To Know the Word of God - Part 2

It's 2013-Happy New Year.  With that being said, let me ask you a couple of questions for the New Year.  What are you going to do differently this year in regards to the Word of God?  In other words, how much time will you spend in the Word of God?  How important is it for you to be successful, to be delivered, to be happy, to be set free, to receive the many promises of God?  Before you answer these questions, please give some serious thought to your answer.  Take a few days, if needed, to really reflect on your motives, your desires and needs. Ask yourself, if your need is large enough or real to move you to action.  What action?  I am talking about action to spend time in the Word of God so that you will come to know the Word of God; and by knowing, you can receive the many promises of God. The Bible is a book of promises to God's children. As a matter of fact, in  2nd Cor. 1:20,  Paul said, "For no matter how many promises God has made, they are Yes in Christ."

WOW!  Do you see this?  The promises that God has made, which are many, are YES in Christ.  But how does one go about knowing them? How does one activate the promises of God?  The answer is to spend time in the Word of God. You have an active part to play. You got to do something that only you can do. Your action is to study His Word; to meditate on His Word; to believe His Word and to speak His Word. God's Word coming out of your mouth set things in motion.  Make a quality decision to spend time each day in the Word of God.  Start out small, such as ten minutes a day.  Commit and be faithful to the ten minutes and by doing so your spirit will be renewed and yearn for more.

In 2013 - Get into the Know of the Word of God!  It is time!

To Know the Word of God - Part 1

To get God's Word working in your life, you have to believe, study it and speak it.  You've got to know what His Word says.  To know the Word of God, you have to open up your bible and READ it.  Make reading God's Word one of your daily habits.  To gain a better understanding of God's Word, purchase a good study bible.  Before you begin to read your bible, ask God to reveal to you knowledge of his Word, and then READ with expectancy.  Grab a pencil, highlighter or yellow marker, a notebook, sticky notes and begin your study.

As you read, record questions or comments that drop in your spirit in your notebook.  If a particular scripture stands out, highlight it, write it on the sticky note and post it someplace in your home where you will see it everyday.  Throughout the day, think about those scriptures that were embedded in your mind.  Before you go to bed at night, review in your mind what you read, look at your sticky note and ponder on the word of God.  When these actions are done with consistency, God's Word will transform your spirit and mind.  This is only the beginning, and there is much more to come in the Word of God .

Be Blessed!

Stand Like Crazy

We have all heard this saying, "when life throws you lemons, make lemonade."  And how does one make lemonade?  1st you have to buy the lemons, wash them off, squeeze them or roll them until they are tender, grab a knife and cut them in half, squeeze them over a large container to get the juice out of them, add sugar, water and stir like crazy.  WOO-LA, you got yourself some lemonade.  In this example, you have to work the lemons to get to the juice to get to your desired results-lemonade.

Well the word of God is like the process of making lemonade.  When life throws you trouble, seek God's Word.  1st you got to go to the Bible, find the scripture for your trouble, read, study and meditate on Word of God, pray earnestly about your trouble and thank God for answered prayers, add faith to your prayer, add worship, patience and praise to your faith, and STAND LIKE CRAZY. Stand therefore until you get what you are believing God for.  SO STAND LIKE CRAZY with continued praise and worship in faith until you have a WOO-LA moment - your results of your prayer.

 

Healing Scriptures

For those of you who are in need of healing or know of someone who needs healing, I've listed healling scriptures in this blog post.  Please share with those in need. I stand in agreement with you for your healing.

The Lord heals all of my diseases (Psalm 103:3)
God's Word is health and medicine to all my flesh (Proverbs 4:22)
He has taken away sickness from my midst (Exodus 23:25)
He sent his Word and healed me and delivered me from my destuction (Psalm 107:20)
My God is the Lord who heals me (Exodus 15:26)
The power of the Lord is present to heal me (Luke 5:17)
By the stripes of Jesus, I am healed (1st Peter 2:24)
The prayer of faith saves the sick and the Lord raises him up (James 5:15)
The same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in me and makes alive my mortal flesh (Rom 8:11)
Affliction shall not rise up the second time (Nahum 1:9)

Be healed in the name of Jesus!

A Better Life - Seek Him First

God is concerned about every issue of your life.  He is concerned about your finances, health, family, shelter and needs, relationships, and much more. God tells us to "seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and these things (the things that we need that pertains to life) shall be given unto you".  Seeking God's kingdom means to study, to research, and to consult.  We study the kingdom of God when we study His Word; or better yet, when we total submerge ourselves into His Word on a daily-regular basis.  We research the Word of God when we read and cross reference His Word; when we look to other resources to help us under His Word.  We consult the Word of God when we ask for his guidance, when we seek His Word that pertains to our concern; when we apply His Word to our circumstance.  When you decide to seek His kingdom and actually do it, you have move yourself to another place, a place where He can pour you out a blessing. 

Be blessed in all that you do for the Lord.

For Your Benefit - Study the Word of God

Studying the Word of God has so many benefits. The more you study the more you become familiar with what God's promises are for you. When you know what God's promises are, you can not be deceived or fooled by the enemy, trouble, problems  - cause you know what God said.  Time spent with God and in His word is very very important.  God promises to protect us, to deliver us from evil, to heal our bodies, to bless, to keep us, to prosper us, to watch over over and to hear our prayers.(The list of benefits goes on.)  But if you never spend time in the Word of God, how would you know?  Sure, you can read what others are saying, like in this blog, but it is best and a great benefit for you to know for yourself.  I encourage you to spend time.  Get to know God and as you do you will grow in the Lord like never before and see His miracle working power in your life.

Be blessed in all that you do.

The Power of Confession

To make a confession is to declare a thing, or to make a statement. When you confess the Word of God, it causes your spirit to quicken, to come alive in His presence.  When you confess the Word of God, it causes the angels to respond. Scripture tells us that angels, who are ministering spirits, are waiting on us to command them to do something on our behalf.  Confessing what God said on any situation, with belief, will cause that situation or thing to comply with the Word of God confessed out of your mouth.

The more you confess the Word of God, the more your faith and spirit grow.  It’s like the seed planted.  You put the seed in the ground, you do not see evidence of a crop, but you have faith in the seed to break through the earth and grow and produce.  You water the seed, fertilize the seed, you may even protect the seed from harsh elements, like the weather.   You have complete confidence in that seed  -knowing that if you do the maintenance on the seed, it will produce a harvest.  Well confession is the same way.  You confess the Word of God.  You spend time meditating on your confession, the Word of God.  You study the Word of God concerning your confession. Your spirit is building with anticipation knowing that you will see the glory of God, that is, the answers to your confession in the physical.

Confession of the Word of God is true and you can have confidence that it will produce.  Just do it, believe and expect it.

Be blessed.