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Nuggets and Video from 1/29 Message:
There is such a fresh wind of revelation knowledge blowing in the body of Christ in this hour and it's for a purpose! We are hiding His Word in our hearts like never before, and a renewed sense of the fear of the Lord and honor for Him, His Word and His ways is sweeping our church! Reminder of this week's Bible reading - Matthew 16-20, and our memory verse, Psalms 40:8 - I delight to do Your will, oh my God, and your law is within my heart. As we prepare to meet with Him and His body tomorrow, below are nuggets from last Sunday's message along with the service video on our YouTube channel. Listen and go over again and allow the Lord to continue speaking to your heart, and just say, "Lord, I want all that you have for me! This message is for me! Flood the eyes of my heart with light that I may know you more, that I would be changed from the inside out and show forth your glorious praise in the earth!"
You know, it's good to invest time in the relationships of those in the household of faith.
I was thinking today about being in a Sunday School class when I was a young single adult, and I remember so clearly thinking how these were my people. I was so thankful for them, and the confidence I had that these people could touch heaven on my behalf. I knew I would go to them before even thinking about a professional in any field of whatever need I had. Why? Because, I knew, above all else, I needed God! I needed people in my life who needed God and walked with God, who walked and lived by faith, who believed God was as big and as good as the Bible tells us He is, people who believed that God was indeed a Rewarder of those who diligently seek Him! These 42 years later, I still believe in the power of these relationships, and how very much I need these God loving, God fearing, God believing people in my life. We all not only need these people, we need to BE these people! Cultivate these God given relationships in your life! Let it be said of us that "They feared the Lord and got together and talked often to one another, and the Lord listened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him of us who reverenced and worshipfully feared the Lord and who thought on His Name." (Malachi 3:16) 2023 Small Groups are open. Join one today! Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold strong to the confession of our hope, never wavering, since the One who promised it to us is faithful. 24 Let us consider how to inspire each other to greater love and to righteous deeds, 25 not forgetting to gather as a community, as some have forgotten, but encouraging each other, especially as the day of His return approaches. The Lord once again ministered powerful Truths to us in Wednesday's service with Pastor Nate. Below are just a few nuggets from the service as well as the link to listen to the service. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
The Lord ministered powerful Truths to us in the services yesterday with Brother Marty. Below are just a few nuggets from each service as well as the links to listen to the services again. We believe we will see the fruit of a sound mind, a heart at peace and full of hope (the confident expectation of good) as we attend to His Word, and as we allow It to become part of us in that we are a doer of it, and not a hearer only.
Evening Service:
The power of FIRST. God has much to say in His Word about the principle of first, and how vitally important it is that we understand and acknowledge this truth in our lives. If God is not first in our lives, He will fall to the place of convenience, and even if we really try to "add Him in" to our day, to our lives, and to our family, if He isn't first, there is no redeeming of the rest. FIRST is the place of honor. FIRST is the place of faith. FIRST is the place of demonstrated dependence upon God. Is there really anywhere else we want to be? Absolutely not!
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:25;33 Ask yourself the questions, "Where do I need to make adjustments so God will have His rightful place of honor in my life? Where have I only been 'adding Him in' rather than acknowledging His Lordship and Kingship first? Not just generally speaking either. We can say, "Oh yes, God is first in my life. God has first place", but if we pray and we read His Word and spend time with Him when we get around to it rather than FIRST thing every day, and if we give our tithe and offering after we have tended to the financial responsibilities in our lives, and if we consult other people or other resources first when issues arise in our lives, then we must acknowledge that God is not first in our hearts and lives. But glory to God, when you make those adjustments, when you honor Him with the FIRST, watch your faith rise, watch the life of God begin to flow in those dry places of your 'self try' as you begin partaking of "all those things being added to you"! Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best. Proverbs 3:9 The gifts have been given and opened, the dinners cooked and leftovers put away, empty boxes and paper linger in the floor and the Christmas tree and decor now shouts, "I don't belong here"; a stark contrast to weeks earlier when the joyful anticipation of all the Christmas festivities were looming large.
As we begin to put away the Christmas decor, our eyes and our countenance are lifted with such overwhelming hope and joyful anticipation of GOOD, of LIFE, of VICTORY because Jesus came, our Savior came, our Healer came, our Deliverer came, our Provider came, our Lord came! He came just like God said He would and He came for two reasons: 1 John 3:8 . . .The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done]. John 10:10 . . .I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). So, we celebrate! We celebrate every single day and throughout all of eternity the reign of LIFE our Lord and Savior purchased for us all, and we hold to His faithfulness, to His will of desiring that all men come to the knowledge of Him and be saved. We continue to call out our loved ones' names to the Lord, trusting Him to send people across their paths to minister life to them, and we stand firm on the promise in the book of Acts that we and our household shall be saved! Don't give up, don't grow weary in what you may see where lost loved ones are concerned. Keep believing God. Keep your faith for their full salvation activated! Keep thanking Him for his mercy and grace extended to them! Father, we bind every lie and every blinder that has held our loved ones in darkness, and we pray for the Spirit of Truth to flood the eyes of their heart with Light in the knowledge of Who You are to them! We thank you for their salvation, in Jesus' Name! The greatest miracle that has ever occurred on planet earth was the God of all creation stepping out of Glory, putting on flesh and becoming a man like you and me for the sole purpose of becoming His creation's Substitute. For the sole purpose of suffering the penalty and death of our sin - so that He could make the great exchange! So that He could treat us with all His goodness and kindness and love just as if we had never sinned - just as His heart longed for.
So Jesus came. Our Substitute came! And glory to God in the Highest, the exchange was completed! Our sin for God's righteousness. Our sickness and disease for God's health and wholeness. Our poverty for God's riches. Our darkness for God's Light. Our lack for God's abundance. Our weakness for God's strength. Our failures for God's success. This exchange was completed at Calvary and His resurrection. Say this out loud: "All my sin, all my sickness and diseases, all my poverty, all my failures passed from me to Calvary, and all God's righteousness, all God's health and wholeness, all God's riches, and all God's success passed from Calvary to me." As we celebrate the coming of our Lord and Savior this Christmas, let's be reminded what had to happen for Jesus to come, to be made flesh. Heaven had to find someone on the earth to believe Him and come into agreement with Him! Luke 1:34-38: And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.” And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. God is looking for faith! God is looking for someone to come into agreement with His Word, someone to believe and say, "Be it done unto me according to Your Word!" The promises of God will become 'flesh' in your life just as it did in Mary's life when you do what Mary did, and hold to it, act like it, live like it. He's not looking for your performance, He's looking for your faith in His Word. Luke 1:45: "And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, AND, ON EARTH, PEACE GOOD-WILL TOWARD MEN! MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Being thankful is so much more than good manners. It is the very thing that connects us to the grace of God! Whether we realize it or not, God's grace is the very element we desperately need in every area of our lives. It is so much more than most people realize it is. Ephesians 2:8 states, "For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God."
EVERYTHING we receive from God is by grace, through faith. Everything. Faith, absolutely, but first, it's by grace. Our faith must have something to attach itself to, and God made the first move with His GRACE - the absolute undeserved, unearned breath, life and goodness of God . Eternal life, every answer, every provision, every healing, every deliverance, wisdom, understanding, and forgiveness is given to us by His grace. Every talent, every ability, every breath we take is given to us by His grace. He only relates to man in this way. By grace. It is ALL a gift from Him. We must answer His overwhelming grace with a thankful / grateful and strong voice of faith and surrender to Him, His word and His authority! We get messed up when we expect God to do something for us based on what we have or have not done. If we think we DESERVE God to move on our behalf, we have just cut ourselves off from His help. We do not now, nor will we ever DESERVE anything from Him. Friends, God is good to us and shows us favor and kindness not because we are good, but because HE is good, and He chose to be good to us based on His goodness! Wow, what a God! What a Father! Therefore thanksgiving should be in our mouths and on our lips at all times! 1 Thessalonians 5:18 - "in every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus." For this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Why is that? Because He has already been gracious to you and He wants you opened up so you can respond to and receive His goodness! He has already given you everything you need for your life! If someone has given you something, what is your response? Thank you! We absolutely do thank Him and acknowledge Him after we receive! It would be prideful to not! However, faith also thanks God before we hold it or see it! Faith thanks God ahead of receiving - knowing His grace has already provided it and He keeps His Word! We need to quit begging and start thanking Him! Expressing thanks causes our focus to go from ourselves to our Savior, our Healer, our Provider, our Deliverer, to the One Who is just looking to and fro in the earth for faith - so He can show Himself strong on our behalf! Cultivating a lifestyle of thanksgiving will keep us out of darkness, and on a bright path where His grace can abound unto us! "But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph, and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere." 2 Cor 2:14 (amp) Notice in the Scripture below what God said the culture of the world would be in the last days with "ungrateful"/unthankful being one of the characteristics, and how we are instructed as God's people, to turn away from it. It has been said that there is no gray area, no in between, in being thankful or unthankful. We will be one or the other. Being thankful increases our capacity to receive from what The Lord is so freely giving! Being thankful is an act of honor for the Lord and an act of faith in Him and in His Word and promises! It is the quickest way to go from darkness and defeat to light and victory. In training ourselves to live giving thanks to God in all things, our faith will be strengthened, and we WILL see more and more and more of God's goodness in the land of the living as we grow and mature in speaking His language of faith and thanksgiving!
But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! 1 Timothy 3:1 Psalms 130
Out of the depths have I cried to You, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If You, Lord, should keep account of and treat [us according to our] sins, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You [just what man needs], that You may be reverently feared and worshiped. I wait for the Lord, I expectantly wait, and in His word do I hope. I am looking and waiting for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, I say, more than watchmen for the morning. O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is mercy and loving-kindness, and with Him is plenteous redemption. Passion Translation Lord, I cry out to you out of the depths of my despair! Hear my voice, O God! Answer this prayer and hear my plea for mercy. Lord, if you measured us and marked us with our sins, who would ever have their prayers answered? But your forgiving love is what makes you so wonderful. No wonder you are loved and worshiped! This is why I wait upon you, expecting your breakthrough, for your Word brings me hope. I long for you more than any watchman would long for the morning light. I will watch and wait for you, O God, throughout the night. O Israel, keep hoping, keep trusting, and keep waiting on the Lord, for he is tenderhearted, kind, and forgiving. He has a thousand ways to set you free! The equipping, the nourishment, the supply of the Spirit that we need to flourish as individuals comes from the place that God sets us in the body. God is pretty smart! He knows where we fit. He knows the supplies we need, and He knows how to get the graces in each of us up and out of us for the building up of others, His body, the church! Do you want your life and family to flourish? Let God set you in the body, and function there! This is our life's call. Below are some nuggets from Pastor Evan's message on Wednesday, November 2nd, as well as the link to the service. It would behoove all of us to watch/listen to it again and again!
Join us as we read more of Paul's writings to the churches during the month of November. These books along with the book of Ephesians that we read in October give the greatest insight and revelation to the plans and purposes of God for the church and who we are in Christ Jesus. The revelation God gave to Paul through the Holy Spirit is invaluable to us, His body, as we grow in Him and partner with Him for the greatness of His plan to manifest His Kingdom here on earth, and reach all of mankind with the Good News of the Gospel.
The daily schedule is below, and you can also access it in the RESOURCE section on the home page of our website. November 1 - Philippians - Chapter 1 2 - Philippians - Chapter 2 3 - Philippians - Chapter 3 4 - Philippians - Chapter 4 5 - Colossians - Chapter 1 6 - Colossians - Chapter 2 7 - Colossians - Chapter 3 8 - Colossians - Chapter 4 9 - 1 Thessalonians - Chapter 1 10 - 1 Thessalonians - Chapter 2 11 - 1 Thessalonians - Chapter 3 12 - 1 Thessalonians - Chapter 4 13 - 1 Thessalonians - Chapter 5 14 - 2 Thessalonians - Chapter 1 15 - 2 Thessalonians - Chapter 2 16 - 2 Thessalonians - Chapter 3 17 - 1 Timothy - Chapter 1 18 - 1 Timothy - Chapter 2 19 - 1 Timothy - Chapter 3 20 - 1 Timothy - Chapter 4 21 - 1 Timothy - Chapter 5 22 - 1 Timothy - Chapter 6 23 - 2 Timothy - Chapter 1 24 - 2 Timothy - Chapter 2 25 - 2 Timothy - Chapter 3 26 - 2 Timothy - Chapter 4 27 - Titus - Chapter 1 28 - Titus - Chapter 2 29 - Titus - Chapter 3 30 - Philemon - Chapter 1 Powerful prayers to pray over yourself, your family and your BC family! Make these two prayers in Ephesians a part of your daily prayer. As you make them personal by saying "I or we instead of you" you'll begin to identify more and more with the revelation of these Truths and see God work in your life in a powerful way!
Ephesians 1:17-21 [For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant me a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him, By having the eyes of my heart flooded with light, so that I can know and understand the hope to which He has called me, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones), And [so that I can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for me who believes, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength, Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places], Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come. Ephesians 3:19-21 - [That I may really come] to know [practically, through experience for myself] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience]; that I may be filled [through all my being] unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]! Now to Him Who, by His power that is at work within me, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that I [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond my highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]-- To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen (so be it). There's a good possibility that you are stronger than you think you are. There's a lot that was said in that one sentence. Sometimes the circumstances of life or just our own internal dialogue can cast a shadow on the Truth of the strength that indwells us.
We must keep in mind that as a man thinks in his heart, so is he, (Proverbs 23:7), so, as always, we must face the circumstances and our thoughts with Truth, as we WILL be as we think. If we think we're weak, we will be weak. If we think we're strong, we will be strong. So, what does the Bible say about our strength? First of all, it tells us where our strength is. Ephesians 6:10 - "Be strong IN THE LORD (be empowered through your union with Him, draw your strength from Him - that strength which His boundless might provides." Nehemiah 8:10 - "The joy of the Lord is your strength." The Truth is, you are strong in Him, and joy is a fruit of the spirit which is in you. Don't sit and ponder on what you see with your natural eyes and ponder on how you are feeling. Make the confession today: "I am strong in the Lord and power of His might! " And then go ahead and stir up the joy that is in you - in your born again spirit. Begin confessing who you are IN HIM, what you have IN HIM, what you can do in HIM. You'll begin to sense the strength of the Lord bubble up and before long, as Mark Hankins says, "The Spirit of Faith will take hold and will make you want to swing out over hell on a cornstalk and spit in the devil's eye." There is one thing that will rescue you from your toiling, your striving and your inability to produce results, and that is His Word to you. A dedicated decisive decision to come up under God's authority - His Word - will always be the difference between life and death, full supply or doing without. "God is able to love people best when we take His Word over every other word." - Pastor Nate
Here's what I see. Here's what I feel. Here's what I've heard. Here's what I've done. Nevertheless Lord, at Your Word, I will act on what you said! When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon (Peter), Put out into the deep [water], and lower your nets for a haul. And Simon (Peter) answered, Master, we toiled all night [exhaustingly] and caught nothing [in our nets]. But on the ground of Your word, I will lower the nets [again]. And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish; and as their nets were [at the point of] breaking, They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and take hold with them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. Matthew 5:4-7 Every single Word of this passage is so significant! But God! Look at what He did in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love which He has for YOU!
4 But God—so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us, 5 Even when we were dead (slain) by [our own] shortcomings and trespasses, He made us alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; [He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the same new life with which He quickened Him, for] it is by grace (His favor and mercy which you did not deserve) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation). 6 And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One). 7 He did this that He might clearly demonstrate through the ages to come the immeasurable (limitless, surpassing) riches of His free grace (His unmerited favor) in [His] kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus. Join us in October as we read the book of Ephesians! You can find the schedule on our website under RESOURCES>DAILY BIBLE READING. October 2-31, 2022 2nd - Ephesians Chapter 1 3rd - Ephesians Chapter 2 4th - Ephesians Chapter 3 5th - Ephesians Chapter 4 6th - Ephesians Chapter 5 7th - Ephesians Chapter 6 8th - Ephesians Chapter 1 9th - Ephesians Chapter 2 10th - Ephesians Chapter 3 11th - Ephesians Chapter 4 12th - Ephesians Chapter 5 13th - Ephesians Chapter 6 14th - Ephesians Chapter 1 15th - Ephesians Chapter 2 16th - Ephesians Chapter 3 17th - Ephesians Chapter 4 18th - Ephesians Chapter 5 19th - Ephesians Chapter 6 20th - Ephesians Chapter 1 21st - Ephesians Chapter 2 22nd - Ephesians Chapter 3 23rd - Ephesians Chapter 4 24th - Ephesians Chapter 5 25th - Ephesians Chapter 6 26th - Ephesians Chapter 1 27th - Ephesians Chapter 2 28th - Ephesians Chapter 3 29th - Ephesians Chapter 4 30th - Ephesians Chapter 5 31st - Ephesians Chapter 6 There's not a thing in you or in your life that the Word of God - the Word of Life - can not nor will not dominate! God's Word is LIFE. Period. Life. One of the wonderful things about being made in God's image is that we have a choice. We choose life or we choose death. We choose what we believe. We choose what we say. We choose what we do. We choose what voice we listen to. We choose what report we will believe, what word we will side with.
The Bible is full of God's Words, and it tells us that God's Words are spirit and they are life. God's Words DOMINATE every other word of death and defeat. Bottom line, God's Words dominate! We make choices every minute of everyday as to what word we will side with, or what word we partner with. This was a message Pastor Nate delivered last week - the DOMINATING power of the Word of God! Get His Word on the matter, believe it, receive it, and declare it. Stay with it! Not just a one and done! We stay with the Word of Life. We hold fast to our confession of faith for It WILL prevail! Acts 19:20 - So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. (Notes from a quick God talk with your Pastor following the above message.)
For we walk by faith, not by sight. — 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7
Smith Wigglesworth said something that blessed me when I first read it way back in the late thirties, because it was so in line with my own experience. He said: “I am not moved by what I feel. I am not moved by what I see. I am moved only by what I believe.” Then he went on to say: “I can’t understand God by feelings. I can’t understand the Lord Jesus Christ by feelings. I understand God by what the Word says about Him. I understand the Lord Jesus Christ by what the Word says about Him. He is everything the Word says He is.” You will not be able to understand yourself by feelings. Instead, understand yourself as a born again, Spirit-filled Christian, by what the Word of God says about you. And when you read what the Word says about you, whether you feel like it or not, say, “Yes, that’s me. I have that. The Word says I have that. I can do what the Word says I can do. I am what the Word says I am.” As you do this, you will begin to develop spiritually. - Kenneth E Hagin Confession: I walk by faith and not by sight. I am not moved by what I feel. I am not moved by what I see. I am moved only by what I believe, and I believe God's Word. Word Nuggets! If you're a Chick Fil A fan, this word, nugget, sounds mighty good, doesn't it? A beautiful brown nugget dipped in yummy Chick Fil A sauce, for some, is a very satisfying experience. Well, we at Beyond love Word Nuggets! Beyond an experience that is temporary, Word Nuggets are eternal and have the capacity to completely change us from the inside out while effecting the circumstances around us. From death to life! Below are some Word Nuggets from yesterday's message. Talk about meaty! Talk about nourishing! Our heart grows the seeds that we plant and tend. God gives us so much instruction in His Word regarding the planting of His Seed, the Incorruptible Seed of His Word. We plant by saying. We tend to that Seed by saying. He also instructs us to guard our hearts for out of our hearts flow everything to do with our lives. If seeds of worry, unbelief, unforgiveness, strife, lack or sickness have been planted in our hearts by what we've allowed in through our ears and eyes and then by confessing with our mouths, then know this, those weed seeds CAN be plucked up, so that all that remains is the beautiful fruit of God's Word! Weed seeds can be plucked up by the washing of the water of the Word! We must open our mouths and SAY what God says!
Let's continue to stir ourselves up today regarding God's good will towards us, and get our hopes up as we trust in Him and in His character! Meditate on these Scriptures, confess them with your mouth and let faith in our Good God arise in your heart today, and don't let go! "Hold fast to your confession of faith because He Who promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23)! No matter what pressure comes, what contradictory symptoms or reports may be, you can take a strong stand of faith and say as the apostle of faith, Smith Wigglesworth, "I'm not moved by what I see, I'm not moved by what I feel. I'm only moved by what I believe, and I believe (the Word of) God!"
. . . but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. Psalms 34:10 The righteous cry, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. Psalms 34:17 With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation. Psalms 91:16 Confession: Thank You, Lord, that because You are my Shepherd, I shall not want or lack. I lack for no good thing for You and You alone are my God! Goodness and mercy chase me down! Troubles may come, but You, My Lord, deliver me out of each and every one! With long life You satisfy me and show me Your salvation! The greatness of your salvation is seen and demonstrated in my life - spirit, soul and body, relationally and financially! How imperative it is that we allow God Himself to tell us who He is and the thoughts that He has towards us! The Bible is nothing but GOOD NEWS! It is about His love for all of mankind and the lengths He went to to buy us back. Load up on HIS thoughts towards you every single day, then when the devil comes whispering lies and accusations of death, lack, trouble and unbelief, you can boldly say as Jesus did, "It is written", and watch God Himself perform His Word in your life!
Romans 2:4 - . . . it is the goodness of God that leads men to repentance. Ephesians 2:4 - But God—so rich (muchness!) is He in His mercy! (He's saying, "I got this!") Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us, 5 Even when we were dead by our own trespasses, He made us alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; [He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the same new life with which He quickened Him, for] it is by grace (His favor and mercy which you did not deserve) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation). Psalms 145:16 - You open Your hand and satisfy every living thing with favor. These are some thoughts He has towards you. Expect His goodness, expect His mercy - His covenant loyalty today! You can never give too much attention and thought to what the Bible teaches about God’s goodness and His good will toward you! To announce His Son’s birth into a dark, sin filled and hopeless world, God, through His angel, declared, “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. God’s plan for you when He sent Jesus was to give you a prosperous journey on earth! Take God at His Word! Believe and declare His good promises over you and your family today and bring joy and pleasure to the One Who loves you so! His delight is to give you a prosperous journey! “Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yes, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.” Psalms 35:27 This message, "Too Good to not Believe", (link below) Pastor Nate taught on Sunday should be on repeat throughout the rest of the year! God told our Pastor, “Highlight My goodwill to My people!” God wants His people to experience His goodness in extraordinary ways! Our position of belief or unbelief in His Word will determine what we experience. Quote from the message, “God told the Israelites to scout out His promise, not the problem when they went into the promised land.” Think about this during your week. What are you determining to believe? God's promise or the problem? Confession: I am a believer. I believe God. I will experience His extraordinary goodness this week as I take Him at His Word! Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment], yet we [ignorantly] considered Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted by God [as if with leprosy]. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we are healed and made whole. Isaiah 53:4-5
When Jesus went to the cross to pay the penalty of sin for you and I, He didn't just go to the cross in His spirit man. He went to the cross spirit, soul and body. His sinless, life giving Blood flowed not only to wash away our sin, but to remove the effects of sin (death in every form) in every area of our lives! Confession: Jesus is my Lord. He washed away my sin. I am clean. I am righteous in Him. He bore a crown of thorns and His Blood flowed for my soundness of mind and peace and well being, and with the stripes that wounded Him, my body is healed and made whole. The Scripture clearly tells us how to walk in God's blessing, and it is directly tied to our yes and to our obedience. It's not the Word we know, it is the Word we act upon that brings about Heaven's flow into our lives. Confession: I am a doer of the Word of God. I don't just give the Word a nod and say I agree. I hear it and I act upon it! James 1:25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. (ESV) But those who set their gaze deeply into the perfecting law of liberty are fascinated by and respond to the truth they hear and are strengthened by it—they experience God’s blessing in all that they do! (TPT) Listen to this message Pastor Nate recently taught entitled, "When Will I Say Yes"; there is so much life in this message! |