Merry Blessed Christmas!

Christmas week already. The best time of the year to preach Jesus. My prayer for all of you is that you personally know the babe in the manger that came to us through Christmas.

The Jesus that left His home in heaven at His Father's request. He was born. He came to this earth. He died a brutal death on the cross. He went into the pit of hell because He needed to take the keys of the kingdom that the devil posses away from him.

Then God raised Him from the dead and He sits at the right hand of the Father with the holes in His hands and side as a witness.

The Bible says that Jesus makes intercession for all of us. What He did on the cross is what makes intercession for us. He gave us the full package. Salvation, Healing & Prosperity. Don't just trust Him for your salvation but take all He offers.

If we don't walk in the fullness that Jesus died to give us it is taking His name in vain. We always think that when we hear someone swear God's name they are taking His name in vain. I believe that to be true but also when we take for granted what Jesus died to give us we also take His name in vain.

Ricky Van Shelton a born again believer sings it so well.

C is for the Christ Child born upon this day.
H for Herald Angels in the night.
R means our Redeemer
I means Israel
S is for the stars that shown so bright.
T is for three wise men they who traveled so far.
M is for the manger where He laid.
A is all He stands for.
S means Shepherds came.

My friend Father, Son and Holy Spirit love you so very much. They are reaching out to you. All you have to do is reach back to them. May your Christmas be the best blessed day and go on with you forever. Remember Christmas isn't just a one day gift the gift goes on and on and on.

Condemnation

If you’re not familiar with whom Joseph Prince is he is a powerful man of God. He has open up the Old Testament to me like I have never seen before. I was mostly a New Testament reader till now. I like the New Testament more because the Old is written under the law but because of the sacrifice of Jesus we are not under law but under grace.

Joseph Prince is talking about condemnation. We all know what that is because it is a big tool that the devil uses against us if we let him.

In his teachings he had a picture of a plant roots and all. He named some of the leaves on the plant Sickness, Poverty etc. If we are sick we pray and believe for healing. Same for poverty we pray for money. Here is the problem. We can’t just pray it away. In any situation we always have to deal with the roots.

He had the roots listed first stress, second fear and the very bottom was condemnation. The deepest root of them all was condemnation. So in order to kill the leaves you have to kill the root.

We can all quote Romans 8:1 that says therefore now there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Verse 2, 3 & 4 says: For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set us free from the law of sin and of death. For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.  

When you get condemned you get into fear, when there is fear there is stress. Then along comes sickness or poverty or whatever is attacking you. He says condemnation is the worst one.

We are new creatures in Christ. We are made the Righteousness of God because of the cross. We have to not allow the devil to condemn us.

If we were to illustrate a tree for Adam one of Adam’s leaves would have been poverty. If you go to the root of the problem concerning his poverty you will find all three stress, fear and condemnation. 
  

When Adam ate the apple he was condemned. He knew he did wrong. He hid in the bushes because he was afraid. He was stressed because God told him that he would have to work by the sweat of his brow.

We all know when we have fallen short as Christians. We just have to make sure that we don’t let the devil take advantage of us and condemn us. We need to plead the blood of Jesus over our minds.

1 Corth. 15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. We don’t live under law we live under grace. Grace comes to us in the person of Jesus. Thank You Jesus. 

The law is the strength of sin. The law was not given by God. It was given by Moses. Jesus finished the law for us. The law was given to show men there sin.

So many preachers preach about sin and death. They need to preach about why it happens. Get to the root of it all. Generational curses all started with a root. Most of the time if you trace those roots back you will discover more than maybe you wanted to know.

Sickness has stress at its root. Remove the root and the plant will die.

Again based on 1 Corth.15 he said that he has gone to pray for people in hospitable and they are gasping for there last breath (sting of death) caused by sin back to Adam.

The law always demands, grace will always supply. God promises to deliver us from the power of sin not the presence of sin. We live in this world so sin is always going to be around us.
Paul new the law back to front. He was trained to be a Pharisee. Paul said that he knew the law so well he knew he was sinning. The more I tried to keep the law the harder it was.

If the devil gets you into stress he won’t stop there. He will continue to condemn you.  

In chapter 7 of Romans Paul struggles with the law. He talks about sin and not wanting to do it but says in verse 20 But if I am doing the very thing I do not wish, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. We are all born into the sin nature because of Adam.

If you feel you have to forgive the same person more than once a day that is the devil accusing you? You are not under condemnation and you need to tell him that. Once you forgive somebody it’s over.

We never have to be condemned again. God had to punish sin so He sent Jesus. Jesus was condemned with our sins. From the beginning of our life to the end our sins are on Jesus.

In the story of the prodigal son the law says he should have been stoned to death for what he had done. Instead he got a kiss, a new robe and he was embraced by his Father. Our God our Father our dad wants to do the same for all of us. The next time the devil is whipping you around with condemnation arrest him and tell him you aren’t going to put up with it. The cross gives you the right. Jesus paid it all.

The gateway of life to the Holy Spirit is Romans 8:1. It is also the doorway to life and victory. Read Chapter 1 and see how many times the Holy Spirit is mentioned.

Ever notice the devil never condemns you about your good points.

Rev 12:10-11 the accuser of our brethren has been cast down. They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb. Romans 8:1 needs to be in your heart.

Jesus paid for all the broken law. The blood of Jesus speaks. He disarmed principalities. No weapon formed against us prospers.

He told a story about when he was a teacher one of the girls in his class was missing. He put the blood of Jesus over her and prayed for her. Later this girl was release from the man that took her but she was the only one released. The blood spoke.

We overcome the devil by the blood of the Lamb. When taking communion the Bible says that this cup is a new covenant. We go through troubles in this world because we are called by God. We walk through the valley of the shadow of death. We walk through we don’t stay there.

The devil comes against leaders with condemnation. Why? He has no other weapon says the Lord.

Remember when Jesus caught the woman in adulty? He said I don’t condemn you.

Three times Peter denied Jesus and said he didn’t know Him. Peter was under no condemnation. I am sure he felt bad about denying Jesus but he got over it and went on to preach to others.

If someone is condemning you for things they know you have done in the past tell them you don’t know that person. You are a new creation in Christ. The old is passed away and all has become new.

We can’t use this message the wrong way. You can’t on purpose lie, cheat or steal and say I am not under condemnation.

Cover yourself with that precious blood of Jesus. It speaks more than you will ever no.

Saved for Us

Did you know that God doesn't hide things from us He hides them for us. I was listening to brother Jesse this morning saying that and giving a testimony about the goodness of God.

He needed to buy some property so he sought the Lord about it. The property he found was 2 million dollars. The Lord told him to offer them Three Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Dollars for it.

When God told Jesse the price He also told him where and when the closing on the property would be held. Jesse called the place and made an appointment. They had still not accepted his offer. The company did call and reduce the price once to 1.7 million and then again to 1.2 million. Jesse just kept saying what he would give them.

The day of the closing he had the check made out to this company and went to the closing. They came in and accepted the check and left. Jesse found out later I believe it was the same day that the company he just purchased from got into trouble and all there property was seized from them.

Don't ask God for what you want and then give up if it doesn't come as quick as you need it to. Be patient. Don't try to help God bring it to you either. God will bring it when He sees fit. Trust me it isn't going to be the way you thought either.

All things are possible only believe. The babe in the manger gave it all for you and me. He is no respecter of persons. What He did for Jesse He will do for you. He loves you more than you will ever know. He is reaching out to you reach back to Him.

Wear God on the Outside

This morning I was listening to a sermon talking about wearing your cloths inside out. By doing that the label of the person that made the product will show. As Christians we should always let others see our label. We should always desire to show this world that we belong to Christ.

He took a can of coke and asked a few people in the front row if they were afraid of the can of coke. Of course they said no. He asked them again but this time he was shaking the can of coke. We all know what happens if we shake a can of soda and then open it. The people in the front row thought he was going to do that so they were all leaning away from him. The example was to show us that we need to shake up the devil and not be afraid of him.

If we are wearing our God label on the outside the devil knows we have authority over him. He can roar all he wants to but he knows the blood of Jesus defeated him.

God gave us a manual it is call the Bible.  We buy new vehicles that come with a manual and we read it because we want to know about that vehicle. Same with God. We need to read His manual to find out how much He loves us and what He gave us. We need to shake up the devil using that manual. That manual tells us all about our authority over the devil. The devil keeps us from reading it. He knows what is in it.

So let's dust off our Bible's and dig in. It is amazing what we find in there.

Haunting & Consequences

I heard two good sermons this morning and wanted to share them with you. Jentezen Franklin and James Merrit.

Jentezen was talking about the haunting of the Ghost. James was talking about consequences.

The two sermons go together. The Bible says that God never leaves us or forsakes us. Since God is a three in one God that also means the Holy Ghost. God sees all. Sometimes we don't like that but it is the truth. We as Christians can never go anywhere out of God's view.

I myself will never figure out the Trinity. I don't have to. I just have to know that God so loved me that He sent His only Son to die on the cross for me. I know that when Jesus died on the cross God rose Him from the dead. When that happened God sent His Spirit to be a part of me. So three in one God.

Every day I thank God, I plead the blood of Jesus over myself and my family and I welcome the Holy Spirit to be anywhere myself or my family is. When I do that I expect that the Holy Spirit will lead us, guide us, teach us, talk to us and keep us.

It works the same way if we are about to go somewhere we don't belong, say something we shouldn't say, eat something we should stay away from or hang with somebody God says we should stay away from. Jentezen called it haunting. The Holy Ghost will always be faithful to haunt us so we stay out of trouble. The question is are we going to listen to Him?

James Merritt said do you suffer consequences by the things you do? Yes with every wrong thing we do in life we are going to suffer consequences. If your like me when you have done something wrong you beat yourself up wondering why did I do that. The Holy Ghost will always be faithful to show us our mistakes. Trust me we don't always like to be told what we are doing wrong but it is easier when God is showing us and not a person. God loves us unconditionally so when He shows us what we do wrong it is because of that love He has for us.

The three in one God is a free gift. Just ask Him to be a part of your life.

Dream Stealers

   

1. Temporary circumstances. Don’t allow your present circumstances to name your future. They are only temporary.
2. Divine delays. It doesn’t happen quickly for you. We live in a microwave world but most of the time God works like a slow cooker. Hang in there. God will work in His own time.
3. False evidence. That is FEAR. False Evidence appearing real. Don’t fall for it.

In Genesis 37 it talks about Joseph’s dream. Joseph’s brothers hated him because he was favored more by the dad and because Joseph told his brothers his dreams. In verse 8 the brothers said “Are you actually going to reign over us? Or are you really going to rule over us?” and of course they hated him ever more. It goes on to say that he had another dream and he related that dream to his father and his father rebuked him.

I have learned that family will always try to steal your dreams. Don’t let them.

The brothers left to pasture the flock in Shechem. You can’t believe it then the dad sends Joseph to check on them. Knowing how they felt he sends the boy he loves to check on all of them. Joseph couldn’t find them and had to inquire about there where abouts. The brothers had moved on to Dothan.

Seeing Joseph from a distance the plots started about putting him to death. Here comes the dreamer they said. The older brother Reuben must have had some fear of God for he said shed no blood instead throw him into this pit. Reuben intended to rescue Joseph later. Didn’t happen.

All that plotting happen while Joseph was still in the distance. When Joseph reached the brothers they stripped him of his tunic and threw him into the empty pit. Then the brothers sat down and had a meal. Amazing to me that families back in the Bible days were just like families now.

While eating they saw the caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt. Now here is where everything starts working to Joseph’s good. They think wow lets make some money instead of having his blood on our hands. So they sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites. They made twenty shekels of silver.

Now they had to go and tell the dad something. They took the tunic and dipped it in to the blood of a goat and returned home. They just gave it to the dad saying we found this. The dad figured a wild beast devoured him. He just didn’t know it was many of wild beasts and they all belonged to him. Jacob was letting false evidence appear real.

Joseph suffered other hardships but God delivered him out of them all. In the end he is second in command in Egypt. His brothers come to buy food from Egypt and Joseph see’s them and tells them who he is. The brothers now have to go home and tell the dad. The dad didn’t believe them. Wouldn’t it of been nice if he hadn’t believed them the first time.

They all lived happily ever after with every need met.

Don’t let anybody steal your dreams! God gives them to you for a reason. He will always fulfill what we believe Him for. Believe Him that your later shall be greater than the past. Who knows what God wants to put you in charge of. Our dreams never have to die. As long as we believe in them and believe in God we will have them.

Open my ears

I just wanted to share this with you all it came from Kenneth Copeland Ministries.

I know You are speaking, Jesus, because You are my Lord and Saviour. You are responsible for The Blessing of Abraham in my life. Any "ear" problem is always with me-never You. I hear only Your voice. You are faithful and righteous to lead, correct, direct, protect, perfect, forgive, cleanse and teach me. You speak to me clearly about EVERYTHING that pertains to LIFE! Thank You, Jesus, for providing FAITH IN GOD for me. I take it! I HAVE IT! EVERYTHING is going to be ALL-RIGHT!

Hold up your Bible and say this and believe you have what the Bible says. It came from John Osteen.

This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today, I will be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess: my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name.  Amen.

What a blessing to have such men of faith to learn from. Trust God for what you need. He is forever faithful.