What Happens When We Agree With God

 

What Happens When We Agree With God!

Scripture:  Matthew 6:10

When some of Jesus’ disciples came to him and asked how they should be praying, one thing Jesus taught them was to pray: “Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.”

Have you thought about the fact that true Bible faith only begins where the Will of God is known?

Our lead Scripture lets us know God wants our lives to replicate what Heaven is like while we are here on the earth!

Let’s also look at God’s desire for his creation in the Old Testament as well:

“So, commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine.  Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.  Teach them to your children.  Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up that your days may be multiplied and the days of your children in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give them will be “AS THE DAYS OF HEAVEN UPON THE EARTH!”  DEUTERONOMY 11:18-21

So, we know from the above Scripture that God’s desire is that our lives reflect Heaven, and He wants us to keep this knowledge in the forefront of our thought life and talk about it!  By doing so, we release our faith in agreement with God’s desires for us!

Think about it!  On a daily basis you are agreeing with family, friends, colleagues, the news, etc., and your acceptance of their words may or may not be beneficial.  However, when you AGREE WITH GOD, it is only a matter of time until his WILL is done for you ON EARTH AS IT is IN HEAVEN!  How, can we be confident of this?  He clearly says so in the Old Testament and the New Testament!

Often life’s circumstances and varied experiences we have had through the years can make us feel unworthy or full of doubt that God favors us or that we can expect great turnarounds to happen, but God wants us to see ourselves as he sees us and believe in faith that things can truly change.

I’ve often wondered about the many blessings that came into David’s life and God’s commendation of him even after he did a number of unseemly things and he made quite a few wrong judgements that affected a lot of peoples’ lives.

Let’s look at what God said about David:

“After removing Saul, he made David their king.  GOD TESTIFIED concerning him: “I’ve found David, son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.” Acts 13:22

That’s big!

I’m sure there were many reasons God felt this way about David but perhaps it was because David was quick to repent and acknowledge his failures and shortcomings when he had missed it, and it stood out that David understood and wrote about God’s love and forgiveness towards him which so benefitted him as he made efforts to move forward with his life.

Just as David, wouldn’t we love to have God testify of us: “These are people after my own heart?”

When we take the time to read and study God’s word and receive it as God speaking to us, we open the door for God’s Will to happen as we learn the “things” God has prepared for us that are received “by faith.”

2 Peter 1:3 tells us: “His divine power HAS GIVEN US EVERYTHING we need for life and godliness…”

If you need a change in your life and circumstances, find out what God’s Word says about it and pray his Word.  Stay in faith and keep praising Him knowing the answer is on its way!  The above Scripture says that He has lots of good plans to give you what you need but your part is to believe and receive!

It’s also helpful to realize that one of the definitions of “receive” in the Greek language that the New Testament was written in means: “to take it!”  Take God’s Word on a daily basis and receive the blessings He has in mind for you to have.

Can you believe that God’s Word is a living thing and is activated in your life by prayers and confessions?  Well, let’s look at this powerful Scripture that lets us know this is absolutely true!

Hebrews 4:12 says: “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”

That is so important to know because when God’s word is received and released with our words, it goes out as a living and active “thing” to make whatever changes are necessary in order to bring situations we are praying about into alignment with Heaven’s wishes for us.

The first area it mentions is soul and spirit.  We know Jesus said to the woman at the well that his words were Spirit and Life.  Because we live in a fallen world that doesn’t fully understand the power of words and their influence on lives, things can often get out of alignment causing chaos, friction, and discouragement.  But, when we understand how important it is for us to agree with God’s Word and realize it has power to change things, our lives can be brought back into alignment so that we can experience the plans God has for us instead of just accepting some things that are going on in our lives as “normal.”

You probably know what it is like to have a wheel out of alignment on your car.  Three wheels can be performing perfectly but one out of alignment can make for a significantly bumpy ride, until it is adjusted!  That’s how our soul which houses our mind, will and emotions can sometimes throw us off course!

When the Word speaks of joints and marrow, it is speaking of physical issues.  The more we understand that Jesus died not only to provide forgiveness for all of mankind’s sins but was beaten and scourged for healing and wholeness to come to our bodies the more faith we can have to claim what belongs to us.  I also recently learned that one of the many descriptions of “healed” in the original Hebrew language, also means “scruples of conscience.”  That means it is important to Jesus that we get healed inside out as well as outside in! It’s part of our redemption to be whole: spirit, soul, and body through our acceptance of Jesus as our Lord and Savior! Are you “taking” what Jesus paid for you to have?  If not, now is the time to begin doing so!

Thirdly, God’s Word is like a mirror.  When our thought life is out of kilter, the mirror of the Word will help us get the intentions of our heart into alignment with God’s truth.  We sure understand how what we see and hear every day in the world around us can thwart and bring confusion into our lives unless we use God’s Word as our measuring stick and mirror! Also, James, Jesus’ brother, said we will be BLESSED in what we do if we look into the Word “like a mirror” and don’t forget the liberty and freedom it provides for us! James 1:23-25

Another very important reason to be intentional in our knowledge of what God has provided for us through Jesus and agree with Him is that Revelation 12:10 says “Satan is the accuser of the brethren.” 

Satan’s strategy is to keep us from receiving God’s grace, blessings, and forgiveness so that we miss out on what Jesus paid for us to have.  We need to be wise to Satan’s tactics and we do this by learning the truth concerning God’s Will for us through His Word!

PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE:

Make it a practice to agree with what Jesus said to pray:  That our Father’s Will be done in our lives and those we for pray for “AS IT IS IN HEAVEN!”

Take time to visualize or see what that would look like!

Why?  Because Proverbs 29:18 says: “Where there is no vision (no redemptive revelation of God), the people perish, but he who keeps the law {word} is blessed, happy, fortunate and enviable!” AMPC

Understand, according to the above Scripture, God is not the “Big Guy” in the sky just looking for someone to do something wrong so He can blast them, this Scripture says He has things in his Word that when accepted and believed will cause you to be: BLESSED, HAPPY, FORTUNATE AND ENVIABLE!  That is something to get excited about as you study God’s Word with that in mind!

When you speak God’s Word, because it is alive and active, THINGS CHANGE!   Psalms 107:20 confirms this: “He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them…”

BEGIN TODAY TO AGREE WITH GOD!

Diana

YOU ARE ONE OF GOD'S MASTERPIECES!

 YOU ARE ONE OF GOD’S MASTERPIECES!

 Genesis 1: 26 & 27 “God said, let us make mankind in our image, after our likeness…. So, God created man in his own image and the likeness of God, he created him, male and female, He created them!”

God visualized (imaged) you and me, all of mankind, with great detail and care for a purpose!

It is like an architect makes a blueprint of a project, carefully designing and very intentionally filling in all the details from beginning to end!

I was listening to Andrew Wommack discussing the importance of imagination. He told about how he had decided to build a deck on his house, and how he would sit for hours at the site and would visualize every detail until he had the design exactly as he wanted it so that he and his family could enjoy the deck for years to come!  In his mind, he was able to enjoy it even before it was finished!

In a similar way, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, David describes how God created and formed man!

The Hebrew word for formed is “Yetser,” which means to skillfully fashion in detail and to form mentally!

Let us look at Psalms 139:13-14

David said: “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.”

I did a most informative word search on “fearfully and wonderfully” made because those are not words, we, in our today’s vernacular, generally use to describe something! FEARFULLY means:  You were created with GOD’S INTENTION, with WORTH and FOR A PURPOSE! WONDERFULLY means:  You are UNIQUE, SET APART and MARVELOUS and were created with RESPECT and INTEREST from God’s heart!

Does it get much better than that?  Take a few minutes to feel how much God must have enjoyed putting you together!

The beautiful thing about David in this Psalm was that he took time to praise God for making him, and he also bragged on God’s handiwork (describing himself) because the above Scripture says:  Your Works are Wonderful, and my Soul or Inner Man knows it well!

This is the same David that said to Goliath, the giant, who was daily harassing the armies of Israel and mocking them, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin, but I come to you in the Name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand and I will strike you and take your head from you!” And it came to pass just as he said!

Could part of David’s boldness, which was so needed in that battle, have been the underlying fact that he knew without a doubt God had created him for a wonderful purpose and he knew God plus him equaled a majority?

Do you need a bit more encouragement to sense how very special you are in God’s sight?

Ephesians 2:10. “For we are God’s own handiwork, His workmanship recreated in Christ Jesus, born anew that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us, that we should walk in them (living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live).” Isn’t it exciting to know we are purpose built?!

God handpicked us to become joint heirs with Jesus when he formed us, but he also gave us the choice to live as his Creation or to live as his Son or Daughter!

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms! Even as HE CHOSE US, (actually picked us out for Himself as His own) in Christ before the foundation of the world….” Ephesians 1:3-4 Amplified

He chose us!  And, not only that, but Hebrews 12:2 also says: “For the joy set before him (Jesus), he endured the cross, disregarding the shame….” Do you know why? Because he saw ahead of time the people that would CHOOSE Him and who would not only be saved for all eternity but would bring Him joy through the activity of their lives!

I love how the Apostle Paul describes how he was set apart for the Lord’s purposes even before he was born.

Galatians 1:15 “But when God, who had set me apart before I was born and called me by his grace was pleased to reveal his Son IN ME so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.”

Paul, who then was called Saul, was a man on a mission to destroy the Church and Jesus’ followers prior to receiving Jesus into his life!  Sounds also like he was a bit “gun shy” in the beginning of letting people know he had joined “the winning team!”  What an incredible transformation accepting Jesus made in his life and those who subsequently believe his message!

Acts 9:1 describes how intentional he was for his cause prior to receiving Jesus!

“Meanwhile Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers.  So, he went to the high priest.  He requested letters addressed to the Synagogues asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way.  He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem.  As he was approaching Damascus on his mission, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.  He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?” Who are you, Lord? Saul asked.  “I am Jesus, the One you are persecuting!”

This is so important because it was Jesus’ followers who were being persecuted and harassed but Jesus asked Saul the question, “Why are you persecuting Me”

This further reveals the fact that when we are born again or born from above, Jesus comes to live inside of us and when people harass or persecute His people, He is saying it is He, himself, that is being persecuted.

Just as Paul said in the above Scripture, God had a set time for His purposes to be fulfilled in Paul’s life and to reveal Himself “IN” Paul.  Of course, Paul had the choice to say “yes” or “no” as everyone does!

The beautiful thing for us to think about is the fact that no one is an accident! God clearly, intricately, purposefully, and uniquely formed man in His image and His likeness!  Literally, each person is “His Work of Art that God desires to reveal Himself through.

Isaiah 44:24 “Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb, I am the Lord who made all things.”

Final Thought:

Just as David brought so much joy and glory to God by understanding He was wonderfully and intentionally created by God for a special purpose, let us be mindful and prayerful to become everything God created us to be in Jesus’ Name!  Amen

SOWING SEEDS IN YOUR GARDEN OF LIFE!

 

SOMETHING OF SIGNIFICANCE:

SOWING SEEDS IN YOUR GARDEN OF LIFE!

 

Scripture:  Luke 8:11

Jesus said: “This is the meaning of the parable:  The seed is the Word of God.”

Did you know that every day you use your words to plant seeds in your garden of life? Whether you realize it or not, You are a FARMER!

The Greek word used for seed in the New Testament is “sperma” which is the same as our English word, sperm!  Recently I read “sperma” is mentioned 44 times in the New Testament in relation to WORDS SPOKEN!

This can be both encouraging and challenging as we learn to understand the power given to us by God to use our words for victory or defeat.

Solomon said it this way: “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its FRUIT.”  NIV

Solomon, even before Jesus’ time, encouraged people to sow “Word Seeds” based on the life they wanted to experience and the fruitfulness they wanted to have!

We know in the natural that whatever seed you plant, whether it is for an orange tree, apple tree, etc., that is the exact fruit you will end up with!

Jesus was telling a parable about a FARMER in Luke 8: 5-15 who went out to sow his seed:

As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, where it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. Others fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants.

He also explained in Mark 4:4 that the seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the WORD (seed) from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

(The devil does this through controversy, strife, afflictions, lies, etc., so the seed sown has a difficult time being rooted in a believer’s life.)

The seeds on the rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root.  They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away….

(We can see in this parable that frustration tries to take over and doubts about God’s faithfulness often surface when a delay in answered prayer or troubles arise after faith in God’s word has been released and people sometimes give up!)

The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature.

(Sometimes there is so much going on in peoples’ lives, God’s will and his promises can get “put on the back burner.”)

BUT the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who HEAR God’s word, CLING to it, and PATIENTLY produce a HUGE HARVEST!

Jesus walked the countryside sharing truths about God’s kingdom in ways that people in their everyday lives could relate to.  He was like a farmer in these parables sowing wisdom keys and insight by using different scenarios. 

As we converse and associate with people God brings into our path, we can ask Him for wisdom keys that would open their hearts to have ears to hear words that have the potential to cause dynamic changes in their lives. 

 I remember many years ago riding through the countryside with my husband on our motorcycle and, as we crossed over a bridge just to the left was a store called B&Q that sold everything from building supplies to furniture and had over 300 stores throughout the UK.  I felt a prompting in the spirit and tapped my husband on the shoulder and said: “I feel our products should be in those stores!”  Those words resonated with him and he was prompted from the Lord to move immediately to make the necessary contacts at B&Q’s Head Office so that he could present our Company, which at that time was “a small kid on the block” by comparison. Undaunted and with bold faith, this Sales Call was the catalyst for exponential growth for our Company and, through the years changed not only our lives, but our families, employees and subsequently people and ministries, etc., that we have been able to bless and assist in many wonderful ways!

What if we had never acted, used excuses like, we are too small, don’t have the capital, etc.

Obviously, we were confident and continued to make every effort to have superb products and impeccable service so that we could supply these large retail stores, but had we not moved forward with the “word” promptings with lots of faith and diligence, we would have missed out on what God had for us big time! We would have missed out on a fabulous blessing and so many other people would have missed out too.

Jesus said, “The words (seeds) I speak are spirit and life!”

He was always mindful that his words carried “sperma” and He sowed them with faith for the harvest he desired.

What harvest would you like to experience in your life?  Realizing you have potential faith seeds that you can plant in Jesus’ Name in your life’s garden has potential to change your life like ours was changed.

Farmers understand that different kinds of seeds have a set time for germinating, and it is important for us, as well, to be mindful that the faith seeds we plant EVERYDAY will produce at different times.  Our part is to keep watering them with thanksgiving and diligence until we experience the harvests, we have been believing God for in Jesus’ Name!

There is another beautiful scenario, however, that can be experienced when we take into consideration that Jesus is the Lord of the harvests!

For instance, there was a need at a wedding Jesus and his family were attending and Jesus’ mother, understanding how her Son’s words changed things, said to Jesus: “They have no more wine…”  His mother then turned to the servants and said: “Do whatever He tells you to do.”  John 2:5

Let us look at what happened then:

The normal process required to produce wine, that included planting grape seeds, working through the growing season, pruning the vines, harvesting, bottling, and distributing were all BY-PASSED because the servants listened to very specific instructions and obeyed His words, and they ended up with the best wine ever according to the Master of the Banquet!

What is exciting about this is that we, as well, can believe God for “suddenly” happenings to meet a variety of needs at different times when we follow Jesus’ mother’s suggestion - “Whatever He says to you, do it!  

The Bible is, of course, our “seed source” and as we follow His directives, even during challenging situations, His promises, will produce healing, health, prosperity, divine appointments, restoration and much more!

God spoke a special promise in Isaiah 55:11…”so is my Word that goes out of my mouth; IT will not return to me empty but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”

This can also be a faith gift to us that we can believe the words we say will not return void but will accomplish our heart’s desire!

On the flip side, sometimes we are moved by painful or frustrating circumstances and situations that cause us to speak word “seeds” that are prompted by fear or anger.  When this happens, we can release our faith to cancel those words, so they do not achieve the wrong result!

We can do this by utilizing Jesus’ promise in Matthew 18:18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

This powerful promise offers you the opportunity to keep “weeds” from growing in your garden of life by binding the negative and then loosing or releasing the promises of God into the situation! This is important because we probably all have noticed that weeds grow and spread very rapidly and can quickly overtake the seeds that have been purposely planted!

So, being mindful that EVERYDAY we can participate in what our “garden of life” produces is such a wonderful blessing from the Lord!  Just like a farmer anticipates fruitfulness from what he has planted when it is time for it to be harvested, we, too, as Solomon said can expect beautiful harvests from our” Word Seeds” especially when we become more intentional in what we are planting!

The Bible says in Genesis 8:22 “As long as the earth remains, there will be Seed - Time - and Harvest!”

May Blessings flow from the good seed you plant!

Diana

 

UNLOCK HEAVEN'S BEST, TODAY!

 Would you like to unlock heaven’s best?

 Scripture: Matthew 18:18

“Jesus said, Truly I say to you, whatever you shall bind (restrain, tie, limit) on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatever you loose (release) on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Would you like to unlock heaven's best for your life? Listen to what Jesus said. Truly (means accurately) I say to you!  Whatever you bind or tie up or restrain in your life and circumstances on the earth, it will be bound in heaven.”

What exactly does that mean? He was saying, if you limit what God has prepared for you by the words you speak daily, heaven’s best will never get to earth for you because you will have limited Him.

The literal Greek translation for bind means to tie up. Words such as, I'll never have the desires and dreams of my heart; nothing ever changes for me; I will never have the job I desire or the relationship I desire are subtle incredibly binding statements. They tie God’s hands from working on your behalf!

On the other hand, Jesus said, “Whatever you loose or release on earth will be released in heaven.”

How do you release heaven’s best? Speak and declare what God has said about you in His Word. Speak out the desires of your heart in faith believing that God is a Rewarder of those that diligently seek Him. Take time to get to know God through His Son, Jesus Christ, in a more intimate way.

Read and study His Word as though it were written only to you. He is the God of the individual. Find out how Jesus talked and how He acted when a crisis or an uncomfortable situation arose.

It may seem inconsistent to call yourself happy, blessed, healthy, etc., in the midst of turmoil, lack and strife. However, by calling those things that are not as though they were, you are loosing heaven’s desire for you when you do so in Jesus Name.

Today, begin to build up your faith. Cultivate (literally tend to and develop by practice) faithfulness until the desires you have committed to the Lord and sought His wisdom on come to pass.

Refuse to declare negative thoughts and words that would bind you from receiving God's best for your success in life.

God always honors faith. Do not give up.

He is the God of the “suddenly.”

Expect heaven’s best today!

WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST JESUS!

 

SOMETHING OF SIGNIFICANCE:

                              WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST JESUS!

SCRIPTURE:  Philemon 1:6

“I pray that the communication of your faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is IN YOU IN CHRIST JESUS.”

Communication is the successful conveying of ideas and information!

The Apostle Paul emphasized that to be effective in our faith life, we need to clearly understand and verbally acknowledge every GOOD THING that is IN US that is IN CHRIST JESUS!

You are actually God’s House Address!  Wherever you go, as His temple, he goes—Christ in You! 

1 Cor. 3:16. “Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”

The Greek definition for “Temple” is:

-a sanctuary

-a divine dwelling place

-a sacred abode

-a place of divine manifestation

That is what each of us that are born-again believers are!

John 3: 3 “Jesus answered him, “Truly, Truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Romans10:9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 12:2 tells us the benefits available when our mind gets transformed to understand who lives inside of us because He desires the attributes of who He is in our temple to be let out!  He wants us to release words of encouragement, inspiration, health, healing, happiness, wisdom, blessings, etc., on his behalf!

“And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the GOOD, and PLEASING and PERFECT will of God.”

Wait!  God says through renewing our mind to God Things, we have three opportunities to prove and experience what his will for us is. 

There are three avenues so to speak we can take:

-the Good

-the Acceptable

-the Perfect 

This is so important because 1 Timothy 2:4 says what God’s will and desire for mankind is:

“Who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth.”

With that in mind, following are some Scriptures and confessions that I found online some time ago that have been and continue to be extremely helpful to me! I believe these will inspire you as well as you become more knowledgeable of who you are in Christ Jesus and they will help you communicate your faith in a concise and powerful way!

I encourage you to meditate on these “faith confessions” until they become real and factual in your life.  Taking time to look up the Scriptures will build your faith so that you will be able to prove what His good, acceptable, and perfect will is for your life in Jesus Name!

Some of the “faith confessions” will resonate with you more than others.  When that is the case, spend more time acknowledging those so that what Paul said in Philemon 1:6 comes true in your life!

“That the communication of YOUR faith may become effectual by the ACKNOWLEDGING of EVERY GOOD THING THAT IS IN YOU IN CHRIST JESUS!”

Final Thought:  I believe as we grow in the knowledge of, HE who lives inside of us, we put a big smile on God’s face. 

The Apostle John who understood how much he was loved said this under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit:

“I have no greater JOY than to hear that my children are walking in the truth!”  Amen-so be it in Jesus Name!  3 John 1:4

Diana

Continue reading Scripture Confessions below! 

Scripture Confessions

 

WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST SCRIPTURES AND CONFESSIONS:

 FAITH COMES BY HEARING AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD ROMANS 10:17

 THIS IS THE VICTORY THAT OVERCOMES THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH! 1 JOHN 5:4

 

I have the fullness of the Godhead living in me.  Colossians 2:9

I have been made complete in Christ.  Colossians 2:10

I do not live according to human traditions but according to Christ.

Colossians 2:8

I have the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ that has set me free. Romans 8:2

I have been buried, raised and made alive with Christ.  Col 2:12-13

I have been given glory.  John 17:22

I have the riches and glory of Christ living inside of me.  Colossians 1:27

I am loved by God as much as He loves Jesus.  John 17:23

I have been given the mind of Christ.  1 Corinthians 2:16

I am the body of Christ.  1 Corinthians 12:27. AMP

I have received the Spirit of God into my life that I might know the things freely given to me by God.  1 Corinthians 2:12

I live life by faith in the Son of God.  (One translation says: By the faith OF the Son of God.) Galatians 2:20

I am to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 2 Corinthians 2:15

I am victorious because of Jesus’ victory.  1 Corinthians 15:57

Priority Letters from God.

 

Priority Letters: What will you do with them?

 

As stated before, when you become born again or literally, “born from above” by asking Jesus to come into your heart and by believing and confessing that Jesus is Lord, you become a joint heir with Jesus.  You may say, but how does that have any effect at all on my life?  The Bible says He actually becomes your elder brother. Think about it.  You are now part of his family, and you are an heir with Him to all the promises that God has made to Jesus. As you take time to read the Bible, where you will learn what rightly belongs to you as part of the family of God, see it not as just a “good” book, but as “Priority Letters” to you which hold information you need to move forward daily in life with lots of wisdom and insight as to how to apply and appropriate the words and truths into your own life.   See these “Priority Letters” as personally written to you and this will help your ability to believe God wants to do so much for you and through you.

Because of a lack of understanding of how deep God’s love is for them, many have lived far beneath the privileges God has established in his Word. As discussed previously, many have allowed “stuff” to accumulate in their lives instead of the knowledge of the love of God and his plans for their future. 

If Jesus, our Savior, said, “The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full,” John 10:10 (NIV) shouldn’t that be what we base our faith and trust in rather than what life has dealt many of us, or what others may have said to us or about us?

The New Century Bible says it this way:  “A thief comes to steal and kill and destroy, but I came to give life—life in all its fullness.” John 10:10 (New Century)

It has been stated that people have three identities:

1. Who people say we are;
2. Who they become because of what they accept as the truth concerning what people have said, or
3. Who they are based on who Christ says they are…. 

A fresh experience with God’s love and taking time to get release from preconceived ideas, hurts and others’ opinions that have been stored in your soul can connect you to the identity Christ paid for you to have. You, yes, you have so much in store when you accept the truth about how much you are loved!  Jesus said “a full life” was His goal for you!  Could this be the season for you to win your own personal “super-bowl” by running toward the goal Jesus set for you?

To be more specific as to what Jesus was saying when He said His desire for you was a full or abundant life, some of the meanings from the Greek language that this Scripture came from will give a more complete picture of what Jesus was saying:  Jesus came so you could have “advantage,” “have what is above and over, superadded,” “have what is superior and advantageous,” “experience life in a more superabundant way,” and “experience the exceedingly and out of measure.”

These are not my words, they are the words of Jesus himself describing the gift He came to earth for you to receive and subsequently experience on an ongoing basis while you are here on earth, let alone thinking about the magnificence of eternity in Heaven!

The way God has set up for you to experience this is according to the following Scripture:

“This is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.”  I Timothy 2: 3 & 4 (NIV)

If we need to “come into a knowledge of the truth,” could there be many untruths or lies we need to get rid of?”  The answer is unequivocally yes!

The work of salvation covers every area of life and to receive the fullness of it, you have to pursue His truths and act on them in the here and now!  When we become born again, our spirits are reconnected to God but our souls have to be renewed day by day to fulfill what God has planned for us.  Getting “rid” of untruths opens the door wide for knowledge of the truth to come in!   He desires you to know you have a safe place in Him.  He is concerned that you experience the feeling of well-being and care knowing you are loved by your Heavenly Father.

The world is a confusing place and the Bible says in the latter days people will lose consideration for each other because of pressures all around but, He has promised a Covenant of love that cannot be altered and the more you learn of His love the more you will experience His higher purpose for you, which, He states, is health, prosperity and well-being…not what you may have experienced or are experiencing today.   

He even wants to reward you for seeking Him because it gives Him such pleasure to see you living in and experiencing his blessings!

I pray that this book will help you experience the blessings God has in store for you and that it will help you understand the “great exchange” you need to make on a daily basis to incorporate and experience God’s promises and truths in your life as opposed to thought patterns you are currently living by.

Did you know God is an equal opportunity God?

“And without faith, it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)

Think about it. Are you an “anyone?” Would you be willing to be one who earnestly seeks Him?  To experience all of the rewards he speaks of, you have to seek him for yourself. No matter what anyone tries to tell you, it is God who says He wants to reward you; it is not based on man’s opinion of you or who likes you or doesn’t.  It is a God loves you awareness! He says, “You must realize He exists” and that He has you on His mind for a purpose.  If you have depended only on others’ perception of God, whether it be a spiritual leader, family member, friend, associate, etc., you may have missed out on a lot of things already.  It is never too late to begin believing for yourself that He exists and that He wants to reward your faith in earnestly seeking Him and learning about His promises.  Again, re-evaluate daily who and what you have been basing your faith in to see if it warrants your continued focus!

You have a major choice:  Act on man’s opinions or God’s opinions!  Which will you choose?

The issues most of us have are that we have put more confidence in man and his opinions than

We have in what God has said about us and who He is!  Again, it is very empowering to realize God has a reward for those that take time to get to know Him for who He really is and commit to applying His promises in their daily lives so that they can experience more in their life which will also allow them to experience a more full life and be in a position to help others.

Think about this:  You are deemed a person of value by God! It pleases God when you realize how much you are deemed valuable to Him.  

You can learn how much you are cared for through the word of God which is Good News and by someone telling you truths they have learned and experienced from the word.

The Scriptures tell us how faith to believe comes: “So faith comes from hearing the Good News when someone tells them about Christ.” Romans 10:17 (New Century)

Think about your life right now.  How much of the word of God do you hear on a consistent basis?

How much have you heard over your lifetime?

Now, take time to think of how many words from “man” you hear on a regular basis and how much you have heard over your lifetime.

Which one is now having the greatest influence over your life?

Psalms 1, for instance, tells us how blessed we will be when we seek His counsel and meditate on His words instead of sitting around listening to the ungodly or those that are scornful or not properly connected to God.  His promise to us is that “if” we stay focused on Him and His words and ways of doing things, whatever we would put our hand to would prosper in its season and appointed time. He says that we would be “like” trees planted by rivers of water that would produce fruit in its season.

It is important to realize that just as plants and trees, etc., have different seasons for producing green leaves and fruit, seeds of faith-filled words and God’s determined seasons all come into play.  It is then, through faith and patience you see results. This means, of course, you need to be actively seeking His wisdom for you and not sitting passively and accepting what the “world” has to say (negative seed) about you and your circumstances.  A case in point is what we see and hear on television, the internet, radio broadcasts, what is written in newsprint, and, of course conversations we hear from people in general. These can very easily usurp time and often provide information that is misleading and not faith-filled but more often than not fear-filled. If you are tired of being overwhelmed and/or underwhelmed, decide to focus on what will bring God’s best into your life.  Here is how you begin:

“But seek for (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom, and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right], and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.”  Matthew 6:33 (Amp)

This “adding” comes as a result of your faith being activated and exercised with confidence in how much He loves and cares for you.  Also, when He speaks of “meditating” in the Book of Psalms 1, this word actually means “to speak out over and over.”  That is how you activate God’s word in your life which will open the door to abundant life!  You find out what God has to say about you and then you talk about it!