Thought For The Day

When you find yourself in a trial that looks like it will destroy you, Praise God! as more of your control is broken and self is going to die.  Like when Peter began to sink, yet God's loving hand was there to pull him up. More of Jesus is being transformed in you.   That's when God is leading to a place that will cause you to be more fruitful. Acts 28:-8-10 (When Paul ended up  at the Island of Malta, when their ship broke up.) In the region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the Island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for 3 days. And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid hands on him and healed him. So when this was done, the rest of those on the Island who had diseases also came and were healed. They also honored us in many ways; and  when we departed, they provided such things as were necessary. Beloved, you see that what looked like t...

 When Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, He depended on the word of God. Matthew 4:3-11 Now the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God,(HE TRIED TO PLACE DOUBT IN JESUS MIND) command these stones become bread. (He dealt with the Lords natural hunger) But He answered and said, "It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Then he took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down, for it is written, (From Psalms 91:11, notice the devil misquoted Gods word, and left out "to keep You in all your ways)  "He will give His angels charge over you. and, "In their hands their they  shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. Jesus said to to him "It is written again, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God." Again, the devil took Him up to an exceedingly high moun...

Some of what we have seen through the years was not the Holy Spirit. We have seen a lot of entertainment   to lift up others, to draw attention to themselves, not Jesus. Luke 11:13 If you then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him! If you are new in the faith, Have you asked the Father for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Every believer is already baptized in the Holy Spirit. But they need to be filled with the Holy Spirit. John 14:25-26 "These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. "But the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. Beloved that is the work of the Holy Spirit. to lift up Jesus. Some of the unusual actions we have seen were attributed to the Holy Spirit, was flesh on parade.  Lifting up themselves, to make a name for themselves. I pray they have re...

When you leave the house, do you pray to be at the right place at the right time?   The Holy Spirit wants to lead us to where we will be used of God. He places people in our path to share about Jesus with, as the gospel is the good news people are waiting to hear. Mark 16:15-16 "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. I have had this happen so many times. either the timing that I intended to go to the store was delayed, only to find out later that the person I was to share Jesus with, had just come to work, it was his first day. I love how the Holy Spirit works. Is there a time when the Holy Spirit will not allow you to preach the gospel? Yes. God's timing is everything. Paul was forbidden to preach in Asia, Bithynia. Acts 16:6-7 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in A...

  Always pray and ask the Holy Spirit to go before you. When you do, you will be on God's timing. Luke 10:19 "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, over ALL the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Always have a listening ear and you will know how to pray or minister to someone.  Listening while some one wants to unload their concern and need, is very important. May we have spiritual ears to hear, because, it will reveal what is flesh (old you) or what is spiritual, or an attack of the enemy. The Hebrew word for prayer:  implies self evaluation or contemplation. The Greek word for prayer: refers to a vow or direction toward God. There is a difference between the two. The Hebrew implying a process of self judging, introspection and binding yourself to God. Whereas the Greek generally pray to include worship and praise and devotion. Prayer is always a petition with thanksgiving. Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all ...

  Noah was not to set his eyes on all the misery and destruction that was going on.  Yes, we can learn from Noah. There was a reason he and his family were not to see the misery taken place.  So why do we fill our minds with all the destruction taken place in our world? Psalm 101:3-4 I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me; I will not know wickedness. Why does seeing the wicked things cause us to fall away? Because we have now filled our mind with the lies and deceptions in the world.  We are to renew our mind, not pollute it!! When we feed on the worlds news, more than feeding on God's word, we will not hear the Spirit of God direct us to the good things in our new born again life. Matthew 24:11-14 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will ...