God's grace is amazing. All that Jesus did through his death, burial, and resurrection was for your benefit. All that he did was for you to have access to the grace of God. God has extended his grace to you and it's up to you to receive it by faith. Romans 5:1,2 says we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ and by him also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand. It's in your hands to receive the grace of God by faith. Romans 4:16 says, "Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace", you see God has already provided you with his grace, but you can only access it by faith. God has already provided all your needs. He has already "given you all things that pertain unto life and godliness" (2Peter 1:3). God has already "blessed you with all spiritual blessings" (Ephesians 1:3). God has already "delivered you from the kingdom of darkness" (Colossians 1). Notice all of those things are in the past tense. Things may not appear to be that way, but God knows what was accomplished through our Lord Jesus and we need to know. Because the more knowledge you have of God's grace the more it is multiplied to you (2Peter 1:2).
Just as people have a physical bank account, you have a spiritual account. And the moment you became a member of the house of God(Ephesians 2:19) all of God's grace was put into your account, The scripture says, all things are yours and you are Christ's and Christ is God's (1Corinthians 3:21-23). Remember in the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15 when the prodigal son returned and the father had a party for him and the other son came and heard the noise and asked what was happening and they told him that his brother has come home and his father came out and asked him to come in and he answered his father all these years I have served thee and you would not even give me a kid that I might have a party with my friends and the father answered, "Son thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine." Notice the father already considered it his, but as long as he waited for the father to give him what was already his he went without. And a lot of times people are waiting for God to give what He already said is theirs.
Do you remember Jesus said, "I am come that they might have life, and have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). And on the cross Jesus himself said, "It is finished" before he died. So the abundant life is finished, you might not see it present, but it is finished. Now you have to receive it by faith. That's why we have to walk by faith and not by sight (2Corinthian 5:7). As with any other account you get a statement of what's in your account and that's what the Bible does, it tells you what is in your account. All the finished work of Jesus is in your account -healing (1Peter 2:24), deliverance (Colossians 1:13), all of your needs (2Peter 1:3). Now you have to learn how to withdraw what is in it. You withdraw from your spiritual account by faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for (Hebrews 11:1), in other words faith gives physical substance to spiritual things. With your heart you believe and with the mouth confession is made unto it (Romans 10:10). In 2Corinthians 4:13 it says, when you have the spirit of faith you will speak what you believe. When you have faith and speak then you release the substance of it for it to come into this natural physical world. We access God's grace by faith.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Put The Word On It
Sometimes as you go through life you find yourself in times of trouble and you try everything you know to do, but let me make a suggestion, put the word on it. In Romans 10:6-8 Paul says, "But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is the word of faith which we preach." In other words you don't have to call Jesus back from the dead, but put the word on it. Put the word on that sickness and the word will do the job. In Proverbs 4:20-22 the scripture says to attend to his word, keep it in your eyes and ears, and keep it in the midst of your heart for it is life to those that find them and health to all their flesh. The word of God has power in it and when you put it in your heart(spirit) it releases the power that's in it. Like, for example when you feed your body, when the food enters into you the vitamins are extracted and distributed throughout your body. Well, when you feed your spirit the same things happens, the word of God is anointed and when it enters your spirit the anointing is released into your body. And the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing (Isaiah 10:27).
Put the word on your problem. In Proverbs 12:6 it says, "The mouth of the upright will deliver them." Your mouth will deliver you if the word of God is in it. It's the word of God that will accomplish (Isaiah 55:11). In time of depression put the word on it for "A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth" (Proverbs 15:23). In times of worry put the word on it for "Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles" (Proverbs 21:23). As you can see the word will not only effect your circumstances, but it will effect you mentally, physically, and spiritually. If you want your situation to turn for the better you are going to have to put the right words in your mouth. In James 3:4,5 he compares your tongue to the rudder of a ship, if you want to change where you are heading then you have to turn the rudder and if you want to change that situation you are going to have to put the right words in your mouth. God's word is quick(alive) and powerful (Hebrews 4:12). No matter how fierce the storms of life may be the word of God in your mouth spoken out of a heart of belief will change it (Mark 11:23).
Put the word on your problem. In Proverbs 12:6 it says, "The mouth of the upright will deliver them." Your mouth will deliver you if the word of God is in it. It's the word of God that will accomplish (Isaiah 55:11). In time of depression put the word on it for "A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth" (Proverbs 15:23). In times of worry put the word on it for "Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles" (Proverbs 21:23). As you can see the word will not only effect your circumstances, but it will effect you mentally, physically, and spiritually. If you want your situation to turn for the better you are going to have to put the right words in your mouth. In James 3:4,5 he compares your tongue to the rudder of a ship, if you want to change where you are heading then you have to turn the rudder and if you want to change that situation you are going to have to put the right words in your mouth. God's word is quick(alive) and powerful (Hebrews 4:12). No matter how fierce the storms of life may be the word of God in your mouth spoken out of a heart of belief will change it (Mark 11:23).
Saturday, July 14, 2012
The Rod Is In Your Mouth
God gave Moses an instrument through which He would do great signs and wonders, a rod. It was God's will to deliver the children of Isreal and his pleasure to show his power on their behalf. And it's his pleasure to show his power on your behalf. With the rod in Moses hand God demonstrated his power to bring his will to pass. But, notice Moses always said what would be done first. He would speak first then God would demonstrate his power. So, Moses words was an important role in seeing God's power manifested. And your words are important in seeing God's power manifested. I believe God is taking us to where we see his power manifested as we speak in line with his will. Notice the first time the people cried to Moses for water in Exodus 17 God told him to smite the rock with his rod and it would give forth water. But, in Numbers 20 when the people cried for water God told Moses to speak to the rock and it would give forth water. God was teaching them to use their words. In Exodus 17:11,12 when the children of Isreal was in battle and Moses held up the rod the children of Isreal prevailed and when his hand was lowered the enemy would prevail, so they held Moses arms up so that they would prevail. And yet, in Joshua 10 when the children of Isreal were in battle for them to prevail Joshua spoke. He commanded the sun and moon to be still and they obeyed. God demonstrated his power as Joshua spoke for God's will to be done.
Notice God is taking man from a rod in the hand to a rod in the mouth. In Isaiah 11:1 "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse." And what rod is that, Jesus(the word made flesh). And what is he going to do, "And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth." Notice the rod is no longer in the hand, but it's in the mouth. When Jesus came notice what he said in John 14:10, he spoke the words of his father and the father in him did the work. Notice he spoke the words and the father in him did the work. He spoke the words for people to be healed and the father did the works. He spoke for demons to be casted out of people and the father did the work. He called for the storm to cease and the father did the work. He spoke and the father did the work. His mouth was the instrument through which God demonstrated his power.
Somebody might say well that was Jesus, but look at Acts 3 where there was a lame man at the gate of the temple. He asked Peter and John for alms(money) and notice what Peter did. He said, "Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk." And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. And he leaped up and walked into the temple praising God. And notice Peter's answer to the people, "The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his son Jesus." Notice God demonstrated his power because Peter used his mouth(rod) for God's will to be done. Well, didn't Jesus tell them in Matthew 10:8 to heal the sick, to cleanse the lepers, to cast out demons, and to raise the dead. How were they going to do those things? The same way he did them, by the rod in his mouth, with their words. They were to speak and God would do the work. They would call for the will of God to be done and He would use his power. What are you going through right now, use your rod and watch God demonstrate his power.
Notice God is taking man from a rod in the hand to a rod in the mouth. In Isaiah 11:1 "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse." And what rod is that, Jesus(the word made flesh). And what is he going to do, "And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth." Notice the rod is no longer in the hand, but it's in the mouth. When Jesus came notice what he said in John 14:10, he spoke the words of his father and the father in him did the work. Notice he spoke the words and the father in him did the work. He spoke the words for people to be healed and the father did the works. He spoke for demons to be casted out of people and the father did the work. He called for the storm to cease and the father did the work. He spoke and the father did the work. His mouth was the instrument through which God demonstrated his power.
Somebody might say well that was Jesus, but look at Acts 3 where there was a lame man at the gate of the temple. He asked Peter and John for alms(money) and notice what Peter did. He said, "Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk." And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. And he leaped up and walked into the temple praising God. And notice Peter's answer to the people, "The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his son Jesus." Notice God demonstrated his power because Peter used his mouth(rod) for God's will to be done. Well, didn't Jesus tell them in Matthew 10:8 to heal the sick, to cleanse the lepers, to cast out demons, and to raise the dead. How were they going to do those things? The same way he did them, by the rod in his mouth, with their words. They were to speak and God would do the work. They would call for the will of God to be done and He would use his power. What are you going through right now, use your rod and watch God demonstrate his power.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
God Will Do It Again
I know at times things can seem dark and the mountains of life can seem to be so great, but light shines best in darkness and God is so much greater than that mountain. Like all throughout the scriptures when people where in their worst situations they knew what to do, go find the man of God and let's see what God has to say about this situation. Like in 2Kings 4:1-7 this widow had a creditor at her door demanding payment or else he was going to take her two sons as payment, now that's a rough situation. But, notice what she did she went to the man of God for help. And the man of God with a word from God told her to go borrow vessels from her neighbors and don't just borrow a few, but as many as you can get and God would fill them with the oil she said had in her house. And she did go borrow vessels from her neighbors and began to pour out the oil and the little oil she had God miraculously multiplied to fill all those vessels. Notice God didn't tell her to put her two sons to work and let them do something. No, because that would have made it her responsibility, but notice who God put the responsibility on himself. I love that it was not her responsibility to get herself out of debt, but God put it on himself. Now, she had a job to do (borrow the vessels), but God was the source of her getting out of debt. And it didn't take him 3 or 4 weeks to do it, but hours.
How about the widow in 1Kings 17 there was a great famine in the land and God sent Elijah to a widow that God said He had commanded her to sustain him. And yet when he came to her and asked for a little water and a little cake she replied all I have left is enough for me and my son and we are going to eat it and die. But, God has already said He commanded her to sustain him. Elijah had to tell her "Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make of me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after that make for thee and thy son. For thus saith the Lord God of Isreal, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth." And she did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house did eat many days. What was the key issue in her situation, the word of God. What's the key issue in your situation, the word of God. What God says is always the key issue.
Like in 2Kings 6 there was a great famine in the land and people were eating their babies and buying dove dung to eat and the suffering was great. The king finally wised up and decided to go see Elisha the man of God to get a word from God. And Elisha said, "Hear ye the word of the Lord; thus saith the Lord, Tomorrow about this time, shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measure of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria." And a lord on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, "Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be?" And Elisha said "Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shall not eat thereof." Make sure you don't speak againt God's word. Make what God says about your situation what you say about your situation. So what happened, there was 4 lepers at the gate of Samaria that decided to go into the enemies camp and as they went the Lord made them hear the sound of a great army and they fled and left all their goods and when the lepers came and saw that they had fled and left all their goods they went and told the rest of the people and they came and things turned out just as God said. And what happened to the man that spoke against the word of God, he got trampled by the people and was killed. Just as the man of God said he saw it, but he didn't partake of it.
I can't help but notice in each situation that God toke it upon himself to take care of it. So, what are you worried about it's not your load to carry. Put the weight on God's shoulders they're a lot stronger than yours. Doesn't He tell you in 1Peter 5:7 to cast your cares on him because he cares for you. Keep your focus on the word of God and not your situation. Like, Peter walking on the water in Matthew 14 as long as his focus was on Jesus(the word) he was fine, but the moment he made his situation his focus he became afraid and began to sink. The word is always the key factor in any situation including yours.
How about the widow in 1Kings 17 there was a great famine in the land and God sent Elijah to a widow that God said He had commanded her to sustain him. And yet when he came to her and asked for a little water and a little cake she replied all I have left is enough for me and my son and we are going to eat it and die. But, God has already said He commanded her to sustain him. Elijah had to tell her "Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make of me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after that make for thee and thy son. For thus saith the Lord God of Isreal, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth." And she did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house did eat many days. What was the key issue in her situation, the word of God. What's the key issue in your situation, the word of God. What God says is always the key issue.
Like in 2Kings 6 there was a great famine in the land and people were eating their babies and buying dove dung to eat and the suffering was great. The king finally wised up and decided to go see Elisha the man of God to get a word from God. And Elisha said, "Hear ye the word of the Lord; thus saith the Lord, Tomorrow about this time, shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measure of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria." And a lord on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, "Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be?" And Elisha said "Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shall not eat thereof." Make sure you don't speak againt God's word. Make what God says about your situation what you say about your situation. So what happened, there was 4 lepers at the gate of Samaria that decided to go into the enemies camp and as they went the Lord made them hear the sound of a great army and they fled and left all their goods and when the lepers came and saw that they had fled and left all their goods they went and told the rest of the people and they came and things turned out just as God said. And what happened to the man that spoke against the word of God, he got trampled by the people and was killed. Just as the man of God said he saw it, but he didn't partake of it.
I can't help but notice in each situation that God toke it upon himself to take care of it. So, what are you worried about it's not your load to carry. Put the weight on God's shoulders they're a lot stronger than yours. Doesn't He tell you in 1Peter 5:7 to cast your cares on him because he cares for you. Keep your focus on the word of God and not your situation. Like, Peter walking on the water in Matthew 14 as long as his focus was on Jesus(the word) he was fine, but the moment he made his situation his focus he became afraid and began to sink. The word is always the key factor in any situation including yours.
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