Who or What is Greater than God to You?

Well Glory, Hallelujah! I know my God is good, and He is good all the time. I tell you what…..that ‘old slue-footed devil has been busy. One day I’ll go into detail about all that has been going on, but I know I have the VICTORY in Jesus! I have had to fight the good fight of faith. I know the devil is not happy with me, and I DON’T CARE! And because he (the enemy/devil) is trying to mess with me and mine, I’m messing with him and his. If you haven’t been to the blog lately, then you will see that there is a sinner’s prayer on the left side. I am going to win as many souls as I possibly can. I have a flyer that I going to post up everywhere that I can. The devil wants to mess with me and “try” to do some damage; well, LET’S WINS SOME SOULS AND DO SOME DAMAGE TO THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS!

But our God is so so good. What the devil has meant for harm, God has turned for our good. I am reading through the Bible this year, and in Genesis 50:20 it’s talking about Joseph and what his brothers had done to him (they sold him). What Joseph’s brothers intended for his harm, God intended for good to accomplish the saving of many lives – physical lives. This trial that I am going through is intended for my harm, but my Father God has intended it for my good to accomplish maturity, character, endurance, to increase my faith and confidence in His ability to perform His Word, and to equip me to win many souls for His Kingdom. This trial has caused me to check my level of trust in the God I say I serve. It has caused me to seek His Word in how to confidently trust in Him. I thought I knew how to rest, rely and confidently trust in my Father, but it was in not-so-big things that I had learned to do this. This trial is the biggest I’ve had to conqueror. But thanks be unto to my God who always causes me to triumph!

Now this trial would cause some to give out, cave in and give up, but one day I heard my Father say “Victory in Jesus”; He even put it in the form of a song; He knew that I would sing and dance before Him. James 5:13 says – Is any of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. I was having trouble, so I prayed. But I wasn’t happy until revelation came. When stuff we go through is heavy, we have to have the Word of God on the inside of us. When this great trial came up, I had to remember that the Greater One lives on the inside of me; I remembered who I belong to – not that I forgot, but we’ll get there. Not only does He live on the inside of me, but He is greater than he that is in this world. The joy of the Lord is our strength. The Lord will give you a song to sing – a new song of praise and deliverance – Victory in Jesus! He has also given us His Word to stand on, to encourage us and to build us up in our most holy faith. This is why I say that it is important to study the Word of God and mediate on it (this is part of maintaining your relationship with God). When you do this, the Word of God is on the inside of you at the “ready”; though the enemy may come and shake your world, that Word of God on the inside of you helps rally and plant our your feet back on solid/secure ground.

This is what I had to do. The enemy has been on the attack over here. It kind of tried to have me shaken. One day as I was doing my confessions, which I do daily, and I got to the part where I confess that God is for me who can successfully be against me (Romans 8); God is on my side. I don’t have to fear. What can man do to me? It was like a “light bulb” turned on! I had said over and over again that I was rolling this care over on the Lord, but I kept putting my hands over in it. I felt if I’m not doing anything, then nothing was getting done. But I was doing everything, and not letting God do anything. I had not taken my “hands” off the situation; therefore, doubt and fear came in. I was operating by the “arm of the flesh” (doing things my own way) to get the results I thought I should have. It was shown to me that though I thought I was operating in faith I was actually operating in fear. Lord help us all! I was confessing the Word of God and doing all that I knew to do, but things I was doing were guided by fear and not by the Holy Spirit (He leads us into all truth; He’s the Helper/Counselor). I didn’t lose sleep over the situation, but fear was there in that it seemed like it was “little ole me” against these big power giants. It was revealed unto me during confession – THE LORD GOD IS ON YOUR SIDE, SHAN! GOD is on our, the righteous, side. He is not on the wicked side, but OURS! There is no one or nothing greater or more powerful than the God that I serve. I know this, I have been confessing this for years, but a hard and heavy trial had come and for a moment – I took my eyes off of the Lord and began looking at my troubles/situation. I was like Peter when he walked on water; the winds and waves made him get his eyes off Jesus and he, Peter, began to go down. Yeah, I know – I should have known better, but I tell you this because I too am human and have to deal with this flesh. But the Word of the Most High is written on the tablets of my heart (Proverbs 7:2, 3). I was also reminded that Jesus, My Savior, ever lives to make intercession for me – Jesus prays for me (Romans 8:34)! When I realized what had gone on, I immediately asked the Lord to forgive me for operating in fear and not confidently trusting in Him. We, Christians, have to learn these things, like confidently trusting, and the way we learn them is by learning the Word of God. Everything we need is in Him/His Word (they are ONE).

Your trial might not be exactly like mine, but it might come in the form of a situation with a spouse or child, or your job or with your finances, but remember this - THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD! NOTHING! MY God made the Heavens and the Earth! I’m talking about my God who split the Red Sea and caused His people to cross to safety! That’s how awesome and powerful MY God is. He is the same today (in this day and age), as He was yesterday (in the Old and New Testament) – The Same God! If He did it then, He can and will do it now!

Saints of God, gear up on your faith and your trust in God. Get in His Word – THE B-I-B-L-E! The devil is busy seeking those he can devour; those he can get their eyes off the prize we have in Jesus. He knows that his time is short. I know the devil is not happy with me, because I have made the choice to go all the way with Jesus, and to get about my Father God’s business – doing my part in building His Kingdom and to win as many souls for the Kingdom of Heaven. I tell the Father all the time “Here I am, use me!” Yeah it might seem that all I say is Jesus this and Lord that, but I don’t want you to miss anything God has for us, especially not Jesus when He comes. You are that important to me.

Remember there is a sinner’s prayer here. Tell those that are lost, or say the prayer if you have strayed away from the things of God, or you know that if the trumpet were to blow today that you are not ready to go. I want you to be ready; I want US to be ready!

Did you put your armor on today???

Be Encouraged Today!!!

The Gift of Jesus

Hello my fellow brothers and sister in Christ Jesus. God is still on the throne, and His promises are yes and amen. I just love, love, love this time of year (Christmas and New Years). It’s a time that people are happy and enjoying family, friends and food. It’s a time for us to give and think of others rather than ourselves. We are reminded how Jesus was born to give His life for us, and we also recognize, with the New Year, the grace God has given us to start anew; indeed, everyday is new because everyday God’s mercies are new. I do hope that you remembered to think of Jesus during this holiday season. Maybe you even gave someone the gift of Jesus the best gift that anyone can receive, but if you didn’t don’t worry there is still time.

God gave us the gift of His son Jesus. He loved us when we were unlovable when we were not doing things pleasing in His sight. He has graced us through our hard-headedness; harden hearts towards Him and our hard times. God gave the awesome gift of His son Jesus so that we could be engrafted into His family. But the giving didn’t stop there…….. Jesus died on the cross for our sins. So there is no more condemnation to those of us that belong to Christ Jesus, and we belong to Him. We confessed with our mouths that Jesus is Lord and Savior of our lives, we believed that He died on the cross for our sins and that on that third glorious day that He arose and is now seated at the right hand of the Father; He ever lives to make intercession for us. WE ARE SAVED!!!! And if you haven’t made Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior, then I hope you consider making Him so. And if you have gone to church all your life, but haven’t walked according to the Word of God (you’ve been phony – just be honest), then make the most important New Year’s Resolution you can make – being completely sold out to Christ!

So as you were opening and giving gifts and making new year resolutions, I hope you made the decision to extend the invitation to others (family, friends, co-workers, everybody) to know Jesus. Or perhaps, you have finally decided to be completely sold out to Christ Jesus – doing the will of the Father, His Word. There is no greater gift than Jesus. Though all of the gifts received or resolutions made to do things better are awesome, good, great, and grand; they depreciated and can lose value or we lose interest, fade or can be destroyed. The gift and/or the decision to know Jesus completely will never lose value; as a matter of fact, it increases as you cultivate your relationship with Him. Our excepting Christ Jesus makes us the righteousness of God. The result of our righteousness in God through Christ Jesus is peace (internal and external). Because we’ve made Jesus Lord and Savior of our lives, we have this peace; because we are saved, having right standing with God, the result is outward and inward peace. The peace that only God can give; the peace that surpasses all understanding. It never fades, but shines brighter the more you seek Him. The love of Jesus for you can never be destroyed. In Romans 8 it tells us that there is nothing that can separate us from the love of God. Now I must say this for some, God's love does not give us a license to sin! So don’t think you can live any way you want. God loves the sinner not the sin. Remember that God does love us, but if we decide not to live according to His Word (living any way you want), He will still love us; He will love us all the way to the gates of Hell (just being honest, and you need to know this).

There is a sinner’s prayer on this site for you to receive Jesus in private or to lead someone else to Jesus! If you pray this prayer, I’d love to hear from you. I love you, Jesus loves, and He is coming soon for those who look like Him and belong to Him. Make the choice to follow Jesus before it’s too late!

JESUS IS COMING!

Did you put your armor on today??? There’s still time!!!!

Be Encouraged today!!!