Shalom,

I REALLY like today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers! Our GOD is SO good and He loves US with such a powerful and magnificent LOVE that we cannot even comprehend the scope of it! Meditating on this devotional helps! 

What You Will Get

Thy life will I give thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest. — Jeremiah 45:5

This is the unshakable secret of the Lord to those who trust Him — I will give thee thy life. What more does a man want than his life? It is the essential thing. “Thy life…for a prey” means that wherever you may go, even if it is into hell, you will come out with your life, nothing can harm it. So many of us are caught up in the shows of things, not in the way of property and possessions, but of blessings. All these have to go; but there is something grander that never can go — the life that is “hid with Christ in God.”

Are you prepared to let God take you into union with Himself, and pay no more attention to what you call the “great things”? Are you prepared to abandon entirely and let go? The test of abandonment is in refusing to say — “Well, what about this?” Beware of suppositions. Immediately you allow — “What about this?” it means you have not abandoned, you do not really trust God. Immediately you do abandon, you think no more about what God is going to do. Abandon means to refuse yourself the luxury of asking any questions. If you abandon entirely to God, He says at once, “Thy life will I give thee for a prey.” The reason people are tired of life is because God has not given them anything, they have not got their life as a prey. The way to get out of that state is to abandon to God. When you do get through to abandonment to God, you will be the most surprised and delighted creature on earth; God has got you absolutely and has given you your life. If you are not there, it is either because of disobedience or a refusal to be simple enough.

Stay thankful every day for the LOVE of GOD and all that is contained in that! You will soon find yourself being more aware than ever before of the many, many little things that HE does for you, and then the big things will seem even more profound! Our GOD is GOOD! ALL the time! HALLELUJAH! Here is Hillsong with "God Is Great":

[Verse 1]
All creation cries to You
Worshipping in spirit and in truth
Glory to the Faithful One
Jesus Christ God's Son

[Verse 2]
All creation gives You praise
You alone are truly great
You alone are God who reigns
For eternity

[Chorus 1]
God is great and His praise
Fills the earth fills the heavens
And Your name will be praised
Through all the world
God is great sing His praise
All the earth all the heavens
'Cause we're living for the glory
Of Your name
The glory of Your name

[Verse 3]
All to You oh God we bring
Jesus teach us how to live
Let Your fire burn in us
That all may hear and all may see

[Chorus 1]

[Bridge] 4x
Holy is the Lord
The whole earth sings
The whole earth sings

[Chorus 1]

[Outro]
'Cause we're living for the glory
Of Your name
The glory of Your name

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

My only message for you today is straight from the Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan! Psalm 117:

1 O praise the Lord, all you nations! Praise Him, all you people! 2 For His mercy and loving-kindness are great toward us, and the truth and faithfulness of the Lord endure forever. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Evry day that we wake up is a GREAT reason to PRAISE THE LORD! Give HIM all of the praise, hone and adoration that HE so greatly deserves! you will NEVER regret that decision! Here is  Hillsong with an older song called "Everyday":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

I really LOVE today's devotional by Andrew Womack:

Godly Sorrow Leads To Repentance

Mark 6:12, 'And they went out, and preached that men should repent.'

'Repent' comes from the Greek word, 'metanoeo,' and literally means to have another mind. Repentance is a necessary part of salvation. Repentance may include Godly sorrow, but sorrow does not always include repentance.

Repentance is simply a change of mind accompanied by corresponding actions. There is a Godly type of sorrow and an ungodly type of sorrow. Godly sorrow leads to repentance. Ungodly sorrow, or the sorrow of this world, just kills.

Our culture has rejected all 'negative' emotions. But God gave us the capacity for these negative emotions, and there is a proper use of them. Ecclesiastes 7:3 says, 'Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.' People should feel bad about sin. There should be sorrow over our failures. However, this sorrow should lead to repentance. Then, when forgiveness is received, our sorrow should be cast upon the Lord (Isaiah 53:4).

The Lord's statements to His disciples, the night before His crucifixion, caused them sorrow (Matthew 26:21-22; John 16:6). If they would have let that sorrow lead them to repentance, then they wouldn't have denied the Lord. Peter's sorrow after his denial of Jesus changed him and, certainly, he never regretted the tears he cried.

The sorrow experienced by those who do not turn to God produces only death. They grieve over their situation because they don't turn to God (that's repentance). Christians should only have sorrow until they repent. Once repentance has come, we need to appropriate the forgiveness and cleansing that are already ours through Christ. Godly sorrow that produces repentance leaves us with no regrets. The positive change that our sorrows led us to, changes our attitude towards the things that caused us sorrow. Let the negatives in your life become positives through Jesus.

This is SO good! Some people have wrongly taught that we do not need to 'confess' sin once we are born again, but 1 John 1:9 tells us to! "Confess" simply means to acknowledge, admit, recognize when we have missed it by going against god's Word. THEN we receive that forgiveness that has already been provided and continually cleanses us from sin! Changing our thinking to agree with God (repentance) is NEEDFUL to get us on the right track and back into fellowship with HIM! Don't stay out of fellowship with HIM for even an instant! Here is Hillsong with a new song combo called "Hosanna/For Those Who Are To Come":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

The only thing that I want to share with you today is found in Joshua 1:8 from the Amplified Bible:

8 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.

THEN is the key word here! WE will make our own way proserpous, and WE will deal wisely and have GOOD success THEN! WHEN is THEN? When we have meditated on the WORD of GOD! To meditate means to ponder, think about, speak about (to yourself and others), until the TRUTH of it all becomes REAL to us! THEN we will see the results that HE and WE desire for us to have and to walk in! Let's get to it! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Your Word":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today's Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan in Psalm 114 is a testimony to the faithfulness of our GREAT GOD and His  promises to WE HIS PEOPLE!

1 When Israel came forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, 2 Judah became [God’s] sanctuary (the Holy Place of His habitation), and Israel His dominion. 3 The [Red] Sea looked and fled; the Jordan [River] was turned back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like lambs. 5 What ails you, O [Red] Sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back? 6 You mountains, that you skip like rams, and you little hills, like lambs? 7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, 8 Who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

HE did this once and HE WILL DO NOW whatever is necessary to fulfill our NEW and BETTER covenant with Him!  We have THIS promise in 1 Corinthians 2:9-10:

9 But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen and ear has not heard and has not entered into the heart of man, [all that] God has prepared (made and keeps ready) for those who love Him who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him and gratefully recognizing the benefits He has bestowed]. 10 Yet to us God has unveiled and revealed them by and through His Spirit, for the [Holy] Spirit searches diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God [the divine counsels and things hidden and beyond man’s scrutiny].

Be and stay ready because our GOD is about to turn this world upside down with HIS presence, HIS power and HIS vengeance for HIS PEOPLE! Don't be caught on the wrong side of the GOD of the Bible! It will NOT bode well for anyone who does! But for those of us who remain true to Him and to His Word, it will be like Heaven on earth! HALLELUJAH! Here is Hillsong with "See The Light":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today I want to share from Andrew Womack's devotional:

Making Faith Work

Luke 8:46, 'And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.'

Is it possible that Jesus, who was God manifest in the flesh, and therefore all-knowing, did not actually know who touched Him? Yes! Although Jesus' spiritual man was divine, He took upon Himself a physical body with its limitations. Jesus drew on His divine ability through the gifts of the Holy Ghost, and so can we (John 14:12; 1 Corinthians 12:7). Before His resurrection, He operated as a man (sinless) by receiving from His Father through faith. Luke 8:47 says that the woman 'saw that she was not hid.' It is evident that Jesus received a word of knowledge from the Holy Spirit and had singled out this woman. However, this was after He felt the power of God flow out of Him and heal her. The woman was healed before He discerned her by the law of faith.

The law of electricity has been here on earth since creation. Man has observed it in such things as lightning and static electricity, but it was not until someone believed that there were laws that governed the activity of electricity that progress began to be made in putting it to use. Likewise, you don't deny the existence of faith, but it is only when you begin to understand that there are laws that govern faith, and begin to learn what those laws are, that faith will begin to work for you.

AMEN! REMEMBER that GOD'S WORD works, that GOD'S WORD brings FAITH and that FAITH works by LOVE! NOW you are ready to move on out in faith and love to accomplish all that GOD has called YOU to do! HALLELUJAH! Here is Hillsong with "Say The Word":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

I really like the message in today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald chambers.

The Light That Fails

We all with open face beholding…the glory of the Lord. — 2 Corinthians 3:18

A servant of God must stand so much alone that he never knows he is alone. In the first phases of Christian life disheartenments come, people who used to be lights flicker out, and those who used to stand with us pass away. We have to get so used to it that we never know we are standing alone. “All men forsook me:…notwithstanding the Lord stood with me” (2 Timothy 4:16-17). We must build our faith, not on the fading light, but on the light that never fails. When “big” men go we are sad, until we see that they are meant to go; the one thing that remains is looking in the face of God for ourselves.

Allow nothing to keep you from looking God sternly in the face about yourself and about your doctrine, and every time you preach see that you look God in the face about things first, then the glory will remain all through. A Christian worker is one who perpetually looks in the face of God and then goes forth to talk to people. The characteristic of the ministry of Christ is that of unconscious glory that abides. “Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him.”

We are never called on to parade our doubts or to express the hidden ecstasies of our life with God. The secret of the worker’s life is that he keeps in tune with God all the time.

And THIS is the 'secret' of every born again, Spirit filled believer who seeks the presence of God and the Wisdom of God on a consistent and insistent basis! Refuse to settle for anything less than all that GOD has provided for you in our NEW and BETTER COVENANT! HE is holding NOTHING back from us when WE go after HIM with our whole heart! LET'S GET TO IT! Here is Hillsong with "Whole Heart":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

The Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan never fails to bring powerful Word at just the right time! Today we read THIS in Psalm 111 that describes how wonderful our GOD is to us!

1 Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) I will praise and give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart in the council of the upright and in the congregation. 2 The works of the Lord are great, sought out by all those who have delight in them. 3 His work is honorable and glorious, and His righteousness endures forever. 4 He has made His wonderful works to be remembered; the Lord is gracious, merciful, and full of loving compassion. 5 He has given food and provision to those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him; He will remember His covenant forever and imprint it [on His mind]. 6 He has declared and shown to His people the power of His works in giving them the heritage of the nations [of Canaan]. 7 The works of His hands are [absolute] truth and justice [faithful and right]; and all His decrees and precepts are sure (fixed, established, and trustworthy). 8 They stand fast and are established forever and ever and are done in [absolute] truth and uprightness. 9 He has sent redemption to His people; He has commanded His covenant to be forever; holy is His name, inspiring awe, reverence, and godly fear. 10 The reverent fear and worship of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom and skill [the preceding and the first essential, the prerequisite and the alphabet]; a good understanding, wisdom, and meaning have all those who do [the will of the Lord]. Their praise of Him endures forever.

Meditate on THESE TRUTHS and then read Luke 23 where we see just how JESUS accomplished every good thing for us! HE deemed the price that HE paid to be WORTH IT just to have US as HIS OWN! There IS no greater LOVE than HIS for US! Here is Hillsong with "King of Kings":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Psalm 110 in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan is one to stand strong on as our GOD is moving everything into place to completely expose, thwart and make an open show of our enemy and his DEFEAT!

1 The Lord (God) says to my Lord (the Messiah), Sit at My right hand, until I make Your adversaries Your footstool. 2 The Lord will send forth from Zion the scepter of Your strength; rule, then, in the midst of Your foes. 3 Your people will offer themselves willingly in the day of Your power, in the beauty of holiness and in holy array out of the womb of the morning; to You [will spring forth] Your young men, who are as the dew. 4 The Lord has sworn and will not revoke or change it: You are a priest forever, after the manner and order of Melchizedek. 5 The Lord at Your right hand will shatter kings in the day of His indignation. 6 He will execute judgment [in overwhelming punishment] upon the nations; He will fill the valleys with the dead bodies, He will crush the [chief] heads over lands many and far extended. 7 He will drink of the brook by the way; therefore will He lift up His head [triumphantly].

HALLELUJAH! Our God IS GOD! the ONE and ONLY and what HE says GOES! HE has declared the end from the beginning and has spoken through His Word and through His prophets exactly what HE will do to those who come against HIM, harm HIS people and defy HIS WORD! I pray the LORD send laborers into the lives of those current evil doers who still have a hope of salvation! Here is an old song by that is SO apporpriate for our times! 

Through are God we shall do valiantly

For it is He who shall tread down the enemy

We'll sing and shout the victory

Christ is King

For God has won the victory

And set his people free

His Word has slain the enemy

The earth shall stand and see that

Through our God we shall do valiantly

For it is He who shall tread down the enemy

We'll sing and shout the victory

Christ is King

For God has won the victory

And set his people free

His Word has slain the enemy

The earth shall stand and see that

Through our God we we shall do valiantly

For it is He who shall tread down the enemy

We'll sing and shout the victory

Christ is King

Christ is King

Christ is King

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today's "Faith Food" devotional by Kenneth E. Hagin is VITAL to the success of every born again believer!

Taking Your Place

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. — COLOSSIANS 3:1-2

The elevation of the believer to be seated with Christ at the right hand of the Father took place potentially at the resurrection (Ephesians 2:5-6). Meditate on this passage until it becomes real to you. Remember, every heavenly blessing is yours (Ephesians 1:3). But you have to take your place there to enjoy them. The believer whose eyes have been opened to his throne rights in Christ may: (1) Accept his seat, and (2) Begin to exercise the spiritual authority that seating confers on him.

The devil bitterly resents our entrance into his domain. He has been used to exercising authority and ruling over someone’s life, so he will concentrate his forces against us when we come into these mighty truths. And no truth encounters such opposition as the truth of the authority of the believer!

The only place of safety is to be seated with Christ in heavenly places, far above all principality, power, might, and dominion. If the believer abides steadfastly, by faith, in this place, he cannot be touched by the enemy. So take your seat in heavenly places and keep it!

Confession: I set my affection on heavenly facts. I keep myself mindful that I am seated with Christ in heavenly places far above the enemy!

AMEN! EVERY heavenly blessing is OURS as born again believers! BUT!!! We MUST find out what that means in our own individual lives AND how to walk in it! Meditating on the TRUTHS above will take you well on your way to that goal! Here is Hillsong with "Praise Him":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Psalm 108:1-6 is OUR prayer!

1 O God, my heart is fixed (steadfast, in the confidence of faith); I will sing, yes, I will sing praises, even with my glory [all the faculties and powers of one created in Your image]! 2 Awake, harp and lyre; I myself will wake very early—I will waken the dawn! 3 I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; and I will sing praises unto You among the nations. 4 For Your mercy and loving-kindness are great and high as the heavens! Your truth and faithfulness reach to the skies! 5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let Your glory be over all the earth. 6 That Your beloved followers may be delivered, save with Your right hand and answer us! 

PRAISE is the very highest form of prayer! Sing YOUR praises to ONE Who answers prayer, and do it consistently! HE is worthy of our attention, of our love and of our adoration! In answer, HE will bring DELIVERANCE from evil, VENGEANCE on our enemy and RESTORATION of all that has been stolen! TRUST HIM! No one loves us more! HALLELUJAH! Here is Hillsong with "This Is Our God":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

I was really blessed with today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers!

Neck Or Nothing

Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him,…and did cast himself into the sea. — John 21:7

Have you ever had a crisis in which you deliberately and emphatically and recklessly abandoned everything? It is a crisis of will. You may come up to it many times externally, but it amounts to nothing. The real deep crisis of abandonment is reached internally, not externally. The giving up of external things may be an indication of being in total bondage.

Have you deliberately committed your will to Jesus Christ? It is a transaction of will, not of emotion; the emotion is simply the gilt edge of the transaction. If you allow emotion first, you will never make the transaction. Do not ask God what the transaction is to be, but make it in regard to the thing you do see, either in the shallow or the profound place.

If you have heard Jesus Christ’s voice on the billows, let your convictions go to the winds, let your consistency go to the winds, but maintain your relationship to Him.

AMEN! The Person we should be MOST concerned with pleasing in this life is JESUS! NO ONE loves us more! HE is worthy of, and deeply deserves, our entire heart and all that we are! Bow before Him NOW, as LORD and KING, and you will never regret that most important decision! JUST DO IT! NOW! Here is Hillsong with None But You:

Shalom in Him! 

Shalom,

From today's Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan we have Psalm 106:1-5, which speaks of how wonderfully blessed God's children are! Both then and  now! 

1 Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever! 2 Who can put into words and tell the mighty deeds of the Lord? Or who can show forth all the praise [that is due Him]? 3 Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are those who observe justice [treating others fairly] and who do right and are in right standing with God at all times. 4 [Earnestly] remember me, O Lord, when You favor Your people! O visit me also when You deliver them, and grant me Your salvation!— 5 That I may see and share the welfare of Your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, that I may glory with Your heritage.

Than we see in verses 6-12 how, even though the nation had sinned, when they repented and looked again to Him, He delievered them!

6 We have sinned, as did also our fathers; we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 7 Our fathers in Egypt understood not nor appreciated Your miracles; they did not [earnestly] remember the multitude of Your mercies nor imprint Your loving-kindness [on their hearts], but they were rebellious and provoked the Lord at the sea, even at the Red Sea. 8 Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake [to prove the righteousness of the divine character], that He might make His mighty power known. 9 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; so He led them through the depths as through a pastureland. 10 And He saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the [Egyptian] enemy. 11 And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left. 12 Then [Israel] believed His words [trusting in, relying on them]; they sang His praise.

WE have the same, and BETTER promises that belong to our BETTER COVENANT! He will do NO LESS for us as we continue to look to HIM in faith, using the auithority that HE has given us to rebuke the enemy and stand strong against his devices, tricks, schemes, strategies, traps and outright evil lies! We do this KNOWING  that our GOD confirms HIS WORD that WE SPEAK with signs, wonders, miracles and spectacular manifestions! Stay STRONG and READY! OUR GOD, who founded THIS NATION is very far from finished! In fact, the plans and purposaes that HE has for the USA are even greater and more fabulous than any that has gone before! Here is Hillsong with "Every Breath":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today I want to share Kenneth E. Hagin's "Faith Food" devotional again!

Paralyzed

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil. — HEBREWS 2:14

. . . That He might paralyse him that held the dominion of death, That is the Adversary. — HEBREWS 2:14 (Rotherham)

Jesus put to naught the hosts of darkness! He paralyzed their deathdealing power! And when Jesus met John the Revelator on the Isle of Patmos, Jesus said, “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death” (Revelation 1:18).

Keys represent authority. Jesus conquered Satan and stripped him of his authority. Jesus was the Master of all hell!

But Jesus did not conquer Satan for Himself. He conquered him for us. It was as though you and I personally had met Satan and had conquered him, stripped him of his authority, and stood as master over him.

Confession: Jesus is my Head. Jesus is Lord over all. Jesus conquered Satan for me. Jesus stripped Satan of his authority over me. In the eyes of Heaven, hell, and this universe, it was as though I personally had met Satan and had conquered him, stripped him of his authority, and stood there as master over him. Therefore, in Christ Jesus, I am more than a conqueror. I am a holder of authority. I stand as master over Satan and all his cohorts

AMEN! YOU are who GOD says you are, and so am I! So here is Hillsong with THAT song!

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today I want to share from Psalm 104:1-9 in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan!

1 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great! You are clothed with honor and majesty— 2 [You are the One] Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain or a tent, 3 Who lays the beams of the upper room of His abode in the waters [above the firmament], Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind, 4 Who makes winds His messengers, flames of fire His ministers. 5 You laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever. 6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. 7 At Your rebuke they fled; at the voice of Your thunder they hastened away. 8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which You appointed for them. 9 You have set a boundary [for the waters] which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to deluge the earth.

THIS is OUR GOD! He is GOOD! ALWAYS! He is RIGHTEOUS! ALWAYS! He is LOVE! ALWAYS! There is never any changing with HIM! You can COUNT on HIM! Here is Hillsong with ''This Is Our God":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Psalm 103:1-5:

1 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul; and all that is [deepest] within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul, and forget not [one of] all His benefits— 3 Who forgives [every one of] all your iniquities, Who heals [each one of] all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from the pit and corruption, Who beautifies, dignifies, and crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercy; 5 Who satisfies your mouth [your necessity and desire at your personal age and situation] with good so that your youth, renewed, is like the eagle’s [strong, overcoming, soaring]!

What a great way to start every day! Blessing the LORD our GOD Who has already blessed US with everything we will ever need to succeed and prosper in every area! How do I know that? Look at Ephesians 1:3:

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!

AMEN! I LOVE how the Amplified Bible tells us to  "affectionately and gratefully praise the Lord"! Reminding ourselves every day of all that HE has done for us will keep us in a grateful, thankful mindset. That attitude will put us in the position that Moses was in where the Lord could do verse 7 of Psalm 103 for him!

7 He made known His ways [of righteousness and justice] to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.

I desire to really KNOW Him! I hope that You do, too! Here is Hillsong with "I Live To Know You":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

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

Moral Dominion

Death hath no more dominion over Him…in that He liveth, He liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God.  Romans 6:9-11

Co-Eternal Life. Eternal life was the life which Jesus Christ exhibited on the human plane, and it is the same life, not a copy of it, which is manifested in our mortal flesh when we are born of God. Eternal life is not a gift from God, eternal life is the gift of God. The energy and the power which was manifested in Jesus will be manifested in us by the sheer sovereign grace of God when once we have made the moral decision about sin.

Ye shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost — not power as a gift from the Holy Ghost; the power is the Holy Ghost, not something which He imparts. The life that was in Jesus is made ours by means of His Cross when once we make the decision to be identified with Him. If it is difficult to get right with God, it is because we will not decide definitely about sin. Immediately we do decide, the full life of God comes in. Jesus came to give us endless supplies of life: “that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.” Eternal Life has nothing to do with Time, it is the life which Jesus lived when He was down here. The only source of Life is the Lord Jesus Christ.

The weakest saint can experience the power of the Deity of the Son of God if once he is willing to “let go.” Any strand of our own energy will blur the life of Jesus. We have to keep letting go, and slowly and surely the great full life of God will invade us in every part, and men will take knowledge of us that we have been with Jesus.

AMEN! This IS God's plan for us! here is Hillsong with "Awake My Soul":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

Today's "My Utmmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers is another great meditaion!

Moral Divinity

For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection. — Romans 6:5

Co-Resurrection. The proof that I have been through crucifixion with Jesus is that I have a decided likeness to Him. The incoming of the Spirit of Jesus into me readjusts my personal life to God. The resurrection of Jesus has given Him authority to impart the life of God to me, and my  life must be constructed on the basis of His life. I can have the resurrection life of Jesus now, and it will show itself in holiness.

The idea all through the apostle Paul’s writings is that after the moral decision to be identified with Jesus in His death has been made, the resurrection life of Jesus invades every bit of my human nature. It takes omnipotence to live the life of the Son of God in mortal flesh. The Holy Spirit cannot be located as a Guest in a house, He invades everything. When once I decide that my “old man” (i.e., the heredity of sin) should be identified with the death of Jesus, then the Holy Spirit invades me. He takes charge of everything, my part is to walk in the light and to obey all that He reveals. When I have made the moral decision about sin, it is easy to reckon actually that I am dead unto sin, because I find the life of Jesus there all the time. Just as there is only one stamp of humanity, so there is only one stamp of holiness, the holiness of Jesus, and it is His holiness that is gifted to me. God puts the holiness of His Son into me, and I belong to a new order spiritually.

AMEN! This NEW LIFE that we have inside of us by the Spirit of the Living God is the LIFE and NATURE of God Himself! Make it a point every day to be more aware of HIS presence IN YOU! Your faith will rise and the WORD will become more real to you every day! Here is Hillsong with an old song called "Every Day":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

As always, our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today is spot on and very timely! Psalm 100 is exactly what we need to meditate on as we stand steadfastly content while we wait to be satisfied!

A Psalm of thanksgiving and for the thank offering.

1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all you lands! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come before His presence with singing! 3 Know (perceive, recognize, and understand with approval) that the Lord is God! It is He Who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His]! We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and a thank offering and into His courts with praise! Be thankful and say so to Him, bless and affectionately praise His name! 5 For the Lord is good; His mercy and loving-kindness are everlasting, His faithfulness and truth endure to all generations.

And then we have THIS from Luke 12:2-3 that speaks of those evil doers that God is exposing and dealing with now!

2 Nothing is [so closely] covered up that it will not be revealed, or hidden that it will not be known. 3 Whatever you have spoken in the darkness shall be heard and listened to in the light, and what you have whispered in [people’s] ears and behind closed doors will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Never give up on your strong stance on the WORD of GOD! HE is ALWAYS on your side! make sure that YOU are always on HIS! Here is Hillsong with "Desert Song":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Today's "From Faith To Faith" by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland is EXCELLENT! 

Leave the Past Behind

...But this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. Philippians 3:13

Failures and disappointments. Aches and pains from the past that just won’t seem to go away. Most of us know what it’s like to suffer from them but too few of us know just what to do about them. So we limp along, hoping somehow they’ll magically stop hurting.

But it never happens that way. In fact, the passing of time often leaves us in worse condition—not better. Because, instead of putting those painful failures behind us, we often dwell on them until they become more real to us than the promises of God. We focus on them until we become bogged down in depression, frozen in our tracks by the fear that if we go on, we’ll only fail again.

I used to get caught in that trap a lot. Then one day when I was right in the middle of a bout with depression, the Lord spoke up inside me and said:

Kenneth, your problem is you’re forming your thoughts off the past instead of the future. Don’t do that! Unbelief looks at the past and says, “See, it can’t be done.” But faith looks at the future and says, “It can be done, and according to the promises of God, it is done!” Then putting past failures behind it forever, faith steps out and acts like the victory’s already been won.

If depression has driven you into a spiritual nose dive, break out of it by getting your eyes off the past and onto your future—a future that’s been guaranteed by Christ Jesus through the great and precious promises in His Word.

Forget about those failures in the past! That’s what God has done (Hebrews 8:12). And if He doesn’t remember them any more, why should you?

The Bible says God’s mercies are new every morning. So if you’ll take God at His Word, you can wake up every morning to a brand-new world. You can live life totally unhindered by the past.

So, do it! Replace thoughts of yesterday’s mistakes with scriptural promises about your future. As you do that, hope will start taking the place of depression. The spiritual aches and pains that have crippled you for so long will quickly disappear. Instead of looking behind you and saying, “I can’t,” you’ll begin to look ahead and say, “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me!”

AMEN! We are SO MUCH MORE than our human feelings will ever express! As you read God's Word everyday, meditate on what HE is saying about YOU! Then you can have faith that what HE says WILL come to pass in your life IF you refuse to give up and quit! Here is Hillsong with a song that we all need to get inside of us! "Who You Say I Am":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

Two things really blessed me today from our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan! First, ALL of Psalm 98!

1 O sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have wrought salvation for Him. 2 The Lord has made known His salvation; His righteousness has He openly shown in the sight of the nations. 3 He has [earnestly] remembered His mercy and loving-kindness, His truth and His faithfulness toward the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have witnessed the salvation of our God. 4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth and sing for joy, yes, sing praises! 5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the voice of melody. 6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord! 7 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it, the world, and those who dwell in it! 8 Let the rivers clap their hands; together let the hills sing for joy 9 Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge [and rule] the earth; with righteousness will He judge [and rule] the world, and the peoples with equity.

HALLELUJAH! OUT GOD REIGNS! There is NO ONE like our GOD! Luke 10 tells us of Mary and Martha and who chose the better way! Verses 38-42:

38 Now while they were on their way, it occurred that Jesus entered a certain village, and a woman named Martha received and welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister named Mary, who seated herself at the Lord’s feet and was listening to His teaching. 40 But Martha [overly occupied and too busy] was distracted with much serving; and she came up to Him and said, Lord, is it nothing to You that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me [to lend a hand and do her part along with me]! 41 But the Lord replied to her by saying, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; 42 There is need of only one or but a few things. Mary has chosen the good portion [that which is to her advantage], which shall not be taken away from her.

There is NEED of only ONE THING JESUS said to Martha! Mary chose well! YOU can, too! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "One Thing":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

Today I was really blessed by Joseph Prince's "Grace Inspirations" from his website! 

Jehovah Shalom Is Your God

Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. Romans 15:33

I’m sure you want the Lord to manifest Himself as the God of peace when you are fearful. So let’s go deeper into what the “God of peace” means.

Don’t forget that Paul was Jewish, so when he said “the God of peace be with you,” he was saying “Jehovah Shalom be with you.” “Jehovah Shalom” is Hebrew for “the God of peace.” Now, the first appearance of the name Jehovah Shalom is in the Old Testament story of Gideon in Judges 6.

As we read Gideon’s story, we discover that the Midianites terrorized Israel day and night, descending upon them like a swarm of marauding locusts and destroying their crops and pillaging their livestock. Fearful of their cruel enemies, the Israelites hid in dens and caves in the mountains.

It is no wonder Gideon was petrified and hid himself at the bottom of an abandoned winepress to thresh the measly stalks of dry grain he had somehow managed to scavenge. He was bound by fear and overcome by all the news of terror that surrounded him.

In the midst of Gideon’s fear, “the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, ‘The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!’” (Judges 6:12).

When you find the expression “the Angel of the LORD” in the Old Testament, it usually refers to our Lord Jesus in His preincarnate state. Jesus Himself appeared to Gideon when he was in the pit of fear and called him a mighty man of valor. Isn’t that amazing?

Are there moments when you feel besieged by fear? When you hear reports of terror or exposure to some virus, do you feel fearful and anxious? Has fear driven you into hiding? The truth is, regardless of how you feel, when our Lord Jesus looks at you right now, He sees you as a mighty man or mighty woman of courage.

Isn’t it amazing how our Lord looks at us? It’s not how we see ourselves that defines us; it is how our Lord Jesus sees us that defines us. That’s why we read His Word. We read it to discover what His Word says about us. My friend, no matter what state you are in right now and how messed up your life might be, the Lord Jesus sees the best in you.

He sees your potential, your gifting, your call, and your destiny to do great things in this life! And as the ending of Gideon’s story shows, He will guide you and cause you to be a testimony of His protection as you trust in Him and see yourself and your situations through His eyes.

AMEN! We ARE who GOD says we are, and it is only by spending time in His Word and in His presence that we can KNOW that! Refuse to say of yourself anything that is contgrary to what GOD has already said! Here, to help you with that, is Hillsong with "Who You Say I Am":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

Psalm 96 from today's Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan is PERFECT for declaring the GREATNESS of our GOD! 

1 O sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth!2 Sing to the Lord, bless (affectionately praise) His name; show forth His salvation from day to day. 3 Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples. 4 For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; He is to be reverently feared and worshiped above all [so-called] gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are [lifeless] idols, but the Lord made the heavens. 6 Honor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. 7 Ascribe to the Lord, O you families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 8 Give to the Lord the glory due His name; bring an offering and come [before Him] into His courts. 9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; tremble before and reverently fear Him, all the earth. 10 Say among the nations that the Lord reigns; the world also is established, so that it cannot be moved; He shall judge and rule the people righteously and with justice. 11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all the things which fill it; 12 Let the field be exultant, and all that is in it! Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy 13 Before the Lord, for He comes, for He comes to judge and govern the earth! He shall judge the world with righteousness and justice and the peoples with His faithfulness and truth.

HALLELUJAH! Ouyr God REIGNS! FOREVER! Here is Hillsong with "The Greatness of Our God":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

Today I want to share again from Oswald Chambers' "My Utmost for His Highest" devotional. 

His Agony And Our Fellowship

Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples,…tarry ye here, and watch with Me. — Matthew 26:36, 38

We can never fathom the agony in Gethsemane, but at least we need not misunderstand it. It is the agony of God and Man in one, face to face with sin. We know nothing about Gethsemane in personal experience. Gethsemane and Calvary stand for something unique; they are the gateway into Life for us.

It was not the death on the cross that Jesus feared in Gethsemane; He stated most emphatically that He came on purpose to die. In Gethsemane He feared lest He might not get through as Son of Man. He would get through as Son of God — Satan could not touch Him there; but Satan’s onslaught was that He would get through as an isolated Figure only; and that would mean that He could be no Saviour. Read the record of the agony in the light of the temptation: Then the devil “departed from Him for a season.” In Gethsemane Satan came back and was again overthrown. Satan’s final onslaught against our Lord as Son of Man is in Gethsemane.

The agony in Gethsemane is the agony of the Son of God in fulfilling His destiny as the Saviour of the world. The veil is drawn aside to reveal all it cost Him to make it possible for us to become sons of God. His agony is the basis of the simplicity of our salvation. The Cross of Christ is a triumph for the Son of Man. It was not only a sign that Our Lord had triumphed, but that He had triumphed to save the human race. Every human being can get through into the presence of God now because of what the Son of Man went through.

AMEN! The more that we mediate on the Word of  God concerning WHO JESUS IS and WHAT HE HAS DONE for US, the stronger our faith will become and the more effective we will be in BEING the WITNESS others need to see and hear! With all that HE has done for us, how can we ever even think about doing less? Here is Hillsong with "Every Breath":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

Another day, another CURRENT and TIMELY Word from the Lord through our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan! Psalm 94:3-11:

3 Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph and exult? 4 They pour out arrogant words, speaking hard things; all the evildoers boast loftily. 5 They crush Your people, O Lord, and afflict Your heritage. 6 They slay the widow and the transient stranger and murder the unprotected orphan. 7 Yet they say, The Lord does not see, neither does the God of Jacob notice it. 8 Consider and understand, you stupid ones among the people! And you [self-confident] fools, when will you become wise? 9 He Who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He Who formed the eye, shall He not see? 10 He Who disciplines and instructs the nations, shall He not punish, He Who teaches man knowledge? 11 The Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are vain (empty and futile—only a breath).

Now OUR promise! Verses 12-15 and 22-23:

12 Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord, and teach out of Your law, 13 That You may give him power to keep himself calm in the days of adversity, until the [inevitable] pit of corruption is dug for the wicked. 14 For the Lord will not cast off nor spurn His people, neither will He abandon His heritage. 15 For justice will return to the [uncompromisingly] righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. 22 But the Lord has become my High Tower and Defense, and my God the Rock of my refuge. 23 And He will turn back upon them their own iniquity and will wipe them out by means of their own wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.

NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER GIVE IN! Be CONTENT in JESUS, but refuse to be SATISFIED until you see GOD's Word carried out and the ANSWERS revealed! Now CELEBRATE while you wait! Here, in honor of JESUS on this RESURRECTION DAY is Hillsong with "King of Kings":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

What is the BEST news after "HE IS RISEN? THIS from Psalm 93!

1 The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the Lord is robed, He has girded Himself with strength and power; the world also is established, that it cannot be moved. 2 Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting. 3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up the roaring of their waves. 4 The Lord on high is mightier and more glorious than the noise of many waters, yes, than the mighty breakers and waves of the sea. 5 Your testimonies are very sure; holiness [apparent in separation from sin, with simple trust and hearty obedience] is becoming to Your house, O Lord, forever.

Here is Hillsong with "The Greatness of Our God":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

In our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today we read Psalm 92. And, of course, it speaks directly to the chaos going on in the world today, and God's answer to it! We begin first of all by reminiding ourselves how GREAT our GOD is! Verses 1-5:

1 It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises [with musical accompaniment] to Your name, O Most High, 2 To show forth Your loving-kindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night. 3 With an instrument of ten strings and with the lute, with a solemn sound upon the lyre. 4 For You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your works; at the deeds of Your hands I joyfully sing. 5 How great are Your doings, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep.

HE has done GREAT things FOR us! How wonderful HE is! And then we see how He sees the enemy! Verses 6-9:

6 A man in his rude and uncultivated state knows not, neither does a [self-confident] fool understand this: 7 That though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to be destroyed forever. 8 But You, Lord, are on high forever. 9 For behold, Your adversaries, O Lord, for behold, Your enemies shall perish; all the evildoers shall be scattered.

And THIS is how HE sees US! Verses12-15:

12 The [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like the palm tree [be long-lived, stately, upright, useful, and fruitful]; they shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic, stable, durable, and incorruptible]. 13 Planted in the house of the Lord, they shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 [Growing in grace] they shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap [of spiritual vitality] and [rich in the] verdure [of trust, love, and contentment]. 15 [They are living memorials] to show that the Lord is upright and faithful to His promises; He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

AMEN! HE IS! Commit yourself to learning something new about JESUS every day! You will NEVER regret that decision! Here are Hillsong KIDS with "As The World Shakes":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

I am NOT a fan of April Fool's jokes. So here is a repeat of a post that I shared on facebook a few years ago!

I am NOT a fan of "April Fool's" jokes! SO, my contribution to the day is showing how to recognize if you or I are being a fool by looking at what the Word of God says!

Psalm 53:1 THE [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt and evil are they, and doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. AMP

Proverbs 10:18 He who hides hatred is of lying lips, and he who utters slander is a [self-confident] fool. AMP

Proverbs 10:23 It is as sport to a [self-confident] fool to do wickedness, but to have skillful and godly Wisdom is pleasure and relaxation to a man of understanding. AMP

Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise. AMP

Proverbs 13:16 Every prudent man deals with knowledge, but a [self-confident] fool exposes and flaunts his folly. AMP

Proverbs 14:16 A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil, but the fool bears himself insolently and is [presumptuously] confident. AMP

Proverbs 15:5 A fool despises his father's instruction and correction, but he who regards reproof acquires prudence. AMP

Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise; when he closes his lips he is esteemed a man of understanding. AMP

Proverbs 18:2 A [self-confident] fool has no delight in understanding but only in revealing his personal opinions and himself. AMP

Proverbs 20:3 It is an honor for a man to cease from strife and keep aloof from it, but every fool will quarrel. AMP

Proverbs 28:26 He who leans on, trusts in, and is confident of his own mind and heart is a [self-confident] fool, but he who walks in skillful and godly Wisdom shall be delivered. AMP

DON'T BE A FOOL! BE a WISE GUY (or GIRL) instead! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "God He Reigns":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

Today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers is something that has been on my heart concerning the Body of Christ for some time! 

Heedfulness v. Hypocrisy In Ourselves

If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. — 1 John 5:16

If we are not heedful of the way the Spirit of God works in us, we will become spiritual hypocrites. We see where other folks are failing, and we turn our discernment into the gibe of criticism instead of into intercession on their behalf. The revelation is made to us not through the acuteness of our minds, but by the direct penetration of the Spirit of God, and if we are not heedful of the source of the revelation, we will become criticizing centres and forget that God says — “…he shall ask, and He shall give him life for them that sin not unto death.” Take care lest you play the hypocrite by spending all your time trying to get others right before you worship God yourself.

One of the subtlest burdens God ever puts on us as saints is this burden of discernment concerning other souls. He reveals things in order that we may take the burden of these souls before Him and form the mind of Christ about them, and as we intercede on His line, God says He will give us “life for them that sin not unto death.” It is not that we bring God into touch with our minds, but that we rouse ourselves until God is able to convey His mind to us about the one for whom we intercede.

Is Jesus Christ seeing of the travail of His soul in us? He cannot unless we are so identified with Himself that we are roused up to get His view about the people for whom we pray. May we learn to intercede so whole-heartedly that Jesus Christ will be abundantly satisfied with us as intercessors.

AMEN! JUDGE NOT is our COMMANDMENT! NOT simply a suggestion! I pray that we will each learn to standn in the gap for those who need our intercession, because NO ONE needs our judgement! Here is Hillsong with "As I Am":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

Psalm 89:1-2 is foundational for our attitude during what APPEARS to be evil ruling the world! 

1 I will sing of the mercy and loving-kindness of the Lord forever; with my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness from generation to generation. 2 For I have said, Mercy and loving-kindness shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness will You establish in the very heavens [unchangeable and perpetual].

How do we KNOW, in the face of contradictory circumstance, that our GOD will deliver us and put down the enemy? Verses 6-14:

6 For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? Who among the mighty [heavenly beings] can be likened to the Lord, 7 A God greatly feared and revered in the council of the holy (angelic) ones, and to be feared and worshipfully revered above all those who are round about Him? 8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a mighty one like unto You, O Lord? And Your faithfulness is round about You [an essential part of You at all times]. 9 You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves arise, You still them. 10 You have broken Rahab (Egypt) in pieces; with Your mighty arm You have scattered Your enemies. 11 The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; the world and all that is in it, You have founded them. 12 The north and the south, You have created them; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon joyously praise Your name. 13 You have a mighty arm; strong is Your hand, Your right hand is soaring high. 14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and loving-kindness and truth go before Your face.

And the LORD says THIS of His enemies in verses 22-24:

22 The enemy shall not exact from him or do him violence or outwit him, nor shall the wicked afflict and humble him. 23 I will beat down his foes before his face and smite those who hate him. 24 My faithfulness and My mercy and loving-kindness shall be with him, and in My name shall his horn be exalted [great power and prosperity shall be conferred upon him].

And WE say THIS of our GREAT GOD in verses 15-18:

15 Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are the people who know the joyful sound [who understand and appreciate the spiritual blessings symbolized by the feasts]; they walk, O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance! 16 In Your name they rejoice all the day, and in Your righteousness they are exalted. 17 For You are the glory of their strength [their proud adornment], and by Your favor our horn is exalted and we walk with uplifted faces! 18 For our shield belongs to the Lord, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

HAVE and MAINTAIN great confidence in the LORD your GOD! HE will NOT allow the enemy to continue to mock HIM and US! GOD is about to show the enemy just how much HE is aware of the enemy's tricks, schemes, traps, strategies, and unholy alliances that are meant to trip US up and to try to make OUR MIGHTY GOD look bad! OUR GOD REIGNS over every enemy and HE is about to MAKE HIS VOICE HEARD! Don't forget or neglect to pray for those lost people who will recognize their need for their SAVIOUR and repent of having followed the devil! Be EVER READY to lead them to JESUS through the magnificent TRUTH of GOD'S WORD! Amen! Here is Hillsong with "No Reason To Hide":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

Romans 16:25-27 from our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today!

25 Now to Him Who is able to strengthen you in the faith which is in accordance with my Gospel and the preaching of (concerning) Jesus Christ (the Messiah), according to the revelation (the unveiling) of the mystery of the plan of redemption which was kept in silence and secret for long ages, 26 But is now disclosed and through the prophetic Scriptures is made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, [to win them] to obedience to the faith, 27 To [the] only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ (the Anointed One)! Amen (so be it).

Remember ALWAYS that our GREAT GOD is NOT keeping anything FROM us, but has revealed all that we need to know through His Word, taught to us by His Spirit! We are, of all people who have ever lived, MOST BLESSED! WE are able, by choosing JESUS as our LORD and personal SAVIOUR, to KNOW the Word of God just as JESUS did! I challenge you to make learning and knowing the Word of God your top priority over all other things. JESUS will ALWAYS reward that attitude! HE IS GOD and HE IS GOOD! ALL THE TIME! Here is Hillsong with "King of Kings":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

I LOVE today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers!

Isn’t There Some Misunderstanding?

Let us go into Judea again. His disciples say unto Him…Goest Thou thither again? — John 11:7-8

I may not understand what Jesus Christ says, but it is dangerous to say that therefore He was mistaken in what He said. It is never right to think that my obedience to a word of God will bring dishonour to Jesus. The only thing that will bring dishonour is not obeying Him. To put my view of His honour in place of what He is plainly impelling me to do is never right, although it may arise from a real desire to prevent Him being put to open shame. I know when the proposition comes from God because of its quiet persistence. When I have to weigh the pros and cons, and doubt and debate come in, I am bringing in an element that is not of God, and I come to the conclusion that the suggestion was not a right one. Many of us are loyal to our notions of Jesus Christ, but how many of us are loyal to Him? Loyalty to Jesus means I have to step out where I do not see anything (cf. Matthew 14:29); loyalty to my notions means that I clear the ground first by my intelligence. Faith is not intelligent understanding, faith is deliberate commitment to a Person where I see no way.

Are you debating whether to take a step in faith in Jesus or to wait until you can see how to do the thing yourself? Obey Him with glad reckless joy. When He says something and you begin to debate, it is because you have a conception of His honour which is not His honour. Are you loyal to Jesus or loyal to your notion of Him? Are you loyal to what He says, or are you trying to compromise with conceptions which never came from Him? “Whatsoever He saith unto you, do it.”

My two favorite lines in this are "Obey Him with glad reckless joy." and "Are you loyal to Jesus or loyal to YOUR notion of Him"? The more time that we spend meditating on the Word of God, the less we will be swayed by our own feelings or ideas! Holy Spirit IN us will confirm His Word TO us! Have confidence in this! HE will not let you down! Here is Hillsong with "Here's To The One":

Shalom in Him!

 Shalom,

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

ALWAYS TRIUMPH

Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place (2 Corinthians 2:14 NKJV).

The key word in the scripture above is always. Knowing that we always triumph in Christ gets rid of the false philosophy, “win a few—lose a few.”

Just because it is God’s will that we always triumph doesn’t insure we will never be attacked or have adversity.

I’ve heard people say, “Well, I haven’t always triumphed.” That’s not God’s fault. His Word says He always causes us to triumph—and God is always right. In God’s mind, victory belongs to you. No matter what kind of persecution, adversity, or attack you may be under, God’s planned result is triumph.

Of course, you can choose to give up before victory comes; you can get weary in well doing before victory comes; you can even get discouraged and quit before victory comes. But I am totally convinced that God already has your victory planned out for you.

I’ve learned that what I do during an attack will determine whether or not I triumph. I made up my mind years go that I’m not going to accept failure. I’m not saying I’ve never had opportunity to fail or I’ve never had a setback. I’ve had plenty of these situations, but it’s never over until God has the opportunity to turn things around and lead me into triumph.

I don’t know what you may be going through today, but I do know this: If you won’t give up God will always lead you in triumph.

Confession: I believe God will turn every adversity into victory. I believe God has a victory plan for every negative circumstance I face. I always expect victory because God has promised I can always triumph in Christ.

Refuse to accept failure! Refuse to believe ANYTHING that is contrary to the Word of the Living God! Remind yourself that God's Word is TRUTH! Anything contrary is NOT and is subject to change! Here is Hillsong with "Say The Word":

Shalom in Him!

Shalom,

Our powerful message from the Lord today is found in Psalm 85:8-13!

8 I will listen [with expectancy] to what God the Lord will say, for He will speak peace to His people, to His saints (those who are in right standing with Him)—but let them not turn again to [self-confident] folly. 9 Surely His salvation is near to those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him, [and is ready to be appropriated] that [the manifest presence of God, His] glory may tabernacle and abide in our land. 10 Mercy and loving-kindness and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 11 Truth shall spring up from the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven. 12 Yes, the Lord will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase. 13 Righteousness shall go before Him and shall make His footsteps a way in which to walk.

Especially the last three verses! So many believers have been tempted to give up and give in in these last few tryin g months, but we MUST remember that GOD is ALWAYS FOR US! Satan is ALWAYS against us! SO, when the evil APPEARS to be winning, know for a certainty that GOD is about to SHOW UP and SHOW OFF! Be ready! Stay full of the WORD, filled with HOLY SPIRIT, and EXPECTANT! GIVE GOD GLORY! GIVE HIM PRAISE! Start with THIS from Hillsong! "Echoes (Til We See The Other Side)":

Shalom in Him!