The question of the day? Love the sinner but hate the sin. Not as easy as it sounds. We that love God know what the word says about sin. We know that the devil is our enemy but yet we are human enough that we hold the person at fault also.
My husband's dad decided from the start when he met me that he didn't like me. My husband telling me that his dad never liked anyone he dated didn't make me feel better about the situation either. His dad also had a very foul mouth.
God knows all so I was always completely honest with God. Since I would never want to see anyone go to hell since I know what hell is now my prayer was like this. God I can't stand my father in law but You love him so I pray for him. Simple prayer I prayed for him and I was honest with God about it. He is gone now but not sure which way he went. Only God does.
So not easy to love the sinner and hate the sin. As Christians we think that we should just spend time with unbelivers who have there own life style because we can be a witness to them. I have to disagree with that. I think sometimes we have to love people from afar while praying for them. We all have people close to us that need us to pray for them but at the same time we might have to not chum so closely with them.
God loves everybody. I am so glad He has plenty of grace for me because I sometimes fail in the area of loving others. I always try to remember that no matter what anyone does God loves them as much as He loves me. I never quite understood that either. How can God love that person as much as He loves me. That person doesn't live for Him while I do.
When I received Jesus years ago God made me the Righteousness of Himself. That is the difference. I believed and I recieve. The unbeliver that God loves doesn't recieve unless he gets saved. God doesn't love me anymore than He loves others I just feel the love more than they do.
I pray that you know Him. If you don't just invite him into your life and repent of your sins. You will feel His love like never before.
I will work harder on love the sinner and hate the sin. With God's help I can and will do anything. He has shown me time and time again how powerful it is to just trust Him.
I am blessed beyound measure!!!!
Friday, August 17, 2012
Friday, August 3, 2012
Rain
It is amazing to me how one day your grass is brown because of lack of rain and the next day the rain comes and it is already greening up. We started the spring here with lack of rain. Then July came and so did the rain.
I like the rain that comes down slowly. Just a even slow down fall from heaven. I like to call them spot free rinse like you get at the car wash. It comes down slowly and waters and washes everything away.
That is what Jesus did for us at the cross. Took all of our dirty sins and washed them away. Not with water but with His precious blood. I don't think we truly understand that.
We must not take His name in vain by not walking in everything He died to give us. The more I just believe that God loves me and wants to take care of me the more He does just that.
We have to rest in His provision. We can't change a thing by worrying about it. Give it all to God.
In this day and hour is there anybody else you would like to trust your life with. I know I am in good hands. God holds me in the palm of His hands.
Be blessed!!!!
I like the rain that comes down slowly. Just a even slow down fall from heaven. I like to call them spot free rinse like you get at the car wash. It comes down slowly and waters and washes everything away.
That is what Jesus did for us at the cross. Took all of our dirty sins and washed them away. Not with water but with His precious blood. I don't think we truly understand that.
We must not take His name in vain by not walking in everything He died to give us. The more I just believe that God loves me and wants to take care of me the more He does just that.
We have to rest in His provision. We can't change a thing by worrying about it. Give it all to God.
In this day and hour is there anybody else you would like to trust your life with. I know I am in good hands. God holds me in the palm of His hands.
Be blessed!!!!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
A Great Nation
Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will Bless thee, and make they name great; and thou shalt be a Blessing.
Great Scripture. God says He will make our name great and bless us. Why? So we can be a blessing to others.
Isaiah 51 1:3 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was only one man, and I blessed him and made him many. The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
If you're a born again Christian you have received the gift of grace and righteousness. If you continue to seek both of them you can't go wrong. Abraham was rich in everything. Sarah had a baby in her very old old age. What do you need today? Are you wanting to have a baby and the doctors told you NO. Look beyond them and seek the one that gave you the gift of grace and righteousness. In Galatians 3 it says we are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise. In Romans 4 it says that to the end that the promise might be sure to all the seed. Claim that today that you are heirs according to the promise.
God blesses us with favour and compasses us as with a shield. He is know respecter of persons. Nobody is more important to him. We are all equal no matter what you have been taught.
Kenneth Copeland explains it like this. In Job 1:10, The Blessing is called a wall. In Psalm 91:4 it's called the wings of the Almighty. There is a wall of separation between The Blessing and the curse, between the law of the Spirit of Life and the law of sin and death. Jesus preached a message on this in Luke 6. As you read His words, keep in mind he's teaching the people to trust the power and strength of The Blessing shield.
Luke 6:27-38 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, it will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
The Blessing is always the source. It says we shouldn't be offended and let the devil steal The Word out of our heart. While people are cursing and using us God is increasing us that is a promise. In Psalm 91:7 says that a thousand shall fall at our side, and ten thousands at our right hand; but it shall not come near us.
It isn't always easy to bless our enemies but God rewards us when we do. There is always going to be times in this earth when it slaps us over and over but stay strong and it shall not hurt us.
Deuteronomy 30:19 says I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, Blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your seed may live. When we choose life we choose the blessing.
Remember though to keep your mouth lined up. Proverbs 18:21 says death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
The Word says,"Let the weak say I am strong" and, "Let the redeemed say so." So, let the redeemed say only, "I am strong!" the Word says that by His stripes I was healed, so let the redeemed say only, "I am healed! Don't say anything else. Jesus never changes and neither does the Word.
Let's live the way God intened us to live. Blessed beyond measure. Blessings to all of you!!!
Great Scripture. God says He will make our name great and bless us. Why? So we can be a blessing to others.
Isaiah 51 1:3 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was only one man, and I blessed him and made him many. The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
If you're a born again Christian you have received the gift of grace and righteousness. If you continue to seek both of them you can't go wrong. Abraham was rich in everything. Sarah had a baby in her very old old age. What do you need today? Are you wanting to have a baby and the doctors told you NO. Look beyond them and seek the one that gave you the gift of grace and righteousness. In Galatians 3 it says we are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise. In Romans 4 it says that to the end that the promise might be sure to all the seed. Claim that today that you are heirs according to the promise.
God blesses us with favour and compasses us as with a shield. He is know respecter of persons. Nobody is more important to him. We are all equal no matter what you have been taught.
Kenneth Copeland explains it like this. In Job 1:10, The Blessing is called a wall. In Psalm 91:4 it's called the wings of the Almighty. There is a wall of separation between The Blessing and the curse, between the law of the Spirit of Life and the law of sin and death. Jesus preached a message on this in Luke 6. As you read His words, keep in mind he's teaching the people to trust the power and strength of The Blessing shield.
Luke 6:27-38 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, it will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
The Blessing is always the source. It says we shouldn't be offended and let the devil steal The Word out of our heart. While people are cursing and using us God is increasing us that is a promise. In Psalm 91:7 says that a thousand shall fall at our side, and ten thousands at our right hand; but it shall not come near us.
It isn't always easy to bless our enemies but God rewards us when we do. There is always going to be times in this earth when it slaps us over and over but stay strong and it shall not hurt us.
Deuteronomy 30:19 says I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, Blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your seed may live. When we choose life we choose the blessing.
Remember though to keep your mouth lined up. Proverbs 18:21 says death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
The Word says,"Let the weak say I am strong" and, "Let the redeemed say so." So, let the redeemed say only, "I am strong!" the Word says that by His stripes I was healed, so let the redeemed say only, "I am healed! Don't say anything else. Jesus never changes and neither does the Word.
Let's live the way God intened us to live. Blessed beyond measure. Blessings to all of you!!!
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Bless Yourself
Joyce Meyers was talking about some things as Christian's that we should do everyday. One of the things of course is being thankful. Sometimes we might forget about thanking Him for the little things and just center on the bigger things. Let's remember the little things since the little things make big things.
Psalm 100:4-5
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
1Thes 5:18 In every thing give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
The other thing she said was that we should stay busy blessing everything and everybody. Numbers 6:23 says “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: “‘“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. ”’ “So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
Deut 28:1-14
If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven. The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him. Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you. The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.
The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
The Bible says life and death are in the power of the tongue. We need to watch what we say. I have been doing the blessing everyday like she said. She said she blesses everything. I bless myself, my children, my husband, my dog, my checkbook everything. She says all day long we should bless whatever or whoever is in our path.
We should be blessing ourselves the most. We have more authority over ourselves than anyone else does.
So today bless yourself. Just say this: I am blessed, my husband it blessed, my children are blessed, my checkbook is blessed, my steps are blessed, my body is blessed, my dog is blessed, my day is blessed and so on. Positive words coming from your mouth will bring positive things your way!!
We have more authority over us than anybody else. We can reverse words spoken against us. We can reverse what is going on in the government. We can make sure God is glorified.
Psalm 100:4-5
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
1Thes 5:18 In every thing give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
The other thing she said was that we should stay busy blessing everything and everybody. Numbers 6:23 says “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: “‘“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. ”’ “So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
Deut 28:1-14
If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven. The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him. Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you. The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.
The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
The Bible says life and death are in the power of the tongue. We need to watch what we say. I have been doing the blessing everyday like she said. She said she blesses everything. I bless myself, my children, my husband, my dog, my checkbook everything. She says all day long we should bless whatever or whoever is in our path.
We should be blessing ourselves the most. We have more authority over ourselves than anyone else does.
So today bless yourself. Just say this: I am blessed, my husband it blessed, my children are blessed, my checkbook is blessed, my steps are blessed, my body is blessed, my dog is blessed, my day is blessed and so on. Positive words coming from your mouth will bring positive things your way!!
We have more authority over us than anybody else. We can reverse words spoken against us. We can reverse what is going on in the government. We can make sure God is glorified.
Friday, June 22, 2012
God's Horse Power
I love Christian TV. Today Kerry Shook was talking about God's horse power. I like how some teachers use examples for us so we can really understand it. He had a motor bike on the stage and said would I walk next to this bike or would I ride it? He was showing us that if he walked the bike around the track he wouldn't be tapping into the horse power that the bike has.
Just like with God. We don't tap into God's horse power but instead try to do it on our own. God's horse power is there for us but we don't ask.
So today let's all ask God for His horse power. Let's use God's strength. His ability to see us through everything our day might bring us. He is concerned about our little things as well as the big things.
Have the best day!
Just like with God. We don't tap into God's horse power but instead try to do it on our own. God's horse power is there for us but we don't ask.
So today let's all ask God for His horse power. Let's use God's strength. His ability to see us through everything our day might bring us. He is concerned about our little things as well as the big things.
Have the best day!
Friday, May 18, 2012
What do we Deserve?
Adam & Eve were created to live
in the Garden of Eden. A paradise created by God Almighty. I don’t think that
in our minds we can really ever imagine what the garden must look like. They
were told they could have whatever they wanted in the garden except they
couldn’t take from one certain tree. Some people teach that the one tree they
were told not to take from was their tithe.
The devil tempted them and it was
all over. God’s love was rejected by a piece of fruit. The flesh is weak and
they partook of the fruit they were told to leave alone. The devil deceived
them and told them that if they ate the fruit they would be just like God.
Funny thing is they were already just like God. They were created in His image.
So they got kicked out of the garden and there life of sweat and toil began.
The question is what do we really deserve? A life of sin, sweat and toil just like Adam & Eve.
The question is what do we really deserve? A life of sin, sweat and toil just like Adam & Eve.
Let’s get personal about it. As you
read this put your name in the blank.
What does _____ deserve in this life?
_____ was born with the sin nature so _____ is going to sin. _____ is not perfect nor
will _____ ever be. If Adam & Eve had that whole garden in paradise and
couldn’t keep from eating from one tree by God’s instruction that means _____
also has a flesh that sin’s daily. Because Adam & Eve were kicked out of the
garden they lost God’s blessing so _____ will live poor and broke. _____ deserves
to live in fear and bondage with sickness and disease. ______ deserves to labor so
hard that I don’t feel like doing anything else. _____ deserves to have a husband
and children that don’t know how to love _____ the way _____ needs to be love. _____
has no respect and honor from any of them. ______ deserves to go to hell after ______
short life on this earth is over.
What does Jesus deserve? He is God
so He deserves everything that is good in heaven and earth. He is a king, royalty.
He should never have a need or a want. He should never have a sickness or
disease touch His body. He should never ever know what it is like to be poor.
He deserves love, honor and respect. He should have not had to leave heaven.
So this is where we have to take
what we deserve and what Jesus deserves and turn it around. Because of what
Jesus did on the cross ______ deserves to be set free. _______ deserves to be free
from sin. In this world our flesh is still weak but now when we sin we have
forgiveness in Jesus. ______ deserves to be free from sickness and disease. The
Bible says nothing shall by any means hurt us. ______ deserves to not be poor or
ever live in poverty. The Bible says we will have every need met. _______ deserves
to never have to be afraid. The Bible says that we don’t have a spirit of fear
but of power and love. Notice it says a spirit of fear so we know that comes
straight from hell. ______ deserves not to ever live in bondage. Bondage is
sometimes in area’s that we don’t see it. We have to look closer because
sometimes I think bondage is worse than sin, poverty & sickness. Bondage
creeps in without us even knowing it. _______ deserves a home in heaven when _______
long life on this earth is over.
E.W. Kenyon says it like this the present ministry of Christ has been neglected by most Christians. So many, when they think of His giving His life for us think only of His death and Resurrection.
They do not know that when He sat down at the Father's right hand, that He began to live for us in as much reality as He died for us.
He is no longer the lowly man of Galilee. He is not the Son made sin for us, forsaken God.
He is the Lord of all. He has conquered Satan, sin and disease. He has conquered death.
He possess all authority in Heaven and in earth. (Matt. 28:18)
We can act fearlessly upon His word, because He stands back of it....He is the Surety of it.
He is the surety of this New Covenant. (Heb. 7:22)
E.W. Kenyon says it like this the present ministry of Christ has been neglected by most Christians. So many, when they think of His giving His life for us think only of His death and Resurrection.
They do not know that when He sat down at the Father's right hand, that He began to live for us in as much reality as He died for us.
He is no longer the lowly man of Galilee. He is not the Son made sin for us, forsaken God.
He is the Lord of all. He has conquered Satan, sin and disease. He has conquered death.
He possess all authority in Heaven and in earth. (Matt. 28:18)
We can act fearlessly upon His word, because He stands back of it....He is the Surety of it.
He is the surety of this New Covenant. (Heb. 7:22)
So I don’t know about you but I
need help everyday seeing that what I deserves and what Jesus deserves needs
to be switched around. I need to see what Jesus deserves on me and what I
deserve on Jesus.
As you read this today make the
switch. See what you deserve on Jesus and see what Jesus deserved on you.
My friend if you don’t know Jesus
as your Savior you have to first take care of that. Ask Him into your heart for
He loves you more than anyone else in this world could.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Our Mind
Joseph Prince was telling a true story today about a woman 20 years old who was waiting for her boyfriend to come back to her. He said that he would. When he didn't come back to her she lost it. She got put into a insane asylum. Years and years later when she is 60 years of age they look at her wondering how she could look like she was 20. No gray hair no sign of aging. In her mind she was still 20 waiting for her guy to come back to her. They were amazed.
Another true story is the words of our mouth. Watch what you say. I know this person that always said my kids give me gray hair. You got it she went gray very early in her life.
Watch your thoughts good and bad. Be careful what you rent space to in your mind as I heard Creflo Dollar once say. Don't let a bad thought take control of you. It isn't worth it. Don't let bad confession's come from your mouth. Be careful what you allow into your heart.
One day at a time as the Bible says. The whole verse is take one day at a time because each day has enough trouble of it's own.
I am learning to take one day at a time better than I use to. God takes care of every day for me. We can't change yesterday and tomorrow isn't here yet. Sweet Jesus help us!!
Another true story is the words of our mouth. Watch what you say. I know this person that always said my kids give me gray hair. You got it she went gray very early in her life.
Watch your thoughts good and bad. Be careful what you rent space to in your mind as I heard Creflo Dollar once say. Don't let a bad thought take control of you. It isn't worth it. Don't let bad confession's come from your mouth. Be careful what you allow into your heart.
One day at a time as the Bible says. The whole verse is take one day at a time because each day has enough trouble of it's own.
I am learning to take one day at a time better than I use to. God takes care of every day for me. We can't change yesterday and tomorrow isn't here yet. Sweet Jesus help us!!
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