Jesus knows our limitations!

Encouraging song of the Day: NewWorldSon :Weary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oabs3LXCLYQ

Mark 8:2-3 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

Jesus knows our limitations. He knows that if He were to allow us to go without for too long we would faint. Matthew 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. As we speak He is making provisions for us here (on earth as it is in Heaven) for every need to be met as well as preparing a place for us in Heaven.

Manna for thought: Don’t give up and turn back. Just know when the outward man suffers the inward man is being renewed. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Same God

Encouraging song of the day: Tye Tribbett - If He Did It Before....Same God

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80Dpek7qK08

Sometimes as I read and study, I find myself hung up on a particular man of God in the bible like Abraham for instance. Sometimes I become so captivated by his story that it’s hard not to relate my life to the same situation that he went through so long ago. Maybe not the same exact situations but the same circumstance. ( Trusting God and holding on to His promise) Before I knew it I would find myself reading and studying about David and just mediating on how God worked in him from such a young age. How God chose him and ordained him to be king of Israel. (In other words how God chose David to lead His people.)   

          The names go on and on, but the thing that I find that is so interesting is the fact that I can relate so intensely with each individual. As I thought about this, the Holy Spirit showed me just as clear as day. The same God, that moved and worked through Abraham and David etc… is the same God that is in full operation today. The same Spirit that moved in Moses when he parted the sea is the same Spirit that moves in us today, parting the seas of our lives that we may cross over into a new place of faith in Him.

Exodus 3:6

6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Because you are, I can be...

Encouraging song of the Day : Because of Who you Are-Vicki Yohe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6WexG9uAJI

If you worked for a very large company, it’s possible that you could feel insignificant and uncertain of your value within the company. But if someone were to explain to you the intricate detail and the purpose of your job, thus why it was that they hired you. You would feel more motivated to complete your task. As well as find a sense of purpose and value to whom you are.

          It’s imperative for us to understand who we are in Christ Jesus. 1 Corinthians 3:23  And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's. We belong to and are created of the Most High God. We are here to serve God with our whole lives, not through inconsistent words and deeds but in spirit and in truth. In other words in everything. In every aspect of our lives are we to glorify the One who created us.

Manna for thought: Ancestry.com enables you to search through periods of time in your family history to discover more about yourself. The Bible does the same except for there isn't a limit to how far it goes. The Word covers from the beginning to the end. 

Make ready yourself!!

Encouraging Song of the day: William McDowell - I Give Myself Away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7ofQmeao9I

John 14: 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

          What if you had a good friend or relative that wanted to visit and told you what day they would arrive but not the time? Wouldn’t you make ready your home by cleaning and straighten up in preparation of their arrival? Jesus is doing the same thing. Before our arrival into Heaven He is making ready a place for us there. We are to do the same while we are here on earth. We are to make ready ourselves, the church (the body of Christ) for Jesus arrival. That when He returns, we may be without spot or wrinkle or any such thing (Ephesians 5:27). In other Words when Jesus comes back He is looking to see who has put on the whole Armour, who has repented of evil, who is covered in the blood.

          Manna for thought: The price of sin has already been paid for, on your behalf. Therefore let us not take for granted the gift that was so freely given to us, (salvation). But let us now be in preparation by the renewing of our minds to be transformed. That He may find us ready when He returns.1 Thessalonians 5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

We’ll be back.

Encouraging song of the day: Fred Hammond - You're Gonna Make It

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0fQILkzLE8

Genesis 22:5 (KJV)

5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

Such faith was not established through deed but through belief. God said He would make Abram a father of many nations. This was said before God told Abraham to sacrifice his son to Him. Therefore Abraham not knowing that God would tell him to spare his son believed that even if he did sacrifice his son, God was able to raise him from the dead.

Romans 4:20-22

20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Manna for thought: God will not go back on His Word. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? 

Is being overly prepared a lack of faith?

The Holy Spirit is compelling me to share this with the young lady whose faith is being tested right now. God sees you.

PLEASE LISTEN: JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA "I TRUST YOU"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0F7g4T4Lao

Is being overly prepared a lack of faith? Trusting God sometimes proves to be more complicated than not. But truth be told, it’s only more complicated because we make it that way.

When David killed goliath, he did so with only one stone. Yet he had gathered five stones. It wasn't a lack of faith on David’s part to gather five stones when he only used one but his faith in the Almighty God that no matter what he used he would overcome. 1 Samuel 17:45

45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied

Manna for thought: The key to trusting that God will deliver you from the hands of your enemy, (regardless of that enemy) is to simply do it (trust). We, like David has seen God work in our lives before by delivering us from seemingly smaller giants than what we are faced with at the moment. But the funny thing is when we were dealing with those smaller giants they didn't seem so small at the time, yet God enabled us to overcome. This time should be no different. 1 Samuel 17:37 David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.

Whats missing ?

What does the prodigal son, Esau, and Judas have in common?  All three neglected to consider what they already had. The prodigal son being impatient, wanted what was going to be inherited unto him right then. Like many of us we want our blessing right away, right now. But if we were to only wait then we could receive all of what God has for us and not portions.

Like Esau many of us feel like we don’t have to do much because we somehow are entitled to an inheritance. Although we have been bought and paid for with a price. That doesn’t mean that we can live however and still receive that inheritance. Don’t let your flesh blind you to think that you should take care of your selfish needs first. Going after that American dream vs going after what God wants for you. God’s Word tells us to seek ye first the Kingdom. In doing so all things will be added. If Esau would have considered the importance of his inheritance, he would have never jeopardized it for anyone let alone a pot of stew.

Many of us don’t sympathize with Judas because we often say “how could he walk with Jesus our Lord and betray Him for 30 pieces of silver”. But I say we all betray our Lord anytime we take for granted salvation. Salvation is freely given to all that would receive. But how many times instead of going to church, bible study or fellowship etc… have you put off going, to do what it was that you wanted to do? I’m sure we all have been there. But the sad thing was after Judas realized his error; he became bogged down with guilt and grief and never recovered. Don’t let this be you. Don’t wait until it’s too late to realize Salvation was right in front of you and you put it off.

Manna for thought: I pray God opens your eyes to see the truth for what it really is. Jesus, that’s what it’s all about. Jesus is the great secret to life that many of us are looking for. It is He that this life we live is all about. Jesus, it is He that we should center our lives around. Don’t continue to live your life missing the big picture, missing what’s so plainly in front of you. Jesus is the way, the TRUTH, and the life and God made salvation available to all that will receive His Truth. Jesus is the answer, the secret and the only key to life period

Encouraging song of the day: Isaac Carree – Paradise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od780KPcju4