Shalom,

Today's Psalm from our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan is also a well known song!

1 Lord, how they are increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me. 2 Many are saying of me, There is no help for him in God. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! 3 But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. 4 With my voice I cry to the Lord, and He hears and answers me out of His holy hill. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! 5 I lay down and slept; I wakened again, for the Lord sustains me. 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round about. 7 Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation belongs to the Lord; May Your blessing be upon Your people. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

SING to HIM! Singing our declarations of praise, thanksgiving and worship causes them to become even more real to us! GOD invented music and song for US and for OUR expressions of love toward HIM! Make a practice of singing your praise to Him every single day! HE IS WORTHY! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with "Indescribable":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

All of the evil that has taken place in this nation, and in many places in the wordl in the last two years can be summed up in Psalm 2:1-3:

1 Why do the nations assemble with commotion [uproar and confusion of voices], and why do the people imagine (meditate upon and devise) an empty scheme? 2 The kings of the earth take their places; the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and His Anointed One (the Messiah, the Christ). They say, 3 Let us break Their bands [of restraint] asunder and cast Their cords [of control] from us.

All of those involved in the lying, deceit, trickery and fraud are ACTUALLY saying THIS! They THINK that they are doing this to people, but they are actually coming against the MOST HIGH GOD Himself! And THIS is what HE has to say about it! Verses 4-12:

4 He Who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord has them in derision [and in supreme contempt He mocks them]. 5 He speaks to them in His deep anger and troubles (terrifies and confounds) them in His displeasure and fury, saying, 6 Yet have I anointed (installed and placed) My King [firmly] on My holy hill of Zion. 7 I will declare the decree of the Lord: He said to Me, You are My Son; this day [I declare] I have begotten You.8 Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations as Your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth as Your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them in pieces like potters’ ware. 10 Now therefore, O you kings, act wisely; be instructed and warned, O you rulers of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with reverent awe and worshipful fear; rejoice and be in high spirits with trembling [lest you displease Him]. 12 Kiss the Son [pay homage to Him in purity], lest He be angry and you perish in the way, for soon shall His wrath be kindled. O blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are all those who seek refuge and put their trust in Him!

The very best and most protected place to be in these times is in the very center of God's will! Why? Because GOD is ALWAYS on the RIGHT side! Make sure that YOU are, too! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with "World Outside Your Window":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

We begin again in the Psalms today with Psalm 1. Verses 1-3 show the blessings and rewards for doing things God's way! 

1 Blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather. 2 But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night. 3 And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity].

AMEN! I LOVE those results! Another thing that I like are the footnotes for this Psalm that are found on Bible Gateway! The second footnote is referring to the last 3 verses!

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (The Treasury of David) said, “Sinners cannot live in heaven. They would be out of their element. Sooner could a fish live upon a tree than the wicked in paradise.” The only way they will ever be able to endure heaven is to be born again and become new creatures with pure hearts able fully to enjoy the presence of God, His holy angels, and the redeemed.

AMEN! I hope that YOU will live in the first three verses so that the last three will NOT pertain to you! Here are Hillsong Kids with "Voices of Freedom":

Shalom in Him! 

Shalom,

Today I want to share again from our partner Jerry Savelle's devotional.

BOLDNESS BEFORE GOD

Let us therefore come boldly before the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16 NKJV).

Being constantly aware of your position of righteousness in Christ will not only give you boldness before God, it will also make your fellowship with your heavenly Father more intimate.

God desires that you come before Him with the same boldness and confidence you would show before a best friend. When you know God sees and relates to you based on your righteousness in Christ, you will have no sense of inferiority in His presence.

Jesus said, “No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you” (John 15:15 NKJV). Clearly, God doesn’t want servants; He wants friends.

God didn’t create mankind so that He could have people grovel at His feet with their faces in the dirt. No! He wanted someone He could walk and talk with in the cool of the day (see Genesis 3:8).

Through the sacrificial death of Jesus, the intimate relationship the first man and woman enjoyed with God (before sin entered) is now available to every believer. So, come boldly to the Father today, secure in your righteousness in Christ, and talk to Him as you would a close friend.

Confession: Father, I come boldly before You today, knowing that You see me righteous and clean because of Jesus. As I share my heart and thoughts with You, I believe You will also share your heart and thoughts with me.

I especially LOVE that God does NOT want servants, but friends! HE wants, actually desires, intimate fellowship with US! This should also be our heart cry! Make time every day for your own intimate fellowship with HIM and you will begin to KNOW HIM as never before. With that intimace comes boldness, confidence and assurance of Who HE is, and who YOU are - IN HIM! Here is Hillsong with "Know You More":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today"s "Faith Food" devotional by Kenneth E. Hagin is another on eof my favorites!

Conductor Of Life

. . . God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life . . . . — 1 JOHN 5:11-12

Jesus said, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. . . . And these signs shall follow them that believe . . .” (Mark 16:15,17). One of these signs Jesus said would follow believers — not the Early Church, not apostles, not pastors, not preachers, but believers — is, “. . . they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16:18).

Why? Because the life of God is in believers!

Sometimes people are specially anointed to minister healing, but that isn’t what Mark 16 is talking about! Every born-again believer has the life of God, the nature of God, the God-kind of life, in him — and by the laying on of hands, that life can be imparted into the physical bodies of others!

That’s why you should lay hands on the sick. When you lay hands on them, that life of God in you is conducted through your hands to others. Often, you’ll be conscious of that life flowing right out of you into them. You’ve got the life of God in you! You’ve got the nature of God in you! God’s a healing God. Put God’s power to work! That’s how God works — through your own hands. God’s not here on earth in Person, but He is in you by His Spirit!

Confession: I am a believing one. I have the life of God in me. And God is a healing God. I lay hands on the sick, and they recover.

AMEN! Dare to believe that you ARE exactly who GOD says you are and you can DO exactly what GOD says you can do! Here is Hillsong with THAT song! "I Am Who You Say I Am":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom, 

The first thing that I want to share with you today is found in Proverbs 29:16:

16 When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall see the fall of the wicked.

AMEN!!! Never give up! Never give in! OUR GOD is NOT finished with the USA yet! HE is actively turning things around and the righteous will be in charge again! COUNT ON IT! The next exhortation that I have for you is also found in today's Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan! Colossians 2:6-7:

6 As you have therefore received Christ, [even] Jesus the Lord, [so] walk (regulate your lives and conduct yourselves) in union with and conformity to Him. 7 Have the roots [of your being] firmly and deeply planted [in Him, fixed and founded in Him], being continually built up in Him, becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and abounding and overflowing in it with thanksgiving.

And finally this cautionary exhortation! Colossians 2:8-10:

8 See to it that no one carries you off as spoil or makes you yourselves captive by his so-called philosophy and intellectualism and vain deceit (idle fancies and plain nonsense), following human tradition (men’s ideas of the material rather than the spiritual world), just crude notions following the rudimentary and elemental teachings of the universe and disregarding [the teachings of] Christ (the Messiah). 9 For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine nature]. 10 And you are in Him, made full and having come to fullness of life [in Christ you too are filled with the Godhead—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—and reach full spiritual stature]. And He is the Head of all rule and authority [of every angelic principality and power].

Refuse to be moved or to comply with the hideous and abominable 'new' ways of the world, which are NOT actually new at all, but are a continuation of the devil's attempt to undermine God and to trick people into following his own evil ways! He still thinks that he can beat ALMIGHTY GOD, even though he has already been defeated by the death, burial and RESURRECTION of the LORD JESUS CHRIST! Let's continually reinforce the TRUTH! Here is Hillsong with "King of Kings": 

Shalom in Him! 

Shalom,

In keeping with our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today, here is my prayer for YOU from Colossians 1!

9 For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things— 10 That you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him and desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of God [with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance, and recognition]. 11 [We pray] that you may be invigorated and strengthened with all power according to the might of His glory, [to exercise] every kind of endurance and patience (perseverance and forbearance) with joy, 12 Giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints (God’s holy people) in the Light. 13 [The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 In Whom we have our redemption through His blood, [which means] the forgiveness [remission] of our sins.

AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Desert Song":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

The Epistles to the Philippians is my favorite! Today we read chapter 4 in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan. These are my favorite verses!

4 Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, gladden yourselves in Him]; again I say, Rejoice!

Whatever the situation or circumstance that we find oursaelves in, the ANSWER is ALWAYS to REJOICE! What do we rejoice in or about? We rejoice for the VICTORY that is OURS because the BATTLE is the LORD'S! Then we have verses 6-7:

6 Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. 7 And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

AMEN! The prerequisite for walking in the peace of GOD is to DO verses 6-7! Then verses 8-9 tell us HOW to do this!

8 For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them]. 9 Practice what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and model your way of living on it, and the God of peace (of untroubled, undisturbed well-being) will be with you.

Not only will the peace of God be ours, but verse 13 also promises THIS:

13 I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].

Along with that wonderful and powerful promise, we also have THIS one in verse 19 for all of those who are  involved in a partner relationship with minitries and ministers of the GOSPEL of JESUS CHRIST! 

19 And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

HALLELUJAH! Spend some time meditating on the wonderul TRUTHS found throughout the Epistles, which are letters to the CHURCH, explaining just what belongs to us as children of the Most High GOD! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with another powerful song celebrating JESUS! "Never Have I Ever":

Shalom in Him!

  Shalom,

If you know me very well or have been following this blog for very long, you know that my very favorite verse is Philippians 3:10 from the Amplified Bible. Today I want to share this entire portion of Scripture because it all flows together to accomplish verse 10! Paul had been speaking of his previous natural position of honor, and then he said THIS! Verses 7-14:

7 But whatever former things I had that might have been gains to me, I have come to consider as [one combined] loss for Christ’s sake. 8 Yes, furthermore, I count everything as loss compared to the possession of the priceless privilege (the overwhelming preciousness, the surpassing worth, and supreme advantage) of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord and of progressively becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him [of perceiving and recognizing and understanding Him more fully and clearly]. For His sake I have lost everything and consider it all to be mere rubbish (refuse, dregs), in order that I may win (gain) Christ (the Anointed One), 9 And that I may [actually] be found and known as in Him, not having any [self-achieved] righteousness that can be called my own, based on my obedience to the Law’s demands (ritualistic uprightness and supposed right standing with God thus acquired), but possessing that [genuine righteousness] which comes through faith in Christ (the Anointed One), the [truly] right standing with God, which comes from God by [saving] faith. 10 [For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death, [in the hope] 11 That if possible I may attain to the [spiritual and moral] resurrection [that lifts me] out from among the dead [even while in the body]. 12 Not that I have now attained [this ideal], or have already been made perfect, but I press on to lay hold of (grasp) and make my own, that for which Christ Jesus (the Messiah) has laid hold of me and made me His own. 13 I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but one thing I do [it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward.

HALLELUJAH! Paul, who had previously severely persecuted the Church of Jesus Christ, His body, is now a humble, yet powerful MEMBER of that BODY! If Paul, who had been SO wrong in his thinking and acting, can change to become who GOD designed for him to be, SO CAN YOU! There are NO hopeless cases from God's viewpoint! If you have never received JESUS as your own Lord and Saviour, then I invite you to pray this prayer now, believing in your heart and declaring with your mouth, and becoming that new creation that only the Spirit of Almighty God can cause you to be! 

Almighty God, I am a sinner. I believe that Jesus Christ came to this earth, died on the cross for me, was raised from the dead, and is now seated at Your right hand. I accept and receive Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour and I invite Him to come into my heart and become Lord over my life. I thank You now Father, for welcoming me into Your family. You are my Father. I am Your child. Jesus is my Lord! Amen.

AMEN! You are NOW, and forevermore, a child of God! The Spirit of God lives IN you, never to leave you or forsake you! NOW you are able to receive the INFILLING of the Holy Spirit, giving Him the right to fill YOU to overflowing, and to endue YOU with power from on high to carry out what HE has called you to do! If this is your desire now, then prayer THIS prayer in faith and HE will answer!

Father, I am Your child. I desire to be filled with Holy Spirit and speak with other tongues as the Holy Spirit gives me the utterance. By faith, I receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit. As I lift my hands to praise You, I fully expect to speak in my heavenly prayer language. Amen.

NOW, spend time in prayer; praise, thanksgiving and worship; study and meditation of His Word; and in intimate fellowship with HIM every day! The anointing within and upon you will cause you to be able to run your race, fulfill your calling and be instrumental in bringing MANY into the Kingdom of God! Here is Hillsong with "Children of the Light":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today we have THIS in our website devotional on The Spoken Word Church website!

Practice Power Talk

Power talk is simply speaking words that produce a desired result in yourself or others. Champions think differently. Champions talk differently. They discuss their future, not their past. Champions discuss their victories, not their defeats. Never say anything you don't want someone to believe. Start saying what God says about your life.

Words create pictures in your mind. Those pictures describe what you believe. What you look at the longest will affect you the most.

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (Proverbs 18:21)

WORDS are POWERFUL! Make sure that the words that YOU speak are words that you REALLY desire to see come to pass! Speak God's Words! HE confirms HIS WORD from our mouths as though He was speaking them Himself! COUNT ON IT! Here is Hillsong with "Say The Word":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

We are home from our wonderful trip with our beautiful granddaughters! It was such a great blessing to spend time with them! Now today I want to share THIS with you as a simple reminder of something that is sometimes easy to forget when we focus on our human weaknesses!

You Are A New Creation

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV)

God’s Word is clear: once you come to Jesus, once you make Him Lord of your life, you become a new creation. The literal translation of this scripture says you are “a new species of being that never existed before.”

You may not feel like a new creation, but don’t be moved by what you feel. God’s Word says the old has passed away and you have already been made a new creation—regardless of how you feel or how you act.

The moment you were born again, your old self—with its sinful nature—died and a new person with the life and nature of God was created.

Physically, you looked the same because your body is only a house for the real you, your spirit. But on the inside, you changed completely. You became a righteous creation with the nature of God.

On February 11, 1969, at 3 o’clock in the morning, the old Jerry Savelle died when I met Jesus and a new Jerry Savelle came into existence. I am not the same man I once was.

You may say, “But, Brother Jerry, I don’t feel like I’m a new creation.” You may not feel like it, you may not act like it, but the fact is, you are a new creation—because God’s Word says its true.

Confession: Thank You, Father, for making me a new creation in Christ. Because I have the life and nature of God within me, I refuse to be moved by what I see or what I feel. I walk by faith in what your Word says about me. I am a new creation!

Remember that no matter how you may look or feel, if you have received JESUS as Lord and Saviour, then you ARE who HE says you are! Here is Hillsong with THAT song! "I Am Who You Say I Am":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom, 

We are in another adventure with grandchildren, so I will miss a few posts! Today I will leave you with THIS THOUGHT:

“When you choose to forgive you set a prisoner free, YOU.” 

This TRUTH will set you free more quickly than almost any other! Remember, your FAITH  works, or is energized, through LOVE!  {Galatians 5:6}

For [if we are] in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith activated and energized and expressed and working through love.

 Here is Hillsong Young And Free with: “Indescribable”:

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today I want to share yesterday's message fron our Spoken Word website devotional so that you can hear for yourself exaclty what JESUS said and meant!

Perfect Your Daily Success Routine

The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. Daily tasks should be performed at the same time each day. Weekly tasks should be performed on the same day of the week. Develop a rhythm to your life.

Sit down now. Make a personal list of daily activities. Link each task to a specific time or day to be performed.

"And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read." (Luke 4:16)

I LOVE that JESUS knew exactly Who He Was! Find out from the Word of God who YOU are and then allow HIM to lead you step by powerful step! Here is Hillsong with "Like Incense"!

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers is priceless for our spritual growth!

Service Of Passionate Devotion

Lovest thou Me?…Feed My sheep. — John 21:16

Jesus did not say — Make converts to your way of thinking, but look after My sheep, see that they get nourished in the knowledge of Me. We count as service what we do in the way of Christian work; Jesus Christ calls service what we are to Him, not what we do for Him. Discipleship is based on devotion to Jesus Christ, not on adherence to a belief or a creed. “If any man come to Me and hate not…, he cannot be My disciple.” There is no argument and no compulsion, but simply — “If you would be My disciple, you must be devoted to Me.” A man touched by the Spirit of God suddenly says — “Now I see Who Jesus is,” and that is the source of devotion.

To-day we have substituted credal belief for personal belief, and that is why so many are devoted to causes and so few devoted to Jesus Christ. People do not want to be devoted to Jesus, but only to the cause He started. Jesus Christ is a source of deep offence to the educated mind of to-day that does not want Him in any other way than as a Comrade. Our Lord’s first obedience was to the will of His Father, not to the needs of men; the saving of men was the natural outcome of His obedience to the Father. If I am devoted to the cause of humanity only, I will soon be exhausted and come to the place where my love will falter; but if I love Jesus Christ personally and passionately, I can serve humanity though men treat me as a door-mat. The secret of a disciple’s life is devotion to Jesus Christ, and the characteristic of the life is its unobtrusiveness. It is like a corn of wheat, which falls into the ground and dies, but presently it will spring up and alter the whole landscape (John 12:24).

AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "You Are Life":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

We are beginning Ephesians today in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan and these verses really blessed me! Ephesians 1:3-6:

3 May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by the Holy Spirit) blessing in the heavenly realm! 4 Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love. 5 For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will [because it pleased Him and was His kind intent]— 6 [So that we might be] to the praise and the commendation of His glorious grace (favor and mercy), which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

EVERYTHING good in our lives comes from HIM and HIS divine purpose! HE loves us beyond our understanding! He is GOD and He is GOOD! ALL THE TIME! Here is Hillsong with "God is Good":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

We read in 2 Samuel 22:29-37 today how David responded to God's deliverance in his life!

29 For You, O Lord, are my Lamp; the Lord lightens my darkness. 30 For by You I run through a troop; by my God I leap over a wall. 31 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried. He is a Shield to all those who trust and take refuge in Him. 32 For who is God but the Lord? And who is a Rock except our God? 33 God is my strong Fortress; He guides the blameless in His way and sets him free. 34 He makes my feet like the hinds’ [firm and able]; He sets me secure and confident upon the heights. 35 He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 36 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; and Your condescension and gentleness have made me great. 37 You have enlarged my steps under me, so that my feet have not slipped.

I encourage YOU to take account of the blessings of God in your own life and make it a regular practice to thank HIM for them, not just with words, but in song! That IS where the Psalms came from! When you train yourself to become a spontaneous praiser, you will notice not only an attitude change, but you will become even more aware of all of the others ways that HE has provided for you in all other areas! Here is Hillsong with "Thank You":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today I want to share Joseph Prince's "Daily Inspirations" devotional:

The Truth That Frees You

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32

What does “the truth shall make you free” in the verse John 8:32 really mean?

Examine the context of this verse and you’ll notice that Jesus said this to the Jews of His day. These were people who at an early age grew up studying and learning the law. Yet, these people, in ways very similar to us today, still battled with fears, anxieties, sicknesses, and all kinds of oppression, bondages, and addictions.

So this truth that Jesus was talking about clearly cannot be the law, because these people could not find freedom in the law. In fact, the truth of the law only brought them into religious bondage.

My friend, the truth that shall make you free, is the truth of His grace. This is the truth that He came to give us. His Word proclaims that “grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17).

The good news is that grace came to set you free from the curse of the law. Grace is not a doctrine or a theological subject. When Jesus talks about grace, He is talking about Himself. Grace is a person. Grace is Jesus Himself.

The truth that has the power to fling wide open your prison doors is His grace. His grace is the antidote to counteract every poison in your mind!

When you encounter Jesus, taste His love, and savor His loving-kindness and tender mercies, every wrong belief begins to dissolve in the glory of His love. And every dark thought and evil addiction that may have held you captive cannot but scatter when it is exposed to the light of His grace!

Your freedom is found in rightly believing in Jesus—His favor and His love in your life. When you believe right about His grace, you will begin to live right.

The more you see in His Word what His grace has done for you, the more fears, condemnation, depression, and destructive habits will lose their grip in your life. And the more you believe and enjoy His grace and love, the more you’ll find the Lord’s wisdom, stability, and peace guiding your decisions and actions.

Right believing always produces right living and the right results.

AMEN! BELIEVE the WORD of GOD! ACT on the WORD of GOD! EXPECT results according to the WORD of GOD! Here is Hillsong with "Say The Word":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today's "Faith Food" devotional by Kenneth E. Hagin is another exciting one!

Divine Nature

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: thatby these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped thecorruption that is in the world through lust. — 2 PETER 1:4

When you became a child of God, God imparted His own nature — eternal life — to you. This life, this nature, this being, this substance of God, instantly changed your spirit.

You passed from spiritual death — the realm of Satan — into life, which is the realm of God (1 John 3:14). You passed from the dominion of Satan into the dominion of Christ.

When you received eternal life, the satanic nature passed out of you. The corruption from which you have escaped is spiritual death, the satanic nature (2 Peter 1:4).

The satanic nature passed out of you, not theoretically, but actually. Second Corinthians 5:17 states, “. . . old things are passed away . . . .” And God’s nature came into you.

Now you are a partaker of God’s divine nature — the nature of God — the life of God!

Confession: God’s life is in me. God’s nature is in me. God’s ability is in me. God’s wisdom is in me. For me to fail, God would have to fail. And God can never fail! I am a partaker of His divine nature.

AMEN! I CHOOSE to be a partaker of His Divine nature! HALLELUJAH! Here is Hillsong with "GO":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

Today's "Faith To Faith" devotional by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland is very important for every born again believer to know and live!

Know God's Will

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it. Psalm 127:1

What a time of monumental decisions and changes we’re living in. If there ever was a day when you and I must know God’s will and purpose for our lives, it’s now.

In fact, nothing else is going to work! God is changing and rearranging things, lining them up for the end-time move of the Spirit. If you’re going to keep up, you must know God’s perfect plan for your life—and how to carry it out in His power!

How do you do that? Through prayer.

In fact, God has provided us a prayer in His Word that we can use to receive the wisdom and understanding we need for this critical time we live in. You’ll find it in Colossians 1:9-11.

“For this cause we...do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of [God’s] will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness.”

In recent months, God has instructed Gloria and me to pray that prayer for our ministry Partners and for ourselves every day. It’s a powerful, Holy Ghost-inspired prayer that will not only enable you to know what God’s will is, but to have the wisdom and understanding to carry it out.

That’s where most failure comes in Christian endeavors. We get a glimpse of God’s will for our lives in the spirit, but then we mess things up by trying to carry it out in the flesh. Instead of letting the Lord build the house in His power, we try to build it ourselves and end up doing it all in vain.

Don’t make that mistake in the days ahead. Instead, pray this prayer that God has given us. It was written in the New Testament for you. Put your name in it. It’s a prayer you can be sure God will answer. Put it to work in your life daily and God will fill you with His knowledge and understanding!

AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Bright As The Sun":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chamber has a very interesting, simple and yet powerful message!

Getting There

Come ye after Me. — Mark 1:17

Where the Selective Affinity Dies and the Sanctified Abandon Lives

One of the greatest hindrances in coming to Jesus is the excuse of temperament. We make our temperament and our natural affinities barriers to coming to Jesus. The first thing we realize when we come to Jesus is that He pays no attention whatever to our natural affinities. We have the notion that we can consecrate our gifts to God. You cannot consecrate what is not yours; there is only one thing you can consecrate to God, and that is your right to yourself (Romans 12:1). If you will give God your right to yourself, He will make a holy experiment out of you. God’s experiments always succeed. The one mark of a saint is the moral originality which springs from abandonment to Jesus Christ. In the life of a saint there is this amazing wellspring of original life all the time; the Spirit of God is a well of water springing up, perennially fresh. The saint realizes that it is God Who engineers circumstances, consequently there is no whine, but a reckless abandon to Jesus. Never make a principle out of your experience; let God be as original with other people as He is with you.

If you abandon to Jesus, and come when He says “Come,” He will continue to say “Come” through you; you will go out into life reproducing the echo of Christ’s “Come.” That is the result in every soul who has abandoned and come to Jesus.

Have I come to Jesus? Will I come now?

Present YOURSELF as a living sacrifice to GOD for HIS plans and purposes and you will find that you are more blessed in life than you have ever been before! You CANNOT outgive God! He is a great REWARDER! Trust Him and find the most exciting life you could ever lead! Here is Hillsong with "No Reason To Hide":

Shalom in Him!