Mark 16:16-20

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

The Lord said here, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved…” Well, what should they believe? In the book of Acts chapter 16:30-32, explains it quite well, “And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.”

Wow, what a powerful display of the grace of God. These people got saved because Peter spoke unto them the word of the Lord and they believed and were converted.

Romans 10:13-15 declares, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!”

God loves people, all people and He sent His Son to prove that love.

The only way that people can get saved is that they first hear the gospel and then they must choose to believe and receive. The only reason that the church of the Lord Jesus Christ is still here in the earth is to preach the gospel and make disciples of men. We have been given this great commission by the Lord Jesus Himself. Let us not lose sight of the true reason we are here. Let us stay focused and tell the Good News so that people won’t be damned but rather saved. It’s not about us it’s about Jesus, the world must hear about Jesus, our Redeemer, our Savior!

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Genesis 7:5

And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him. 

Noah entered into the ark at Gods command. The building of the ark and all the details and instructions all came from God; this was not Noah’s idea. Noah did not get together with his family and come up with this plan so that his name could be spoken of for generations to come. God commanded Noah and Noah obeyed, not just some of what God had spoken but all. Noah’s motives were pure and his obedience glorified God.

I think it is very important to note in Genesis 8, that Noah did not veer from God’s original plan nor did he begin to incorporate his own ideas or alter what had been commanded of him. It is so vital that we all learn from Noah’s faithfulness and stick with the plan that God has for our lives. God entrusted Noah with a very crucial assignment. The future of all mankind was dependent upon Noah’s obedience. I know you might be thinking, “well that was Noah, my assignment from God is not that vital, it won’t have a universal affect.” Well you are wrong, every human being that comes into this earth their life and purpose has a very vital part to play in the whole of God’s plan. Every life is significant to God; don’t underestimate the course that God has set before you it can be life or death to the people that God bring across your path. Noah had precious commodity on that ark: all were created by God’s own hand. God loves and values everything He created, nothing is insignificant or useless.

No word from God is without power or value. God never speaks an idle word. When God spoke to Noah, He was not just trying to find someone to have an idle conversation with because He was lonely. No every word that God speaks is spirit and it is life. When God speaks His words automatically begin to bring about what He said. When God spoke to Noah, he valued and held precious each word that God said. Noah set out to prove that He believed and trusted God by doing what God had asked him to do. Jesus said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” John 14:15

Noah not only began the work that God commanded of him but he finished it. When the rain stopped and the waters began to reside I’m sure Noah was tempted to get out of the ark. The bible records in Genesis 8 that Noah looked out of the ark and could see that the ground was dry yet he remained in the ark until God said, “Go forth out of the ark.” I’m sure Noah and his family was ready to go to the next phase of God’s awesome plan but they waited on the Lord to give them further instructions. God had just saved Noah and his family from death; I think it was wise and honorable for Noah to see what God had to say next. Sometimes people begin following the plans that God have for them and then they lose patience and don’t wait on God for the next step. They think oh I know what to do next, “Hey, Jesus, I got this, you go ahead and rest, I can take it from here.” No we must allow God to direct our every step.

The scripture declares, “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” Philippians 1:6

Let God begin and end your course don’t take matter into your own hands, you will ultimately fail. God has the master plan for your life; follow Him, even when it doesn’t seem popular or appreciated by the multitude just stick with God’s plan. God will never lead you astray, so don’t play with your destiny, seek and obey Him. Don’t forget to wait on God for the next step in His plan, be patience and don’t jump out ahead of Him, let Him lead the way. When we follow God’s plan our ark will arrive at the right destination, in step and on time. So don’t get out your boat, stay a float, until God says go!

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In the natural world it is very easy for a power outage to occur, a little wind, thunder and lightening and BAM your lights blink. Man’s natural equipment doesn’t seem to compare or match up with the natures fury. However there is a power that is greater and far more superior than anything other power. THE POWER OF ALMIGHTY GOD!

In the life of a believer, storms both spiritual and natural present a wonderful opportunity to display the awesome power of God. We should never have power outages. We must stay full of the power of God.

Jesus dominated spiritual and physical storms.

Mark 4:38-40, “And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?”

WOW! No power outage there just a full manifestation of dunamis!

God wants us to look just like Him in every situation of life, even during a storm. God has fully supplied every believer with power to be a witness. We are witness of Christ when we dominate storms. We are witness of Christ when we cast out devils and lay hands on the sick and see them recover.

Power outages happen in the lives of those who are luke warm. Power outages happen for those who do not believe. Power outages happen when we neglect reading the word of God and fellow-shipping with Him. Power outages happen when we stay more in tune with the world than praying and being sensitive to God’s Spirit. Power outages happen when we live in the flesh and not in the spirit.

God did not leave us here in the earth without power.

Luke 10:18-20 (AMP)

And He said to them, I saw Satan falling like a lightning [flash] from heaven. Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven.

Rise up child of God and use this awesome power, there is a great demand in this hour. Don’t let the lightening strike your tower. Stay awake and alert on your watch, don’t let the lights go out on your block.

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Psalms 118:24

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 

Today is a special day. Why? Because God created it. God created today with a unique purpose. This day was made so that you could express joy and be glad. God did not create this day so that bad things could happen to you. He did not create this day so that you could experience hardships and be tormented with fear. God did not create this day for accidents and tragedy to destroy families and friends. God is love. There is no darkness or evil in love. God is merciful and kind. God is always seeking to bring good to all.

God is the author of the dawning of each new day. Today is a day neither you nor I have ever seen before. Although today may seem very similar to yesterday, it is not yesterday, it is a brand new day. You may think that there is nothing special or different about today but it is.

STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!

You are experiencing something you have never experienced before. You are experiencing, TODAY! Come on, think about it, and let it sink way down on the inside of you. You and I are so special and loved of God that He would create another day just for us. God brought forth another sun rise and another sunset just for you.

Today was not here yesterday, but it showed up right on time today. Rejoice and be glad!

Just think God creates everyday just for you so that you can rejoice and be glad in it. Joy needs a place of expression. Today you have 24hours to demonstrate and participate in the fullness of the joy of the Lord. This day was created for joy! Go ahead, rejoice and be glad in your today!

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Ephesians 5:15-17

Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil. Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.

How can we as Christian live accurately? The word accurate implies being precise, exact, true, perfect and correct. To some these words may seem overwhelming. Thoughts may arise in their minds, “But I’m not perfect, nobody is. How can God expect this of me?”

Rest assured, God will never ask you to do something that He has not already equipped you to do. God is a just God. God is never unfair. He will never burden His children with impossible task or unattainable life goals and unreachable destinies. Everything God requires of you is fully attainable because of who and what He has placed in you. God has given us His Word (the Bible) and His Spirit (the Holy Ghost) so that we can live purposefully, accurately and worthily. The Holy Spirit lives on the inside of every believer to guide and lead us through the course in this life that God has individually chosen for us. He will never leave or forsake us.

John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 

That word Comforter means helper. The Holy Spirit is with you to help you live accurately. If you will cooperate with Him, He will always lead you into the perfect will of God and help you fulfill exactly what the Father’s will is for your life.

The above scripture warns us not to live vague. That word vague speaks of being hazy, unclear and blurred. Have you ever tried walking around town with blurred or impaired vision? It’s very easy to stumble and fall when you can’t see properly. The scriptures declare that your future is bright not hazy. God has given us spiritual insight and revelation so that we can see beyond the flesh, the world and the devils smoke screens and fog machines.

Through the prophet Habakkuk God reveals to us how we can know the will of God. Listen.

Chapter2:1-3

[OH, I know, I have been rash to talk out plainly this way to God!] I will [in my thinking] stand upon my post of observation and station myself on the tower or fortress, and will watch to see what He will say within me and what answer I will make [as His mouthpiece] to the perplexities of my complaint against Him. And the Lord answered me and said, Write the vision and engrave it so plainly upon tablets that everyone who passes may [be able to] read [it easily and quickly] as he hastens by. For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day.

Habakkuk had purposed to position himself to hear what God had to say to him. God did not disappoint or become angry with Habakkuk because he wanted answers concerning his future. God wants to show every believer great and mighty things (Jeremiah 33:1-3) but we must be still and position ourselves to hear. Once we have gotten instruction from God we can then go forward to live a life accurately, worthily and purposefully before Him. Don’t wander through life with unanswered questions concerning your destiny take the time to get the right answers from the one who knows, God!

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Luke 2:52 (AMP)

And Jesus increased in wisdom (in broad and full understanding) and in stature and years, and in favor with God and man.

Jesus increased. He did not stay the same year after year, His life bore fruit of progress. He was not stagnant. Sometimes people just talk a good talk, yet their life has no evidence of real change or increase. They make no effort to see increase in their life. They do the same things;  year after year, yet they expect different results in their lives. They want results that they see others have who are really doing what it takes to get results. In all reality their spirit man has not grown in years.

The will of God for every child of God is that we increase in every area of life. Our increasing gives witness of God’s goodness.We become a living testimony bearing witness that the Word of God is true. The bible tells us that God proved His love to us. God is always seeking ways to prove His love in our lives. God is a good God. Our lives should bear fruit of His goodness. There is so much more for you. Rise up in the grace of God, and increase. God is on your side, fear not, He will not allow your foot to slide. Be bold and seek His face and glorify Him in your race. The day will soon come when we will all see His face. Rise up and take your place, you are on the increase in Christ Jesus!

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Genesis 3:13

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 

Beguiled defined:

• To mislead or deceive somebody.

• To rob somebody of something, or cheat somebody out of something.

Eve was stripped of life by a mean crafty serpent. He cheated her through deception. Jesus has thus warned us to guard ourselves against deception. The enemy comes to mislead or give the wrong impression about something. He lures through lust and attracts through curiosity.

God sent the Holy Spirit to us to guide us in all truth; He will never mislead or deceive us. God told Adam the truth about what to eat and what not to eat. The Father was guiding them in truth, He was not trying to lure or deceive them. The word of God is safe we can trust God and His word.

There are many serpents slithering seeking to beguile innocent souls. Stay with what the Word of God is and has spoken to you. “ … It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4).

It is the word that God speaks that we are to live by, not the words of crafty serpents. So be sober and vigilant, keep the standard of the word of God before your eyes being loyal to hear and do it. When we esteem and honor God’s word above any other word it will keep us from being beguiled.

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1 Corinthians 14:2 (AMP)

For one who speaks in an [unknown] tongue speaks not to men but to God, for no one understands or catches his meaning, because in the [Holy] Spirit he utters secret truths and hidden things [not obvious to the understanding].

It is such an honor to be able to talk with God. We not only get to talk to Him but He also talks with us. Prayer is a form of communication. Jesus made if possible through His death, burial and resurrection for believers to communicate with God. God is our Father and He enjoys talking with His children just like we enjoy talking with our children. However God is God and there are times when we may not know quite what to say or how to express ourselves in our natural language to Him. God has made it possible for believers to receive a supernatural prayer language whereby we may communicate things that are beyond our natural understanding. We don’t know everything but God does. There are situations , circumstances and much more that we need God’s insight and discernment to know what is going on or to know what to do next. The scripture above says we utter or speak secret truths and hidden things, by the Holy Spirit, that are not obvious to the understanding. God is always willing to help us but we must be willing to be helped. It is not logical or natural to pray in a language you don’t understand but it is of God and it is supernatural. Just because we may not fully understand this gift God has given to His church to communicate with Him doesn’t mean we should not use it. We may not know how our car does everything it does to get us from point A to point B but that doesn’t keep us from driving it. God is a good God, every gift from Him is good. God would never give us anything that would destroy or hurt us, He loves us. We must trust Him in everything and never hesitate to do what He ask of us. If God says we should pray in unknown tongues then we obey. If God says love your enemies the we must obey. If God says resist the devil and he will flee from you then we must obey. Whatever He says to do, just do, regardless if you understand it or not, prove your love and trust to Him by obeying what He says without doubting or complaining.

The Holy Spirit helps us to communicate to God in an unknown tongue or language. We who love God count it an honor and privilege to communicate with Him and we take full advantage of every good gift and available help He has provided for us to do so. God knows what we need to live as an over -comer in this life. We must not reject or neglect the precious things He has freely given us. Take advantage of the free gift of unknown tongues and benefit from its power. You won’t regret it!

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We live in a world today where people esteem things, customs, traditions, sports, occupations, entertainment, ideas, inventions and other people more than they ought to. These things are nice and can be very convenient but they were never to be exalted to the place where people have exalted them today. Inventions like air-conditioning help keep us cool in hot temperatures and furnaces that help warm us during those cold seasons are welcomed and enjoyable but they are not indispensable to life. If you didn’t have those things you could still live and enjoy life. I remember as a young girl growing up, in the summer months it would be so hot outside that you could literally see the heat waves in the atmosphere. We did not have air-conditioning most of my childhood but we went about everyday life and did just fine. There are things that are greater than modern day conveniences. Some people would rather die than give up their conveniences. These things may help in making our every day life easier but they can never provide life or true peace. Life and Peace only come from God.

The bible says, For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Matthew 16:26

Exchange defined:

• To give something and receive something different in return.
• To hand something over and receive as a replacement something more suitable or more satisfactory.

The above scripture challenges us to evaluate our lives and to weigh those things in life that we deem profitable to us. What one person may consider to be profitable may not seem profitable to the next person. What do you value in life? What do you give most of your time and energy to? These are the things that can easily distract us from our soul prosperity. The soul is comprised of our mind, will and emotions. What things have you exchanged for true peace of mind? What things have you exchanged for a will that is totally surrendered to fulfilling God’s plans and purposes in your life and the lives of your children and family. What things have you exchanged for sound, stable emotions?

Sometimes the exchange is subtle and seemingly unnoticeable until it has robbed us of years of productivity and fruitfulness. Sometimes people don’t even realize they have replaced valuable time spent with love ones with sitting in front of a television set until they look up and suddenly wake up to what they have lost.  They exchanged or replaced a relationship with their family with something they thought was more satisfying or suitable to their leisure. However the bible says what does those things profit a man if he loses his own soul. How suitable are those things when you find yourself in the midst of a hard situation? Can those things that you have given weeks, months and sometimes years of your time, attention and devotion to help you?

Nothing can ever replace or be more suitable than the presences of God. When we devote time and energy to God and His will we always come out profitable. Our soul belongs to God. We must be alert and watchful to guard our lives of those things that would come to steal our affection and attention from God.

The bible says, Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 1Peter 2:11

God loves you. God loves spending time with you. God loves to encourage, strengthen and build you up. It is God’s delight to bless you and multiply you in good things. It is so wonderful to hang out with God and let Him teach you and show you things to come. God loves to share His plans, thoughts and ways with His family. Nothing is of more greater value than God. Life is short, so we must choose to invest our time and efforts wisely if we are going to have good success in life.

Don’t you think it’s time to exam your own life and begin to allow God to show you all of those things that need to be eliminated or exchanged for the greater things of God’s Kingdom and purposes. Your life is valuable, you are important to God. Don’t exchange the greater for the lesser but rather lay hold on the greater and see your life and future soar like an eagle!

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Psalms 102:13

Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

There are things that God has already predestined to happen at certain times and nothing can stop them. All the armies of the kingdom of darkness cannot stop what God sets in motion to do.

Set defined:

• Previously established, arranged, or decided upon.

When God decides to do something who or what can annul it. Our God is God. There is no one greater than Him. Our God is the Almighty God; no foe can withstand His power.

The word Zion when mentioned in the Old Testament is synonymous with the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ. So when we read the above scripture we can think of the Church, God’s people. God’s mercy is upon His Church and is new every morning. God is faithful to have mercy upon His people and I’m so glad He does. The scripture also says that God has set a time for favor for His Church. You and I are living in God’s set time where we can freely enjoy the favor of God.

Jesus made this announcement when He was here in the earth, “The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed One, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity], To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound. (Luke 4:18-19 AMP)

God’s favor is here for us, we must expect that favor to be available and working on our behalf every day. So expect supernatural favor to show up every day and then thank God for it. You have been blessed and highly favored of God, so rejoice and be glad!

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