John 14:15 Do You Truly Love The Lord

John 14:15 - “If you love Me, keep My commandments.

God has a question for all of us on today? Do we truly love Him?

If we truly love the Lord, the results would be the keeping of His Word in our lives. 

God deserves our love and He is worthy of our love. Our Love for Him should not because of what He has done for us, but because of who He is.

Loving God means wanting God, preferring Him above all else, esteeming Him, admiring Him and treasuring Him.

Loving God is about being in a personal relationship with Him.

Even when we did not love Him nor seek a relationship with Him, he yet sill loved us beyond limits. He went as far as dying on the cross just to prove His love for humanity. 

Jesus told His disciples "If you love Me, keep My commandments." These profound words of Jesus was spoken to His disciples just prior to His crucifixion and I speak them to you on today.

Loving Jesus goes beyond our emotional feelings. Loving Jesus means surrendering to the power of the Holy Spirit in His attempt to transform our heart, mind, soul and character into the likeness of Christ.

We can only love Jesus and keep His commandments when we daily allow our will to be submitted to God's will for our lives.

Loving God requires putting on the mind of God. How do we do that? Through the Word of God, the leading of the Holy Spirit and prayer.

Philippians 2:5-Let this mind be in you which is also in Christ Jesus.

Obedience to Jesus command is a true test of our "LOVE" for Him.

Love is the basis of our relationship with God. His love has been manifested  to us in the Gift of Jesus Christ and our love for Him is manifested in obedience to His commands.

Do you truly love the Lord? OBEY HIS COMMANDMENTS!!

God bless you.

Debra

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Jeremiah 29:11 God Has A Plan Greater Than The One You Can See

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans that I have for you, says the Lord, plans for peace and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Indeed, God has a plan that is greater than the one we see everyday with our natural eyes.

During this time in Israel history, they were in Babylon captivity due to disobedience.

The Jewish people had been warned by one Prophet of God after another about rebellion, idolatry and disobedience to God. God had warned them over and over again to turn away from pagan idol worship and time after time again, they refused. 

Because of the Jewish people's  refusal to turn away from idolatry, God promised judgment upon them and in this text, that judgment had already come. They were taken captive by their enemies, the Babylonians and dragged off from Jerusalem to Babylon as captives.

In this life there are consequences for everything we do, be it good or evil. We all reap the harvest of the seeds we have sown.

In the midst of captivity, God sends forth a "Word" of comfort and hope to His people Israel by the Prophet Jeremiah and it says "For I know the plans that I have for you, says the Lord, plans for peace and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."

There is indeed a plan greater than the one we can see with our natural eyes. God's plan is greater than our plans, His thoughts are greater than our thoughts and He alone knows what is best for us.

Regardless of what you may be going through on today, know that God is thinking about you and He has a plan for your future that is full of His "goodness and mercy".

Thank God for His "GRACE AND MERCY" on this morning for they are indeed sufficient for us.

God does have a plan for us that is greater than the one we can see.

Debra

Luke 12:8-9 Are You Acknowledging Jesus Or Denying Him Before Men

Luke 12:8-9 I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God. 9- But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

Many of the people that Jesus dwelt among did not accept Him as "God" in the flesh, but as a Prophet sent by God even after all the signs, wonders and miracles Jesus performed,  many people who were around during his stay on earth still refuse to acknowledge Him as the Son of God.

Let us not look to hard and deep into the hearts of those who did not acknowledge Jesus because many today are still doing the same in their refusal to acknowledge Him in fear of " other people’s opinion".

The call today is to confess Christ before men with our mouth and in our actions. If we choose to deny Him before men, Jesus says "He will deny us before His God. 

Acknowledging Jesus means that we acknowledge Him as the “Sovereign God”, we acknowledge and submit in obedience to his “Kingship” and rule over our lives, His teachings, His truth (Word),  His ways, and His instructions to name a few.

Is other people's opinion causing you to deny Jesus before men? If you answered yes to this question, Jesus says this to you in Luke 12:4-5 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

Are you acknowledging Jesus or denying Him before men? This question stands straight in the face of everyone of us on today. We all must give an answer to this question.

Ponder these questions on today. The answer to them will help you prepare for your eternal destination. Yes, you will be the only one to choose where you will spend eternity.

God bless you all.

Debra

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Proverbs 3:27 Give Honor Where Honor Is Due

Proverbs 3:27 - Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

If you have the power to do good, do it as unto the Lord.

God bless and do tell the Lord thank you.

Debra

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2 Timothy 2:13 A Call To Be A Faithful Soldier For He Who Calls Us Is Faithful

2 Timothy 2:13 - If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.

The Apostle Paul writes to Timothy, His son in the Gospel, to inform him that he needs to entrust God's Word to faithful men who will teach others. 

Timothy is to endure hardship as a Soldier himself and is then required to remind the people He is to entrust the Gospel to of this "faithful saying" that is found in vs# 11-13 of this text. If we die with Him, we shall also live with Him. 12 If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will will deny us. 13 If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. 

People of God, we are given an assurance on this morning that even when we are unfaithful, God is faithful and can not sway from it because "Faithful" is He. 

Yes, our God is eternally "Faithful" in who He is, what He does and what He says.  Regardless if we choose to put our faith in Him or not, God changes not!

 If and when we are faithless, God is still Faithful.

Whatever you may be suffering because of Christ you have an assurance on this morning that God is and forever will be "Faithful" concerning you if you are faithful to Him for Faithful is He and He can not deny Himself.

Isaiah 40:8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God shall stand forever.

God is faithful, and if we are faithless He will remain faithful for He cannot deny Himself.

God bless you.

Debra

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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh;a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 a time to gain, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. 

Today, we honor and remember those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom in giving their lives and we also recognize and honor those who are still protecting us today also.  

Happy Memorial Day!

God bless you all.

Debra

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Proverbs 23:25 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Philippians 1:2-3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God upon every remembrance of you.

Mother’s, you are indeed special and there is none on earth like us.

Godly Mothers, Saved Mothers and Virtuious Women! Who can find one as precious as you? For your price is above rubies.

Godly Mothers, we can hold a baby in one hand and cook with the other. We can wash clothes and be cleaning the house and care for the children all at the same time. We take good care of our homes.

Godly Mothers, it is you that keeps the family together.

Godly Mothers, we know how to love and care for our husbands and their needs. We know how to make them proud and happy among other men in the city.

We as mothers are nurturers by nature and there is no tender and kind love like yours mothers.

Godly Mothers, you alone knows how to pull on the heart string and bring comfort not only to your children, your household, your spouse, but also to others.

Godly Mothers, you alone knows how to speak the right words to those that are hurting.  

Godly Mothers, it is you who keeps on giving with a kind and loving heart.

Psalm 127:3- Look, children are a gift of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is a reward.

May God continue to richly bless you Mothers and Fathers who are in a mother role. May His blessings be poured out in the life of you and your children in abundance from God our Father in heaven.

I pray that God will continue to supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

God bless and I love you all.

Debra

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Luke 11:14-26 & Matthew 12:31-42 A House Divided

Jesus and Beelzebub

14 He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the crowd marveled. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons through Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” 16 Others, testing Him, asked Him for a sign from heaven.

17 But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate. And a house divided against itself falls.18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub. 19 Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20 But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, no doubt the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are peacefully kept. 22 But when a stronger man than he attacks and overpowers him, he seizes all the armor in which the man trusted and divides his spoils.

23 “He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

The Return of the Unclean Spirit

24 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, it goes through dry places seeking rest. Finding none, it says, ‘I will return to my house, from which I came.’ 25 When it comes, it finds it swept and furnished. 26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first.”

31 Therefore I say to you, all kinds of sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven men.32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.

A Tree and Its Fruit

33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt. For the tree is known by its fruit. 34 O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things. And an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word that men speak, they will give an account on the Day of Judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

The Demand for a Sign

38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from You.”

39 But He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish,[a] so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah.[b] And now One greater than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And now One greater than Solomon is here.

God bless.

Debra

Psalm 50:15 Are You In Trouble? Whisper A Prayer

Psalm 50:15-Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me."

Not sure who this is for on tonight, but  the Holy Spirit lead me to give this scripture to someone right now who just found themself in unexpected trouble.

Did unexpected trouble just showed up in your life? Are you in trouble? Does trouble seem to be on every hand in your life? 

If you answered yes to these questions, I promise you that if you "Whisper" a prayer to the Father, He will hear and answer you.

If you whisper a prayer in your times of trouble you will feel God's presence right there where you are, even right now.

Call upon the Lord your God and He will rescue you from your troubles.

Psalm 116:2-Because He inclined His ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

May the God of peace give you rest in Him in whatever it is that you may be going through right now.

God is listening for your whispered prayer. Call on Him!

Bless you.

Debra

Mark 8:22-26 Our God Is Indeed The "God Of The Impossible"

The Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida

Mark 8:22-26 - He came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Him and entreated Him to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. When He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 He looked up and said, “I see men as trees, walking.”

25 Then again He put His hands on his eyes and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly. 26 He sent him home away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the town, nor tell it to anyone in the town.”

Standing in the need of a miracle on today? Our God is able to do the impossible for there is no impossibles with Him.

We see in one in this text and in another text that took place with 2 blind men in Matthew 9:28-When He (Jesus) entered the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” 29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith, let it be done for you.”

The same question is being put forth to all of on today who stand in need of a miracle from God. The question is "Do you have the faith to believe that God is able to perform the miracle that you desperately stand in need of on today?"

Where are you in your faith on today? is it in at a place of believing Jesus for the impossible for you on today?

Need a miracle on today? Trust God by faith to do just that for you, for He alone is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we could ask or think according to our faith.

Our God is indeed the God of the impossible.

Seek Him on today for your miracle. He is waiting to perform it in your life right now.

God bless.

Debra

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