EPISODE 58 — GOD CAN NOT LIE

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The title of today’s episode is: “GOD CANNOT LIE”

What if you had a friend that it was impossible for them to tell a lie. Would you take them at their word even when things seemed too good to be true? Well we have such a friend in Jesus. He cannot lie.

Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

When God gives us his promises in his word, we can be sure that it is truth. Faith should come easy. But it doesn’t always. Often, we struggle when we look at situations through the lens of our experiences, emotions or intuition. God is beyond our human lens. This is where we learn to have child like faith. If God said it, we need to believe it and fully take Him at His word. (He cannot lie).

Heb 6:17-19 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

God confirmed two things to his children. Verse 18 says it was impossible for God to lie. The second thing is to have encouragement and hope in the Lord. Not just hope, but a hope that anchors our soul.

Think about an anchor. On a boat, the anchor keeps the ship from getting carried along with the current. When the enemy comes along whispering lies, trying to get us caught up in fear or anxiety. God’s truth is our anchor that keeps us from being carried along with the current. That way we do not end up at a destination that satan chooses. God’s hope anchors the soul.

We must remember when faced with the enemy’s lies that God cannot lie. His promises are real and true. I want to remind you of just a few of his promises.

Is 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

He tells us to not fear because he is with us and will give us strength.

Is 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

He will keep us in peace if we focus our thoughts on Him.

Phil 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

He will supply our needs.

Deut 31:8 And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

He will not leave us nor forsake us.

Ps 32:8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

He will teach us and guide us.

Exodus 14:14 – The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

He will fight for us.

The Bible is full of promises and things God has said concerning His people. The more of the word we get on the inside of us, the more we will trust, because we will know what all He has said and we know he cannot lie.

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EPISODE 57–MEANING OF SPRING

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Happy first day of Spring, many thoughts go through my mind as I think about spring. It is normally triggered by the adjusting of our clocks for most people in the US. We call it springing forward. Which is something that we can do in life as well.

The deadness of winter gives way to the beautiful Easter flowers that seem to appear overnight. The way nature suddenly bursts forth with new leaves and flower buds. Just a couple of weeks ago everything looked dead. Now as if there is still hope, new life springs forth.

Our spiritual walk can be the same way. One day we wake up and realize that we are in a dark season. It is hard to just keep moving forward. It is not that we have made a conscience decision to not follow Christ. It is not that we have even stopped doing all the things that make us strong. We still pray and read our bibles, but it feels like the ceiling is holding the prayers in and that they are not reaching God’s ears.

The darkness of spiritual attack seems to be all around us, and we wonder what is going on in our lives. Sometimes the dark places are from the enemy to distract us from our purpose. Other times God allows us to be in this dark place to bring forth new growth. We have to be able to discern the difference. If not, we could be praying against God’s plan, thinking it is an attack of the enemy. If the darkness is oppressive and makes you feel like you cannot move a muscle it is probably the enemy. God uses us being planted to grow us.

Seeds don’t die and bring forth life unless planted beneath the soil, in a warm, dark place. When the time is right, suddenly there is a speck of green pushing its way through the soil.

All the conditions had to be right in order for the seed to turn into a plant. We can only thrive and have new growth if the conditions are right. God spends a great amount of effort to make sure we have just the right conditions to bring forth new growth.

When thinking about seeds and spiritual growth the obvious comes to mind. Jesus was crucified, buried and in three days burst forth with power and the ability to produce fruit. We are that growth of his time of walking in darkness. He descended into hell and took back the power and authority that Adam gave to satan in the garden.

He came out of the grave victorious. We too can come out of our dark places of growing, with victory. In the darkness, one of two things will happen. We will either give up or we will grow. If we choose to grow, we will burst forth with new enthusiasm and be stronger. In the darkness, faith grows and we become empowered by God to keep pressing forward.

Gal 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Just as we have different seasons of weather. We have seasons in our spiritual walk. God will put us through seasons to grow us. Some seasons are ones of darkness, where God is trying to grow us. He is trying to cause new blossoms in our lives to produce spiritual fruit.

The growing season is never easy. It takes us to be consistent even when we don’t feel like it. It takes us being intentional even when we are weary. If we can do what God has called us to do without fainting or backing off, then we will reap the fruit that can feed others.

As you look around this first day of spring at the new leaves and buds remember God is also trying to grow something in your life. We are at a new season, God is trying to wake up his church to be the church. Millions of souls hang in the balance and need us to have the fruit that God is trying to produce in us.

John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

We have to yield to the vine and draw strength from him to produce this fruit. It is not something we can do on our own. It all comes down to a relationship with Jesus. If we allow him to flow in our lives that spiritual flow is like sap in the vine, and it will produce the fruit in the branches.

Every day is a small chance to grow and bring forth new growth. Enjoy, the first day of spring, thank God for another day. Thank him for producing new fruit in your life and be encouraged, God has the final say, even when things appear to be scary, even when you find yourself in a dark place.

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EPISODE 56–NO PLACE FOR THE DEVIL

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The title of today’s episode is: “NO PLACE FOR THE DEVIL”

Eph 4:27-Neither give place to the devil.

This verse is short but powerful. We cannot give the enemy room to cause chaos in our lives. When it says place, it means opportunity. Don’t give the enemy an opportunity. The definition of opportunity is a set of circumstances that make it possible to do something.

He will grab the chance if we let him. He will seize every opportunity given to him. Because he is jealous of the love, God pours out on his bride. The devil hates it when we worship God. That was his job, but he failed when he tried to take over heaven.

The devil wants us to fear him. He tries to manipulate us into thinking he controls what happens to us. I am not saying he doesn’t send people to cause issues in our lives. But he doesn’t have the final say. He is not in charge of our lives.

We are children of the most high God. He has all power and has given us authority over the enemy. Luke 10:18-19 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

God has given us power over the power of the enemy. Do we believe we have that power? It is time the body of Christ realizes the power Jesus had when he walked this earth, he has given to his body collectively. But we cannot surrender our place in the body of Christ to the enemy.

We must be bold in our faith and stand strong against the enemy. I think a lot of us have bought into Hollywood’s imagery of satan. They show him as evil and in charge of hell. But the word of God tells us a different story. It tells us that he will be bound and cast into the lake of fire. He will not be in charge.

Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

Pay close attention to verse 16; They that see thee will say is this not the man that made the earth to tremble. In other words, we will see him for how pathetic he is and will be surprised that we ever let him get to us. We will be shocked to see him as he really is, and not how we have perceived him to be.

This is to encourage you to think about how we have power over the enemy. Just as God has always brought down the enemy of his people. So, stand strong and do not give space for the enemy to cause you to have fear and doubt. I’ve read the back of the book…God wins, and We win.

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EPISODE 55-CORRECTING THE VISION

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The title of today’s episode is: “Correcting The Vision”

People wear glasses or contact lenses to correct their vision. It is a lens that they look through that magnifies in the right proportion to give clear vision. Far too long the body of Christ has been looking through the wrong lens. If the lenses are not the correct ones the vision is blurry. The wrong lenses can even damage the eyes.

We have looked through the lens of religious ideas and man’s philosophy. It is time we threw away those lenses and got new ones to correct our vision. It is time the church set aside the old vision of man and found the old vision or the old path that is God’s vision.

There are visions people have for this world. There are visions people have for the church. We may even envision how we think our lives will turn out. But the only vision that matters is God’s vision. We need to pray and ask God to share His vision. We need to look at things through a new lens and the lens of His word. What is He calling the body of Christ to do? What does that vision look like to Christians?

God is calling for the body of Christ to come apart from the world. Far too long the body has mixed with the desires of the flesh. The vision man has had for the church is not necessarily God’s vision. We have been lulled into a false sense of security. Too many things have been allowed to creep it’s way into the church.

We need to have compassion and show love to people, especially the lost. But that doesn’t mean that we are to allow sin to reign in the body of believers. It is time for an eye exam and a correction of the lens we are using to see through.

Romans 6:13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

We need to consecrate our lives to the Lord. Consecrate means to sanctify, declared to be dedicated formally to a divine purpose. In other words, a life consecrated to God will be dedicated in every way to the divine purpose of God. They will keep themselves set apart from the evil of the world.

1 Corinthians 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Everyday we have a choice to make when we get out of bed. Are we going to be dedicated to our God and His will or are we going to follow the will of our flesh. There are two visions for the day God’s vision or the vision our flesh would like for the day. I am not even saying that our flesh wants us to go and commit a major sin. It will desire to be neglectful in prayer.

If we don’t pray and talk to God about His vision for our lives daily, we are not fully consecrated to God. Without the dedication, we will not know God’s vision.

Leviticus 20:7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God. Let the word be the lens in which you look at the world. God will lead us to do what He desires if we seek His vision and not our own.

Nearsightedness is one vision issue that can mess with vision. If you experience nearsightedness, then things that are far away from you are blurry, while things close are clear. We can get spiritual nearsightedness. This is when we are so focused on a task that God has given us that we lose sight of the big picture. For example: I could get so caught up in writing bible studies I could neglect my relationship with God and the rest of what He has for me to do.

Farsightedness is a vision issue opposite of nearsightedness. Farsightedness is where a person can see things that are far away from them but have difficulty seeing things that are close. In the spiritual realm a person may see the big picture, they set lofty goals of something they believe they are called to do, but do not do the little things daily to get to the point of seeing the future thing to manifest.

Both nearsightedness and farsightedness require vision correction. An optometrist can check the eyes and see just what needs to be done to correct the vision. God is there to correct our spiritual vision. We just have to trust him and ask every day, “What is your plan for me today?”

Spend some time to think about your spiritual vision. Ask God for the right prescription to make you see His way clearly. PROV 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

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BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

EPISODE 54 –HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD?

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The title of today’s episode is: “How great is our God?”

When thinking about how Big God is, the word measureless comes to mind. In other words it is beyond our comprehension to even begin to fathom His size. But scripture gives us a clue that fits within our comprehension.

Psalm 33:4-8 For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in truth. 5 He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. 7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as an heap; He lays up the deep in storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

The heavens were made by the word of the Lord. He is so powerful that he spoke things into existence. I know that most people have heard this already, but how many have meditated on it? We need to get a grasp on it.

Psalm 8:3-4 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Is 40:12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? The word meted means to distribute or measure out. He distributed heaven with the span of his hand. He weighed the mountains in scales. This should help us realize how big He is.

Is 40:15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

I liked this because it is a reminder that all of these people that feel like they are so powerful and mighty, they have money and political power are not even dust. The nations are as dust so we are even smaller than dust. But he care about us.

That would be like us going to the beach and knowing all about every grain of sand and if it were like us, every dream, hope, fear, worry and care. We would know which ones chose to be ours and those we need to deal with and try to reach. And He is even bigger than that comparison, because sand is bigger than dust, and the nations are dust. We are microscopic dust, yet he loves us and cares about us.

Ps 147:3-5 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

He is a God of details, he named the stars. He even knows the number of hairs on your head. Now I ask? Is anything to big for our God? Does our problems seem too big? What about the issues in our country? NOTHING IS TOO GREAT FOR OUR GOD!!

God said to Jeremiah:

Jer 32:27 Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?

I hope I have given you something to think about today. It is my prayer that we all learn to look at God in a different light. We need to realize we cannot stretch our understanding big enough to fully realize how big and amazing He is, but all he asks is for us to love Him and worship Him.

The reason that, I encouraged you to think about how big our God is, was to remind you that this incredible, God that is bigger than we can imagine cares about you. Nothing is too small for him to care about. This great big God feeds the birds, how much more will he do for us.

When God told Abraham he would have a son, Sarah laughed and God asked, “Is anything too hard for the Lord?”

That is a question we all need to get a hold on. The answer is No. There is not one thing too hard for God. Once we have that on the inside of us, our trials, troubles and the things in this world seems a little less scary. They somehow, seem smaller. And to our God they are small.

The next time you find yourself facing a seemingly impossible situation, remember to God it is not impossible. There is nothing too hard for our God.

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EPISODE 53–SPIRITUAL STRENGTH

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I often talk about having faith and strength. But where do we get strength when we can’t find it. New Age philosophies would say to look within. But the only way we can find it from within is if we look to God, who is in us.

Strength can be defined as a state of being strong. There are all sorts of ways a person can be strong. Physical strength means that we can lift heavy objects or work doing physical labor for long periods of time. Mental strength is having an ability to remember large amounts of facts. Someone mentally strong may be good at solving puzzles or problems. Then there is strength of spirit, this is the essence of who we are. To be spiritually strong it means we have faith in God to see us through. All of our strength and ability come from Him. What we do with it, what we give back to him is our gift to Him.

2 Sam 22:33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

The word says he is our strength and power, he makes our way perfect. The way doesn’t always seem perfect, especially in the rough spots. It is in the troubled times that we know really how much strength we have been given to overcome.

When life is easy, we do not need much strength. We may lose track of God is our strength if we never need to access strength. He gives us amazing overcoming power. But we would never know if we didn’t face things to overcome.

1Chr 16:11 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

This verse says to seek the Lord and his strength. In order to have strength we need to ask God for it. We need to seek him in the good times and bad; continually.

Many considered David strong for going against Goliath. It did take a certain amount of strength of character to be bold enough to go. However, David had put in the prayer time. He had spent countless hours building his relationship with God. He knew God would not let him down. He had proven to protect him and allow him to overcome the bear and the lion.

David gained strength from knowing how God had protected him and allowed him to overcome in earlier trials. This one was just a little taller with an attitude.

Goliath’s first mistake was mocking the God of Israel. God is patient and longsuffering but make no mistake you are on dangerous ground when you mock God.

Any battle we win, any trial we overcome will give us understanding and strength for the next battle. In this way, life can be like a lot of video games. As you clear a level, the next one gets more challenging. But with each level you overcome, you reap the rewards of climbing higher. Every time we overcome, we draw closer to God.

Psalms 28:7-8 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. 8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

He is our strength to fight and stand for what is right, but at the same time, he is our defender, protector, and help. We can trust him because he only wants what is best for us. He works everything for our good even when we don’t think anything can ever be suitable again.

Look at the story of Sampson. He was known for his strength. The Philistines wanted to know where his strength came from, so they paid Delilah to find out.

Sampson, in his strength, killed a lion and left its carcass on the ground. Honeybees built a nest inside of the bones of the lion. Sampson came along in his weakness and ate honey out of the carcass.

There are many lessons in the story of Sampson, but the theme of his story is all about strength. Three main things to take away from it are One- Never toy with the enemy like Sampson did with Delilah and the Philistines. He will get the upper hand and deplete your strength. Two- The things we have overcome will nourish us when we are weary. Like the honey in the lion’s carcass. Three- In our weakest state, if we ask God, he will give us strength to overcome the enemy.

I want to encourage you that even when you feel weak, God is there waiting for you to ask him for strength.

Thanks for watching, until next time

Be bold, be brave and keep your God Focus

EPISODE 52 — LEVELS OF BOLDNESS

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The title of today’s episode is: “LEVELS OF BOLDNESS”

We are living in times where we need to be bold about our faith. The word bold means, not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger; courageous and daring. Warriors of God, we need to not be fearful but have courage.

When Jesus chose Peter, he was a fisherman; strong and willing to do the right thing for his family. Fishermen were often rough brawlers. They were not considered scholarly or well-educated. Most of them had what we would call street smarts today. They had survival skills that helped them brave the elements as they tried to catch fish. They knew how to negotiate for the best price for their daily catch.

Peter was determined to follow Jesus. He was brave enough to walk away from everything to follow Jesus. As he walked with Jesus, he started learning about miracles. He knew in his heart that Jesus was the Messiah. Many of the Jews were blind to this fact. Some were too evil to care, others were too religious to see it.

Peter was known to have a temper. He would hear Jesus preach about loving people. Yet Peter was ready to defend Jesus with a sword. In the garden of Gethsemane, Peter was bold and took on a Roman soldier with a sword, cutting off his ear. He was brave enough to fight for Jesus in the natural. He was bold in the flesh, but he lacked spiritual boldness. Once Jesus was taken to be delivered up for crucifixion, Peter lost all boldness for a moment, and he let fear kick in. He allowed his fear to overtake his faith. I can see how easily that could happen. One day, he is walking with the Messiah, who had the power to heal people and raise the dead. Then all of a sudden he was taken captive to be offered up for punishment.

He denied Jesus and found himself warming by the enemy’s fire. Jesus wasn’t concerned by his momentary laps in judgment. Jesus knew what Peter would become someday. He knew Peter would be a strong leader after He ascended into heaven.

Matt 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

When Jesus was crucified, Peter’s faith waivered. His boldness spiraled and failed him. Until fortified on the day of Pentecost. Then he boldly stood and proclaimed, “This is that which was prophesied by Joel.” He never looked back. Once he walked with Jesus as a man and his friend. But after that day, God was within him. Suddenly he had HOLY Boldness. He became an empowered spreader of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

He suffered much for the gospel. He may not have always done the right thing. But he never denied Christ again. Church history says that he was even crucified upside down, because he felt unworthy to die like his savior. Many people down through the years have been Martyred for the gospel. Peter went through many levels of boldness. As he walked in one and grew in faith, God raised him up a level.

Satan has always had evil men in power. Look at Hearod, he killed many young male babies in hopes of killing Jesus. Because he didn’t want to give up his crown. He didn’t understand that Jesus wasn’t born to take his earthly crown.

The Foxes Book of Martyrs is a book of church history. It tells stories of people that have been martyred for the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is horrific what these people suffered. They were an inspiration to many people down through the ages. They had to have holy boldness to stand and say, “It doesn’t matter what you do, I will not deny Christ.”

Today satan has people in power that have evil intentions. We can stand strong, like Peter or David. The same Spirit that was in them is within us. We can have Holy Boldness and stand in the middle of adversity. Jesus is the only way to heaven. He is the only true God. He is the only God that died to give us life.

We need to give him back that life as an offering to thank him for Eternal life. Make no mistake about it when you decide to live a life for Jesus. The enemy will try to stop you. Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

We will never win the lost with a watered down, weak gospel. People need the real truth of God. They need us to have holy boldness and stand up to evil as the early church. Where would we be today if they had not fully surrendered to the cause of Christ? Would we even know about God’s plan of salvation? I would hate to think that the gospel itself became lost because I was not bold enough to open my mouth in declaration of God’s plan.

II COR 4:1-4 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

I encourage you today to let your bold light shine to the world. They have been blinded to the gospel. But Jesus opened the eyes of the blind, physically and spiritually. If we can be bold, we can give the blind a little bit of light to start to see that Jesus is real and HE IS ALL they need.

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Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

EPISODE 51 – OBEDIENCE CREATED HUMBLENESS

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The title of today’s episode is: “OBEDIENCE CREATES HUMBLENESS”

In Second Kings Chapter Five we have a story of a Captain of the host of the king of Syria named Naaman. He was a great and honorable man. He was a mighty man of valor, but he had leprosy. His wife’s maid had been taken captive from Israel. She told his wife that if Naaman would go to see Elisha the prophet God would heal him of leprosy.

When Naaman came to the house of Elisha, he sent his servant to the door. He told him that Elisha said to go and wash in the Jordan seven times and his flesh would be cleansed from the disease.

2 KGS 5:11-14 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, (uh bon a and far par) rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. 13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? 14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

Naaman was used to people obeying him and thinking he was someone that was above the average man. His position gave him a lot of power in Syria. He was a little arrogant. He got angry because Elisha didn’t come out to him and pray over him. After all he was Naaman, captain of the host.

He was really upset that Elisha’s servant told him that the prophet said to go dip in the Jordan seven times. He didn’t want to go to the Jordan because it was muddy. God was trying to humble him. Naaman wanted to go to the Abana or Pharpar rivers because they were clearer, cleaner water. Then, his servant said something profound. If the prophet had bid you to do something great, would you not have done it? Naaman thought about it and went and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan. God honored the words of Elisha and healed Naaman.

Naaman was so excited he returned to Elisha, he declared that there was no god in the earth except the God of Israel. Naaman tried to leave him gifts of gold, silver and ten changes of clothes. But Elisha refused to take anything from him and sent him on his way.

How many times have we planned out a scenario of how we think God is going to work? He rarely does what we have asked Him to do, in the way we think He will. Faith is a factor in getting God to answer our prayers. But obedience is also a big factor. Just as God had a reason for telling Naaman to dip in the Jordan, He has reasons for what he asks of us. Many times, it is to work something out of us that needs to be changed in our lives. It is not always that we are not humble as in Naaman’s case. It could be something completely different.

You can be sure, God doesn’t do anything without a reason. There is a lesson that he wants us to learn in our circumstances. God asks us to pray and study His word. We are often resistant. Because our flesh doesn’t want to give up doing what it wants to do. If He asked some great thing from us, would we do it? It really is something to think about the next time you decide to not pray or study the word.

Our Lord is amazing and loves us so much. He only wants what is best for us. We don’t have to do great big things all the time. Sometimes He wants us to be faithful in the small things. We need to be consistent in the small things and He will add more to us as we grow in Him.

Naaman’s obedience created a humbleness before God. We have to be humble in order for God to use us to shine our light into this dark world.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

EPISODE 50 — PRAISE & VICTORY

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The title of today’s episode is: “PRAISE AND VICTORY”

I COR 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

We have victory. There are times when we may not feel very victorious. Even in those times we have victory because of the blood of Jesus. We often don’t see things clearly because of our emotions. We can’t see the big picture of how things are going to work out. We feel like we are defeated, but that is the enemy’s way of distracting us from the goodness of God.

God is faithful in pulling us through anything we face in life. When bad news hits us like a semi-truck, we don’t feel victorious. We feel pain that has flattened us and taken the wind from our lungs. God is right there making sure we have air in our lungs so we can keep breathing.

He already sees the way we will rise from our ashes and hurt. He sees us victorious. Even when we cannot imagine ever being in a place of victory. The same thing goes for anyone struggling with an addiction. God sees them on the other side of that struggle. He sees them victorious. But they cannot imagine a time when they will have victory.

Job is the perfect example of this, he had the victory. God knew that he would not let his circumstances dictate his victory. Satan tried everything. To everyone around him, things looked like Job would never have victory again. But he held onto God through the process. He came out the other side victorious. Victory was always there; they just couldn’t see it for the circumstances.

1 Cor 5:7 We walk by faith and not by sight.

When we are walking through tough moments and we cannot see the victory, we pray. God says, “Wait.”

Waiting is the last thing we ever want to do. None of us enjoy the quiet time of waiting. We are the microwave generation. But God’s timing is perfect.

Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

We will rise above everything that is coming against us. If we wait on the Lord, He will give us strength. He will not allow us to be overtaken. Victory will be ours as long as we trust in Him.

We have to praise God when we are waiting for our victory.

Exodus 17:10-12 — So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12 But Moses hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

Hur and Aaron held up Moses’ hands, and Joshua and the Children of Israel prevailed against Amalek. As long as he held up his hands, they gained ground. When his arms were let down, the tables turned, and they started losing.

We need to lift our hands and praise the Lord. Not because of what we need Him to do. Not because of our circumstances, but because of who He is and because He is worthy of our praise. Giving God praise and worship will distract our minds until we see our breakthrough. If we keep our hands lifted up, we will see our victory.

1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

If you need victory, wait and praise the Lord. He will come through at just the right moment.

Thanks for watching,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

EPISODE 49 – OUR REDEEMER

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Hello my friends:

The title of today’s episode is: “Our Strength and our Redeemer”

Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

We have all said something unkind that we would like to take back. The Bible says the tongue is hard to tame. We have, at times, allowed our minds to get fixed on a goal or material thing. Distractions are all around. But only in Jesus can we have true peace.

Only when we focus completely on Jesus will all of our words and our actions be acceptable in his sight. He is so faithful to be there, to help us up when we fall. Our strength comes from the Lord. He is our Lord, Savior, Father and Friend. He is the one who saw something special in each of us, enough to die to save us.

Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

It was a sad day for God when Adam and Eve broke their communication with him and listened to a snake instead. Adam gave satan his power and authority over the earth. Ever since then people have believed the lies of Satan. Some for only a season. Some never recover from satan’s lies. Some of the biggest lies ever told to mankind have come from a pulpit. The lie that you can repent and then go live anyway you wish, and you are still saved. That is not true, we have to try every day to live a sinless life. Will we fail? Probably, but God is faithful to deliver us from ourselves if we ask him to forgive us. He will help us to live the right way.

Jesus came and died to save us from satan’s power and restored the authority to mankind in this earth. He gave us power to become the sons of God. This makes us the redeemed and him our redeemer.

God wants us to desire to spend time with him. It all boils down to it being a heart thing. He wants our heart to be right. He wants us to love him with our whole heart. If we love him, we will not want to allow sin to reign in our life. Does that mean we will be perfect and not make mistakes? No. Does it mean that we will always walk in love? No. We are human and the human factor will come into play at some point.

When we take our focus off of God and allow a distraction to have our focus, the human factor comes in. If we are not careful, the distractions will cause us to walk in the flesh. We are human and still live in an imperfect world, inside imperfect flesh. God’s compassionate heart understands our weakness. He honors us by pushing beyond the distractions and spending time with Him.

Redeemer can be defined as one that saves from danger or destruction. Redeemed is defined as gain or regain possession of (something) in exchange for payment or ransom. Jesus is the ultimate redeemer because He saved us from the pit of hell. He did this by paying the ransom with his life of the cross of calvary.

We should be excited that he redeemed us or saved us from the horrible pit of hell. He thought enough of us to die on a cross for us. We need to be so excited that we share the news of our redeemer. Let my words today be an encouragement to you to share the story of your redeemer.

Until next time,

Be bold be brave and keep your God Focus