Mighty God!

They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power,
12 to make known to the children of man your[a] mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Psalm 145:11-12

"God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone! He is mighty in both power and understanding. Job 36:15


For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs." Zephaniah 3:17

I think it is important to be reminded every now and again that we do serve a mighty God.  There are many things happening in the world right now that left people wondering about God's presence. Allow me to reassure you that God has never been more present. God is still omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. He continues to see it all. He is still healing. He is still delivering his people out of trouble. God is still able.  The voice of evil may be loud but the silent voice of God in our hearts should remain clear. 

I don't think I need to mention what is happening right now. Under you have been under a rock, you are fully aware of the devastation the world is experiencing right now. I will not glorify evil, but The world is on High alert. Listen, we don't need to be confused. We know that God is not asleep. God is alive. The Bible tells us in Hebrews 12: 29 that our God is a consuming fire. WOW! We have nothing to fear. I don't think a consuming fire would be afraid of our bad situations. surely Satan is manifesting his presence like a roaring lion, but he still cannot touch those who are under God's protection.

Friends, no matter what we hear or see, we need to be unshaken in our knowledge that God loves us. He is able to look over His people. He is still saving. He is still healing. He is forever mighty! 

Listen, I need you to know that everything seems upside down and storms are raging around you, turn to God. Call on God and He will come. God cares. Do not be shaken by these storms. God has the the power and the will to deliver you out of them all. It is my experience that God might even make you stronger because of them. Some storms are for growth.

My friend, there is no other power that can stand or even compare to the power of the God that we serve. No other god is like our God. He has the record to prove it. There was a situation at the end of last year that brought my entire family to the point of worry, but we all soon realize that God was in the midst of eat. It was okay. He spoke calmness to our hearts. He gave us peace through it. He came through for us. He delivered our loved ones. God is mighty! 

Friend, what I really want to tell you today is to remember that you have a Good Shepherd. He is always near even if you can see Him you can be assured that He loves you and never will leave you. God is not a bystander. He is concern about you. He is watching you. My dear friend, do not be afraid  of the terrors of this world, or sickness, pain, and even death. God will always be with you. He is a promise keeper. He can be trusted.  As we about to start a new month, make the decision to be unshaken in your faith. Make the choice to trust the One and only Mighty God.

There is power in our praise. Take a moment to praise God right now for all He has done, all He is doing, and all that He will do in your life. He is the Almighty. He deserves your praise. 

Praise the Lord

Join us tomorrow for part 2 

Gd Focus

For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory; (2 Corinthians 4:17)

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Matthew 9:28-29 tells the story about how Jesus asked these blind men, "'Do you believe that I am able to do this?'" What did they say? "'Yes, Lord.' Then he touched their eyes and said, 'According to your faith will it be done to you,' and their sight was restored.'" The Bible is full of God's promises, but unlike the promises that we make, God's promises are true and he fulfills every one. Abraham believed God's promise that he would be the father of many nations. He did not waver through unbelief but was made strong as he believed in the promise of God, because he knew the one who promised it was able to perform it. You have to rest assured that God is still able to perform miracles. He is able to hear and answer your prayers. God gives us grace every time we pray. God is able to answer your prayer, and if you are born of God, He will most certainly answer it. Contrary to popular belief, God does not only answer prayers about our great needs. He gets involved in our minor troubles as well. He is a loving and concerned father. He cares about everything about us. You can trust Him and go to Him with all your complications.

Jesus Himself lived like that, in daily unhindered communion with the Father, He went to Him all the time so that He could say to His Father and our Father, "I knew that you hear me always" (John 11:42). And all the teaching of Jesus about prayer shows that we too can have communion with God. Friend, the normal Christian life is a life of regular, daily answer to prayer. It is perfectly normal for an obedient child to ask God for things in prayers and get it, get all he wants. "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" (Matt. 7:11). Trust God, He will not fail you. Dare to be a Daniel. Read your Bible for the better you know God, the easier you'll find it to trust and obey Him. And the more you'll sense how deeply God cherishes you, and how desperately He wants to answer your prayers. So learn more about God each day. Grow closer to the glorious God who treasures you beyond your wildest dreams. You can trust Him.

Focus on God. Focus on His love. Focus on His plan for your life. Focus on Him and be blessed!

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 44

We have heard it with our ears, O God;
    our ancestors have told us
what you did in their days,
    in days long ago.
2 With your hand you drove out the nations
    and planted our ancestors;
you crushed the peoples
    and made our ancestors flourish.
3 It was not by their sword that they won the land,
    nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand, your arm,
    and the light of your face, for you loved them.

4 You are my King and my God,
    who decrees[c] victories for Jacob.
5 Through you we push back our enemies;
    through your name we trample our foes.
6 I put no trust in my bow,
    my sword does not bring me victory;
7 but you give us victory over our enemies,
    you put our adversaries to shame.
8 In God we make our boast all day long,
    and we will praise your name forever.[d]

9 But now you have rejected and humbled us;
    you no longer go out with our armies.
10 You made us retreat before the enemy,
    and our adversaries have plundered us.
11 You gave us up to be devoured like sheep
    and have scattered us among the nations.
12 You sold your people for a pittance,
    gaining nothing from their sale.

13 You have made us a reproach to our neighbors,
    the scorn and derision of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword among the nations;
    the peoples shake their heads at us.
15 I live in disgrace all day long,
    and my face is covered with shame
16 at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me,
    because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.

17 All this came upon us,
    though we had not forgotten you;
    we had not been false to your covenant.
18 Our hearts had not turned back;
    our feet had not strayed from your path.
19 But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals;
    you covered us over with deep darkness.

20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
    or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
21 would not God have discovered it,
    since he knows the secrets of the heart?
22 Yet for your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

23 Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep?
    Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.
24 Why do you hide your face
    and forget our misery and oppression?

25 We are brought down to the dust;
    our bodies cling to the ground.
26 Rise up and help us;
    rescue us because of your unfailing love.

Change............

Strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (Matthew 6:33)

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Striving for the kingdom of God means to always stand for what’s right, but it is a difficult thing to accomplish; it takes determination, because when you are in the process of changing, the opposition is going to come from unlikely places. Your family and friends may turn their backs on you. People fear the unknown and the person you’re becoming is unknown, a stranger to them and they will be afraid and they may even call you a few names such as weirdo, goody two show, and extremist, just to name a few. The truth is you will also be puzzled by the transformation. You will lose interest in certain familiar things because you are “under construction”. The old you will start dying in order to make room for the new anointed you. It can be a very lonely place to be but I am urging to keep on and move forward by continuing to follow God. It may be confusing now but it’s going to make sense soon. You are going to find out that you are indeed an extremist: extremely blessed, extremely prosperous, extremely smart, extremely excited and extremely changed and anointed child of God.

When you are saved, turn your life over to Christ (born again), the Holy Spirit begins to work within you and brings the best out of you. Your perspective on life changes because you will learn to walk by faith and not by sight. It will not matter what the situations of life is, you will learn to trust the word of God and you will always have peace in the midst of great challenges. It is an exciting transformation and the people who are close to you may become intimidated because as you spend more time reading the word of God and growing spiritually, you end up spending less time with your family and friends and it’s going to take some getting used to. You have to find a way to communicate to love ones what’s happening to you and hopefully they will understand, but if they chose to forsake you or ridicule you, don’t panic. God has a way of accepting those who are forsaken and He certainly bless those who put Him first. When you give God’s word your full attention you will find true happiness and fulfillment you never thought possible and you can be assure that you will never face another lonely day in your life because the Holy Spirit will always be with you. Friend, embrace who you are becoming in Christ Jesus. Enjoy the person God created you to be, and savor the transformation, don’t resist it. Find balance in the word and be blessed.

Praise the Lord!

God still Heals!

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.James 5:16

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I don't now what you have heard but I know for a fact that my Father still heals. Just last night I was touched with His healing hand. I am a living testimony of God's healing power and I am not referring to just the physical. He also touch the emotions and the finances. God can touch any are of your life if you invite Him into your situation by praying and trust Him to do what only He can. He is able. He is willing.

Religious people follow every sentence with "If it's God's will" or "I'll just leave it up to God" or "God willing" but Christians know that when it comes to their well-being, God is always willing. 3 John 1:2 "Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well." God's help is always within reach through prayers.He wants us to pray to him for help. In Luke 18:1 Jesus told his disciples that they "should always pray and not give up." and then Jesus asked "...will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night?" People say that miracles don't happen anymore but I am reminding you the power of God is still manifesting. Pray to God from your heart for healing and all of your other needs. Don't ever stop. Don't ever give up. God wants you well.

The Healing ministry of Jesus Christ covers about 1/4 of the Gospel. Jesus taught the disciples how to pray and heal. He sent them to carry on His work. Wouldn't Jesus want His followers to pray for healing today? I truly believe He would. Friend, you need to continue to pray for healing and we (believers) need to pray for each other's healing. The bible is filled with healing scriptures:
James 5:14-15 "Is any one of you sick? He should call the elder the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven."

James 5:16 we are asked to "confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed." and then told that "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."

Mark 11:23-25 Jesus further instructs to forgive when we pray "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, `Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."

My dear friend, be assured that God wants you well, that prayers work and that miracles still happen. Don't you ever give up. Don't you ever stop praying.

Father in the name of Jesus touch my mind, body, and  soul. Heal me from head to toes. Heal my broken heart. Repair my relationships. Heal my finances. Open the doors for that new job, but most of all Father, help me stand on your word. Help me be more like you each day. My heart's desire is to always put you first. Thank you for all you are about to do. Thank you for my healing. Thank you for that new job. Thank you for the revival of my finances. Thank you for the renewal of my relationships. Thank you for the salvation of my loved ones. I praise you and I adore you for only you are holy. Holy you are worthy and only you are God.

Praise the Lord!

Victory in Jesus

"Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, so that your words may give grace to those who hear". Ephesians 4:29

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"In all things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us". Romans 8:37.

I said it before on Bible Tour, and I am saying again: Christians have to be careful when speaking. Our vocabulary must exude confidence in God and a life of victory. We have no business claiming that circumstances are keeping us down. No matter what it looks like and no matter the pain, Christians must trust God. Faith honors God.

Jesus died to change our circumstances. He died to provide us a victorious living. Our words and attitude should reflect His glory. He died to give strength to those who are weak, and to give sight to the blinds, to give victory over sins and "our Circumstances, our issues".

You and I have to start walking and talking with power given to us by the resurrection of Christ, by his great victory of death and sins. Somehow when tragedies strike, we tend to forget what we got in Jesus. Listen, we have a provider, healer, a friend, and a miracle worker in the Lord Jesus Christ. When He is with us , nothing, I said nothing (cancer, diabetes, hypertension, multiple Sclerosis, dementia, liver and kidney disease), not even our debts should scare us. We have Christ. He is able and willing to do it all. Listen, it human to feel weak at times, but we cannot dwell on the sorrows. We have to learn to stand in faith and claim the victory we got in Jesus.

Christ victory on Calvary enable us/you to live a victorious life. You are no longer in bondage. Don't let your aches and pains and your daily circumstances keep you from claiming the victory already given to you two thousand years ago. You must start living and talking in victory for you are a victorious and loved child of God.

Watch your words when speaking. Encourage each other and build each other's faith. Remember that "faith comes by hearing the word of God" Romans 10:17.

Psalm 150

1 Praise the LORD

Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.
2 Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with timbrel and dancing,
praise him with the strings and pipe,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.

6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.

Praise the LORD.

Lean on God............

In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free.In my distress I cried out to the LORD; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears. Psalm 18: 5-6

God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer. Psalm 66:19

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I remember when I was a little I never used to worry about anything. My mother made it abundantly clear that I should come to her with every problem (big or small). I trusted her completely because she knew how to ease my pain and relieve my burdens. Not once did she let me down. She took every complaint to heart. I remember waking up at nights to the sound of her voice praying over me and my siblings. It was a real comfort to me. After she passed away I had to learn to go to God myself. I had to learn to lean on God. I did not know it then but I realized later in my childhood that I leaned heavily on my mother. She was my rock. There is nothing wrong with a child leaning on a parent. The problem was that I trusted her more than God.

Searching for a person that would fill the void my mother left in my life lasted from childhood to adulthood. My search led to many unnecessary heartbreaks. Over the years I have learned that I am left disappointed each time a person or something takes precedence over God in my life. Despite the best intentions, people, at some point will let me down. The truth is people have their own burdens. Over the years, God has taught me to come to Him with my burdens. It is a lesson that I had to learn the hard way. It wasn't easy but I finally learned to make God my first stop and not my last after all else failed.

That is the way that it is supposed to be with God. We should be relying on Him for everything (support, help, joy, peace, and protection). God should part of ever decision we make. When we are faced with those tough situations that we don’t understand, we should go to God and lean on Him. We can’t trust in our own ability to solve our own problems. It is easy to think that we have all the answers. If we trust in our own abilities to solve problems, then we are going to get ourselves into trouble. I know this for a fact. I have gotten in more trouble than necessary by trying to fix things. Do not be impressed with who you are, your education, your upbringing, or what you know. Leaning on your own understand brings stress and discontentment, but learning to lean on God brings peace, joy health and success

My friend, abandon yourself to His trust. He is worthy. Your parents, spouse, and friends will fail you. God will never fail you. His love endures forever. He will not get tired of hearing from you. He will not hide when you need Him the most, and He will not discuss you with others. Friend, failure comes from following our own plans for our own lives. Stress comes from doing our own thing and planning our own way. Success comes from leaning on God.

Praise the Lord!

My God Heals...........

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.James 5:16

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I don't now what you have heard but I know for a fact that my Father still heals. Just last night I was touched with His healing hand. I am a living testimony of God's healing power and I am not referring to just the physical. He also touch the emotions and the finances. God can touch any are of your life if you invite Him into your situation by praying and trust Him to do what only He can. He is able. He is willing.

Religious people follow every sentence with "If it's God's will" or "I'll just leave it up to God" or "God willing" but Christians know that when it comes to their well-being, God is always willing. 3 John 1:2 "Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well." God's help is always within reach through prayers.He wants us to pray to him for help. In Luke 18:1 Jesus told his disciples that they "should always pray and not give up." and then Jesus asked "...will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night?" People say that miracles don't happen anymore but I am reminding you the power of God is still manifesting. Pray to God from your heart for healing and all of your other needs. Don't ever stop. Don't ever give up. God wants you well.

The Healing ministry of Jesus Christ covers about 1/4 of the Gospel. Jesus taught the disciples how to pray and heal. He sent them to carry on His work. Wouldn't Jesus want His followers to pray for healing today? I truly believe He would. Friend, you need to continue to pray for healing and we (believers) need to pray for each other's healing. The bible is filled with healing scriptures:
James 5:14-15 "Is any one of you sick? He should call the elder the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven."

James 5:16 we are asked to "confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed." and then told that "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."

Mark 11:23-25 Jesus further instructs to forgive when we pray "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, `Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."

My dear friend, be assured that God wants you well, that prayers work and that miracles still happen. Don't you ever give up. Don't you ever stop praying.

Father in the name of Jesus touch my mind body, soul. Heal me from head to toes. Heal my broken heart. Repair my relationships. Heal my finances. Open the doors for that new job, but most of all Father, help me stand on your word. Help me be more like you each day. My heart's desire is to always put you first. Thank you for all you are about to do. Thank you for my healing. Thank you for the healing of my loved ones. Thank you for that new job. Thank you for the revival of my finances. Thank you for the renewal of my relationships. Thank you for the salvation of my loved ones. I praise you and I adore you for only you are holy. Holy you are worthy and only you are God.

Praise the Lord!

I am Never Alone.........

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another that he may be with you ( for ever. John 14:16

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In John 14, Jesus promised the gift of the Holy Ghost. Who is the Holy Spirit? He is a full member of the Trinity. The Bible also tells us that the Holy Spirit is a Person, a Being with a mind, emotions, and a will. He is God. The Holy Spirit makes decisions according to His will (1 Corinthians 12:7-11). The Holy Spirit thinks and knows (1 Corinthians 2:10). The Holy Spirit can be grieved (Ephesians 4:30. As God, the Holy Spirit can truly function as the Comforter and Counselor that Jesus promised He would be (John 14:16,26; 15:26).This gift is bestowed upon the Disciples of Christ only, and not on the entire world. This is the favor God bears to His chosen. As the source of holiness and happiness, the Holy Spirit will abide with and in every believer for ever. He was given to live inside those who believe in Jesus, in order to produce God's character and to build into their lives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Gal. 5:22-23).

Friend, have no fear when it seems like the ground all around you is crumbling. You are not standing on the sinking sand of this earth but on the promises of the Rock, my savior and yours, Jesus Christ who will hold you and keep you standing while those around you are perishing. You are standing on the strength of the Holy Spirit whose primary role is to comfort and strengthen you. You have the Trinity on your side. You are a conqueror. Even though you are in the midst of the trial of your life right now, the devil will not win this battle because it was already won on Calvary. I don’t know who has abandoned you and left a deep void, (a parent, maybe a spouse or your children). I don’t even want to know who has left those ugly scars. I guarantee you the void was filled on Calvary and the scars were healed on the cross. You are not broken. The Promise Keeper gave you His word, you are never alone. All believers are given a future with promise and a plan to succeed in all that God has called them to do. The Holy Spirit is not just with you but within you. He has been there since you made Christ your Lord and Savior and He will NEVER leave you ALONE.

Praise the Lord!

With Jesus I am never Alone.....

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another that he may be with you ( for ever. John 14:16

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In John 14, Jesus promised the gift of the Holy Ghost. Who is the Holy Spirit? He is a full member of the Trinity. The Bible also tells us that the Holy Spirit is a Person, a Being with a mind, emotions, and a will. He is God. The Holy Spirit makes decisions according to His will (1 Corinthians 12:7-11). The Holy Spirit thinks and knows (1 Corinthians 2:10). The Holy Spirit can be grieved (Ephesians 4:30. As God, the Holy Spirit can truly function as the Comforter and Counselor that Jesus promised He would be (John 14:16,26; 15:26).This gift is bestowed upon the Disciples of Christ only, and not on the entire world. This is the favor God bears to His chosen. As the source of holiness and happiness, the Holy Spirit will abide with and in every believer for ever. He was given to live inside those who believe in Jesus, in order to produce God's character and to build into their lives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Gal. 5:22-23).

Friend, have no fear when it seems like the ground all around you is crumbling. You are not standing on the sinking sand of this earth but on the promises of the Rock, my savior and yours, Jesus Christ who will hold you and keep you standing while those around you are perishing. You are standing on the strength of the Holy Spirit whose primary role is to comfort and strengthen you. You have the Trinity on your side. You are a conqueror. Even though you are in the midst of the trial of your life right now, the devil will not win this battle because it was already won on Calvary. I don’t know who has abandoned you and left a deep void, (a parent, maybe a spouse or your children). I don’t even want to know who has left those ugly scars. I guarantee you the void was filled on Calvary and the scars were healed on the cross. You are not broken. The Promise Keeper gave you His word, you are never alone. All believers are given a future with promise and a plan to succeed in all that God has called them to do. The Holy Spirit is not just with you but within you. He has been there since you made Christ your Lord and Savior and He will NEVER leave you ALONE.

Praise the Lord!

My Precious Saviour

Be alert, your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8

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We often discussed the things that made the Devil feel at home in our lives. The list is quite long, but You understand by now, that anything that does not glorify God in your life attracts the Devil.

You can pray, you can fast, you can ask people to lay hands on you and cast the Devil out of your life, but I nothing will change until you repent and make the quality decision to stop Satan's influence over your life. You have to be willing. Now it does not matter what area of your life need the change, it can be victory over sins, it can be restoration of your mind and soul, or physical health, it can be emotional wholeness, nothing will change until you make the cautious decision to get "your" victory. Remember, Jesus had asked the man at the pool of Bethesda, wilt thou be whole? (John 5:6). He did not ask him would you like to be well. The man had to be willing in order to receive healing.

God sent Jesus to the cross to carry our burdens, to give us victory over sins and to make us whole. He bore our sicknesses, He carried our diseases, and He already won every battle "you are facing by His death on Calvary, but it takes decision from your part to receive the victory you are searching for. It requires determination on your part before you can actually achieve victory. Decide to be free today.

Praise the Lord!

Unto Him Who is Able

"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that is at work within us." Ephesians 3:20

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God is still in the business of answering Prayers. You can and should bring all of requests to Him. It makes absolutely no sense to carry your burdens when you can just easily take all to Him in prayers. All things are possible to God, and through the blood of Christ on Calvary, all things were made possible to you. Believe in God's word, don't limit Him or yourself.

You can do all things through Christ which is in you. (Philippians 4:13).
You can heal, and be healed. You can be delivered; you can prosper in Jesus name. You
can be set free out of the mess your life has become. (Mark 16:17)
The power of the blood of Christ is limitless.
You can have it all. Everything is possible for who believes (Mark 9:20 and Mark 10:26).

Friend, the word of God will not fail you and you have to believe it. Oh!!! How I wish I could believe for you. You have to believe for yourself. Your have to meditate. You have to keep the word of God alive in your heart, soul and Spirit. You have to go for it with all that you have. You have to cling to the word of God, when you're going after your miracles. You have to be persistent. God will strengthen you as you grow in faith.

Praise the Lord!

Unto Him Who is Able!

"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that is at work within us." Ephesians 3:20

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God is still in the business of answering Prayers. You can and should bring all of requests to Him. It makes absolutely no sense to carry your burdens when you can just easily take all to Him in prayers. All things are possible to God, and through the blood of Christ on Calvary, all things were made possible to you. Believe in God's word, don't limit Him or yourself.

You can do all things through Christ which is in you. (Philippians 4:13).

You can heal (Mark 16:18), and be healed (Exodus 16:26). You can be delivered (2 Timothy 4:18); you can prosper in Jesus name (3 John 1:2). You can be set free out of the mess your life has become. (Mark 16:17) The power of the blood of Christ is limitless.You can have it all. Everything is possible for who believes (Mark 9:20 and Mark 10:26).

Friend, the word of God will not fail you and you have to believe it. Oh!!! How I wish I could believe for you. You have to believe for yourself. Your have to meditate. You have to keep the word of God alive in your heart, soul and Spirit. You have to go for it with all that you have. You have to cling to the word of God, when you're going after your miracles. You have to be persistent. God will strengthen you as you grow in faith.

Praise the Lord!

Great Love................

“But the very hairs of your head are all numbered” Matthew 10:30

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God knows everything about you, yes “you”. He even counted every string of hair on your head. Isn’t that amazing? The Bible says He knew you before you were born. “My frame was not unseen by you when I was made secretly, and strangely formed in the lowest parts of the earth” Psalm 139:15. I guarantee you on the authority of the Word of God, that He loves you. This is amazing to me especially because I am almost invisible in my family (being 1 of 9), let alone in my community and the planet. It is hard for me to comprehend of any reason why the Lord of lords, the magnificent King of kings would be and/or should be interested in me and yet our Lord looks down and He sees me and you. We are cherished one by one and not as a group. He keeps tabs on us individually. He watches out and provides for each one of us as though each individual was the only child.

Think about it for a moment: The magnificent God that creates and runs the universe is concerned about “you”. Most people imagine that in God’s eyes we are just one of millions. We know most people don’t think we are important and so we assume
God thinks of us in a similar way. But then, again, God is not like
most people. To Him, each one us is special and worth sending His son to die for. To be honest everyone wants to be loved and accepted. There is nothing mankind wouldn’t do to find love and yet when love is found it isn't cherished but God loves us with His whole heart and He honors the relationship. Listen, God loves “you” with every speck of His enormous love. That means no matter how much God loves others, He couldn’t possibly love anyone else more than He loves you and no matter how much your spouse and your children love you (or say or don't say they do) it doesn't matter because either way their love can never compared to the love of God.

Mankind type of love is limited and conditional because most of us don’t know how to love but “God is love” (1 John 4:8). People love base on their personal agenda and selfish criteria but to God no Christian is too old, too naive, too ugly, too poor, too uneducated, too stupid and too annoying to be loved. It doesn’t matter who your parents were or what family you came from and in what part of the world you were born because when you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you automatically become an accepted (worthy of love) member of the elite family of the most prominent and only living God. God is your Father and like any good father, He has plan for your life, great unimaginable and extraordinary plans but unlike your earthly father, He’s got the means, the power and the will to bring the plans to fulfillment. Now what is you’d like to accomplish on this earth? Are you in the midst of great troubles? What are your most pressing needs? Bring them all to the Lord in prayers. There is nothing you loving father cannot do? If He could bring a dead person back to life, He can surely take care of you. DO you need to finish graduate school? Would like to be married? Do you need a job or a place to call home? do you need emotional, financial and educational healing? I promise you that can do it all. The word of God in Psalm 34:17 says "The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles."

Have you been looking for the love that surpasses all intelligence? Has your search led you to heartbreaks, disappointments, loneliness and despair? Then look no further than the loving arms of God. No matter what you have done and where you have been, I assure you, He loves you. (Romans 5:8). Once in His family, He will bring the right people into your life. He will turn your sorrows into joy. He will repair you damage relationships. He will restore your peace. He knows you well but He loves you anyway. He doesn't love you because you are lovable or because of some misguided notion of love; He loves you because He is love. He created you to have a loving relationship with Him, and He sacrificed His own Son (who also willingly died for you- John 3:16) to restore that relationship. He loves you. You are precious in His eyes. He will never abandon you. You can count on His unconditional love.

God's love towards us is demonstrated by the sacrifice He made on our behalf. "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13). Rely on God's unconditional and immutable love and you will not have to be lonely another day of your life.

Will you share His message of love with at least one person today? I trust that you will.

Praise the Lord!

Greatest Lover......

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, (love) is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

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Love by definition has many components, without any of them, love is missing. Love does not insist on its own schedule and time constraints, and rue love is not easily shaken, or only works when it is convenient. Jesus tells us here that our greatest command is to love. God gives us the ability to love when we are born again, the Holy Spirit fills our heart with the love of God so that we can show His love to others. What is it about true love that touches every heart? Why does the simple phrase "I love you" evoke such universal joy? Why is it that some spend a lifetime pursuing love? You see, love was the grand principle which prompted the almighty God to give His Son to die for sinners. How great, how sublime was the love that a perishing world! God's love fills the immensity of space; therefore, there is no shortage of love in the universe, only in our willingness to do what is needed to feel it. To do this, Jesus explained "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind. And you must love your neighbor as yourself." (Luke 10:27). Responding to true love is part of our very being because we are children of God and Love is God's attribute, which he delights to manifest openly; and love was the motive that brought Emmanuel from his throne, to this dying world, in order to save the lost. We live in God's love. No one can deny it. Yes, we might go through hard times, but in the end we all will be accountable on how we responded to God's daily care for our lives.



God's love is persistent, ever-present, and very powerful. Our lives are transformed by the presence of love. All true love originates from God. Christians are to receive and replicate this love in their lives so people can know of God's love. When filled with God's love, we can understand things that we could not otherwise understand. The wonderful thing is that the more we know God’s attribute, the more we are going to obey His command to love "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment Matthew 22:37). Friend, love starts with God. One of favorite preachers once said that “Trying to find lasting love without obeying God is like trying to quench thirst by drinking from an empty cup you can go through the motions, but the thirst remains”. We often miss out on this comprehensive picture of God's love because we are searching for it at all the wrong places while taking God’s love for granted.

Friend, love is a big theme in our society. There are countless websites claiming to be able to help you find love. It is really quite interesting because each one of them is loaded with thousands of profiles. People are desperately looking for love. Have you ever had an opportunity to read some of these profiles? People are searching for perfection. (disease free, thin, smart, beautiful, tall, rich or have a great job, good communicator with no relationship baggage, ect.). But God wants you as you are: Sick, imperfect, broken, hurt, full of baggage, lost, confused, rejected. No need to change to find His love because His kind of love will enrich and transform. Glory! There are times in our lives when those who claim to love us refuse to talk to us and ask for space but my dear friend, there are no periods with God's love. God's love does not stop with the sunset or begin with the new week. God love never takes a break. Divine love will always continue throughout time and eternity. In the darkest of nights, there will always be the eternal light of God's love. Glory to God! All you have to do is submit to love by allowing Christ to reside in your heart. He will never leave you. His promise to be with you through your valleys and mountain tops is true. You can count on His great love.

Praise the Lord!

I Surrender .....

"Be alert, your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8

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We often discussed the things that made the Devil feel at home in our lives. The list is quite long, but You understand by now, that anything that does not glorify God in your life attracts the Devil.

You can pray, you can fast, you can ask people to lay hands on you and cast the Devil out of your life, but I nothing will change until you repent and make the quality decision to stop Satan's influence over your life. You have to be willing. Now it does not matter what area of your life need the change, it can be victory over sins, it can be restoration of your mind and soul, or physical health, it can be emotional wholeness, nothing will change until you make the cautious decision to get "your" victory. Remember, Jesus had asked the man at the pool of Bethesda, wilt thou be whole? (John 5:6). He did not ask him would you like to be well. The man had to be willing in order to receive healing.

God sent Jesus to the cross to carry our burdens, to give us victory over sins and to make us whole. He bore our sicknesses, He carried our diseases, and He already won every battle "you are facing by His death on Calvary, but it takes decision from your part to receive the victory you are searching for. It requires determination on your part before you can actually achieve victory. Decide to be free today.

Praise the Lord!

God will Make a Way..............

"Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah). So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What are we to drink?" Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet". Exodus 15:22-25

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Now we know the story of how God took the children of Israel from slavery out of Egypt victoriously and miraculously (there were the ten plagues and the crossing of the Red Sea), and yet His people still did not completely trust Him. After only three days in the wilderness without water they started to turn against Moses, they started to lose faith because they needed water to stay alive. They wanted to go back to Egypt. Moses cried out to God for help and what did God do? He came through for them once more. He gave Moses instructions. Praise God, and the bitter water turned sweet. It would have been so easy for God to turn His back on them, but again, He gave them an opportunity to see His glory.

. First, the Israelites cried out to Moses, but Moses Cried out to God. We need to know who to cry out to in our times of need. Moses could have gone to Miriam or Aaron to find refuge when the pressure was on, but instead he went to the One who had the power to help. Praise God!
. Second, the story makes me think of the importance of obedience. Moses threw the piece of wood in the water just as God instructed and the water turned sweet.

Sometimes God is waiting on us to take a minor step in order to intervene in the situations and we go to church we hear about it. We turn on the television we hear about it. The car in front of us in traffic carries the same messages on their bumper stickers and we just don't see it. The Holy Spirit tries to lead us to the right path and yet we refuse to change and we complain and wonder why we don't get our victory. We need to learn to be more sensitive to the voice of God and live in obedience. We are serving a great God who has the power to change any situation. There are perks to walking in obedience. There is healing, and deliverance in walking in obedience to the word of God. Get acquainted with His word. Read your Bible until you understand God so well that trusting Him is no longer an option but the only choice.

Friend, learn to trust God. It is a choice worth making. Rely on His might and power and soon the situation of your life will have to change. God is waiting for you to take that simple step of faith. Will you come to Him today? Will you let Him make a way you? Will you accept His love? I pray that you do.

Praise the Lord!

The Word 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!