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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING–EP403–UPHELD BY THE LORD

GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING–EP403–UPHELD BY THE LORD

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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  UPHELD BY THE LORD

Isaiah 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.

The word uphold means to sustain, confirm or support. If God upholds us with his hands take a moment and think about it. He will support us with his hand. There is no better support system in the universe than God’s hand.

The word sustain means to support or keep from falling. Like helping someone elderly to walk. It wouldn’t be good for someone who is weak to lean on someone who doesn’t have strength to hold them up.

God confirms who we are; by telling us we are his children. Support can come in all sorts of forms spiritually, physically, financially and emotionally. He has promised to strengthen us and be our support.

Spiritually He has given us His Spirit to be our guide. We should never have fear as long as God is leading. We do not need to see where we are going, we just need to trust that he is leading. He will not steer us wrong. He wants what is best for us.

Eph 3:16-19 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Physically, he has promised to be our healer. He wants us to walk in health and enjoy the life he has given to us. When the enemy tries to attack us with sickness and disease, we need to look to Jesus, who is our healer.

Jeremiah 17:14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

Financially, he is Jehovah Jireh our provider. He has promised in his word to be our source. Phil 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Whatever we have need of he will provide. We must learn to trust him.

He has promised to uphold us or prop us up. It is a good thing to know we can lean on him. There is no safer place to be than to lean on Jesus.

Jer 17:7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

Without God on our side, we are without hope, we are merely existing. Sleepwalking through life without joy or any real peace. When we trust in the Lord, we turn the responsibility for our lives over to him. We have peace in knowing he will work things our for our good. We don’t have to worry or second guess what is going on because we can trust in God’s hands to protect, strengthen and guide us ever step of the way.

He will uphold us and give us the support we need.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

VOL1, WK3-SAT-HOPE–HIDING THE WORD IN OUR HEARTS

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Welcome to Hiding The Word In Our Hearts. A morning scripture writing devotion. The scripture for today is Rom 12:12. The subject this week is HOPE. We write the scripture in the heart labeled Saturday, if you have the book or in a notebook. Actually, writing the verse will help you to remember it.

Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Chapter twelve in Romans is all about our growing in the spirit. Learning to be more like our God. This is how we develop the fruit of the spirit. When we rejoice in our hope, we find strength. God gives us strength beyond our comprehension. It is amazing how we can develop patience when necessary. The rough times of life can create in us strength to face everything that will come our way.

Prayer is the key to growth. Prayer will give us hope that God will work things our for our good, just as we have asked. Prayer gives us hope and a stronger connection to God.

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VOL1 WK 2– FAITH –HIDING THE WORD IN OUR HEARTS

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VOL 1 WEEK 2 – FRIDAY

Good Morning my God Focus friends.  Today is Friday.  Week Two of Hiding The Word In Our Hearts.  Week Two is all about Faith.  Our verse this morning is: James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Many preach that we are justified by our works. Some believe that our works can save us. There is not a biblical basis for this theology. But only our faith in Jesus can save us. We are justified by our faith in the cross of Christ. This is how we are saved, not by works. But works are necessary, they show our faith. We have works as a part of our witness. They show the world that we are different.

Our faith in God gives us a heart to help others. Our faith is a fruit or byproduct of God’s Spirit indwelling in us. We walk by this faith which helps us to grow and be a light to others.

Go out today and let your light shine and show the world your faith.

Until next time,

Be bold, be brave and keep your God Focus

VOL 1 WK2 WEDNESDAY–FAITH

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Good Morning my God Focus friends.  Today is Wednesday, Week Two of Hiding The Word In Our Hearts.  Week Two is all about Faith.  Our verse this morning is Romans 10:17.

Romans 10:17-18 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

How do we get faith. This verse says it comes by hearing. Actually, hearing in this circumstance means understanding. Faith comes from understanding and understanding from the word of God.  This is why it is so important to study the word. Understanding of God through his word creates faith. The word is alive and we always find just what we need when we search for God in the pages of the Bible.

Many think it’s just an old book. But it is life, it’s love, it is the very essence of God’s character. Faith comes from learning about God in his written word. That written word will teach us that when we are born again, his Spirit will lead us and guide us. This is what it means to walk by faith, we allow God to lead us.

Let’s recap the week so far, faith is pure and cannot be mixed with doubt. We grow in faith through understanding of God’s word. We are justified by our faith. We trust that we will be saved by a just God. That belief is Faith.

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Until next time,

Be bold, be brave and keep your God Focus

VOL 1 WK2 THURSDAY–FAITH

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VOL 1 WEEK 2 –THURSDAY

Good Morning my God Focus friends.  Today is Thursday, Week Two of Hiding The Word In Our Hearts.  Week Two is all about Faith.  Our verse this morning is Heb 11:1.

HEB 11:1  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Like I said on Sunday, it is seeing the outcome we are praying for even when things appear a different way.  Faith is knowing God will do what he said,  it is the substance or essence of what we hope for when there is no evidence.  We walk by faith, this is what we do as children of God. We live each day, trusting God and believing for a good outcome. Some days things do not appear to be giving us a good outcome. But God is always there and will give us the strength that we need.

Trusting in God, will allow us to walk out our faith even when we do not see our way clear.

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Be bold, be brave and keep your God Focus

VOL 1, WK2 TUESDAY -ROMANS 5:1

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Good Morning my God Focus friends.  Today is Tuesday, Week Two of Hiding The Word In Our Hearts.  Week Two is all about Faith.  Our verse this morning is Romans 5:1.

5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Verse two goes on to say,

2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Justification means that God declares that we are righteous, not because of who we are or what we can do, but because of Jesus Christ and his work on the cross. We have to have faith in God to take away those sins. That faith in the blood of Jesus gives us peace that goes beyond our understanding.

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Be bold, be brave and keep your God Focus

EP396 THERE ARE NO WORDS

EP396 THERE ARE NO WORDS

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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

The title of today’s episode: THERE ARE NO WORDS

People sometimes use the phrase, There are no words, when they are surprised or in shock. Events unfold in ways that are beyond our imagination and we cannot find words.

Five days a week, I come to you with words of encouragement. There is so much in the Word of God to discuss and share. But there are times when there are no words. God, at times, touches us on a level that goes beyond words. When all we can do is sit quietly in his presence or softly cry in worship. In those times, there were no words.

How do we tell someone how good God is? There are no words to describe that place in his presence. Surrounded by his peace and love. He is more powerful than powerful. He is more loving and compassionate than we can fathom. His vastness is beyond measure.   

Isaiah 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?

It is hard to imagine being able to hold heaven in the span of your hand. God is amazing. He could do anything, but he chose to make us and be our provider, protector and friend.

There are no words for what he endured on the cross of Calvary.  If you really think about it, it is hard to comprehend what he endured. The modern-day church has watered down the description of what he suffered. They feel it is too gruesome to mention that he was beaten beyond recognition. They display pictures of his perfect, almost porcelain skin with only small trickles of blood from the spikes in his feet and hands. There are even smaller dots of blood around the crown of thorns. They are afraid to preach the truth of how he shed his blood. He was beaten beyond recognition.

Heb 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

The word remission means to cancel a debt. Jesus cancelled our sin debt with is own blood. I think about how he suffered for me and there are no words. It is unimaginable how someone could make a choice to be brutalized in this way, just to save mankind. There are no words for the amazing strength it took for him to not cry out for his father to send angels to stop it.

His love is beyond measure, beyond comprehension; there are truly no words. Take some time today to reflect on all that God has done for you. I am in awe of how much he loves me. I think if you take the time to ponder what I have said today, you will be in awe, too, of his great and compassionate love for us all.

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BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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EPISODE 397 –LOOKING FOR A CLOUD

EPISODE 397 –LOOKING FOR A CLOUD

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The title of today’s episode: LOOKING FOR THE CLOUD

I want to encourage you today with a thought God gave me while driving home from work yesterday. The enemy will hold on with everything he has to try to destroy us. It’s like on TV you see the person hanging over the side of a building by their fingertips. They do everything in their power to hang on, but when the time comes that they can’t hold on, they fall. Satan too will have to let go, he knows he cannot hold on to us forever. The stronghold he may have built, will crumble if we turn it over to Jesus. The battle always gets the most intense right before the enemy falls.

We have to be encouraged and determined not to give up. When we turn it over to God, he will give us what we need for our battle-weary souls. It takes us being just as determined to hold onto God and his promises.

I Kgs 18:41-43 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

What if Elijah was like a lot of us. He sent his servant, and he came back and said there was not a cloud. Most of us would complain or say, “well I don’t know if there is any use to keep praying or not.” But Elijah was not shaken by how things appeared; he simply told him to go look again. This happened seven times.

He would pray and send his servant. I am sure by the sixth trip the servant was starting to wonder if Elijah was just trying to run him ragged. Elijah didn’t give up, but knew God would answer in his perfect time.

I Kgs 18:44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.

The seventh time the servant saw a little cloud come up out of the sea.  The cloud represents God’s presence.  We have to hold on and keep praying until we see God’s hand in our situations.

Think about the tent of the tabernacle that was a place God designed, and the children of Israel built. It was a place of worship. When God’s presence would come down and rest upon the tabernacle, it would be overshadowed by a cloud. It is interesting how His presence shows up in a cloud.

We need to keep our focus on God and look for him in every situation. He is not far from us when we seek him. He will answer. Sometimes we have to pray several times before we see his hand, like Elijah. But we cannot give up.  Breakthrough comes from persistence and prayer.

Keep looking up, don’t give up, you will reap great things if you keep looking for God’s hand in every situation.

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BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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EP395 OPEN BOOK TEST

EP395 OPEN BOOK TEST

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The title of today’s episode: OPEN BOOK TEST

Some teachers, if a particular lesson is hard to learn, will all their students to take an open book test. This means that they will be able to read and try to figure out the answers to the questions. It will not be all from memory. This is not considered cheating if the teacher allows it and everyone has a fair chance to seek the answers.

Matt 11:28-29 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

We were never meant to carry the burdens of life alone. This is Jesus’s invitation to enter a relationship with him; to learn about him. When we begin this process of walking by faith the enemy will try to stop us. He will give us every reason to turn around. He will fill our minds with questions.

However, he thinks we do not realize that our tests can be overcome, they are all open book tests. God’s word has the answer to life’s toughest problems. There is nothing that we cannot find the answer for in the word of God.

If we are sick, the word says he is our healer.

Psalm 103:2-3 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

The next few verses list more of the benefits of trusting God. But for time sake I only chose these two verses.  The whole chapter is a good read.

The word says he forgives all our iniquities and heals us from all our diseases.  We can depend on him to do what he says in this Word.

If we are grieving or heartbroken, he has promised to help us to heal.

Psalm 147:3 – He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

If we are battle weary he will help us to continue to fight the good fight of faith.

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

He will help us fight our battles and give us strength to keep fighting. We just have to hold on and not allow the weariness of the battle to drag us down.

James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

The key is enduring temptation or passing the test. Encouragement for passing the tests is in the word. They are open book tests.

He was know as Jehovah-Jireh to the Israelites. He was their provider of their needs. They wandered in the desert for forty years and their clothes and shoes didn’t wear out. He provided them shelter from the weather. Food fell from the sky for them to eat.

Psalm 23 is full of ways that God leads and guides us. In many ways, he provides for every need. It is a good place to start when wanting to learn more about God’s character.

People often read books and wonder what the author was thinking. But they never get an opportunity to meet them and ask. Jesus is waiting for our questions and he will provide the answers we seek.

Hebrews 12:1-2 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

We are to set aside the things that are holding us back and run our race. We must not allow the enemy to trip us up. We must focus on Jesus, who is the author and the one who completes our faith. Remember to look to him, study his word, and seek the answers. After all, our life is an open-book test.

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BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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