YOU CAN SEND THE WORD OF GOD!

 You Can Send the Word of God! 

“He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” Psalms 107:20 (KJV)

The Word of God is at your service; you can send Him to do your good desire. The Almighty God cannot do anything without His Word; His Word must go before Him to accomplish every purpose (Isaiah 55:11). In the opening Scripture, He sent His Word to heal His people and to deliver them from destruction. He has given us an example for us to follow; hence, when we are in need of healing in any area of our life, we must send His Word to heal and deliver that area from destruction. The Word of God or Holy Scriptures is so powerful that we don’t have to underrate or undermine it (Hebrews 4:12). If there is anything we must strive for or sacrifice for, it must be the Word of God. He has the enabling power to produce whatever we need. Hallelujah! Dear beloved, Go for The Word and you will never remain the same. The Word of God takes the pronoun “He” because the Word is a person; He is Jesus Christ (John 1:14). Therefore, relate with Him as a person and He will work for you when you send for Him in faith. Hallelujah! The Word works!

Prayer Point: My dear heavenly Father, thank You for making Your Word available to me. I send Your Word to heal my family, marriage, business, job, community, nation, and every area of my life in Jesus’ name. Amen!

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GUARD AGAINST PRIDE!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SATURDAY JANUARY 16, 2021.

SUBJECT : GUARD AGAINST PRIDE!

Memory verse: "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." 

(Proverbs 16 vs 18.)

READ: Psalm 12 vs 3; 101 vs 5;  Proverbs 8 vs 13; 11 vs 2; 16 vs 5; 29 vs 23: 

Psalm 12:3: May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things.

Psalm 101:5: Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, Him I will destroy, the one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, him I will not endure.

Proverbs 8:13: The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.

11:2: When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom.

16:5: Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; though they join forces, none will go unpunished.

29:23: A man's pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor.

INTIMATION:

Pride is inordinate self-esteem or conceit; disdainful treatment of others. Pride, in the Scripture, also denotes being boastful, haughty, vainglory, presumptuous, and puffed up. Many believers are lofty in their thoughts. They always believe that to surrender to Jesus Christ is all that is required, and all other things will by itself fall into places. Consequently, a humble and contrite spirit, which are the major requirements for believers, are grossly lacking in them.

When they have been driven by pride into wrong doing, they try their best to rationalize their actions, using such words as; "He spoke to me harshly and I gave it back to him," "I was provoked to anger, and I reacted the way I did." It is often their desire to return evil for evil, tear people down verbally or get back at them, if they feel hurt. But this is ungodly, God encourages us to pay back wrongs by praying for the offenders, to seek peace and pursue it. If we love life and desire to see good days, we should eschew evil and do good.

"I was wrong" or "I am sorry" are difficult phrases to utter because they require humility. Pride is an ingredient in every quarrel. It stirs up conflict and divides people. Examine your life truthfully, and you will acknowledge that pride has been leading you to quarrels. Humility, by contrast, heals. If you find yourself constantly arguing, always trying to rationalize your actions and behaviors, examine your life for pride. Be willing to admit your mistakes, and be open to godly advice of others, and ask for help when you need it.

Pride is the inner voice that whispers, "My way is best." It is resisting God's leadership, negating His concepts, and believing that you are able to live without His help. Whenever you find yourself doing this, or wanting to do it your way and looking down on other people, you are being pulled by pride. Only when you eliminate pride can God help you become all He meant you to be. Proud people take little account of their weaknesses and do not anticipate stumbling blocks. They think they are above the frailties of common people, but they are always caught in that web. In this state of mind they are easily tripped up. Ironically, proud people seldom realize that pride is their problem. 

Humility is the cure of pride. Pride leads to disgrace, punishment, destruction; it produces quarrels, ends up in downfall, and brings one low. In contrast, humility leads to wisdom, honor, and takes advice. The proud attitude heads the list of seven things God hates: "These six things the LORD hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren." (Proverbs 6 vs 16 - 19.)

Pride and lies go hand in hand. The proud will always seek to defend their actions, requiring to put up a defense. Such defense are fraughted with lies in other to drive home their point. We may be tempted to believe that some lies are relatively harmless, even useful at times. But God does not overlook lies, flattery, deception, or boasting. Each of these sins originates from a bad attitude that is eventually expressed in our speech. The tongue can be our greatest enemy because, though small, it can do great damage (See James 3 vs 5 - 6). Be careful how you use yours.

Avoid pride when God prospers you, and makes you powerful. It is true that "pride goes before destruction."  If God has given you wealth, influence, popularity, and power, be thankful, but be careful. God hates pride. While it is normal to feel elation when we accomplish something, it is wrong to be disdainful of God or to look down on others. Give God credit of what you have, and use your gifts in ways that pleases Him. Remember, no matter what your position in society, God expects you to honor, worship, and obey Him.

Prayer: Abba Father, endue me with a humble spirit, that I may constantly examine my ways, thoughts, and actions to eliminate any form of pride. Give me the grace to admit my faults, my wrongs, and to boldly say "I am sorry," in Jesus' Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

WORSHIPPING GOD IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

FRUDAY JANUARY 15, 2021.

SUBJECT: WORSHIPPING GOD IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH!

Memory verse: "But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him." (John 4 vs 23.) 

READ: John 4 vs 23 - 24; Hebrews 12 vs 28; 

John 4:23: But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 

4:24: God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.

INTIMATION:

Worship is paying great honor to; to love and admire very greatly. Worship is the appropriate response to God's self-revelation. You worship because you know the worth of what you worship. You worship God because you know who He is. When you catch the revelation of God and His worth, the appropriate response is to reverence Him in worship. True worshipers, therefore, would worship God after the spirit and according to the knowledge of the one true God. As opposed to the worship of the Samaritans and the Jews at that time, who did not know whom they worshiped, and worshiped after the traditions of their fathers (Mark 7 vs 1 - 9). 

Worship must be based on the truth of Scripture, not our opinions or feeling about God. Jesus told the Samaritan woman that true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. To "worship in truth" means to worship God as He is truly revealed in the Bible; the worship that is truth directed. The worship is directed to to the God who has revealed Himself through inspired words of revelation. What Jesus is saying in this most profound statement is that one must know the word of God in order to worship the God of the word. Ignorance of God’s Word leads to one worshiping a god who is the creation of one’s mind. Such is the spirit of idolatry. 

God is spirit (Second Corinthians 3 vs 17). He cannot be seen by mortal eyes. Neither can He be conceived to be a physical being after the form of man. Since God is spirit, then those who worship Him cannot do so after material means. True worshipers approach God on a spiritual basis. Christians are those “who God in the spirit” (Philippians 3 vs 3). “God is Spirit” means He is not a physical being limited to one place. He is present everywhere, and can be worshiped anywhere, at any time. It is not where we worship that counts, but how we worship. Your worship must be genuine, and acceptable. Genuine worship is spirited. You must engage your real you, and your real you is in your spirit. 

Your worship is acceptable to God when it’s in truth and in spirit, and involves the total of you. You use your all to worship the all powerful, all knowing, present everywhere, all sufficient, and all merciful God. Let the all in you worship the all encompassing God. He wants all of you. He is not interested in halfhearted commitment, partial obedience, and the leftovers of your time and money. He desires your full devotion, and complete commitment. That is the first commandment given to us by Jesus in Mark 12 vs 30; “And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength...”

The Bible, in First Corinthians 2 vs 11 says; "For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God." The things of a man are known to the spirit of man, and only the spirit of man can genuinely worship God accurately. When Jesus said, "Love God with all your heart and soul" He meant that worship must be genuine and heartfelt. It is not just a matter of saying the right words; you must mean what you say, engaging your inner self in all you do. Heartless worship is not worship at all! It is an insult to God. 

We must remember that true worship originates first with the heart and is directed according to how God had determined that our worship toward Him should be conducted. We must also remember that the heart is motivated by love. A loving heart worships God because God had simulated such by His own love. When we worship, God looks past our words to see the attitude of our hearts. The Bible says, "Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." (First Samuel 16 vs 7.) Therefore, your heartfelt worship is what God accepts and responds to.

Prayer: Abba Father, I praise You with my whole heart, and all that is within me bless Your Holy Name. O Lord, let Your Word dwell in me richly in all wisdom, that I may  

worship You acceptably with grace in my heart, giving thanks always for all things to You in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

HEALING PRAYER

 A Prayer for Healing

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Are you facing a difficult disease, illness or malady and want to cry out to God for healing but don't know what to pray? If you feel scared, alone, unsure of the future, or don't understand how healing works, pray these words below in faith today! Below are four prayers for healing, an interview with Max Lucado explaining how we should pray for healing, and some of our favorite Bible verses on healing.

God tells us that through prayer, He can speak to us and use us to work miracles for His glory. When you use this prayer for healing you are coming to God completely surrendered and expectant to let His Holy Spirit work in and through you. I pray that you will find miraculous healing as you seek God's plan for your life - His plan to prosper you and to give you a hope and future!

Here are Four Prayers for Healing you can use today to speak life and hope into your situation.

 

A Prayer for Personal Healing

1. God, you know me so well. You created me. You know the number of hairs on my head, and you even know the thoughts conceived in my heart before I ever vocalize them. You've told us to come to you and ask for every need of life. You are Jehovah-Rapha, the God who heals, and you have the final word on my destiny, the number of years I'll live and serve you on earth.
2. I'm coming to you today as your child, longing to hear from you and asking for your divine healing. There's so much I don't understand about life. But I do know that with one touch, one word, you can make me whole. Please forgive me of my sins, cleanse me of my unrighteousness, and begin your healing from the inside out.
3. I don't always know what your will is Lord, especially in times like now, when I desperately seek your face. I offer you no promises, no bargains, no deals to exchange for my health. I simply bow my heart before you to tell you the desire of my heart: that I want to spend as many years as I can loving you here, loving others, and wanting to become more like you. However you choose to accomplish that is up to you—and okay with me. If you use doctors to provide healing, give them wisdom to know what to do. Regardless of how you accomplish it, the healing you give is always miraculous. And you deserve all the praise.
4. I absolutely believe you have the power to heal. You demonstrated that on earth, and you still heal in miraculous ways today. Even when my faith is weak, you say it is enough, and my love for you is strong. And I know you already hold my heart and life in your hands. It's up to you. If I can bring you more glory through healing, then that's what I ask for. That's what I desire.
5. But if your answer is no, or not now, I know that your grace is sufficient for me. Ultimately, I want your will to be my will. I look forward to spending an eternity with you. But Lord, if you have planned still more for me to do here on this earth, I not only need and want your physical healing, Lord, but a thorough, deep-down cleansing and strengthening—a whole-hearted renewal of all that I am. Because all that I am is yours. Use this trial to strengthen me from a "what-if" faith to a "no-matter-what" faith. And no matter what, I choose to honor you and give you glory.In Jesus's name, Amen.

 

A Short Prayer for Healing for Friends

 

Lord, your Word speaks promises of healing and restoration and I thank you for the miracles you still perform today. Today I claim those promises over my friend. I believe in the healing power of faith and prayer and I ask you to begin your mighty work in the life of my friend. Please reach down and surround my friend with supernatural peace and strength and give her the faith to believe that all things are possible for you. Protect her from Satan's lies and discouragement and let her miraculous healing begin. Amen.

A Prayer for Healing and Grace

 

Dear God,
We confess our need for you today. We need your healing and your grace. We need hope restored. We need to be reminded that you work on behalf of those you love, constantly, powerfully, completely. Forgive us for trying to fix our situations all on our own. Forgive us for running all different directions and spinning our wheels to find help, when true help and healing must be found first in You. Forgive us for forgetting how much we need you, above everyone and everything else. We come to you and bring you the places we are hurting. You see where no one else is able to fully see or understand. You know the pain we've carried. The burdens. The cares. You know where we need to be set free. We ask for your healing and grace to cover every broken place. Every wound. Every heartache. Thank you that you are Able to do far more than we could ever imagine. Thank you for your Mighty Power that acts on behalf of your children. We reach out to you, and know that you are restoring and redeeming every place of difficulty, every battle, for your greater glory. Thank you that you will never waste our pain and suffering. We love you. We need you today. 
In Jesus' Name, Amen
~ Debbie McDaniel

A Prayer for Healing Sick Family and Friends
Lord Jesus, thank you that you love [name of person who needs healing]. I know that you hate what their illness is doing to them/me. I ask that you would heal this disease, that you would have compassion and bring healing from all sickness.

Your word says in Psalm 107:19-20 that when we call out to you the Eternal one you will give the order, heal and rescue us from certain death. In the Bible, I have read of miraculous healing and I believe that you still heal the same way today. I believe that there is no illness you cannot heal after all the bible tells of you raising people from the dead so I ask for your healing in this situation.

I also know from my experience of life on earth that not everyone is healed. If that happens here than keep my heart soft towards you, help me to understand your plan and help me to be excited about heaven.

God, I thank you that [name of person who needs healing] belongs to you and that you are in control of everything that happens from our first breath to our last sigh.
Amen.
~ Wendy van Eyck

Healing Bible Verses

 

Proverbs 4:20-22
My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.  Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;  for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body.

Psalm 107:19-20
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men. 

Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. 

Mark 5:34
He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."

James 5:16

 

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. 

 

 

TAKE HOLD OF YOUR MIND!

 Take Hold of Your Mind! 

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8 (KJV)

The mind is an important asset given to believers in Christ Jesus to prosper therewith. Godly prosperity does not come by accident; it comes by taking hold of your mind and using it efficiently and effectively. To be able to prosper with your mind you need to only think about things that are of good virtue and praiseworthy. Beloved, what are the things that are of good virtue and praiseworthy? They are things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and good report. If we guide our minds with these godly virtues, we will always enjoy godly prosperity personally, which will extend to our family, church, community, society, and the nation as a whole. Praise the Lord! Dear beloved, it is time to take hold of your mind and give no room to unproductive thoughts, because you will be defined by your thoughts (Proverbs 23:7). Remember that the place for decision making is the mind, thus if your mind is filled with the Word of God it will generate true, honest, just, pure, lovely thoughts and thoughts that will produce a good report. When decisions are good, you will be able to make good choices, and your actions or conduct will also be right. The end product will be continual success, victory, and moving from glory to glory. Hallelujah! Glory to God!

Prayer Point: Dear heavenly Father, thank You for making Your Word available to me. I meditate on it day and night to generate virtuous and praiseworthy thoughts and actions that produce good results for many lives to be blessed in Jesus’ name. Amen!

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THE RENEWAL OF YOUR MIND!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

THURSDAY JANUARY 14, 2020.

SUBJECT:  THE RENEWAL OF YOUR MIND!

Memory verse:  "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect Will of God." (Romans 12 vs 2.) 

READ:  Ephesians 4 vs 22 - 24:

4:22: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,

4:23: and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

4:24: and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

INTIMATION:

The renewal of your mind mentioned in the Scripture is not that your mind itself, in its natural powers of memory, judgement and perception, is changed, but ‘the spirit of your mind,’ is subjected under the controlling power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, which directs your mind’s inclination and energies Godward in the enjoyment of “fellowship with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ, and the fulfillment of the Will of God. It is the adjustment of your moral and spiritual vision, and thinking of your mind to the mind of God, which is designed to have a transforming effect upon your life.

The committed mind is directed by purposes that are higher than the material world and the ambitions of the selfishly driven individual. The thinking of the Christian is to be on those things that will just beyond the existence of the world. Therefore, he is not to engage his thinking in those things that would divert his life from the eternal purposes of God. The Christians must not center his thoughts and actions around things that pertain to the desires of the world. This renewing of your mind by the Holy Spirit is not a fresh bestowment of the Spirit, but a revival of His power, developing the Christian life, and this requires, as it were, the willing response of the believer. 

The renewal of your mind is a process. Although, at recreation, we have a new nature, we don’t automatically think all good thoughts and express all right attitudes when we become new people in Christ. But if we keep listening to God, we will be changing all the time. Although, change may be slow, it comes as you trust God to change you—giving your willing response to the Spirit. As the Scripture states, “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD. (Second Corinthians 3 vs 18.)

The renewal of our minds start with the new nature, and the impartation of a new kind of knowledge—the revelation knowledge from the Holy Spirit. The spiritual knowledge that comes through the recreated spirit, springs up in us, and empowers us to trust in God and His Word, acting on the Word and living in it. However, the mind can't be renewed by the study of the Word only. There must be a continual practice of the Word. For the recreation to be fully actualized, the Word must live in you so that it becomes part of you. Just as your blood is part of you, just as your muscles are a part of you, the Word must become a part of your very being. 

When one obeys the gospel, the old man of sin is put to death; “For you died... your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3 vs 3). The Christians must now live according to the commitment they made when they crucified the old man at the time of their conversion. Since a Christian had formerly made the mental decision to live according to righteousness, they must now continue to struggle to put to death the desires of the flesh. The Christian life is an endless struggle to be morally led by the will of God (Colossians 2 vs 11; James 1 vs 21). It is a continual struggle to renew one’s mind.

Prayer: Abba Father, thank You for the gift of the Holy Spirit, my Senior Partner. I thirst for the continual renewal of my mind by Him to conform to the detects of Your Will, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

YOU DESERVE TO ENJOY!

 You Deserve to Enjoy! 

“For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.” Psalms 128:2 (KJV)

Life is full of many adventures, and the children of God are bound to suffer many trials, tests, and temptations. This is the more reason why, after going through all these trials, tests, and temptations, a time will come for you to be glorified. It is a time that God has assigned at the end of your toil to enjoy the fruits of your labor in the Lord. It is not a time for weeping anymore but a time of rejoicing and celebrating—celebrating Jesus Christ for seeing you through the hard times. It is a time that you don’t struggle for anything. You become glad and happy because it is well with you. Joseph went through lots of trials, tests, and temptations to prepare him for the future. When the time came for God to glorify him, He made him the prime minister of Egypt (Genesis 41:40–41). Hallelujah! Dear beloved, are you going through tough times in the Lord? If you are, go through with all patience. Continue to hope, apply your faith, and love Jesus Christ for the good work He is doing in your life, and very soon He will see you through the hard times. Then you will graduate to your time of fruitfulness and enjoyment. Beloved, the secret to going through the tough times is rejoicing and praising God (Philippians 4:4). Never complain or murmur because it will only make your situation worse, and you become ungrateful to God. However, if you rejoice and praise God in the difficult times, a miraculous atmosphere is created for you, to press on till you embrace your reward. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!

Prayer Point: My loving Father, Your Word is very reassuring. Thank You. Please fill my mouth and heart with Your praise to continually praise You and rejoice in You, especially in tough times till I embrace my reward in Jesus’ name. Amen!

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