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Authority

11/29/2015 09:32

Friend, God's Authority is given to us when we are called by His Son's Name - Jesus.

Our personal world can change when we are dependent of God for this Authority. He allows and encourages us to use it as a tool to help us remove sin from our lives.

When we know that we are His and that we want no-one else's authority, we can begin to call on His Name to rebuke every evil thought and action and demon from our mind, body and soul.

Demons must leave when we tell them to - in the Name of Jesus.

The power that we have at our disposal comes through close relationship with Jesus which includes prayer and for more tenacious demons, fasting.

But for now, begin to use your new teaching to rid yourself of the daily annoyances that you know to be not Godly that are in your life.

We start with ourselves. We clean up our own soul. and spirit and body. We begin with thinking - the thoughts that lead to unwholesomeness.

A simple, "I reject that in the Name of Jesus!" is a good beginning in the everyday struggles against darkness.

The personal evil that likes to attach itself to the one who does not believe in Jesus, resists the believer as well - as they try to open up to the teachings of the Lord. But He has given us this tool to use and from what the Apostle Paul says, we will probably use it to fight the good fight within ourselves until we die.

But, the fight gets easier when we practise this and use it often to rebuke and destroy evil strongholds.

You will become a fierce fighter for your soul and have many victories through using this one simple tool given to you by Almighty God for vanquishing the devil and his demons.

Refuse to be intimidated by evil and when you see it at work a simple, "I reject that and I rebuke ...........in the Name of Jesus!" 

It can be said in your mind or out loud.  You have the Holy angels of Heaven on your side and demons have to leave because they know that Jesus is Lord and at the Name of Jesus the Bible says,  demons tremble and skulk away to search for another host they may destroy.

Commit to being free and you shall be free from the power of darkness. It's an inner struggle and that's where the battles are fought and won.

Jesus will use these victories as you grow stronger with Him as your King. 

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Wilful

11/28/2015 15:16

Friend, it's important not to be wilful like a child who must have his own way even though it leads to hurt and bother.

Wilfulness is something the Lord asks us to be rid of.

It is the one thing that will keep us from learning, growing and receiving the blessings of the Kingdom.

Commit to being able to be taught the Truth.  When wilful thoughts and actions start to pour out of you, remember the wilful child who always gets hurt when they continue on the wilful path.  Mother asks them to stop and warns of the consequences, but as soon as she goes about her business, there is little Johnny jumping off the sofa again and soon he hits his head on something and there's blood everywhere along with the screaming and crying!

The next day, bandaged, he's doing the same thing again! Wilfulness.

He hasn't learned a thing.

Jesus sees our wilfulness as a desire to do our own thing and He knows we will not learn anything or even hear anything He says to us when we are wilful.

We may want to know about Him and enjoy all the benefits but we want to be wilful as well.

The Lord knows and sees this in us and it is a barrier to Him helping us.

Today if you are convicted in the spirit that you do this, then be a Truth-seeker and decide to abandon those ways. Where have they got you anyway? Only trouble probably.

Reach out and take His hand and bow in silence and let all that wilfulness flow out of you into the ether.

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The Majesty of Jesus

11/27/2015 11:09

Friend, the Lord will not abandon those who profess their love for Him as their Saviour.

You may stumble and sometimes fall backwards but if you continue to love Him and have a close relationship with Him, you will find at the end of your life, that He never abandoned you.

We sometimes think when times get a bit rough that He has left us, but actually, it is we who have wandered from Him.

Stay closely connected! Speak to Him every day. Have your day be an open prayer of thanksgiving and gratefulness for His Gift of Life.

If things don't go the way you expected, whatever the circumstances, know that He will walk through the problem with you and will show you the perfect Way for you.

His choices for you involve you growing from a baby Christian to a mature one. So He will use all your circumstances to prove to you that He is God and He can be trusted and loved.

There is not a human being alive that you could trust as much or more than He, because He is Trustworthy.

He loves us more than any human could ever love us.

His Ways are not our ways. His Thoughts are not our thoughts. He sees all and knows all, He has created all things. He owns and is; Law, Mathematics, Language, and there is much this world has never even seen or heard of, that is Him. His Majesty cannot be fully explained in our speech.

When the spirit in you meets the Holy Spirit in worship, we come close to knowing and feeling a Beauty which is Jesus.

Seek after these things at all times. Make these thoughts a pure essence of your life; to know God.

He can be found when sought with a heart that is not hardened, a mind that is open to knowing and a soul that is humble and a spirit that is willing.

Bless all who seek after Righteousness!   


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The Safe Place

11/26/2015 20:55

Friend, stay in the safe place where you are so close to Jesus, that you find it more beautiful to be there than anywhere else the world offers.

We love our selves so much that we often think it is not a sin. In fact the world tells us these days to love ourselves first and then all things will come to us that we desire.

This is a big lie from the wicked one who desires to capture your soul for his own purposes - and they are not good, not something you will love when the time comes to pay the piper.

The wicked one will give you some of the things you desire to keep you lulled into a sense that loving yourself and placing yourself first is the right thing to do, but God's Word says this is not a Truth, but a lie from the pit of hell designed to deceive you.

Many are the souls who fall into the trap and cannot see their way out, dying in their false belief, and even sprouting it in books and entertainment venues as the "right" thing for all humans.

Don't be misled. Follow God's Word. It is the Truth. It will be hard at times but the joy in the spirit will see you through when you follow closely behind Jesus. Just walk in His footsteps.

He will never lead you astray or away from Truth, Love, Kindness, Gentleness, Light, Peace in your soul, and all the other wonderful attributes of God's blessings that are ours to take into our spirit to help us grow and be strong in Godly  pursuits.

It's important to daily discipline the mind and body. Count it all pleasure to follow your Lord and Saviour who gave His life and suffered terribly so you could have everlasting life. Don't throw that away for momentary, temporary life here on this earth.  Look to the future - the everlasting life and make choices based on that scenario, not just today's needs and wants and desires.

Don't ignore the Lord's presence in your life. When you have acknowledged Him as God, then don't deny His Presence in your life.

Your acknowledgement of Him caused Him to enter into the throne room of your heart and take up residence. From there He guides and directs you. This you will find manifested to you as conviction and confirmation as the situation demands. 

He takes His responsibility to you as Law and will not waver until you ignore Him and He cannot get through to you. These are the times when we actually move far from Him - not wanting His Fatherly concern anymore.

Have a humble demeanor and know that He is for you and willing to work with your sprit day and night never wavering from arranging all things in your life and making ways where there seem to be no ways.

Sometimes things take a while because He is also working with others who will not listen to Him and deny His existence therefore thwarting Him, but He sends the Holy Spirit to work closely with them to change their thinking so that His plans for you will be fulfilled.

Just stay close to Him in the safe place knowing He cares for you and has your best interests at heart and He will accomplish what He has planned for you, as long as you stay committed to Him and the kingdom of God.

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Unshaken

11/23/2015 08:50

Friend, it's important to be unshaken in our faith in God, by the trials that come our way.

Decide today to have unshakeable trust in His Goodness and Mercy.

The Grace that He extends to us every new day is something we can count on always being available to us.

Never throw away your faith because something has shaken you off your feet.

Be strong and know that He is with you in the midst of your belief in Him. It is your choice always to continue or throw aside your faith.

Satan will always come against believers. He loves to trip up weak believers. Stay strong and God will send you help. Read His Word the Bible to gain knowledge of how God helps us to overcome obstacles and how He deals with satan.

Proverbs 1:33 But whosoever hearkeneth unto Me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Proverbs 2:10-11When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee.

Many people today have turned their backs on God, once being believers because He did not come through for them in the way they wanted. So they joined the ranks of unbelievers.

But today is a new day and anyone who has once believed in Holy God is welcomed back into the fold and given a second chance to find understanding. God knows if you strayed, but He cannot operate on your terms. You must accept Him and ask for forgiveness - which you will immediately receive if your heart is broken and has led you back to Him.

Learn to be unshaken in your faith. Know that God is Good.

No matter what transpires in your life - remember you have walked many an ungodly path - God is Good and will help you to know Him if your heart has the desire to know Truth, Wisdom, Peace and Love.

 


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Praise

11/22/2015 10:14

Friend, do you understand praise?

Praise of God is not like praise of another human being.

Our reward when we praise God is that we become closer to Him and He enters praise that is offered to Him in truth from our hearts and mind.

His infinite compassion is extended to us when He hears that we have an understanding of His Goodness. That is what praise recognizes, His Purity of Goodness, for ourselves and for others.

When He enters the realm of our praise to Him, we are joined in a Godly embrace. He knows we love Him and He fills us with His Love. We benefit by His presence in us and our spirit is uplifted and our soul feels great love.

Praise is a tool as well, when we are feeling low, that is a great time to praise Him. It is an acknowledgement that He is above our sorrow, anger, unbelief, whatever the situation may be and when praised in a true knowing that He is God, and sees it all, we are transported to a realm above the problem and this defeats what evil has placed in our path.

Praise is the answer to any of our problems!

 


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False Goals

11/21/2015 08:44

Friend, as 2016 looms on the horizon, many of us think about what we have accomplished in 2015 and where we want to be at the end of 2016. We start to mull-over new goals for our life.

This is a reminder, to set as the first goal, - to know Truth.

Truth for our life; the meaning of life; how to have an abundant life; how to overcome the obstacles of the big inner conflicts.

True growth happens in the spirit when we make a concerted effort to investigate and learn about the One True God.

Satan will know your plan and will come in with his false ideals and gods to disguise what God is laying out for you so it is imperative that you examine any new grain of knowledge you think you have found to see if it lines up with what a Holy God, a Pure God would say is Truth.

The Bible is the best place to measure Truth.  It is the Truth, and when we find something that doesn't measure up, then we must discard it as an untruth.

Use the appendix of the Bible to search out many verses which have the word you desire to examine most. Don't allow your mind to accept just one verse as the point where you accept the new thought or idea. Two or more verses must have the same Truth presented.

The Charles Spurgeon website is a great tool to use also as this mere man had such a great understanding of who God is and how He responds to us. If you don't have access to a Christian church, a Christian body of believers who you can learn from, www.charlesspurgeon.org is one where Truth is presented in the form of his written sermons.

Mentioned in previous posts is www.theblueletterbible.org  where you can find the text of all the books of the Bible and other commentaries by enlightened Christian scholars who share what they have learned through exemplary Christian living and close relationship with Jesus.

For instance on the Charles Spurgeon site you can look up: hate, divorce, inner conflict, pride, love, etc.

He wrote his sermons based on the human conditions that we all face and eloquently explained them from God's perspective which he urged us to use as our measure.

Let 2016 be the year of advancemnt for your soul and spirit into the Knowledge of Truth so you can apply it to your daily experiences; home life, working life, social life, spiritual life.

God bless you in your quest.

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