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Be Strong And Of Good Courage
Everything we have belongs to God. God is the ultimate source of our wealth and everything we have, want, or need. When you begin to understand this principle you can give back to the Lord your time, trust, resources, or any area that you feel so moved. God will in tun give back to you by putting wonderful people in your life, to give you hope. Stay focused on God and remember to give thanks and honor to Him everyday.
This verse was quoted in Hoosiers. The scene where the minister prayed before Coach Dale’s first game. It applies to your life as well……………………….
Joshua 1: 7- 10- “Be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do all the law that Moses has given you (The law given to Moses from God, the Ten Commandments); do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. (God wants us to prosper). This book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage: do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
God Has A Stimulus Package For You.
God will make a way when there is no way. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. God will give you a stimulus when you reach out for the advancement of His kingdom. He will open doors for you and your family. Give of your time, your money, or by ministering to others. We are all minsters for the Lord. We all can reach out and give of oursleves by utilizing the talents that God has given us. You may have musical talents, give it to the Lord. You may have the talent to write, give it to the Lord. You may have the talent to preach the word of God, give it to the Lord.
It is our calling, our charge through Jesus Christ. We have a mission to go ye therefore and preach the gospel, baptizing them in the name of the Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost. That’s our charge to reach out and know that God is Good. He is Good all the time. When we are down and out, He makes a way. When we do not know which way to go, He is there for us. When it appears there is no way out. God is there for us. He’s there with a stimulus, when we are there for Him. Get your heavenly stimulus today! Join me today and give thank to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who intercedes for us to the Father, Almighty God. In the name of Jesus We ask it all…… Amen.
I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it, for you have a little strength, have kept My word and have not denied My name. Revelation 3:8
Jesus Opens Doors and Rewards Those Who Accept Him and Follow His Word
I know your works. See I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have little strenght,have kept My word, and have not denied My name…….Revelations 3:8.
Sometimes the door to opportunity is placed right in front of us, yet we do not see it. The great relevation of this is that this door cannot be closed and no one can do anything to shut it. It is God’s way of opening opportunites in our lives. If we have tried to live by His precepts and His word our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, will never leave us or forsake us, even in our darkest hour. Nothing that we do is in vain. The Lord sees our work and has a plan to lead us out of the wilderness.
Prepare in council with the Lord. Read, meditiat and reflect on His word and. Prepare a plan or blueprint for whatever your job is here on earth and wait patiently on the Lord
Try Jesus!
Jesus came to save the world and we are recipients of the Gift of Grace. You must understand that this is more than just one casual statement. He came to erase the sins of the man and woman and give us a way to find everlasting life through Him. The act of freely giving of Himself to die on Calvary is one of immense courage that we could never fully comprehend. We do not possess the courage and honor of this one Man, who came to earth as a man so that He could save us from our Sins.
He did not come with stipulations, He came with a simple requirement; that we freely acknowledge Him and ask for His forgiveness. That’s it; and then we would have the gift of Eternal Life. A Gift of Grace. Yet we go about our lives as if He does not exist. We debate the merits of Jesus Life and whether He is the Messiah. Yes He is the Messiah. The Son that God sent to free man of the Sins of the world.
You know Jesus is in you, whether you know it or not and He loves you no matter what sin you have committed. He just wants you to return to the Body of Christ and away from the sins of the world. You know if you have sinned. There are a number of ways that you can do it. satan devised so many ways for it to happen. All one has to do look at the paper, turn on the evening news, fire up the Internet, and navigate to your home page, and you will no doubt find, news riddled with the sinful acts of man. Jesus came to rid you from all of that.
Yet we do all we can to uphold sinful standard, distort reasoning, call bad good, and good bad. We worship sinful acts and say Jesus is not Real. We say God is not real. But there is a price we pay for such blatant sinful behavior. There is a price for the lack of salvation. Jesus Gave his life, violently so that You would have a way to renounce your sins and have eternal life. A fleeting moment of pleasure here on earth is not worth an eternity of damnation.
Examine yourself, your life. Is is right by the Lord Jesus Christ? Is it right by God? If the answer is no. Then you have a choice. You can ask Jesus to come into your life, right here, right now and erase all the sin and decadence you have done. Try doing something for Jesus, after all he gave His life on Calvary for your sins; a gift of Grace. All you have to do in prayer is ask Him to forgive you for your sins, transgression, and inequities. Ask Him to come into your life and be the Lord and Savior of Your Life and He will come along with the Holy Spirit to live within you. It’s your choice, You can do it today! It’s up to you! The only way to the Lord God Almighty is through Jesus Christ. Do it Now,before its too late!
Seek First The Kingdom of God
The word “seek” is included in many verses of the bible. It is an action verb that requires a definitve action in order to obtain information or answers. When you seek something you usually go all out to find it. This information creates a void in us until we finally find what we are looking for. Have you ever lost something and sought to find it? I’m sure this is something that we all have experienced. When we seek something dilligently it consumes us, because we have placed some sort of value on whatever the lost item is. Why is it that we don’t place the same value or seek first the Kindgom of God? Is it not more valuable than any earthly item or keepsake that we sometimes seek? We also seek out knowledge. Why do we spend more time seeking to know information in order to let others know how smart we are? So that we will be known as an an expert? It is more important that we know things that will better our career or our social standing in this world. But seldom do we seek to better and enrich our spiritual bank; that is to know more about God’s Kingdom and His Son, Jesus Christ.
Matthew 6: 33 says “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all these things shall be added unto you”.
We place everything first before the Lord. We seek out information. We seek out promotions. We seek to know the latest gossip. We seek to have the most important job title. We seek to the the first in our circle of friends to have a news car or the latest electronic toy. We seek more money. But rarely do we seek to know the Lord. If you believe Matthew 6:33, all of the above will be added if you seek first the Kingdom of God.
That is where we can do oursleves the most good. It matter not what others in this fallen world think of us. What matters is what our Heavenly Father thinks of us and the work that we do for the honor and glory of his kingdom. When you find yourself frantically looking for a lost item, our trying to secure a promotion, stop and ask the question; Or you seeking First the Kingdom Of God? Are you putting God first? That is the most important thing you can do. Are you happily seeking His Kingdom? This should be you number priority just because GOD should have first place above any and everything in your life. Learn to love the Lord and not earthly things or earthly accolades.
God Wants Us to Prosper Through Seeking His Kingdom
Most christians think that we must suffer; God never told us such things. He told us in this world there will be trouble. He warned us of that reality. This is a fallen world, and yes here will be trouble, however, because we may suffer, it is because of this fallen world, sometimes poor choices that we made for our lives, sometime the results of the lifestlyes we choose to live, how we eat, etc. The list can go on and on. It never changes. There are so many man driven things that can causes us to suffer. Suffer monetarily, suffer finacially, yes there are many ways we can suffer.
That is not God’s mission for our lives. He does not want us to suffer. He gives us the tools to prosper spiritually, to be healthy, financially, and in many other ways in our lives. God wants us to seek his kindom and to go into all the world and preach God’s gospel for His kingdom. Never stop seeking the truth of God of God’s word. It is a light unto our feet and light unto our path.
“Just Do It!”- Distribute Your Riches While On Earth
“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they may be not high minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy: That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Laying up for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life”. I Timothy 6: 17-19.
I considered the concept of what it means to be rich in this world. What does God mean when he refers to earthly riches? What did Jesus mean, when he taught about earthly riches? We have our concept as mortals, about what it means to be rich. Live the good life, protect our family, live a good christian life; enjoy life life. Yes the good life!
According to our earthly standards being rich is a good life. After all we provided for our family. We always kept a Job. We did things according the God’s instruction and God blessed us to provide for our families.
The one thing we left out of this senario is that we did not consider what we are to do with the riches that God provided to us. Yes we did provide for our families, but these riches are not just for our immediate families. No these riches are for the Body of Christ as well. God gives us riches for a purpose. I hate to burst your bubble, but it was not by your on doing that you became rich, no it was because of the Grace of God.
We get all high minded with our head up in the air thinking that we are better than everyone. Thinking that we are superior because God blessed us with a bigger house, a nicer car, or whatever. We take this ridiculous thinking with us to our grave. Let’s get this straight once and for all. We do not obtain riches strictly on our on work. Yes we must put forth an effort, a valid effort and sometimes a diligent effort. God did not say; don’t try! But he did say this:
“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they may be not high minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy: That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Laying up for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life”. I Timothy 6: 17-19.
God wants us to take our riches and give back to others while here on earth. It is a simple message, the verse says “ready to distribute, willing to communicate”, which means that we may build up an eternal reward bank account before we go to heaven. You see what you do on this earth with our riches has a profound impact on the rewards that you will receive in heaven. You are saved by the Grace of Jesus Christ, by accepting Him as your Savior you have an automatic ticket to heaven. God gives us an added bonus by rewarding us for our good deeds here on earth.
Don’t think that monetary gifts are the only things that we are rich in and have been blessed with. No if you have a gift or talent that the Lord blessed you with, he expects you to use that talent and give back to others. Don’t worry about how much it cost are how can you afford to do it. Like the Nike slogan said………Just Do It!
Walking in Tune and In Step With The Lord
Walking in line or in step with the Lord is often a difficult challenge for all of us. With the influences of this simple and yet complicated world, we are still faced with challenges to walk a straight and narrow path with the Lord. The key to knowing and walking with the Lord is to meditate on His word. From His word we we know the true nature of the Lord. He is not like us and our human logic is useless in understanding the will and purpose of the Lord.
The only way that we can become competent in understanding the word of the Lord is to read his word in the old testament and new testament, that means that we must read the entire books of the Bible. We must also be very aware of the consequences of our actions. When we follow the word of the Lord, then there are positive results from during this. Be in tune with the Lord by knowing the rewards of living your life with the
Lord… this will give you a blueprint and road map to receiving more blessing from the Lord.
Likewise, when we do not comform to God’s word, if we are in tune and pay attention, we can see the negative consequences of not following his word. God has provided a road map, a blueprint, a heart to heart discussion on how we are to live and also have we are not to live. It’s called the Bible. It is your friend; read it everyday , not just on Sunday, that is not enough. Know the word of God.
