Monthly Archives: June 2017

LOVING  AN INVISIBLE GOD

How Much Do We Really Love the Lord our God?

Mark 12:30 

And you shall love the Lord your God with all of your HEART, and with all of your SOUL, and with all of your MIND, and with all of your STRENGTH…

1. Your HEART is you in spirit. Your spirit person in your body. 

2. Your SOUL is where you have your conscience and affection. 

3. Your MIND is where you have your thoughts, reasonings and memories. 

4. Your STRENGTH is the power you possess. 

•We must exercise love to the Lord and for the Lord at all times. 

Colossians 3:23 

And whatsoever all of you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord…

•How often do you tell the Lord you love Him? Or when was the last time you told the Lord you love Him? 

•We tell everyone else we love them and we do it several times a day. Well how about the Lord?

•Lets us make it a habit to tell the Lord everyday and several times a day that you love Him. 

How Much Do We Really Love the Lord our God? 

John 14:23

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 

•To KEEP the sayings of Jesus is to obey the teachings of Jesus. 

•To obey the teachings of Jesus we must know the teachings of Jesus. 

•To know the teachings of Jesus we have to study the teachings of Jesus. 

•If you do not study the teachings of Jesus, you will not know the teachings of Jesus. How then will you be able to keep the Words of Jesus and show your love to Him and show your love for Him?

•Let us do all that we need to do for the love of Jesus, and be mindful that we need to love Him by keeping His sayings. 

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

DIVINELY  CONNECTED 

​We are Connected to the God by His Holy Spirit. 

+The Holy Spirit connects us to the Heart and Mind of God. 

+Connection to God’s Heart connects us to His Love, and connection to His Mind connects us to His Wisdom. 

1 Corinthians 6:17 

But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 

+Disconnection from God separates us from His Love and Wisdom. 

+Separation from God’s Love is to be cutoff from the Life of God. 

+And to be separated from God’s Wisdom is chaos (disorder, confusion and frustration).  

+Thank God that nothing shall separate us from the Love of God, and Christ is made wisdom unto us (Rom Ch-8; 1Cor 1:30)

•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!!!

GOD IS WATCHING U.S. FROM A DISTANCE 

​Proverb 15:3 

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. 

Hebrews 4:13 

…but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him (God) with whom we have to do. 

+There is nothing that is done in darkness that will not be brought to the light. 

+There is an appointed time when the truth of all things will be revealed. 

+Some of us are tormented by wrongdoings TO others and wrongdoings BY others and we do not want anyone to know, but God knows everything. 

+Things like these are ruining people’s lives, breaking them down mentally, physically, emotionally, making them sick and some are sick to the point of death. 

+Where do we go from here?

+How can things get better?

+Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the life. He is the ONLY Person that can permanently resolve all of our problems. Take your problems to the Lord in prayers. 

+There is no condemnation for us who are in Christ Jesus. For who the Son sets free is free indeed.  

•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!!!

​THIS WEEKS PRAYER

“May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us, that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers. And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the Lord , be near the Lord our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day may require, that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord  is God; there  is no other. Let your heart therefore be loyal to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day.” [I Kings 8:57‭-‬61].

ABBA FATHER 

A Blessed and Spirit Filled

Happy Father’s Day to you!

•In spite of all that we go through as Men, Husbands and Fathers we are still blessed. 

•From the Heart and Mind of our Heavenly Father we are: 

Greatly blessed, 

Highly favored, 

and 

Deeply loved. 

•May we always be men, husbands and fathers after God’s own Heart. 

+Men of Love, Truth, Righteousness, Holiness and Strong Faith. 

+Men of Knowledge, Understanding, and Wisdom. 

+Men who represent our Heavenly Father and our Lord Jesus Christ in Excellence by His Grace. 

•May we be Honored with Love, Respect and Appreciation on this Father’s Day and everyday and Every Day for the rest of our lives. 

•Again Happy Father’s Day•

My Beloved Brothers and Friends. 

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

AGAIN  

Happy Father’s Day!

•In spite of all that we go through as men, husbands and fathers we are still blessed. 

•From our Heavenly Father’s point of view we are greatly blessed, highly favored, and deeply loved. 

•May we always be men, husbands and fathers after God’s own heart. Men who are loving, Godly, righteous and holy. Men of knowledge, understanding, wisdom, and  strength. 

•May we be honored with love, respect and appreciation on this Father’s Day and everyday. 

•Again Happy Father’s Day•

My beloved brothers and God bless you always. 

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

A GOD FULL OF LOVE AND MERCY

“Through the Lord ’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They  are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord  is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” The Lord  is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. It  is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord “. {Lamentations 3:22‭-‬26}.

LISTEN  :

The Lord  is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with  us, Nor will He keep His  anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. As  for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more. But the mercy of the Lord  is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children, To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them. The Lord has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all. Bless the Lord , you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word. Bless the Lord , all you His hosts, You ministers of His, who do His pleasure. Bless the Lord , all His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless the Lord , O my soul! (Psalms 103:8-22)

In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. 

1 John 5:3–5.
Lord our God, in the grace of Jesus Christ we pray to you that your will may be done for us and for all the world. Through Jesus Christ grant us faith that you love us, faith that we may live in your love, that we may hope in your love every day and have peace on earth, where there is so much unrest and trouble. Keep us firm and constant, remaining in your peace and in the inner quiet you give us because Jesus Christ has overcome the world. He has truly overcome, and this fills us with joy. We praise you, Almighty God, that you have sent Jesus Christ and that he has overcome the world. We praise you that he has overcome all evil, sin, and death, and that we may rejoice at all times in your presence. 

Amen.

GOD IS AWESOME  

It’s  only when we fly,that we get an opportunity,  to  not only  see the clouds  up close and personal , but also to glide through them,and observe  many things. It’s  fascinating  to see how white and fluffy  it is:like cotton  candy or  wool. This  makes  me see how great,mighty , and awesome  God is,and the first  scripture  that comes to mind ,is :

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, All sheep and oxen— Even the beasts of the field, The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas. O Lord , our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth! {Psalms 8:3‭-‬9}.

IN JOB IT SAYS:

“At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place. Hear attentively the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that comes from His mouth. He sends it forth under the whole heaven, His lightning to the ends of the earth. After it a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard. God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength. He seals the hand of every man, That all men may know His work. The beasts go into dens, And remain in their lairs. From the chamber of  the  south comes the whirlwind, And cold from the scattering winds of  the  north. By the breath of God ice is given, And the broad waters are frozen. Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds; He scatters His bright clouds. And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance, That they may do whatever He commands them On the face of the whole earth. He causes it to come, Whether for correction, Or for His land, Or for mercy. “Listen to this, O Job; Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God. Do you know when God dispatches them, And causes the light of His cloud to shine? Do you know how the clouds are balanced, Those wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge? Why are your garments hot, When He quiets the earth by the south wind? With Him, have you spread out the skies, Strong as a cast metal mirror?{Job 37:1‭-‬18} 

WOULD  YOU CONSIDER  IT LIKE THIS ? 
“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?” {Psalms 8:3‭-‬4}.

FINALLY  

Praise the Lord ! I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, In the assembly of the upright and in the congregation. The works of the Lord  are great, Studied by all who have pleasure in them. His work is  honorable and glorious, And His righteousness endures forever. He has made His wonderful works to be remembered; The Lord  is gracious and full of compassion.[Psalms 111:1‭-‬4 ]

RESULTS OF OBEDIENCE 

​Wisdom and Blessings 

1 Corinthians 1:25-31

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are  called.  But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord .”

Isaiah 1:19 

If all of you be willing and obedient, all of you shall eat the good of the land: 

3 John 1:2 

Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers. 

•Obedience is evidence of love and maturity. 

•God determines how much He loves us, and He loves us without limit and without end. 

•Our level of maturity determines the amount of blessings we can handle. 

•The more we mature in the things of God the greater the blessings of God will flow. 

•Let us all be determined to increase our maturity level in the things of God by consistently walking in more love, obedience and wisdom. 

Titus 2:11-15

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works. Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

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

SOLDIERS  IN GOD’S ARMY

​You are a Soldier of Christ. 

2Timothy 2:3 

You therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 

•Endure: to undergo without giving up. 

•Hardness: adversity, difficulty, etc.

•In Christ you are built to endure hardship. 

•God doesn’t give you hardship. It is always the devil who tries to make things difficult for God’s people. 

•Remember this, in Christ you always have the VICTORY. The devil will try to battle you, to discourage you from obtaining your victory in Christ. 

•Keep fighting the good fight of faith because when you are in faith the battle is the Lord’s, but when you are in doubt the battle becomes yours. 

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