Shalom,

Some of the best news you will ever hear is found in John 10:10!

10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).

So how do we celebrate that wonderful and powerful GOOD NEWS? We become DOERS of another part of our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today! Psalm 150:

1 Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in the heavens of His power!
2 Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness!
3 Praise Him with trumpet sound; praise Him with lute and harp!
4 Praise Him with tambourine and [single or group] dance; praise Him with stringed and wind instruments or flutes!
5 Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with loud clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that has breath and every breath of life praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Here, to help you with that, is Hillsong UNITED with "God Song":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

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

More Than Conquerors

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. . . . . — ROMANS 8:37

If God’s Word had just told us we were conquerors, it would have been enough — but it tells us that we are more than conquerors through Jesus Christ.

Rather than saying, “I’m defeated,” rise up and say what the Bible says about you. Say, “I am a conqueror!”

It may not seem to you that you are a conqueror, but your confession of it because of what you see in God’s Word will create the reality of it in your life.

Sooner or later you will become what you confess!

You will not be afraid of any circumstances, if you make the right confession.

You will not be afraid of any disease, if you make the right confession.

You will not be afraid of any conditions, if you make the right confession.

You will face life fearlessly, as a conqueror!

Confession: In all things I am more than a conqueror through Him that loves me. I am not afraid of any circumstances. I am not afraid of any disease. I am not afraid of any condition. I face life fearlessly, a conqueror! I am a conqueror! In fact, I am more than a conqueror!

AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Who You Say I AM":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today we read Psalm 148 through our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan. HERE is what we read!

Psalm 148

1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the heights!
2 Praise Him, all His angels, praise Him, all His hosts!
3 Praise Him, sun and moon, praise Him, all you stars of light!
4 Praise Him, you highest heavens and you waters above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord, for He commanded and they were created.
6 He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away [He fixed their bounds which cannot be passed over].
7 Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps!
8 You lightning, hail, fog, and frost, you stormy wind fulfilling His orders!
9 Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars!
10 Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds!
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers and judges of the earth!
12 Both young men and maidens, old men and children!
13 Let them praise and exalt the name of the Lord, for His name alone is exalted and supreme! His glory and majesty are above earth and heaven!
14 He has lifted up a horn for His people [giving them power, prosperity, dignity, and preeminence], a song of praise for all His godly ones, for the people of Israel, who are near to Him. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Become a DOER of this Psalm and see how your perspective changes! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Show Me Your Heart":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers is asking a question that we all must answer!

Unquestioned Revelation

And in that day ye shall ask Me nothing. — John 16:23

When is “that day”? When the Ascended Lord makes you one with the Father. In that day you will be one with the Father as Jesus is, and “in that day,” Jesus says, “ye shall ask Me nothing.” Until the resurrection life of Jesus is manifested in you, you want to ask this and that; then after a while you find all questions gone, you do not seem to have any left to ask. You have come to the place of entire reliance on the resurrection life of Jesus which brings you into perfect contact with the purpose of God. Are you living that life now? If not, why shouldn’t you?

There may be any number of things dark to your understanding, but they do not come in between your heart and God. “And in that day ye shall ask Me no question” — you do not need to, you are so certain that God will bring things out in accordance with His will. John 14:1 has become the real state of your heart, and there are no more questions to be asked. If anything is a mystery to you and it is coming in between you and God, never look for the explanation in your intellect, look for it in your disposition, it is that which is wrong. When once your disposition is willing to submit to the life of Jesus, the understanding will be perfectly clear, and you will get to the place where there is no distance between the Father and His child because the Lord has made you one, and “in that day ye shall ask Me no question.”

AMEN! WE have the Spirit of Almighty God living IN us! THAT is why we have no need to ask questions! The knowledge and understamdong come TO us from the ONE Who lives IN us! HALLELUJAH! THIS is THAT DAY! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Days Like These":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today's "Faith Food" devotional by Kenneth E. Hagin is one that I have used since the first time I read it many years ago! 

Travel Safety

And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. — MARK 4:35

Jesus got into a ship with His disciples and said, “Let us pass over unto the other side.” And that settled it! Jesus did not say, “Let us go halfway and sink.” Therefore, when a storm arose and Jesus’ disciples were frightened, He rebuked them, saying, “How is it that you have no faith?”

At a Full Gospel Business Men’s convention, a woman asked me to pray for her. She said, “I’m a nervous wreck. It just scares me to death to travel by plane. I actually become sick with fright. I’m not going to attend any more conventions, even though I love to, because I’m so afraid to fly.”

“You don’t have to be afraid,” I replied. “And really, you don’t even have to pray about it. All you have to do is get on the plane and say, ‘Let us pass over to Los Angeles or Chicago or wherever.’ And the plane can’t go down. Then you can do just what Jesus did: You can go to sleep, knowing the plane is going to get there, because you have spoken in faith.”

I saw this woman at several conventions afterwards. She told me, “It works just like you said. I get on board the plane and say, ‘Let’s go over to the other side.’ Then I lie back, relax, and praise the Lord. I’m really enjoying flying now.”

Confession: Wherever I travel, I can say, “Let us pass over to the other side” — and I will have what I say!

Speak THIS Word over yourself and your family whenever you travel! You will travel is safety and in confidence! HALLELUJAH! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Not Afraid":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today's "My Utmost For His Highest" devotional by Oswald Chambers contains another very vital TRUTH for us to live by!

Think As Jesus Taught

Pray without ceasing. — 1 Thessalonians 5:17

We think rightly or wrongly about prayer according to the conception we have in our minds of prayer. If we think of prayer as the breath in our lungs and the blood from our hearts, we think rightly. The blood flows ceaselessly, and breathing continues ceaselessly; we are not conscious of it, but it is always going on. We are not always conscious of Jesus keeping us in perfect joint with God, but if we are obeying Him, He always is. Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life. Beware of anything that stops ejaculatory prayer. “Pray without ceasing,” keep the childlike habit of ejaculatory prayer in your heart to God all the time.

Jesus never mentioned unanswered prayer; He had the boundless certainty that prayer is always answered. Have we by the Spirit the unspeakable certainty that Jesus had about prayer, or do we think of the times when God does not seem to have answered prayer? “Every one that asketh receiveth.” We say — “But,…but…” God answers prayer in the best way, not sometimes, but every time, although the immediate manifestation of the answer in the domain in which we want it may not always follow. Do we expect God to answer prayer?

The danger with us is that we want to water down the things that Jesus says and make them mean something in accordance with common sense; if it were only common sense, it was not worth while for Him to say it. The things Jesus says about prayer are supernatural revelations.

AMEN! Learn to be a NEW COVENANT prayer person! TRUST HIM to be true to His own Word and DO what He says He will do! Here is Hillsong with "Who You Say I Am":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Psalm 144 in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today IS speaking of today in our lives and nation! We begin in faith with verses 1-2:

1 Blessed be the Lord, my Rock and my keen and firm Strength, Who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight— 2 My Steadfast Love and my Fortress, my High Tower and my Deliverer, my Shield and He in Whom I trust and take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.

Our  GOD provides the weapons for OUR warfare, which are not earthly but supernatural! We can have all confidence that they will NEVER fail! Then we have verses 7-8 which speak of our enemies and their agenda!

7 Stretch forth Your hand from above; rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, from the hands of hostile aliens (tribes around us) 8 Whose mouths speak deceit and whose right hands are right hands [raised in taking] fraudulent oaths.

Then David calls on the LORD his DELIVERER!

9 I will sing a new song to You, O God; upon a harp, an instrument of ten strings, will I offer praises to You. 10 You are He Who gives salvation to kings, Who rescues David His servant from the hurtful sword [of evil]. 11 Rescue me and deliver me out of the power of [hostile] alien [tribes] whose mouths speak deceit and whose right hands are right hands [raised in taking] fraudulent oaths.

God's answer will ALWAYS leave us BLESSED beyond measure! Verse 15:

15 Happy and blessed are the people who are in such a case; yes, happy (blessed, fortunate, prosperous, to be envied) are the people whose God is the Lord!

AMEN! RMEMBER! NEVER FORGET! GOD is ALWAYS FOR you! He is NEVER against you! Learn to lean on, trust in and be confident in the wonderful power of God and His unfailing LOVE! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Sure Thing":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today I was really blessed with Joseph Prince's "Daily Grace Inspiration".

God’s Love for You Is Personal, Detailed, and In-Depth

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6–7

There are many believers today who don’t cast their cares upon the Lord. I believe that it is because they don’t have a revelation that He cares for them.

Look at what His Word says: "casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." Unless you have absolute confidence that Jesus cares for you, you will not cast your cares upon Him.

Just think, would you call upon the help of a relative or friend in your time of need if you were not confident that the person would respond to your call? Jesus cares for you. When you call upon Him, know that you have His fullest attention with all of heaven’s resources backing you up!

Maybe you are thinking right now, “Well, I am sure that Jesus has more important things to do than to bother with my problem.” Hang on. By saying that, you have just shown that you don’t really believe that Jesus cares for you.

Now, let's see what the Bible says: “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows” (Luke 12:7).

I love and care for my sweet daughter, Jessica. But as much as I adore her and care for her well-being, I have never, not once, counted the number of strands of hair on her head! She does not know how great a blessing she has been to me. I love to kiss her, smell her hair, and hug her tightly. Yet, in all my great love for her, I have never taken the time to count the number of strands of hair on her head in all these years!

But do you know that your heavenly Father numbers the hairs on your head? I really hope that you are beginning to catch the heart of Jesus and not generalize His love for you. His love for you is all-encompassing. If He cares enough to keep track of the hairs on your head, is there anything too small for Him that you cannot talk to Him about?

God's love for you is infinitely detailed. Jesus said that not one sparrow falls to the ground apart from the Father's will (Matthew 10:29). Are you not of more value than a sparrow?

Is God a God who winds the clock and leaves it alone to tick until Jesus comes back? Is He only involved with major events in the world? Is He only involved in significant events in our lives like our salvation, or is He vitally and intensely involved in the day-to-day minute details of your life? What do you think?

The Bible says that He calls His own sheep by name (John 10:3, 14). My friend, His love for you is personal, detailed, and in-depth! Your heavenly Father wants you to involve Him even in the smallest, most mundane matters of your life, and see His unmerited favor surround you, protect you, and lead you to good success.

AMEN! Now read this again and REALLY allow Holy Spirit, your personal TEACHER, to show you what this all looks like in YOUR life! Now LIVE it! Here is Hillsong UNITED with another new song called "God Song":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

In today's Psalm 142 from our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan we find encouragement, instruction and advice on how to operate in faith, KNOWING what belongs to us as children of the Most High God! 

A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem, of David; when he was in the cave. A Prayer.
1 I cry to the Lord with my voice; with my voice to the Lord do I make supplication. 2 I pour out my complaint before Him; I tell before Him my trouble. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed and fainted [throwing all its weight] upon me, then You knew my path. In the way where I walk they have hidden a snare for me. 4 Look on the right hand [the point of attack] and see; for there is no man who knows me [to appear for me]. Refuge has failed me and I have no way to flee; no man cares for my life or my welfare. 5 I cried to You, O Lord; I said, You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend to my loud cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I. 7 Bring my life out of prison, that I may confess, praise, and give thanks to Your name; the righteous will surround me and crown themselves because of me, for You will deal bountifully with me.

Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Blown Away":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

I LOVE today's "Faith Food" devotional by Kenneth E. Hagin! 

God’s Stamp

He [God] brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. — PSALM 105:37

You can see from the Scriptures that it was God’s plan for everything connected with Israel to bear the stamp of prosperity and success. Furthermore, disease and sickness were not to be tolerated among them. And so it should be with the Church. Everything connected with the Body of Christ, the New Testament Church, should bear the stamp of prosperity, success, healing, surplus, and health.

What God said concerning Israel, He said in so many words concerning the Church. Romans 1:16 says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation . . . .” Scofield’s footnote on the word “salvation” states that the Greek and Hebrew words translated “salvation” imply the ideas of deliverance, safety, preservation, healing, and health (soundness). The Gospel of Jesus Christ, then, is the power of God unto deliverance. It is the power of God unto safety and preservation. It is the power of God unto healing and health.

Confession: I am a child of God. I am a member of the Body of Christ. I bear the stamp of prosperity, success, healing, surplus, and health. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God unto deliverance, safety, preservation, healing, and health for me.

AMEN!!! THIS is exactly what JESUS paid such a heavy price for! Let's live in all that HE provided for US! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Know You Will":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers is a challenge to each of us to put JESUS first place inour lives!

Divine Reasonings Of Faith

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. — Matthew 6:33

Immediately we look at these words of Jesus, we find them the most revolutionary statement human ears ever listened to. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God.” We argue in exactly the opposite way, even the most spiritually-minded of us — “But I must live; I must make so much money; I must be clothed; I must be fed.” The great concern of our lives is not the kingdom of God, but how we are to fit ourselves to live. Jesus reverses the order: Get rightly related to God first, maintain that as the great care of your life, and never put the concern of your care on the other things.

“Take no thought for your life….” Our Lord points out the utter unreasonableness from His standpoint of being so anxious over the means of living. Jesus is not saying that the man who takes thought for nothing is blessed — that man is a fool. Jesus taught that a disciple has to make his relationship to God the dominating concentration of his life, and to be carefully careless about every thing else in comparison to that. Jesus is saying — Don’t make the ruling factor of your life what you shall eat and what you shall drink, but be concentrated absolutely on God. Some people are careless over what they eat and drink, and they suffer for it; they are careless about what they wear, and they look as they have no business to look; they are careless about their earthly affairs, and God holds them responsible. Jesus is saying that the great care of the life is to put the relationship to God first, and everything else second.

It is one of the severest disciplines of the Christian life to allow the Holy Spirit to bring us into harmony with the teaching of Jesus in these verses.

AMEN! When we make JESUS our top priority in life, then HE is able to meet our every need AND put desires in our heart so that HE can fulfill them! What a BLESSED life HE has planned for us! Here is Brooke Ligertwood with "Honey In The Rock":

Shalom in Him! 

Shalom,

Today I want to share from Oswald Chambers' "My Utmost For His Highest".

Divine Reasonings Of Faith

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. — Matthew 6:33

Immediately we look at these words of Jesus, we find them the most revolutionary statement human ears ever listened to. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God.” We argue in exactly the opposite way, even the most spiritually-minded of us — “But I must live; I must make so much money; I must be clothed; I must be fed.” The great concern of our lives is not the kingdom of God, but how we are to fit ourselves to live. Jesus reverses the order: Get rightly related to God first, maintain that as the great care of your life, and never put the concern of your care on the other things.

“Take no thought for your life….” Our Lord points out the utter unreasonableness from His standpoint of being so anxious over the means of living. Jesus is not saying that the man who takes thought for nothing is blessed — that man is a fool. Jesus taught that a disciple has to make his relationship to God the dominating concentration of his life, and to be carefully careless about every thing else in comparison to that. Jesus is saying — Don’t make the ruling factor of your life what you shall eat and what you shall drink, but be concentrated absolutely on God. Some people are careless over what they eat and drink, and they suffer for it; they are careless about what they wear, and they look as they have no business to look; they are careless about their earthly affairs, and God holds them responsible. Jesus is saying that the great care of the life is to put the relationship to God first, and everything else second.

It is one of the severest disciplines of the Christian life to allow the Holy Spirit to bring us into harmony with the teaching of Jesus in these verses.

AMEN! Here is Hillsong UNITED  with "That's The Power":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today I just want to share a song! Hillsong UNITED with "Grace On Repeat"!

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today I want to share Jerry Savelle's website devotional! 

SUCCESS IS CONDITIONAL

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. But he who … is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. (James 1:22, 25 NKJV)

Some of God’s promised blessings are conditional. This means you have to do something or meet a certain condition to qualify for the expected result. When you meet the conditions, your success is guaranteed; you cannot fail. Other blessings from God are unconditional. For example, His love is always offered to you unconditionally—regardless of who you are or what you do.

While God’s love is always given unconditionally, success is never guaranteed: it is conditional. Although success and prosperity have been promised to all of God’s people, they will not automatically come to pass in your life. You must meet the conditions.

You might say, “Brother Jerry, when you talk about conditions, are you talking about getting back under the Law?”

No, I’m not. But I am telling you that nowhere in the Word of God will you find any statement that even suggests you can do absolutely nothing and expect God to bless you. In fact the Bible says, “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—so shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, and your need like an armed man” (Proverbs 6:10-11 NKJV).

Although God will sometimes pour out acts of grace in a person’s life, the only way to guarantee success is to learn God’s conditions for success, and then act on them. Here’s the one scripture that gives us insight how to obtain success:

“This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success” (Joshua 1:8 AMP).

Confession: I make a quality decision today to meditate on the Word of God day and night, and to be a doer of the Word, not a hearer only. As I do this, I will become prosperous and have good success in everything I set my hand to do.

AMEN! We ALWAYS have a part to play in  walking in THE BLESSING! The Word of God is the only place where we find out what our part is! Dig in and find out what belongs to you AND how to walk in it! It's all OURS, so let's get after it! Here is Hillsong UNITED with a new song called "Deeper Water":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Here is a powerful mediation for you today and beyond! THIS is OURS! 

His Ascension And Our Union

And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. — Luke 24:51

We have no corresponding experience to the events in Our Lord’s life after the Transfiguration. From then onwards Our Lord’s life was altogether vicarious. Up to the time of the Transfiguration He had exhibited the normal perfect life of a man; from the Transfiguration onwards — Gethsemane, the Cross, the Resurrection — everything is unfamiliar to us. His Cross is the door by which every member of the human race can enter into the life of God; by His Resurrection He has the right to give eternal life to any man, and by His Ascension Our Lord enters heaven and keeps the door open for humanity.

On the Mount of Ascension the Transfiguration is completed. If Jesus had gone to heaven from the Mount of Transfiguration, He would have gone alone; He would have been nothing more to us than a glorious Figure. But He turned His back on the glory, and came down from the Mount to identify Himself with fallen humanity.

The Ascension is the consummation of the Transfiguration. Our Lord does now go back into His primal glory; but He does not go back simply as Son of God; He goes back to God as Son of Man as well as Son of God. There is now freedom of access for anyone straight to the very throne of God by the Ascension of the Son of Man. As Son of Man Jesus Christ deliberately limited omnipotence, omnipresence and omniscience in Himself. Now they are His in absolute full power. As Son of Man Jesus Christ has all power at the throne of God. He is King of kings and Lord of lords from the day of His Ascension until now.

HALLEUJAH!!! What is all included in what JESUS did for US will take us all of eternity to fully comprehend! Just begin with "This is the very best thing that could EVER happoen to me" and you will have started on the right track to carry you through all of eternity! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "All This Future":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

THIS from The Spoken Word Church website devotional is SO true!

Reflect on the Victories of Bible Champions

David, with a simple slingshot, killed Goliath and eventually became king. Joseph overcame the hatred of his brothers, false accusation and became second in power to Pharaoh. Ponder and meditate on the lives of such champions. It will unleash energy, enthusiasm and faith.

"And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits." {Daniel 11:32} 

Amen! Learn to rely on HIM for all of your needs, wants and desires! he will NEVER disappoint! Here is Brooke Ligertwood with "Honey In The Rock":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom, 

Psalm 134 from our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today!

1 Behold, bless (affectionately and gratefully praise) the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, [singers] who by night stand in the house of the Lord. 2 Lift up your hands in holiness and to the sanctuary and bless the Lord [affectionately and gratefully praise Him]! 3 The Lord bless you out of Zion, even He Who made heaven and earth.

So let's now be DOERS of this word and praise HIM with everything within us! Here is Brooke Ligertwood with "Ancient Gates":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

I am back at it from a wonderful and most blessed vacation! Make sure that YOU take the time that you need to stay full of joy, peace, love and enthusiasm for the WORD of GOD! Here is a short but powerful WORD for your life today! Mark 12:30-31:

30 And you shall love the Lord your God out of and with your whole heart and out of and with all your soul (your life) and out of and with all your mind (with your faculty of thought and your moral understanding) and out of and with all your strength. This is the first and principal commandment. 31 The second is like it and is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

Obey THIS commandment and JESUS will make sure that even your enemies will be at peace with you, and will NOT be able to destroy your peace! Your "SHALOM"! Here is Hillsong with "Prince of Peace":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Vacationing! Hope that YOU are having a powerful, Word filled, God filled day! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Blown Away":

Shalom in Him! 

Shalom,

I will be on vacation for the next few days and will try to catch up later! Have an extrordinary day! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Know You Will":

Shalom  in Him! 

Shalom,

Today I want to share from Kenneth and Gloria Copeland's "From Faith To Faith" devotional! 

Can He Count on You?

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? Luke 12:42

We often praise God for His faithfulness. We’re thankful that we can always count on Him to be there for us. But we rarely consider the fact that He needs us to be faithful too.

It’s true. God needs people He can count on. He needs faithful and wise stewards He can trust over His household. In this final hour, He needs faithful believers to team up with, so He can manifest Himself in the earth more than ever before.

“Oh Gloria, God doesn’t need me!”

Yes, He does. Ever since the Creation, when He gave man dominion over the earth, He’s needed people to work with Him to get His will done here. You can see that all through the Bible. When the children of Israel were in bondage in Egypt and He wanted to lead them out, He teamed up with a man, Moses, to get the job done. Moses’ responsibility was to stretch out his hand in the earth and command the will of God to be done.

Why did He choose Moses? Because He needed someone who was faithful and would dare to act on His Word. He needed someone He could count on, and He knew Moses was that kind of man.

Psalm 103:7 says, “He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.” If Moses hadn’t been faithful to know God’s ways, the children of Israel would never have seen God’s acts!

God needs you just as He needed Moses. He needs you to be faithful and alert to spiritual things. He needs you to be someone He can trust to know His Word and be obedient to it. He needs you to be a steward who will stretch out his hand like Moses did so that He can perform signs and wonders before the people.

Will you be faithful? It’s a decision you have to make. No one can do it for you. Right now, commit yourself to be that wise and faithful servant. Say in your heart and with your mouth, “God, You can count on me.”

AMEN! Here, to encourage you to continue in this mind seet, is Hillsong UNITED with "Echoes - Til We See The Other Side":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Use today's Psalm from our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan to pick yourself up and encourage yourself all throughout the day!

1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills [around Jerusalem, to sacred Mount Zion and Mount Moriah]—From whence shall my help come? 2 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not allow your foot to slip or to be moved; He Who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand [the side not carrying a shield]. 6 The sun shall not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord will keep you from all evil; He will keep your life. 8 The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

AMEN! We can fully and completely TRUST HIM! We will develop faith in that TRUTH the more we spend time in His Word and His Presence! Here is Hillsong Worship with "Song For Your Presence":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Yesterday's devotional on The Spoken Word Church website is short, but POWERFUL! 

Never, Never, Never Give Up

Your dreams and goals are worth any fight, any waiting, any price. Don't give up. Your perseverance demoralizes your enemy. Don't give up. Patience is a weapon. Consistency is a weapon. Don't give up. Don't quit. Don't stay discouraged.

"And Jesus said unto him, No man having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." {Luke 9:62}

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER give up or give in when you KNOW God's will for your life! Even if others do not YET understand, they should have NOTHING to do with YOUR decision to obey GOD and HIS WORD! Here, to encourage you with that, is Hillsong UNITED with "All This Future":

Shalom in Him!