God has given you an assignment in life. There is something He wants you to focus laser like on and not be distracted by other “good things.”

Your assignment He has given you is not contingent on what you have in hand, your resources, your support staff or your ability.

I understand that some are naturally gifted in certain areas but when it comes to the things of God, He can supernaturally anoint you to accomplish what He needs done through you. And provide whatever you need!

Jesus when He came to earth had an assignment:

“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭4:18-19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭10:38‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Your assignment He has given you is a high calling from God! Don’t underestimate how important you are to fulfilling His Kingdom plan. 

Don't get sidetracked with things that do not pertain to your Heavenly assignment. Even things that we would deem as good can be a distraction from our calling.

Jesus was focused on His assignment and never lost sight of where He was headed:

“Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:2 MSG‬‬

Jesus endured the cross and the shame that He received along the way. He kept to His assignment never deviating, never distracted, going to the cross for our salvation.

Before He took his last breath, hanging from the cross, He said IT IS FINISHED. 
Last week Billy Graham transitioned to his heavenly reward. When I think of people that have finished what God has given them to do in this life I think of Billy Graham. Here’s a quote from Billy Graham that contains truly godly wisdom for us:

”The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives. The greatest waste in all of our earth, which cannot be recycled or reclaimed, is our waste of the time that God has given us each day.”

I would strongly encourage you to stay laser focused on your assignment, and with God’s help, you will finish what He has called you to so and you too can say IT IS FINISHED.

I remember when our children were young and they were looking forward to Christmas or maybe a birthday and how they would let us know what they’d like to receive. And as I think back on those days I have to chuckle because our granddaughters are doing exactly the same thing. Usually in a not so very subtle way.

I remember how our kids used to go find the catalog from Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Wards, JC Penney or one of the others and they would start circling all those things they wanted.

Those were things that they wanted and it was always too many to number!

As Gods children there are things that we want and desire throughout our lives and God shows us in today’s Scripture exactly how they come to us.

First of all let’s get this out-of-the-way right now! I want you to know that there are no limits on what are good God can do for us or give us! The enormity or the price tag does not scare God! 

The reality is though, not everyone receives what they ask for, because there are two qualifiers in our Scripture that Jesus, the Master said, must be met first.

Again Jesus said “if you abide in Me, and My words abide in you you’ll ask what you desire and it shall be done for you.”

Qualifier #1 - Abide in Me

You’ve got to stay hooked up and linked up with Jesus! Allowing Him to live His life through you.

Qualifier #2 - His Word must be abiding in you

You’ve got to not only read the Word and hear the Word but you’ve got to latch hold of it and not let go!

I think the Passion Translation John 15:7 states it well: 

"If you live in life-union with me and if my words live powerfully within you - then you can ask whatever you desire and it will be done."

*|FNAME|*, God wants to bless you beyond anything you can possible imagine

“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”
‭‭James‬ ‭1:22‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

We say amen to the truth of the Word of God when we hear it preached or taught or maybe it’s something we’ve read, but it doesn’t seem to be working for me. Why is that?

As I was thinking about our Scripture for today the Lord said this; “If you will work the Word, the Word will work for you.”

And the Scripture also says that if we are not doing what we’ve heard we are deceived. Ouch!

I like what the Message Bible says; “Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other.”
‭‭James‬ ‭1:22‬ ‭MSG‬‬

We cannot shortcut any of God’s promises. He will not do for us what we need to do ourselves. God has His part and we have ours.  

Now I like shortcuts! With all of the electronic gadgets and helps that we now have, everything is so much quicker.

We’ve got fast food lanes, express checkout’s and quick pay. Now days orders can be made online and they will bring it to you, quickly! Within hours of placing an order with Amazon someone’s knocking on your door with the package. Amazing!

Order online and someone will do your shopping and when you go to the store they'll load it in your car. The list goes on and on.

It takes very little effort on our part to accomplish so much these days. Now that’s a good thing but we must be careful that we don’t forget to do our part as far as the Word of God is concerned.

Being a doer of the word requires effort, lots of effort! No shortcuts here! 

For every instruction you would read in the Word I would encourage you to ask the Lord how to apply it to your life and He will help you.

It’s one thing to know what to do but it’s another thing to know how to do it. And that’s what He will show you!

“If you will work the Word, the Word will work for you.”

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us....”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3:20 NKJV

Regarding today’s Scripture I would like to ask you a question. Have you ever had a REALLY BIG IDEA? A thought, of something you’d like to do and your initial thought is, that’s not possible? No way, not going to happen? 

Listen there will be times when God will drop a REALLY BIG IDEA in you. Something way beyond what you could possibly accomplish. I mean it staggers you at first!

The Bible is filled with people who did great things for God, directed by Him, but lacked what was necessary in the beginning to fulfill the mission.

We’ve held back on doing things because we haven’t gotten a hold of what God has said and promised. 

God said He “is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think...”

Notice the responsibility for “doing” is based entirely on His ability.

And all of this is “according to the power that works in us....”. That word power in the Greek is dunamis and is also translated force, miraculous power, ability, might and strength.

I like how the Message Bible puts it: 

“God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3:20 MSG‬‬

So the next time God drops that REALLY BIG IDEA in you, embrace it. Let Him know you are ready for the mission and He will empower you and provide all the resources you need.

“So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat. When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭5:1-7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

These guys had been fishing all night and they caught nothing. These are experienced commercial fishermen who made their living from fishing. Yet on this particular night they had gone out and labored all night and ended up with nothing.  For these guys catching nothing meant there was no income for that day! 

The Scripture says that they had left their boats and they were washing their nets getting them ready for the next nights fishing.

I would suspect these guys were bummed out, probably a bit agitated and upset! Their labors produced nothing! What’s the wife going to say? How are we going to feed the kids? How are we going to pay the bills?

Simon is on land tending to the nets and here’s Jesus in his boat. It causes me to chuckle when I think about this! I can see Jesus climbing into his boat and then asking Simon for his help.

He speaks directly to Simon, after getting into Simon’s boat, He asks him to move out from the shore so He could speak to the people, this multitude that had come.

Simon had a choice to make.  Either help Jesus or finish cleaning his nets. 

Simon said yes to Jesus and because of this one decision it would forever change his life. He would go from catching fish to being a fisher of men. Joining the Master on the most amazing faith adventure one could ever imagine.  

Simon’s decision would not only lead to him and his fishing partners being blessed with an unbelievable catch of fish but it would cause the multitude to hear the message the Master brought.

After Jesus had finished ministering to the people He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” Simon and his fishing buddies were about to be rewarded by the Lord!

Simon had another choice, another decision to make. Do what the Master says, or call it a day. Go home, go to bed and hope for a better tomorrow?

Simon didn’t hesitate and said, “nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.”

“And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.”

The Master needed to deliver His message and Simon cooperated with Him. He allowed Jesus to use his boat and as a result not only would Simon be blessed but all of his fishing partners as well.

Simon partnered with Jesus in His ministry and he was rewarded mightily! Simon sowed his boat and he received a NET BREAKING BOAT SINKING HARVEST!

God always rewards His children when they obey him. That’s His nature!

My friend, as your partner in God’s Kingdom business, expect to receive a NET BREAKING BOAT SINKING Harvest!

“It is the Lord who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭2:6‬ ‭GNT‬‬

Several days ago the Lord said this to me, “You cannot fight today’s battle with yesterdays battle plan.”

When He said that, it kind of startled me, because I was not thinking about being in a battle. But I’ve learned the Father knows best and He knows how to get to us exactly what we need.

And if it’s not for you or me at the time it may be for us in the future or it will be for somebody else. 

I quickly wrote down what He said and I’ve been thinking about that. I would encourage you, if you are not doing this already, to write down things the Lord speaks to you about.

“You cannot fight today’s battle with yesterday’s battle plan.”

We must hear from him! Often we go about planning and strategizing with yesterday’s plan having not checked with Him.

I’ve been in enough planning meetings over the years and I’ve heard comments such as, well what we used before worked, it’s proved itself, why not? Why reinvent the wheel?

I’ve said that before myself but I have since learned God may want to do something entirely different!

Be flexible with God!

What’s wrong with this picture as far as God‘s plans are concerned? Just because it worked that way before, may not be the way God wants it done now.

He’s very particular you know! He knows the end from the beginning! He knows what will work and what won’t!

So instead of developing the plan and asking God to bless it why not go to Him first to get 
His plan! And if it’s His plan it’s blessed and anointed.

Jesus did not do anything while He was here on earth, that the Father had not instructed Him to say or do. And it would be wise for you and I to do the same!

“For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.”
‭‭John‬ ‭12:49‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Then Jesus answered and said to them, Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.”
‭‭John‬ ‭5:19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Here are two different strategies used by Jesus with the same outcome. Strategies that came directly from His Father.

Look at these two examples of two blind men whom Jesus healed differently:

“Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. And he looked up and said, “I see men like trees, walking.” Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭8:22-25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Jesus spit on his eyes then laid hands on his eyes (He didn’t pray!) And asked him what he saw. The man didn’t see clearly and then Jesus laid hands on his eyes again. The man’s eyesight was restored.

“Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.” Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭18:35-43‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

In this instance Jesus spoke to the man, “receive your sight your faith has made you well.” 

Both blind men were healed and received their sight but in each instance Jesus handled it differently.

It’s so very important that we hear what God wants us to do and then do exactly He says to do, exactly the way He says to do it.

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4:16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

As I was praying about what to share in this devotional I heard  the Lord say, that many of My children have felt overwhelmed at times.  It wasn't an audible voice but it was in an inward witness. He said they are burdened because of all the difficulties they face.

God has the answer to everyone of our problems. 

Stuff happens in life like the washer has quit working, more bills than money, kids are sick and the husband got laid off from his job. And we wonder could things-possibly get any worse. And they do!

We get a phone call saying that one of our family members has been diagnosed with an incurable disease and the doctor says there is no hope.

Wow it’s like the devil is piling on!

What to do?

Today's Scripture tells us exactly what we are to do!  We are to go to Him, with boldness and confidence (because we are His kids) asking for His help, He will give it!

Remember, God will get us through every issue that you and I face, if we leave ALL of our worries with Him.

“Leave all your worries with him, because he cares for you.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭5:7‬ ‭GNT‬‬

Glory to God!  Leave them with Him!

Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43:19‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

I am so grateful for all that God has in store for us. Not just because it’s a brand new year, but because that’s the way He is.

He wants you to be well taken care of! As you read through the Scriptures you will see that He is in the business of piling on the blessings. He piles them on so that you can be a vessel of blessing to many others.

Oh He may ask you to give up something, but it is always to get something else to you.

​What He gives is always better than what we have and it’s always much more than you could possibly imagine.

In today’s Scripture God says, “I am doing a new thing...”

I like new! God is doing new things in your life.

Expect to see these manifested in your life. New horizons, new opportunities, new vision, new provision, new territories, new connections, new life and new strength.

He also says, “I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”

When I think about Him making a way in the wilderness, I see Him clearing the way for you to walk and live. Even though it’s a wilderness He has a way through. Other translations say, “He makes a road...”

Glory to God!

And not only that, but He will provide a river of water in the midst of a dry land. That river is a river that brings refreshing, life giving and sustaining power to you. Thank You Lord!

Oh our Good Father will certainly take good care of us each and every day!

God is making a way through any wilderness you may encounter and He is refreshing you as you go. Be refreshed in Him today!

​“Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:3‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

As I was thinking about today’s Scripture I was reminded how often I have failed to do this.

It reminds me of those times when I purchased something, you know one of those things that states on the package, some assembly required. 

Well you lay all the pieces out on the floor and it looks like a giant jigsaw puzzle. And there is that proverbial bag of screws, pegs, nuts and bolts, and another gizmo's.

In my early years my first inclination was to set aside the instructions and try to put that thing together. Well that usually ended up with me being frustrated, the thing not being assembled correctly, and THEN I would go to the instructions. 

I didn’t have to go through that at all!

Today’s Scripture says that we should “Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him...”

Not committing and not trusting our works to him is like me not reading those instructions. It will always end in futility!

That’s scripture goes on to say, if we have committed everything to Him, “He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.”

You and I cannot afford to not go to Him first and seek out His will and mind regarding the matter.

One thing I do know, is that if we do what the Word says we are to do, we can expect to see the results of what the Word says will happen.

Happy New Year to you and your family! Linda and I pray that this New Year would be a GREAT YEAR and an AMAZING YEAR, filled with all that God has promised to you in His Word!

Many people start off their New Year with resolutions. Things that they resolve, that they purpose to do, during the New Year. They resolve to be nicer, more caring, save more money, take a vacation, lose weight, etc. All those things are good but what might we resolve to do concerning the things of God?

I heard the Lord the say, First things first! 

What Jesus offered is not a suggestion or something that we might try to do. But Jesus, the Master Himself, commanded us that this was something we were to do. 

God first! His plan and priorities, His business, His things. God first!

I would encourage you in this New Year, with God’s help, to seek putting Him first in all that you do. His plans and priorities, His business and His things for your life.

When we do that everything else is taken care of!

“I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭34:1‬ ‭KJV

I would like to ask you a question. I ask this of myself as well. When was the last time, you took time, to bless the Lord? Not asking for anything but just taking an opportunity to bless Him, thanking Him, adoring Him!
Often we are asking God for His blessings on our lives and the lives of others. Asking for something in prayer. That’s a good thing! He wants us to come to Him asking.

In today’s Scripture David said he was going to bless the Lord at all times and that his praise would flow forth from his mouth continually.

Did you see that? ALL TIMES and CONTINUALLY.

If it’s at ALL TIMES and it’s CONTINUALLY, then there is no time left for words that do not bless or praise.

This is an area where we need mind renewal. Thinking differently. Ministering on to the Lord should be a vital part of our relationship with our good God!

Do you think it’s possible that we could bless Him or praise Him too much? Of course not!

So go to Him not asking Him for anything but simply blessing Him and praising Him. 

Telling Him how much you love him and to bless Him. Thanking Him for all that He has done, is doing and will do in the future.

“I bless GOD every chance I get; my lungs expand with his praise.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭34:1‬ ‭MSG‬‬

" I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance, to the full, till it overflows"
John 10:10 Amplified Bible

​Here’s a question to ask of yourself. Are you living your life in a "survival mode" rather than in an "abundance mode”?

Do you think God Himself is struggling to get by in heaven? Make ends meet? Just trying to survive all the chaos of the earth?

I don’t think so! Jesus himself said that God’s plan and His will for you and I here on earth, was to be exactly like it is in heaven.

Our Heavenly Father is not a barely enough God but He's always a more than enough God.

Every miracle of provision in the Bible was always a miracle of abundant provision. Always more than enough! Way way more than enough!

In today’s Scripture Jesus Himself said, " I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance, to the full, till it overflows" (John 10:10 Amplified Bible)

Stop settling for less than what Jesus said is rightfully yours! Start expecting you will have more than enough! Start confessing God is bringing you into the best shape of your life!  You are a Kingdom Citizen and you are blessed! Expect it!

“Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭62:1-2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

In today's Scripture let's look at the word salvation. That word salvation, is an amazing word which we need to understand it to its fullest meaning. 

Most often the first thought that comes to mind concerning salvation, is that of being saved, brought into the Kingdom of God, part of the Family of God, through Christ's sacrifice on the cross.

Thank God for that! But it means so much more to us as believers!

Latch on to this! It means deliverance from danger or difficulty. Preservation from distraction or failure. 

It speaks about our spiritual and material preservation. Deliverance from fear and danger as well as pardon, restoration, healing, wholeness and soundness in our spirit, soul and body!

It also means to be delivered (see Psalm 91) from pestilence, which includes serious sickness and disease, famine, earthquakes and other calamities. It means protected from sudden death that comes by the weapons of man. It promises you a long, satisfying life and deliverance from every kind of trouble that comes your way.

So whenever you see the words salvation, saved, delivered or deliverance think about all that it means to you as a child of God in covenant with Him. 

Boldly declare, according to the Word of God, that you have been delivered from danger and all fear! Delivered from poverty, sickness and lack! Whatever God's Word says you have been saved and delivered from, be in agreement with it. 

Thank you Jesus for all that you have done through your sacrifice! 

“But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.”
‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭2:9-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Today's Scripture is taken from First Corinthians 2, which I recommend reading so that you understand it in it's context. Very enlightening!

In verse four Paul talks about how his speech and his preaching we're not with persuasive words of human wisdom. He didn't know the things he taught and preached by his natural senses nor his human intellect. What he gave them came directly from God, by the Holy Spirit.

I believe the majority of the body of Christ, see God as so mysterious, that His thinking and ways are so far beyond us. They believe we will never know what He thinks or can understand His plans. Because He's so mysterious in His ways and you just never know what's God and what's not in this life.

We don't have to wonder anymore, because we have His Word and He has given us His Holy Spirit.

In verse nine from today's Scripture Paul, by the Spirit of God, tells us we are not going to understand or know these things because of our natural senses.

You know the natural world by your natural senses but spiritual things are only known by the spirit. Our human reasoning is so very limited compared to what God knows!

So if you want to know those things that God has prepared for those that love Him, you! God will reveal those things to you through His Spirit. Because the Spirit, the Holy Spirit, "probes all things, even the profoundest depths of God." (Complete Jewish Bible)

“Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]”
‭‭John‬ ‭14:27‬ ‭Amplified Bible

​​In John chapter 14 Jesus shared many things with his disciples. In the previous chapter He had just broken the news that he would be betrayed and would be going away.

Peter was shocked at what Jesus was saying. Really, how could this possibly be happening things, were going so well!

That's why Jesus tells his disciples in the very first verse in John 14:

 “DO NOT let your hearts be troubled (distressed, agitated). You believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely on God; believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely also on Me.”
‭‭John‬ ‭14:1‬ ‭Amplified Bible

The understood subject in these verses is YOU. You are not to let your heart be troubled.  You and I are to take the necessary steps to not become worried, upset, or as the Amplified Bible says distressed or agitated!

We may have a reason to be troubled or distressed but we do not have to live our lives, troubled or distressed.

Maybe it's a bad news report (terror attack in NYC), bad doctors report, checking account balance looks rather anemic. Too many bills to pay and maybe the children are acting up, just to name a few.

Well God has a solution! Jesus said He has given us His peace. That's the peace of God!  God is not worried or trouble or distressed about anything. And that's the way He wants us to live our lives.  Stress free!

Oh by the way what Jesus is offering us is not some wonderful suggestion. He did not say, give it your best and see what happens. No this is a direct commandment from our  Master Himself.

As Jesus said in versus one, He says again in verse 27, we are to take the initiative and not let all of the bad stuff affect us.

We are to not allow ourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and we are not to allow ourselves to be fearful and intimidated, or act cowardly and unsettled.

The devil wants to steal your peace but we are not going to allow him to do that! Right?

So when trouble rears its ugly head and the devil tries to bring fear upon you. Don't except it! Fear is a tool of the enemy and is a spiritual force. It is the exact opposite of the God kind of faith.

We must do exactly what the Scripture says we are to do:

"So be subject to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you.”
‭‭James‬ ‭4:7‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

So when fear comes, don't accept it! Resist it, command it to go in Jesus Name.

Then find yourself a promise of God, in the Word, for your situation and meditate on that! Declaring that to be true in your life.

For instance, if it's healing, I am all ready healed according to 1 Peter 2:24. If it's finances, Philippians 4:19, all of my needs are taken care of!

Glory to God He is so good to us!

​Have you ever had this happen to you when you are reading the Scriptures? While you are reading there is a quickening, a coming alive of what you are reading.

It's as though God has taken out His yellow highlighter pen (or whatever color is your favorite) and highlighted certain words or certain portions of Scripture as you read. It's like those things are jumping off the page at you. Like a flashing neon sign in a store window at night.

God speaks to each and everyone of us by the Spirit and He knows exactly what each of us needs to hear and know. He wants to get to us exactly what we need to live victorious in this life!

The Holy Spirit is so precious to each and everyone of us! In John 6:63 Jesus says it is the Spirit, the Holy Spirit, that quickeneth, brings a quickening. Quickeneth also can be translated vitalize, make alive or give life. 

Jesus went on to say in this Scripture, "the words that I speak to you, they are spirit and they are life."

That word life in the Greek, is the Greek word Zoe, which can be translated absolute life or life as God has it. Glory to God, what a precious promise that is!

So the next time you are reading and meditating on Scripture watch for God's highlighter pen. Because He is trying to show you something, that will bless and help you!

“The Lord is my shepherd. I will always have everything I need.....You prepared a meal for me in front of my enemies. You welcomed me as an honored guest. My cup is full and spilling over.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23:1, 5‬ ‭ERV‬‬

When you make Jesus the Lord of your life He works on your behalf as your Good Shepherd. Remember this! God is good, and the devil is bad! Most of the bad things that happen in the world are often blamed on our Good God.

The 23rd Psalm is a great reflection of His goodness and His willingness to take care of us, if. If is a qualifying word. Not everyone qualifies, but those who truly make Him Lord over their entire life, they qualify.  Sold out to Him.

Oh what a precious promise verse five is to us today. The table spoken of is not the marriage supper of the Lamb in Heaven but its right here in this world, on planet earth.

It is a revelation, a revealing, of His love for you His child, the honor He bestows and the provision He provides.

Get a picture of this in your mind seeing yourself sitting at this amazing feast He has set before you. Nothing left out!

He has honored you by anointing your head with oil, as the honored one, when you entered the room. And He pours out His provision, which is always more than enough, too much, upon your life. Nothing left out!

Glory to God!  I think it's time for a happy dance! Go ahead!

"For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcomes the world—our faith."
‭‭I John‬ ‭5:4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

I want you to know that God has set you up for a complete and total victory over everything that raises its ugly head against you. Every demon from hell will tremble at your presence because of the presence and the power of God that resides within you. The devils acted that way around Jesus. When Jesus showed up they got nervous? God has given you that same potential!

Now potential is a wonderful thing but potential by itself is not enough. You must move from potential into power! 

The power of God being manifested in our lives every day destroying the works of the devil - that's living the Christian life.

You are a carrier of His presence and power and have an amazing potential but unless that power is released nothing happens. 

Father, I thank you that you have enabled us, with the same devil destroying, yoke breaking, anointing that was upon Jesus. And you have given us the authority over every work of the enemy. Glory to God!

In Deuteronomy 28 God clearly shows us how to live the blessed life! He also shows us the result of disobedience, our failure to do what he says we must do.  Ouch!!  It may step on your toes!

"Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God"
‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭28:1-2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

​He loves us beyond anything we can imagine or think and He wants only the best for His children!

I look at Deuteronomy chapter 28 as a warning to us and it must be taken seriously. I would encourage you to take a moment to read the entire chapter. 

God shows us exactly what we are to do in His Word and He also speaks to us on a daily basis what we are to do.  Listen and obey!

When we fail to do what he says we are to do we are in rebellion. It's a dangerous place to be! Here's what God said to Saul through the prophet Samuel:

"For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king."
‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭15:23‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Oh my friend let's not go there, but diligently do what He says we are to do. And when we do that, we will enjoy all the blessings God has for us.

Father I thank You that have clearly laid out the path, the way! Help us to be diligent in obeying what you say. Both through your Holy Word and by the inward witness.