BE IMMOVABLE 

​There is a  Blessing in

Being Steadfast ,and  unshakable 

1 Corinthians 15:58 

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be STEADFAST, UNMOVABLE, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 

Steadfast: uncompromising, firmly fixed, consistent and persistent in love, faith and all that pertains to life and godliness. 

+Being STEADFAST prevents procrastination. 

Procrastination: To be slow or late about doing something that should be done. To put off intentionally and habitually

-Procrastinating is a thief of time, productivity, prosperity and good success. 

Ephesians 5:15-16 (AMP)

 Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), of God.  Making the very most of your time [making every opportunity profitable], because the days are evil. 

The Blessing of 

Being Steadfast 

Proverb 6:10-11

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:  So shall your poverty come upon you like a vagabond, and your want like an armed man. 

+Do not go to sleep when it’s time to be awake. 

+Do not rest when it’s time to be  working.  

Proverb 14:8 

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his ways…

Proverb 22:29 

See you a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before kings and prominent men. 

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he  is  a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

James 1:2‭-‬8 NKJV

-Continue to be prudent, diligent, and steadfast in your Godly disciplines. 

+Short term sacrifices has long term benefits.  

•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!

ONLY GOD’S WAY IS GOOD 

I realize that most people like to talk to God,but they don’t want to hear what He has to say.

They have the audacity to want to give Him orders,and tell Him what they want,how they want it,and when they want it.

BUT GOD SAYS:

“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:  Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord , and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.  For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord .  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.  For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:  So shall my word be that goeth 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 whereto I sent it”.[Isaiah 55:6‭-‬11]

God got questions too:

“Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: “Who  is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge? Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me. “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? “Or  who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb; When I made the clouds its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band; When I fixed My limit for it, And set bars and doors; When I said, ‘This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!’ “Have you commanded the morning since your days began, And caused the dawn to know its place, That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it? It takes on form like clay under a seal, And stands out like a garment. From the wicked their light is withheld, And the upraised arm is broken. “Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths? Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this. “Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place, That you may take it to its territory, That you may know the paths to its home? Do you know it, because you were born then, Or because the number of your days is great? “Have you entered the treasury of snow, Or have you seen the treasury of hail, Which I have reserved for the time of trouble, For the day of battle and war? By what way is light diffused, Or the east wind scattered over the earth? “Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water, Or a path for the thunderbolt……,{Job 38:1‭-‬25}

God’s answer is yes or no,but we don’t like to hear no,or wait.

“Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’  But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne;  nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.  Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.  But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’  But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.  If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.  And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.  Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor  and hate your enemy.’  But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,  that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.  For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?  And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?  Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.[Matthew 5:33‭-‬48]

DOING GOOD 

​Doing Good Always Pays Off

Be not deceive,God is not mocked,whatsoever you sow,you will reap (Galatians 6:7)

However ,Luke 6:31 says,

Do to others as you would have them do to you. 

Galatians 6:10 

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto everyone…

•Let us make a conscious effort to sow in the lives of others and to do good to others as often as we can. 

2 Corinthians 9:6

…he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully. 

Acts 20:35

…it is more blessed to give than to receive. 

•The beginning of receiving is giving. 

James 4:2

…all of you have not, because all of you ask not. 

•You can also have not because you gave not. 

Luke 6:38

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running  over, shall men give into your bosom…

Colossians 2:23-24

” And whatsoever all of you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord all of you shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for all of you serve the  Lord Christ”. 

Romans 1:22-25 KJV
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,  And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.  Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:  Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. 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!

It’s in God’s hands

“The Lord God has given Me The tongue of the learned, That I should know how to speak A word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear To hear as the learned. The Lord God has opened My ear; And I was not rebellious, Nor did I turn away.
Isaiah 50:4-5

For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. People know neither love nor hatred by anything they  see before them. All things come alike to all: One event happens to the righteous and the wicked; To the good, the clean, and the unclean; To him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; He who takes an oath as he who fears an oath. This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they  go to the dead. But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more reward, For the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished; Nevermore will they have a share In anything done under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:1-6

MONEY WORRIES 

“If you are all consumed with money, and if you worry about money, then money is an idol to you. If you worry about  how you’re going to pay your bills, or about how your going to take care of the mortgage,  then in your life money has run ahead of God.”

“The enemy wants you to worry about finances, wants you to think about money in order to drive you away from God. He knows that if you actually follow God, if you actually honor Him, if you actually love Him, if you actually serve Him, then He will prosper you and make you great in the city gates. You’ll be blessed going in, and you’ll be blessed coming out (see Deut. 28:6). He will bless those who bless you, and He will curse those who curse you (see Gen. 12:3). The enemy of your souls knows this. He reads the Bible more than any of us do.”

God says:And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.{Philippians 4:19}

You should declare this daily:

“For the Lord God is  a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You! {Psalms 84:11‭-‬12}.

Trust in the Lord , and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord , And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord , Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.{Psalms 37:3‭-‬7}.

HE NEVER SAID TO TRUST IN MONEY.HE SAID TRUST HIM.

May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose. We will rejoice in your salvation, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners! May the Lord fulfill all your petitions. Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.{Psalms 20:4‭-‬7}

Listen 

Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.{Proverbs 23:4‭-‬5 }

Proverbs 28:22 ” A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.”

Prov. 28:27 “He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who hides his eyeswill have many curses.”

“Do you really believe that? ‘He who gives to the poor will lack nothing.’ Stingy people do not give to the man on the street. Stingy people do not pour money into  charitable organizations. If you are not currently giving to someone, you, my friend, are stingy. And what follows stinginess? Poverty.”

Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”{Luke 6:38}

“Know It’s God’s Money. It’s not yours. It’s God’s money. It come from Him, and He has a much bigger purpose for that money. He wants to multiply that money, but when you get it and don’t honor Him or you’re stingy with it or you’re all caught up with in it, He will not bless you with more. He won’t give you more because those attitudes put you on a road to destruction. If you’re on a road to destruction, He’s not going to give you more so that you wind up destroying your life.”

-Spirit Driven Success, Dani Johnson

“The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;” Psalm 24:1
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GODLY REQUIREMENTS 

​He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? {Micah 6:8}.

Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in  it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.{James 1:21‭-‬27}.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which  is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. {Romans 12:1‭-‬2}

HOW TO BE,AND NOT TO BE.

There are people who just love to tell you what to do,but don’t practice what they preach;they called themselves Bishops,Pastors,Christians,etc. But Jesus called them hypocrites.

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.  Therefore whatever they tell you to observe,  that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do.  For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.  But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.  They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,  greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’  But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren.  Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.  And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ.  But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.  And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. “ But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.  Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it. ’  Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?  And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it. ’  Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?  Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.  He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it.  And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.  Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel! “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.  Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.  Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,  and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’ “Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.  Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt.  Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?  Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,  that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.  Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.{Matthew 23:1‭-‬36}.

GODLY  SUGGESTIONS:

Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in  it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.{James 1:21‭-‬27}.

IS IT WORTH IT GOING  TO  HELL FOR ?

Is the pleasures of this world,worth going to hell for? You can’t walk with God and hold on to the devil,you can’t serve two master’s. So ask yourself,is what I am doing with my life worth going to hell for?

Sins temporary sweetness always leads to  bitterness, sooner or later. Let me put it another way, does temporary satisfaction accomplish anything worth while, besides costing you more than you wanted to lose? However, when you look deep into your self was it really worth it? Because no matter what you do or where you go you have to come back to reality, you have to face life with its ups and downs and the problems that accompany them. Most people fail to realize that they are just jumping out of a frying pan into a fire, which is worse and burns, because the grass only looks greener on the other side until you get over there, then it’s too late, to turn back, because you have burned your bridges behind you. Therefore, sin whether it’s done intentionally or not, always carries a penalty, which eventually leads to death of something or someone.Don’t let sin entice you to death.

Most people like to make comments like: “I only have one life to live, so I am going to live it,” or “I am doing what makes me happy.” The sad thing about these people is that they are never happy no matter what they do or say, they are still miserable, frustrated, and stressed out. Then try to put on a show for the public like they are on top of the world when the world is on top of them. The next thing they fail to realize is that it’s not their life, it’s a loan or gift from God, which He can reposes or claim at anytime, so what are they talking about living their own life, WAKE UP IT’S NOT YOURS, hello!!! If sin makes you happy then, you are on your way to hell, where you will be in a real fire and where there is no escape. Keep believing there is no hell, hopefully you will not find out when it’s too late.

Most people educated or not always think they are so smart, always think they can get away with sin, this is the reason the prisons and cemeteries are over populated. They think they are so wise, but Proverbs 3:7 says,”Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord, and depart from evil.” Who do you really think you are fooling? No one but yourself, because God sees and knows everything and His warning is “Be not deceived, God is not mocked, for whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap; For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting.” – Galatians 6:7-8 Now that you know all this, is it worth it?

Is it worth wasting your time doing evil or living a life that is not yours? Your life is a loan from God, what do you intend to do with it for the rest of your life? Do good or evil? The choice is yours. The only thing that’s worth anything in life is salvation, a life liberated in and through Christ Jesus. Do you want that kind of life? If so, then go to the top of this blog, click on to the salvation page, and follow the instructions. Living for Christ is the only thing that’s worth it. Try Him today.

To God be the glory, praise, honor and thanks for using me to inform you this day, may His Holy Spirit give you the necessary tools needed to grasp and act on His words. And I by the power given to me in Matthew 18:18 and Luke 10:19, I bind the hand of the enemy and its forces, who try to steal this word, and blind your eyes, and harden your heart from receiving this truth and acting upon it, and I ask the Lord to loose the Holy Spirit and the Heavenly host to deliver this message safely to whomever God intended it to reach, because it will not return to Him void, but will accomplish what it is meant to do, in the omnipotent name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.

KNOWING and OBEYING GOD’S VOICE

+Sensitivity to the VOICE of God is needed to be led by the Spirit of God.
You have to tune out,and turn off the voices of others in order to hear God clearly.
How can you know,that is God speaking, if you don’t shut out the advise ,and opinions of others.

Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.” Then the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I will do something in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.
{ 1 Samuel 3:10-11}.
Jesus said in John 16:13,
“Nevertheless when HE, the Spirit of truth, has come, HE will guide you into all truth…”

And in John 10:27 He said,
“My sheep hear my VOICE, and I know them, and they follow me:
Also John 10:4 says,
And when HE puts forth HIS own sheep, HE goes before them, and the sheep follow HIM: for they know His VOICE. When you study the word or God,and pray daily,you will have no problem knowing the distinct and clear voice of God.
+We live by the Word of God. The Word of God comes from the VOICE of God.
+The Word of God is the basis by which we are led by the Spirit of God.
+Studying and Meditation in the Word, along with Prayers, Thanksgivings, Praises and Worships unto God make us well-acquainted with the Voice of God (Holy Spirit).

To be tuned in to God’s voice,Colossians 3:12-17 suggests that we

“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of  mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as  Christ forgave you, so also do all of you. And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also all of you are called in one body; and be  all of you thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever all of you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving  thanks to God and the Father by him”.

•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!

YOU HAVE TO ENCOURAGE YOURSELF 

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