But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.  (Romans 8:9)

Jesus tells us in John 10:10—The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.   Christians need to latch onto His words and the true meaning of His statement. He wants to give us peace and joy that extends from His promise and experience it fully.  Most Christians understand the concept on “paper” but in reality don’t live the promises of Christ.  When we attach and align ourselves with Christ—comfort, peace, security and joy overflows.

When the Holy Spirit—also known as the Spirit of Christ—came to live with us He was offering us His continual presence and salvation.  The Spirit comes to manifest the presence of Christ, if we accept Him.  We develop a relationship with Him that grows in depth on every level and every aspect concerning our lives.

When we let Jesus work through us, and let Him in and become dependent on Him, we will begin to live a purposeful life according to His will. His works will begin to assimilate into our daily life, and the temporal findings of routines become visual tangible promises of our ultimate goal, His kingdom, and eternity.

The more pronounced our belief and submission to Christ, the more likely we are to understand the concept and apply it into practice by being “pro-active” Christians.

Lord Help your children embrace the Spirit within and go forth for Your glory, in Jesus name. Amen.

I Love You Lord

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. (Matthew 5:8 KJV)

The magnificence of God is beyond measure when one stops to contemplate the superior presence of our Sovereign Lord.  The blessings abound within all aspects of our life…through threads of common ground extending beyond polar opposites.

We had a blessing last week when my sister became a “grandmother”,  for the first time… and my mom a great grandmother. Her youngest daughter brought forth, through the grace of God, a beautiful baby girl.  Her light is shining from within already, created by the Master.  The mother had a difficult pregnancy and a horrific delivery of which I’ll spare the details of.  I will share this… the baby, Savannah Belle—was not breathing when she was delivered and was blue.  They worked feverishly on her for what seemed an eternity, until she gasped and took her first breath of life!  God sought to bring her into this world, and for His hands for grace…gave the doctors the skill and wisdom to know what to do thus bringing about the happy outcome.  A blessing!  Thank you Lord, praise your name.

Life is such.  There are blessings all around us.  The blessings are in everything we see or do.  In our food, in our homes, in our families, in our children and our friends.  But, most especially in our hearts.  The Lord blesses those who “hear His voice” and follow accordingly.  He is a merciful God and a loving Father. He wants what’s best for His children at all times.

My niece (who had the child) was upset watching her baby cry as she had to have several blood tests done for possible Jaundice.  She was in pain seeing her baby cry, and being “tortured with needles in her little heels.”  While listening to my niece tell about baby Savannah a vision of God came to me immediately! The pain of watching His only begotten Son…and what He must have felt seeing His Son, Jesus– being tortured, and His heels bruised and nailed to the cross.  The thought is not in our scope of understanding in terms of God’s eyes.  But there was a blessing in disguise through Christ’s crucifixtion.  He saved the world from sin.  He defeated death, He resurrected and shines His light for all that wish to be a part of His eternal Kingdom.  

There are always blessings around us…in happiness and in sadness. Throughout the interim of our earthly existence, we will endeavor to understand circumstances that come upon us, family members, neighbors, friends or strangers in the world.  We should be merciful in our actions, and shine His light from within…and recognize that while somethings are apparent immediately in terms of blessings. There are some things that aren’t transparent at first as being a blessing, but if we stand back, take a deep breath and let God be God…I promise that eventually we will see the blessings being showered upon us. 

Rain today?  Rainbow tomorrow….

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted in the earth.  (Psalms 46:10 KJV)

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many  (Matthew 20:28 KJV)

But the path of the just is like the shining sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. Proverbs 4:18

A new day in the Lord is an opportunity to further our walk of faith. It’s another day, by the grace of God, to fulfill our responsibility in sharing and spreading the “good news” and promoting the works of Jesus, our Savior.

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It is a time of refreshing renewal in the word as well as a continued advancement in solidfying our love for the Lord by acting in accordance to His will and commandments.

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When we unite ourselves within His doctrine and align our steps with His…we make God happy, and all good blessings will flow.  It is an automated response.  We please God, because we love doing it…He loves seeing it…and we bless Him and honor Him by doing so, and He blesses us in return.  Keeping in mind, that we can never outgive God, or out love God.  His magnificence is overwhelmingly huge. Sometimes, the realization of how huge He is can obscure our brains from comprehending.

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His ways, not our ways. His thoughts, not our thoughts, and His love…is what we should always remember each and every single day of our lives. A new day? A new way of loving. A new day? A new way of reaching out to someone. A new day?  God’s grace to allow it to be so.  Amen.

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First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken throughout the whole world.  (Romans 1:8)

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers.  (Romans 1:9)

For ye are all children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:26)

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Amazing landscape by God:  Picture with courtesy and through the grace of God, by Scott Birge~