April 20, 2011

My Apologies.

I apologize for the lack of blogging. I appreciate each and every one of my readers and want to thank you for your time spent here. I pray that the words inked onto this website spoke to your Hearts. Unfortunately, my blogs will not be as frequent as they once were. I will still be posting and appreciate your continued support for the work going on right here. Stay tuned for further details. Thank you again and I love you all!

April 15, 2011

We Are His Story, Crowned With His Glory!

Hebrews 2:7 (NASB) "...YOU HAVE CROWNED HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOR,
AND HAVE APPOINTED HIM OVER THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;"



This was the angel inquiring to the LORD about this "man" that He had just created. We have been crowned with Glory and Honor by the Most High! It may not sound like much. Glory and Honor are everyday words. Think about this: when we literally crown someone here on earth, (a king, for example) we give them a gold crown. It is absolutely beautiful and costs millions of dollars because of the gold, jewels, detailing, and it is one of a kind. Now, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1). Let us take a glimpse at what Heaven looks like.


Revelation 21:21 (NASB) 

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.



We use gold to crown our earthly kings while God uses gold to pave the streets of Heaven! That would be like us crowning a king with tarmac! If we use gold to give honor and glory to a person of royalty on earth, how much more was the glory and honor that God crowned us with if He uses gold to pave the streets of heaven? Our human minds cannot even fathom the idea of how much He loves us, how much He gave us, and what He sacrificed so that we may have life.


He gave us the world to reign over (Genesis 1:26-28). Then we sinned, The Fall of Man, and we lost everything that was given to us, including eternal life on this earth. Satan had a plan as soon as God made man. Filled with jealousy, Satan knew exactly when to strike. In doing so, he regained control of the earth (Ephesians 2:2) by using his wicked tongue (Genesis 3:1-5). Thankfully, God also had a plan. He sent down His only son to be the spotless lamb, crucified on the cross, taking all of our sins (past, present and future) upon His shoulders so that we may have eternal life in Heaven. Jesus defeated sin and gave us authority again in His name (Luke 10:18-20)!

April 13, 2011

My Prayer, The Demon Slayer

Thank you Father for each day You give me. that everyday I wake up is another day I get to spend in aww of You Father. I wake up and am given another chance, another opportunity, to run after the plans you have for me LORD. I thank you Father that your plan is the best plan. I thank you that as I go through my day, and circumstances occur, that I always know the Truth Father and the Truth shall set me free of the bondage that the world brings. Thank you Father for your mighty Word, for your Word is a light to my path and a lamp unto my feet Father. That your Word says that life and death are in the tongue, I pray that I yield my tongue to your Holy Spirit on all occasions Father. That I live my life, not by sight Father, but by Faith! Just as you spoke creation into existence Father, I am able to as well, because your Spirit lives on the inside of me. That I speak to those things that are not, as though they were Father. Thank you or the authority that stems from you to me over this planet LORD. That the world and it's lies have no control over me Father. I serve a higher power, the Highest Power! I praise you Father. You are so good, you have given me everything, despite who I was. I live to serve you Father. I thank you LORD for the abundant life that has already been paid for, I receive it today LORD and I thank you. All Glory to you Father and I pray this in the Mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

April 11, 2011

His Creation, My Revelation, Our Mighty Nation

Genesis 1:26-28

26Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
 27God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
 28God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."


God created mankind last, but not least. He took center stage when He created us! I envision all of the animals of the planet gathering around as God began to create a being that the planet had not yet seen. We were His prized creation! There is an Angel that even inquired about this "man" that God had created (Hebrews 2:5-7 and Psalm 8). The angel says in Psalm 8:5, 


5Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty!

We were created just below God, and above the angels! Get a hold of this: God created us with His own hands for the sole purpose of ruling over the world! I am going to let this sink in. Meditate on how special we are to Him. How beautiful we are to Him. How much He loves and cares about His most prized creation. I will continue on this with Part 2 on Friday.


Sidebar - Throughout the story of creation in the New King James Version, the Word always states that God created. When it comes to man, God says, "Let Us make man." This was the only thing He called upon the entire Trinity to create! This shows how original and completely different our design was from anything He had created before. Also, we were the only creation created in His image. Which explains why we are a three part being, Body, Mind and Soul.



April 8, 2011

Faith of a Mustard Seed, Is All You Need Indeed

Matthew 17:20 (NASB)

 20And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.

There was an illustration that I heard on the radio that brought this verse to life for me. If you were falling off a cliff and you were able to grab onto a root, you would reach out for dear life. It does not really matter how much faith you have in that root. The most important thing is, that root runs so deep as to not be shaken -- that the root reigns True. The Word of God is that root that we need to hold onto. More important than how much faith we can muster is what your Faith is in! Jesus said that Faith even as small as a mustard seed can move mountains because that Faith is in Him! With Christ, all things are possible!

The strength of His roots are greater than any tree. He is the Tree of Life! The way we connect to Him is not all about being super Holy or anything of that nature. He truly seeks a deep relationship with us! We need to fellowship and commune with Him daily about all things. So many people do not want to take their problems to Him because they feel as if they have let Him down due to their sin or shortcomings. We are all sinners, and we all fall short. That is not what it is about. God sent His Son because He knew we would fall short! Jesus went to the cross to pay the price that we owed. The debt is paid in full because He loves us! Now all that He wants is to reciprocate that love back to Him through communication. I encourage to take all situations, all circumstances, any sins, all your shortcomings, and lay them down at His feet. Give everything up to Him because He gave everything for us. He is bigger than any situation we can bring into the Throne Room! Praise the LORD!

April 1, 2011

One Body, One Christ; One Purpose, One Life

1 Corinthians 12 speaks in reference to the spiritual gifts as Paul writes to the church of Corinth. As we look around with our natural minds, we compare ourselves to those around us. We compare ourselves to others financially, spiritually, physically, mentally, and in every other aspect down to the smallest detail of our being. Paul reminds us that we are ALL different and we should be excited about it!

(NASB) 16And if the ear says, "Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body. 17If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?


Paul then goes on to say... 18But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.

So when we sit and look around, be thankful for what God has blessed you with! He has put each of us exactly where He wants us! It is human nature to be dissatisfied with our lives, but we are not a people that live by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). We live for a higher calling than a paycheck, a nice house, or a fancy car. We live to serve God Almighty, the Name Above All Names. We were placed with a purpose, created for a reason, and made in His perfect image. Everything we have we owe to Him because He willingly gave it all up for us, without even knowing whether we would even choose to believe in Him.

We all have a calling on our lives whether we know it or not. If your phone rings, would you ignore it if it were a friend? What if it was a number you did not recognize? How much more likely are you to answer if it was the very person that gave you life and created you for a specific reason? You might not even know the number calling at all, but all sheep know the shepherd's voice (John 10:27). All are created for a purpose and only the creator can know the purpose of His creation.