BE HUMBLE

-Pride is to make yourself better than others and higher than others.

James 4:6-8 says,

“But he gives more GRACE. Therefore he says, God RESISTS the PROUD, but gives GRACE unto the HUMBLE.

SUBMIT yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Draw near to God, and HE will DRAW NEAR to you…”

Then 1 Peter 5:5-6 tells us,

Likewise, you younger, SUBMIT yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be SUBJECT one to another, and be clothed with HUMILITY: for God resists the PROUD, and gives GRACE to the HUMBLE.

HUMBLE yourselves therefore UNDER the MIGHTY HAND of God, that he may EXALT you in due time:

-Whosoever God exalts is still humble, but whosoever exalts himself is still proud.

+++Let the Word of God be the standard for your life.

God Sees and Rewards our Good Works
Colossians 3:23
And whatsoever all of you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which all of you have showed toward his Name…
+God rewards us for the works we do in His Name and for His Glory.
+Let us not allow ourselves, others or that dumb devil to discourage our good works for the Lord.
+Do not allow anyone to use you or take advantage of you while you doing the Lord’s good works. Amen!
+In Mark 10:28-31 Jesus said He will give back to us 100% increased on the return for our good works.
+Even though the Lord rewards us for our good works, let us not do good works for the rewards but out of a heart of love for our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen!
•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!

Christ our Redeemer
1Pet 1:18-19 Christ is our Redeemer and He has redeemed us with His blood.
Gal 3:13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us…
Ps 103:4 The Lord redeems our lives from destruction.
Job 19:25 For I know that my redeemer lives, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
•The Lord Jesus Christ is our Redeemer. He has delivered us from sin and all the consequences from sin by means of His sacrificial death on the cross and His shed blood (His Redemptive Work).
•As the redeemed people of God in Christ Jesus we have a renewed life and eternal life. We have available to us in Christ healing, deliverance, protection, provision, prosperity, godly authority and supernatural power.
•All that we have given up and have lost for Christ will be restored to us. Christ our Lord is our Redeemer.
Mark 10:30 But you shall receive an hundredfold now in this time…
(Joel 2:25 ERV) …I will pay you back for those years of trouble.

Therefore, get to your problems before your problems get to you, and know that no weapon formed against you shall prosper in The Almighty Name of The Lord Jesus Christ!!!
+Problems come to defy (challenge) us, not to define us, or destroy us, but they will expose us.
+Problems are not of God. The enemy, ignorance and stubbornness causes problems.
+Whatever the cause may be God is always Merciful and Gracious unto us.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
+Christ is our Wisdom when it comes to resolving problems. Just do what the Lord said to do in HIS WORD and HE will do the rest.
+And as for the enemy, he is a none-factor. He has been, still is and will always be a defeated enemy. That dumb devil.
•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 our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble”. (Psalms 46:1 NKJV).

“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Hebrews 13:5‭-‬6 NKJV).

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God [set aside self-righteous pride], so that He may exalt you [to a place of honor in His service] at the appropriate time, casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully]. ( 1 Peter 5:6‭-‬7 AMP).

•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. There is nowhere where He is not because He is Omnipresent.
Hebrews 13:5
…for He has said I will NEVER leave you nor forsake you.
•Let us always maintain 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, Faith, Righteousness and Holiness.
•Let the Word of God be the standard for your life. Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!

Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
1Corinthians 3:13-15
“Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
If any man’s work abide which he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
•In Christ we have all that pertains to life and godliness.
Colossians 3:23
And whatsoever all of you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.
•Knowing that God’s work done His way will never lack His supply.
•Put the Love of God in everything you do, and in everything you do put your Faith in God.
•You will reap many rewards in this life and in the life to come.
•Continue to let the Word of God be the standard for your life. Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!

SINS PURPOSE IS TO TURN YOU AWAY FROM GOD. BUT ACCEPTING JESUS, AND REPENTING,IS TURNING YOUR BACK TO THE DEVIL,AND SIN.

“The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. “But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live. Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” says the Lord God , “ and not that he should turn from his ways and live? (Ezekiel 18:20-23).

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”.(Romans 6:23 NKJV).

And the Life [an aspect of His being] was revealed (made manifest, demonstrated), and we saw [as eyewitnesses] and are testifying to and declare to you the Life, the eternal Life [in Him] Who already existed with the Father and Who [actually] was made visible (was revealed) to us [His followers]. What we have seen and [ourselves] heard, we are also telling you, so that you too may realize and enjoy fellowship as partners and partakers with us. And [this] fellowship that we have [which is a distinguishing mark of Christians] is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

And we are now writing these things to you so that our joy [in seeing you included] may be full [and your joy may be complete]. And this is the message [the message of promise] which we have heard from Him and now are reporting to you: God is Light, and there is no darkness in Him at all [no, not in any way]. [So] if we say we are partakers together and enjoy fellowship with Him when we live and move and are walking about in darkness, we are [both] speaking falsely and do not live and practice the Truth [which the Gospel presents].

But if we [really] are living and walking in the Light, as He [Himself] is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses (removes) us from all sin and guilt [keeps us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations]. If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude and lead ourselves astray, and the Truth [which the Gospel presents] is not in us [does not dwell in our hearts].

If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and [continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness [everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action]. If we say (claim) we have not sinned, we contradict His Word and make Him out to be false and a liar, and His Word is not in us [the divine message of the Gospel is not in our hearts].(1 John 1:2‭-‬10 AMPC)

But what does it say? The Word (God’s message in Christ) is near you, on your lips and in your heart; that is, the Word (the message, the basis and object) of faith which we preach, [Deut. 30:14.] Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation.

The Scripture says, No man who believes in Him [who adheres to, relies on, and trusts in Him] will [ever] be put to shame or be disappointed. [Ps. 34:22; Isa. 28:16; 49:23; Jer. 17:7.] [No one] for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. The same Lord is Lord over all [of us] and He generously bestows His riches upon all who call upon Him [in faith]. For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord [invoking Him as Lord] will be saved. [Joel 2:32.] But how are people to call upon Him Whom they have not believed [in Whom they have no faith, on Whom they have no reliance]? And how are they to believe in Him [adhere to, trust in, and rely upon Him] of Whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? And how can men [be expected to] preach unless they are sent?

As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings! [How welcome is the coming of those who preach the good news of His good things!] [Isa. 52:7.] But they have not all heeded the Gospel; for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed (had faith in) what he has heard from us? [Isa. 53:1.] So faith comes by hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the preaching [of the message that came from the lips] of Christ (the Messiah Himself).(Romans 10:8‭-‬17 AMPC)

God’s Pleasure is for you to turn from sin,have you?
Revelation 4:11
You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for you have created all things, and for your PLEASURE they are and were created.
PLEASURE: to be pleased, satisfied and gratified with joy and happiness.
•Is God getting pleasure from the life that we are living for Him?
•How does God get pleasure from the life we live?
1. Mark 12:30 Love God with all your Heart, Soul, Mind and Strength.
2. Proverb 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and Mark 11:22 have faith in God.
3. Study and meditate God’s Word day and night.
4. Giving God meaningful Thanksgiving, Praise and Worship.
5. Obey every Word of God by living by every Word of God.
•For an inexhaustible list on how to live the life that gives God pleasure in every way you may consult your Holy Bible from Genesis to Revelation.
•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!

God tells us to be like a tree,for a reason. TREES ARE ROOTED AND, GROUNDED,no matter what the season ,or the weather conditions during the storms of life,it still remains the same. The Bible says,

“Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.

He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish”. (Psalms 1:1‭-‬6 NKJV).

“The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing, To declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him”. (Psalms 92:12‭-‬15 NKJV).

“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 IT’S 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”. (JEREMIAH 17:7‭-‬8 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

Don’t Give Up On God, His Word, and His Promises. STAND LIKE A TREE.
+Our God is Eternally Faithful to His Word, and to the fulfillment of all His promises.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Isaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
+God’s Promises in His Word are sent to us. Once we receive the Word of God with Faith it will not return to God Void, but it will accomplish and establish the Promises of God in our lives. Hallelujahs to Jesus!
•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!

God Protects and Defends
His People
+God’s Holy Angels are used in His Protection Plan for His People.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits (Angels), sent forth to minister (give attendance or servanthood) to them who shall be heirs of salvation?
+Heirs of Salvation are the children of God.
Psalm 91:11
For he shall give his angels charge over us, to keep us in all our ways.
+This is a warning to those who would dear to bring harm to the children of God.
Matthew 18:10
Take heed that you despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their ANGELS do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.
+God always has at least one Angel assigned to everyone of His Children as a part of His protection plan for us. Amen and thank you Lord.
•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!

“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’” (Isaiah 41:10 NKJV).

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind”. ( II Timothy 1:7 NKJV).

“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”. (I John 4:18 NKJV).

“The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe”. (Proverbs 29:25 NKJV).

“And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him! (Luke 12:4‭-‬5 NKJV).

“For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God”. (Romans 8:15‭-‬21 NKJV).

Luke 13:32 says,
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. The Kingdom comes by the Holy Spirit, and the Kingdom of God is also where the rule and reign of God is.
Where ever you go the Kingdom of God goes with you. Angels go with you, and more importantly God goes with you. Continue to enjoy the righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. That’s the Kingdom of God and a taste of Heaven.
Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!

Jesus is the Prince of Peace and more. (Isaiah 9:6).
+++Do not let the bad news of the world steal your peace.
Psalms 37:37
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
John 16:27
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
+++The peace of God in you has already overcome all the tribulations of the world. Just relax and keep your mind on Jesus.
Isaiah 26:3-4
God will keep you in perfect peace, when your mind is stayed on Him: because you trust in God.
Trust all of you in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
+++Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. “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!’

“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. (Matthew 7:13‭-‬29 NKJV).

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: BECAUSE MANY FALSE PROPHETS ARE GONE OUT INTO THE WORLD. HEREBY KNOW YE THE SPIRIT OF GOD: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1 John 4:1-4