2 Corinthians 12:9
“His grace is sufficient for you, for His power is made perfect in weakness.”
Be glad today to know that any weakness we have can be made powerful in Him who created us. We all know that we are attacked by the enemy who says, “You aren’t good enough, you can’t do that, you will never succeed if you do that.” But know today that anything that we can’t accomplish He can. You see we have to believe in ourselves to accomplish what we can because God is the one who gives us the strength to do it; he gives us our talents, abilities, and our strengths. He is also at work in placing people around who might be able to help you with your weakness, but the bottom line in our weakness His power is made known.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Dealing with Insecurity Part 1
Psalm 139:13-14
“For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” (NIV)
Before you were born, God had a plan for you. He has plans for you and today you need to know that he created you fearfully and wonderfully by His works. You are a masterpiece and God needs you to do his work. God has called us to do His work, we can’t do His part and He won’t do our part. So today remember to do your part and know that before you were even conceived God created you in this exact time, in this exact place and in this day and age to do His work.
Glorify God today in the work that you do.
“For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” (NIV)
Before you were born, God had a plan for you. He has plans for you and today you need to know that he created you fearfully and wonderfully by His works. You are a masterpiece and God needs you to do his work. God has called us to do His work, we can’t do His part and He won’t do our part. So today remember to do your part and know that before you were even conceived God created you in this exact time, in this exact place and in this day and age to do His work.
Glorify God today in the work that you do.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Finding Favor Part 5
Psalm 30:7
“By Your favor, O Lord, You have established me a strong mountain.”
Have you ever wondered what does God have in store for me? What is it that God has planned for me? What is God’s will for my life? You see the thing is, you have to be prepared to step in order to see God’s path light up for you. Once you step for God, he will either harden the water or let you sink just like Peter did when he stepped off the boat, but the moment he sank, Jesus was right there to lift him back up.
I like how Gregory Dickow put this, “Expect to walk on water! Set your hope and expectation on GREAT things happening in your life. Peter walked on water with Jesus showing us that faith can overcome anything. However, remember why Peter began to sink. Matthew 14:30—he SAW the wind, he BECAME afraid, he BEGAN to sink. What we focus on produces fear or faith. FOCUS on the circumstances around you and fear will sink you. FOCUS on the promises of God, and faith will raise you up! Trust HE will catch you when you fall. Even when Peter began to sink, Jesus reached out and grabbed His hand to save him. (Matthew 14:31) You always have a safety net, in Him! So, fear not!
You see in order to know what God has in store for you, what He has planned for you and what His will is for your life you have to step closer to Him. James 4:8 says, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” You can draw closer to Him by reading His word, attending a local Bible based church, serving in the church, giving to the church, watching Christian television, reading Christian books and just simply praying to Him. He wants a relationship with you and He has already established you a strong mountain to stand on.
So join me today in drawing closer to God.
“By Your favor, O Lord, You have established me a strong mountain.”
Have you ever wondered what does God have in store for me? What is it that God has planned for me? What is God’s will for my life? You see the thing is, you have to be prepared to step in order to see God’s path light up for you. Once you step for God, he will either harden the water or let you sink just like Peter did when he stepped off the boat, but the moment he sank, Jesus was right there to lift him back up.
I like how Gregory Dickow put this, “Expect to walk on water! Set your hope and expectation on GREAT things happening in your life. Peter walked on water with Jesus showing us that faith can overcome anything. However, remember why Peter began to sink. Matthew 14:30—he SAW the wind, he BECAME afraid, he BEGAN to sink. What we focus on produces fear or faith. FOCUS on the circumstances around you and fear will sink you. FOCUS on the promises of God, and faith will raise you up! Trust HE will catch you when you fall. Even when Peter began to sink, Jesus reached out and grabbed His hand to save him. (Matthew 14:31) You always have a safety net, in Him! So, fear not!
You see in order to know what God has in store for you, what He has planned for you and what His will is for your life you have to step closer to Him. James 4:8 says, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” You can draw closer to Him by reading His word, attending a local Bible based church, serving in the church, giving to the church, watching Christian television, reading Christian books and just simply praying to Him. He wants a relationship with you and He has already established you a strong mountain to stand on.
So join me today in drawing closer to God.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Finding Favor Part 4
Psalm 30:5
“For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.”
Praise God today to know His favor lasts for a lifetime. We need to know today that we have been positioned to win and through Christ we have already won! If we have weeping in the night, we can rejoice in Him this morning. Let’s walk in His abundant favor today and know that He has our backs. In any battle we may be going through, Christ is with us and through the power of the Holy Spirit we can make it through any storm in our lives. Some of you might be going through a storm today but be encouraged to know that you are coming out of that storm by the blood of Jesus who has already taken the punishment for us so we could have a relationship with the Father.
“For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.”
Praise God today to know His favor lasts for a lifetime. We need to know today that we have been positioned to win and through Christ we have already won! If we have weeping in the night, we can rejoice in Him this morning. Let’s walk in His abundant favor today and know that He has our backs. In any battle we may be going through, Christ is with us and through the power of the Holy Spirit we can make it through any storm in our lives. Some of you might be going through a storm today but be encouraged to know that you are coming out of that storm by the blood of Jesus who has already taken the punishment for us so we could have a relationship with the Father.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Finding Favor Part 3
Ephesians 3:20
“God is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all things we could ask or think according to the power that is at work within us.”
When we are expecting to have favor in our lives we must remember that our God is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all things we can ask or think. You see we have a goal for us in our lives and sometimes God is probably thinking is that it? Is that all you think you can do? So we need to be reminded of when we are doing things within the power at work within us, it is also God’s power that is working within us. I really think God says sometimes, but I can do so much more if you just depend on me rather than yourself.
Today depend on God to do exceedingly and abundantly above all things we can ask in 2009!
“God is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all things we could ask or think according to the power that is at work within us.”
When we are expecting to have favor in our lives we must remember that our God is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all things we can ask or think. You see we have a goal for us in our lives and sometimes God is probably thinking is that it? Is that all you think you can do? So we need to be reminded of when we are doing things within the power at work within us, it is also God’s power that is working within us. I really think God says sometimes, but I can do so much more if you just depend on me rather than yourself.
Today depend on God to do exceedingly and abundantly above all things we can ask in 2009!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Finding Favor Part 2
Finding Favor Part 2
Job 10:12
“You have granted me life and favor, and Your providence has preserved my spirit.”
Job was a man who had everything taken from him and still praised god. Sometimes in our hard times we think why God? Why are you doing this to me? But we must be able to praise God in the good times and in the bad times because sometimes God is working something out in your life through a trial. Joseph in the Old Testament was sold into slavery by his brothers and was also imprisoned for something he did not do. In turn he continued to do Gods work, and was lifted up to become the second most powerful man in Egypt. We must remember that our mess can be turned into our message and our test’s can be turned into our testimonies. Make sure to give God the praise in all times and you will be granted His favor.
Job 10:12
“You have granted me life and favor, and Your providence has preserved my spirit.”
Job was a man who had everything taken from him and still praised god. Sometimes in our hard times we think why God? Why are you doing this to me? But we must be able to praise God in the good times and in the bad times because sometimes God is working something out in your life through a trial. Joseph in the Old Testament was sold into slavery by his brothers and was also imprisoned for something he did not do. In turn he continued to do Gods work, and was lifted up to become the second most powerful man in Egypt. We must remember that our mess can be turned into our message and our test’s can be turned into our testimonies. Make sure to give God the praise in all times and you will be granted His favor.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Finding Favor
Finding Favor
Proverbs 3:4
“I shall find favor, good understanding, and high esteem in the sight of God and man.”
One thing about finding favor is that you already have it, you just have to expect it in your life and be claiming the word of God in your life. You are so blessed to be a co-heir with Christ as it says in Romans 8:17. Just know that in order to walk in favor you have to expect it. In order to expect the favor you have to stay positive and declare the blessings in your life because sometimes and possibly all the time the enemy is going to try to make you think that you don’t deserve God’s favor.
This week we will be meditating and looking more into what we can do to expect God’s favor.
Proverbs 3:4
“I shall find favor, good understanding, and high esteem in the sight of God and man.”
One thing about finding favor is that you already have it, you just have to expect it in your life and be claiming the word of God in your life. You are so blessed to be a co-heir with Christ as it says in Romans 8:17. Just know that in order to walk in favor you have to expect it. In order to expect the favor you have to stay positive and declare the blessings in your life because sometimes and possibly all the time the enemy is going to try to make you think that you don’t deserve God’s favor.
This week we will be meditating and looking more into what we can do to expect God’s favor.
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