"Whatsoever He Does Prospers"

If you want to prosper in our life (in every area),  study Psalm 1:1-3.  Clearly, God has given us the keys to prospering in these verses,  Prosperous is not just about money or wealth.  It includes divine health, a saved family, answers to prayers, deliverance, guidance, counsel, in fact, it includes all of the promises God made to us (in the Bible).  Now that's a lot of prosperity!

Psalm 1:3-1 says, "1. Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.   2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and on His law he meditates day and night.  3. He is like a tree planted by streams of water which yield its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.  Whatsoever he does prospers."

In verse 1, we see there is a promise of blessing to those who do not walk with, talk to, or do what the wicked do.  There is a promise of blessing to those who do not stand with the sinners or participate in sinning.   In verse 2, a blessed man delights himself in the word of God.  That is, he loves the word of God.  The word of God is pleasurable to a blessed man and he (the man) meditates on the word of God both day and night.  He meditates on the word of God by giving it first priority in his life.  He purposefully aims to study the word of God.  He intentionally studies the word of God.  He continues throughout the day to keep the word of God on his brain, in his heart and speaks it out of his mouth.

In verse 3,  a blessed man who delights in the word of God, who meditates on God's word day and night, will be like a tree that is planted by water.  A tree planted by waters is vibrate.  It is nourished. It grows strong.  It leaves are full of life and bring forth fruit.  A blessed man, just like the tree, will be nourished, or in other words, fed and taken care of by God.  A blessed man, just like the tree, will yield good fruit, that is, his results will be good and people will notice his fruit.

Finally, a whatsoever a "blessed man does will prosper.  This is a promise to a man or woman who makes a decision to follow the instruction in Psalm 1:1-3.

Whatsoever is what you so sever do will prosper if  you walk with God, obey His laws and meditate on His word day and night.  You are promised a prosperous and blessed life.

Live in it in Jesus Christ name.  Amen!

Strap On!

 We are "to be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might."  Each day we are "to put on the full armor of God that we may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil."  As children of God we will be faced with evil things from the enemy. However,  we can stand and be able to resist in the evil day because God has given us His full armor to Strap On!

In Ephesians 6:13-17, Paul tells us to strap on the following weapons of warfare: (1) Shield of Faith; (2) Helmet of Salvation; (3) Breastplate of Righteousness; (4) Belt of Truth; (5) Gospel combat boots; (6) The Sword of the Spirit; and (7) The Word of Truth.  When we placed these weapons on everyday, we can stand and defeat the enemy.

So today, tomorrow and the next day, take time to Strap On the full of armor of God.  Use your shield of faith to stop the attacks, declare your righteousness through the blood of Jesus Christ, allow the Sword of the Spirit to speak the Word of Truth over all areas of your life, keep your feet solid in the Gospel of peace and proclaim the Belt of truth that it brings, and know that your Helmet of Salvation will always protect you.

Be Blessed in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Speak God's Word, Part 2

I can't stress enough the importance of speaking God's Word.  Through out the Bible we are consistently instructed to keep God's Word in our heart. to mediate on it day and night (Joshua. 1:8) and to bind His Word around our neck.  To rightly divide the word of truth, turn to Proverbs 4:20-22 and it reads, "My son give attention to my words. Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight. Keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their whole body."  As you can see, we are instructed to pay attention to God's Words, to listen intently to God's Word, to keep God's Word in our heart (spirit man) and for the people who will do these things concerning God's Word, they will find life and health to their whole body.

Now let's take a look at  Proverbs 21:23, which says, "He who guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his soul from trouble." One might ask the question, so how does one guard his mouth?  The answer can be found in Proverbs 22:17-19, "Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to knowledge; For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you. That they may be ready on your lips. So that your trust may be in the Lord."  According to this scripture, it is our responsibility to guard our mouth and we do this, again, by hearing God's Word, by applying our mind to the Word of God - then it will be pleasant within us (our spirit man) and our lips are readied to release the Word of God, thus resulting in us trusting God for His Word.

A mouthful of God's Words can do marvelous things.  Give it a try.  Open up your mouth and Speak God's Word! (Scriptures taken from American Standard Version)

Be Blessed!  

Grace - Be Unto You!

God gives us brand new grace each day.  At the beginning of your day, grace is there to greet you.  In fact, it is the grace of God that you woke up.  So when you wake up, give God the praise that He desires.  Tell God how thankful you are for His grace, mercy and love.  Tell God that it is because of Him that you live.  Tell God how much you love Him.  Give God the first fruits of your mouth.  Sing a new song unto the Lord.  Fill His courts with your praise.  Ask God what can you do for Him (the kingdom of God) today.  Ask Him to direct your path and to guide you.  Pray and forgive others. Worship God with your whole heart.  Declare His glory in the earth, in your life and in the lives of your love ones.  Pray for peace and blessing.  Seek Him and He shall be found.  Expect to hear from God and when you do, take heed and obey.

Be Blessed!

God is "I am"

God said that He is I am. I am is present tense. There is none other but God.  God is today, yesterday and forever.  He forever rules and reign.  God, the great I am, is healing.  God, the great I am, is love. God, the great I am, is comfort,  God, the great I am, is mercy.  God, the great I am, is soundness of mind.  God, the great I am, is help.  God, the great I am, is peace.  God, the great I am, is shelter. God, the great I am, is protection.  God, the great I am, is kindness.  God, the great I am, is your way maker.  God, the great I am, is your savior.  God, the great I am, is your father.   He is your Holy Father who loves you. God, the great I am, is truth.  God, the great I am, is joy.  God, the great I am, is your warrior who will fight your battles.  God, the great I am, is giver of life.  Eternal life.


Thank for God for being I am to me in all things.

How to Pray? Part 1

Have you ever wondered to yourself, how should I pray or what should I say when I’m praying?  Many years ago, I found myself at this crossroad.  However, I learned how to pray and today, I want to share with you what I learned regarding prayer.   If you will get your Bible and turn to the Gospel according to Matthew, Chapter 6, verses 5-15, you will see what Jesus said about prayer.

In verse 5, Jesus instructed us “not to pray as hypocrites for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, in order to be seen.”   In other words, don’t pray for other people’s adoration and attention.  Don’t pray just to be seen so you can get all puffed up.    Also in this same verse, Jesus tells us to “go into your inner room, and when you have closed the door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.”  WOW!  Did you catch that?  God will reward us when we pray in secret.  Prayer is a personal and sacred act and it should be done in our “prayer closet”, a place where you go to pray, or the actual act of prayer.   Now don’t confuse your personal prayer time with prayer at church, or at a religious ceremony. If you are asked to pray, by all means do so.

In verse 6, Jesus goes on to tell us that when we pray “we should not use meaningless repetition, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.”  You see, it’s not how many words, but the faith of those words.  When we pray we should not babble and babble, saying words without faith and not much thought.   We should pray what God’s Word as already said and believe by faith that He hears us and will answer us.

   

The next time you pray - Remember to pray in secret to Father God and be careful not to use meaningless words.

Be Blessed and Read Part 2.

Praise, An Act of Your Will

Praise is an act of your will.  Let me show you what I mean.  At sports games be it football, soccer, basketball, or baseball, to name a few, no one forces the fans to shout, holler, or chat for their teams. For the love of their teams, fans cheer and cheer for them. In other words, they are praising their teams as act of their own will.

Now let's take a look at what God's Word say about praise.

Psalm 91:1 says, "It is a good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing his praises to Thy name, O Most High."

Psalm 135:1-2 says, "Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, O servants of the Lord. You who stand in the house of the Lord, In the courts of the house of our God! Praise the Lord for te Lord is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely."

Psalm 66: 1-3 says, "Shout joyfully to God, all the earth. Sing the glory of His name; Make His praise glorious. Say to God, How awesome are Thy works!"

Psalm 47:2 says,  "O' clap your hands, all peoples. Shout to God with the voice of joy."

Psalm 106:1 says, "Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting."

When you think about the goodness of God and all that He has done and will do, we should be more than glad to give Him praise from our mouths and our voice.  Psalm 121 says that the Lord is our helper and keeper; He protects us from all evil; He will guard our going out and coming in from this time and forever; and much more.

What sports team will or has done any of these things for you or me?  None.  Yet, people "praise" their teams.

From this day forward, make a decision to give God praise each and everyday.  He is worthy of our praise and He inhabits the praises of His people.

Jesus, The Word of God

For those of us who may not know or haven’t really thought about it, Jesus is the Word of God.  John 1:1-3 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.”   Revelation 19:13 says, “And He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood; and His name is called The Word of God.”  

    

Think about this for a moment.  The Word of God is Jesus and Jesus is the Word of God.  This is a profound and serious truth.  As Christians, we can call on the name of Jesus and all will be OK.  When we speak God’s Word we are speaking Jesus who has all power to create things into being.  When you say Jesus I need healing, Jesus, the Word of God that created all into being, says you are healed by my stripes (Isaiah 53:5).  When you say Jesus I need help paying my bills this month, Jesus, the Word of God what created all into being, says that “God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory through Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:19)

The Word of God is true.  The Word of God is here to help you, to comfort you; to provide for you; to watch over you; to bless you; to heal you; to cloth and feed you; to give you favor; to answer your every pray; and so much more.

Spend time with Jesus by spending time studying His Words. Time with the Word of God is time with Jesus and the more time spent with Him the more you will get to know Him.  

Activate Your Healing Now!

Before you can use a new credit card, you must 1st activate the card.  You must contact the bank, enter some key data about yourself and then you hear that voice saying, "your card has been activated".  Just like that new credit card, healing in your body must be activated. You have do something.  So must you do?  I'm glad you asked.

First, you must ask God to heal you.  How is this done?  It is done by searching the Bible for healing scriptures or stories of how Jesus healed.  Once you have found the scripture(s),  ask God to heal you based on the scripture that you found.  Say something like,  "God, I see in your Word that Jesus healed all of those who were oppressed by the devil (Acts 10:38); or Jesus healed every sickness and  every disease (Matt, 9:35). Therefore, Lord I am standing on this/these scripture(s) for my healing and I thank you for it right now."

Secondly, now that you have asked God for your healing and are standing on the Word of God for healing, believe right then and now that you receive healing in the name of Jesus.  No matter what is being said to you by doctors, family members, or how you feel, continue to believe God for your healing and thank Him,

Finally, continue to confess your healing.  Say something like, "By the stripes of Jesus I am healed (1 Peter 2:24); or The power of the Lord is present to heal me (Luke 5:17)."  Keep God's Words of healing in your mouth.  According to Kenneth Hagin, Jr., "confession is how to receive what God has promised".  So don't stop.

Activate your healing now in the name of Jesus, your healer and redeemer.
    

Meditate on God's Word - Part 1

God has given us the perfect plan to keep us safe, free from harm, prosperous, increasing in growth and bearing much fruit (fruit meaning positive results).  If only we will heed to His plan. 

Psalm 1:1-3 says “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers. But his delight is in the Law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night and he will be like a tree that is firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither; and whatever he does, he prospers.”

Let’s break it down:  Blessed means empowered to prosper.  So if you want to be empowered to prosper stay away from the wicked people.  Do not stand with them.  Do not do what they do.  Do not sit with those who mock God.  Stay away from all evil if you want to be a blessed man (person).

Let’s break it down: Delight yourself in the Words of God.  Study God’s Word with joy.  Make it a daily habit to study God’s Word, spend time (quality time).   Meditate on God’s Word day and night.  Think about it during the day.  Think about it during the night.  Say it out lout.  Say it to yourself.  Ponder the Word of God.  When you do this, you are renewing your mind with the Word of God, then it will take root in your spirit man and your faith will grow. 

Let’s break it down:  As a result of spending time in God’s Word, your faith will grow and you become immovable like a tree.  You will know and know that God’s Word is true and that His Word will produce good fruit (results) in your life that will not wither away.  And whatever you do or undertake, you will prosper in.  

You have to have faith in the Word of God and Faith Comes by Hearing – Hearing the Word of God.

Alone Time

Do you ever think of how much alone time you have?  What do I mean alone time?  I’m talking about time when you are by yourself.  Just the other day, I had just finished my workout and as I looked around the gym, most people were paired with someone else.  I went to the market to buy groceries and again I noticed that most people were paired with someone.  I began to think to myself how many times I find myself alone.   I go to church alone.  I workout alone.  I shop alone. I study the Word of God alone.  I go to the doctor alone.  Alone!   Alone!

As I thought more about how much time I spend alone, the Spirit of God reminded me that I am never alone.  God said that he will never leave us.  Plus, He sent the Holy Spirit to live in us. Some of you may say, sure, but you can’t physically touch God, or how do I know that He is there.  First and foremost, you have to have faith in what God said.  So you must believe in God.  For example, let’s say you are standing and want to sit down.  You see a chair in the room.  You walk up to the chair, turn your back side to the chair and proceed to bend your legs and place yourself on the chair.  You have faith in the chair meaning that you believe that the chair is able to withhold your weight.  If you did not have faith in the chair, you would not sit on it.

Well, belief in God is the same way.  You have to believe in your heart that He is with you and He is there for you.  You must study the Word of God to increase your faith and to renew your mind.  Ask God to help you with your faith.  As you begin to spend more time with God, He becomes more real to you.  He will begin to speak to you (in your spirit).  As you begin to keep His Word, God will reveal himself to you more, and you will realize that you are never alone.

Who Are You Connected To?

When you accept the Lord Jesus as your savior, your life changes immediately.  Of course you may not feel different, but you have changed.  The Word of God says that we have to be born again, not physically but spiritually, to have eternal life.    Adam’s sin caused all of us to be born as sinners having no connection to God.  However, God so loved the world that He sent His son (Jesus) to the earth to be born from the womb of a woman.  Jesus’ birth was the beginning of our reconnect to God.

Jesus died on the cross, went to hell and in three days, He got up from the grave. The power of God raised Him from the dead.   Think about that!  A dead lifeless body was raised from the dead!  Better yet, the resurrection of Jesus has the power to reconnect us to God to those who believe.  All you have to do is confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, and you shall be saved.  (Romans 10:9)

In a world flooded with connectivity, I ask you the question. Have you connected to the Holy one, Jesus?

Whoever Believes

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God." (John 1:1-2)  "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)  "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him." John 3:17)

Now let's break these verses down.  The Word was Jesus and Jesus cannot be separated from God because the Word was God and was with God in the beginning.  In Genesis Chapter 1, God spoke His Word and His Word created everything.  After the fall of Adam, God's plan was to redeem man back to Him.  He did this by sending His Word (Jesus) to the earth to be born a physical birth through a woman; thus the Word, (Jesus) became flesh and lived on the earth.  Jesus came to the world as a man to save the world and to redeem man back to God through His (Jesus') death. 

Therefore, "if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord. and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation." (Romans 10:9-10)

"Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed,"  (Romans 10:11)

God's Word is true and He does not disappoint,  Receive your salvation today!

God's Love

God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, Jesus, to the earth to live as a man and die a physical death,  And whosoever confess with his mouth that Jesus is Lord and believes in his heart that God raised him from the dead, will be save (John 10:9-10).  God did all of this because he loves us.  God wants you to know that His love for you is everlasting,  God wants you to know that if you seek him, he can be found.  God wants you to know that no matter what you have done, He loves you and wants to restore and bless you.  God wants you to know that all of needs are in Him.  All of your answers are in Him.  God wants you to know that He is mad at you and that He is there with open arms ready to receive you.  Give God a chance.  Try God.

Give your heart to God today!

Be Blessed.

Lay Hold of God's Word

The words of our mouth come out of our heart (spirit) and affect our lives.  The Bible tells us that “life and death are in the power of the tongue."  Are you speaking life or death?  Are you speaking blessing or curses?  Knowing how our words can affect us, our circumstances and the lives of others, we should be careful of the words that we allow to come out of our mouths. 

Proverbs 4:4-6 says, “Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live. Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them. Do not forsake wisdom and she will protect you, love her and she will watch over you.”   

As you can see in Proverbs 4, we are to keep God’s Word in our heart (spirit man).  We are to obey His every word and live.  We are to seek out wisdom, which is the Word of God and by so doing, we will get understanding.   We are not to forget the Word of God and don’t move away from the Word of God.  If we keep wisdom (the Word of God), wisdom (the Word of God) will protect us.  If we love wisdom (the word of God), wisdom (the Word of God) will watch over us.

We get the Word of God by studying God’s Word.  As we study the Word of God, God will speak to us.  He will instruct us.  He will keep us.  He will protect us.  He will watch over us and guard us in every area of our lives.  Don’t let a day go by without spending time in God’s Word.  Study His Word and live.

When we lay hold of God’s Word and fill our hearts with His Word, blessing words will come out of our mouths.  We will begin to recognize words that are not of God.  We will begin to say only what God has said – Words of Blessings!

Words of Life

One of the fascinating things I love about God’s Word is that God’s Words gives us life.  God’s Word is so full of life and all we need to do is to study His Word and obey His Word and life comes.  Let’s take a deeper dive into what I have said.   First Proverbs 2:6 says, “For the Lord gives wisdom and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.”  So our first part is to get the Word of God.  And where do we get it?  It (God’s Word) comes directly from him (God).  When you open your bible each day and read it, you are receiving the Word of God.  

  

Proverbs 4:20-22 says, “My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight; keep them in within your heart, for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s hold body.”  God is talking here.  He is saying, hint, hint, children, if you want life and health, all you have to do is pay attention to my words and listen to my words (listening with the intent to do). 

Proverbs 3:1-2 says, “My son do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart for they will prolong your life many years and bring prosperity” and Proverbs 4:13 tells to “Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.”  As you can see, the Word of God can prolong your life, bring you prosperity and we are instructed by God to guard it well for it is our life. 

God’s Word is life.  Spend time daily reading and studying Gods Word.  God’s Word has promised us life, long life, health and prosperity.   Our life is like a vapor and we are only a breath away from death, so time spent with God is not wasted time, it is life.