Endurance

Well here it is another Christmas holiday.

A time to reflect on the birth and Resurrection of our LORD Jesus Christ and exactly what that means.

It is not a time to celebrate materialism or some other entity. The world has it all wrong as usual.

However, I Praise Father God for His steadfast faithfulness this year and the many blessings He has seen fit to bestow on me and my family. We only made it through because of Him.

I'm looking forward to a spiritually enlightened New Year with my Christian family.

I pray for this world to come to know the saving grace of Jesus the Christ in this New Year. May God continue to have mercy on us all.

To God be the glory of this Christmas season!

GOD IS;

Faithful and worthy to be praised!

Give Him thanks today and every day!

What a mighty awesome GOD we serve!!

To GOD be the glory forever!

DECEPTION

Deceit of the Mind is Created by Degrees

Satan's greatest strategy is to deceive our minds. Here a little, there a little he uses the many voices in the world today to plant seeds of deception until our ears are deaf to the words of truth found in the Bible.

Father God was very aware of this subtle strategy of the enemy that is why he cautioned us in the book of Romans; chapter 12, verse 2, to daily renew our minds. Every day our minds are being saturated with negative words and thoughts from worldly influences. Consequently, we must daily was our minds with the word of God to be able to know what is true and believable.

We are warned in God's word that the enemy comes dressed in costume as an angel of light, when in reality he is the prince of darkness and destruction. Especially in this hour of the church, we believers need to take heed to every word of doctrine we hear and test and try it with the word of God. We are what we think. A believer must take control of his/her mind and guard his/her thoughts. I we cannot conform our mind to God's will, we will be taken captive by satan.

2 Timothy 2:26:

"And that they may recover themselves out of the snares of the devil who are taken captive by him at his will."

The Precious Blood of JESUS

The price for our salvation has been paid by the powerful shed Holy blood of our Savior JESUS!

Justified by His blood (Romans 5:9).

Redeemed by His blood (Revelation 5:9).

Forgiven by His blood (Ephesians 1:7 & Colossians 1:4).

Washed and Freed by His blood (Revelation 1:5).

Sanctified by His blood (Hebrews 13:12).

Triumphant by His blood (Colossians 2:14).

I was a guilty sinner until His innocent blood covered me and made me a new creature in Christ Jesus!

I gladly shout and praise His name!

I now have a reason to sing and worship.

I am now alive and know how to love and forgive as I have been forgiven.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOREVER AND EVER! Amen

REMEMBER

Father God help me to remember to PRAY for the lost.

To obey Your WORD. To submit my will to Yours.

To be quick to forgive. To shun the appearance of evil.

To love my brother.
To attend church. To stay in fellowship.
To give GOD all the Praise and glory!

To love as Christ loves. 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

Dying to Self

But GOD! What about Me?

I've waited so long for an answer.

My new motto is;

PATIENCE practiced here!

Look at me, don't I deserve an answer for all of my service and hard work to advance your Kingdom?

Reward me! please.

But Father GOD lovingly replied,

"Die to self; die to self-pity; die to your will; die to grandiosity ; crucify the flesh and wait on My promises."

YES LORD! YES to Your will and Your Way.

I surrender ALL!

"Come to Me and I will give you rest," Matthew 11:28.