But the Lord stood by my side and gave me strength so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth. 2 Timothy 4:17-18 Paul was in prison. The church is in turmoil. Timothy probably didn’t have the courage to deal with the church. Paul is encouraging Timothy to speak to the church as God has called him to do. God always gives us the strength to do what he has asked us to do. When we step out in faith and are obedient that is when the evidence of God’s strength will be revealed.…
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Be Strong And Courageous
This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then, you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:8-11 What does it mean to be prosperous? In the world’s view, it is possessions, money, and status (title or rank in society). In God’s view, it is meditating on His…
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I Will Never Leave You
No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, I will be with you; I will never leave you or forsake you. Be strong and courageous because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courageous. Be right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Joshua 1:5-7 How comforting that God will be with you! God won’t leave you or forsake you. This is a promise to all of his followers. He was there for Moses and Joshua; He…
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Do Not Be Afraid
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 We don’t have to be afraid. We have the Holy Spirit with us forever. He lives with us and in us. The Holy Spirit gives us peace. When we have the peace of the Holy Spirit we can have the courage to face what is making us feel anxious, scared, and have no peace. We need to remember that God can help us be courageous when we have to face this world we live in.…
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Lord Stood By Me
But the Lord stood by my side and gave me strength so that through me, the message might be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth. 2 Timothy 4:17-18 Paul was in prison. The church is in turmoil. Timothy probably didn’t have the courage to deal with the church. Paul is encouraging Timothy to speak to the church as God has called him to do. God always gives us the strength to do what he has asked us to do. When we step out in faith and are obedient, that is when the evidence of God’s strength will be revealed.…
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God Who Strengthens Me
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 The phrase “God only gives me what I can handle” is not correct. I believe that God will call us to do hard things. It can be physically, spiritually, or emotionally something hard for us to do or go through. I can give you two scripture references that show this. In Daniel 3, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are put into a fiery furnace. They served God wholeheartedly. They obeyed God. Depending on the version you use, the soldiers died before they even got the men into the furnace. These three men kept walking into the furnace. Honestly,…
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Conducting Ourselves for Jesus
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together, for the faith of the gospel, Philippians 1:27 When we accept Christ as our savior, we become citizens of the Kingdom of God. We need to be good patriotic citizens of the Kingdom of God. As Paul stated that they, the Philippians, were accountable to him, we, too, need to be accountable to one another. This means that when we see each other living in sin, we need…
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Grasping Jesus
Who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, Philippians 2:6 We need to remember that Jesus is God the Son. He is a form of God. Jesus is equal to God before, during, and after Jesus’s time on earth. Jesus will always be God. Jesus let go of his privileges and glory in heaven to come to earth to serve you. He let go of his equality with God to come alive as a man and pay the penalty for our sins. So that we might be saved!!! We might not be able to grasp what Jesus…
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Reflection Day
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 Today is Reflection Day! I love reflection day. It’s a time for me to go back and reflect on what God has spoken to me about. It gives me time to pray and seek God about what he wants to change in my life. It gives me time to make a game plan of putting action to what God is telling me and asking of me. Reflection Day gives me a slower pace to grasp what God is telling me. It gives me more time to…
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Saving Grace
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift. Not from works, so that no one can boast. For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:8-10 Faith believes in Jesus. It is the only need for receiving God’s gift of salvation. There are two steps in Salvation in faith. What does a person believe about Christ? Active response from the heart of the person who desires to follow Christ as their savior. Faith firmly believes in Christ, his death for our…