James 1:12 ENDURE

James 1;12-Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

To endure under pressure and temptation is not easy, but it is the place where we are being called to come to in our lives when faced with trials and tribulations. 

Indeed, the path of a Christian life is not an easy path to walk.  No, it is not a cake walk nor a walk in the park. Life itself is full of all kinds of temptations, test and trials that can either leave us feeling up or down, depending on our view of them.

 As a personal testimony, I believe that God allowed my sufferings, test and trials to grow me into the likeness of Christ, which was His original intent when He created us.

The pain from the testing did not feel good, but it produced in me a spirit of humility, increased faith, trust, hope and dependency on God like never before. 

I could not and still can not endure the fiery dots that life throws at me without the help of God's Word, prayer  and His Holy Spirit. If it was not for the Lord's help, I probably would be in a mental institution, not knowing who I am. BUT GOD!!!!

There is an old adage that says "no cross, no crown. No pain, no gain."  Have you eve heard these statements before? I am sure we all have.

The writer of this text reminds us of the reward for those who endure the testing of their faith for He said "blessed is the one that endures for he or she will receive the crown of life from God which is promised to those who not only endure, but those who love God."

When trials and temptation comes we must be persistent in prayer by faith and meditation on the Word of God.

Are you being tested right now? Are you feeling the effects of your battles? Do you feel as though there is no way out?

Happy is the man or woman that endures temptation, for when he or she is tried by the fires of life they not only pleases God,  but they also receives God's approval.

Remember the promise! THE CROWN OF LIFE IS GOD’S REWARD FOR THOSE THAT PERSEVERE UNDER TRIALS and not those that give up and quit.

God bless.

Debra

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Colossians 3:17 THANK YOU LORD

Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

We are commanded to let the peace of God rule in our hearts for this is what we have been called to as the body of Christ. (2) be thankful, (3) Let the Word of Christ dwell richly in us, (4) whatever we do, do it as unto the Lord.

Today is indeed a day of thanksgiving unto the Lord our God for truly He is, has been and will forever be good to His people.

People of God, when we look back over our lives and see all the mountains, valleys, ditches, trenches, heartaches, sickness, oppositions, persecution, financial hardships, emotional shipwrecks God has brought us through, all the hurt, harm and dangers God has protected us from and brought us through, we MUST Him thank you. 

Through dangers seen and unseen has the Lord brought us.

Let today be the day that you meditate on God and His Love for you and tell Him THANK YOU.

God's love for humanity proved itself at the cross on Calvary over 2k years ago. TELL THE LORD THANK YOU!

Tell God thank you people of God. Scripture declares "let everything that has breath praise ye the Lord".

The Lord our God is great and greatly to be praised.

 THANK YOU LORD!! THANK YOU LORD!! THANK YOU LORD!!!

God bless you all.

Debra

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Jeremiah 33:3 It's The Invitation Is To Call On God "NOW"

Jeremiah 33:3-Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things which you do not know.

Time and time again, through the Prophet Jeremiah God sent messages of warning to His people to turn back to Him and time and time again they turned a deaf ear and refused to repent and turn from their evil ways.

In this text, the Prophet Jeremiah is in prison. I am sure as a man of God, he had some thoughts of confusion, uncertainty, despair and pain.

Whatever Jeremiah was experiencing mentally in the midst of all the chaos around him, he still hears from the Lord by way of an invitation to “PRAY”.

This same invitation is ringing loud around the world in every nation.

The world is in desperate need of the Lord. America is in desperate need of God. There is an urgent need in American for a coming together of the "body of Christ" to "call upon the Lord" for not only does scripture declares that God will hear and answer us and show us mighty things we have never seen, but we are also told in James 5:16b-the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

God invites you on today to "Come and call upon His name" for He promises to hear you and show you great and mighty things you do not know.

Whatever the need or issue may be in your life as your arise this morning, the invitation is to “COME AND CALL” upon the Lord for He promises to hear you, answer you and show you GREAT AND MIGHTY THINGS which you do not know.

CALL ON THE LORD TODAY FOR HE IS WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU!

God bless.

Debra

Galatians 6:7 Deception Is Real

Galatians 6:7-Be not deceived. God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that will he also reap.

The Apostle Paul warns all of us in this text "be not deceived." Be not lead astray by ourselves or anyone else into thinking that a lie is truth and truth is a lie.

Because of deception, many have been lead to believe that the Gospel is a lie.

Satan deceived eve in the garden into believing that God said one thing when He said another.

Many today are still being deceived into believing the lies of satan and denying the truth of God's Word.

Many have been lead to believe that they can live any way they want to, do what they want to whomever they want,  it did not matter if they willfully practice a lifestyle of evil and are wicked in their hearts, all they have to do is trust in their good works and not in Christ by faith and they are on their way to heaven. IT IS A LIE FROM SATAN!! IT IS CALLED DECEPTION!!

Be not deceived into thinking that we can work out our soul salvation. The price for our sins has already been paid by Christ Jesus over 2k years ago. All we have to do is believe it by faith.

Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, 9 not of works, so that no one should boast

Deception is real! The sad part about is the fact that many are not even aware of how they are being deceived on a daily basis by satan to believe and operate in his lies instead of God's truth.

The world is filled with people who have been deceived, people who think that the lie is the truth and the truth is the lie. That is why so few people care anything about the Gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. They have been deceived into thinking that the Gospel is the lie.

When one is mocking God, they turn up their nose or sneer at Him. That is what they do when they have been deceived. They sneer and laugh at God.  They make fun of God.

There is danger in being lead away in our mind to a place of deceiving ourselves into thinking that we can sin and do whatever we want to do and that there would be no consequences.

God is not mocked! To mock God is to disrespect, dishonor, ignore and deny His existence. 

There are consequences for ignoring God and willfully choosing sin.

The Word of God must be lived out in our lives. Talking one thing and living another? You will reap what you sow!

Man can ignore, disobey, discredit, deny, reject curse, disrespect God and His "Word" all he wants, but there is no exception to God's written Word.

In spite of what or whom we choose to believe or believe in, the "WORD" of God stands. 

God and His Word are one. John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Merry go round! In other words, what goes around, comes around. Remember, deception is real! 

Remember the Word of the Lord our God on today. He is not to be mocked for what you sow is what you will reap!

God bless.

Debra

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Proverbs 1:8-19 Embrace Godly Wisdom

Proverbs 1:8-19  My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother; 9 for they will be a garland of grace on your head, and chains about your neck.

10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. 11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; 12 let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those who go down into the pit; 13 we will find all kinds of precious possessions;we will fill our houses with spoil; 14 cast in your lot among us, let us all have one purse”—15 my son, do not walk in the way with them, keep your foot from their path; 16 for their feet run to evil and make haste to shed blood

17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 18 They lie in wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives. 19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain, which takes away the life of its owners.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

God bless.

Debra

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Psalm 37:1-Stand Firm In God's Word In The Midst Of Evil

Psalm 37:1-2 Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be jealous of those who do injustice. 2 For they will quickly wither like the grass, and fade like the green herbs.

The call to the believers today is to "STAND FIRM" in the Word of God and what we know to be true in it. Evildoers will face God’s judgment and wrath!

Regardless of how foolish or naive you may look to the enemy, stand firm people of God.

The truth of the matter is the Holy Spirit has already revealed them to us through scripture. 

As we look around in our world today, we see acts of evil, evidence of evil and evil doers in just about every realm of life. Trust God and do good, commit your way unto the Lord, rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him.

The enemy of our mind (doubt and fear) wants us to believe that evil is winning and flourishing with the natural eyes, but God through His Word and Spirit reminds us that evil and it's doers will one day be done away with.

God never said that the "weapon called evil" won't form against us, but He did say "IT WILL NOT PROSPER"!

God bless, and do tell the Lord thank you for our God, the Lord God declares to His people on today that "VENGEANCE IS MINE!"

In the words of my Pastor, Rev. Isaac J. Holt, Jr. "HIM ABLE!"

Debra

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Isaiah 25:1- I Exalt Thee O Lord

Isaiah 25:1-O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things; Your plans formed of old are faithfulness and truth.

I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee O Lord!

Thou O Lord are High above the earth. Thou art exalted far above O Lord.

I exalt Thee O Lord!

I lift You high Jesus for there is none like You Lord.

Kings of Kings and Lord of Lords, You reign.

I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee O Lord!

High and lifted up are thee O Lord above all. I exalt your name on today Lord.

I will praise your name O Lord for indeed you have done wonderful things.

We exalt Thee O Lord!

We exalt You O Lord above every circumstance, every situation, every thing that comes against us that is not of you, every opposition against our lives, our future, our family lives, the lives of our children or any and every negative thoughts, every discouragement and lies that satan attempts to bring to our mind that is contrary to your Word concerning us Lord, we exalt You above it all.

We exalt You and your name far above all O Lord.

Your Word O Lord and all of your plans that you have formed before the foundation of the world are faithful and true.

For your faithfulness Lord, we thank you and we exalt Thee O Lord.

We exalt Thee O Lord!

I love you Lord.

Debra

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Psalm 118:8- Where Is Your Faith?

Psalm 118:8- It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

In whom, what or where have you placed your faith this day? To Whom Have you committed to put all your confidence, hope and trust in? Who is it?

The call today is to take refuge in the Lord and do not put any other thing or person above God above for I promise you that is a place of guaranteed disappointment, hurt and short term gain.

God is still God, regardless of what our eyes may see. He can still be trusted to do just what He said He will do.

Where is your faith? The world is full of people who have placed their faith in self and man. The world has convinced that they are above God. This is a dangerous place to be for the person who not only placed an earthly god above the true and living God, but it is also dangerous for the person who have allowed themselves to be placed in that position

In time of trouble and distress, in time of joy, peace and happiness, in times of disappointment, fear, doubt, or even in time of uncertainty in which we now live, I plea with you to put your trust in God alone for man will deceive you.

People of God, trust God to do just what He said He would do in your life. Seek God through pray and meditation in His Word. He will prove to you over and over again throughout scripture that those who put their faith and trust in Him will not be ashamed.

God bless.

Debra

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Isaiah 43:2 I Will Be With You

Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through waters, I will be with you. And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame kindle on you.

Our God is the same yesterday, today and forever. He changes not.

At the time of this writing, Israel had been in Babylonian captivity. God's people were under great distress and oppression. Calamity was visible in their lives and it caused them to feel as though God had left them to suffer alone in a foreign land.

The Lord our God is declaring to us too that in whatever situation or circumstances we find ourselves in that seems unbearable, be it calamity, trouble, distress, suffering, danger, tribulations, persecution, lack, trouble on every hand, fiery furnace experiences, etc.,  He is not only with us, but He will help us.

The call is to trust and believe. Take Him at His Word. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all thy heart and lean not unto your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.

People of God, take notice of what this text says. It does not say "if" we go through, but it says "when" we go through. That tells me that we are to expect trouble! it is a part of the journey.

As the saints of old would say " I am gonna run on and see what the end is gonna be."

Remember what the Lord has already done. He saved us, He has kept us thus far and provided for our every need. He has sheltered us from the hands of the enemy over and over again and He has prepared a place for us in eternity with Him.

God's promise to you and I on today is that "I WILL BE WITH YOU!"  BELIEVE IT!

Thank you Lord for your everlasting presence.

Your Servant

Debra
 

Jeremiah 6:16 The Old Path Is The Road God Is On

Jeremiah 6:16 - Thus says the Lord, stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths where the good way is and walk in it, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said, “We will not walk in it.”

In this text, God is speaking trough the Prophet Jeremiah to His rebellious and wicked people, who at this time were willfully rebelling against God in their choice of an idolatry lifestyle.  They had turned their back on the true and living God and choose to follow sinful behavior and practices of other nations and pagan gods of those nations. 

God had warned His people over and over again through His prophets of the consequences of rebellion and sin against Him. He had promised to send them into captivity by their enemies because of their disobedience and sinful heart condition.  If you read further in the text, you will see where they were eventually taken into captivity some years later. God’s word WILL come to pass!

Today, God is still warning His people to turn from their evil ways and serve the Lord their God. The question is "are you listening and obeying? Or, are you like Israel was back then in doing what was right in your own eyes"?

Stay in the "old way" and you will be glad you did when our short life on this side is over.

Thank you Lord for leading me down the path of the road that leads to the "old way".

I love you Lord! Thank you Father!

Your Servant Debra