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John 1:1-2 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.”

Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”

Of course, we are not talking about the Word of People. We are talking about the Word of God. A good gage is that the Word of People informs you and the Word of God transforms you.

So, what is the Word? The Word is a Light that will guide your path. It is the voice that will comfort you in your pain. It is the spiritual food to nourish you when you are weak. It is also the sword to protect you against the enemy. It has the truth to convict you, the power to correct you, and the wisdom to direct you.

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. One thing that you can count on is that grass may wither, flowers will fade over time, but the Word of God lives forever.

All of us have sinned and fall short. The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life. Jesus didn’t come for the righteous but for the sinners. Jesus didn’t come to be served but to serve and he gave his life.

So, how are we made right? We are saved by grace, not by works! Anyone that calls on the name of the Lord will be Saved!

Together by the grace of God, we can take the Word of God to the World.

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Romans 8:31 NIV

“What, then, shall we say in response to those things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

We do not get to choose all the things that happen in this life on a daily bases but we do get to choose how we handle and process those daily happenings. When we wake up in a bad mood, we can choose to go throughout that day in misery, being upset or mad at the world or we can choose to understand that God is there to lean on.

Praising God and being in Gods word will help us to brush it off and move on with our day. Believe it or not this is true in the hardest of conditions. As the verse says, If God is for us who or what can be against us.  God’s daily blessings are worth more than any mood, any aggravation, or any bothersome person. 

Gods promises help to us move freely throughout our bad days. God blesses us, not people or things. God will never disappoint us. Humans disappoint us. Things disappoint us. Bad days, weeks, months, disappoint us NOT God. 

Lean on him. Trust in Him and move with God in your thoughts all day and see the difference in how bad moods can quickly change to a grateful heart. Pray everyday all day and be blessed. Understand that praying is not always stopping everything you are doing and bowing your head in silence. Prayer is talking to God and you can do this effortlessly all day long.

Great examples are: Answering your phone “God please guide my words”, Dealing with a teenage son or daughter, “God please grant me the ability to give mercy and grace for the things we are about to discuss”, Drive by an accident, “God please protect those in the at accident and Thank You for protecting me”.

These are just a few ways to talk and be in a relationship with God all day long. It’s changing our focus from the negative to the positive. It’s praising God and asking for guidance in everything we do and every aspect of our day.  

Most people understand the struggle of choosing how your mood will be but it is actually possible, Try it! 

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Actually the act of being “Saved” or to receive Salvation is very easy but is something you should not take lightly.

One of the first steps is to get a Bible which you can use to help understand who Jesus was and what He did for the World. In a very short time, He taught us how to live by example, He taught us how to die by not losing faith in the Father, and then He showed us that it is possible to live again by rising from the dead.

Most Bibles are divided into two main sections. For example, the KJV (King James Version), the NKJV (New King James Version), and the NIV (New International Version) are divided into the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is everything before Jesus and the New Testament is everything from the birth of Jesus.

The New Testament has the first 4 books which are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, which all tell mostly the same story about Jesus and His life, death, and resurrection.

Know this:

4 Steps To Salvation (Romans 10:9-10)

1. Realize that you are a sinner. Romans 3:23.
2. Realize that the payment for sin is death. Romans 6:23.
3. Realize that Jesus died on the cross for your sins. Romans 5:8.
4. Repent of your sins; accept Jesus as your Savior, and ask Him to come into your life. Romans 10:9.

It is very important to know that you have not sinned too much to be saved. It does not matter! Nothing you have done will prevent you from receiving the Gift that Jesus wants to provide you. If you truly believe that He is the Son of the living God, and ask Him for forgiveness of those sin, you will receive the gift. Pretty simple.

The Old Covenant from God to the people required each person to sacrifice an unblemished lamb at the temple to have their sins forgiven. God send Jesus to provide a New Covenant which provided Him, Jesus Christ, as the unblemished Lamb which only had to be sacrificed once for the worlds sins. 

Are you ready to receive the Gift? It is very simple. Just say and believe the following:

Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and live. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior.

If you just read the above statement with truth and feeling, welcome to day 1! You have just received the gift. You very well may remember that feeling for the remainder of your life. There is true rejoicing in Heaven. As soon as you can, go tell other Christians!

Here are some next steps. First, being saved is just the first step of becoming a follower of Christ. The biggest, step. The next step is to learn what that means. This can be a lifetime pursuit and also just as rewarding which will also include being Baptized where you will receive the Holy Spirit. 

If you are still unsure, please don’t give up because God will not give u

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Psalms 28:6-7 NIV

“Praise be to the Lord, for he has heard my cry for mercy. the Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.“

When we go through troubled times, we cry out to God and plead for his direction, comfort and mercy. Our faith is what carries us through until God answers our cry. Every bit of strength to handle hard times comes from our faith in God. The more we pray, the more we dive deep into His word, and the more we trust in Gods goodness, the stronger we get and the better we are able to see His will for our life. God answers in many different ways. It is important to understand that regardless the outcome of a situation, God has answered your prayers in his timing and in his good and gracious will. 

Have you ever been in a relationship that you prayed would never end because you were so passionate about that person? When that relationship ended, did you feel like your life was over? Years later you look back and realize God really did have your best interest at heart. He really did protect you from a much different life than you are currently leading.

Our hopes, desires and outlook on what life should be can be so different than what God has planned for us and for many of us. It may take years to realize that. Sometimes things happen in our life just to open our eyes and realize we have turned away from God. Of course, not in our minds in the moment but, when we start searching and looking for the answer to what happened, we realize our focus has been on worldly structures and not Godly. We realize our focus has been set aside from God almost as if they are two separate things, our God view and our passion view. Open your eyes and realize our passion and our focus should be God first. If we follow and trust in God, everything will fall into place. 

When we lean on God through good storms and bad storms our strength gets stronger, our faith gets stronger, and our outlook becomes clear.

Psalms 30:4-7 NIV

“Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people; For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night but rejoicing comes in the morning. When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken,” Lord, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.”

When we are in the Word and we are in with the Lord, we are built so strong and we know that even though we weep today it is not to harm us but to build us even stronger. We know that God is there even in the storms. He makes us unshakeable in the most broken situations. We get filled with worry and nerves because of the unknown things we cannot control but if we focus our attention to Him and His word. He carries us through.

As we focus on the word of God through Jesus, our nerves and worry diminish because through Him he makes us stronger. He carries the burden. Every situation we go into

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James 1:22 NIV

“Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”

Many of us today have the belief that since we go to Church on Sunday and tithe, we are living like Christians. True that Christians do those things and they are important things but if we begin to read the Gospels in the New Testament, we find that we lead a very different life than most of the Apostles and Jesus himself. 

We often get up in the morning and begin the hustle. Make the coffee, shower if there is time, get dressed, rush to work, put in your 8+ hours, rush home to make dinner, watch some TV or listen to our favorite podcast, then go to bed, all to do it again the next day. Simplified version I know but the point is made. 

Did we take a few minutes in the morning to talk with God or even ask for a good day? Since you are reading this, you are getting there. But then, how do we put what we know God says into action, bring the Word to life? Jesus came to earth as the Son of Man to show us by example how to live a Godly life. Do you have an open dialog with God and thank Him for the good that happens or ask for guidance on the more challenging parts? 

It is very often hard to make time in your busy day for God, but if you put God into all your thinking first, you are truly making progress in the right direction in doing what the scripture says. 

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Romans 1:21 NIV

“For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish heart were darkened”

Many of us go through life knowing who God is but believe that is enough and all that God expects of us. We see Churches and believe that one day we will need to go but never find the time. We turn through the radio stations and come across one of those channels which talks about burning in hell if you don’t repent. 

It is important to understand that God has a plan for us all. As we move through life, God will put speed bumps in front of you to remind you that He is still there even if you don’t recognize Him. Sometimes He has to get a bit more aggressive to get your attention. God is patient and will wait for you to come around. What does that mean? God wants to have a relationship with each one of us. So much so that he gave His Son to die for you so that you can be close to Him through Jesus Christ. God can’t be close to sin. Jesus removes the sin as a filter so you can talk to God the Father through Jesus Christ. 

God does not want to be just someone you know about. He wants to be involved and help you through the pitfalls of life. He wants you to succeed, but to do that, you will need to take the time to understand Him in all His Glory and lean on Him. Once you let Him lead and include Him in your choices, you will see things smooth out in your life. However, you have to listen or you might see some gentle nudges to get you back between the lines. 

God is great all the time. Just chose to let Him help you.

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All Thy works shall praise Thee, O LORD; and Thy saints shall bless Thee. They shall speak of Thy kingdom, and talk of Thy power! (Psalms 146:10-11)

We are His works; created by Him, for Him, and for His pleasure, so praise Him! 

We are His saints; redeemed by His own blood, so bless Him! 

Speak of His kingdom of righteousness, peace and joy in His precious Holy Spirit! Tell of His power to save!!!

It is well with my soul!!! I will praise Him! I will Bless Him! I will speak of His glory! I will talk of His power! I will make known His ways!!!

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Psalm 57:7 “My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise.” 

Our hearts cannot love if it harbors hate. 

Our hearts cannot know peace when it embraces fear. 

Our hearts cannot know truth if it entertains lies. 

Fix your heart upon God’s love that covers a multitude of sin. 

Fix your heart upon God’s peace that surpasses all understanding. 

Fix your heart upon God’s truth that will make you free and keep you free. 

When hate knocks on my hearts door, I will sing and give praise! 

When fear creeps in to grip my heart, I will sing and give praise! 

When lies try to pierce my heart, I will sing and give praise! 

For my heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise!!! 

God who dwells in the heaven of heavens inhabits the praises of His people on earth….Hallelujah!!! 

My prayer today… Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise Thee, O LORD, among the people: I will sing unto Thee among the nations. For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and Thy truth unto the clouds. Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let Thy glory be above all the earth. (Psalm 57:8-11)

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“And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?” 

(Acts 19:15) If the devil doesn’t know who you are, you should be concerned… 

You should strive to hear the devil with a trembling fearful voice saying, “Jesus I know. Paul I know, and You, I know!” 

Hallelujah!!! Walking in the Spirit. Living in the power and Authority of Jesus Christ, our King and we rejoice in the Lord for we know whom we serve! 

Jesus said, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not that the spirits are subject unto you, but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:19-20) 

We should rejoice for our name is written in heaven!!! 

Question. Do you know if your name is written in heaven? If not, I can assure you that God of the heavens desires for you to know on earth that you have eternal life. “These things I have written onto you that you might believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God.” (1 John 5:13) 

We love Him because He first loved us… Jesus, the Christ, the Son of the Living God, loves you!!!

If you believe on the name Jesus then the devil knows your name. And that’s a good thing, because he knows the power of Jesus name! As well as who you are and whom you serve.

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It is not God as I understand Him, nor is it God as you understand Him. It is God, as He has revealed Himself through the person of the Lord Jesus Christ and through the knowledge of His written Word.

God is not an idea to reckon with. He is a God to be reconciled to. God is not an idea to take into consideration. He is the God of reconciliation.

Jesus is not a religion. Jesus is a Revelation revealed from heaven. The difference between religion and relationship... the power and presence of Almighty God!

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