- When you make the choice to Seek God at the beginning of the year and say, "God, my life is yours, take me, mold me, use me"...God Himself commits to you!
- God is looking people who are fully committed to Him.
- God is looking for people like you!
- You grab His attention when you decide to pursue Him.
- And He comes to you to strengthen and empower you!
- Because when you make yourself available to Him, He makes Himself available to you!
- He will fill you with dreams that are bigger than you.
- He will give you God Sized dreams!
- And the only way you can accomplish them is with His Strength and His Might.
- He wants to give you new dreams today.
- Unlimited Dreams.
- He wants to show you a new way of living - A way totally fueled by His Spirit.
- He wants to give you a new mindset, a mindset free of the limited expectations of your past.
- He wants to place within you new expectations.
- Its a great way to live this year!
- As you keep your heart focused on Him and commit your ways unto Him, He will strengthen you.
- Continue to Rely on Him this day and throughout the rest of the year.
- Don't let doubts creep in or fear of failure.
- The life He wants to give you is a life of abundance.
- Let Him show you where He can take you when you let Him live through you!
- He will give you the power and strength to live up to the calling He has on your life.
- God bless you…I know He will!
- Have a great Tuesday!
2 Chronicles 16:9 (NLT) “The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.”
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“I Will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” (Psalms 34:1)
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (NLT) "Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!"
- Are you running to Win? - Running to win means that there is a determination. - There is extra effort... - There is perseverance beyond the norm... - There is something valuable at stake... - When you fast and pray it means that you are taking things seriously. You want to be as close to Jesus as possible. You want to hear His voice and follow where He leads. - verse 25 says, "All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize." - This is the goal of the Christian life. - This goal can only be accomplished by giving up our rights for the sake of gaining Christ - Its dying to self and what we want. - Its separating ourselves from the world and being set apart. - It's choosing - instead of being accepted by everybody to be identified with One. - We are called to be set apart from the world. - Romans 12:2, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” - verse 26 says, "So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. (27) I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified." - Paul said that we can be disqualified if we do not exercise self control, self denial, do not live a holy life and don’t have love for others. - To be disqualified conveys the idea of failing the test or being dejected. - Here is what is important: It is not how fast you start the race that counts but how well you finish. - Every one of you, no matter how old or how young, can finish strong. - It just takes discipline, which you all have. - Over the last week some of you have been determined to go beyond by fasting something. - You have been running the race hard. - I am so proud of all of you who have practiced self-denial in pursuit of a Godly goal - the pursuit of Christ. - You will reap the benefits of this past week for the rest of the year and possibly the rest of your life. - Now, I challenge you to continue running strong. - keep going! - If you committed to the 21 day challenge, then we have 2 more weeks to go. - But the good thing is, you know if you can do 1 week or 1 day, you know you can do more. - Don’t give up when trial, testing or persecution comes. - Keep pressing on and believing God for more! - Let’s truly believe that we have a God who can “do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” EPH. 3:20 - Let’s run this race to the best of our ability for His glory. - You can do it! - God bless you, have a great weekend! "The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers. But the LORD turns his face against those who do evil.”” 1 Peter 3:12 NLT
"He (God) saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. Because of his grace he declared us righteous and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.” (Titus 3:5-7 NLT)
- These are some powerful verses! - God through His Son Jesus Christ has given you Mercy and Grace! - Grace gives you what you don't deserve ...Mercy says that you don't get what you do deserve. - You deserve death and separation from God, Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:23 NLT) - BUT God... because of His Mercy! - Thank Him today for His Mercy and make sure you receive His Mercy because He wants to pour it out on you. - To many people live under a weight of guilt, regret and condemnation. It is a weight you were never meant to carry. - John 8:36 says, "If the Son sets you free, you are truly free." - Receive that freedom today! Celebrate it...don't live another minute without receiving it! - Let go of the weight that says you are not good enough, you've done to many bad things, you're addicted, you can't overcome, you can't... - These are lies that have been spoken to you. Whether it is voices in your head or something someone has spoken to you...They are Lies and Satan is the father of lies and his goal is to destroy your life. - Receive God's Grace and Mercy today....Fresh & New! - Jesus declares you Righteous! - You are forgiven. - You are made right. - You are acceptable to God. - You can overcome. - You are free. - You are clean. - You are extremely loved! - You are New! - First you must receive it, then celebrate it and then go live it out! - Have a great Wednesday! - As a church, we are in day 3 of a 21 day fast, so all of my Devo's will be designed to encourage you and help you in your fast.
"So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17:20 - Do you have some things in your life that seem impossible? - Are you facing a situation which seems impossible. - Jesus says that you can live a different type of a life. - You don't have to say "I can't", "It won't ever" or "it's impossible" - You can live a life that says "Nothing is impossible" - You can can take on that impossible situation with a God who says "All things are possible." (Matt. 19:26) - Part of Fasting is saying, "In the natural this situation is impossible for me, but I am relying on a SuperNatural God." - He puts the Super in the Natural. - He is an All Powerful, All Mighty God who wants you to believe that every mountain that you face can be moved. - Fasting is a way of Growing your faith and seeing your situation through His eyes. - What is so special about a mustard seed? - Not only is it the smallest seed, but it grows into a tree that is larger than all the other plants in the garden. - A Mustard seed produces huge branches. - Your faith needs to be like this mustard seed. - First it needs to be planted. That is part of fasting and praying. - As you gain God's insight and viewpoint it grows. - Then as you use your faith it grows and produces works that you never though would be possible. - Having faith doesn't do anything good unless you use it. - James 2:17 says, "faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." - So let's grow our faith together by fasting and praying! - What situation have you put a label "Impossible" on? - I believe it's time to peel off that label and replace it with "Possible." - Let's believe in the God who makes all thing Possible in and through us! - Let's grow our faith together! - Move that mountain! - Every day that you fast and pray, you are growing your faith! - Keep going! - Have a great Tuesday! "He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.” John 3:30 NLT
As a church, we are starting our 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer. All of my Devo's for the next 3 weeks will be designed to encourage you and help you in your fast. - If you have a prayer request that you would like us to pray for, and didn't turn it in this Sunday, please message it to me and we will include it in our prayers for the next 3 weeks.
"The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives." (Psalm 37:23)
"You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” (Acts 20:35 NLT)
"Step out of traffic!" Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics, above everything.” (Psalm 46: 10 MSG)
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