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We are to be meditating on God's promises to us rather than the problems we have. Two important things to meditate on are God's steadfast unfailing love for us and on specific promises he has made for the different areas of life. Fixing our minds on God's steadfast love through meditation helps to root and establish his word in our hearts. This creates a stable foundation in our hearts and then we can meditate on specific promises to help us bridge the gap between the promise and the fruit of God's promises.
Recently I was praying about how to bridge the gap between what God has promised and actually seeing the results of it. We have been given the Holy Spirit to help us bridge this gap and meditation is also a tool that can help us bridge the gap as well.
The word of God is like a seed and his word endures or remains forever. When we read the scriptures it is like planting seed into our hearts and meditation can help us to grow and...
Prayer
Heavenly Father, I pray for all those watching, listening, or reading this and their families, friends, and all those connected to them along with our church and governmental leaders.
Thank you for releasing us from darkness and transferring us into the light, into the kingdom of your dear son. Thank you for your purpose and grace given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.
I ask that you the father of glory would give us the spirit of wisdom and revelation so we would know you better. That the eyes of our hearts would be enlightened to know the hope to which you have called us, and the riches of your glorious inheritance that is in us, and the immeasurable greatness of your power to us who believe. The same power that you exercised in Christ when you raised him from the dead, and seated him at your right hand in 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...
Recently I feel God has been nudging me to do daily videos and to have a communion meditation for each day.
Here is today's communion meditation.
Pouring Out for Increased Capacity
The cup of God's wrath was poured out onto the body of Jesus. All of God's anger and frustration with our sins was poured onto Jesus. The cracker in communion is a symbol of the righteousness of Jesus that has been given to us. We have peace with God through his sacrifice. Jesus poured out his life unto death so that we could be righteous and holy in God's eyes.
His sacrifice has given us access into everything God has... His wisdom, his righteousness, his kingdom, his love, his faith, his peace, his joy, his energy, his time, his power, his health, his finances. and so much more.
We have been given this tremendous gift and we must expand our capacity to receive all that God has done and let it flow in our lives. The greatest way to increase our capacity...
Jesus said that his house would be a house of prayer for all nations. The other day I read this promise in Isaiah and it kept coming back to mind as we were working in our backyard to level out an area. I was reminded of what we teach in the Abundant Life Blueprint about building a house.
To build a house the lot first needs to be cleared and leveled. Clearing and leveling a lot is a lot of work but thankfully Jesus did the hard work and we have been given his righteousness. Then a house needs a foundation, and the foundation for our lives is meant to be God's word. One of the most powerful ways to pray is by praying God's word and his promises regularly.
But, as we find what God has said there is often a gap between what he has promised us and what we are experiencing. For several years now I have used a very simple prayer that has really transformed my emotions and I feel God was showing me recently that this same type of prayer can be used for anything...
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We have been talking about Revelation 3 where Jesus says Wake Up! Strengthen What Remains. The promise of entering God's Sabbath rest in Christ still remains and the day is called TODAY. Faith, hope, and love remain and the greatest of these is love. The righteousness of Jesus and the kingdom of God also remain forever. Today we are discussing Isaiah 51 where it says that not only does righteousness remain forever but it also never fails. The things of God last forever and they never fail. For example, 1 Corinthians 13 says love never fails. If God is love that means God never fails. A couple of keys to stepping into our righteousness in Christ are drawing near to God daily and taking the time to listen to him.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, I pray for all those watching, listening, or reading this and their families, friends, and all those connected to them along with our church and governmental leaders.
Thank you for releasing us from darkness and...
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In Revelation 3 Jesus says "Wake Up! Strengthen what remains. There are several things that the New Testament tells us remains. In Hebrews 4 it says the promise of entering into God's Sabbath rest still remains and the day is today. This rest is available in Christ everyday. In 1 Corinthians 13 it says faith, hope, and love remain but the greatest of these is love. In the New Testament God has given us his steadfast love and we can become more steadfast by focusing on his steadfast unfailing love for us.
In 2 Corinthians 9 and Psalm 112 it says that the righteousness of Jesus also remains forever. We have been given the gift of being righteous with God through believing in Jesus, rather than our own works. By believing in Jesus our right standing with God is firm and fixed. Steadfast forever but we must stand fixed in His righteousness rather than our own. When we receive his righteousness and put it into practice it empowers us to do the right...
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Proverbs 2:7 says that God has victory in store. Living a live of faith doesn't mean we don't have problems, but it does mean God has victory in store for every problem we face. One of the biggest keys to victory is being steadfast in our focus on God's steadfast love for us. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word for God's steadfast love is "Hesed," and it represents Gods unwavering loyalty and faithfulness to love and do good for us continually. This word Hesed also has ties to the concept of covenant. In the New Covenant God has obligated himself to hesed because of Jesus. When we fix our minds on God's steadfast unfailing love for us it helps us stand steadfast and immoveable in our faith and love when under pressure.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, I pray for all those watching, listening, or reading this and their families, friends, and all those connected to them along with our church and governmental leaders.
Thank you for releasing us from...
Quick Summary
In Revelation 3 it says Wake up! Strengthen what remains. And in Hebrews chapter 4 it says that there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God for those who will enter in TODAY. 1 Corinthians 13 also says that faith, hope, and love remain but love is the greatest of these. To strengthen what remains is to strengthen our positioning of rest in Christ by remaining in his love. Revelation 3 goes onto say that Jesus did not find the peoples deeds or works complete and in James 2 is says that Abraham's faith was made complete and alive by his works. We are saved by grace through faith, but faith must have works or actions that prove we believe in order to be awake, alive, and complete. Those that do this will be victorious and clothed in white.
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Pentecost is on May 17th. This was the day when the Holy Spirit was given and is with us to guide us into all truth and to help us understand all the things that God has freely given...
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On the Sabbath day God commanded the people to stay where they were. In Hebrews 4 it tells us there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God and that rest is TODAY. If we follow God's leading in our lives he will position us in the perfect place at the perfect time, but this takes trusting his leading. In our lives desires often come for more. This could be a desire for a better job, growing a business or ministry, more out of our relationships, a better house, a better car, etc. When these desires come there are two paths we can take. We can try to figure it out, effort, force, or manipulate our way to the next level or we can give these desires to God and trust him to figure out how to make them happen because promotion, growth, and increase come from God. Give these desires to him and then focus on resting and trusting TODAY by showing up and becoming a good steward of the current place he has you positioned. At the perfect time he will move...
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The Spring is the time to plant seeds and Galatians 6 tells us that the one who sows to please the spirit will reap a harvest of eternal life. By grace God has equipped us with everything we need and we are supposed to trust and rely on his grace to empower us to do good and sow into pleasing his spirit. The way we do this is by cherishing God and people, the real treasures of heaven.
As we do good and sow into our relationships with God and people it is building and storing up treasure in the unseen realm, which will produce an abundant harvest at the proper time.
We can sow...
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