WHEN TROUBLE SHOWS UP

WHEN TROUBLE SHOWS UP

  

John 14:1King James Version (KJV)

14 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

When trouble shows up, be patient. Don’t go to your natural way of thinking. Go to the Lord and let him walk with you through the trouble.

In every situation in life there is always a promise and a provision for it in Gods word.

John 14:13-14King James Version (KJV)

¹³ And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

¹⁴ If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

The very reason people don’t receive is they don’t ask. When they do ask, a lot of the time it is not in line with Gods Word.

Matthew 6:33King James Version (KJV)

³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Believe in your heart that you are the righteousness of God. Confess with your mouth. Then you have the right to what to the thing you have asked for and what you say.

A lot of people don’t what to grow and develop in the word, but they want the blessing of the word.

We are to love God with all our heart and soul leaning on Him. Especially when we are in trouble and need Him, we should be leaning in closer to him.

God still hears our prayers and still answers prayers.

We need to have assurance in God that if we ask anything according to his will (which is his word) He will hear us.

Start seeing your self as God sees you. You will be amazed at how much different you will see yourself.

If you are a born again believer, then you are a child and heir in the Kingdom of God. You are not of this world: you are just passing through on your way to heaven.

The will of God will never lead you where the grace of God cannot keep you. Gods grace is sufficient to handle all of your troubles.

If your trouble is depression, let God comfort you.

John 14:6King James Version (KJV)

⁶ Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

God is the way; he will walk you through what ever it takes to provide for you.

His word is the truth; you can be assured God is always on your side.

Jesus said, I will never leave you or forsake you. He said I have come that you might have life and have it more abundantly.

We have a loving and compassionate heavenly Father, who gives us comfort in our time of need.

He comforts us in all our suffering and tribulation. He does this so when other people suffer we are able to comfort them as he comforted us.

Let not your heart be troubled, it will only lead you to thinking in the natural. Wrong thinking leads to wrong living

Ask the Holy Spirit to quicken your spirit, that you can rise above the natural and ask him to take you to Gods supernatural realm of thinking.

All of the answers for the problems of this world can be answered by leaning on God and his Word.

Stay in the word.

brother Andy.

The Evidence of Faith

The Evidence of Faith

Hebrews 11:6   ⁶ But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

We know from this what pleases God, but what is faith?

Hebrews 11:1    Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Faith in God’s word, creates a substance in you that is hoped for. This substance in you is a real thing. That is the certainty that what we hope for is waiting for us.

Even if we cannot see it up ahead, faith is the full assurance of Gods holy word. Faith is real, faith creates substance created by faith.

In other words, it is conformation or the proof of things we do not see.

We can’t see the air we breathe but your breathing is conformation or proof that it is there. It is confidence in Gods word that He will do all that He says He will.

Faith will sanctify you, faith will make you whole.

2 Corinthians 5:7    ⁷ (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Let’s say a friend called me and said, “I have a car I want to sell you”. “it looks good, runs good and is a good deal.”

I have not seen the car, even though I have not seen it I have confidence in my friend’s word. That is faith.

I have confidence that he would not lie to me.

Hebrews 10:38   ³⁸ Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

If you are born again you are the Just that this verse is talking about. Faith is the word of God, you cannot separate faith and the word.

Faith is not based on your feelings, it is based on the inspired word of God. Your feelings are not going to move God, you can fall down, kick and squall, it will not move God.

The only things that will move God is faith in his word, obedience to his word and praying in confidence.

It is impossible to claim faith by a blessing that we are not certain that God offers. If you don’t know Gods will, you don’t have any basis for faith to work on.

Faith is expecting God to do what we know it is his will to do.

How do you know faith works? You can’t see faith.

2 Corinthians 5:7   ⁷ (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

You know faith works because God word says it does.

You will never have faith in God or his word until you make up your mind to trust him. You need to build a relationship with him. He wants to fellowship with you.

God never changes, his word never changes. Real faith says, if Gods word says it then it is true.

God’s word says it is mine, then it is mine. I have it now. If it is not now it is not faith.

I have it now even though I can’t see it.

I have it now because God cannot lie.

God has told us without faith it is impossible to please Him.

God has provided the way where everyone can have faith.

Real faith is built on and grows out of the word of God.

Stay in the word.

Brother Andy.

SPEAKING THE POWER OF PRAYER

SPEAKING THE POWER OF PRAYER

Words are the most powerful thing in the universe, especially when you are praying.

When God created heaven and earth, he did it by speaking it into existence with words.

It worked by using the spoken word or because of words.

When we pray, God always hears our prayers. Does God always answer prayers? I pray he does.

If you said no to that, we are going to have some exciting word today on this very subject.

John 16: 23-24   ²³ And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

²⁴ Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

What day was He talking about? The day he ascends and is seated at the right hand of the father.

Jesus said to ask the Father in His name. there is not any other way. This gives glory to God the Father.

However, we are to tell Jesus how much we love Him and appreciate Him. But when it comes to praying and asking we must ask the Father, through the Lord Jesus, or in his name.

We as believers have the name of Jesus to access everything in Heaven and on earth that God has made available for us.

Ephesians 3:14-16   ¹⁴ For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁵ Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

¹⁶ That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

It is not so important to what church you belong. But it is important to whose family you belong.

People know about praying to God, but they know nothing of praying to the Father. Many don’t sound as if they really know Him.

He is God to the world, but heavenly father to the believer. There is real joy in knowing that the father will answer our prayers.

John 16:24   ²⁴ Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Have you asked nothing in my name? That is a question.

Ask and ye shall receive that your Joy may be full.

Nehemiah 8:10   ¹⁰ Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Joy has to be maintained even before the manifestation comes, (before you receive what you ask for.)

Ephesians 5:20   ²⁰ Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Paul is telling us that it is to the father and not to Jesus that we give thanks. The name of Jesus is the access to the heart of the Father.

Using the name of Jesus at the end of your prayer is the same as giving an attorney authority to use your name, it is called a power of attorney. That is what the name of Jesus does for us.

We have the name of Jesus to unlock the power over the devil, sickness and disease as well as poverty. We use it over our household and our children.

If a person was going to his car to unlock the door, he would say that he unlocked the door. But he really didn’t the key actually did the unlocking.

The key does the work. The key starts the ignition, the key is the whole power in the actions taken.

The point I am making is the name of Jesus is the key to the possible. Nothing is impossible in the name of Jesus.

The name of Jesus belongs to you the believer. You must use it according to the word.

Stay in the word,

Brother Andy.

THE EVIL SPIRITS OF MAMMON

THE EVIL SPIRITS OF MAMMON

Luke 16: 10   ¹⁰ He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Jesus is absolutely talking about money, Jesus is saying, how you handle yourself with money is how you will handle everything else.

We are to be wise with the financial opportunities we have, heavens riches are far more valuable than earthly wealth. If we are not trustworthy with our money here, we will be unfit to handle the vast riches in Gods kingdom.

Luke 16:13   ¹³ No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Money has the power to take Gods place in your life, it can become your master. So, how can you tell if you are a slave to money? Do you think and worry about it a lot, is it hard for you to give money away, do you tithe what belongs to God?

Money is a hard master and a deceptive one. Wealth promises power and control, but often it cannot deliver. Great fortunes can be made and lost overnight.

No amount of money can provide health, happiness, or eternal life. So then how much better it is to let God be your master.

Money is the least of life. Money by itself has no influence, money is not a problem, it can be a blessing to your life. It is all about the choice you make. But to some, something about life changes when money shows up.

When life changes because of money, it becomes worldly. Then money becomes a problem. So, what classifies the things as worldly and what is worldly based on?

1 John 2:15-16   ¹⁵ Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

¹⁶ For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Some people think that worldliness is limited to external behavior. Worldliness is also internal because it begins in the heart and is characterized by three attitudes (or choices).

Lust for physical pleasure, lust for everything we see, bowing to the god of materialism (Satan). This is called mammon, the evil spirit that wants to control your entire life, and deceive you into thinking that you don’t need God.

Satan is worldly, mammon is worldly and they are the three spirits; greed, lust of the flesh and pride of life. This is the spirit of the world system.

None of the three spirits submit to God. They are anti-god. Lust of the flesh is a sinful habit of the devil; pride of life goes right before destruction, also it is arrogant and wicked; greed another spirit of the world simply doesn’t care.

It is impossible to serve the God of heaven and the god of this world. The spirit of mammon will even get you to lie. As the word says you will love one and hate the other.

Mammon wants to stop Gods manifestation from working on earth. This evil spirit has even got over into the church.           You might ask how? Tithes and offerings. The church is hurting for money to pay their bills, and people are stealing Gods tithes every week.

Malachi 3: 8-10   ⁸ Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

⁹ Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

¹⁰ Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Everything we have is from God, so when we refuse to return to him a part of what he has given, we rob him.

God will remember those whom remain faithful to him and those who love, honor and respect Him. This fulfils the promise he made in the covenant to His people.

The spirit of mammon seeks to steal from God. The spirit of God sows and reaps. Totally opposite.

Do you really believe that money is the American dream and you don’t need God? That is called the spirit of mammon and is indirect opposition to Gods will.

The American dream is the blessed hope that we have in Christ Jesus and his finished work at the cross which has already been done.

1 Timothy 6:10   ¹⁰ For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Like I said previously, money is not evil. It is the coveting of money and the purpose in how you use it. If it was evil, God wouldn’t want you to give at church.

1 timothy 6:17   ¹⁷ Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Stop chasing world riches, but trust in the living God who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

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

You can’t go wrong seeking God first…

Stay in the word.

Brother Andy