Here is a piece that was published recently in inspireafire.com. It is about having God as our Father. Just click below.
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
You Chose Me
You chose me before I ever was
You called me because of Your great love
More than a conqueror you have made me be
Victory over trouble will I see
I trust in the Lord, trust His grace
I seek His heart, find his face
He’s made me strong
I’ll praise Him all day long
I’ve been made righteous
Through Christ’s own blood
He not only likes me
He holds me in His love
Greater is He who is in us
Than he that’s in the world
Greater is One within
Than that author of lies and sin
Jesus has made us overcomers
Winners in the fight
The battle is the Lord’s
He’s a beacon in the night
Thank you Lord for all You are and for all You do
Thank you Jesus. The Way, the Life, the Truth
I surrender all to Your plan
You are the mighty one the great I am
You chose me before I ever was
You called me because of Your great love
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
The Man Finds Freedom
His heart a rock blocking the flow of God’s love.
Unable to give. Unable to receive.
The offense brought pain. The pain cut the stream.
The man had the opportunity to forgive but he felt the hurt ran too deep.
Jesus offered forgiveness and healing.
He brushed it aside. But if we do not forgive the offender,
We cannot be forgiven.
Like a dagger to his own heart his choice not to forgive.
Then the revelation came, “If I forgive the offender, I set us both free.”
Love trickled down into the crevice of the deep wound.
Soon healing reached the deepest parts. Soon joy was reborn.
The man decided to offer the offender a gift wrapped in grace.
The gift of mercy since he had received his pardon from the Master.
Now the Son of Man smiles upon the one who found freedom.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Blessed to be a Blessing
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” Romans 10:14-15.
The
Lord has commissioned believers to spread the good news of the gospel. Our
lives and our speech can combine to draw others to the Master. God has sent us
to those in our sphere of influence. We are salt and light. God the Father has
sent us to reach the lost. Say yes to His call. You are an ambassador for
Christ. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. You are
blessed to be a blessing,
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The Baptism in the Holy Spirit
There is a debate that echoes on in Christian circles. It divides denominations and can split churches. It has to do with a subject called the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Some believe that the Holy Spirit is given by God when a person becomes born again. They do not believe there is a need for a second blessing. The other group contests that the Holy Spirit dwells inside one who’s born again but the baptism in the Spirit is needed for God to use them powerfully as His witnesses and to operate in the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
It is my conviction that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is a separate endowment of God’s power. It is accompanied with the gifts of the Spirit which includes speaking in other tongues. In Acts 8:15-18 we learn of a group of believers who have become Christians but who do not have the Holy Spirit.
“When they arrived, they
prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any
of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Peter and John placed their hands on
them, and they received the Holy Spirit. When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at
the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money and
said, ‘Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may
receive the Holy Spirit.’”
Here it says that these people were new believers. So they received Christ and the Holy Spirit lived inside of them. But the Holy Spirit had not rested upon them. But after Peter and John laid their hands on the people it says they received the Holy Spirit. It was evident that they received the Holy Spirit. In numerous places in the book of Acts believers began to speak in tongues when they received the Holy Spirit. Here is the example of the first time believers received the baptism in the Holy Spirit…
All of them were filled
with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled
them. Acts 2:4
Later in Acts 10:44-46 a
group of Gentiles received the Holy Spirit…
“While Peter was still speaking these words, the
Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. The circumcised believers who
had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had
been poured out even on Gentiles. For they
heard them speaking in tongues and praising God.
The
evidence that they received the Holy Spirit’s baptism was that they spoke in
tongues. Paul said that he spoke in tongues more than all of his fellow
believers (1 Corinthians 14:18). The Bible also speaks of the benefit of
tongues. It says that praying in tongues edifies us or builds us up spiritually
(1 Corinthians 14:4). I believe it also sensitizes us to the Holy Spirit’s
promptings.
Before
Jesus ascended into heaven which was sometime after his resurrection, Jesus
said in Luke 24:49,” And
behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city
until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
And in Acts 1:8 Jesus said,
“But you
will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
This last verse
highlights the main reason why Jesus wanted us to receive the baptism in the
Holy Spirits. It is through this empowering that we are able to become
effective witnesses for the Lord.
The disciples waited in
the upper room and then received the Holy Spirit. His dramatic entry in their
lives included the sound of a mighty wind inside the room where they were. Fire
appeared on their heads and they all spoke in tongues.
If you would like to
receive this baptism of the Holy Spirit you must first be born again and then
you just need to ask for the Holy Spirit’s infilling and believe.
Luke 11:13 says,” If you
then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how
much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Come and pray this prayer to receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior, if you haven’t already, and to receive the power of the Holy Spirit.
Dear Lord of Heaven and Earth,
I surrender all to you. I ask you to save me for I am a sinner and I am lost without you in my life. Be my Lord and Savior. Jesus come and fill me with your Holy Spirit. Baptize me in your power and give me the gift of tongues so that I can build myself up spiritually. I want to be an effective witness for you. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
After you have prayed this prayer, wait on the Lord. He will give you words to say. It may just be simple syllables. Speak them out. The Lord will not make you speak. You must yield to him. Practice your new prayer language daily and allow the Lord to use to tell others about him. Congratulations you have made an important step in your walk with the Lord.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
He Will Lead the Way
I heard your voice when I was on the mountain
You spoke to me
Like many waters from the fountain
I want your dream for me and not another
Your call upon my life teaches me not to wander
You guide my steps and help me see
The gift you put inside of me
Believers gather round the throne
Come and hear Him on the phone
He wants to speak to our hearts
He wants to use us
He desires for us to do our part
Each of us are members of His Body
We each have a function
Each of us are members of His Body
We move through the power of His unction
Let us choose Him at each junction
He will lead the way
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Responding to God's Love
Here is an article that shares one of the most important lessons I have ever learned. I hope it ministers to you. Thank you for reading it.
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