We as Children of God are able to rest assured knowing that the Lord is in control. Although the Devil may be the god of this world (2 Cor. 4:4) and may seem to have the upper hand at times, rest assured that God will never be defeated and is always in control.

One thing I believe is that the Devil is more talk than he really is. It says that in the end we shall look upon him and narrowly consider him as the one who was able to deceive the whole world (Isaiah 14:6). Like a cat who has been shaved, I believe we shall see him for who he truly is, not that big!

Smith Wigglesworth used to say that the Devil was kind of like God's whip, His rod of chastisement to bring one to repentance and deeper faith in the One who is true life and joy. We must see God as Sovereign, as He truly is.

Look at the Book of Job where the Devil must come before God to ask permission to proceed.

Job 1:6 "Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them."

We must understand that the Devil is still subject to the Creator. He is still the created one, and God is still the one in control. God holds the cards! The Devil is the created one, and is still subject to the Lord. I believe one of the lies of the Devil is to convince the world that he is more powerful and holds more cards than he truly does. This is just not the case! God is always sovereign and He always will be. There is no great battle for first place. God has first place and He always will be first place. He is only allowing the Devil to continue until the appointed time when He shall be done away with and everything made new again!

Rest assured brethren, our Lord and God is in full control, and Jesus holds the reigns of life. As we submit to Him we shall know this blessed victory that has already been won for us in Him through our Lord Jesus Christ! We shall let Him have full reign! God Bless.

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Galations 3:24 "Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith."

Christ is the end of the law for all who believe (Romans 10:4). We are all justified by faith apart from the law (Romans 3:28). The Bible says that the purpose of the Law or Commandments (there were the Ten Commandments plus more that were given later) were given to lead us to Christ! They were never supposed to be guidelines to follow (there is a greater law we will get to later), but rather they were supposed to lead us to salvation through faith in Christ, and Him alone!

Romans 7:9 "For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died."

If anyone could boast about following the law and commandments perfectly, it was the Apostle Paul, and he did.

Phillipians 3:6 "Touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless."

But the Apostle Paul was humbled when he met the Lord Jesus Christ! He went from calling himself a Pharisee of the Pharisees (Philippians 3:5), to the chiefest of sinners (1 Tim. 1:15)!

What caused this dramatic change in the Pharisee known as Saul (who later became Paul after his conversion)? He met Jesus Christ! He saw Jesus Christ! He was literally blinded for three days after seeing our Lord, and after that he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ and began to walk with God for the remainder of his life. This is when Paul came to find out that all the righteousness that he had in himself was not true righteousness! Our righteousness is in our faith in Christ and nothing else (Gal. 3:24)! Jesus Christ is our righteousness, and nothing else! No works of the law can ever justify us. The law can only condemn us (Rom. 8:3, 3:19-20)!

Romans 3:20 "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."

The Law or Commandments were given to convict us of sin, never to justify us! It was to point us to the only One who could save us, the righteousness of God, the Lord Jesus Christ! When we walk with God we shall fulfill all the deeds and requirements of the Law and Ten Commandments (as well as any others) naturally! For God will change our hearts through the power of His Holy Spirit that we may walk more like Him and be more like Him! God needs no law because He is perfect, and as we become more like Him, we shall walk perfectly too, apart from any law, but naturally too! God Bless.

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There has been a recent movement that has been going on the United States, and I like to refer to it as the Messianic Movement. The Messianic Movement is an attempt to bring Christianity back to what it originally was in the first century Church. This includes bringing as much of the Jewish roots of Christianity back as possible. A lot of this seems like an attempt (with good intentions) of reaching out to the Jewish brethren, with the message that true Christianity is not opposed to Jewish roots, but rather is embedded and established on and with Jewish roots.

Most of the Messianic Movement seeks to return back to the original names that were found in the Bible. This is before the King James Bible and most of the more modern names we are used to.

Is this truly a movement of God much like the Pentecostal movement in the early 1900's? It's hard to say now, but time will tell. The important thing to remember, is that Jesus Christ should be glorified in all that is done and all that is preached. No matter what He is referred to as (Yeshua or Jesus), He is still the same, and His work on the cross does not change. We must remember that. That is what truly matters.

There also seems to be a movement in this Messianic congregation to reestablish the Law. Now, there is nothing wrong with the Law, it is holy and good (Romans 7:16). But we are not! We are born into sin and we aren't able to follow the law as it is (Romans 8:3). This is why God has given us the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit to walk by. When we do this, the law is established. A new law in itself. The law of love and the Spirit, with the Law written on our hearts by the very Spirit of God.

God's love never changes and neither does the finished work of our Saviour for our sins on the cross. A rose by any other name is still a rose, and our Lord is still our Lord. Loving and gracious as He always is!

God Bless!

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The Bible says that God has not given to us a spirit of fear (2 Tim. 1:7). Fear never comes from God. There is a certain kind of fear of the Lord, but this is a different kind of fear. It's a respect. A respect for authority. This is the fear of the Lord the Bible speaks of. But there is another kind of fear we are going to discuss. This is the kind of fear that makes one afraid, and this kind of fear is not of or from God.

You will find in life that one of the tactics that the evil one, the devil uses, is fear. You see, God is faith. The devil is fear. There are contrasts here. Opposites.

Jesus came to deliver us from the Devil and from all of His bondage, including fear. This is why 2 Timothy 1:7 specifically says that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but rather of love, of power, and of a sound mind. See the contrast here between the Kingdom of Love and Light and the Kingdom of Darkness?

The Devil seeks to instill fear into God's Children. This gives the Devil power over someone. That which you fear has the ability to control you. But God has not given us the Spirit of fear, He's given us the Holy Spirit which is able to deliver us from all our sins and fears! This is the power of the Holy Spirit in a believer's life. We need fear no more! Perfect love, the perfect love of God in Jesus Christ, the perfect love which is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5) casts out all fear! (1 John 4:18)

1 John 4:18 "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love."

The Devil would love to do nothing except torment to the Children of God. Listen to what Job said after the Adversary had wrecked his life.

Job 3:25 "For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me."

This fear gave Satan access into Job's life. But when we are perfected in the love of God and filled with the Holy Spirit, the spirit of fear, which is not of God but of the Adversary, has no more place in our lives! We are delivered and set free. Glory to God for what He has done, and for what He has wrought in our lives! God Bless.

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There is salvation (forgiveness and deliverance from sins) found in no other name except for Jesus Christ. He is our righteousness (See Christ Our Righteousness). He is the only way to the Father.

John 14:6 "I am the Truth, the Way and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through Me."

How can we come to the Father? Only through the Son.

Acts 4:12 "For there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."

When I came to the Lord Jesus Christ, it changed my life. Only He has the power and the ability to change our lives and to forgive us of our sins.

Luke 5:24 "But, so that you may know that the Son of Man [Divine name for Jesus Christ] has authority on earth to forgive sins"

Salvation is truly in no other, and when we come to Him we find forgiveness. We are also transformed by His wonder working power.

Luke 5:24-25 "He said to the paralytic-- "I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home. Immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God."

Even if we aren't all healed in an instant (which still does happen today, just as it happened to the paralytic), we are healed spiritually, which is the greatest healing we can receive. Our hearts are mended by the Lord Jesus Christ. He's the healer of broken hearts (Luke 4:18). Sometimes our healings happen instantly, sometimes it takes time. But it is always the Lord who heals and continues to heal to this day. If we need physical healing, He is able to do that too! God is never limited!

So remember that salvation is found in no other name. For Jesus Christ is the One whom God has given to us. He is God's free gift of Eternal Life (Romans 6:23), He is God's choice, the One whom God has chosen to give us, as a sacrifice and ransom to pay our debt and to heal us of our wounds and pride. He is Jesus, and He is greater than Life! God Bless!

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Acts 16:31 "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household"

What must we do to be saved (Acts 16:30)? We need only to believe! (Acts 16:31)

Acts 16:29-31 "And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,
and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
Salvation for a Christian is found in none other than Jesus Christ. The Bible says that if we confess Him, if we believe on Him, we will be saved (See Romans 10:9-10, John 3:16).
So what needs to be done to be saved? Nothing on our part except for simple faith.

When Jesus died on the cross, He said "It is finished" (John 19:30). What is finished? The work of Salvation. The finished work on the cross. Is there anything more for us to do? No. There is nothing else we can add to His work. Jesus' death and resurrection was more than enough to pay our penalty. We need only to believe no this Truth.

How do we know we are going to heaven? Well, the Bible says that if you believe upon Him, you are saved. We are born again of the Spirit of God. We have new life in Christ Jesus.

But I don't feel any different? Well, as you walk with God, you will start to receive the work of the Holy Spirit in your life. This work of the Holy Spirit will begin to transform your life. Is it possible to quench this Spirit? Yes, it is (Eph. 4:30). If we live contrary to live and continue to live apart from Him, we will quench the Spirit. This is like dampening the Spirit. It will be in us, but we won't feel the effects in our lives any longer.

Is there any other way to heaven? No. The Bible says that Jesus Christ, the Living Son of God is the only way to heaven (Acts 4:12). We can not live forever in front of our Holy God with sin. There must be a solution. Jesus Christ is our solution. He is our sin payment for our sin debt. When we trust in Him, we are credited with His righteousness, and God declares us righteous, just as if we had never sinned (this is known as justification)!

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Romans 10:4 "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believes."

What shall we say but that Jesus Christ is our righteousness. He who knew no sin was made to be sin, that we might be the righteousness of Him (2 Cor. 5:21), praise to His glory.

That which we could never do, Christ has done for us. He has mended our hearts, He has set us free (Luke 4:18). For the Spirit of the Lord was upon Him, and now is upon us (Eph. 1:13). We are set free by this Spirit (2 Cor. 3:17). For the Spirit does give liberty to the glorious Sons of God (Rom. 8:21). This is a freedom that all creation looks for. It is only found in Christ, our Righteousness.

For truly He has set free those who were once enslaved. By His blood we are set free (Rev. 1:5). We are loosed from that which has once held us. Sin is no more, and the only thing that remains, is Christ our Righteousness.

How do we partake of these Divine blessing? We merely believe God.

Genesis 22:17 "Indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies."

What did Abraham do except believe God?

Romans 4:3 "Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness."

What else can we do but believe God?

Romans 4:16 "For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all"

Is there anything we must do? No. Is there anything Abraham had to do? No. He just believed.

Romans 4:24 "To whom it will be credited, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead"

Who shall be glorified? God shall be glorified for what He has done for us, done for us in His Son.

John 10:17, Jesus says "I lay down My life"

For who does He lay down His life? For you and for me.

1 John 3:16 "He laid down his life for us"

What a powerful Saviour we serve. Full of grace and compassion. Nothing could have stopped Him from going to the cross.

Just as He laid down His own life for us, thus should we lay down ours for our brethren.

1 John 3:16 "Because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."

Can I lay down my life apart from Him? No. It will only be selfish gain. I must first know Him who is true love. Him is Life. Then I shall know what it means to truly live. Then I shall be able to do what He has done.

John 14:12 "And greater works than these shall you do"

How? We need only to believe. Believe in Him. Believe in the One who is the All and All. Our Righteousness. Our Love. Our Lord. Our God.

For He is our strength in times of weakness. He is our refuge and our salvation. He is our hope and our blessing. He shall not let us down, but He shall carry us, through this life and into the next.

Matthew 11:29: "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

Allow Him to carry you. He is our strength and our comfort. He shall not do you wrong. God Bless!

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This is a question that many people ask. Do I need to go to Church in order to be saved?

Salvation for a Christian is found in none other than Jesus Christ. (See What must I do to be Saved?)

So what exactly is Church then, and how can it benefit me? Do I need to go? Well, the answer varies greatly from person to person. A Church is to be composed of the body of believers. Believers in Jesus Christ. The Bible says that the Church is His Body (Colossians 1:18, 24). We as the Church form the Body of Christ. We are the hands and the feet and the legs, etc. etc. Jesus is to minister through us to others. That means He still ministers to this day!

So which Church is best for you? Well, I believe that's a matter of preference. If you decide to join a church, look for one that ministers to you. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to help you in your decision. This way you can be sure you are in the right place to receive your spiritual growth! God Bless!

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Phillipians 3:14 "I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."

Each of us has a calling from God. A high calling. A heavenly calling. We are to press on toward the calling and strive for that goal.

2 Timothy 4:7 "I
have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith"

1 Cor. 9:24 "Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win."

Now this doesn't mean that we are competing against one another, nor striving to hurt anothers performance that we may exceed (this would be contrary to God), but we are to run in away that we are putting forth our maximum effort. We are using our hearts.

Just as a runner runs a race and strives to win first place, so should we also strive. We may have to slow down at times to help someone who is slower than us, but God compensates us (you can never lose with God) and we are to try and put forth our very best efforts. This is striving for the mastery!

1 Corinthians 9:25 "Everyone who competes in the games (strives for the mastery KJV) exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable."

You see, salvation is a two part process. We are able to strive now for the gold! God promises crowns, blessings and heavenly riches (rewards) to those who are faithful to Him. For those who run the race!

Just as a runner is rewarded for his efforts, so does God promise to reward us for our efforts! This is singleness of mind and putting your heart toward something. The greatest athletes and racers in the world are those who put there entire heart into what they do! They strive for the mastery!

Know that there are crowns and rewards that we shall receive on that great day of the Lord (2 Cor. 5:10)!

1 Cor. 3:14 "If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward."

When we walk with Him and remain in Him, we will be blessed, both in this life and the one to come and He shall reward us richly! So strive toward that heavenly calling and press on toward the mark and the goal in Christ Jesus! For the Father has a will and a blessed high calling for each and every one of His Children, and the rewards of knowing Him are eternal. He is waiting to receive us with crowns of gold and open arms (see the Parable of the Prodigal Son)! Let us remain in Him that we may receive all that He wishes to bless us with, all that He has called us to! For this is God's will for us in His Son Christ Jesus. God bless! Amen.

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When Joshua led the Children of Israel into the Promised Land some 3000 years ago, he did it by faith. Joshua believed what God spoke to him, and then he acted on this faith.

Joshua 1:1-5 "Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' servant, saying, Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.

Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun will be your territory. No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you."

The Lord made a promise to Joshua, and Joshua believed what God said to him. He believed that God was powerful enough to do what He said that He would do for the Children of Israel. Joshua had been at the Red Sea. He had seen the miraculous wonders of God and had seen God provide for the children of Israel for over forty years in the wilderness. Joshua knew who God was and that He was faithful and true to His Word. Joshua had no reason to doubt what God said and promised.

Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you

Just as God was with Moses, He was with Joshua. As believers in Him, the Lord Jesus is with us even to this day. We don't have to do anything but believe His promises and what He has and will do for us. Just as He told Moses and Joshua, He also shall never leave nor forsake us.

Heb. 13:5 "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

The Lord Jesus Christ is our Promised Land, and when can enter into His blessed rest as we trust in Him and His finished work on the cross. All we must do is to believe. To know Him and to have faith in what He has promised He will do. He has given us the Spirit that we may not be comfortless (John 14:18). Let us not hold the same heart of unbelief that prevented the Children of Israel from entering into the Promised Land the first time (Hebrews 3:9). Let us believe God and all the promises that He has made to us. For He shall perform them.

Joshua 11:23 "So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses"

Joshua took the land by the promise God had given. God is true to His Word and He stands upon His Word. He is the true and faithful one. Man can not always be trusted, but God can. He is true always. He only speaks truth, and we can put our trust and confidence in His Word. That which He speaks He shall perform.

Hebrews 4:6 "And they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief"

Unbelief will always keep us from entering into all that God has planned for us, His blessed Promised Land and day of rest which He has given us in His Son. We only need to believe. Let God do the rest. Let Him give the rest. We shall enter the promise of His love.

John 14:6 "For I [Jesus] am the Truth, the Way, and the Life. No one can come unto the Father, except through me."

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The Lord is our Helper. He is our ever present strength in our times of weakness. He is always here to help.

Matthew 28:20 "And, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."

The Lord has also sent us a helper. The Lord Jesus Christ said that He would sent the Holy Spirit upon us after His death, burial and resurrection. That time is now! We now have the helper, the Holy Spirit here to lead, to guide and to deliver us from sin.

John 16:7 "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you."

The Holy Spirit helps us through everyday situations. God meets our needs just as He met our needs 2000 years ago by sending His Son to die for our sins. (See Who is Jesus Christ?)

But just as Peter was sinking into the sea when the Lord lifted Him up and helped Him, so does He help us today.

Matt. 14:25-31 [Peter walks on water] "Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So He said, Come. And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Just as the Lord helped Peter, He will do the same for us today! We need not fear for He is our Strength and our Helper. He is our place of refuge in times of need. God will bless us and He will lift us up as we look unto Him. We are not alone! But, truly the Father and the Son is with us always, even unto the end of this age. Let us look to Him and He will strengthen us and raise us up. There is nothing to great for Him to accomplish. If we would only look to Him, all of our troubles will begin to vanish away. He is our helper and here to truly help. God Bless.

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What is a prophet? A prophet is one who speaks forth for God. In the Old Testament, a Prophet was one who had the Holy Spirit upon him or her, and could speak forth the Word of the Lord. Moses was a prophet. David was also a prophet.

Jesus is the greatest prophet and the fulfillment of all the prophets.

John 4:19 "The woman said to Him [Jesus Christ], "Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet."

The woman acknowledged that Jesus was a prophet because He was able to know things in her heart and things about her life.

John 4:18 "For you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly."

The ministry of a prophet still exists even to this day. When Jesus ascended He gave some gift ministries unto men. One of those ministries is the ministry of a prophet. Not all are prophets, but some have been gifted with the gift of prophecy. The Holy Spirit can make use of that gift with a word of prophecy.

1 Corinthians 12:7,10 "But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit... to another prophecy..."

Ephesians 4:8 "Therefore it says, "When he [Jesus Christ] ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men."

Ephesians 4:11 "And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers"

A prophet is one who speaks forth the Word of God. Because Jesus Christ is the Word of God, a prophet in modern times will speak forth of Him.

Revelation 19:10 "For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

Although the ministry of a prophet is not the same as it used to be before Christ, it is a gift ministry that still exists to this day, and I believe that it will one day be restored to full measure by our Saviour and God. God Bless.

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Jesus Christ is the holy Son of God. Jesus Christ came to the earth to die for the sins of mankind.

Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man [Jesus Christ] did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

We come to know Jesus Christ and the power of His death and resurrection when we accept Him into our hearts.

Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God"

Jesus Christ says in Revelation 3:20 "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me."

When we accept Jesus Christ into our lives by faith, we receive the power of His forgivness and love. (See The Love of God in Jesus Christ).

Jesus Christ went to the cross and died for you and me. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). Jesus Christ bore our sins upon the cross that we might receive His free gift of Eternal Life and forgiveness through His shed blood. When we receive Him by faith, we receive the free gift of the Father, Eternal Life in the only Begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:24 "And He [Jesus Christ] Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed."

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

When we accept Jesus Christ, we accept His finished work on the cross. We enter into a right relationship with God. We are justified by faith in His blood (Rom. 3:25), His finished work on the cross. As we get to know Jesus Christ more and more in our daily lives, we shall experience and know His great love and mercy for us as His own.

1 Corinthians 6:20 "For you were bought with a price"

That price was the blood and the life of our Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ who laid His life down that we might live eternally with Him.

John 10:15 "I lay down My life for the sheep".

Truly He is the Truth, the Way and the Life (John 14:6). He has laid down His life for us. He is the true and good Shepard. Please receive Jesus Christ into your heart and know of His forgivness and His cleansing power. He shall truly make you whole and heal the broken hearted. For He knows you, and He loves you. And He is calling out to you even to this day. So come to Him and know of His saving grace and His great wonder working power. For He loves you, and He is here to show you the way. God Bless!

Revelation 3:20 "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me."

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Allow the Holy Spirit to come upon your heart and to fill you with the peace that only Jesus can give. The peace of God is a blessed peace that even the world does not know. It is a peace beyond our very understanding.

Philippians 4:7 "And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension (understanding), will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

This blessed peace is a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:22) and comes as we remain in Him. As we remain in Him we are filled with His Spirit and a perfect peace that guards our very hearts and minds.

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

This blessed peace is to rule our very hearts and minds.

Colossians 3:15 "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body;"

Notice how it is the peace of Him. The peace of Christ. Not our own peace or a peace from the world. But peace that comes from Him and from knowing Him. This is a perfect peace even in the midst of the storm.

Matthew 8:24 "Suddenly, a severe storm came across the sea. The waves were covering the boat. Yet, Jesus was sleeping."

This is a peace that knows no bounds. It is a perfect peace that remains steadfast and firm. It can not be removed nor shaken. It is a solid peace. A peace the world has never known, and it is available freely for you and me as we look to Him and trust Him. God Bless!

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John 8:44 "You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies."

What was the original sin of the Devil? Jesus said that He was a liar from the beginning. To see this we need to look back to the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve.

Genesis 3:1 "Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden '? The woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.' The serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not die!"

This was the first great lie of the the serpent the Devil, all the way back to the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve. He was a liar from the beginning and the father of all lies. His lie led to the downfall of mankind and their murder. Because of His lie, sin entered into the world. This is why Christ said that He is the Father of all lies and a liar from the beginning, and he is still a liar even to this day. This is why the devil is also referred to in the Scriptures as the Deceiver.

Revelation 12:9 "And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him."

What other sins has the devil committed? Well, pride is another one. Through His pride he has tried to exalt himself to the throne of God.

Isaiah 14:13 "But you said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north."

Ezekiel 28:15 "You were blameless in your ways From the day you were created Until unrighteousness was found in you. By the abundance of your trade You were internally filled with violence, And you sinned; Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire. Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you. By the multitude of your iniquities, In the unrighteousness of your trade You profaned your sanctuaries. Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you; It has consumed you, And I have turned you to ashes on the earth In the eyes of all who see you. All who know you among the peoples Are appalled at you; You have become terrified and you will cease to be forever."

Notice that word violence. Internally filled with violence (Ezekiel 28:16). Isn't that the thing that seems to plague our streets and prison systems to this day? Violence.

So the Devil is the deceiver, he was a deceiver back then, and he is a deceiver to this day. He still continues to speak lies into the world and He attempts to get the Children of God to believe His lies. The devil can not take salvation out of a Child of the Father, but he knows that he can still speak lies into that persons life. This is why we put on our shield of faith and wield the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:16-17), the Word of God which comes by the blessed Spirit of God, to defeat any of the lies the devil may throw at us (Ephesians 6:11). For we are not unaware of His schemes now (2 Corinthians 2:11). But greater is He, Jesus Christ in us, than He, the Devil in the world. And Christ lives in us mightly and we have the power through Him to overcome all the world and any power of darkness. God bless!

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The nine fruits of the Spirit are:
Love
Joy
Peace
Patience
Kindness
Goodness
Faithfulness
Gentleness/meekness
Temperance/self control

These fruits are produced in us by the Holy Spirit as we walk in Him. These fruits are not of ourselves but of the inner work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. This is why they are the fruit of the Spirit and not the flesh.

John 15:4 "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me."

The only thing we are capable of producing are the works of the flesh (Gal.5:19-21).

Galatians 5:19-21 "Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Those practicing the works of the flesh (natural man) can not inherit the kingdom of God, which is peace, joy and righteousness (righteous living) through the Holy Ghost (Romans 14:17).

But as we walk in Him and put on the new man created in Christ, we become victorious over the work of the flesh and the old lifestyle formerly known. We enter into the glorious kingdom as we are delivered from past sin and struggles and as we are transformed to be more like Him. This is the inner working of the Holy Spirit in the believers life (2 Cor. 3:18).

The ways of the Spirit filled life are contrary to the work of the flesh (Galatians 5:17). Galatians 5:16 says that as we walk by the Spirit, we will not fulfil the desires of our flesh! The Spirit will deliver us from any of old ways and will produce the blessed fruit of Jesus Christ in us (the term Christian means "Christ in them"). This is all the doing on His part, and none of our own. If we remain in Him, we shall bear this blessed fruit, and our old ways shall be put away. Just as a tree or a plant produces fruit naturally, so do we as we remain in Him. We shall put off the old man and put on the new man created in Christ Jesus (Col. 3:9-10). For we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto His glory! Amen.

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God Bless!

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Much can be said about the great man of God, King David. He was a king, a poet, a musician, a warrior. But most of all, He was a man after God.

1 Samuel 13:14 "The LORD has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him as ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you."

This man was King David.

This does not mean that King David was perfect.

1 Kings 15:4 "He walked in all the sins of his father which he had committed before him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the LORD his God, like the heart of his father David."

But David had a heart for God. He sought God and learned to lean on Him. He led the nation of Israel for forty years as king and he was God's man.

2 Chronicles 6:7 "Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel."

David desired to build a house for God out of His love for Him. He was a great warrior who had learned to trust God.

Psalm 56:11 "In God I have put my trust"

In fact He wrote many of the Psalms which still speak to us this very day!

King David was truly a man of God, one that is well remembered even to this day for the relationship that he had with his Lord. David truly was a man after God's own heart. God Bless!

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Daniel 6:10 "Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously"

Daniel was a man of prayer, he prayed three times a day to God. Daniel is recorded as one who was righteous in the Old Testament. Whenever there was a need or a problem, Daniel turned quickly to God.

Daniel 9:3 "So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes."

Daniel is a wonderful example to all of us of the power and importance of prayer in our lives and the power it can have in our lives.

Daniel 9:21 "While I was still speaking in prayer, then the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision previously, came to me in my extreme weariness about the time of the evening offering."

Whenever Daniel prayed, God was sure to answer. This is the power of prayer and the effectiveness it has in our lives.

Daniel 9:23 "As soon as you began to make your request, a reply was sent."

There is a very powerful prayer that Daniel prays by the Holy Spirit (See The Power of the Holy Spirit in Prayer). One of the few prayers that is so powerful to be recorded word for word. Here it is:

Daniel 9:3-19 "Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, “O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. 6 Neither have we heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings and our princes, to our fathers and all the people of the land. 7 O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those near and those far off in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.
“O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You. To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him. We have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your law, and has departed so as not to obey Your voice; therefore the curse and the oath written in the Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against Him. And He has confirmed His words, which He spoke against us and against our judges who judged us, by bringing upon us a great disaster; for under the whole heaven such has never been done as what has been done to Jerusalem.
“As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us; yet we have not made our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities and understand Your truth. Therefore the LORD has kept the disaster in mind, and brought it upon us; for the LORD our God is righteous in all the works which He does, though we have not obeyed His voice. And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and made Yourself a name, as it is this day—we have sinned, we have done wickedly!
“O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all those around us. Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and for the Lord’s sake cause Your face to shine on Your sanctuary, which is desolate. O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies. O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

What an incredibly humble prayer by this humble man of God, Daniel. Daniel was a prophet of the Lord and He saw the sins of the people. Who knew the sin of mankind, but He also knew His God enough to know of His great mercy toward His people.

Daniel was a man of prayer who lived a life of prayer and reaped the great fruit from it.

Galatians 6:8 "For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life."

I bet old Daniel had a whole entire harvest after all the praying he did! Daniel is a man we can all learn from about the importance of prayer, the blessing we receive from it, laying all of our needs before God and knowing that He will answer our call. So in Jesus name we pray! Amen.

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The heart of our Heavenly Father is one of tender compassion and mercy.

Exodus 34:6 "Then the LORD passed by in front of him [Moses] and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth"

When we see Jesus we see the heart of the Father.

Mark 1:41 "Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed."

When we see Jesus healing, we see God's desire for all to be healed and made whole.

1 Timothy 2:4 "Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."

We see Him as the great Healer that He is.

Psalm 107:20 "He sent His word and healed them."

In also see Him as the one who seeks to bless us.

Numbers 6:23 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, 'Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them: The LORD bless you, and keep you; The LORD make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace."

God asked Moses to speak this blessing upon His people.

John 17:15 "I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one."

We see Him as the Great Protector.

John 7:37 "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink."

We see Him as the Great Provider.

John 6:58 "This is the bread which came down out of heaven [the Lord Jesus Christ]; not as the fathers ate and died [the manna]; he who eats this bread will live forever."

We see Him as the Bread of Life.

John 6:48 "I am the bread of life"

We see Him as the Great Saviour on the cross.

Mark 15:25 "It was the third hour when they crucified Him."

We see Him as our Great Burden Bearer.

John 19:17 "And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha"

We see Him as the Great Saviour of the world.

Luke 19:10 "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost"

The heart of the Father is deep and never ending. I don't think we will ever get to the end of the depths of His love for us, in this life or quite possibly in the next! Thankfully we have such a wonderful Father in Heaven. Let us adore Him and give Him praise for all the goodness that He truly is! God Bless!

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1 John 3:8 "The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil."
Luke 10:18-19 "And Jesus said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you."

When we believe, we are delivered by the grace of God.

Acts 15:11 "But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus"

The Son of God was made manifest in order to undo the works of the devil.

Genesis 3:14-15 "The LORD God said to the serpent,...He shall bruise you on the head"

The devil is a liar and the author of all sin.

John 8:44 "For he is a liar and the father of lies."

But through the Lord Jesus Christ, we come to know the Truth, and that blessed Truth sets us free.

John 8:32 "And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."

Through the Holy Spirit we come to know this Truth.

John 16:13 "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come."

We must learn to rely upon this Spirit in us to reveal the truth to us, to make known to us the Blessed Scriptures.

Matthew 4:4 "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God"

The Holy Spirit speaks the Word of God into our hearts and lives.

Ezekiel 16:1 "Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying"

The Word ministers to our hearts and all areas of our lives.

Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart."

The Word of God is able to penetrate our hearts and reveal to us our very thoughts.

Psalm 139:2 "You understand my thought from afar."

The Father is always with us.

Psalm 139:2 "You know when I sit down and when I rise up"

And the Son is able to save His to the uttmost.

Matthew 9:2 "Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven."

Without sin, we have no need of our Saviour.

Luke 19:10 "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."

Genesis 3:22 "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.."

The state of sin is not one that man should live in.

Genesis 5:29 "This one will give us rest from our work and from the toil of our hands"

He gives to us rest from our sin and the works of our hands.

Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest"

There is blessed peace and rest found only in Him.

Hebrews 4:9 "So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God."

An Eternal Sabbath and rest.

Brethern, let us praise God that we have been saved to the uttermost through the shed blood of our Lord.

Revelation 1:5 "To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood."

Let us praise His name for what He has done. It is finished (John 19:30)! God Bless. Amen.

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Colossians 3:4 "When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory."

God has done a marvellous thing for us brothers! Not only has He justified us in His Son, but He has also glorified us in the same way that He has justified us, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 17:22 "The glory which You have given Me I have given to them"

The very glory that the Son of God has, seated at the right hand of the power on high (Acts 5:31), so do we receive through Him as believers on His name!

Romans 8:30 "And these whom He justified, He also glorified."

John 13:32 "If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him."

God has greatly glorified the Son and highly exalted to His very right hand.

Ephesians 1:19-21 "And what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might, which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come."

He has also given to us this same position in Him.

Ephesians 2:4-6 "But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, and raised us up with Him, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus"

Because of this, we have authority to use this great name, this name that is above all other names.

Philippians 2:10 "So that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth"

John 17:11 "Keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are."

God has given us this powerful name to use, to sanctify us, to protect us. This is the name of Jesus Christ. The name of the only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:14 "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." (See The Word Became Flesh)

This glorious Word was sent to heal us, and so does He still deliver us and save us today through the glorious Word who became flesh!

Psalm 107:20 "He sent His Word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions."

He has always been here, even in the beginning.

John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word"

And this glorious Word dwelt among us and healed us!

John 1:10 "He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him."

Unrecognizable to the natural eye, but manifest through the promptings of the Spirit of God.

John 1:34 "I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit. I have seen this and have declared that this is the Son of God."

For the Spirit of God shall glorify the Son of God that we may see Him and know Him who was from the beginning.

John 15:26 "When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me"

This Spirit is the One who shall reveal the Son to us. Not with our natural eyes but in our very hearts.

Luke 18:38 "And he called out, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Ask Him for mercy, for He shall give it.

Mark 1:41 "Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed."

When we come to know Jesus, we shall no longer ask if He is willing, for we shall know.

Mark 1:40 "And a leper came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying, "If You are willing, You can make me clean."

"I am willing", He says. Do you will to be made whole (John 5:6)? Then He is willing to make you whole!

He is willing to destroy the power of sin in your life. He is willing to heal your infirmities. Just believe.

Revelation 1:5 "To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood"

He already loves you and has given Himself for you on the cross. There is nothing more to be done.

John 19:30 "It is finished"

To God be the glory, and we shall be glorified in Him by the love of the Father.

Colossians 3:4 "When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory."

Let us thank God for the wonderful provision that He has made for us in His Son Jesus Christ. All sin destroyed, death conquered, worry & doubt done away with. This is the blessed and wonderful provision that we have been given through our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. May He be with you, and may His grace fill your soul. God Bless! Amen.

Galatians 6:18 "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen"

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Family is such a wonderful thing and so very precious in the eyes of our God. The great thing about family is they are to move together. They are to work together. They are to stick together under any circumstances. There is nothing that should be able to pull a true family apart.

When we are born again of the Spirit (John 3:3), we are blessed with a wonderful spiritual family, our great family of God!

Hebrews 2:11 "For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one Father; for which reason He [Jesus] is not ashamed to call them brethren"

The family is a representation of our relationship with God our Father and with His Children. This is why we call one another brethren. God places so much emphasis on families that He wouldn't even let Moses proceed forth with His mission until Moses had dealt with his own family! (Exodus 4:24-26)

What is also great is that even those who don't have a family or those who have come from broken homes are not without hope in this life! Your spiritual family, the Family of God is powerful and eternal! As Christians (believers in Christ) we are all part of the great Family of God.

The Family of God is to be a family of love. A family which we can look to at all times for help, for comfort, for encouragement, for support. The family is to move as one and stick together. And of course God is the Father.

Colossians 3:14 "Above all, be loving. This ties everything together perfectly."

It's interesting to note that the devil always seeks to break apart families. Look at the great number of divorce rates and the decline in the family home in the last couple of decades. Why? Because the devil knows how important and powerful the family is! He is always seeking to destroy what is good and of God. Notice how one of the first sins recorded in the Bible was the murder of Abel by his very own brother Cain!

Genesis 4:9 "Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

This true answer to this should be: Yes, we are to be our brother's keeper! We are to look out for one another. As Jesus Christ said, we are to do unto others as we would have done unto ourselves (Luke 6:31). That is the great Golden Rule. Our love for God and the love of God in us should radiate and extend to our brethren at all times.

Family is so important and as the family of God we need to be able to stick together and hold peace with one another. The world should see a perfect example of the family and perfect love being upheld. Not squandering and fighting, but a perfect love for one another. We are to be an example and a witness of Christ to the world.

So let us love our brethren always with our deepest love and remember the love that God has for us at all times. For He is the glue that keeps us together, He is the bond that strengthens us, and in Him we shall remain strong and grow as the blessed Family of God. Amen. God Bless!

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Here are the lyrics to a hymnal written by Bill Gaithers about the Family of God, you may have heard it before. It goes:

I'm so glad I'm a part of the family of God

I've been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His blood!

Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod,

For I'm part of the family, the Family of God

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The power of the Holy Spirit is able to deliver us from all sin, all fear, all doubt, all worry, all depression, all anxiety, etc. etc. You must yield to this Spirit and let it fill you with the fulness of all that God is (Eph. 5:18)!

Luke 24:49 "And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

Acts 1:7 "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you"


How long shall we wait for this gift? We shall receive it now! For it has already been purchased with a most precious price, the Blood of our Lord (more precious than silver or gold 1 Pet. 1:18-19).

Acts 2:2-4 "And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

For the Spirit is given without measure to the Sons of God (John 3:34).

Romans 8:15 "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father"

Luke 11:13 "How much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"

1 John 3:18 "Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth."

How shall we know when we can love perfectly in truth? When the Spirit of Him who is love has filled us to the full. This is a heavenly love, a Divine love that can only come from Him who is love. Him who knew no sin but became sin to redeem those whom He would call His own (2 Cor. 5:21)!

1 John 4:7 "Love is of God"

We know that we are of God because of the love we have for on another. When we are born of God our love should steadily increase day by day. Again, this is the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives as believers. Remember, as we abide in Him, we become more and more like Him, and He is love (1 John 4:8)!

Allow the power of the Holy Spirit to transform you just as it did to the Apostles two thousand years ago. Allow it to transform you into a Spirit filled believer full of the Lord Jesus Christ, His faith and His love! God Bless!

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Romans 12:2 "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."

To renew means to make new. The Bible says that we are transformed by the renewing of our minds. We are made new. Like an old car, we are given a new battery. Not just a jump start but a new battery. Not just an oil change but a new engine.

Just as we shall receive new glorified bodies at the Resurrection (Philippians 3:21), until that time we are receiving new minds conformed to His image.

The original creation knew no sin. Paradise was perfect. The Garden of Eden perfect. But when sin reared its head, in came doubt along with it (Gen. 3:1). Why do we fear, why do we doubt, we must we lust? For we have known sin (2 Corinthians 5:21).

But now is a blessed day, for we have known Him who is greater than sin, the one who has conquered sin and the works of the devil.

Genesis 3:15 "He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel."

Why do we think the way that we do? Why do we doubt when we should believe? Because the seed of doubt has been sown (Genesis 3:1)! Sin has entered in! Yet He no longer works on what is old but He gives to us that which is new!

Revelation 21:5 "Behold, I am making all things new."

Isaiah 65:17 "For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind."

A renewed mind is one that is the mind of Him, the mind of Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:16 "We have the mind of Christ."

As we walk with Him we shall be transformed! The Spirit filled mind shall think as He thinks. It shall believe as He does. It shall know as He knows.

There shall be no more doubt, no more fear, only a perfect understanding and a confidence that only He can give. Brethren, this is a great calling that we have received from our Lord. To Him be the glory in all things! Now and forever more! God Bless! Amen.

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Hebrews 12:1 "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us"

We will come to find as we walk with Him, that it is the weight of sin that is constantly weighing us down. It is holding us back, it is wearying our souls, it does so easily entangle us in every which way.

We must cry out to Him for deliverance. We are faced with an Egyptian army and nowhere to go. We must cry out to Him and allow Him to part the sea in our lives. Know this, that the veil has been torn (Matt. 27:51). There is nothing to no longer separate us from a Holy and Just God except our inability to call upon Him.

Psalm 146:18 "The LORD is near to all who call upon Him"

Brethren, if our hearts condemn us not, we have confidence before Him (1 John 3:21). If we know that Jesus has bore our sin, we no longer need to feel ashamed.

2 Corinthians 5:21 "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."

We only need to lift up our heads and sing praise unto the One who has redeemed us!

Psalm 116:13 "I shall lift up the cup of salvation And call upon the name of the LORD."

Psalm 105:1 "Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name"

We shall sing a song of salvation for what He has done. For the weight He has crushed. For the sin He has bore. The cross He has endured. Despising the shame, yet seeing the glory (Hebrews 12:2). That we might be crowned with glory and honor (Romans 8:17). The weight of sin broken. The works of the devil destroyed.

Colossians 2:15 "When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through the cross".

Nothing can hold us back any longer. We need only to look to Him. To His completed work. We shall glory in the cross (Galatians 6:14). It it finished (John 19:30). There is no more left for us to do, except to enter into His blessed rest (Hebrews 4:9).

Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest."

The Lord speaks to us tonight, He comforts us. He conforms us into His image. He lets us know that it will be all right. There is a blessed rest for the Children of God, a rest in Him.

Genesis 5:29 "This one will give us rest from our work and from the toil of our hands"

Matthew 11:29 "And ye shall find rest for your souls."

Brethren, let us thank God that the struggle is over and the victory won. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen!

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The Lord Jesus Christ told His disciples before He departed,

Matthew 28:20 "And lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

We as believers in Him have the assurance that Jesus Christ is living in us even today.

Colossians 1:25-27 "Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints, To whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."

That Christ in us is our identity. It is our very hope of glory. We have been identified with Him and raised to new life in Him.

Romans 6:4 "That as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life."

Ephesians 2:6 "And raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus"

This Christ in us gives us the authority and power to preach His Word. This Living Word in us gives us the ability to heal the sick, to cast out the devil, to baptize with the Holy Spirit, to raise the dead, to set the captives free, etc. etc.

We now have the faith of Jesus Christ and we can do what He would have us to do. We can fulfill any calling on our lives and serve Him with the utmost.

John 14:12 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father."

Mark 16:17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues"

We now have the faith, the power and the ability to carry on the Ministry of our Lord. We are the Body, and He is the Head.

Not all are called to do miracles, but we are seeing a recent surge over the last 100 years or so. There has been great outpourings of the Holy Spirit and some powerful men of God and ministries that have moved in the last century or two.

As we get nearer and nearer to the end times and the return of Jesus Christ, I believe that there will be one great final push by our Father to usher in the return of our Lord. I believe there is a great chance for the salvation of many, for multitudes to come to Christ who had never known Him before. I believe there will be great outpourings and manifestations of God that haven't been seen since the day of Pentecost and the ministries of the Apostle Paul and the original Apostles.

It will be a great chance to see God move and perform many miraculous signs and wonders, and for many to come to know Him, and for those who have known Him to draw even closer.

But regardless of what the future holds, we know that Christ lives in us mightily, and where He is, there we shall be, ever present with our Lord (1 Thess. 4:17)! God Bless.

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The Lord Jesus gave two parables to us about persistence, He said:

Luke 18:1-8 "Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’”

Luke 11:5-9 "Then He said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine has come to me f