“Walk In Peace!”

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022Leave a comment

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee,” Isaiah 26:3

Peace is something that may seem far out of reach for most. It is greatly desired and sought after; yet, many will never lay hold of it. Why is that? The answer is because of where it is found. It is found in a made-up mind centered on who He is and a devoted heart that believes in the promises He has made. “Perfect peace” speaks of the character of God at work. Wherever He operates and whatever He delves into is marked by perfection. That means when He established something that He wants to offer to all mankind He does so without there being anything wrong with it. No fault in it whatsoever. And He does here also. As a matter of fact, the only thing that can mar this “perfect peace” that He is so willing to give is how man (the human race) accepts it.

When one’s mind is focused wholeheartedly on an idea, then that becomes the single vision of that person. Once the picture of the mind’s eye is narrowed in one direction, that’s where one will be led to follow. Now imagine a time of being in the midst of arduous and severe trials and tribulations. Where there are sorrows and disappointments that seem to do nothing to encourage one’s focus on God, only working to tear away at one’s faith. Yet, through it all, that person takes a stand within them and says, “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Rom. 8:31).

The person who is able to stir up his faith in this manner as a defense and a shield to his mind, using the focus of God at work in his life and verifying it through His Word, will be kept in “perfect peace.” He has made an on-purpose decision that no matter how bleak and dismal it may seem right now, God is greater than all, and “His tender mercies are over all His works,” (Ps. 145:9). “How is one able to do that?” you may be crying out in frustration. I answer you with Abraham’s example as referred to by Paul in Romans 4:20-21, where it says, “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.” Simply put, as our verse in Isaiah 26:3 says, “Because he trusteth thee.”

2 Timothy 3:16-17 tells us that “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” That is including, “perfect peace.” All His promises are in His Word and the one who bases the foundation of all that he believes on that one rock-solid truth will be upheld and kept through the worst of storms.

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7

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It’s a Matter of Choice

December 13, 2022Leave a comment

When I was a child, one of the simplest toys we used to play with was dominoes. I never played it as the game intended. My only use for dominoes was to stand them aright like little soldiers in a line just to watch them fall.

After the pattern of my desire had been set, I tipped the first one, and that’s all it took. As the first fell, it tipped the second, and the second tipped the third, and so on until they all lay still in the place where they had fallen.

My designs were simple, but there are those who master intricate patterns and make designs on a grander scale. And when their first domino tips, a beautiful display of artistry and showmanship unfolds, mesmerizing the onlookers.

The time and talent it takes to perform such works are amazing. Investment of oneself is key for without that dedication the performance that brought the end reward would have never been accomplished.

And that’s how our lives pretty much go. Daily we are faced with a myriad of decisions and each of these decisions matters. Like dominoes, one will affect another, and then another, and so on, with not only the present moment of the decision being impacted but also the future that is to come.

With people being caught up in the here and now, the future, with its possibilities and consequences, is not the first thought on their minds.

On the other hand, there are those who are concerned about their future and want to know what they can do to improve its outcome, be it physical, financial, or relationally. The better investment of oneself in these areas is for a better turnout.

But what about spiritually?

There was a young man who came to Jesus and wanted to know about his spiritual future. He wanted to know what to do to gain eternal life (Mt. 19:16). Jesus’ response to him was to follow the commands of God (v. 17).

“All these things have I kept from my youth” (v. 20), the young man replied, and yet, was there something still missing? Did he feel a certain void?

I don’t have a definite answer, but I do know he pursued Jesus with more questioning, asking Him, “What lack I yet?”

“Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me” (Mt. 19:21).

Jesus’ response to his question of lack was not something the young man was expecting. The answer he had been looking for to secure his future was found in giving up everything and following Jesus.

He had a decision to make, and like those tipping dominoes, one would lead to another.

After processing what Jesus required of him, he went away (v. 22) and Jesus explained how hard it was for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven, the eternal life he was looking for. It would be akin to threading a camel through the eye of a needle (Vv. 23-24).

With their thinking that the rich man had the better vantage point, the disciples were astonished at what Jesus had spoken and asked Him, “Who then can be saved?” (v. 25). Jesus plainly let them know, “With man this is impossible; but with God all things are possible” (v. 26).

Thinking about their lives and the decisions each of them had made in walking away from everything and following Jesus, Peter asked Him, “Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?” (Mt. 19:27).

That’s an important question, Peter. When you decided to wholeheartedly follow Jesus, the first domino fell. Everything that followed came from the ripple effect of your first choice. And while there may be many occurrences that happen in the middle thereof, the end result will be the very thing the young man was searching for but missed out on: everlasting life (v. 29).

When asked to follow Him, the young man turned away, but Peter, along with the other disciples, invested themselves and followed on.

The path to follow may not always be easy, but after all the dominoes have fallen, and all the choices have been made, one day we will look back over the story of our lives from the vantage point of salvation, and be mesmerized by the beauty of heaven before us, for that’s what will we have, and it is a glorious future to behold!

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A Truth You Must Know

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022Leave a comment

Perfection. Innocent. Pure and undefiled is how the world stood. It was beautifully unmarked and untainted from heaven’s sky to the dirt on the ground.

Then came sin with all the diseases that follow its wrong course. There was now pain and sorrow, hurtfulness and despair. Perfection has been injured. What was beautiful has received a scar. The world was fallen – utterly torn apart (Gen. 3; Rom. 5:12).

Torn apart from its innocence. Pure no more.

Torn apart from its Maker. What would happen now?

Would He turn away and erase it all? Could the shattered love that spoke of its good still see hope in the end?

He did.

God didn’t leave the fallen world without an answer to its depravity. He refused to forget His love for the ones He made. He made a choice and had a plan to redeem what was broken. In Jesus Christ, He had the cure: “Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father” (Gal. 1:4).

We can look around and measure the world by the wickedness we see. Or we can look at how much grace was bestowed on you and me.

In the world, we were far from perfect or right. In the world, we too groped like people in the night. But His plan shone a light to help us see that this is not the end of the story for us or humanity (Jn. 3:16).

Friend, if you have fallen, may your eyes upon Him turn. He has not forgotten you. God is waiting for your return. There is salvation ready in His redemptive plan. Something that could never be earned by any woman or man. But because His love for us is so real, His only begotten Son became our everlasting seal:

“For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel . . .” (Col. 1:19-23)

When we believe, we are redeemed, covered by the ransom’s cost which His holy and undefiled blood has bought (1 Pet. 1:18-19). That is the truth you must grasp today. The question is, will you accept the Gift that saves (2 Cor. 9:15; Jn. 3:16)?

“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.” John 3:16

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23

“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23

“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Acts 2:38

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

Jesus said, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” John 10:10

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The View That Will Change Your Life Forever

December 5, 2022Leave a comment

Some views will change your life forever. The scenic wonder as you look out over the mountaintops. The sun that sets below the horizon daily. The waves that crash on the ocean shores where land and sea collide. Seeing and feeling the peace of a forest walk as nature saturates your senses. When our eyes meet with places like these, there seems to be an extraordinary pull within us that longs for us to want to relive that experience day after day. What your eyes see and what you experience has a way of affecting you on the inside.

But what about what your heart sees? How do you respond to the vision of Jesus before you today? When you look at Him, who do you see?

One day Jesus had a private moment with His disciples. In that moment, He wanted to know what they saw, not with their eyes, but with their hearts. After asking about the opinions of others (Mt. 16:13), He wanted to know what those around Him thought for themselves: “But whom say ye that I am?” He asked (Mt. 16:15).

With that questioning digging into their personal understanding of Him, only one spoke in revealed truth that centered itself in his very being and wouldn’t let go. Only one man, by the name of Peter, saw Jesus for so much more. “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God,” (Mt. 16:16) he said without hesitation or flinching, being fully confident in his answer.

In Jesus, I believe he saw not just the miracles, and wonders, and powerful teaching. He saw Him for who He was: “The Son of the living God.”

When you see Jesus for who He really is, your life will be filled with wonder in a way you have never experienced before, and you will be changed forever. When the veil of truth is pulled back and revelation dawns upon your knowing heart, and heaven shows you the Son, things will never be the same.

As your eyes of faith look upon Him and your soul is drawn to Him, you find in Christ what you have been searching for all your life. Forward you walk. Closer to thee, O Lord, I must be, becomes the craving of your inner man, and it cannot be satisfied with another.

I know how the world views Him. They call Jesus many things and have many opinions. But as I rise this day and every day, I see your glory. I see Your hand in the very details of my life. I feel you in my heart, and as with Peter, I see the Son before me. That is a view that has changed my life forever.

Blessings ~

Father God, we are praying today for many souls to see You for who You are. We are praying for eyes and hearts to be opened to the eternal truth: salvation can be found in no other, but only in Jesus Christ can lives be truly changed forever (Jn. 14:6). May many grab hold of this truth today and believe and receive Him for themselves. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray, AMEN!

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Here’s a quick reminder . . .

December 1, 2022Leave a comment

Here’s a quick reminder. This life can make you feel some type of way sometimes. It can make you feel isolated like you’re all alone in dealing with this stuff. But I’m here to remind you that you are NOT. God’s unfailing hand of love is holding you through every trying circumstance. Don’t let the enemy convince you otherwise. All he wants to do is steal, kill and destroy the plans God has for you. God has greater than THIS in store for you and YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS! He’s holding on to you. Keep holding on to Him! Blessings~
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“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” – Psalm 23:4

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” – Isaiah 41:10

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” – Hebrews 13:5

Before the day was, I am He!

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022Leave a comment

“Yea, before the day was I am he . . .” Isaiah 43:13

There is a time and a place for all things, that is what they say. Some will argue their disbelief in God because they have trouble with not being able to pinpoint His beginning. This life, this walk of faith demands that we believe God for who He says He is: “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty” (Revelation 1:8), meaning there was never a time God was not. He was before all and will continue to be, forever and ever. The psalmist celebrated this by saying, “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God” (Psalm 90:2), a truth repeatedly recognized throughout Scripture (Job 36:23; Psalm 93:2; Isaiah 41:4).

The Bible begins with the very words, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). God is responsible for all of the Creation events. He “laid the foundations of the earth” (Psalm 104:5). When “the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep” (Genesis 1:2a), God was already there moving: “And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters” (Genesis 1:2b). Before light (Genesis 1:3-4), and even before there was a day or a night (Genesis 1:5), there was God. He has always been and will always be.

“To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things” (Isaiah 40:25-26a). God is the Creator of all things. Knowing who laid the foundations. Knowing He who was before all things, solidifies our faith in the one and only true living God.

There is no one like our God. He testified of Himself before Moses and said, ““I AM THAT I AM,” (Exodus 3:14), meaning just that. He has always existed before anything else, and He has always been before even one day was ever noted in history. He is God all by Himself: “Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God” (Isaiah 44:6).

God has no equal! There is nobody that can be measured up to Him! There is no comparison, no rival, no match, and no substitutes – none that can be even remotely like God! There is only one God, and from before the foundations of the earth, God has been, and He has been in control. All we need to do is simply put our trust in Him, believe in Him, wait on Him, and watch Him work: “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD” (Psalm 27:14).

The eternal nature of God cannot be understood by pinpointing days, only by believing in faith: “Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end” (Psalm 102:25-27).

Weeping and Washing

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022Leave a comment

“And one of the Pharisees desired him that he could eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.” Luke 7:36-38

Regardless of how they looked at her or what they thought of her, she came.

They scowled, they scorned, they didn’t like her – but she still came.

They counted her unworthy, undeserving, and disqualified. Even then, she came.

Her sin met her Savior. And though they said she shouldn’t be there, Jesus did not deny her access. So, she came.

The atmosphere hung heavy with her guilt and shame, but His forgiveness erased all that blame. She couldn’t help it. She had to come to Him without delay.

With weeping and washing, her gratitude and love, He did not turn away. She came with a gift so precious, more than what she poured that day.

A heart surrendered. A heart that had been freed. A heart delivered and determined to show how much He meant indeed.

A year’s wages was the cost, nothing compared to the weight of sin she gladly lost. She lovingly poured upon His feet, weeping and washing with her hair. Of their opinions, she did not care.

This repentant heart that was humbled and healed. She would not let the judgment of others, her joy to steal.

She came to Jesus, and poured out her best. With weeping and washing, she blessed, and was blessed.

Weeping and washing, humbled hearts so true. If you come, Jesus will welcome you too.

“I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.” Luke 15:7

God, plan perfectly my day.

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022Leave a comment

We all have desires. We all envision how we want our life to go. And we are all guilty of thinking we know the best way to achieve it. Often, we try to come to our own rescue by formulating plans, mentally putting pieces of this puzzle together, thinking, if this happens, then I’ll do this. And if that happens, then this can be done. Even though we may have prayed over the matter, maybe quite sincerely, that doesn’t mean we have invited God into the issue. It doesn’t mean we have actually asked for His input, released it into His hands, or asked for His perfect will.

Leaving God out of the process means we have to have all the answers. It means we need to know the beginning from the end and all the future consequences and ripples in our lives that those decisions cause. It means we have to have perfect knowledge of everything about them now, and what’s to come – and, I am sorry, not sorry, to say, none of us are that smart. No, not one. That type of omniscient power can only be of God. So, why do we fight so much to have it our own way?

Getting your way all the time is not all it’s cracked up to be. With it comes more responsibility than we are equipped to handle. So, today I urge you to release your plans, days, and life to God and pray for Him to plan it according to His perfect and unfailing will.

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11

Walk in the person God designed you to be!

November 11, 2022Leave a comment

You are special. What God has placed in you is special. You are an original creation anointed for such a time as this. What God has in you is for you. Enjoy the masterpiece that is you, for that is how He created you.

Let them find life in You!

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022Leave a comment

Father God, Your love for this world is unimaginable. You go and have gone through the extremes of love to save as many souls as possible. Today, we are praying for the increase of Your holy kingdom. We are praying for many souls to enter in. We are praying for new eyes and new hearts of faith to see You and to love You for the wonderful God that You are. “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10).

You are mighty and strong. A refuge in the time of trouble. You are our hope and our solid rock upon which we build our trust. Let them see You for themselves. Let them know how much You love them, that You are the good Father who gave the best gift that we may enter Your presence, that we may enter Your glory, the place where You dwell: “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” (John 3:16).

Let them find life in You. Searches have been made to find fulfillment in many things, but in You only there is life. We pray for hearts, minds, and eyes to be opened to that holy truth, and that many souls will turn to You for their refuge and their soul salvation.

In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray, AMEN!

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Tag: Christian

“Walk In Peace!”

It’s a Matter of Choice

A Truth You Must Know

The View That Will Change Your Life Forever

Here’s a quick reminder . . .

Before the day was, I am He!

Weeping and Washing

God, plan perfectly my day.

Walk in the person God designed you to be!

Let them find life in You!

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