John 2:5 Do What He Tells You

John 2:5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”

 Jewish celebrations and festivities sometimes go on for weeks, months or even a year.  Friends and family comes from far and near and wine is a vital part of their daily life and is a necessity for weddings and celebrations of any kind.

After the wine ran out at this wedding, Mary spoke to her Son Jesus and said "they have no more wine" and Jesus replied back with these words "Dear woman, why do you involve me?" "My time has not yet come."

When Jesus said "His time has not yet come" He was saying that the time for the public manifestation of Him as the Messiah is not yet.

Jesus knew the importance of obedience for He obeyed His earthly mother Mary's indirect command to provide wine for the wedding feast.

Young people, obey your parents for this is right in the Lord. Mary was Jesus earthly mother, but He obeyed what she said. He is God and He gave the example of what children must do when our parents request and expect obedience from us.  

Obedience is better than sacrifice!

Jesus is still speaking to ALL of us on today as He did over 2k years ago at that wedding at Caanan.  He speaks to us through His written Word in the Bible, His Holy Spirit, dreams, other people, songs and so many other ways.

It is time to cast off the mindset of darkness and depression and get moving in doing what God has commanded you to do that you have been putting off for months or years in doing.

Obey! Do what Jesus tells you to do.

God bless.

Debra

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Psalm 134:1-3 You Deserve The Glory Lord

Psalm 134:1-3 Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.

2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.

3 The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

O give thanks unto the Lord for He is good! 

God's mercy and His grace has kept us thus far, therefore, we owe Him our praise. We owe it to Him to open up our mouth and bless HIs Holy name. 

People of God, the Lord your God commands you on today to lift up your hand in the sanctuary and bless Him.

The command to lift up your hands and blessed the Lord in His sanctuary tells me that He expects  and is looking forward to your praise and worship to Him on today in His sanctuary.

Remember people of God to not forsake the assembling of ourselves together .

People of God, make the sacrifice on today and get out to the Lord's house and celebrate Him with your brothers and sisters in Christ.

It is the Lord our God who is the creator of the universe. It is He that has made us and not we ourselves.

Bless the Lord o my soul and ALL that is within me. Bless His Holy Name.

I praise you O Lord, I lift your name on high for you are worthy of My praise. I honor You, I glorify your name and I magnify you for you are worthy Lord.

Thank You Lord for your love, your grace, your mercy and your saving power.

You are GREAT Lord! There is no one else like you. NOBODY!

Lord, you alone are God and besides you there is NO other!

PRAISE THE LORD! LET ALL THE EARTH PRAISE THE LORD OUR GOD!

Your Servant Debra

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Matthew 5:9 Peace Maker Or Trouble Maker

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

BLESSED=makarios in the greek and is defined as happy, blessed, to be envied.

PEACE MAKER=eirénopoios in the greek and is defined as peacemaking, a peacemaker. One who makes peace by reconciling parties that are at variance.

TROUBLE MAKER= tarachopoiós in the greek and is described as one who makes trouble, especially between people. One who cause unpleasantness, quarrels, or fights, especially by encouraging people to oppose authority.

This text is a part of Jesus Sermon on the Mount called the "BEATITUDE".

The "Beatitudes" describes what should be the characteristics of God's people in the earth. Those who have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus by faith in God's atoning work at the cross on their behalf as full payment for our sins.

People everywhere are searching for "peace". True and everlasting "peace" can only be found in a personal relationship with Christ Jesus. Everything else is temporary.

As people of God, we are daily becoming "sons and daughters" of God through the work of the Holy Spirit of God that indwells us. Yes, it is through our obedience to the leading of God's Spirit that we are daily being transformed into the likeness of Christ. No, it is not of our own efforts or works, IT'S ALL GOD'S WORK in and through us!

Romans 5:1-Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Peacemaker or troublemaker? Which best describes your daily routine? One of making peace or one who is a troublemaker who causes problems everywhere you go?

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.

My prayer for you all on today is that "peacemaker" describe who you are this day and everyday.

God bless.

Debra

Happy Birthday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sayings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Faith is taking the first step when you don't see the whole staircase.

I have decided to stick with "LOVE" for hate is too great a burden to bear.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only :LIGHT" can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only "LOVE" can do that.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk them crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.

Happy Birthday Dr. King in heaven.

REST IN PEACE!

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1 Thessalonians 5:18 Tell The Lord Thank You

This message is a part of my 5 minutes devotional message God gave me to speak this morning on Royal Missionary Baptist Church Prayer line. 

1 Thessalonians 5:18- In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Tell the Lord thank you!

We all have reasons to be thankful. But the question to be answered is are we?

The Word of God is clear in it’s command for us to Tell the Lord thank you!

We are  exhorted throughout  scripture to make a joyful noise unto the lord,  to enter His gates with thanksgiving, to serve Him with gladness and come before his presence with singing .

As God’s people it is our duty and obligation to acknowledge  and honor God with  gratitude  in all things for this is His will concerning us in Christ Jesus.

Gratitude towards God reminds us that we owe God EVERYTHING! 

This text that is before us contains two words that may be hard to swallow, especially if the circumstnaces of our lives are not as we planned them.  These words are always and everything.

Notice that the Scripture doesn’t say to be thankful for all things but to be thankful IN  all things, always.

Eventhough we are in the season of thanksgiving, we must understand that thanking God cannot be confined to one day a year.  For the believer, everyday is a day of  thanksgiving to the Lord our God! 

Telling God thank you shifts our view from self to God!  When we fix our eyes on the  difficulties of life, the pain becomes unbearable and the situation seems hopeless with no end in sight.

When we thank God in what seems to be unbearable situations or circumstances, not only does "Thank You" shifts our focus to the Lord our God, but it reminds us of what we know to be true and that is:we are never alone, regardless of what we may have to go thru  in this life for God’s word declares that he will never leave us nor forsake us.

On tomorrow  we will gather around the dinner table with family and friend in celebration of thanksgiving day.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we tend to focus on our blessings and giving thanks for God’s goodness and what He has done for us through the years, which is good, but let this thanksgiving be different.

Let’s start this Thanksgiving off by turning it into a day of not only thanking God for what He has done but also a day in which we will dedicate our lives to  thankful living for God every day.

James 1:22- But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

The Bible gives us a long list of things we should be thankful for that will never change. We are to be thankful that God is good, His grace, mercy and His love for us is everlasting, His "LOVE" towards us can not described and it is truly amazing and beyond measure.

If you are a visitor or a frequent viewer of this blog site and you have been given you a reasonable portion of health and strength you have a reason to tell God thank you.

If you have a job, food on your table, clothes on your Back &  a roof over your head, then you have riches that some people in the world only dream of having.

People of God, learn to daily count your blessings  and in return you won’t have time to complain about your misfortunes.

People of God, Have you been daily thanking God?

Thanksgiving is indeed the will of God through Christ Jesus concerning His people.

God bless and Tell the Lord thank you!

Debra

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Philippians 4:13 Don't Quit

Philippians 4:13-I can do all things because of Christ who strengthens me.

Feeling like calling it quits and throwing in the tower? Does the struggles of life seem to be weight you down and you don't know which way to turn?  Are you weary, burdened with a heavy heart, tired and weak from trying to do life in your own strength? 

If you answered "YES" to the questions above, I want you to know that God is concerned about you and He is working things out for you. HOLD ON!

People of God, the Lord our God cares about us. It is when we are weak is when He is strongin us. It is His strength that gives us the ability to keep pressing forward and NEVER give up in spite of the test.

With the Lord on our side, we are going to make it God's people.

People of God, it is in the fiery furnaces of life where our faith is strengthen. It is Christ that is carrying us through and It is Him that gives us the strength to not only endure the tough times, but also to grow during them.

People of God, Hold on and DON'T QUIT!  Perhaps you are reading this blog and you are going through brokenness in your family, your marriage, your health, a broken heart, broken finances, a broken career, broken friendship, broken relationship with rebellious children and a unfaithful spouse.

Whatever the situation you may have found yourself in on today, the good news is there is an answer for your situation and His name is "JESUS"! Yes, He alone is able to help you!

People of God, is there anything too hard for the Lord? Can God? Can God?

God is asking us the same question He asked in Jeremiah 32:37 - Is anything too hard for me?

God is declaring to ALL of us on today that He is the Lord, the God of all mankind and NOTHING is too hard for Him.

DON'T QUIT!!!

God bless.

Debra

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Happy Labor Day

Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, laws and well-being of the country. It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day Weekend and it is considered the unofficial end of summer in the United States. The holiday is also a federal holiday.

Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor. "Labor Day" was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized the first parade in New York City. In 1887, Oregon was the first state of the United States to make it an official public holiday. By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty U.S. states officially celebrated Labor Day.[1]

God bless.

Debra

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Psalm 23 The Lord Is My Shepherd

Psalm 23: 1-6 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

You said the Lord is your Shepherd, so why aren't you following Him?

God wants to know why you are not following Him, yet you claim to be His sheep.

God bless.

Debra

John 15:13-A DAY OF REMEMBERANCE

John 15:13-Greater love has no man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Today is a day of remembrance as we reflect back on the day that Jesus died and shed His blood for the remission of our sins.

Let us be reminded that it was His shed blood that Redeemed us from God's eternal wrath.

As we reflect on our Savior and what He did for us, let us not forget to also reflect back on those of our military who also died for our safety and security in this country and around the world.

Blood was shed in both instance, but only One can "Redeem" life through the shedding of His blood.

Our earthly soldiers have fought a good fight and their hard work and services will never be forgotten by the Lord, our God sees and knows everything they have done in their service to Him and unto us. He knows all the sacrifices they made in giving their lives to serve their country.

On this day of remembrance, let us first remember our Savior, Jesus Christ who died for our eternal redemption and also let us not forget our "fallen soldiers" who laid down their lives for our earthly protection and freedom.

Indeed, today and everyday is a day of remembrance.

God bless.

Debra

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Ephesians 6:10-18 Daily Suit Up In The Full Armor Of God

Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 

11 Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 

13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 

14 Stand therefore, having your waist girded with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 having your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace, 16 and above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the fiery arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

18 Pray in the Spirit always with all kinds of prayer and supplication. To that end be alert with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.

Do you have your war clothes on? Spiritual warfare is real!

The Word of God and prayer are  indispensable weapon that we MUST use daily in order to survive in this evil world.

God knew before creation what His people would have to endure in this world, therefore, He has already given us the tools necessary to live this Christian life He has called us to.

Not prepared for spiritual warfare? Expect defeat!

Prepared for spiritual warfare? Expect victory with Christ Jesus!

PUT ON THE WHOLE CHRISTIAN ARMOR FOR THE DAY IS COMING WHEN YOU WILL NEED IT!

God bless.

Debra

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