The giants in your life (those things that seem insurmountable) are only there to bring glory to God. Their end result will be strength for you… if you believe.
What are giants? A giant is something you don’t have the resources needed to meet or overcome the situation.
· David didn’t have the physical strength to conquer Goliath (1Sam 17:33).
· Sarah (Abraham’s wife) didn’t have the ability to bring forth children (Gen 18:11).
· The children of Israel didn’t have the man power to overcome the Amalekites, the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites (num 13:20). And if that weren’t enough the children of Anak lived in the land God had promised to them… literal giants! (num13:33)
What giant are you facing right now? Is it bills due that you don’t have the resources to pay? Is it sickness your body doesn’t have the resources to heal? Is it a relationship you don’t have the answers to fix? Whatever it is God wants to show Himself more than enough to handle your giant. Look at what He tells the children of Israel.
Deu 11:23 then the LORD will drive out all these nations from before you, and you will dispossess greater and mightier nations than yourselves.
Your heavenly Father likes a good fight!
Psa 24:8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, The LORD mighty in battle.
The Lord your God loves to “show off” on your behalf!
2Ch 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. (loyal = to trust His word)
He enjoys it when you place your total trust in His ability, He’s wants the Glory!
Jdg 7:2 And the LORD said to Gideon, "The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, 'My own hand has saved me.'
What is God’s instruction to us concerning the insurmountable things in our lives?
Mar 11:22-23 "Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart.
Do you have God’s promise concerning the situation you’re faced with? Did He say He would deliver you? Didn’t He tell you…
-Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done (Phi 4:6).
-God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble (Psa 46:1).
-Come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most (Heb 4:16).
Now know this... To see God’s deliverance you must know what He promised you.
Is it children you and your spouse desire? (see Ex 23:26, Is 66:9, Deut 28:4).
Deliverance for a child in trouble? (Is 49:25, Is 54:13)
Employment? (Eph 2:10, Ecc 3:13)
Healing? (Ps 103:2-3, Is 53:5, 1Pet 2:24)
There are over 3000 promises given to you from God that cover every situation in life. Search out His promise to you and then stand. Don’t cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of patience, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: (Heb 10:36-37)
Finally,
Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." (Jos 1:9)
Let me know if this has blessed ya
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Don’t let those distractions distract you!
Distractions are sent to harden our heart against the Word of God. You read God’s word and you decide that it’s true and set your heart to do it. Now your day gets started and before you know some unforeseen incident happens. It might simply be the coffee pot boiling over or a ticket on your way to work. Maybe the train is running late or you forgot to get gas. Make no mistake about it, the things that happen in all our lives can cause us to lose focus on the things we’ve received from God. It’s not what’s happening that stops our forward progress in the things of God but rather how we look at them! Check this out.
Mat 16:5-7 Now when His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. Then Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees." And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no bread."
Here Jesus is giving them wisdom that will protect them from being “taken in” by false teaching (see vs 1-4) but their hearts are distracted. They are sitting there thinking about bread they forgot to take (the report you left at home on the table that is due now) and couldn’t hear a word that Jesus was saying to them (the Holy Spirit is saying to you). Jesus rebukes them in verse 8
“But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, "O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread? vs9 Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up?
Jesus say’s don’t you know the power of God. He says to us, “don’t you remember that God gave you that Job anyway”? Don’t you know that your Heavenly Father can cause your boss not to even remember about the report that’s due? Don’t you remember the last “impossible” (so you thought) situation that never mounted up to any of your fears. The distraction (which is always based on fear) of the disciples forgetting bread hardened their heart from hearing Jesus words (Mark 6:52).
What can we do to tear down distractions (worry, cares) in our life? Slow down and remember what God has done for you and others in the past. Once faith (trust) is restored you can hear again (you can see the answer to the situation).
Mat 16:9 Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up?
vs11 How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread?—but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
vs12 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Did you know we are the ones who limit God working in our behalf?
Psa 78:41 Yes, again and again they tempted God, And limited the Holy One of Israel.
How do we limit Him?
Psa 78:42 They did not remember His power: The day when He redeemed them from the enemy.
Do you need to hear God?... Start by recalling the great things He’s already done.
It will break up any hardness in your heart which free's your heart to hear what the Spirit of God is saying to you.
If this is a blessing to ya let me know.
Mat 16:5-7 Now when His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. Then Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees." And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no bread."
Here Jesus is giving them wisdom that will protect them from being “taken in” by false teaching (see vs 1-4) but their hearts are distracted. They are sitting there thinking about bread they forgot to take (the report you left at home on the table that is due now) and couldn’t hear a word that Jesus was saying to them (the Holy Spirit is saying to you). Jesus rebukes them in verse 8
“But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, "O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread? vs9 Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up?
Jesus say’s don’t you know the power of God. He says to us, “don’t you remember that God gave you that Job anyway”? Don’t you know that your Heavenly Father can cause your boss not to even remember about the report that’s due? Don’t you remember the last “impossible” (so you thought) situation that never mounted up to any of your fears. The distraction (which is always based on fear) of the disciples forgetting bread hardened their heart from hearing Jesus words (Mark 6:52).
What can we do to tear down distractions (worry, cares) in our life? Slow down and remember what God has done for you and others in the past. Once faith (trust) is restored you can hear again (you can see the answer to the situation).
Mat 16:9 Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up?
vs11 How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread?—but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
vs12 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Did you know we are the ones who limit God working in our behalf?
Psa 78:41 Yes, again and again they tempted God, And limited the Holy One of Israel.
How do we limit Him?
Psa 78:42 They did not remember His power: The day when He redeemed them from the enemy.
Do you need to hear God?... Start by recalling the great things He’s already done.
It will break up any hardness in your heart which free's your heart to hear what the Spirit of God is saying to you.
If this is a blessing to ya let me know.
Monday, November 24, 2008
It's already been given!
Many times we as Christian’s are trying to...
Be something we already are.
Work for something that’s already been given.
Do something that’s already been done.
It is a major deception of the enemy. Think about it… what did the serpent tempt Adam with in the garden. It certainly wasn’t a piece of fruit. It was with the idea that God had kept something from Adam.
Gen 3:5 “For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
The ironic part… they where already just like God.
Gen 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make human beings in Our image, to be like Us…”(nlt)
What made Adam and Eve different from God? They chose not to follow wisdom. The Lord God possesses wisdom.
Pro 8:22 "The LORD possessed me (Wisdom) at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.
As long as person believes they have to qualify for something that God promised their life will become hard work, the door for condemnation will be opened (why hasn’t God moved for me yet?), and disappointment. Here’s the truth concerning the matter…
Col 1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
We have already been qualified to receive everything that God has provided for us! What has He provided for us?
God by “His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue” (2Pe 1:3).
Quick example. When I 1st got saved I was told that you must tarry (wait on God) for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The baptism of the Spirit is what causes you to manifest the power of God in your life. (If you want more info on that let me know). Anyway, I remember spending hours upon hours “tarrying” for the Holy Ghost. Man that was a trip. I’m standing for hours repeating as fast as I can… “hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, & yes hallelujah. Spit coming out of my mouth from saying that so many times and so fast. Blood sweat and tears and still no outward sign (speaking in tongues acts10:45-46, acts19:6). Now to add to this madness I was also told that unless you are baptized in the Holy Spirit you cannot go too heaven. That sounds so crazy to me now but I was a brand new believer then, only wanting to please God and this added lie only brought more fear and frustration in my new life. But then a friend called me and said something that ended that charade. He said “John, it is a gift… the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a gift from God”. Now I had read the scriptures so many times I can’t count it, but if you’ve believe a lie you will actually read the scriptures wrong. I read the passage again but read it not considering what others had said… I let God’s word speak for itself.
Luk 11:13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"
I saw it for the 1st time! “GIVE the Holy Spirit”. The Holy Spirit is a gift! I hung up the phone, lifted my head and said… “ Father, I thank you for your word and you said that you give the Holy Spirit to those who ask, so right now I ask in the name of Jesus and I thank you for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Now Father, I’m going to lift my hands and start speaking in tongues because you word says when they received the Holy Spirit they spoke in tongues”. I then proceeded to lift my hands and started speaking in tongues. It was so easy. Why? Because it was a gift. The moment you have to work for something it no longer is a gift. Listen, I “tarried”, asked and begged God for 2 years! 2 long years! Ignorance will stop you from receiving from God.
What have you been working for that God’s word says He’s already given you?
Healing?
1Pe 2:24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.
Finances?
Phi 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Peace?
Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Yes, God has given us all things that pertain to life. Quit working in your own strength to receive what has already been given freely to you. Know seek knowledge concerning How to receive from God. Remember…
2Pe 1:3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue.
Please let me know if this is a blessing to ya
Be something we already are.
Work for something that’s already been given.
Do something that’s already been done.
It is a major deception of the enemy. Think about it… what did the serpent tempt Adam with in the garden. It certainly wasn’t a piece of fruit. It was with the idea that God had kept something from Adam.
Gen 3:5 “For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
The ironic part… they where already just like God.
Gen 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make human beings in Our image, to be like Us…”(nlt)
What made Adam and Eve different from God? They chose not to follow wisdom. The Lord God possesses wisdom.
Pro 8:22 "The LORD possessed me (Wisdom) at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.
As long as person believes they have to qualify for something that God promised their life will become hard work, the door for condemnation will be opened (why hasn’t God moved for me yet?), and disappointment. Here’s the truth concerning the matter…
Col 1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
We have already been qualified to receive everything that God has provided for us! What has He provided for us?
God by “His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue” (2Pe 1:3).
Quick example. When I 1st got saved I was told that you must tarry (wait on God) for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The baptism of the Spirit is what causes you to manifest the power of God in your life. (If you want more info on that let me know). Anyway, I remember spending hours upon hours “tarrying” for the Holy Ghost. Man that was a trip. I’m standing for hours repeating as fast as I can… “hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, & yes hallelujah. Spit coming out of my mouth from saying that so many times and so fast. Blood sweat and tears and still no outward sign (speaking in tongues acts10:45-46, acts19:6). Now to add to this madness I was also told that unless you are baptized in the Holy Spirit you cannot go too heaven. That sounds so crazy to me now but I was a brand new believer then, only wanting to please God and this added lie only brought more fear and frustration in my new life. But then a friend called me and said something that ended that charade. He said “John, it is a gift… the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a gift from God”. Now I had read the scriptures so many times I can’t count it, but if you’ve believe a lie you will actually read the scriptures wrong. I read the passage again but read it not considering what others had said… I let God’s word speak for itself.
Luk 11:13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"
I saw it for the 1st time! “GIVE the Holy Spirit”. The Holy Spirit is a gift! I hung up the phone, lifted my head and said… “ Father, I thank you for your word and you said that you give the Holy Spirit to those who ask, so right now I ask in the name of Jesus and I thank you for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Now Father, I’m going to lift my hands and start speaking in tongues because you word says when they received the Holy Spirit they spoke in tongues”. I then proceeded to lift my hands and started speaking in tongues. It was so easy. Why? Because it was a gift. The moment you have to work for something it no longer is a gift. Listen, I “tarried”, asked and begged God for 2 years! 2 long years! Ignorance will stop you from receiving from God.
What have you been working for that God’s word says He’s already given you?
Healing?
1Pe 2:24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.
Finances?
Phi 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Peace?
Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Yes, God has given us all things that pertain to life. Quit working in your own strength to receive what has already been given freely to you. Know seek knowledge concerning How to receive from God. Remember…
2Pe 1:3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue.
Please let me know if this is a blessing to ya
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The unseen option
The enemy always presents options to fix problems we face in our life. If the problem is loneliness he will bring a suggestion (a person) to remedy the problem but his suggestions always has “strings” attached. There’s always an “attachment file” that has things in it you don’t want to deal with later. The “attachment file” always has compromise wrote in it.
It’s usually a very small compromise with the promise that “it will only be for a short time” or “just this once and afterward (after you get done what you need /want) you can let go of the compromising thing”. It may be a little lie you need to tell to get to the next step of this thing you’ve been trying to accomplish. It may be this little acting part you need to do to get to the “big” acting part that you believe God gave you and will glorify Him (but you know your spirit is bothering you about it). It may be a song that they’ve (some company / some person) has given you to sing or produce that will pave the way to the success you say God has in store for you but the lyric's don't agree with your heart convictions.
Don’t get me wrong… I know God has great things planned for each one of our lives (Eph 2:10 Jer 29:11), but since when do you have to compromise anything to get the blessings that add no sorrow! (Pro 10:22)
Satan always threatens us with the thought that “if you don’t do ‘this thing’ this way (the way that involves compromise) you will lose the deal, the person, the relationship, the job, the home, the credit rating etc, But what he doesn’t want you to consider is the “unseen option”.
What is the unseen option? It’s the plan that God originally had for you in this situation. It’s the way that you can accomplish even more than you thought and there is no compromising the thing you hold dear to your heart.
Consider the 3 Hebrew boys, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed Nego (Daniel chap 3). They where only given 2 options… “bow down” or “become barbecue”. But there was a 3rd option… an unseen option, not to compromise but trusts God's promise of deliverance to those that fully trust Him. Remember... there always is a unseen option, it's God's way of doing what you need acomplished.
The unseen option is not the popular option by far because it demands that you trust what you cannot see and many times it makes you face things you fear. It’s the option that requires you to put your trust totally in a promise from God. For Abraham the unseen option said “leave everything & everybody you are familiar with and go to a place that I will show you”. Never mind God telling him where he was headed, he had to 'just start leaving' (Gen 12:1-3).
The thought that bombards your mind says “if I don’t do what this person wants me to do I’m going to end up with nobody. Option 1 “says compromise what I believe”, option 2 says “end up with no one” but the unseen option says “Mat 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Option 3 says “Phi 4:6 Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done (msg bible).
The unseen option says "Psa 84:11b ...No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly".
Don’t compromise any longer, go for the unseen option. Look into you heavenly Father’s word and find the promise that says “do it this way and you’ll be blessed… without compromise”.
Finally, look at what David discovered about the unseen option.
Psa 27:13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.
Psa 27:14 Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!
It’s usually a very small compromise with the promise that “it will only be for a short time” or “just this once and afterward (after you get done what you need /want) you can let go of the compromising thing”. It may be a little lie you need to tell to get to the next step of this thing you’ve been trying to accomplish. It may be this little acting part you need to do to get to the “big” acting part that you believe God gave you and will glorify Him (but you know your spirit is bothering you about it). It may be a song that they’ve (some company / some person) has given you to sing or produce that will pave the way to the success you say God has in store for you but the lyric's don't agree with your heart convictions.
Don’t get me wrong… I know God has great things planned for each one of our lives (Eph 2:10 Jer 29:11), but since when do you have to compromise anything to get the blessings that add no sorrow! (Pro 10:22)
Satan always threatens us with the thought that “if you don’t do ‘this thing’ this way (the way that involves compromise) you will lose the deal, the person, the relationship, the job, the home, the credit rating etc, But what he doesn’t want you to consider is the “unseen option”.
What is the unseen option? It’s the plan that God originally had for you in this situation. It’s the way that you can accomplish even more than you thought and there is no compromising the thing you hold dear to your heart.
Consider the 3 Hebrew boys, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed Nego (Daniel chap 3). They where only given 2 options… “bow down” or “become barbecue”. But there was a 3rd option… an unseen option, not to compromise but trusts God's promise of deliverance to those that fully trust Him. Remember... there always is a unseen option, it's God's way of doing what you need acomplished.
The unseen option is not the popular option by far because it demands that you trust what you cannot see and many times it makes you face things you fear. It’s the option that requires you to put your trust totally in a promise from God. For Abraham the unseen option said “leave everything & everybody you are familiar with and go to a place that I will show you”. Never mind God telling him where he was headed, he had to 'just start leaving' (Gen 12:1-3).
The thought that bombards your mind says “if I don’t do what this person wants me to do I’m going to end up with nobody. Option 1 “says compromise what I believe”, option 2 says “end up with no one” but the unseen option says “Mat 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Option 3 says “Phi 4:6 Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done (msg bible).
The unseen option says "Psa 84:11b ...No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly".
Don’t compromise any longer, go for the unseen option. Look into you heavenly Father’s word and find the promise that says “do it this way and you’ll be blessed… without compromise”.
Finally, look at what David discovered about the unseen option.
Psa 27:13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.
Psa 27:14 Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Restoring Your good name
Pro 22:1 says "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold".
But because of one reason or the other your name may have been tarnished. You may have been falsely accused of doing something that tarnished your name or because of foolish choices and actions you may have tarnished your own name.
In my own life, because of stupid things I did my own relatives had a general warning concerning John E King... stay away because he is a bad influence. You know... the "back sheep" of the family (some of you reading are the proverbial 'black sheep'). Wow, what an embarrassment to my parents who work so hard to bring me up the right way. The truth is I chose to rebel against the good ways they taught me but once I gave my life to the Lord I changed my way of living and those same relatives now ask me to talk to others because I have become a good / positive influence. My name was restored.
It may be out of your control to have published records concerning your name changed because of crimes committed or judgements passed against you. In our legal system your name may carry an ugly record when prospective employers or credit agencies look it up.
Well if you're born again and you believe God's Word I got good news. You can stand in faith for the Lord to restore your name no matter what the record says. I want to share with you precious promises that you can stand on for restoration of your good name.
1st of all. Are you born again? If so then 2Co 5:17 describes you. "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new".
Now I know you're saying, "bro john I know that but how's is that helping me in this legal situation. Okay Okay... just keep reading.
Because you are Born again there are certain promises God has made to you that will change anything (They will give you favor with God and man).
Gal 3:29 says ..."And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise".
You said you are saved. That means you belong to Christ. If you belong to Christ you are Abraham's seed (also read Gal 3:13-14).
What did God promise Abraham? Gen 12:2 "And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing".
God promise Abraham to make his name great. That word "great" means 'proudly spoken' and 'excellent' (from Strong's Concordance) and you are Abraham's seed and an heir according to that promise.
How do you get a promise from God to you manifested in your life? I am so glad you asked!
Mark 11:22-23 says "Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says".
You have to start confessing God's promise to you concerning making your name great.
As you meditate those promises faith comes. Your prayer might go like this...
"Father, you said that if I belong to Christ then I am Abraham's seed and heir according to what You promised him. Well Lord you promised to make his name proudly spoken and right now I claim that promise for myself. Father I repent (turn away) from any thing that would bring shame to my name and I now declare that your promise to me is true. I declare that my name from this time forward will be proudly spoken and I declare that no weapon formed against me will prosper and every tongue that rise up against me I'll show to be in the wrong (Is 54:17). From now on my name is an excellent name according to Your promise and Father I bind every negative report / record and conversation that would say otherwise (mat 18:18). Now Father i thank You for moving mightily in my behalf according to Your Word, in Jesus name... Amen!
That's it! From now on confess this only... "my name is great" " my name is proudly spoken" "I have an excellent name"! Make sure you meditate on the passages in this message. Faith comes by you meditating on what God has said. Remember...
Isa 54:17 but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged. Any accuser who takes you to court will be dismissed as a liar. This is what GOD's servants can expect. I'll see to it that everything works out for the best." GOD's Decree(mgs bible).
Heb 10:35-36 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.
For you have need of endurance (patience), so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
1Jo 5:14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
1Jo 5:15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
Be blessed
From: John E king
But because of one reason or the other your name may have been tarnished. You may have been falsely accused of doing something that tarnished your name or because of foolish choices and actions you may have tarnished your own name.
In my own life, because of stupid things I did my own relatives had a general warning concerning John E King... stay away because he is a bad influence. You know... the "back sheep" of the family (some of you reading are the proverbial 'black sheep'). Wow, what an embarrassment to my parents who work so hard to bring me up the right way. The truth is I chose to rebel against the good ways they taught me but once I gave my life to the Lord I changed my way of living and those same relatives now ask me to talk to others because I have become a good / positive influence. My name was restored.
It may be out of your control to have published records concerning your name changed because of crimes committed or judgements passed against you. In our legal system your name may carry an ugly record when prospective employers or credit agencies look it up.
Well if you're born again and you believe God's Word I got good news. You can stand in faith for the Lord to restore your name no matter what the record says. I want to share with you precious promises that you can stand on for restoration of your good name.
1st of all. Are you born again? If so then 2Co 5:17 describes you. "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new".
Now I know you're saying, "bro john I know that but how's is that helping me in this legal situation. Okay Okay... just keep reading.
Because you are Born again there are certain promises God has made to you that will change anything (They will give you favor with God and man).
Gal 3:29 says ..."And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise".
You said you are saved. That means you belong to Christ. If you belong to Christ you are Abraham's seed (also read Gal 3:13-14).
What did God promise Abraham? Gen 12:2 "And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing".
God promise Abraham to make his name great. That word "great" means 'proudly spoken' and 'excellent' (from Strong's Concordance) and you are Abraham's seed and an heir according to that promise.
How do you get a promise from God to you manifested in your life? I am so glad you asked!
Mark 11:22-23 says "Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says".
You have to start confessing God's promise to you concerning making your name great.
As you meditate those promises faith comes. Your prayer might go like this...
"Father, you said that if I belong to Christ then I am Abraham's seed and heir according to what You promised him. Well Lord you promised to make his name proudly spoken and right now I claim that promise for myself. Father I repent (turn away) from any thing that would bring shame to my name and I now declare that your promise to me is true. I declare that my name from this time forward will be proudly spoken and I declare that no weapon formed against me will prosper and every tongue that rise up against me I'll show to be in the wrong (Is 54:17). From now on my name is an excellent name according to Your promise and Father I bind every negative report / record and conversation that would say otherwise (mat 18:18). Now Father i thank You for moving mightily in my behalf according to Your Word, in Jesus name... Amen!
That's it! From now on confess this only... "my name is great" " my name is proudly spoken" "I have an excellent name"! Make sure you meditate on the passages in this message. Faith comes by you meditating on what God has said. Remember...
Isa 54:17 but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged. Any accuser who takes you to court will be dismissed as a liar. This is what GOD's servants can expect. I'll see to it that everything works out for the best." GOD's Decree(mgs bible).
Heb 10:35-36 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.
For you have need of endurance (patience), so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
1Jo 5:14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
1Jo 5:15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
Be blessed
From: John E king
Monday, November 17, 2008
Submitting wholly to God
You must decrease in order for the Lord to increase in your life. Submission is the key to fellowship. To submit you must 'lose' who you are in order for the Lord to work through you (mat 10:39).
Submission isn't something you plan to do when the time comes, but submission is what you do now, saying yes in your heart now is preparation to be used by God.
You cannot have any 'pre-measured' boundaries (how far you are willing to go) with God. To be truly submitted is to have given yourself over to Him wholly, no reservations, no pre-discussion concerning your own will. You can trust the one who died for you. You can trust the one who loves you! (rom 8:31-39)
Phi 2:5-7 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
Jesus totally surrendered his will to the will of the Father(john 14:10). His flesh, his emotions, his desire wasn't to wait in the town he was in when heard that his close friend Lazarus was sick, but he was totally submitted to the Father and trusted Him totally... even with the life of his friend (john chap11). And lets not talk about Jesus cousin John (the baptist). Think about it... even though John was in prison Jesus had to continue with the work God the Father gave him to do. Jesus had to lay his own agenda aside totally to receive the great reward for his obedience... our salvation. (Phi 2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross).
Jesus, a legacy of obedience. An example of total surrender of one's self. How was he able to do it? He loved God with all his heart (he trusted God in his inner most being), his soul (renewing his mind, will and emotions to line up with God's will), and his strength (to put the will of God in operation by physically obeying God).
Our obedience is perfected by our love and trust in God.
The reward: Phi 2:9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
Phi 2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
Phi 2:11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
By you submitting to the will of God He will lead you down paths of life. instead of making the same mistakes, getting into more bad relationships or living a life of worry the Lord God will cause you to live the life you've always wanted. Peace and protection is the result of submission.
A prayer of submission:
Father, I say yes to your will. I did when I gave my life to you and now I re-commit my life to you. Lead me & guide me by your Spirit that I might walk according to your will. Holy Spirit please help me to relinquish my rights that my Father's will be manifested in & through me. I pray this in Jesus name, AMEN!
Submission isn't something you plan to do when the time comes, but submission is what you do now, saying yes in your heart now is preparation to be used by God.
You cannot have any 'pre-measured' boundaries (how far you are willing to go) with God. To be truly submitted is to have given yourself over to Him wholly, no reservations, no pre-discussion concerning your own will. You can trust the one who died for you. You can trust the one who loves you! (rom 8:31-39)
Phi 2:5-7 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
Jesus totally surrendered his will to the will of the Father(john 14:10). His flesh, his emotions, his desire wasn't to wait in the town he was in when heard that his close friend Lazarus was sick, but he was totally submitted to the Father and trusted Him totally... even with the life of his friend (john chap11). And lets not talk about Jesus cousin John (the baptist). Think about it... even though John was in prison Jesus had to continue with the work God the Father gave him to do. Jesus had to lay his own agenda aside totally to receive the great reward for his obedience... our salvation. (Phi 2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross).
Jesus, a legacy of obedience. An example of total surrender of one's self. How was he able to do it? He loved God with all his heart (he trusted God in his inner most being), his soul (renewing his mind, will and emotions to line up with God's will), and his strength (to put the will of God in operation by physically obeying God).
Our obedience is perfected by our love and trust in God.
The reward: Phi 2:9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
Phi 2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
Phi 2:11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
By you submitting to the will of God He will lead you down paths of life. instead of making the same mistakes, getting into more bad relationships or living a life of worry the Lord God will cause you to live the life you've always wanted. Peace and protection is the result of submission.
A prayer of submission:
Father, I say yes to your will. I did when I gave my life to you and now I re-commit my life to you. Lead me & guide me by your Spirit that I might walk according to your will. Holy Spirit please help me to relinquish my rights that my Father's will be manifested in & through me. I pray this in Jesus name, AMEN!
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