KEEP YOUR foot......

Ecclesiastes chapter 5:9 states that “the profit of the earth is for all.”  However not all will enjoy the profit of the earth and not all that profit will enjoy the earth.

According to Ecclesiastes 5:19, it is a gift of God for us to be given riches, possessions, the power to ENJOY those riches and possessions; the ability to accept your appointed lot (share, fortune, or ration); and then finally to have the ability to rejoice in your toil (work).

It does not seem to make sense that it takes a gift from God to be able to take pleasure in your riches and possessions, or to accept your portion or to enjoy your work.  Society tells us we will be so much happier once we get the great job or contract, house, cars, clothes, gadgets, husband, wife, kids, vacations, etc.

But when you watch television programs that  describe the personal challenges of lottery winners, successful entrepreneurs/corporate employees, Pastors, wealthy house wives,  or  the tribulations of the “haves & have nots” of the world-the immense need for Gods gift clearly becomes evident.

There are many people who eat and drink everyday without rejoicing.  The thought of enjoying ones labor or the source that provides their lifestyle is inconceivable.  In fact their escape from their source of wealth or work is eating and drinking.

Ecclesiastes 5:17 describes how there are people that eat in darkness (cheerlessly, with no sweetness and light in them), they have much sorrow, sickness and wrath (anger) in them.  This can cause depression and disease of the body over time; the body can become a breeding ground for cancers to grow, this can also make the body turn on itself.

Most people do not even realize when this is happening or that they are in denial that it is. 

KEEP YOUR foot grounded in God, it’s the only way to get and maintain the GIFT.

Conditionally Coming To God? Is God’s Kingdom a Condition of Your Heart or a Condition of Your Wants and Needs.

These days most people come to God with conditions.  Conditions of needs or wants-job, marriage, children, healing, money, etc.    

The Bible does tell us if we ask God for anything in faith it shall be done unto us.  However, after we get the need or want fulfilled-what happens next?

 

Of course we know that many of Jesus’ listeners were touched by his words and came to have faith that moved them to follow Jesus in the pursuit of the blessings of God’s Kingdom.

But do we really want God as our REWARD  as God told Abraham in Genisis 15:1.  Do you know that if God is our abundant compensation, every dream, desire, need and wish will be exceedingly and abundantly fulfilled.

When we have God in our hearts, we have access to everything! 

Many Christians might not verbally say it, but their lifestyle and actions boldly demonstrate that don’t really desire God as a reward or heaven.  Isaiah 66:2 says that  God will have regard for those “who tremble at My  word and reveres My commands.”

Zephaniah 2:3(Amplified)says “Seek the Lord [inquire for him, inquire of him, and require him as the foremost necessity of your life]…..” This is a very powerful verse, because after you get the job, car, marriage, children, healing, etc; how are you going to maintain them safely and have your peace of mind if you don’t seek God from your heart?

We are designed by God to have and consistently receive special treatment- special attention, in fact that’s the essence of  Grace.  However we have to make ourselves available to receive it. 

Be we willing to sacrifice it all for God and worship him.  And then not only will God give you the desires of your heart, but you will receive double portions.  Psalms 34:9-11; tell us that we should revere and worship God….inquire and require of the Lord.  Verse 11 tells us that God will even teach you to revere and worship.  So what’s your excuse!

Christians Who Don‘t Do Crime But Cover Up Criminals

There are a lot of Christians that go to church every Sunday, praying to God to change their lives albeit concealing criminal activity.   They give the excuse that it is just to help solve a problem or issue that arises, but they fail to look at the sacrifices they will have to make.

 Unfortunately, these Christians are  unconsciously  telling God that they value being under the covering of a thief, rather than the covering of Christ alongside their pastor.  1^st Corinthians 10:21(Amplified)says “You can not drink the Lord’s cup and the demons’ cup.  You cannot partake of the Lord’s table and the demons’ table.”  Verse 22 asks the question “…..Are we stronger than He(God)[that we should defy him]?”

During a time when we were experiencing some serious financial challenges, God  led me to watch a film called “TAKERS.”  I wasn’t even aware that I had become so engulfed by the illusion of glamor, easy life, swagger, class and riches in the film-that this thought flashed across my brain “wow! it would be so much easier  to just rob a bank.”

 It was quite a good action packed film-about rich young guys who call them selves “Takers,” but it also included a policeman who was  a “Taker” as well.   Together with this, the question of how to effectively evangelize to a rich robber or poor thief became a serious thought. 

How do you convince them that all the money, power, etc that they are taking from others they can get from God?  Well we decided to take a few of the reasons and compare.

Covering Of A Thief Under anointing /covering of Sin/Evil

Controlled by flesh drinking, and drugs to deal with stress and burdens. Which leads to more problems-addiction.

Gives you protection from people or issues after they attack you

Can not heal you

You Pay weekly or monthly for your protection with no reward

You consciously assist criminals to launder their money or use your business to protect or cover up their criminal activity-You have no peace because you have to consistently live in dishonesty.

If the criminal goes down and gets caught, you name will be associated with them as an accessory

You will loose eventually.  Life is a full circle of events, what you take will surely be taken from you.

You have to be careful who your kids or family talk to, you don’t want them to get too close or mix with these criminals.  They could be used as pawns if you choose to stop assisting or make a mistake with these criminals

You are always paranoid and watching your back

Recruit others by force, money or a temporary illusion that life is of better quality.

With crime either you are in or out. You can’t ride the fence.  All famous people in crime are in jail or dead.  Their families pay a price of pain

You have to hide what you do, you are ashamed to tell others what you do in secret.

Criminals know if you get too rich, you might not want to help them any more, so they always keep some negative secret to use against you as back up to keep you in check -just in case.   Covering of A Pastor Under Jesus Christ’s  anointing/covering of God Controlled by holy spirit and any problem, stress or burden given to God is solved. Which leads to peace God Gives you protection from all evil before or after it attacks you God can heal you always You Pay tithes, offerings, sow seeds weekly or monthly and reap a multiplied harvest with blessings You have peace of mind with your business you do not have to consistently tell untruths and everything you do prospers. Even if your Pastor goes down, it can’t touch you because you are under God’s anointed covenant of protection. You are the Apple of Gods eye, his Jewel You Never loose.  God always restores-even sometimes double just for your trouble God perfects everything that concerns you, your family will be blessed, they enjoy mixing with other church members, believers, or Christians You have angels protecting you  from invisible arrows, pestilence that stalks in darkness or sudden death that surprise& lay waste at noon day Recruit others with PROOF that their lives will change forever. The man or woman who gives it all up for God becomes a great nation.  God says he will make your name famous and distinguished.  And your families will heal through any pain with peace, testimonies and triumph. Never ashamed of the Gospel, you are free. In fact you want to tell the world how good God is to you. God wants you to be wealthy, he takes pleasure in your prosperity.  He wants to bless you with an abundant increase of favor.

Even Atheist’s Have Faith

Which faith stands up under test-that of the atheist or that of the religious believer?

Atheist have faith enough in their principles to desire to shut down religious beliefs-therefore enabling an end to suicide bombers, religious wars and televangelists.

According to Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg “the world needs to wake up form it’s  long nightmare of religious belief.” “ Anything we scientist can do to weaken the hold of religion should be done and may in the end be our greatest contribution to civilization.”

According to Atheist Sam Harris, “People must be unafraid to speak frankly about the ‘mountains of life destroying gibberish’ found in the Bible and the Koran.

All the same can we really blame them for the beliefs?  Religion has destroyed a lot of Christian lives due to hypocrisy.  Jesus Christ was of no religion.  Psalm 14:1(NIV) says “ The [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart.  There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds; there is none that does good or right.

Both the religious and irreligious have and still commit atrocities.  However  the real question that should be asked is whether the actions of these groups is out of their religious or non religious beliefs-or really out of these people’s  hearts.

 Jesus tells us in Matthew 15:18-19 “ But whatever comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what makes a man unclean and defiles [him]. For out of the heart come evil thoughts (reasoning’s and disputing and designs)…..”  But God will judge- Acts 17:31(NIV) “Because he has fixed a day when he will judge the world righteously (justly)…….” 

Many Christians and atheist’s believe that  “traditional” Christianity that people are practicing has little in common with the Bible.  Some even expound further that the problem with religion is that it divides people rather than uniting them. 

In conclusion to this ongoing difference of opinion, the question of the existence of a ‘True Religion” needs an answer.  Could there really be a group of people on earth who rightfully represent God?  Well the only way is to do as the Bible tells us 1^st John 4:1(NIV) “ BELOVED, DO not put faith in every spirit but prove (test) the spirit to discover whether they proceed from God; for many false prophets have gone forth into the world.”

STANDING To Recieve The SUPERNATURAL

If you are not seeing what you are praying for, maybe you just don't believe every single word.

To see the impossible, we must release the supernatural and it's in the word of God.

"Standing"

[Verse 1:]

Can you hear the voice of the Father
Inviting you to walk the water?

Risk it all, answer the call, and enter in.

Now we stand on every promise

We're not afraid, our faith goes before us

When we believe, we're gonna see

The supernatural

[Chorus:]

We're gonna see what we're praying for

We believe every single word
Stronger than we've ever been,

Standing on his promises,

We're gonna see the impossible

We release the supernatural

Stronger than we've ever been,

We are standing on his promises

[Verse 2:]

We will face the darkness around us

As we break the chains that have bound us

Oh, yes, it's true, we can do the impossible

So we stand with keys of the kingdom

To declare the day of our freedom

When we believe, we're gonna see

The supernatural.

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]

We are stand--ing... stand---ing...

Standing on the promise of Christ our Savior...

We are stand--ing... stand---ing...

Standing on the promise of Christ our Savior...

[Chorus]

[Ending:]

Stronger than we've ever been,

We are standing on his promises

[2x]

 

Playing the Lottery vs Paying Tithes and Offerings

Many Christians may not admit it verbally, but their actions reveal that investing in the lottery will provide a better ROI than paying tithes and offerings.

Some Christians invest in the lottery daily; they study the lottery system faithfully using the lottery study guide books.  They have more faith in a system that they can see, rather than on God’s system that they can’t see.

There has been research done to show that most lottery winners go broke and for some, their lives end up worse than it was before they won.  The most astonishing aspect is that some winners do not even pay tithes or offering on their winnings.  They thank God, Jesus and all the angels in heaven-yet 10% of the winnings are a bit too much to offer.

If they spent the same amount of time studying the bible and investing daily in the propagation of the Gospel, their return on investment would not only be greater-but it would cover every aspect of their lives.   They would truly know what it means when God says he will bless you to be a blessing.  It’s a promise to every believer.

Gods Righteous Wind Of Change

Gods Righteous wind of change can bring healing, abundance, peace, manifestation, destruction, breakthrough, victory, and freedom from bondage.

We know that all throughout the Bible God used elements such as fire, water, wind, and even an earthquake-as in Acts 16:26(NIV): “Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the very foundation of the prison were shaken; and at once all the doors were opened and everyone’s shackles were unfastened.”

Jeremiah 10:13(NIV) says “When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend form the ends of the earth.  He makes lightning’s for the rain and brings forth the wind out from his treasuries and from his storehouses.”

Exodus 10:19(NIV): “And the Lord turned a violent west wind, which lifted the locusts, and drove them into the Red sea; not one locust remained in all the country of Egypt.”

Psalm 135: 7(NIV): “Who causes the vapors to arise from the ends of the earth, Who makes lightnings for the rain, Who brings the wind out of His storehouses;”

Exodus10:13 (NIV): “And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.”

Numbers 11:31- “And there went forth a wind from the Lord….”

Job 21:17-18- “How often is the candle of the wicked extinguished, and how often comes their destruction upon them……They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff carried away by the storm.”

Jeremiah 61:1- “Thus says the Lord; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon and against….those who rise up against me, a destroying wind…”

Hosea 8:7a- “For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind….”

During a campaign event in Virginia on October 22, 2008, then Senator Barack Obama was quoted as stating: “I feel like we’ve got a righteous wind at our backs.”

Author Janice Daugharty titled her first Christian novel “ A Righteous Wind.”

The website www.windsofjustice.org  a website devoted to applying the Divine Wind or Word of God describes that the phrase “Wind from the Lord” is used by holy scripture to symbolize the force of God’s spirit bringing great, even revolutionary change to society.

From the wind pushing back the Red Sea waters so the children of Israel could escape Egyptian bondage, to the wind ordered by prophet Ezekiel to breathe life into the corpses of his people, to the rushing mighty wind bringing holy spirit anointing to the apostles at Pentecost, these “winds” of Scripture transfer the will and power of God to the human community.