THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU

THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU

Believers today have totally under estimated the power of the Holy Spirit. If you are wondering how you can be sure of that, it is quite simple

If we truly understood and believed what the bible tells us about Him we would not ever worry about anything.

All that hell has to offer could come against us and we wouldn’t fear.

1 John 4:4King James Version (KJV)

⁴ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Who are they referring to in this verse? It is not referring to God, because God is in heaven. It is not referring to Jesus because he is sitting at the right hand side of God in heaven.

John is referring to the Holy Spirit here. The he is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is omnipresent, meaning he can be at all places at all times.

The greater one, the comforter that lives within the believer has given us all the wisdom, strength, power and provision that we need.

Right now you may think you could never have that kind of boldness.

What would you do if Jesus appeared to you today and linked His arm in yours and told you that from now on He would be physically present with you in every situation?

If you became sick, he would lay his had on you and heal you.

If you ran short of money, he would pray and multiply your resources

Any problem you encountered that you did not know what to do, he would tell you how to handle it.

Under those circumstances you would be very bold and confident. Any time you ran into trouble, you would see Jesus standing next to you … suddenly you would have great courage.

The fact is we don’t have the advantage of Jesus physically walking with us. We do have something better, Jesus said so himself.

John 14:12-21King James Version (KJV)

¹² Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

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.

¹⁵ If ye love me, keep my commandments.

¹⁶ And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

¹⁷ Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

¹⁸ I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

¹⁹ Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

²⁰ At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

²¹ He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

When the Holy Spirit moves on a situation, He does it with Wisdom and understanding so vast that it staggers the Human Mind.

At sometime in your life you might have asked, then why hasn’t he helped me before? Heaven knows I’ve needed it.

He has been waiting for you to give Him something to work with. He has been waiting there inside of you all this time, waiting for you to just speak the word of God in faith.

That has been His roll since the beginning and when you made Jesus the Lord of your life, the Holy Spirit connected you to the power of God.

That’s His job. He moves on Gods word and delivers the power necessary to cause that word to manifest in the earth.

That’s what he did at creation, and that is what he is commissioned to do for you.

Remember He is your helper, not your dominator. If you are walking around talking

doubt and unbelief, he is severely limited in what He can do for your life.

You need to develop and awareness of the reality of the Holy Spirit within you. Stop meditating on the problem that you are facing and start meditation on the power of the one inside you who is able to solve the problem.

Ephesians 3:20King James Version (KJV)

²⁰ Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

It is speaking about the power of the Holy Spirit being able to do all things above what we ask or think. According to the power you have within you.

You need to start building your faith in that power instead of always gazing toward Heaven saying God why don’t you help me.

Look at yourself in the mirror and say; the spirit of God lives inside of me, today and I expect Him to do wise, wonderful, amazing and miraculous things through me.

A Visit to Israel.

My husband and I recently went to Israel. It was a wonderful experience. We learned so much about the times in which Jesus lived.

According to what I saw life in the days of Jesus was a hard physical life. There was much to be done to provide for ones family.

We live better than Kings did in those days.  We have warm homes and we don’t have to walk where we want to go, we have cars or buses to get around in. This is Nimrods castle. Cold stone.

Being in Israel gave me an enormous gratitude for what I have. Starting next week I will put a short story about each place we visited.

I am looking forward to sharing our experience with you.

YOU CAN HAVE A MIRACLE

YOU CAN HAVE A MIRACLE

3 John 2King James Version (KJV)² Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth

Throughout the word of God we find promises for our healing and health. It is God’s will for us to be well, and enjoy good health and life in it’s fullest.

Only, when we know and understand God’s promises, can we apply them to our health and lives.

Romans 10:17King James Version (KJV)¹⁷ So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

The bible promises healing and health for Gods children

In the natural, nothing is guaranteed unless it is used according to the directions of the word. When you go against the directions you make the guarantee invalid.

Psalm 91:3King James Version (KJV)

³ Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

This goes on to say that no evil will befall us nor any plague come near our household.

If that is true why are so many people sick? The word says that Angels will be dispersed to protect us.

Matthew 7:7King James Version (KJV)⁷ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Many times we receive our healing and Satan comes along and steals it. How?

He encourages us to speak faith destroying words of doubt. When you confess sickness, it actually shows that you believe in sickness more than you believe in God.

By confessing words of belief we find that God healed us and is sustaining us and keeping us healthy. He can sustain us for a day, a month, a year, even a lifetime. It is according to our faith.

Just as healing is received by faith it is also maintained by faith. Once healed equip your self with the truth of Gods promises. Thereby we continue our walk in health.

Building on Gods promises will help us to continue to build our faith and continue to help us keep our miracle of healing. Here are five faith facts

·       faith is vital to your health

·       healing is received by faith

·       healing is kept by faith

·       Faith does not deny fact, it changes it.

·       Faith is not something that comes by prayer, rather by Gods word. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word.

The word hearing here suggests that we must continually hear the Word of God.

DISPENSATION

DISPENSATION

There were seven dispensations; the purpose of each dispensation was to place man under a specific rule.

Dispensation is a religious system or the ordering of events under divine authority.

The dispensation of the Mosaic Law was over the nation of Israel. Under the leadership of Moses it started
with the Ten Commandments.

It continued in Deuteronomy 28 and ended at the cross for the Christians and the Gentiles.

Matthew 5:16-18King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

¹⁷ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

¹⁸ For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

In every past dispensation man has failed, and He failed in the present dispensation and will fail in the future.

Romans 3:19-24King James Version (KJV)

¹⁹ Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

²⁰ Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

²¹ But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

²² Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

²³ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

²⁴ Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

But salvation has been and will continue to be available to Him by Gods grace through faith.

People have to be told and they have to choose what has been available.

Because of His love, He had already decided to adopt us through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Our heavenly father has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms

That means in Christ Jesus we have all the benefits of knowing the father.

We as Christians have the privilege of Being chosen for salvation, being adopted as his children, forgiveness, insight, the gifts of the spirit, power to do the fathers will and the hope of living forever with Christ.

Because we have an intimate relationship with Jesus we can enjoy these blessings now.

The “heavenly realms” means that these blessings are eternal, not temporal.

These blessings come from Christ’s spiritual realm, not from the earthly realm.

Ephesians 1:9-13King James Version (KJV)

⁹ Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

¹⁰ That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

¹¹ In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

¹² That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

¹³ In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Our heavenly Father chose us and that salvation depends totally on Him.

We were not saved because we deserved it, but because our heavenly Father is gracious and freely gives us salvation.

The mystery of salvation originated in the timeless mind of God before we existed.

God the Father showered his loving kindness on us, this is called Gods grace.

This is His loving favor given to those he saves. God was not intentionally keeping this plan a secret, but His plan for the world could not be fully understood until Christ rose from the dead.

His purpose for sending Jesus was to unite Jews and gentiles in one body with Christ as the head.

God is still in charge, when your life seems chaotic, you can rest in this truth.

Jesus is Lord and God is in control, Gods purpose to save you can not be altered, no matter what evil Satan may bring.

The Holy Spirit is Gods guarantee that we belong to Him and He will do what He has promised.

The presence of the Holy Spirit in us demonstrates the fact that our faith is genuine.

This proves that we are Gods children and secures eternal life for us.

Keep in His word.

GODS PLAN FOR YOU

GODS PLAN FOR YOU

READ JOHN 14:12-13 & V17 & V26

John 14:12-13King James Version (KJV)¹² Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.¹³ And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:17King James Version (KJV)¹⁷ Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. John 14:26King James Version (KJV)²⁶ But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in

my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

THE HOLY SPIRIT ABIDES OR LIVES IN US FOREVER. WHEN HE COMES IN HE SEALS OUR SPIRIT. HE ALSO CREATES AN AWARENESS, MAKING US AWARE WHEN WE ARE ABOUT TO GO WRONG.

GOD WANTS US TO LIVE AN ABUNDANT LIFE AND THE HOLY SPIRIT WANTS TO LEAD YOU IN THAT ABUNDANT LIFE.

YOU ARE NOT CREATED TO LIVE THE NORMAL LIFE; YOU ARE CREATED TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE AVERAGE AND NORMAL.

IF YOU HAVE ACCEPTED JESUS AS SAVIOR YOU ARE CHILDREN OF THE SUPERNATURAL. WHAT EVER YOU NEED TO LEARN, THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THERE TO TEACH YOU.

BEING SAVED IS MORE THAN NOT GOING TO HELL. IT IS WISDOM OF HOW TO LIVE A RIGHTEOUS LIFE IS REVELATION KNOWLEDGE FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT.

EVERYTHING YOU WILL EVER NEED TO LIVE THIS CHRISTIAN LIFE IS ALREADY INSIDE OF YOU.

NOW WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE AND EXCEPT IT.

WE HAVE TO BELIEVE BEYOND THE FLESH, OR THE NATURAL AND START BELIEVING WITH OUR HEART

YOUR FEELINGS ARE THE VOICE OF YOUR FLESH, REASONING IS THE VOICE OF YOUR SOUL, AND YOUR CONSCIENCE IS THE VOICE OF YOUR SPIRIT.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO WALK IN THE SPIRIT YOU WILL NEED A GUIDE, THE HOLY SPIRIT WANTS TO BE THAT GUIDE.

IT IS NOT ENOUGH JUST TO BE A CHRISTIAN. A LOT OF CHRISTIANS ARE BEING DEFEATED. THEY ARE SICK, BUSTED AND CONFUSED.

FOR MOST OF THEM IT IS EASIER TO FOLLOW THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (WHICH IS THE LAW) THAT CAN BE SEEN, THAN TO FOLLOW THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHICH THEY CAN NOT SEE.

Proverbs 3:5King James Version (KJV)⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

  IT IS SAYING LEAN NOT TO YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING.

Matthew 16:15-19King James Version (KJV)¹⁵ He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?¹⁶ And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.¹⁷ And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.¹⁸ And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.¹⁹ And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

GOD REVEALED A SECRET TO PETER, HE FOUND FAVOR WITH HIM… THIS WAS REVELATION, STRAIGHT FROM THE FATHER.

IF YOU WALK IN THE SPIRIT, OF GOD, THROUGH HIS HOLY SPIRIT HE WILL SUPERNATURALLY SPEAK THROUGH YOUR SPIRIT.

UPON THIS ROCK, I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH.  AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM.

 ONE OF THOSE KEYS IS WHAT IS BOUND ON EARTH…IS BOUND IN HEAVEN. WHAT IS LOOSED ON EARTH IS LOOSED IN HEAVEN.

NO ONE CAN STOP THE REVELATION WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, AND YOU CAN NOT BE DEFEATED… WALK IN THE SPIRIT.

YOU CAN NOT STOP A PERSON WHO HAS REVELATION KNOWLEDGE.

PETER RECEIVED THIS WISDOM FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT AS TO WHO JESUS WAS…

John 16:13King James Version (KJV)¹³ Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

 THE HOLY SPIRIT OF TRUTH HAS COME AS A GUIDE, TO GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH; HE TRANSMITS TO YOU WHATEVER THE FATHER HAS IN STORE FOR YOU.

WE ARE TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING MIND AND A HEARING HEART. LISTEN FOR HIS GUIDANCE. 

CAN YOU IMAGINE WHERE CHRISTIANS WOULD BE TODAY IF THEY HAD A HEART THAT COULD HEAR FROM GOD… UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY DON’T NOW UNDERSTAND.

THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS THE ONE WHO BRINGS WISDOM TO YOUR HEART.

WHAT CAN THE DEVIL DO WITH A CHRISTIAN WHO HAS A HEARING HEART? UNDERSTANDING WHAT HE THE DEVIL DOESN’T UNDERSTAND. NOT MUCH.

THE HOLY SPIRIT GRANTS YOU ACCESS TO WHAT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND. WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKS TO YOU. IT IS ALWAYS TO BUILD YOU UP.

EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED IN LIFE HAS BEEN PROVIDED THROUGH GRACE.

 

  Philippians 4:19King James Version (KJV)¹⁹ But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

 GOD SUPPLIES ALL YOUR NEED

A LOT OF TIMES WE DO THINGS WE DON’T KNOW IS WRONG, IT IS CALLED LACK OF KNOWLEDGE.

EVEN THOUGH AS CHRISTIANS WE ARE SAVED, WE STILL LIVE IN THE FLESH. THE

FLESH STILL HAS THE SAME OLD PROBLEM, IT WANTS ITS WAY, AND IT WANTS IT NOW…

WHEN YOU ARE BORN AGAIN YOUR SPIRIT DOES NOT  AGREE WITH THE FLESH.

DON’T GIVE PLACE TO YOUR FLESH, IT WILL LIE TO YOU.

THE DEVIL ATTACKS YOU SO YOUR CONSCIOUS IS IN A SIN PLACE, MAKING YOU FEEL GUILTY, KEEPING YOU FROM USING YOUR FAITH TO GUIDE YOU IN YOUR LIFE.

STAY IN THE WORD, ALLOW THE WORD TO ADJUST YOUR MIND, WE NEED THE HOLY SPIRIT IN OUR LIVES, TO HELP US CHRISTIANS BATTLE OUR FLESH.

YOU MAY HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN, BUT YOU STILL HAVE THAT SIN NATURE TO BATTLE. READ THE WORD. FOLLOW GODS PLAN FOR YOU.

PRAISE GOD WE STILL HAVE THE VICTORY…

FAITH WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

FAITH WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

2 Corinthians 5:7King James Version (KJV)⁷ (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Psalm 16:1King James Version (KJV)16 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

First and foremost the thing we need to do is to realize …that God is.

God never changes, his word never changes.

Hebrews 11:1King James Version (KJV)11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Scriptural faith believes with the Heart, in spite of what the physical senses or circumstances may say.

In these days, from TV and pulpits there are so many different versions explaining the bible until people that don’t read the word can not tell which version is right.

Many people will agree on the bible, but they are agreeing in their mind. It takes heart faith to receive from God.

God has told us that it is impossible to please him with out faith.

Some people in the pulpits and teachers of the WORD today are not teaching the difference between real faith and wishful faith.

Wishing will not accomplish anything in the Kingdom of God.

However biblical hope coupled with faith and love is the only way the word works.

Don’t let your emotions be the cause of you backing away from hope. Hope is like faith; you need to feed it with the word of God so it will grow.

Jeremiah 17:7-8King James Version (KJV)⁷ Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.⁸ For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

Hope will paint the picture so clearly inside you and make it so real until you will begin to be blinded to what you see in the natural realm.

You must dwell on the WORD until the hope of the gospel rises up on the inside of you.

The more we study the word of God the more our thinking will change until you get to the point of those inner pictures that hope has painted with Gods word become real to you.

Then you will begin to believe you are what the word of God says you are.

 

Hebrews 11:1King James Version (KJV)11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Hope is the inner image that your faith becomes the substance of.

Remember, hope is the blue print, or the foundation, faith is the material.

Romans 10:17King James Version (KJV)¹⁷ So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

John 3:16King James Version (KJV)¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

He loves us so much that he wants to speak to us, to fellowship with us.

Read the word of God. It is God talking to you.

HOW TO OPPOSE THE DEVIL

HOW TO OPPOSE THE DEVIL

1 Peter 5:8King James Version (KJV)⁸ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

If you have been crying to God to run the devil out of your life, stop. The bible says, you are the one who is supposed to overcome the devil.

How? By resisting him.

By rebelling against him when he tells you to so something you know is wrong. Instead do what God says to do.

When satan tells you a lie, contradict him with the word of God… oppose him.

James 4:7King James Version (KJV)⁷ Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

This verse is telling you when you resist the devil he will flee from you… ie he will run as in terror.

That means everywhere you go, as you walk in faith and oppose the devil, darkness is pushed back.

You can push back the darkness with the life of God that dwells within you.

When we accept Jesus he comes and lives inside of us. Every where we go he goes with us.

Every problem that rises up against us or every evil spirit that tries to influence your life is coming up against God. The Word says resist him and he will flee. Be aware of that, operate in it.

Keep studying the Word of God, it will dwell in your spirit, you will develop a closer relation ship with the Savior…

Romans 6:4-5King James Version (KJV)⁴ Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.⁵ For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

This verse is telling us that as believers we actually have the same new life God gave Jesus when he raise him up from the dead.

The old sinner we once were has died; we have become a new creation on the inside. We are full of the resurrection life of God.

Sin and disobedience, living a selfish carnal life will keep that resurrection life from flowing. Sin separates us from the power of God, even though we have been born again.

Resurrection life will lay dormant in you if you walk in sin. Over come sin by walking after the new life God has put within you, by spending time in the word and in prayer.

As you do that the spirit of God will strengthen you and enable you to put sin under your feet. The Holy Spirit will not reduce old fleshy habits in your life; he will wait on you to take the initiative.

Then he will strengthen you to follow through with your decision to stop sinning. He will teach you how to walk in the new life that is inside of you.

Take the first step today by asking for his help… Say… Lord I desire to experience the power to live by this new life every day. By a decision of my heart, I put down dictates of sin. I declare myself dead to it in Jesus name.

I will spend time in prayer and in the word today. As I do this I believe I will receive a Holy Ghost refreshing in my life.

I believe I will begin to live out the resurrection power that you have placed in me. I pray all in Jesus name.

WE ARE HEIRS OF GOD

We Are Heirs of God

Romans 8:16-17King James Version (KJV)¹⁶ The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:¹⁷ And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

When a person becomes a Christian, he or she gains all the privileges and responsibilities of a child in Gods family.

One of these outstanding privileges is being led by the Holy Spirit

Galatians 4:6-7King James Version (KJV)⁶ And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.⁷ Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Because you are sons (or Heirs) God has sent forth the spirit of His son into your hearts, crying Abba Father

Wherefore thou are no more a servant, but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ Jesus

When the King James Bible speaks of sons, it also means daughters

We may not feel as though we belong to God but the Holy Spirit is our witness.

His inward presence reminds us of who we are and encourages us with Gods love.

We are no longer like fearful slaves; instead we are the Masters children. What a privilege that is.

Because we are Gods children we share in great treasures as co-heirs.

So we should behave like Gods very own children that have been adopted into His family through Christ Jesus.

Since we are His children we will share His treasures.

For every thing God gives to his Son Jesus is ours too.

For we are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

And if you be Christ’s, then you are heirs according to the promise.

God had to send his son Jesus to redeem those who were under the Mosaic Law, that we might receive the adoption of Sons.

Jesus redeemed us from the Curse of the law by becoming a curse for us

He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the gentiles. That is us, through Christ Jesus

So by faith we might receive the promise of the spirit. We are the heirs of God through our relationship with Christ Jesus.

To be an heir of God we must make Jesus the Lord of our life and serve God through him. 

Angels Unaware

Angels Unaware

As I look around our world today it is hard to recognize it as a safe place to live. I think we can all agree that we need the Lords continual protection: at home, on the job and on the road. For the believers, there are many scriptures promising God can and will protect us.

We can call on angels in the name of the Lord for protection with a simple prayer. The Lord is quick to send his angels to answer our pleas.

Angels are involved in our lives on a personal and practical level. How ever there are things that we do that can offend our angels and will hinder their protection of us.

Angelic messengers are special messengers from God, appointed by God himself. The most common angels are called ministering spirits.

They go forth according to the purposes of God to complete a specific work, task or assignment from the Lord.

Exodus 23:20-23 says… “Behold I send an angel before you to keep you in the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. Be aware of him and obey his voice, do not provoke him for he will not pardon your transgressions, for my name is in him. But if you indeed obey his voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries, for my angel will go before you.”

There is a special angel. Not a normal fighting angel. This angel was more than a regular angel, this very well could have been Jesus. Jesus seen in his pre-incarnate state as the angel of the Lord.

Negative words or wrong speaking can offend the angels. The angels of the Lord are commissioned to listen to and be obedient to the voice of His word. It is the word of God that moves the angels into action.

I believe that in the same way, man’s disobedience can cause them to with hold their protection.

Unbelief will offend the angels, when you speak unbelief, you are saying what God promised and Christ on the cross wasn’t enough.

Sin offends your angels, when we speak of sin, we think of sexual immorality, stealing, lying, murder and so on. But remember that complaining, criticizing or speaking negative things of the spirit of God is also a sin. Not giving God the glory can offend the angels of the Lord.

Each and every day we should praise God for the gift of the day, and thank him for just being our God. Taking the time to give Him all the glory.

Disobedience to the word can offend your angels. God does not work through disobedience. He works through our obedience to his word and through our faith. When we are sinning and disobedient our angels are silent. They turn their backs away from us with their arms folded and their heads bowed.

Here is what to do if you have sinned and offended your angels… confess your sin and repent. In repentance you turn away from sin and do your best to walk with the Lord daily.

Be quick to forgive others that have wronged you in some way, If you won’t forgive others it puts the Lord in the position of not being able to hear your prayers. We must forgive to get forgiveness.

In the midst of all the things that can go wrong in our daily lives we need our angels to protect us and our family. Which they will do. Call on them In Jesus name… pray, study the word, love God with your whole heart, this is the way to Gods protection.

Live close to the Lord in confidence in these perilous times. He will shower us with His love and protection. Life will be better and full of the joy of the Lord.

God bless

Living a Humble Life

Living a Humble Life

2^nd Chronicles 7:14   ¹⁴ If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

First it says, if my people, who is the writer speaking of, what people?

Then it says who are called by my name. How do we know who are the ones called?

These particular people were the Jewish people. They were the ones God calls his own, the chosen ones.

According to Jewish tradition, the writer was Ezra, and he was writing to all of Israel.

This was written approximately four thirty BC. 2^nd chronicles relates to the time of history of Judah’s corrupt and idolatrous kings.

Solomon was a wise king, who served God and built cities. Solomon prayed and asks God to make provisions for the people when they sinned.

God answered with four conditions for forgiveness. God said, 1. Humble yourselves by admitting your sins, 2. Pray to God asking him for forgiveness.

3. Seek God continually, 4. Turn away from sinful behavior.

True repentance is more than talk, it is changed behavior.

Whether we sin as individuals or as a group or as a nation, following these steps will lead to forgiveness

God will always answer our earnest prayers.

Today we have a new covenant called the covenant of grace through Christ Jesus.

We are called the redeemed children of God and heirs of God through the finished work at the cross.

We are to humble ourself to the one that became humble, Jesus Christ.

Being humble is to be submissive to the divine will of God.

God plainly set forth certain conditions for Solomon to meet if he wanted the kingdom to continue. If Solomon followed God, he and his descendants would prosper.

3 John 1:2   ² Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

If we will humble ourselves and be submissive to God and his divine word, we and our descendants will prosper and be in health.

God’s rules have never changed, it didn’t change for Solomon and the rules are not going to change for us.

James 4:10   ¹⁰ Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

If we want God to lift us up we must humble ourselves and draw near to the things of God, and he will draw near to you.

God told Solomon if he didn’t follow these conditions that He had set before him, he and the nation of Israel would be destroyed.

In Duet. 27-28 these conditions were outlined before all the people of Israel.

Solomon eventually turned from God and as result his son and heir lost most of the kingdom.

Following God and humbling ourselves to Him brings benefits and rewards.

Turning away from God can bring suffering, punishment and ultimately destruction.

Today, Gods conditions are just as clear as they were in Solomon’s day.

But some how a lot of us including Believers seem to think they can live the way they want and God will overlook it.

It is really difficult for us to imagine that such a great and wise king that God had richly blessed could become corrupted by idols, symbols of power, prosperity and sexual perversion.

It is the same today; people are lured into some of the same evil traps.

When we allow any desire to rival Gods proper place in our heart we have taken the first step toward moral and spiritual decay.

Be humble in Gods grace, keep praying and reading his word. Trust in God.

Being good does not make you humble, being humble makes you good.