God Knows You and Me

God will never expect more from me than the Holy Spirit will do in and through me if I allow Him the freedom.

What a blessed relief to be reminded that God knows me-in fact, He knows me so well He understands that apart from Him I can do nothing.

I don't have to prove myself to God.

I don't have to worry about disappointing God.

I don't have to earn His respect.

I don't have to deserve His blessings.

I don't have to work hard to be accepted.

I don't have to produce a quota.

I don't have to be successful.

He created me in the first place. "He knows how [I] am formed, he remembers that [I] am dust." I am just a little dust person infused with the very breath of God!

Throne Of Grace!

God Himself is the throne of grace and the blood of Jesus which speaks mercy and not condemnation is before Him at the throne of grace therefore we are called to come to this throne that we may find the help we need.

We all have needs and we all need help. None of us deserves the help we need, But we need to say no to despair and pride and go to the throne of grace; to our great High Priest, that we may get the help we need.

The help we get at that throne is mercy and grace to help in time of need. Grace to help! An undeserved help, a gracious help.

We are to draw near to the throne of grace with confidence not with fear or timidity knowing that we are new creatures in Christ, therefore we are to fearlessly approach God without guilt or consciousness of sin.

Renew Your Mind!

“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2).

Until one is transformed in his or her mind, which is, in the way he or she thinks and act they cannot come to the realm God destined for them in life

Deeper insight cannot be revealed to you if you do not change in your thinking capacity.

A wrong mindset will stand as a resistance to greater glory in your life if you do not work on it.

For you to make positive impart, you need to have a rehabilitated mind. Change your mindset that you may reign in life and that you may be a vessel of honor, glory and praise.

Abide In Him

Two spiritual weapons available to you are praise and prayer. Praise and prayer should both be filled with the Word of God.

Jesus used the weapon of the Word in the wilderness to defeat the devil (see Luke 4:1–13). Each time the devil lied to Him, Jesus responded with, “It is written,” and quoted the Word. Likewise, you can use the Word to tear down the strongholds in your mind and defeat the devil.

 Learn to fill your prayers and praise with the Word of God by abiding (staying, continuing) in God’s Word. Pray, speak, sing, and study the Word, and you will experience victory in all areas of your life.

War Is Fought By Jesus!

 

We have to believe God even when we get the miracle or don't get miracle, even if it delays, God will do the miracle in due time, not one day late or not one day early. We are tempted by satan through problems in life, but God tests in those problems to make us better person. God makes all things work together for good those who love God and chosen according to His purpose. We have to cast down worries, imaginations and unbelief that God won't deliver us, this causes satan to build stronghold of lies around us. That stronghold when built even if God wants to deliver us, He can't because of unbelief. We have bring every thought under obedience of Jesus. Even though we are in warfare, our war is fought by Jesus.

Don't Not Remember Former Things!

“Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old” (Isaiah 43:18).

Every time when we go through trials and tribulations, we tend to look at the past, lose heart and grumble saying, “Alas! How wonderful was the past! Today, it is too bad and I struggle to survive.” Instead of this, if they forget those things which are behind and reach forward to those things which are ahead, they will receive new joy, patience and divine blessings (Philippians 3:13).

We should forget the past and press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:14).

You too may be living with no peace in your heart. Don’t worry! Surrender your life to God! Forget the past and look at the future. God, in His mercy, will lead you in the right path and bless you abundantly (Romans 12:2).

Don't Give Up!

A Prayer for those Ready to Give Up: God I need Your help. I'm really struggling with [say what's on your heart}, and I'm ready to give up. I pray You'll show me what to do. Help me to be receptive to Your answer and to trust that You have my best interests at heart. Help me remember that I'm not alone and You'll help me keep going even when I'm ready to quit. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Dig in with both heels and say, "I am never going to quit and I am never going to give up. Devil, you just go wear yourself out bothering somebody else because I am going to get from the pit to the palace and you are not going to stop me."

My True Identity

I have an identity that cannot be marred by the circumstances of life.
It does not fade, nor age, nor fail, no matter how great the strife.
It grows! It becomes more beautiful!
It defies all the world can give!
For it has its roots in Him who died who was raised and through whom I live.
But how to live without worldly acceptance?
Without recognition or fame?
How to live with the patterns Ive built and not be a “winner” in the game?
How?
By knowing who I am,
By accepting His truth about me.
By grasping, clutching, and tenaciously clinging to the truth I have come to see.
Sweet victory–sweet triumphal fragrance, confident, persuaded, content to be.
No longer controlled by who I was
But to live!
Accepted!
In my true identity.

Written By Anabel Gillham

Obey The Word

To receive from God what He has promised us in His Word, we must obey the Word. There will be times when doing what the Word says is not easy. Obeying the Word requires consistency and diligence. There must be a dedication and commitment to do the Word whatever the outcome. "Yes," we all say, "but I have been doing the Word for a long time, and I still don't have the victory!" Then do it some more. Nobody knows exactly how long it is going to take for the Word to begin to work in this life. If we keep at it, sooner or later it will work.

There is a fight. Satan tries to keep you out of the Word; and once we do get into the Word, he tries everything in his power to keep you from putting the Word into practice in your life. We need to start putting the Word into practice, he does everything he can to make us think it won't work. That's why we must keep at it.

Let us ask God to help us by giving us a desire to get into His Word and to do it no matter how hard it is or how long it takes to produce any results in your life.

Written By Joyce Meyer

God Has Power To Do The Supernatural

If you are questioning the sufficiency of God's power to resolve your problems and pressures, your suffering and stress, your crisis and change, His answer is the same. The infinite power of the Living Logos of God is adequate for any need you or I will ever have.

We may intellectually grasp the truth that God's power is adequate, but we can never know that by experience if we stay in our comfort zone. If all you ever attempt is what you know you can do yourself, if all your needs seem to be met through someone or something other than God, if you never have any difficulties that are greater than you can bear - how will you know the awesome greatness and personal availability of His infinite power? It's when the Red Sea is before you, the mountains are on one side of you, the desert is on the other side, and you feel the Egyptian army closing in from behind that you experience His power to open up an escape route. He has power to do the supernatural, the unthinkable, the impossible.

Written By Anne

Do You Weakness In Your Flesh?

The Bible says that God works through our weakness so that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power in our lives may be shown to be from Him and not from ourselves (See 2 Corinthians 4:7). God uses ordinary people like us with flaws and cracks in our pots (our earthen vessels), so that people will know that it has to be God working in us if we are doing good works.

If people knew us before we trusted in Jesus, they especially notice the difference that a few years of walking with the Lord has made in our lives. We become totally different creatures when we allow His love to shine through our weaknesses. We may look the same, but we don’t act the same. We just ooze with love when we are filled with God’s exceeding greatness. Let His glorious light shine through you all day.

Written By Joyce Meyer

Don’t Frustrate The Grace Of God

Paul is saying that if you are depending on your good works, your doing and your ability to keep perfectly the Ten Commandments to become righteous, then Jesus died for nothing! That’s what “in vain” means - for nothing!

So don’t frustrate the grace of God by depending on your good works to make yourself righteous and put God on your side. Jesus’ sacrifice is more than enough to make you righteous. And when you know that you are made righteous by Jesus’ work alone, regardless of your performance, you can be confident that God’s unmerited favor is on your side. You can expect good to happen to you today and every day!

Written By Jospeh Prince

Go, It Shall Be Done For You!

Positive minds produce positive lives, but negative minds produce negative lives. The New Testament tells the story of a Roman soldier whose servant was sick, and the soldier wanted Jesus to heal him. That wasn’t uncommon—many wanted Jesus to heal them or their loved ones in those days. But this soldier, instead of asking Jesus to come to his servant, expressed his belief that if Jesus would just speak the word, his servant would be healed (see Matthew 8:8). Jesus marveled at his faith and sent out His word to heal the servant. The soldier’s positive mindset—his faith—brought positive results. He expected healing, and that’s exactly what happened.

Too often, we cry to Jesus to heal us, to take care of our finances, or to deliver us from problems, but we don’t fully expect the good things to happen. We allow our minds to focus on the negative aspects. Doubt and unbelief war against our minds and steal our faith if we allow it. Negative thinkers are never happy.

Keep studying the Word of God, push away negative thoughts. God’s Word is positive and uplifting. Our responsibility is to become the kind of believer who honors God with our thoughts, as well as as our actions and our deeds. As we continue in His Word and in prayer, He will free us from Satan’s stronghold.

"Gracious God, thank You for every deliverance in my life. Thank You for setting me free from negative and wrong thinking. Thank You for defeating Satan in this area of my life." Amen.

Written By Joyce Meyer

God Knows Each Grain Of Sand

I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my spokesman to the world. (Jeremiah 1:5)

Have you ever seen photographs of individual grains of sand blown up over 250 times their actual size? Some grains look like red, glossy stones, others look like icicles; some resemble speckled yellow and brown eggs, and still others seem shaped like corncobs, snowflakes, and precious gems. Some grains are square; some, spherical; and some, flat. No two grains are the same - in fact, you’d never know you were even looking at grains of sand if no one told you.

So the next time your toes are gripping the warm sand, think about each and every tiny grain, unique in shape, depth, color, and texture. God created each and every one of this infinite variety of grains.

Since God shows off His creative abilities in tiny bits of sand, think about what He has done - and can do - with us, the crown of His creation.

Each one of us is unique in appearance, personality, gifts, and experiences; each of us is wired with feelings, preferences, responses and tastes that are ours alone.

Too often, however, we try to model ourselves after another person. We want to dress like her, speak as she does, wear our hair the same way, or, worse yet, allow her opinions to become our own - and the list can go on. Whether the object of our admiration is a friend, celebrity, or church leader - yes, even a beloved Bible study teacher or ministry leader - we lose ourselves in trying to be like her. Our reasons for doing so vary, but the key issue is dissatisfaction with ourselves.

As believers, however, we have within us the Holy Spirit who is using His power to, among other things, transform us into the Christlike image God created us to have. No one else possesses this ability to transform us, regardless of how spiritual, beautiful, or “together” someone appears.

The Lord knows why each grain of sand is a certain way, and He knows the same about you.

Lean into Him to find out why you have the characteristics you have and what purposes He has in mind for you.

Lord, thank You for wiring me the way You have, and I ask You to reveal to me how You will use me in Your kingdom work. Thank You for giving me the free will to accept or reject Your intended purposes. Today, right now, I pray that I will choose to accept them.

Cheer Up! You Are An Overcomer Through Jesus Christ!

In this world you will have tribulations but be of good cheer because I have deprived it of power to harm you and have it conquered for you .(John 16:33). Tribulation can be persecution, affliction, trail, sorrows, care, distress suffering and worry. But in the midst of all this, Jesus tell us to cheer up. Now, what does cheer mean? Cheer means to brighten up, gladness, clap, comfort, hopefulness, liveliness, merry, light- hearted, elevate and encouragement.

See, Jesus is telling us to be courageous, being confident because Jesus has won the victory for us on the cross.

In John 16:33, Jesus has overcome the world. Overcome means prevail, conquer, crush, defeat, rise above, subdue or triumph over. Jesus has conquered the satanic opposition inherent in fallen humanity. This is finished work of Jesus Christ. We belong to Jesus Christ by being born of God. Born of God means receiving Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour (John 1:12; 3:5).

In 1 John 4:4 & 5, we can see that believers who belong to Christ and preserve in relationship with Jesus Christ also said to overcome the world just as Jesus. This is by believing the finished work of Jesus Christ. Our faith is that wins victory over the world.

When you believe Jesus is Son Of God who has made sacrifice for your sins on the Cross and God raised Jesus from the dead. When you believe with your heart and confess with your mouth is Jesus is my Lord and Savior, you are saved. You are born into the kingdom of God. You have God as your Father. You are not saved by works but by the grace of God. Your name is written in heaven. Jesus  is Savior means He delivers us from destruction and preserves us from harm. Our salvation is not limited to going to heaven when we leave this earth. It pertains to everything about physical body, finances, health, relationship etc. Jesus is Lord means He is the ruler and master of your life. You no longer belong to yourself but to Jesus. Now, Jesus is your Lord and Savior when you are born of God. Whoever is born of God overcomes the world because Jesus in you, leading you to victory.

In Colossians 2:15, Jesus stripped/disarmed the evil rulers and authorities of their power which was at war against us; shamed them publicly and marched them naked around the streets by His victory on the cross. These evil rulers were committing practices that were evil. Jesus defeated them on the cross for us. So, we can see Jesus has overcome the world by defeating satan on the cross. We also have victory over satan because we are born of God.

We have many reasons to cheer up. We have looked in previous sections. We can know form the scripture. When we believe the scriptures, it will happen in our lives. Jesus has finished His work on the cross. Jesus has overcome the world. We become the child of God by believing in Jesus is the Son of God, who came to earth to die for our sins and God raised Him up from the dead. Those believe in Jesus Christ will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38). He has predestined to adoption (Ephesians 1:3). Predestined means God has determined to adopt us. Adoption means accept, approve, select, choose, maintain and support. We have been adopted into God's family. The Holy Spirit has brought about your adoption to sonship. By the Holy Spirit we can cry "Father" (Romans 8:15). When we are adopted as sons/daughters of God we can be sure we have victory in Christ because we have been adopted into God's family.

For us to live victorious life, first of all we need to have relationship with God, have time alone with God, study about God and attend church/prayer meetings to learn the word of God. After that you will receive the knowledge of God. You will start to have confidence in God revealed through faith in God and His promises. We come to know God, and we finally say "with God nothing is impossible". When we are rich spiritually, we say "let God’s desire take place in His time." The hungrier you are for God, the happier you are.

Don't Ask Why!

We may go through really hard situations. We keep asking "why did I fall into this trouble?", "why is not God delivering me out of situations?", "how long should I bear this, it has been years?", "did I do something wrong that I have go through this sorrow?". Let us not ask these questions. Let us believe Jesus finished His work on the cross. Know that all those things will work out for good for those love God, who are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28).

Character Study On Eve

 

Genesis 3:13, the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” Satan came in the form of serpent. Serpent told her, if you eat, you will be like God. Eve found it desirable to her eyes and gave it to her husband. Serpent deceived Eve by taking her focus of the freedom God had given and made her look to restriction. When tempted to rebel we need to look to God's mercy and grace. He restricts us from sin that will harm us. We must not rely on our strength but on God. Also, our actions should not lead others to sin.
We know that Eve persuaded Adam to sin. As in Romans 14:14; Matthew 18:7, let us make up our mind not to pit any stumbling block or obstacle in way our brother or sister. Eve was created by God to be helper. Helper also means supporter. It describes function not worth. Woman became his partner in the task of obedience to God and dominion over the earth. Enemy/devil/satan came in the form of serpent and tempted Eve by getting her to doubt God's goodness. Serpent made her focus on what God had forbidden and made her forget what God has given rest of the tree to eat. Many times when we fall into hardships, enemy focuses on hardship telling us God has forgotten you etc. These are all lies of devil. Thereby, we forget God's countless blessings as well as the promises of God. We should continue to hold fast to His promises no matter what in faith.

Adam and Eve choose their course of action (disobedience). The consequence of Adam and Eve's sin is seen extreme, that set the son set in motion the world's tendency towards disobeying God. But when we disobey God is willing to forgive our sin and restore our relationship with Him. Here in Genesis 3, we can see God revealing His plan to defeat satan and offer salvation to the world through His Son, Jesus Christ.

In Timothy 2:17 , we read women saved through childbearin. Paul mentions women as he was reflecting on Eve's part in the fall. The refers to special childbearing of Jesus. Women and men are saved spiritually because of the important birth of Christ Jesus Himself.

In Genesis 3:15, "Your seed" refers to satan and his children. "Her seed" refers to Christ descendant of Eve and those in Him. The woman's offspring who is Christ will defeat satan. Satan could only bruise Christ's heel (caused Him to suffer), while Christ will bruise satan's head (destroyed him with final blow).

Believers should recognize that they participate in the crushing of satan because along with the Savior and because of His finished work on the cross, they are also of the woman seed (Romans 16:20). We have already won victory over satan because of Jesus Christ.

The LORD God asked, “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?” The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.” Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” "The serpent deceived me", she replied. “That’s why I ate it” (Genesis 3:11-13).

We can glean from this that Adam and Eve fell into sin. Then, as read on we can see God making redemption plans for mankind.

So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:23). Both Adam and Eve spirit became dead, they became sinners. They lost connection with God.

When you believe Jesus is Son Of God who has made sacrifice for your sins on the Cross and God raised Jesus from the dead. When you believe with your heart and confess with your mouth is Jesus is my Lord and Savior, you are saved. You are born into the kingdom of God. Those believe in Jesus Christ will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38).

In Genesis 3:24, Adam and Eve had to leave Garden of Eden. If they continued to live in the garden and eaten from tree of life they would have lived forever. But that eternal life in a state of sin would mean forever trying to hide from God.

As written in Romans 5:1, that scripture states that when we believe in Jesus' finished work, we are made right in God's sight. We are justified as if we have never sinned. We know that guilt is caused by our sinfulness. We are free from guilt because of what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross. As a result, we have peace with God.

Now, what was lost in Garden of Eden is now restored the relationship with God through Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit. We have to be grateful for Jesus Christ and what He did for us on the cross.