!  We thank you for the opportunity that we have to give praise.  So many people weren't able to see this new day.  We want to thank you that we can come to you for anything.  We pray today, that you will give us a spirit of meekness, that we will always remember to pray to you anytime and anywhere.  We love you and want to be in your Kingdom someday. 

Thank you for your love and mercy.

In Jesus name,
Amen

All things in common

Verse

“And all that believed were together, and had all things common;”

Acts 2:44 KJV

We all need to be on the same page with our Christian beliefs.  Christ was born, He died and rose again to take away our sins.  All He requires of us is to love Him and keep His laws!  And so, as Christians we should do this so that we may be saved.  In order to do effectively, we need to consistently search the scriptures to understand how to love and how to properly keep the law.

Prayer:

Lord,thank you for dying on the cross to save us from our sins.  Help us to give up all we have and follow You.  Help us to understand Your laws and to love You with all Your heart, but first help us to know what that requires.  Teach us Your laws and statutes by guiding us in our scriptural search.  

You are our Maker and King and we thank You for Your grace! 

In Your Name Amen