God’s WORD IS POWERFUL

Your Words are powerful, but God’s WORD is full of creative power and life. When you choose to agree with what God has already declared about you and speak His WORD, your circumstances will begin to change and line up with his will for your life. Whose report will you believe? Whatever is looking at you boldly in face right now, or despite the struggles you are encountering, you have a choice with your words; choose life or death, choose to rise up or stay down, choose to be defeated or choose to be more than a conqueror.

The choice is always ours to make. I choose to speak the WORD of God regardless. If God’s WORD was perfect to create a beautiful earth out of nothing, then, it is perfect to fashion my circumstances to line up with God’s plan for my life.

Deut. 30:19. I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

Deut. 30:14. But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Isaiah 55:10-11. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it (KJV)
John 6:63. It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

God’s WORD is filled with answers

When you have growing children, especially toddlers you know there are questions coming at you from all angles. Questions you don’t know the answers for half the time. If children are filled with life’s questions, and they are just starting out, what about us.  The bible is filled with many answers to life’s questions, find out what it says about you. if there is any WORD you can trust completely, it is the unadulterated WORD of the living God. That is tried and true for centuries. If He keeps his WORD  to a thousand generations, he will surely keep it to you. Take a moment every day and feed your life in the book of answers for all times, the life giving, life changing WORD of God.

Today’s prayer
Father I align my words with your words, my will with your will and my thoughts with your thoughts. I speak to everything that is out of order in my life and call them into divine order and to line up with your word and plan for my life. Your plans are excellent toward me. You want the best for me and not to harm me, your thoughts are always for my well-being. I win every time with your word. Give me confidence to believe you and live worthy of your calling and enabling. In Jesus Name Amen.

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Lord Give me an undivided heart

This was God’s desire for the people of Israel, that they know and serve no other God besides him. His desire is to be known intimately, revealing his character and nature to a people he calls his own and a people who calls him their own.

These scriptures demonstrate God’s deep desire to be among his people and be their God:

Leviticus 26:11-12 ‘Moreover, I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject you. ‘ I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.

Jeremiah 24:7 I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.

God communicated this to Moses to teach the people that there is one true God who brought them out of Egypt and who desires to keep their families healthy and bless them more than any other people on the earth (DEUT. 7:14).

Why would we not think that this is still God’s desire for us today. As the Apple of his eyes absolutely…. in 2 Corinth. 6:16 Paul made a clear comparison between the temple of God and idols, showing that God desires to be the only God that dwells in human temples and not give that place to the idols.

2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

God knows that this cannot be carried out simply by saying it, because if people’s hearts are far from him and their hearts are set on other gods, all his goodness will be expressed to do evil and to give glory to other gods. God does not have a problem doing things for his people but he does have a problem with our loyalty even after he’s been good to us. This is where the undivided heart comes in, a heart that is loyal and dedicated to God alone.

In Deuteronomy 30:6 Moses told the people of Israel, that the Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you many love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.

Ezekiel 11:19 says  I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.

Psalm 86:11 declares Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

I pray today that God will give you an undivided heart, a heart that is not easily distracted by anything or anyone. There are many distractions and cares of this life that could keep you from being focused on the word and prayer daily.

No matter what confronts us today, my prayer is that we will never lose our confidence in God or his word. That we will never give up or quit, regardless, of what we face. Things are temporary and are subject to change but God’s word is forever settled in heaven, it is eternal and anything that comes face to face with the word, must be subject to what God says. Remember, God’s word is his bond, therefore, it is our final authority. Take time to read the

Be blessed and take your daily bread.

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Take time to attend to the word

Attending to the word of God daily, must become a priority for every believer in Christ. Prayer is more effective when we spend time in the word, finding out what God says about everything we desire to pray about. When God give us his word he also gives us his authority. The authority of the believer is emphasized when the believer stands and relies on the authority of the word.

Psalm 119: 89    Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven.

Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

1 Peter 1:25
but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you.

Discover the TREASURES that are wrapped up in the word of God, you get the opportunity to unwrap and discover the treasures of the WORD FOR YOURSELF. The WORD IS LOADED, IT IS OUR DAILY BREAD. Feed your spirit today with the nourishing, empowering WORD OF TRUTH. You will never regret one moment of it. This is a great devotional item by Beth Moore.

As you spend time reading and praying, quiet yourself, listen and meditate on what the WORD is saying to you. Listen to the Holy Spirit. How might you bring changes in your life and how might you give life to someone today? By sharing a compliment, a kind gesture, or a simple smile. You see, PRAYER and the WORD do not only affect you but affect others you encounter as well.

Proverbs 4:20-27

King James Version (KJV)

20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

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Do you have the light of Life living in you?

John 8:12

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

LIGHT is an amazing part of life that we take for granted every day. Whether we use a torch light, battery light of some sort, solar light or electric light, lighting adds great quality to everyday life. Otherwise, we would really find it difficult to function effectively without it. Genesis records one of the first things that God created-light (Gen 1:3). “God said, Let there be light; he willed it, and at once there was light.”

The world is a very dark place. DARKNESS does not only exist where there is literal absence of light, but sadly DARKNESS exist and in many cases rules the heart man.

Jeremiah 17:9 says “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” When wickedness and darkness rules the heart of men, there is no telling what they are capable of doing, except what is evil.

Mark (7:21-22) explains in more details, the state of a man’s heart and what it is capable of producing; “For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.” Without even looking at the scripture, just take a look around, listen to the news and before long, you cannot help but become disgusted with the many things you hear and see.

 The Light of the world showed up

Well fortunately there is hope for all, the whole world. The light of the world has come, to brighten things up for us. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, the wise men from the East, inquired about Jesus’ location, because they saw his star, so, they showed up to worship Christ the King. Their inquiry provided no answer as to Jesus’ location, but as they continued on their journey, the same star they saw in the east, went ahead of them and led them to the place where Jesus was (Matt 2:1-9). It was prophesied that, Jesus would be the star that comes out of David (Numbers 24:17).

 According to an article on chrstiananswers.net (1997) “The star went before the Magi and led them directly from Jerusalem to Bethlehem. This is a distance of about six miles, in a direction from north to south. However, every natural object in the sky moves from east to west due to the earth’s rotation.” Different scholars of astronomy share varying views on the star of Bethlehem. While man attempt to explain the scientific meaning of the star, no natural explanation of science would ever be adequate to justify the miracle of the supernatural light that let the wise men to Jesus.

God led his people by light

Note in the bible, there are several times when God led his people with a cloud or fire. Exodus 40:34-38). The cloud and fire were leading the children of Israel by day and by night. When the cloud rested, the Children of Israel stayed where they were, but when the cloud was lifted they journeyed onward where God led them. It appears that the cloud was a signal of the Lord’s leading. The cloud was upon the tabernacle by day and the fire by night for all the people to see. 1Kings 8:10 states, when the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the LORD. This is the cloud of glory. In Acts 9:3-5, Saul had an encounter with the light of heaven while he was on his way to Damascus. After the light the voice of Jesus spoke to Saul and his life was changed forever.

 Let this light shine through you

 Does this light mean anything to us today? Absolutely, the star, the light, the cloud and the fire were all signals of God’s presence and leadership. Today we do not see the light in these various ways but we are led by the Spirit of God. Believe it or not, God is still leading his people. Just as the Children of Israel could see the cloud and fire, we as God’s children can also experience the same fire and the same light, living in and guiding us daily.

 Jesus is the light of the world. This same Jesus lives inside of us. So why must the world continue to be a dark place, when Jesus the light of the world lives in us? Where ever you and I go, so does the light, when we submit to the light, we find that our lives are led in amazing and supernatural ways.

The greatest witness that we can be as believers in Christ is not to shout it out that we are Christians but to simply let the light of Jesus shine through us, in our actions, speech and lifestyle. Paul said, “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.  And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you (Eph 4:26-42).”

Will you be someone’s star that leads them to Jesus Christ?

Pray that the light of Jesus shines bright every season than any other light in the world.

This is the time for a great harvest of souls to enter the Kingdom of God.

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