John 1:1, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
Jesus was not just a man sent from God, He was God.
Christ's humanity truly made Him one of us. He suffered the same temptations and pressures that we suffer (Heb. 4:15). It was His divinity, however, that gave Him the power to save us to the max (Heb. 7:25). We must never let His humanity blind us to the fact that Almighty God Himself became our friend (Jn. 15:13-15). And we must never let His divinity blind us to the fact that He knows exactly how we feel and cares for us.
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Saturday, December 17, 2016
If you want to know what the Father’s will,...
...mind, heart or attitude toward you and your family is, just look at Jesus in the Gospel stories.
Do not say, “We can never know God’s will. Sometimes He heals, sometimes He doesn’t. He may bless us, but He may also take away our blessings.” The Jesus of the Bible never made anyone sick. He never made anyone poor. He made the little become much with 12 baskets full of leftovers. (Matthew 14:20) He gave a net-breaking, boat-sinking load of fish to fishermen. (Luke 5:6–7)
If your child is sick, is it God’s will to heal him? Well, look at Jesus and see how He ministered to children who were sick—the Syro-Phoenician’s daughter who was demon-possessed, Jairus’ daughter who was dead and the widow of Nain’s only son who had died and was about to be buried. Jesus cast out the demon. He raised the dead. He healed them all!
Jesus loves to heal, deliver, prosper and save people. This Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) And He says to you today, “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” So you can know God’s will for you. You can see what He will do for you when you know the Jesus of the Bible and what He did.
Do not say, “We can never know God’s will. Sometimes He heals, sometimes He doesn’t. He may bless us, but He may also take away our blessings.” The Jesus of the Bible never made anyone sick. He never made anyone poor. He made the little become much with 12 baskets full of leftovers. (Matthew 14:20) He gave a net-breaking, boat-sinking load of fish to fishermen. (Luke 5:6–7)
If your child is sick, is it God’s will to heal him? Well, look at Jesus and see how He ministered to children who were sick—the Syro-Phoenician’s daughter who was demon-possessed, Jairus’ daughter who was dead and the widow of Nain’s only son who had died and was about to be buried. Jesus cast out the demon. He raised the dead. He healed them all!
Jesus loves to heal, deliver, prosper and save people. This Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) And He says to you today, “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” So you can know God’s will for you. You can see what He will do for you when you know the Jesus of the Bible and what He did.
Friday, December 16, 2016
HAVE A MORE FRUITFUL PRAYER LIFE
How? One prerequisite is that we abide in Jesus. Look at how many times Jesus uses this word in John 15:1-7
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vine dresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”
Abide could be translated as “to maintain a living communion.” So, “If you maintain a living communion with Me, then you will ask what you desire, and it will be done for you.”
We need to stay in fellowship with God if we want to see Him answer our prayers.
Throughout your day, look and listen for God. Acknowledge Him throughout your day. Read your Bible. Talk to Him. Be expressive in your gratitude for Him. And don’t neglect going to His house.
Jesus said, “Abide in Me, abide in Me, abide in Me, abide in Me. Maintain this living communion. Let Me pour into you. Then if you abide in Me and My words abide in you, ask what you desire, and it will be done.”
So abiding with God is a prerequisite to having a more fruitful prayer life!
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vine dresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”
Abide could be translated as “to maintain a living communion.” So, “If you maintain a living communion with Me, then you will ask what you desire, and it will be done for you.”
We need to stay in fellowship with God if we want to see Him answer our prayers.
Throughout your day, look and listen for God. Acknowledge Him throughout your day. Read your Bible. Talk to Him. Be expressive in your gratitude for Him. And don’t neglect going to His house.
Jesus said, “Abide in Me, abide in Me, abide in Me, abide in Me. Maintain this living communion. Let Me pour into you. Then if you abide in Me and My words abide in you, ask what you desire, and it will be done.”
So abiding with God is a prerequisite to having a more fruitful prayer life!
Thursday, December 15, 2016
God with us
God has promised you His constant presence (Hebrews 13:5).
Are you conscious of His presence every day? If so, you will experience a peace that gives you rest, joy inexpressible in your spirit and a power that nothing in this world can offer.
You will begin to be peaceful and powerful like Jesus because you cannot be in God’s presence without His beauty, love, peace, power and glory rubbing off on you.
See God with you in whatever you do and wherever you are.
When you become conscious of God’s presence in your life, worries and fears will have no foothold in your mind. You will see Him maximizing your joy and fun, and prospering you in what you say and do!
Are you conscious of His presence every day? If so, you will experience a peace that gives you rest, joy inexpressible in your spirit and a power that nothing in this world can offer.
You will begin to be peaceful and powerful like Jesus because you cannot be in God’s presence without His beauty, love, peace, power and glory rubbing off on you.
See God with you in whatever you do and wherever you are.
When you become conscious of God’s presence in your life, worries and fears will have no foothold in your mind. You will see Him maximizing your joy and fun, and prospering you in what you say and do!
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
1 Corinthians 14:4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself…
This says that the speaker “edifies himself”. This means his entire self—spirit, soul and body. So he who speaks in tongues builds up not just his spirit, but his soul and body as well.
God’s Spirit in you knows exactly what you need and will rest and recharge you—spirit, soul and body—as you yield to Him
God’s Spirit in you knows exactly what you need and will rest and recharge you—spirit, soul and body—as you yield to Him
Monday, December 12, 2016
Exercise the Muscle of Faith
Faith is a muscle that you have to use. It is not enough just to listen to your Bible teaching CDs all day long. Hearing alone is not enough to develop faith. You must use your faith muscle.
You exercise your faith when you are standing in the midst of your storm, and you are assailed by temptations and every kind of trial that tells you you’re not going to make it, that you are going down with the ship.
Trust God to do just as He has promised.
1 Timothy 6:12
You exercise your faith when you are standing in the midst of your storm, and you are assailed by temptations and every kind of trial that tells you you’re not going to make it, that you are going down with the ship.
Trust God to do just as He has promised.
1 Timothy 6:12
God gave man authority to have dominion over everything on earth....
The authority which has been restored to us is not just the authority on earth which man had before the fall, but Jesus’ unquestionable and complete authority in heaven and on earth!
Matthew 28:18–19
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore…
By His death on the cross, Jesus righteously restored all that man had lost. Let's use that authority today!
Matthew 28:18–19
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore…
By His death on the cross, Jesus righteously restored all that man had lost. Let's use that authority today!
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