Walk in It

¹⁸ Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! ¹⁹ O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. ²⁰ Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. ²¹ Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”. (Isaiah 30:18-21,NIV)

⁶ Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. ….”.(John 14:6, NIV)

“⁹ The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (2Peter 3:9,15, NIV) ¹⁵ Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience [the long-suffering] means salvation,…”

 “⁷ “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ⁸ For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. ⁹ “Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ¹⁰ Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? ¹¹ If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! (Matthew 7:7-11, NIV)

Prayer: Father in heaven, I thank you for your salvation, healing and redemption to us so we have eternal life that we can live joyfully as you has set us free for freedom. I thank you for preventing and protecting us from the law of sin; and guiding me to righteously live by faith by your perfect law in waiting for your coming. Thank you for your way and blessings so that I can be a blessing to others. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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The Heritage of the Believer (-Joel & Victoria Osteen)

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The Heritage of the Believer

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE

"No weapon formed against you shall prosper…"
(Isaiah 54:17, NKJ)

TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria

As a believer in Jesus, you have certain privileges because you belong to Christ. When you chose Him, God put a blood line around you that the enemy cannot cross. As long as you're keeping Him first place, you have a hedge of protection, a hedge of favor, a hedge of mercy surrounding you like a shield. When difficulties come, God says that because you're His child, because you honor Him, even though that problem has formed, in the end it is not going to prosper. When it's all said and done, it's not going to harm you. God is going to turn it around and use it to your advantage. That's your heritage as a believer!

Notice it doesn't say we'll never have problems. No, life is full of difficulties. The promise God is making to us is that when things do come against us, because you're in covenant relationship with Him, you can stay in peace knowing that it is not going to prosper. He has already paved the way for you to live in victory in every area of your life!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

" Father in heaven, thank You for the promises found in Your Word. I choose today to accept Your truth which sets me free. I declare by faith that no weapon formed against me shall prosper. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

Ten Ways to Encourage

1.      Speak to people. (There is nothing as encouraging as a cheerful word of greeting.)

2.      Smile at people. (It takes 72 muscles to frown, but only 14 to smile!)

3.      Be generous with praise, cautious with criticism. Recognition and appreciation are priceless gifts!

4.      Be considerate of the feelings and opinions of others.

5.      Be alert to give your time and efforts away. (What counts most in life is we do for others!)

6.      Write a note of encouragement to someone who in hurting. Include Scripture!

7.      Give physical affection. (Let you loved ones know, in ways they can feel, that they are important.

8.      Believe in others. (Look for the good in people-accept and encourage their unique personalities and traits.

9.      Lift up the defeated through the promise and power of prayer.

10.  Give God’s love away. (Through His death, burial, and resurrection, Jesus has written the word HOPE in every heart!

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2,NKJV)

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“Note: An excerpt from “The Joy of Encouragement” by Dr. David Jeremiah, (Turning Point )

This is the Day (— Joel & Victoria Osteen)

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This is the Day

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE

"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it"
(Psalm 118:24, NIV)

TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria

It's easy to come up with excuses to delay our happiness. All the time I hear things like, "As soon as I get out of this problem, Joel, I'll be happy." "As soon as I lose ten pounds...as soon as my business grows…as soon as my child straightens up…" No, if you don't put your foot down and decide to be happy right now, there will always be something to keep you from being happy. Let's get rid of the excuses and make the decision to enjoy life right now, today.

God never intended for us to put off our happiness. That's why David said, "This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it." He was saying, "This is the day to be happy; not tomorrow, not when the weather clears up. Not next week, when I don't have to work so hard. Not next month, when I make it through this difficult time." No, choose to honor the Lord right now by choosing to enjoy your life because this is the day that the Lord has made!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father God, thank You for this day. Thank You for another opportunity to sing Your praise. I choose to set my mind and heart on You, I choose to rejoice and be glad so that everything I do brings honor to You. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Thanks be to God-through Jesus Christ our Lord

“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.” (1 Corinthians 10:23, KJV) “All things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be enslaved by anything.” (1 Corinthians 6:12, ESV) “Everything is permissible for me”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me”—but I will not be mastered by anything.” (1 Corinthians 6:12, NIV)

“I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws.”(Psalm 119:106, NIV) “All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.” (Psalm 119:160, NIV) “Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (Romans 7:25, NIV) “For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.” (Romans 12:3-8, NIV)  “ for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.” (Philippians 2:13-15,NIV)

¹ You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. ² And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. ³ Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. ⁴ No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs—he wants to please his commanding officer. ⁵ Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor’s crown unless he competes according to the rules. ⁶ The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. ⁷ Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this. ⁸ Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, ⁹ for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained. ¹⁰ Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. ¹¹ Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; ¹² if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; ¹³ if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.  ( 2 Timothy 2:1-13, NIV)

I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them.  But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin.” (Mark 3:28-29, NIV)

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! (2 Corinthians 9:15,NIV)

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Prayer: Father in heaven, I thank you that you have chosen and called me your own. Thank you for your eternal love. In Jesus’ Name. Amen

My Christian Life ( from 2002 and on)

No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.(Matthew 6:24,NIV) We all know that God is Spirit (life) and money is material (death). As it's understood, serving means to do everything as one is commanded or asked no matter what. No doubt that every human being’s heart is filled with hate and love. Freely, it is a matter of personal choice whether to hate or love and whom to serve. Naturally no one can love and serve God exactly as Lord Jesus Christ has done for us. As for me though I am willing to love my family, friend and enemy in truth and life without any discrimination; and to righteously serve God, yet as a sinful man I just can do in my limitation to be Christlike. Absolutely I don’t hate but love God. I will let my “yes” be yes to God always for I know and trust him. Though I daily do my utmost to humble myself in worship to offer my bodies a living sacrifice to him, I admitted that, in me there is still something unpleasing to him. However, I am glad to serve God my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ all the day of my life. Indeed this is neither contradicted to earning money at all instead Lord Jesus will multiply it. As a matter of fact, we all know that earning money is not serving money which means to do everything for it, but we just righteously do and work accordingly night and day, laboring and toiling so that I would not be a burden to anyone for my living. Above all else, I definitely should keep in heart and remember that is not by work but by God’s grace that I am saved and have my beings. Generally it is okay to simultaneously earn money while serving God as one’s gifting. In other words, in order to serve God doesn’t mean you have to give up your skills of earning money. It is not a wrongful act or sin to earn money. The Lord teaching is that we can’t let money be a master and serve it. But for me I serve God (life) only and not money (material). Lord Jesus is God of all nations poor and rich, man and woman, and an educated and illiterate person. He richly blesses everyone who calls on him. His name is “I AM WHO I AM”, Jesus who heals and set us free. Finally, dear friends this is what I want to share with you how I live life in Christ Jesus. Recently, yet I do not have a job or make any income but hope to earn some money soon in near future as he has mercy on me. I repent and live and leave all consequences to him. And I will serve him my God, LORD Jesus Christ alone. I love my family members and my neighbors, of course I do love myself and my every breath for it is the Spirit of Christ that lives in me. I read the Holy Bible and faithfully abide by it daily up to my highest potential. I rejoice and give thanks to our Father in heaven in the name of Jesus every day and pray. As it is written:“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NIV) In conclusion, to all my dear friends, “Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.” (2 John 1:3, NIV)

Prayer: Father in heave, I thank you for your guidance, mercy and love for me today. I thank you that you make me who I am and set me free. I thank you Lord for being my wonderful master and provider. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.