Today's Bible Verse : || Galatians 6:9-10 || New International Version

9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Read: || Galatians 6:9-10 || New International Version

Today's Bible Verse | John 14:12 NIV

Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

John 14:12 NIV

Weekly Bible Verse: James 5:8 | New International Version (NIV)

James 5:8 | New International Version (NIV) 8. "You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near."

Week 3 - Faith Series: Matthew 18:19 | King James Version (KJV)

Matthew 18:19 | King James Version (KJV) Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

Day 35 - Gods Promises: John 11:25-26

John 11:25-26 New International Version (NIV)

25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

Verse Commentary By - Brian @  exegesis and theology 

Source: https://exegesisandtheology.com/2017/03/24/interpreting-john-1125-26-i-am-the-resurrection-and-the-life/

As is often the case in John’s Gospel Jesus is recorded as using the same words with subtlety different meanings.

In verse 25 Jesus uses life to refer to resurrection life. So even the one who’s body is buried, if he is a believer, will live despite his death. He will be resurrected.

But in verse 26 Jesus speaks of one who lives and believes never dying. Here “lives” is probably referring to eternal life. John it is clear that eternal life is not something that believers will get in the future; it is something that believers have now.

So Jesus is saying that even if the outer man dies, the believer will live in the outer man again since Jesus is the resurrection. But more than that, the believer already has eternal life in the inner man and he will never die in the inner man. Read More...

Day 32 - Gods Promises: Malachi 3:10

 Malachi 3:10 NIV IV

"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,' says the LORD Almighty, 'and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it."

Commentary by - Joel Osteen

Source: https://www.joelosteen.com/Pages/MessageViewer.aspx?date=2014-10-08

God promises to open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings on you today! But, you have to do your part of this verse. Your part is to be a faithful tither and be obedient to the Lord with your finances.

The truth is, we are all just stewards over the resources God has given us. When we are good and faithful stewards, the Lord entrusts us with more. He opens the windows of heaven. Have you ever thought about what kind of blessing would be so great that there would not be room enough to receive it? It may be hard to comprehend, but that’s what God’s Word promises!

Today, make the decision to be a giver. Be a tither. The tithe is the first tenth of your income. As the scripture says, get ready to prove the Lord because He is faithful. Thank Him today because He is going to pour out abundant blessings on every area of your life!

Day 28 - God Promises: Romans 10:9-10

Romans 10:9-10 New International Version (NIV)

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

Commentary By: Bibleref.com

It's important to understand their context in this chapter. Paul has just concluded quoting from Deuteronomy 30:11–14. There, God says to Israel that His command for them is not hidden or far away; it is already in their mouths and hearts. Paul has written that this is true, as well, for the "word of faith" in Christ. This "word of faith" is a reference to the gospel: the message of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. This message is near Israel's mouths and hearts. Read More...

Source: https://www.bibleref.com/Romans/10/Romans-10-9.html#verse

Day 26 - God Promises: Mark 11:24

Mark 11:24 New International Version (NIV)

24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours

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Verse Commentary - By Joel Osteen:

Has God spoken things to your heart that haven't come to pass yet? Sometimes when we are believing for things, it's easy to let circumstances and the pressures of life drag us down. But when you make the choice to receive your promise by picturing it in your mind's eye, and declaring it with the words of your mouth, your faith becomes stronger. You begin to feel more confident. You begin to feel more settled. You begin to have joy and peace because you know God is working behind the scenes on your behalf.

What are you believing for God to do in your life today? Can you see it in your mind's eye? Can you see yourself healed? Can you see yourself paying off that last debt? Can you see yourself at your ideal weight? Can you see yourself sharing the gospel with a family member or coworker? Ask the Lord to give you the picture of what He sees when He looks at you. As you open your heart and allow God's thoughts to become your thoughts, and your receive His promises by faith, just like it says in the above verse — whatever you ask for in prayer will be yours! 

Source: https://www.joelosteen.com/Pages/MessageViewer.aspx?date=2015-02-25

Day 22 - God Promises: Isaiah 43:2

Isaiah 43:2 | King James Version | KJV |

2. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Verse Thoughts: By - dailyverse.knowing-jesus.com 

The Lord has promised never to leave us nor forsake us, no matter what life my throw at us. We are redeemed by the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. We have been bought with a price and we belong to the Father and His favour is upon all His children. He has promised to cover us with His gentle calm and protect us by His perfect peace, when our hearts rest in Him. Read More...

Source: https://dailyverse.knowing-jesus.com/isaiah-43-2

Today's Message - January 31, 2020

I find a great deal of comfort in thinking about who I used to be and who I have become. It helps me not to be discouraged when I make mistakes or find that I still struggle over some issues. I’m greatly encouraged when I consider where I started and where I am now.

In Ephesians 2, Paul described those outside of Christ. He wrote that unbelievers follow the prince of the power of the air, who is Satan, and they follow the way their master leads. In verse 1, he pointed out that all were once dead through their sins, but believers are now alive in Jesus Christ. He tells us we’re not governed or led by our lower nature—the impulses of the flesh.

Many Christians have trouble in this area because they haven’t learned to control their thoughts. A lady once told me, “It simply didn’t occur to me that I needed to direct my mind and keep it healthy and positive. If ministers preached or taught about the control of our thoughts, I never heard it. One day, however, I read an article about the power of thoughts, and God convicted me. That’s when I knew I needed to change my thinking.”

This lady said she drove down the street of a busy city and she spotted a sign, a cartoon of a car with big eyes for the front lights and tears flowing, and the words, “Please help me! I need an oil change.”

As she passed by, she thought, I need a mind change. I don’t like being the way I am, letting my mind go wherever it wants. Part of my responsibility as a child of God is to keep my thoughts healthy and strong.

“I want to make it clear that I went to church,” she said, “and I had been active for years. I knew a lot of Scripture, and I even did some volunteer work at the church. But I didn’t control my thoughts. Even when I sang in church, my mind jumped from subject to subject. We’d be singing about joy and grace, and I’d think about the dishes still in the sink, the unfinished laundry, or what I wanted to eat for lunch.

“I attended church and I was faithful, but I was not faithful in attending to the Word. I listened when the preachers quoted Scripture. I usually followed along with my own Bible, but I didn’t really think about what I was hearing or what my eyes were reading. I was doing the right things outwardly, but I wasn’t thinking the right things. My mind was a mess, and I didn’t know what to do about it.”

“I need a mind change,” she suddenly said aloud to herself. Just then, she actually pondered the words she had spoken. She was like the car on the sign—she needed a change—a mind change. She needed to let the Holy Spirit direct her thoughts instead of the devil. As she prayed, she felt confident there would be a positive change.

She thought to herself, Is there anything I am supposed to do? She realized that if she didn’t make lifestyle changes, the devil would soon make the new thinking as muddy and gunky as the old thinking was.

For the next several days, she looked up all the scriptures she could find that used the word study or meditate. She also looked up scriptures that talked about the mind or thoughts. She read those verses, wrote them on slips of paper, and pondered them.

Here are three of them:

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he... (Proverbs 23:7 NKJV).

And be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude] (Ephesians 4:23 AMPC).

My hands also will I lift up [in fervent supplication] to Your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on Your statutes (Psalm 119:48 AMPC).

The more she meditated on the right things, the less trouble she had with Satan trying to control her thoughts. That’s how it works with all of us: The more we focus on God, the less often the devil can defeat us.

Prayer Starter: Father, thank You for the power in Your Word to renew my mind. Please help me to stay focused on You and choose positive, faith-filled thoughts that will propel my life in the right direction. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Today's Message - January 30, 2020

It may look like you’re falling behind, the opposition is holding you back. No, stay encouraged; at the right time, that adversity is going to hurry out of your way.

Check out; "It's Going to Happen Quickly" https://t.co/spV2a4HmrT pic.twitter.com/DBUKxkqG8l

— Joel Osteen (@JoelOsteen) January 29, 2020

Verse of the day - September 21, 2019

1 John 5:14-15 New International Version (NIV)

14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

Verse of the day - September 15, 2019

John 3:36 KJV

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Verse of the ay - September 7, 2019

Matthew 19:26 New International Version (NIV).

²⁶ Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Pressing Toward the Goal

Philippians 3:12-14 King James Version (NKJV)

12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.

13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Thoughts:

This is reminding you beloved as a child of the Living God. In order to get what God has for us it’s time let go of our past. We sometimes become hesitant to do what God needs of us to do, because we are worrying about what people are saying, and we won't forgive ourselves. GOD KNOWS WE ARE NOT PERFECT. I need you to press your way through. Hold true to god word. Trust in him, keep pressing.

El Shaddai (God Almighty)

One of my favorite verses is Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him”.

This is just one of God promises to us; I am so glad that he is not asking for perfection. He says faith, believe and trusting who he is, El Shaddai (God Almighty) knowing I will give you what you ask of me, we don't have to wonder.

Just know he will, but we must constantly seek him, not man. Beloved somedays my only prayer to God is, thank you and I trust you, in Jesus name amen. Try it ... It works better than telling it social media.

The Best!

God Over Everything - July 21, 2019

Dont forget what God has done.

Don’t forget about all the prayers God answered for you. Take time to acknowledge the goodness of God in your life. Check out "Recognize God's Goodness" on Podcast here! https://t.co/spV2a4HmrT pic.twitter.com/r22SKaHd37

— Joel Osteen (@JoelOsteen) June 21, 2019

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