My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. - John 10:27 REFERENCE John 10:27-30 Our God is a speaking God! He is always willing to instruct and guide us. Like a good parent, He wants to speak to us about our lives, families, marriage choices, business, financial investments, service to Him, ministry, etc. However, we have to consciously tune our ears to His frequency in order to hear Him. In the midst of many voices speaking today – in our minds, music, the media and social media, political and economic analysts, medical reports...
Then God said, 'Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth'; and it was so. - Genesis 1:11 REFERENCE Genesis 1:11-12 A seed is the propagative part of a plant. It contains the embryo that gives rise to a new entity and it is the vehicle of reproduction. An endless multiplication of life is contained in the seed; the seed has all the roots, stem, branches, bark, flowers, leaves and the fruits, which in turn contains...
I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. - Luke 11:8 REFERENCE Luke 11:5-13 This passage further reinforces the fact that “You will not necessarily get what you deserve in life (for it was recorded that the man did not answer the petitioner though he was his friend), you will only get what you demand.” (Yes it is recorded that the petitioner’s request was granted because of his persistence). Life on earth...
But Ruth said: 'Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For where you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge; Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.' - Ruth 1:16 REFERENCE Ruth 1:8-18 To consecrate your life to something or someone means, you are devoting/yielding/dedicating your life totally to that thing or person. Being consecrated to God, simply means giving up your own claims on yourself and putting yourself completely in His hands, in absolute trust. In these days of motivational teachings, many are caught in-between...
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. - John 4:23-24 REFERENCE John 4:20-24 Worship means ascribing worth to something or someone that one considers deserving of it. To a believer, it means ascribing worth to God. And in the place of worship, the power of God is often released. The act of worshiping God in the Old Testament took various forms, people...
Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful. - Psalms 33:1 REFERENCE Psalm 33:1-9 As you continue your journey into the year, there is one ‘KEY’ God will want you to lay a hold of, come rain or shine, good or bad, hell or high water; and that key is “Praise.” When you praise God, you magnify Him above all circumstances and show that you believe His report (Word) above the facts in your life – thereby honoring Him. Praise in the mouth of a believer is a powerful weapon (a...
Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert. - Isaiah 43:19 REFERENCE Isaiah 43:15-19 As you begin a new month, God wants you to know that whatever He has done for you up to this point is now in the past. This suggests that He plans to do something new. He wants you to have present testimonies that will swallow up your past miracles. God is never stagnant, He is a progressive God, that...
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. - Ephesians 6:13 REFERENCE Ephesians 6:10-17 When Jesus won the victory over the devil, it was a once-and-for-all-time thing. It is the same way He wants your victory over the enemy to be. A lasting victory is one in which you have defeated the enemy, and kept him in a place of defeat that he can’t overcome you again no matter how hard he tries. Today’s passage admonishes you to stand your ground...
For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease. - Job 14:7 REFERENCE Job 14:7-9 & 14 Continued from yesterday… While some people fail backwards, others fail forward because they know how to handle failure. Common traits of those who fail backwards is: they often blame others for their failures, they repeat the same mistakes, they think they are failures, they limit themselves by their past mistakes and they quit trying. On the other hand, those who fail forward (use failure as...
So David inquired of the LORD, saying, 'Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?' And He answered him, 'Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.' ~ I Samuel 30:8 REFERENCE I Samuel 30:1-8 Many fear and hate the word “failure,” they misunderstand and don’t talk about it, and so are most times not prepared for it. Thus, when they fail, the result is usually devastating. Unknown to these people, most successful people are failures who bounced back. Failure is defined as a falling short in performing any expected action, or...