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Monday, December 15, 2014

Rejoice In The Works Of God

Psalm 19:1-4

The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth His handiworks.

Our scripture text dispels the notions that all creations happened by some form other than by the handiworks of God. Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1-3 support our scripture text of God creative powers as Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior was present during the creation process.

God is worthy of all praises, glory and honor because of who His is and His sovereign powers both seen and unseen. His handiworks are visible daily in man and nature. It is in God that we have our being. God promised to meet all our needs; He does. Man needed a Savior; God gave His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to be the Savior of the world. Our salvation is in Jesus Christ as He was born to die to restore a broken fellowship between God the Father and man.

Therefore, rejoice! rejoice! let us rejoice in the glory and handiworks of God.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Immanuel

Today's message taken from this month's devotional Heavenly Bread, which looks at the names associated with Christ our Lord and Savior as we sing hallelujah to the Lamb of God.
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Immanuel
Isaiah 7:14

...The Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.

Christ had been prophesied many generations before God the Father fulfilled His promise. The prophet Isaiah makes a profound declaration about the coming Savior by giving full details of His birth. He was pre-named and that He would be born of a virgin, and Mary was the chosen virgin.

The name Immanuel means God with us and He is because Jesus Christ was the final revelation of God the Father. He was with God in the beginning and all things were made by Him that was made (John 1:1, 3). Jesus embodied both God and man; therefore, He performed miracles, signs and wonders because He was God in the flesh. Christ remains with us today through His Spirit the indwelling Holy Spirit.

Christ being both God and man He perfectly kept all God the Father's laws and commandments, fully obey His Father as well as carry out His will, which was to atone man's sins through His death on the cross at Calvary.

That said; God the Father knew the end from the beginning that His only Son would have to reconcile man back to Him by scarifying His life to redeem man. In doing so salvation is provided to all who believe on the name Jesus as this is God the Father's free gift.

Immanuel! Immanuel! Immanuel-the Christ.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Give Thanks

Psalm 100:1-5

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord; all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord He is God; it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise; be thankful unto Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations.

This psalm is looked upon as the Thanksgiving psalm and rightly so because each verse outlines how and why we are to give thanks to the Lord. This psalm begins with a clarion call for all nations to make a joyful noise unto the Lord. Making a joyful noise unto the Lord because He is our creator and His mercy and truth last forever. Being that He is truth and never changes. Thank God He doesn't.

God being our creator gives credence to why He sustains us through His compassionate care. All humanity was created in the image and likeness of God; therefore, we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. The world is His pasture as He leads and guides us through His Spirit-the Holy Spirit.

Given who God is and all that He has done and continues to do in the lives of humanity is worthy of our heart-felt praises, honor and glory.

Constantly give thanks to our all sovereign God; He is worthy.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Caring For The Poor Through Giving

1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God has prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

Today's discussion focus is on caring for the poor believers in our church and community so they too will not be in want or need. This speaks to God's provisional care in that He made provisions for all our needs.

Paul instructs the believers at Galatia on how to make sure the less fortunate needs are met through giving. God blesses each of us according to His good pleasure; therefore, we are to bless others by giving a portion of our blessings. God gives us more than what we need to meet our needs so we can help meet the needs of others. Using this strategy, the less fortunate is cared for and there is always enough to go around.

Paul's instruction for giving to the poor at Jerusalem raises the issue of the church being the one stop shop meeting the needs of its community. People come to the church for food, clothes, money and help with housing as well as their spiritual needs.

Giving brings into focus tithing, which is giving God ten percent of what He has blessed us with because all belongs to God.

Giving is a form of worship because we serve God when we give.

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Friday, November 14, 2014

I Surrender All

James 4:7-8a

Submit yourselves therefore to God, Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you.

Why must we surrender all to God? We surrender all to God because (a) who He is, (b) His awesome powers, (c) He is our creator and sustainer, (d) we are made in His image and likeness as He breathed the breath of life into us. (e) It is in Him that we have our being from the beginning to end and we can do nothing in and of ourselves. (f) He provides for all our needs physical and spiritual. (g) He provided salvation through His Son Jesus Christ and all who accept Christ's atoning work will spend eternity with Him. (h) He favors us with His grace each day of our lives.

Now that we have looked at some reasons why we surrender all to God, let's look at believers being the elect called by God to be His workmanship to continue spreading the gospel of Christ to a lost world. This is so that others might hear, believe and they too will join His holy nation of people.

It is noteworthy to say; as we surrender all to God we have the right view of God, self and others. This is call humility as God will exalt the humble and resist the proud. Surrendering all unto God, a close relationship develops between you and God, which is what God wants.

Surrender all to God.

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Monday, November 10, 2014

What Make Our Prayers Effective?

James 5:16

Confess you faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

In our attempt to answer our topical discussion question, let's look at what our scripture text says; (a) we are to confess our fault to one another, (b) pray for one another, and (c) then a healing will occur whether it is spiritual or physical. That said, once we confess our faults the weight our own sin and or iniquities are lifted which leads to a spiritual healing. When we pray for our fellowman let it be in sincerity and with all honesty.

Let us look at what makes our prayers effective and they are (a) offer praises and adoration to God for who He is and His sovereign powers. (b) Thank God for His goodness, grace, love and mercy. His mercy took the place of justice when justice was demanded. (c) As stated above, sincerely confess our own faults/sins whether known unknown. (d) We are to pray in the name of Jesus our Lord and Savior. (e) We are to pray from the heart because God looks at the heart and knows the sincerity of the prayer's request.

We are encouraged to pray without ceasing because the "prayers of the righteous availeth much." This is because there is a close relationship between the prayer and God. Prayers also open the door for a Spirit-filled life.

The prayer has faith in his or her prayers knowing that God hears and answers prayers.

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Friday, November 7, 2014

Family Time

Today's message taken from November issue of my Heavenly Bread devotional published on Kindle and CreateSpace. Thanks for allowing me to share inspiring words with you. Please share with others.

Psalm 68:6

God setteth the solitary in families; He bringeth out those which are bound with chains; but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

Our scripture text tells a lot about God's value for the family and His protective care for the family. Let us look at the structure of the family and God's care in structuring the family with the husband-man being made the head of the family, the wife as his helpmate and then children. God structured the family so there would be unity and solitary as it emulates the Godhead, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit where there is complete unity and harmony. This is how families are to operate and family time is a valued commodity just as time alone with God. It is noteworthy to say that God values His time in fellowship with His people.

Let me say, family and the time families spend together is irreplaceable because there is harmony, love and joy as well as sharing precious moments with one another that lasts a life-time. Family and family time is an institution established by God and will not be replaced by today's society and its value systems.

Let me encourage all to make family and family time a high priority in our busy schedules.
There is no time like family time with our earthly love ones and with God through prayer, worship and Bible reading.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

A Daily Walk And Talk With God

Ephesians 6:18; Exodus 25:22

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints (6:18). And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the art of the Testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

Our scriptures texts list the importance of communing with God daily through prayer and in doing so a close relationship develops, which is what He wants. Biblical history records the closeness of Moses and God as they commune daily and as a result a close relationship developed.

Communing daily with God we gain godly wisdom and knowledge. The more we commune with God through daily prayer, Bible reading and meditating on His Word we become more like Him. In doing so, we become more trusting of His word forsaking our own understanding of things and we begin to see things as God does.

Just as God promised to meet and talk with Moses and the Israelites from above the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant He will do the same for you and me from His mercy seat of grace.

Walk and talk with God daily; He is waiting to hear from you.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Overcomers Through Christ

Revelation 3:5

He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before My Father, and before His angels.

In this setting, we have Christ offering encouragement to all believers saying, that if they persevere unto the end then they shall be clothed in white raiment that would have been washed in His blood. Christ is also stating that the overcomer's name will be in the book of life where the believer will live forever in His presence. Christ will also confess before the Father and the angels as to who these overcomers are. They are all those who have withstood Satan's attacks and the persecutions during the tribulation period.

That said, believers in all generations are engaged in a spiritual conflict that began in heaven between Satan and God. All believers are in God's army and are subjected to persecution and these persecutions will increase during the tribulation years. Believers have the help of the Holy Spirit to aid in our fight against Satan and persecution as well as being dressed for battle in God's battle gear.

What a blessing it is to live eternity in the presence of the Lord dressed in white robes and having glorified bodies like Christ our Savior where there will be no more persecutions, pain and suffering.

Believers take heart, Christ has overcomed the world; therefore, we are overcomers.

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Friday, October 24, 2014

Healing Of A Nation

2 Chronicles 7:14

If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

In light of the current evil conditions in our country and the world I was led by the Holy Spirit to call for intercessory prayer as many of us prayer warriors are currently praying for the healing of this nation.

The news is filled with grim news of murder and mayhem; young children killing innocent babies. What has a baby done other than be born? We have young children plotting to kill their siblings and the entire family; what have our society come to? Then there are people killing one another without any remorse what so ever?

My answer is that we as nation as a whole have put God on the back burner. Many are compromising our faith on moral issues we know that is against God's moral laws. The family structure is being turned upside down. The family is an institution established by God and will remain as He implemented regardless of man's definition or efforts to redefine marriage.

God will take His rightful (first) place in our lives one way or the other because He said; thou shall have no other gods before me, nor make any graven imagines of Him (Exodus 20:3-4).

The question now becomes, how do we heal our land? Our scripture text provides the answer and whatever God promises will come to pass because He is true to His word. If we turn back to Him He will heal our land.

Join me in praying for a healing of our land. We need a spiritual healing of this nation.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Ten Commandments God's Guidance

Exodus 20:3-17

Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

The Ten Commandments are God's instructions to man for holy living which begins with the first instruction as it relates to other gods and the holy God of this universe. The first of the Ten Commandments tell how God feels about other gods as He is the one true God who is to be worshiped, praised, and honored. He is worthy given His sovereign powers. Also, God forbids the creation of any graven images unto Him because no man has ever seen God and lived. Even Moses wasn't allowed to see God face to face; he could only look at God's hind part.

God's instructions further outlines for mankind how and when if obeyed leads to holy living. Obeying God's Ten Commandments indicates humanity's love and gratitude to God for what He has done and continues to do in life of all men. Obeying God's Ten Commandments reverberates from one person to another and then to the entire community.

The Ten Commandments are manifestations of His love for man and how we are to live. This is also evidence of God's provisional care for humanity.

The Ten Commandments are given to benefit humanity.

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Friday, October 17, 2014

Christ's Blood Did It All

Hebrews 9:14

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot of God, purge your conscience even from dead works to serve the living God?

Our lesson text asks a profound question that begs an answer by looking at what Christ's blood did atoning sin.

Therefore, let us look at what Christ's blood accomplished: (a) it forgives sin of all believers (Matthew 26:28). (b) Christ's blood bought back all believers from Satan and eternal separation from God to a life of righteousness in God (Acts 20:28; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:18-19; Revelation 5:9; 12:11). (c) Christ's blood justifies all believers (Romans 3:24-25). (d) Christ's blood cleanses all believers' conscience so that they might service God with full assurances of one's faith (Hebrews 9:14; 10:22; 13:18). (e) Christ's blood sanctifies all believers, which is being set apart as God's people. (f) Christ's blood opened the door so that all believers can now come boldly to God where they will find peace, grace, mercy and help in the time of trouble and most importantly salvation (Hebrews 7:25; 10:19; Ephesians 2:13-18). (g) Christ's blood assures all believers of the promises made under the new covenant. (h) Christ's blood reconciled all believers back to God the Father as it is the purifying agent which cleanses us from sin and shame to holiness.

From the above answers, Christ's blood did what animal blood could not do; it forgave sin instead of covering over sin.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

We Are Special To God

Today's message taken from October's devotional, Heavenly Bread published on Amazon CreateSpace.com. Thanks for your support and allowing me to share inspiring messages with your.

1 Peter 2:9

But ye are a chose generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that ye should shew for the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

All mankind is special to God in that His Spirit lives in us because He breathed the breath of life into man and he became a living soul. God created man to be in fellowship with Him. Sin broke that fellowship; thank God for Jesus who restored that fellowship and all who accept Christ's atoning work have become members of His royal family of priests who have been called out from among the unbelievers of this world.

Believers are special to God in that we heard and accepted God's spiritual invitation to be His son and daughters. Believers are no longer living in the darkness of sin and shame, but in the righteous light of God's glory.

Collectively believers are God's holy nation of people who shine the brightness of His righteousness. Individual believers are God's dwelling place in that we are temples of God. The faith community-the church are God's dwelling place as well.

Being the special people that we as believers are, we are called into righteous living as we have yielded control to the indwelling Holy Spirit as He serves as our moral compass.

Believers we are the apple of God's eye, so live like His special people.

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Friday, October 10, 2014

How Is Our Stewardship?

1 Corinthians 4:1-2

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful.

In yesterday's discussion our focus was man being honored by God that He gave man dominion over His creation, but today's focus is our stewardship over God's creation being that He left man in charge. The Bible records examples of God using godly and faithful stewards to manage what God had blessed them with. Joseph come to mind when he was sold in slavery and then rose to a position of power and in doing properly managed what was under his care to the point that there was enough to provide for another nation. Adam and Eve was left in the Garden of Eden to care for God's creation, but disobedient destroyed everything and open the flood gates for all manner of evil.

God blessed man with a will and the ability to make decisions and provided His wisdom to aid in our decision-making. Following God's management plan, then there is always enough with plenty left over. Christ fed thousands with two fishes and five loaves of bread with twelve baskets left over.

However, when man feels that he knows more than God and can manage better than God, then the results are confusion. Our world is influx, man is at odds with one another, and some are failing to give God His ten percent as outlined in scripture. What we have is poverty and starvation throughout the land; many churches are closing due to a lack of funds and declining membership and many are turning to the government for its social programs for sustainability. God can and will sustain His house just as He sustains everything else.

Therefore, the question now becomes, how is our stewardship? Are we managing God's creation-this earth and all that is within according to His will?

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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Honored By God

Psalm 8:4-6

What is man, thou are mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visited him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crown him with glory and honor. Thou makest him to have dominion over the works to thy hands; thou hadst out all things under his keep.

Our discussion text tells how God our Father, creator and sustainer has honored man by giving him dominion over all of His creations. More importantly, God breathed the breath of life into man and he became a living soul. This breath is God's Spirit; therefore, part of God lives in us. This makes humanity special to God and even more special when we first believe that there is a God who created both seen and unseen.

God honored His prized creation-man by making man a little lower than His angels who are spiritual being that serve at His call. God crowned us with wisdom, knowledge, a will and emotions as well as with a desire to follow or reject Him for who He is and what He does in our lives. God honored man by giving him dominion over all His creation.

It is noteworthy to say that Jesus Christ is the embodiment of humanity as He represented deity and humanity as man's propitiator. He is given full dominion over all God's creation as He is God, but in the meantime mortal man is to take care of God's creations.

Reflect on man having dominion over all God's creation, and ask this question, why didn't God make animals the ruler over man being that animals were created first? This speaks to God's love for man and how man was created, and then asks, who else but man has God's Spirit living in them?

Humanity, we are special to God and this is shown in how He honors us.

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Friday, October 3, 2014

Blessed And Highly Favored

Luke 1:28

...Thou are blessed and highly favored, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou are among women.

The scene for today's lesson study is the Mary the mother of Jesus being visited by the angel of the Lord informing Mary of her very important assignment as it relates to the promised Messiah's birth. Mary had found favor with God the Father and was chosen to be the human gateway for Christ's birth to fulfill the mission of paying man's sin-debt.

Believers have found favor with God the Father in that we are chosen to be His peculiar people set apart from this world and be the lit candles shining the light of Christ our Savor. Believers collectively are the city that is set upon a hill calling all unbelievers to come and join the family of God as His sons and daughters.

Believers being blessed and highly favored as God's elect, we wear the righteous garment of salvation because all believers have been washed in the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Being blessed and highly favored, believers will spend eternity in the presence of God and will have glorified bodies like Christ. Being the blessed and highly favored of God we were chosen from the foundation of the world as God knew from the beginning who would accept His salvation invitation to live with Him forever.

Believers, we are the blessed and highly favored of God as His special people.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Chosen Vessels Of God

Acts 9:15

...The Lord said unto him, Go thy way for he is a chosen vessel unto Me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.

The setting for today's text is Paul conversion while on his mission of persecuting the Christians. God had already chosen Paul to be His vessel to carry the gospel message to the world. This speaks to God having the final say on our lives to fulfill His purpose of spreading the gospel message of Christ.

Paul being a chosen vessel of God, he accomplished great things in the name of the Lord; so will you and I.

Being the elect called by God, He has a mission and a purpose for all of our lives and as we willingly submit to the call God is pleased and is with you every step of the way through His Spirit. Remember Paul and Silas while in prison and how God delivered them and in the process the jailer and his household were saved. There are other instances where God's presence is with His chosen vessels. He will do the same for you and me today; because He never changes.

It is noteworthy to say, being a chosen vessel of God we may have to suffer sometimes, but fear not God is with us. Christ suffered much for our sake; why not suffer for His sake in carrying the salvation message to lost souls of the world.

Christ is the message and believers are the chosen vessels chosen to carry that message.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Dwell Together In Unity

Today's message taken from my monthly devotional "Heavenly Bread" September 2014 Edition): Paperback - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1501029592 Kindle - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NQGJ21S

"Dwell Together In Unity"

Psalm 133:1

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.

The writer of this psalm is posing a question regarding believers living together in unity and in doing so we as believers emulate the unity of the Godhead. This can be achieved by believers yielding control to the indwelling Holy Spirit who is God. Dwelling together expresses love for self, God and one another and bring into focus John 17 where Jesus prayed that His followers would be established in love, in holiness and unity.

Another school of thought is that in the Godhead there is complete unity and harmony and this is expressed in God's work in the lives of humanity. Let's look at the Godhead, God the Father gave the Son and the Son gave His life redeeming man back to God. God the Holy Spirit dwells in every believer as our guide, teacher and protector while here on earth. There is complete harmony in the Godhead and this same harmony should exist among believers regardless of whom or where the believer may be.

There is a phrase that asks can two walk together unless they agree; the answer is no because it represents disharmony. When the church came together and prayed for Peter while he was in prison the church was on one accord just as it was on the Day of Pentecost. What this says is that when believers come together in unity then the Spirit of God will be in the midst.

There is unity in the Godhead and among the brethren.

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

A Faith Walk With Christ

2 Corinthians 5:7

For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Our scripture text makes a profound statement regarding our faith while on this Christian journey, because without faith it impossible to please God. This is because first, we must believe there is a God who created everything and He exits as three persons in one. Second, we must believe that Jesus Christ is God's Son who came to earth as human to pay man's sin-debt to restore a broken relationship cause by sin. Third, our faith causes all believers to believe that yes Christ rose on the third day as promised and is now seated at the right hand of the Father making intercessions for us. Forth, it takes faith to believe that all believers are now sons and daughters of God and are members of His holy nation of priests set aside to do His will. Fifth, it takes faith that just as Christ came the first time to pay man's sin-debt He is coming back again for His church and all believers will reign with Him forever. Who are Christ's church-all believers? Sixth, it takes faith to believe there is a heaven and a hell and being out of Christ leads to spending eternity in hell, which is being eternally separated from God our creator and sustainer.

A faith walk requires all believers to see things with our spiritual eyes as though we see them with our natural eyes.

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Friday, September 12, 2014

"Dwell Together In Unity"

Psalm 133:1

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.

The writer of this psalm is posing a question regarding believers living together in unity and in doing so we as believers emulate the unity of the Godhead. This can be achieved by believers yielding control to the indwelling Holy Spirit who is God. Dwelling together expresses love for self, God and one another and bring into focus John 17 where Jesus prayed for His followers would be established in love, in holiness and unity.

Another school of thought is that the Godhead there is complete unity and harmony and this is expressed in God's work in the lives of humanity. Let's look at the Godhead, God the Father gave the Son and the Son gave His life redeeming man back to God. God the Holy Spirit dwells in every believer as our guide, teacher and protector while here on earth. There is complete harmony in the Godhead and this same harmony should exist among believers regardless of whom or where the believer may be.

There is a phrase that asks can two walk together unless they agree; the answer is no because it represents disharmony. When the church came together and prayed for Peter while he was in prison the church was on one accord just as it was on the Day of Pentecost. What this all says is that when believers come together in unity then the Spirit of God will be in the midst.

There is unity in the Godhead and among the brethren.

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Monday, September 8, 2014

He Is Faithful

Psalm 119:90

Thy faithfulness is unto all generations; thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

This month's focus discussions are centered on the theme "A Walk with God"; therefore, today's focus discussion is answering an implied question of why should we walk with God?

Let us reflect on the faithfulness of God in keeping His promises; first, He promised the nation of Israel a deliver to deliver them from the oppression of Pharaoh. He provided for the nation of Israel as they spent 40 years in the wilderness serving as a cloud by day and pillar of fire by night to light their way (Exodus 13:31). The Israelites shoes lasted their entire journey in the wilderness; Nobody but God.

Second, He promised to be their God and He was even though Israel requested an earthly king like the other nations. He remained true to His nature-love and continued loving and caring for Israel and all believers.

Third, God the Father promised a Savior and Jesus Christ came, suffered, bled, died and rose Sunday morning providing salvation to all who believe. God's spiritual invitation remains open so that all generations have an opportunity to be saved.

Fourth, He promised to provide for all our needs (Philippians 4:19) and He does. Fifth, God promises eternal life to all who believe in His Son Jesus Christ; another promise made and kept.

God is faithful to all His promises, then why not walk with a faithful God?

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

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A Restorer Of A Broken Fellowship

Isaiah 58:12

And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places; thou shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shall be called, The repairer of the breach; The Restorer of paths to dwell in.

Isaiah looked far into the future to foretell of Jesus Christ and depicting Him as the Restorer of the breach that sin caused.

Restoration was necessary because man was out of fellowship with God our Creator. Man was created to be in fellowship with God and when that fellowship was broken before man and God could be reunited in a harmonious relationship that existed before sin entered the divide had to be restored. The perfect repairer was Christ Himself who is God in the second person and being God He met all that was required by God the Father to repair the breach-spiritual divide.

Our scripture text also bring into focus the phrase "can these bones live" which refers to the destructive nature brought on by sin. The nation of Israel had become so sinful until God looked upon the entire nation as a valley of dry bones. The sinful conditions of our world today can be viewed as a valley of dry bones and yes they can live with the preaching of God's Word.

Preaching the gospel of Christ and His atoning works to lost souls of this world they too will come to Christ as they realize that life in Christ is greater than life without Christ.

As lost souls come to Christ another broken fellowship restored.

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