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.