May our words of faith line up with our actions. Are we walking out what we believe? People don’t just hear what we say, they see how we live our lives…
Be the Message…
obedience
FORGIVE!!
“Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.”
Mark 11:25 NASB1995
Don’t forgive depending on how you “feel.” Forgiveness is an act of obedience to our Lord. May we not be hesitant or rebel against bringing our will into obedience to God’s will!! Not my will but YOURS, O LORD!!
RISE UP!
Years ago, I had done/said something that I regretted. The circumstances around it have faded in my memory. But, I still remember the regret and condemnation I was feeling at the time.
I went to the Lord in prayer and asked for His forgiveness. A few days after that I again felt myself in the throes of regret and condemnation. I again went to the Lord in repentance begging for His forgiveness. This went on a few more times…and then I heard the Lord lovingly say to me:
“Tina, I forgave you the first time you came to me…now you need to forgive yourself!”
Dearest Brothers & Sisters, I believe there is someone who is reading this post that is living in the same place that I was…living under the spirit of condemnation. If you haven’t repented of your action to the Lord and asked His forgiveness…I encourage you to do that today! Also, if it is involving a person, I would encourage you to go to the person and ask their forgiveness.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
God has given us a sound mind…the mind of Christ! (1 Corinthians 2:16). We need to get our thoughts aligned with His thoughts…with His truth. We need to “…take every thought captive to obey Christ…”. (2 Corinthians 10:5)
Beloved of God, DO NOT let the enemy weave a stronghold of condemnation, fear, shame, and doubt within you! Stand strong…stand on the promises of God…stand on the truth of God! Take up the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, which is the Word of God, and wield that sword against anything the enemy throws at you!
Tear down the strongholds of the enemy and let the LORD be your stronghold! He [Jesus] is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. (Psalms 62:2)
RISE UP, MIGHTY ARMY OF THE MOST HIGH GOD! PUT ON THE ARMOR OF GOD! PICK UP THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT AND BE STRONG IN THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT!! THE TIME IS NOW!! HALLELUJAH!!
The Light of the World!
“I didn’t realize I was in the dark until the light was turned on!”
Years ago as I was visiting family in South Florida over Christmas, I was looking up a church to visit that Sunday. I said the words above as my sister-in-law turned on the overhead light where I was sitting.
As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I realized the spiritual significance of the words. How many people don’t realize they are in the dark spiritually until the Light of the revelation of Jesus Christ is turned on in their hearts and spirits?
My heart aches when I think of those that walk around battling life’s problems in their own strength, not realizing that there is One who wants to take all of their burdens and pain upon Himself.
But, those who are living in darkness don’t realize they are in darkness! They don’t realize that there is a Light that is waiting to dispel the darkness in their lives. The Holy Spirit desires to turn on the Light of the revelation of Jesus Christ within our hearts and spirits.
I pray that we can be the “bearers of Light” to all those that we come into contact with. May we allow Jesus to shine in and through us! May we be the Light Bearers to a world that needs THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD!! May Your glory shine through us, Lord Jesus!
“…for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead expose them…”. Ephesians 5:8-11. NASB1995
*Do you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? Would you like Him to be? It isn’t hard….
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life”. JOHN 3:1618
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved” ACTS 16:31
“If you declare with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved”. ROMANS 10:9-10
“Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out…”. ACTS 3:19
Sin has consequences – physical, emotional, and spiritual. Jesus’ death on the cross was the perfect and complete payment for our sin. The physical consequences may still need to be faced (jail, financial responsibility, etc). But, if we repent of our sin… turn away from it…and place our faith in Jesus…we will know that we will have life after we die – a resurrected life in heaven for eternity with Jesus!! HALLELUJAH!! Precious ones, now is THE DAY OF SALVATION! Are you ready to take that step?
WATCHMEN ARISE!
I woke up this morning thinking about the post I wanted to write for facebook. I began thinking about an appropriate Father’s Day post…a post honoring my father who has been gone from this earthly realm for 34 years…or a post honoring Father God…or a post in general to all fathers.
As my mind went to the different paths I could take, I began thinking of a prophetic word the Lord gave me a few weeks back and has been “simmering” in my spirit ever since.
As the word again came to my mind this morning, I found myself saying, “But Lord, it’s Father’s Day!” I immediately heard Him speak in my spirit, “Exactly!” And with that one word from the Lord I knew what I was supposed to post – The word He had given me weeks ago:
WATCHMEN ARISE!! IT’S TIME TO TAKE YOUR POSITION ON THE WALL!!
I hear the Lord calling all of the men in His kingdom to assume their positions as Watchmen not only for their families, but for their cities, their states, their country, their world!!
The Lord needs all men to armor up and stand shoulder to shoulder in their positions of authority and “see” what is here and what is coming. Not only is the Lord calling for His mighty men to be Watchmen…but He is calling for them to be the voice of authority over all of the ploys of the enemy!
As I sat in church this morning, I heard the Lord say:
IT’S NOT YOUR GREATNESS – BUT MY GREATNESS WORKING IN AND THROUGH YOU THAT BRINGS MY WILL TO BE DONE ON THIS EARTH!!
So, on this Father’s Day, I am being obedient and sending out the call from our Almighty Father for all fathers to ARMOR UP, STAND UP, AND TAKE YOUR POSTIONS!!
ARMOR UP!!
*Ephesians 6:10-18*
A Call To Humility
Jesus reminds us that we are to humbly serve and minister to His people. It’s not always possible to physically wash someone else’s feet. I believe Jesus did this not only as a physical example of how to humbly serve others…but I believe He did it as a spiritual example of how we are to humbly position ourselves to serve others. It is a reminder that sometimes in the serving, we have to be willing to do the job that we may feel is “beneath us.” Brothers & Sisters, may we truly have a “servant heart” and serve our Lord Jesus by serving His people. ❤️
“Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.” (Matthew 10:40 NASB1995)
If We Confess…
Thank You, Jesus! Have you been forgiven & cleansed?
OBEDIENCE
Good morning! I came across this post this morning and it really made me pause and reflect on what it says. I think we all want to do what God has called us to do. But, do we realize that if we aren’t obedient, it doesn’t just affect us? Something to think about…
Reflection of Glory! 