IF GOD TELLS YOU TO BE STRONG, JUST BE STRONG.

” Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it. And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”( Deuteronomy 31: 6-8 NKJV).

” Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.  Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.  Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”( Joshua 1:6- 9 NKJV).

” Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.  Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.  Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.  Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;  praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—”( Ephesians 6:10-18 NKJV).

” For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,  that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,  that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,  may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—  to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,  to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. “[ Ephesians 3:14-21 NKJV].

“If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.  I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.”( John 14:15- 18 NKJV).

” Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,  who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.  For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.  Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 

And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.  For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead,  who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us, you also helping together in prayer for us, that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf for the gift granted to us through many.” (2 Corinthians 1: 3-11 NKJV).

LET’S  PRAY 🙏🏽
  HEAVENLY FATHER, Thank you, for this day,that you have made. We will rejoice and be exceedingly glad in it. Thank you for the plans you have for us ,plans to prosper us,and not to harm us. Plans to give us hope and a future ,as you say in Jeremiah 29:11.  Thank you  for the air we breathe, and every breath that you allow us to take. Thank you that we don’t have to face today or tomorrow with doubts about our basic values and without a sense of your will for our lives.

Stir us up to live your will and obey your Scriptures so that nothing can make us stumble. Empower us with your Spirit and guide us with your truth so that we may  perfectly reflect your character, and personality in our lives, Lord thank you for Your healing touch on every part of our lives – both spiritually, mentally, and physically. Lord You know all the little niggles and pains that we are  going through at this moment, and I pray for Your healing touch upon every area of our  lives in general.. and for relief from the aches, pains and problems that we  have in our bodies,and  in our lives ,we thank you for hearing our prayers,as your word says, In  Matthew 21:22 KJV : ” And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” IN  JESUS’S MIGHTY NAME, WE PRAY, AMEN.

” Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,  to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”[ Ephesians 3 : 20-21 NKJV].

God wants His children to be healthy, and prosperous.

” This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:8-9 NKJV).

” For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”( Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV).

” Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.”( 3 John 1:2 NKJV).

WE NEED to Trust In The Lord,totally ,completely.

” Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;  In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.  It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.”( Proverb 3:5-8 NKJV).

REMEMBER THESE THINGS AT ALL TIMES:

● We cannot trust in God,and lean to our own understanding at the same time. It will not work.
● Too often while we are trusting the Lord we let our own understanding get in the way.
● In all our ways the Lord must be acknowledged.
● God directs us in ALL things.
● We cannot be wise in our own eyes. Meaning that we must cease from our own wisdom and only function in the Wisdom of the Lord.
● Our job is to always cooperate with God on His terms.

● Let us be lead by the Lord our Shepherd and by His Holy Spirit as we continue to live by every word of God.

Jesus  says: ” Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.  “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”(John 15 :4-5 NKJV).

” Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.”[ Jude 1;24-25 NKJV]

+++Blessed we are and blessed we will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!

Experiencing the God Kind of Life
John 1:4 KJVS
In Him (our Lord Jesus Christ) was Life; and the Life was the Light of men.
Acts 17:28
For in Him (our Lord Jesus Christ) we Live, and Move, and Have Our Being…
Matthew 4:4 KJVS
…Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.
+To experience the God Kind of Life we must…

1. Seeing life from God’s Point of View.

2. Understanding life from God Point of View.

3. And live life from God’s Point of View.

+Remembering Philippians 2:13
For it is God Who works in us (by His Holy Spirit) both to will and to do of His good pleasure (that which pertains to life and godliness).
•Continue to let the WORD of God be the standard for our lives. Always LOVING others like Christ Jesus loves us while keeping our Faith, Trust and Confidence in Him.
•BLESSED we are and BLESSED we will always be and to God be all the GLORY. Amen!

A PERSON OF GREAT FAITH KNOWS,BELIEVE, AND TRUST GOD TO DO EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL THAT WE ASK OR THINK, ACCORDING TO THE POWER THAT WORKS IN US, ACCORDING TO EPHESIANS 3:20.

Great faith is expressing through confession,and believe what God’s Word says .

Let’s confirm examples of Great Faith in scripture:

” Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.”  Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.

He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.  Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.  Therefore, because the king’s command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.  Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.”

“Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”  Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here.” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire. And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them. 

Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God!  Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.” Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon. “(Daniel 3:16-30 NKJV).

Then Matthew 8:5-8, 10 NKJV says:

” Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,  saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.” And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”  The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.
[10] When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such GREAT FAITH, not even in Israel!

Finally, Matthew 9:20-22 NKJV says :

“And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment. For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.”  But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; YOUR FAITH has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.

“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,  To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.”[Jude 1:24-25 NKJV].

” And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.”( Matthew 28:18 NKJV).

~STAY PLUGGED-IN TO THE TRUE DIVINE  POWER SOURCE JESUS ~

Jesus said, “Without me ye can do nothing.” — John 15:5 KJV

The world tells us to find strength in money, success, relationships, education, and our own abilities. But Jesus gives us a different truth: without Him, we can accomplish nothing of eternal value.

A branch cannot live if it is separated from the vine. It may look alive for a little while, but eventually it withers. In the same way, our souls cannot truly flourish apart from Christ. Jesus said:

“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit.”
— John 15:5 KJV

Being “plugged in” means abiding in Christ—praying, reading His Word, obeying His commandments, and trusting Him daily. The Bible is not merely a book to admire; it is God’s Word that directs, strengthens, corrects, and nourishes us.

You may have everything this world can offer, but if you are disconnected from Christ, you are spiritually powerless. Stay close to Jesus. Stay in His Word. Stay in prayer.

And remember His promise:

“For without me ye can do nothing.” — John 15:5 KJV

Do not try to live the Christian life on your own strength. Stay connected to the true Power Source—Jesus Christ.

● Get Right With God now.

● The end is nearer than you think.

● Today Is The Day Of  Salvation, tomorrow is promised to  no one.

● Repent And Believe The Gospel

● BeNotDeceived,God is not mocked.

● Jesus is coming soon.

” while it is said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”( Hebrews 3:15 NKJV).

” Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”[ Ephesians 3:20-21 NKJV].

Hebrews 4:16
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain MERCY, and find GRACE to help in time of need.

+God is Gracious, Merciful and full of Compassion.
+GRACE is God’s unmerited favor and kindness towards us.

+Grace gives us the goodness of God which we did not deserve and His MERCY spears us from the judgment and punishment we did deserve.

+As long as we did not blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, God will always forgive us of all repented sins and iniquities. +We may feel shame, regret and remorse but we should never feel condemned.

Romans 8:1
THERE is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus…

+Plus God Said in…
Jeremiah 31:34
…for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Psalm 107:1
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his MERCY endures for ever. Hallelujahs to Lord Jesus Christ forever…

•Continue to let the WORD of God be the standard for our lives. Always LOVING others like Christ Jesus loves us while keeping our Faith, Trust and Confidence in Him.
•BLESSED we are and BLESSED we will always be and to God be all the GLORY. Amen!

” Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.”(Proverbs 10:12 NKJV).

” And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”( 1 Peter 4: 8 NKJV).

A Solid Understanding of LOVE :
● Love is a product of the Heart, and it is expressed through the Soul, and Body, with Sensitivity, Feelings, Emotions and Affections.
● Never use feeling and emotions at as evidence of truth and love.
● Someone can have strong feelings and emotions for you but there is no Genuine Love behind it.
● Those who have strong feelings and emotions for you without Genuine Love only has a strong desire to use you to satisfy themselves at your expense.

” Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;  does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;  bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.”(1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NKJV).

” But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?  My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.” (1John 3:17-18 NKJV).

” And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us. If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.”(1 John 4:16-21 NKJV)

● Genuine Love is also practiced in Truth, Holiness, Righteousness and Strong Faith.
● God is Love, and you are a Child of God which makes you a Child of Love. Amen!

” Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,  To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.”[Jude 1:24-25].

● Continue to let the WORD of God be the standard for your life. Always LOVING others like Christ Jesus loves us while keeping our Faith, Trust and Confidence in Him.
● BLESSED you are and BLESSED you will always be and to God be all the GLORY. Amen!

WE ARE TOLD REPEATEDLY, “ DO NOT BE DECEIVED !!!” WHY ARE SO MANY DECEIVED?

Galatians 6:3 (ESV) For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he DECEIVES himself.

Galatians 6:7-8 (ESV) Do not be DECEIVED: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Romans 16:18 (ESV) For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they DECEIVE the hearts of the naive.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (ESV) Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be DECEIVED: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

1 Corinthians 15:33 (ESV) Do not be DECEIVED: Bad company ruins good morals.

Ephesians 5:6 (ESV) Let no one DECEIVE you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 (ESV) Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one DECEIVE you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,

1 Timothy 4:1-2 (ESV) Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared,

2 Timothy 3:13 (ESV) While evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, DECEIVING and being DECEIVED.

James 1:22 (ESV) But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, DECEIVING yourselves.

1 John 3:7-10 (ESV) Little children, let no one DECEIVE you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

Hebrews 2:1-3 (ESV) Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we NEGLECT such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,

Many of the things that the church was warned not to be deceived over, is the very thing that the church is very deceived over. It appears that people do not love the truth so as to be saved. 2Thes.2:10-11 It is not possible to love Jesus without loving the truth. Jn.14:15-25, Jn.12:48, Lk.6:46-49

” The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.  The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.”( Psalms 34:15-19 NKJV).

”  The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.  The Lord preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.”(Psalms 145:18-20 NKJV).

” The Lord is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.”(Proverbs 15:29 NKJV).

” And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.  Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.  And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.”(James 5:15-18 NKJV).

In Luke 18:1 KJV, Jesus spoke a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.

” praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—”( Ephesians 6:18 NKJV).

● God our Heavenly Father always wants to hear from us through our prayers to Him.
● Prayers are the primary means on our side by which we give God access to divinely intervene in our lives, the lives of other, situations and circumstances.
● God hears our prayers, and He answers them.

● Answers to our prayers may be delayed, but never denied. Our God may not answer when you expect Him to, but He always delivers on time.

”  Pray without ceasing.  In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.  Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings.  Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.  And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.” ( 1 Thessalonians 5: 17-24 KJV).

” Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,  to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”[ Ephesians 3:20-21 NKJV]

+++Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!