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Posted on July 30, 2015 at 5:03 PM |
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Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Well, we find ourselves in the middle of the summer, in the middle of the year 2015 (and prayerfully, I find myself in the middle of my life). It has been my observation that the majority (present company included) are usually spending more time dwelling on past exploits of life's journey or looking to the future, be it dread or hope, for what's next over the horizon, while neglecting the present position in the midst of the two tenses. This misappropriation of focus can even be considered a tactic of the enemy who means to do nothing less than distract us from the "present" (gift) that is called "Today", also known as "NOW". Be it the middle of life, the middle of the year, the middle of summer or the middle of the moment, we can do justice to amend or build on the past and prepare properly for the future by making the best of our current situation. So take some time today to smell the coffee, smell the roses, enjoy a conversation, feel some sunshine, appreciate the rain, savor a breath of fresh air, embrace your freedom, reach, teach and encourage a child, respect and support a senior, and generally live, laugh and love more --- TODAY! My family just recently commemorated 16 years since we emerged from our wilderness experience...then officially proceeded in ministry. Our official ministry, ie. Christian practice, began in August 1999 at the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission. It was here that our faith walk continued and GOD showed us why we had to go through the previous 3 years the way we did, resulting in our week of homelessness. Those formative spiritual years prepared us to be effective ministers to others who were homeless. It also prepared us to deal with various aspects of ministry and to effectively cross denominational barriers. Those invaluable lessons that we learned served as a template for how to plan to proceed in our service unto the Lord globally. "Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.” Zechariah 4:10 NLT |
Posted on November 18, 2014 at 12:28 PM |
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No Ordinary Storm Mark 4:37-39 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the
ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and
they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace,
be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. This was no ordinary storm.
Previously, Jesus had been teaching on the kingdom through a series of
parables. It was in this very ship that
he taught by the sea side because of the multitude that had come to hear him. Have you ever been given a dream, a word that resonated in
your spirit that you knew, was more to it than met the eye? You knew God was telling you something. Something that took seeking Him to get an understanding? “It is the Glory of God to conceal a
thing. But the glory of kings to search
a matter out.” Proverbs
25:2 Jesus was the master
teacher (orator). He could give a
parable that man’s wisdom had no grasp of understanding. But it was not in the telling that they would
learn, but rather in the test that followed. After teaching many parables that day (lessons on various
aspects having to do with the Word of God, the one who teaches it, enemies of
the Word, those who receive it and those who don’t, why and what the word will
produce) in verse 35b, the teacher is ready to give them the test saying “Let us
pass over unto the other side.” The scene is set. It is evening and along with the boat that
Jesus and his disciples are on are several other smaller boats. Then comes an unusual storm. A storm so fierce that on the sea, it is of
hurricane proportions. This in and of
itself is unnatural as hurricanes are common only in large bodies of water such
as the Atlantic Ocean. But this storm
sends their boat reeling as the waves beat ferociously against it. The waves are so relentless, they lift the
boat high almost touching the sky and with the tumult of the violent winds,
send the boat crashing to depths of the sea. The deep looming sound of the
creaking of the helm and the cracking of lightening overwhelms the men’s hearts
as the waters that were once on the outside of the boat have now come inside
and their boat is now full. Although a
few of them are seasoned fisherman and have gone through storms before, they
have never experiences anything like this. These see the works of the
Lord and His wonders in the deep. For He commands and raises
up the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves of the sea. [Those aboard] mount up to
the heavens, they go down again to the deeps; their courage melts away because
of their plight. They reel to and fro and
stagger like a drunken man and are at their wits’ end [all their wisdom has
come to nothing]. Then they cry to the Lord
in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses. He hushes the storm to a
calm and to a gentle whisper, so that the waves of the sea are
still. Then the men are glad
because of the calm, and He brings them to their desired haven.” So the
men cry out to Jesus and awake him from his rest. Now its one thing for them to be going
through all of this and after all, wasn’t it Jesus who said “Let us pass over to the other side?” We wouldn’t be going through this if it
weren’t for us following him! And to
make matters worse, when we need him the most, he’s in the back of the boat (uh,
class room) sleeping! Have you
ever felt like when all hell was breaking loose in your life that Jesus was
somewhere asleep? But even the answer to
this question (I’m sorry, test) had
been given to them when he said in verses 26-29 of Mark 4: So is the
kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should
sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he
knoweth not how. For the earth
bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the
full corn in the ear. Now the master teacher is ready
to reveal the lesson that he’d spent all the day teaching them. How well did they do? Did they pass? He arises (gets up out of his chair at the
back of the class room) and does two things:
He rebukes the wind and says “Peace, Be Still!” then turns to the
disciples and asks them “Where is your
faith?” Jesus never asks a question to
get information. But this was a question
of “location” (what ground are you?) for his disciples to answer. All the day he’d been
teaching them how faith operates and that there are enemies at work to steal the
word it produces. He’d told them that
depending upon the type of ground (condition of the heart), the measure of word
they’d receive would yield the same measure of return. He had taught them that when the harvest (the
test) came, that what they’d received would be manifest. It would seem that Jesus would
only need to speak Peace or to simply tell the winds to “Be still”, but upon
looking closer at the lessons he’d been teaching them, there were two points of
interest being addressed in this lesson: “Be still” was to the elements
that surrounded them (the winds, the waves).
“What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea
obey him?” Mark 4:41b This storm was not an ordinary
storm. It was a lesson in faith that
Jesus ordered and because he initiated it, he also controlled it. All along, as impending, dismal and horrific
as it may have been for his disciples, it was all happening in a “controlled”
environment. It came for them to “pass”
over to the other side. "Then they cry to the Lord
in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses. He hushes the storm to a
calm and to a gentle whisper, so that the waves of the sea are
still. Then the men are glad
because of the calm, and He brings them to their desired haven.” Psalm 107:28-30 You may
be going through a storm right now.
Speak peace over your soul and tell the winds to “Be still!” You are not alone, and this is no ordinary
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Posted on October 15, 2014 at 1:43 AM |
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Isaiah 43:21 The Message (MSG)16-21 This is what God says, the God who builds a road right through the ocean, who carves a path through pounding waves, The God who summons horses and chariots and armies— they lie down and then can’t get up; they’re snuffed out like so many candles: “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands. Wild animals will say ‘Thank you!’ —the coyotes and the buzzards— Because I provided water in the desert, rivers through the sun-baked earth, Drinking water for the people I chose, the people I made especially for myself, a people custom-made to praise me." All to often, we have relegated praise to a feeling, an expression of gratitude and appreciation for the one being praised and haven't realized that it is more than this. Much , much more. In Proverbs 18:20 the psalmist states that a mans belly shall be satisfied by the fruit of ones lips and the writer of Hebrews 13:15 teaches us that we are to offer up to God "the sacrifice of praise which is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His Name" We were created to make manifest the glory of God on earth, unique to his design and purpose, operating from a power source not of this world. 2 Corinthians 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) When we offer the "sacrifice of praise" we are doing more than confusing the enemy, we are declaring and bringing into remembrance previous victories and recreating the atmosphere for what was done before, to be done again. Our praise solidifies our victory both to our enemy as well as to us. There is "customized" power made accessible through our praise. It is in this place of praise, where our weapons are custom made for the current battle we are in, may encounter later in the day or thwart an attack that was being formed against us. Isaiah 54:17 This is indeed the most powerful weapon against the enemy and the reason it is so often the most difficult to use. The enemy knows that if he can get us caught up in how we "feel", we will not enter into this secret place. Psalm 91 But for the believer, this is the safest, most powerful and effective position to be in. As we begin to change our perspective to focus on the true power and authority we have when we offer up the sacrifice of praise and embrace that more than any other time, God is more with us when we praise Him, we will begin to see more victories in our lives. We will walk in a greater peace in knowing that our prayers are heard and we will begin to see those we encounter to also walk in greater victories. So don't wait, PRAISE HIM NOW! |
Posted on July 3, 2014 at 3:30 AM |
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We can extend the declaration of independence beyond just written words or even audible voices to practical actions manifested in the form of accountability, responsibility and piety. We can exude our accountability by submitting to, respecting and upholding the laws and tenets of this country which we revere and to whom we pledge our allegiance. We can show our responsibility by being ready, willing and able participants in the process of making these laws better for all our society, presently as well as in the future; don’t just talk about it, walk about it. Ultimately, being pious, i.e. submitted and committed to the true and living GOD and HIS righteousness will insure our prosperity. Even though this great declaration of independence emerged from the lips of flawed individuals and even hypocrites, one can’t deny the evidence of the progress of a country who has dared to rally around such beliefs. Consider the benefits available for an even greater form of independence, as in True Freedom. |
Posted on August 24, 2013 at 9:48 AM |
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The other morning while spending a rare moment with my wife, we observed the aftermath of the previous days' "Breaking News" of another gunman invading a school. We were just discussing how "Breaking News" usually meant bad news. We then, as we all seem to do these days, were glued to the set, observing the images of the scene at the school. The good news was this time the results would be different. A true to life heroine emerged -- Ms. Antoinette Tuff with some everything-but-tough-talk. She somehow talked this young man down from his escalated murderous and suicidal state, so much so that the gunman gave himself up to authorities. First impressions were: 'how did this woman do such a courageous thing' and 'how did she remain so seemingly calm during such an ordeal' and 'could such steely confidence be taught to others'. Then we observed the not-so-secret to Ms. Tuff's success -- outside the school there was a circle of people holding hands praying intensely. Say what you will, and I am sure people were praying at Sandy Hook Elementary and during other horrendously tragic events, but this time, by the grace of GOD, the results were much different and it must be highlighted properly -- prayer changes things! Now that's "Good Breaking News"! And , yes, for the better! Oh that humankind would pray and not faint! |
Posted on July 20, 2013 at 7:33 AM |
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"Jesus wept, Amen!" With no real reverence, hunger, or expectation, but rather a "There God, I prayed" kind of prayer. Many of us would never pray this kind of prayer intentionally. And yet, in the business of the day and the demands of life (High stress jobs, family demands, social functions, school, Church offices and events, household projects, relationships and the list goes on) We can easily find ourselves drifting into a state of praying out of obligation rather than admiration. Have you ever had the kind of morning where Dred was sitting beside the bed after Anxiety sounded the alarm? Worry had laid out your clothes while Fret hurried you along. Peace gently tapped you on the shoulder while Wisdom spoke "Before you leave, talk to me. I have something I'd like to say." But because Rush pounded on your bedroom door, you spoke a few lines of "Thank you Father for all you have done and please help me get through the day, Amen" kind of prayer? All the while fearful of what you would have to face. As the day goes on, nothing seems to be going quite right: Your favorite cup somehow now has a leak. You can't find your keys, you missed the bus or had a flat tire. You were late for work got a call from the school that one of the kids is sick and has to come home and this is just within the first 3 hours of your day. If we are not careful, the cares of life can frustrate the quality of our lives. Prayer is an essential part of our existence. It is a "Must!" Prayer is our lifeline to God our Father and without it, we are like a person with a breathing disorder functioning on small percentage of air. God is wanting to shift us from a place of simply "existing" to "Abundant Life." He desires to move us out of this place of dysfunctional normalcy into another realm of living where our normal routine is one of Power and Strength. And he wants to do it speedily! This is known as a "Paradigm shift" And God wants us to not only shift, but to be Divinely shifted. In order to do this, we must change what we do by changing the way we think. And as a Believer in Christ, our first priority has to be "Prayer!" Are you ready for a change? Pray and seek the Lord. Wisdom is crying out to you from the street corners of life. Are you willing to listen? Now is the time! |
Posted on July 6, 2013 at 1:36 PM |
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Deu 30:19 "I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, [that] I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;"
Choices produce consequences and consequences will produce the fruit of the choice that was made. If we want to change the course of our lives, we must begin to change the way we think. One description of insanity is to continue doing what you've always done but expecting different results. You will never change your environment until you change what you do. You must come out of the comfort zone of bad decisions and learned behaviours in order to change the direction of your life. When we purpose to make decisions that produce life, we become empowered by the Holy Spirit (who is the action of God) to accelerate our change. We are fully equipped to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we can ever ask or think according to the power that works in us. Eph 3:20 This is what fuels us and allows us to shift into another dimension. Our choices possess the power to propel us into destiny! Choices possess the power to change the atmosphere in which we live. When we come into agreement with the Word of God, the choices we make are "Powerful!" According to Mat 18:19 "Again I say [fn] to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven." Today, you can power shift the direction of your life through"Power Choices!" Start today and allow God's word to direct your thoughts, your words and the choices you make. Believe it! |
Posted on July 4, 2013 at 1:45 AM |
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Rom 12:2 "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
Today, we are a product of yesterdays thoughts. What we become tomorrow, is determined by how we think today. Imagine that you have the power to change your current situation by how you "think". Look around you! Everything you see began with a thought: That chair, the picture, the table and yes, even the tree and the birds all began with a thought. Before the specs were ever drawn and even before God "said" Let there be, it all began with a thought. It is possible to change the course of the rest of your life by changing the way you begin to see yourself. What have you thought about where you are in your occupation? What about in the place you live? And how have you thought about your spouse? Do you embrace that they'll never change and you're in a marriage of "one"? What about the diagnoses that the Dr's said was sure to end in death? Have you embraced what their word says about you or have you sought the Lord to find out what "He" has said about you? The answer all begins with how you think. Our thoughts (like our actions) must be on purpose. We must develop an attitude that we are who God says we are. We can do, what God says we can do. And we can have what God says we can have. This must be our mindset when ushering in the Divine presence of the Lord into our lives that our actions (as well as our thoughts), line up with His. It is then, we walk in favor and the Power of the Almighty God! We can then do the impossible, see the invisible and flourish in places that at another time, would have intimidated us. Life is meant to bring out the best in a believer so that they that believe not, will see His glory being manifested. Let us have the mind of Christ as we walk though it's challenges. And transform our thinking by indulging our minds with The Word of God and through a relationship with Him. He desires to show us the beauty and the authority that He has placed inside of us and draw it out. In keeping this formula in the forefront of our minds, we can live a "Power life" by beginning our day with "Power Thoughts!" |
Posted on July 1, 2013 at 10:57 PM |
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Our words carry POWER! With every word we speak., we have the potential to manifest fruit of Life or of Death. Each originate from a place of faith or fear and our words have the power to produce the fruit of either. Because we were created in our Daddy God's Image, he incorporated the God Gene of "Power" by the spoken word: For every word God said, it began with a thought. As Awesome and Powerful as God is, it wasn't until He "Said" that it was. So it is with each of us. We speak words out of the abundance our thoughts: Luk 6:45"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart [fn] brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. So we find that if our fruit is to be good, we must program our minds (our hearts with "good" things. Definition of PARADIGM2: an example of a conjugation or declension showing a word in all its inflectional forms 3: a philosophical and theoretical framework of a scientific school or discipline within which theories, laws, and generalizations and the experiments performed in support of them are formulated; broadly : a philosophical or theoretical framework of any kind Every word we speak comes from a place of either Faith or Fear. One (faith) produces life and the other (fear) produces death: So as you look at your life, what do you see? Is there wholeness of your mind, body and soul? Do you walk in victory even when things may not go the way you planned? Do you speak gloom and doom when the report comes back and "they" say there is no winning this battle? Are you living a life of defeat or in constant condemnation and guilt because of your past? When you begin to let the mind of Christ be in you, things will move by the power of your word just as your Daddy God has done: What is this "Power Shifting" you might ask? Powershifting, also known as full-throttle shifting or flat-shifting, (not to be confused with speed-shifting) is a method of shifting used with manual transmissions to reduce the time where the driving wheels are not powered. Unlike a normal gearchange, in a powershift the driver does not let off the accelerator (unlike speed-shifting, where the throttle is let off very quick, simultaneously depressing the clutch and shifting into the next gear, rapidly). The clutch is briefly depressed while the shift lever is rapidly shifted into a higher gear, keeping the engine in its power band. This helps the car accelerate faster, but increases the wear on the clutch and the transmission beyond normal levels and shortens the expected life of these components. (Wikipedia) As you can see, in this form of racing it's a term used when the car is in full throttle motion and at a high rate of speed, shifts into another gear without decreasing the momentum. In other words, You may have been speaking death into your life for years without even thinking about it, it became a way of life (natural to you). However, now that you know the truth, with the same momentum you spoke the negative things, you will begin to speak Life and because your words are powered by the Spirit of the Living God, you will experience such a paradigm shift, that you will not lose ground, you will be Accelerated into Abundancy! It is time for us to begin to think, speak and walk in Abundant Life! Cast out all Fear! Walk and embrace the power of Faith! Now is the time to speak "Life" and transform your world with a "Power Shift!" |
Posted on July 1, 2013 at 2:19 AM |
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As the heartfelt words of one who knew all to well that prosperity is not simply the abundance of currency as some might think. However, that true prosperity is found in the quality of life itself and incorporates the total man: mind, body and soul. And that this particular life (Zoe) is found in Christ. Over the years, I've spoken with those who have been hurt and broken as a result of relationships, illnesses, finances etc. and many have been brothers and sisters in Christ. I recently pulled out a small pocket book that had been given to me several years ago by a dear sister entitled "Rx: Prescriptions for Life" that I'd forgotten about. However, it really ministered to my soul. Surely, the Word of God is the best Medicine for Life: So as I sought a word of peace and healing and realizing that when you don't have anything else to give to someone who may come to you in an hour of need except the Word of God, that you have all you need. I realized this would not be a one verse, two points and a prayer event. However, it would be a process. As with most healing, they occur over a period of time. And while physically recovering from an injury or medical condition, may require some therapy or consist of medication prescribed by your physician, The word of God taken in daily doses, will not only heal us in places we hurt that cannot be seen, but manifest in every area of our life. Well our Great Physician is Jesus! He alone can heal us with a dose of His word and a touch of His Spirit. He doesn't "practice" medicine, He "Is" The Medicine. And reading and meditating on His word for all of day to day life issues as prescribed by him, will not only heal, but make us "Whole". It is His desire that we prosper in all areas of our lives: In our souls: Mat 11:29 "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls." In our minds: Isa 26:3 "You will keep [him] in perfect peace, [Whose] mind [is] stayed [on You], Because he trusts in You."In our Bodies: In our Relationships: In our Finances: 1Ti 6:18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Our Father God want's His children to live life with a Kingdom mentality where we walk in wisdom and power. Redeeming the time and maximizing our resources. We have a job to do and we cannot do it sick and broken no matter what part of our life is ailing. We must seek to be made whole that we may reach out to aid in the healing of others by our testimonies. So over the next few weeks, as I am fed daily doses of God's word, I too will share with those who may need the some encouragement, guidance and motivation to be made whole in Him. He will heal in every place that hurts. You have the power within to move past where you are right now. Decide to Be Healed and to Be Made Whole! This is your daily dose for the day! |