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YOU ARE THE CHURCH  

THIS IS ONLY A WARNING

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them. “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’[Matthew 7:15-23]

In Acts 17:26 it says,And (Jesus) has made of one blood all nations of men in order to dwell on all the face of the earth.
Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for all of you are all one in Christ Jesus. The redemptive work of Christ was also for unification of the entire human race through His Blood and Body (we are also called the body of christ). True Christians do not teach or practice hatred. If your brother of sister is from another race and you hate them. This is like hating Jesus because we are His Body (the Church) and it is self-hate because we are one in the the body of Christ.
You are equipped to walk in love. As Romans 5:5 says, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit.

“O Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.”
Psalm 95:1-3

My 🙏🏽 Prayer…
O God, We thank you for this earth, our home; for the wide sky and the blessed sun, for the ocean and streams, for the towering hills and the whispering wind, for the trees and green grass.
We thank you for our senses by which we hear the songs of birds, and see the splendor of fields of golden wheat, and taste autumn’s fruit, rejoice in the feel of snow, and smell the breath of spring flowers.
Grant us a heart opened wide to all this beauty; and save us from being so blind that we pass unseeing when even the common thornbush is aflame with your glory.
For each new dawn is filled with infinite possibilities for new beginnings and new discoveries. Life is constantly changing and renewing itself. In this new day of new beginnings with God, all things are possible. We are restored and renewed in a joyous awakening to the wonder that our lives are and, yet, can be. IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH. AMEN.

NOW UNTO THE KING ETERNAL, IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, THE ONLY WISE GOD.TO HIM BE ALL THE GLORY, HONOR, THANKS, AND PRAISE FOREVER. AMEN. REMEMBER:

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

TRUST ISSUES 

God never tells us to try, and figure things out. He said to just trust Him.

“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”.{Proverbs 3:5‭-‬8}

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come;

but the body is of Christ. Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

(Touch not; taste not; handle not; Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
Colossians 2:8‭-‬23 KJV

Overcoming Evil with the Goodness of God
Romans 12:21
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
+The Goodness of God in us is Greater than all the evil that could ever come again is.
Matthew 5:44-45
44 But I say unto you, LOVE your enemies, BLESS them that curse you, DO GOOD to them that hate you, and PRAY for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven…
+For the Glory of Jesus treat your enemies like friends.
+As we live by every Word of God, The Lord will Divinely Intervene and deals with our enemies on our behalf. Hallelujah!
•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!

JESUS OUR SAVIOR AND FRIEND

*Who is Jesus?*
*In chemistry,*

He turned water to wine.

John 2:6-10

John 4:46
*In biology,*

He was born without the normal conception;

Isaiah 7:14

Luke 1:26- 37
*In physics,*

He disapproved the law of gravity when He ascended into heaven;
Mark 16:19
*In economics,*

He disapproved the law of diminishing return by feeding 5000 men with

two fishes & 5 loaves of bread;
Matthew 14:19

John 6:13
*In medicine,*

He cured the sick and the blind without administering a single dose of drugs;
Matthew 15:30

Mark 1:34
*In history,*

He is the beginning and the end;
John 1:1-5

Revelation 22:13

Revelation 21:6
*In government,*

He said that He shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace;

Isaiah 9:6-7
*In religion,*

He said no one comes to the Father except through Him;
John 14:4-6
*So, Who is He? He is Jesus!*
The Greatest Man in History
Jesus had no servants,

yet they called Him Master.
Had no degree,

yet they called Him Teacher.
Had no medicines,

yet they called Him Healer.
He had no army,

yet kings feared Him.
He won no military battles,

yet He conquered the world.
He committed no crime,

yet they crucified Him.
He was buried in a tomb,

yet He lives today.
I feel honoured to serve such a Leader who loves us.

Do you Know who your Friends are?

+In prosperity our friends know us, but in adversity you will know who your friends really are.
John 15:13, 15
13. Greater love has no one than this that you lay your life down for your friends.
15. Jesus said, “I call you friends”.
+Friendship is a relationship of Love, Truth, Holiness, Righteousness and Faith.
+Friendship that is built on these principles produce a Power that protects and preserves the relationship.
+One of the many relationships that we have with the Lord is Friendship. He calls us friends.
+He laid His life down sacrificially out of His Great Love for us. In order to save our lives and give us eternal, everlasting and the abundant life.
+What a Friend we have in Jesus…
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times.
Proverbs 18:24
A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
+A friend is friendly and loving at all times.
+Let us use the Lord’s example of friendship in being the Lord’s friend and friends to one another.
•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!

THE YEAR 2020

T’was a month before Christmas,
And all through the town,
People wore masks,
That covered their frown.

The frown had begun
Way back in the Spring,
When a global pandemic
Changed everything.

They called it corona,
But unlike the beer,
It didn’t bring good times,
It didn’t bring cheer.

Airplanes were grounded,
Travel was banned.
Borders were closed
Across air, sea and land.

As the world entered lockdown
To flatten the curve,
The economy halted,
And folks lost their nerve.

From March to July
We rode the first wave,
People stayed home,
They tried to behave.

When summer emerged
The lockdown was lifted.
But away from caution,
Many folks drifted.

Now it’s December
And cases are spiking,
Wave two has arrived,
Much to our disliking.

It’s true that this year
Has had sadness a plenty,
We’ll never forget
The year 2020.

And just ‘round the corner –
The holiday season,
But why be merry?
Is there even one reason?

To decorate the house
And put up the tree,
Who will see it,
No one but me.

But outside my window
The snow gently falls,
And I think to myself,
Let’s deck the halls!

So, I gather the ribbon,
The garland and bows,
As I play those old carols,
My happiness grows.

Christmas is not cancelled
And neither is hope.
If we lean on each other,
I know we can cope ❤❤❤

Look at Judges 17:6 ,

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

+Because of this mentality and behavior judgement and destruction came upon man.

+It is not good for man to do what’s right in his own eyes. WE ARE ONLY TO DO WHAT’S RIGHT IN GOD’S EYES.

+Over the years men have become stronger in doing the wrong things and too weaker in doing the right things.

+It should never be about what man thinks or about what he wants.

Proverb 3:5-7

…lean not to your own understanding.

6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and He shall direct your paths.

7 Be not wise in your own eyes…

+When we live by every Word of God, the Word of God will KEEP us, the Spirit of God will GUIDE us, and the POWER of God will operate through us.

•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 you are and BLESSED you will always be and to God be all the GLORY. Amen!

HEART ISSUES

THE HEART SPEAKS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast all of you your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and return and rend you. {Matthew 7:6}
The Exegesis/interpretation is:
Give not that which is holy unto the unholy, neither give your precious and valuable substance to the ungrateful and thankless, less they abuse, misuse and walk on them as dirt and return to rend you (or rip your heart) by doing the same thing all over again.Always handle your Kingdom business with Kingdom Wisdom. Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen.

GOD’S ADVICE ABOUT YOUR HEART.

“My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.

KEEP YOUR HEART WITH ALL DILIGENCE, For out of it spring the issues of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil”.(Proverbs 4:20‭-‬27 NKJV).

YOUR HEART IS SACRED, don’t just give it to anyone.

Thus says the Lord : “Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the Lord . For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, And shall not see when good comes, But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, In a salt land which is not inhabited.

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord , And whose hope is the Lord . For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

“THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS, AND DESPERATELY WICKED; Who can know it?

I, the Lord , search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. (Jeremiah 17:5‭-‬10 NKJV).

Be not Deceived by Wrongdoings
+Some of us think that because no one sees us when we do wrong, or hear the evil thoughts we think toward others that we will get away with those wrongdoings.
+God sees it and He hears it and He will hold us responsible and accountable for all of our wrongdoings.
1 Sam 16:7
…for man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.
Hebrews 4:13
…but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him (God) with whom we have to do.
Luke 5::22
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, what are you reason about in your hearts?
+My prayer for us is that we continue to think His thoughts toward others, speak His Words one to another, and do those things to each other that are pleasing in God’s sight.
•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!

KNOWING GODS VOICE

We SHOULD Function With The
Knowledge Of God.

PRAYER is a dialogue that goes two ways,you talk to God,then you listen.

In John 10:27 Jesus said,”My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me”.

Then in John 10:5 He said,”And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers”.

As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ we are to know His Voice and His vocabulary (His Word).We must intentionally listen to hear the voice of God.Consistent prayer, study and meditation in God’s Word helps us to hear his voice.

Remember prayer is not to just tell God what you want in Jesus Name and run. After we have prayed. We need to wait and listen for God’s Voice.

Prayer is also dialogue between God and us.Exercise this discipline consistently to hear God’s Voice and it will change your entire life for the better. Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!

In Philippians 3:10; The apostle Paul said :That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
The difference between knowing God and knowing about Him is vast.

Knowing God is being equipped with His knowledge to move, operate and flow in the Supernatural with Authoritative Power given unto us by God as His Chosen Servant.

Ezekiel 25:17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

The Spirit of God is our expectancy , we know something always will happen in the Supernatural when we speak our faith and act upon it. Faith in God is what keep all the people of God in receiving all of the things of God.

Copy Jesus style, “ Master The Master”. Not the Pastor or Bishop. God’s power is for us to cast out demons ( Matthew 10:1 ), By the Spirit Of God, we heal people by the Spirit Of God, ( Philippians 2:13 ). The Spirit Of God in us is the one who do the work . We just participate because God uses us to do so.

Father God, thank you that we can know you, the Master and Creator of the universe, personally and intimately. We pray with the Knowledge Of God and we will continually pray with the Knowledge Of God in the Name Of Jesus Christ!

NEVER ALONE

•The Lord is forever present with us.

Psalm 139:7-10

Where shall I go from your spirit? or where shall I flee from your presence?

If I ascend up into heaven, you are there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, you are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall your hand lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.

•Everywhere we go, and everything we do, good or bag the Lord is right there with us.

Hebrews 13:5

…for He has said I will NEVER leave you nor forsake you.

“But David encouraged himself himself in the Lord his God”{ 1Samuel 30:6b}. Like David you have to learn to encourage yourself in the Lord your God. Do not faint, give up or lose heart. Because,your current situation is not your final destination. You may have taken a hit but keep ticking,it’s not over till God says it’s over.
You may be sick but you will get healed.You may be bound but you will be delivered and set free. You have taken a lost but it’s not for nought ;it’s for a greater gain. You may have fallen but you will rise again. So get up and give God the glory and praise,as 1 Corinthians 15:57 says, But Thanks be to God, Who gives us the VICTORY through our Lord Jesus Christ.

LISTEN:

God has your back. He never renege on any of His promises. He promised never to leave you or forsake you. Believe in God’s words. He says in Isaiah 41:10 , ” So do not fear for I am with you. Do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand ” Psalm 30:2, “Lord my God, I called to You for help and You healed me.” Isaiah 53:4-5, “Surely He took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered Him punished by God. Stricken by Him and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed.” Psalm 41:2-3, “the Lord protects and preserves them they are counted among the blessed in the land; He does not give them over to the desires of their foes.The Lord “sustains” them on their sick bed, and restores them from their bed of illness.” Psalm 147:3, “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. ” My baby girl repeat this after me and say this every chance you get. “Heal me, Lord and I will be healed; save me Lord and I will be saved, for You are the one I will praise. ” (Jeremiah 17:14). And lastly my dear Jesus Christ will answer your prayer by saying, “Daughter your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” (Mark 5:34) these are not my words. I am only a vessel carrying His message. So we can surely and confident say,.”by His stripes you are healef.. blessings and live always.

•Let us maintain an attitude of reverence, honor and respect for the Lord. His Presence is with us at all times, and let us continue to please Him by walk in Love, Righteousness and Holiness.

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

OVERCOMING  TRIALS  

“John 10:10 says,the only reason a thief comes ,is to steal, kill, and destroy. And
2Corinthians 2:11 warns us, be alert,Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

The thief is satan the devil himself. Where there is stealing, killing and destruction the devil is at work. In every evil act that takes place,the devil is at work. He influences and operates through mankind since the Garden of Eden with Eve and Adam.

The unfortunate thing is that many do not see it that way. They see mankind as evil instead of the devil. This is exactly what the devil wants. This is deception. Be not deceived. Open Your eyes; the devil is your enemy and not mankind,and Jesus already defeated him.

“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time”.(Revelation 12:11‭-‬12 KJV).

“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord”. (1 Corinthians 15:57‭-‬58 KJV).

HEAR THIS:

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”,(Romans 8:35‭-‬39 KJV).

GOD’S PROMISE

“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”.(Isaiah 43:2 KJV)

Therefore; Keep it going God-Strong
As Luke 9:62 says,
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and LOOKING BACK, is fit for the kingdom of God.
But Philippians 3:13-14 puts it this way,
13 …but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
+ Let nothing stop you from doing what you know God wants you to do.
+Always do the WILL of God from your heart in LOVE and FAITH no matter how you feel.
+Your test may be great, but your FAITH is GREATER. You may not feel strong, but the Lord is the Strength of your life.
+You are MORE THAN CONQUEROR through Christ Jesus, and you are BLESSED above measure.
Hallelujah!
•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!

LEFT BEHIND  

This is not a joke

Word for this week.

START LIVING LIKE YOU’RE FREE FROM SIN.
“Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace”,{Romans 6:12-14}.

What is SIN?
Sin is…
-anything that is an offense to God.
-anything that displeases God.
-all unrighteous; to miss the mark; to err; to trespass.
-disobedience to God, His Word, His Will and His Purpose.
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, all souls are mine; …the soul that SINS, it shall die.
1John 1:9
If we confess our SINS, he is faithful and just to forgive us our SINS, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
+Be determined to live free from SIN.
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
FINALLY :
In Luke 9:62 it reads;
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and LOOKING BACK, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Then Philippians 3:13-14 says,
13 …but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
+ Let nothing stop you from doing what you know God wants you to do.
+Always do the WILL of God from your heart in LOVE and FAITH no matter how you feel.
+Your test may be great, but your FAITH is GREATER. You may not feel strong, but the Lord is the Strength of your life.
+You are MORE THAN CONQUEROR through Christ Jesus, and you are BLESSED above measure.
Hallelujah!
•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!

A THANKFUL HEART

“in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
I Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV)
Are you giving thanks in every circumstance? This might seem like a stretch at first, especially when you are going through a season of difficulty. But notice today’s verse doesn’t say to give thanks “for” everything, it says give thanks “in” everything. In other words, no matter what’s going on, find something to be thankful for. Don’t just focus on what’s wrong in your life; focus on what God will do in your life.
When you are thankful, it opens the door for God to move on your behalf. That’s why it says “this is God’s will for you.” He wants you to be close to Him to receive His strength and power by giving thanks. That’s why we should always have the attitude that says, “God, in spite of what’s happened, I choose to be grateful. I may be sick, but Father, thank You for being my healer. Thank you for giving me great friends and family.”

A Blessed and Wonderful Thanksgiving Day to you and your family.
+May the PRESENCE of our Lord be at your table and may He be your Honored Guest.
+ May your time with family and friends be graced with His Love, Joy, Peace, Unity and More…
Psalms 136:1
O GIVE THANKS unto the LORD; for he is GOOD…

2 Corinthians 2:14
Now THANKS be unto God, Who always causes us to triumph in Christ…

Ephesians 5:20
Giving THANKS always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ…

1 Thessalonians 5:18
In every thing give THANKS: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

+Happy Thanksgiving Day+

•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!