Joshua 1:9 - "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
Those Believers who are pursuing their calling in Christ have to be risk-takers -- getting into deep water is scary because there's a possibility that you could drown. Getting into the water is scary because it's cold. But getting in is the only way you will learn to swim. You can't learn hanging on the edge.
Getting to the n
Oh! If we could keep the taste of our souls continually delighted with the sweetness of heaven, as a man would spirt out bitter herbs after honey, so should we spit out all the decoys of the world with disdain.
Cry mightily unto God, that He would "Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity," (Psalm 119:37). If the heart bends downward, then go the God to erect it, and to incline it heavenwards; if it be after covetousness, then cry to God, and say, "Lord, not after covetousness, but after
It is easy to go to sleep reviewing negative ideas and pictures in our mind and wake up in the morning with a poisoned and negative spirit instead of falling asleep loving and receiving from Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
CONTINUOUSLY DECLARE GOD'S WORDS
We declare truth over any negative circumstance in our lives and we see Jesus present in inner healing scenes. And since we do this continuously, this becomes ALL that we see.
We do not see sickness.
We do not see lack.
We do
Colossians 1:26,27 - "the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. To them, God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
Pride is the deification of self. To say "Oh, I'm no saint." is acceptable to human pride, but it is unconscious blasphemy against God. It literally means that you defy God to make you a saint. "I am much too weak and hopeless."
Humility before me
John 8:36 - "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed."
Loose yourself from all entanglements, soul ties, dead works, wrong relationships, wrong mind-sets. Break free from everything that hinders the work of His Spirit in your lives. No weights, no cords, no bindings, no tubes connected or having an access point into your lives.
Be free from all false expectations, man's expectations, religious expectations; every expectation that does not come from the
Luke 17:21 - "...for indeed, the Kingdom of God is within you."
God doesn't want you to be conscious of the lack in your natural circumstances. He doesn't want you to live by how much you earn or how much you have in the bank.
God wants you to be conscious of the abundance of resources in His Kingdom. Jesus said that "the Kingdom of God is within you." this means that the Kingdom of God is not some physical place. It is within you and it is where the abundance of resources is.
Ways in which we can learn to live by His strength within us:
1. Become deeply rooted.
We're encouraged to be strong in the Lord and His kratos power (Ephesians 6:10). Read the Word and discover the fullness of this strength, power and love for you. Develop intimacy and friendship with the Lord by spending time in the secret place of His presence. Ask, knock, and seek inquiring to know His purpose for your life (Mathew 7:7). Those who abide in Jesus will know the anointing and wi
John 15:5 - "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing."
Do you ever feel that no matter what you do, you should be doing something more? The truth is that no matter what we do it will never be enough, and that is why God sent His Son. He is not only enough, He is more than enough!
Our goal should be to increase in understanding of our inheritance in Christ and our Right Standing with God and avo
As we begin to see NEW growth spring forth in what was previously considered "hard places", doors connected to the ways of man begin to be shut and new doors that are connected and hinged upon the ways of God begin to open.
"The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way." - Psalm 25:9
HUMILITY IS A KEY
Prophetically walking through "NEW doors" often requires us to lay aside and unload some things that we have carried in times past – right, wrong or indiffe
1 Thessalonians 5:19 - "Do not restrain the Holy Spirit;"
When we are "sowing to the Spirit" - (Galatians 6:8), we are exposing ourselves to the presence of God whether we feel it or not.
As focusing upon the Holy Spirit becomes the habit of our souls, we receive the wonderful anointing spoken of in Hebrews, "who makes His...ministers a flame of fire" (Hebrews 1:7). The flaming heart of Christ ignites our hearts -- Fire begets fire.
The holy flame is relentless and consuming
Joshua 6:2 - "And the Lord said unto Joshua, See. I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor."
When the children of Israel entered the Promised Land ten cities stood as obstacles in their way. The first of these cities was Jericho. Israel was not yet an army -- they were simply a group of desert wanderers with a promise. They had no army. Their resources had worn thin from years in the desert.
THEIR ONLY WEAPON OF WARFARE WAS THEIR OBEDIE
Exodus 12:13 - "The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you..."
It is the blood of Jesus alone that delivers you. If you think that it is because of your faith, then you will always be wondering "Do I have enough faith?"
When God sees that you see that it is the blood alone that saves, He calls that faith in the blood, and every plague will pass over you!
Every time you think tha
Colossians 1:27 - "To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
When God made you in His likeness, He did not make you to look like Him. He made you to function like Him. That's what likeness literally means. When God created you, He made you to operate like Him. If you are not functioning like God, you are "malfunctioning" because God wired and designed you to function like Him.
Go to your meditations of Heaven, and keep there a while. The children of that Kingdom above, have no taste for trifles, and especially when they are employed in the affairs of the Kingdom. No more will a soul that is taking a survey of Heaven and heavenly things, fix his eyes on such poor things below. (Philippians 3:8)
MEDITATION:
"Feed My Sheep." - John 21:17
If I love my Lord I have to FEED HIS SHEEP. There is no relief and no release from this commission. Beware of counter
Colossians 2:10 - "And you have been given full life in union with him..."
Ephesians 2:10 - "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
You have a unique purpose and a destiny that is distinct from any other person who has ever lived.
If you are more concerned about people's opinion of you than God's vision for you, then give-in to peer pressure, and fit in with everyone else. Dress like them
Romans 6:12 - "Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions."
God did not intend the body to relate to the spiritual or supernatural world. It is essential, then, that we do not judge our true potential by the abilities or limitations of our physical bodies.
Our powers of sight, touch, hearing, smell, and taste are all related to the natural, physical world. The potential of our bodies is therefore governed by its physical capabilities. Man's fall (G
Habakkuk 2:1-2: "I will stand on my guard post and station myself on the rampart; and I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me...Then the Lord answered me and said, 'Record the vision...'"
Ways to be sure what you're hearing is from Him:
TEST THE ORIGIN (1 John 4:1)
Thoughts from our own minds are progressive, with one thought leading to the next. Thoughts from the Holy Spirit are spontaneous. The Hebrew word for true prophecy is "naba", which literally means to bu
John 15:16 - "You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you."
Many Christians never progress beyond the basic principles of the gospel: others -- the minority -- demonstrate the abundant riches of God's grace.
The preacher's task should be to preach of the fullness of grace through Jesus Christ. Christians need to become aware of God's
In this present season, the Body is experiencing, they are crossing the Red Sea. But some are too tired to cross the Red Sea, because they have exalted themselves, and they have left themselves weary. Others will run across the Red Sea, because they have exalted Him, and have refreshed themselves by His Spirit.
Others will be on the shoulders, and ride on the back of others, because they're weary, and they're tired, from trials. But others are strong, and standing in faith, and will be s
Have as little to do with the world as you possibly can. Things of the world have a glutinous quality; if you let the heart lie any while amongst them, it will be enslaved to them. Be more and better acquainted with Jesus Christ; get nearer to Him, be more in communion with Him -- get more tastes of Christ and heaven.
MEDITATION:
Good things began to happen to David almost immediately because he started looking at his world through eyes of blessing rathe
1 Timothy 2:1 - "I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them." Luke 6:28 -"bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."
When we bless someone, we are, in essence, saying, "May all of God's good plan for your come to pass." When we bless others, the blessing comes back to us. Not only should we bless those whom we love and admire, but God also commands us to bless our enemies so that we might in
When we made Jesus the Lord of our life, we were reborn from death to life. First John 5:1 says, "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God." Being born of God entitles us to citizenship in the kingdom of God. In Luke 12:32, Jesus said, "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. " We don't own a part of the kingdom of God, we own it all!
WE ARE TO SEEK TWO THINGS
Jesus names two things in Matthew 6:33 that we are to seek
Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
The way we use the word "hope" in everyday speech and the meaning of hope used in the Bible are two different things. When we say "I hope so" we simply mean "I desire or I wish."
Bible hope isn't wishing at all. It is earnest confident intense expectation -- and that's something else entirely. Acts 26:6 uses the phrase "hope of the promise" referring to the covenant God made with Abraham. Th
As the daughters of Jerusalem sitting or remaining in their chambers, closets, houses, could not behold the glory of King Solomon passing by, and therefore that were willed to come forth out of their doors: even so, if we will behold the great King Jesus Christ, in his most excellent glory (a sight able to satisfy the eye, and to ravish the heart) we must come out of our doors, we must come out of ourselves, otherwise, we cannot see his glory; we are in ourselves shut up in a dark dungeon, and t
James 4:8 - "Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you."
1) Believe that you are loved and cherished by God, and that He deeply longs for intimacy with you.
2) Believe that you have been drawn into intimacy through the finished work of the cross. Let all striving go, and believe that you are already intimate. Rest in the truth.
3) Set time aside each day to worship Him...to love Him...and to pursue Him in faith. Write this time on your daily calendar as a priori
