Thursday, February 9, 2012

The Word of God.......


Meditate ON God's Word.

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. (Proverbs 4:23)

My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. (Proverbs 4:20)

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14)

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“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits .Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”


I recently read this somewhere and I thought it was so interesting because I believe that very few Christians have been taught how important it is to pay close attention to what they think about. There is a reason why the Bible urges to meditate on Gods word. Did you know that you are what you are right now because of what you think about in your heart and what you meditate on? Consequently, the things that you allow your heart to dwell on today are building what you will be for tomorrow and the day after that.

Meditation is a function of the mind and the heart. It is what we think about in our hearts. Whether we realize it or not, we all spend a great amount of our time in some form of meditation. My concern is what we meditate on may or may not be worth while. In fact, what we habitually think about is frequently unhealthy for our growth as Christians and often it is sinful. So, technically, you are living the life you imagine (meditate on/ thought that you could have). Imagine that! LIVING A LIFE OF DEFEAT, DESTRUCTION OR A VICTORIOUS, HEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL LIFE IS UP TO YOU.

I believe that we can (and must) train ourselves to have a pure thought life. If we do this, we will start to see changes in our attitude and behavior. Our hearts will start to become pure and we will enjoy the pleasure of the Lord.

So pay attention to what you think, the television shows and movies you allow yourself to view. Pay attention to what you read and the people interact with. It is very important to surround yourself with believers. Do not let anyone contaminate your heart with the seeds of unbelief (in God and His Power) and defeat. Run away from negative thinkers. The Bible isn't something that you should just read once in your life, but something that you need to read, re-read, meditate on, speak out, listen to, read it all over again and study as long as you live. The truths in the Bible become clearer and alive as you read them again, and they work their way into your spirit and heart where they give life and hope, and where they build faith. When you stay in the Word of God, you will know what God’s will for your life is and you become familiar with His promises and you will become stronger at resisting the devil. If you meditate on the word of God, you’ll already know what to do when you are tested on your faith. The fact is if you don’t have enough faith in God’s word you won’t be able to please Him enough to get all of His promises, rewards and blessings. All you have to do is start believing that you can meditate on the promises from the Bible and that it will be most beneficial to improving your life. If you want the best for you and your family, then you will meditate on the promises from the Bible. If you call yourself wanting to do God’s will, have peace and joy in your life then yes you will meditate on the promises from the Bible.

"If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you." John 15:7

Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 1:8

Meditate on the word of God and be blessed.


Praise the Lord!

The Limitless Power of God

"These are only glimpses of what he does. We only hear a whisper of him! Who can understand the thunder of his power?" Job 26:14

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God is the great (only) source and Originator of all power. The power of God is His ability to bring to pass whatsoever He pleases, whatsoever His wisdom may direct, and whatsoever the purity of His will may resolve. God's power is like Himself, eternal, incomprehensible and magnificent; it cannot be restrained, nor corrected. Meaning that God's power is like Himself, self-existent, self-sustained. God cannot be manipulated. We cannot force Him into doing what we want. He does whatever pleases Him, according to His timing and purpose.

The election season was quite interesting to me. It doesn't have anything to do with the pursuit of love and justice for all, my friend, who alone has the power to reconcile the world unto Himself, not counting their trespasses against them (2 Cor. 5:19)? Who alone has the power to be both just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus (Rom. 3:26)? Who alone has the power to forgive sins (Mark 2:7)? Who alone has the power to reckon an ungodly man righteous apart from works (Rom. 4:5)? And, who alone has the power to raise the dead to new life and then seat them in the heavenly places in Christ (Eph. 2:5-6)? We have all these spiritual blessings and more through the selfless and unfathomable power of the cross of Jesus Christ.

Do you want to see some real power? Then look upon the cross of Jesus Christ. Don't look forward in anticipation of something God is going to do. First and foremost, look back at what He has done. The testimony of the cross is the power of God. Here is where all the power you will ever need to smell, taste, touch, hear, or see can be found anytime through faith. In it, the gospel itself, there is supernatural power that is personified in Jesus Christ

Let us begin this New Year by leaning on the One who really has power. The One who demonstrated His power by dying on the cross for your sins, resurrected and ascended to heaven where He's making room for you, and soon, real soon, He will return to take you with Him, and you will experience His power, His joy and His love for all eternity. Christ is the gospel, both the subject and the substance of it and the gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes (Rom. 1:16) and one day, all mankind will acknowledge that Jesus is Lord.

Make a point to praise God daily and be blessed.

Praise the Lord!