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EP276 NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SWORD

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The title of today’s episode: NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SWORD

Yesterday, I spoke to you about honing and sharpening our swords. As Christian warriors, we all have swords. Most of us have several. But even the finest blade will not protect a soldier in the battle if he doesn’t know how to use it.

In the days of warriors using swords and shields, it was essential to train and know how to use your sword. Although popular television and movies would like you to believe these swords were extremely heavy, they were around five pounds or less. It wasn’t the weight of the sword that made it a weapon, it was its cutting power.

Heb 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

The sword was quick, that to me means that it was light and sharp. The word of God is not a heavy burden. I understand when we get into Leviticus that it is hard to follow, but every word in the book is there for a reason. It is to help us cut through the attacks of our enemy.

The cutting away of our flesh is painful sometimes, just as it would be to get cut on the battlefield for real. But the sword of the word also contains the oil and the wine, the balm for our wounds. It is full of God’s love, compassion forgiveness and a divine source of encouragement. But it is our weapon against the enemy, satan.

I Tim 1: 18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

Paul is telling Timothy that it is his duty as a soldier in God’s army that he fights a good warfare. He is being called a soldier to fight a spiritual war. It is the job of a warrior to combat the enemy. God has provided the weapons for us to use, we just have to train daily and get to know our sword.

A good soldier always has his sword with him. I am not saying that we have to carry the literal book of the bible with us everywhere we go, but we need to have it down in our hearts.

Many armies won, not because they had the best or most equipment, but because they were well trained in using what weapons they did have. No weapon can make up for determination and heart.

We have to have a made-up mind that we will prevail over our enemy. Nothing he does will cause us to give up or retreat. No retreat, no surrender. It doesn’t mean we will not stumble from time to time, we are human. But the more we know how to use the word the stronger we are as soldiers.

Psalm 119: 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

The more of the word we have within us the less likely we are to fall.

Psalm 119:12-18 Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes. 13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. 15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

This passage shows David’s heart. He desired for a closer walk with God. Asking him to teach him his statutes. He proclaims that he will meditate in the precepts of the Lord. He asks for his eyes to be open to God’s ways.

We should always approach our study time as not something we have to do, but something we want to do. We need to develop a hunger to know more about God. Like David, we too can ask for understanding and the ability to apply what we learn to our lives.

Remember, if you are losing a battle, there is nothing wrong with the sword. God’s word is perfect. The problem is in the way we use our sword. We need to be bold soldiers in this day and stand to proclaim what the word says. One thing it says is satan’s kingdom is coming down. We will win, as long as we faint not, the sword says so.

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EP 274 FINE TUNING OUR SPIRITUAL EARS

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The title of today’s episode: FINE TUNE (OUR SPIRITUAL EARS)

For those of you who are old enough to remember radio without digital tuning, it was a process to get your radio station clear. It all came down to a very minute turn of the radio dial. Too far, one way or the other, you either got static, another station cutting in and out or you lost the signal altogether.

As Christians we are in the time where there is a lot of static in the air. The enemy constantly puts out lies and deception to see who will fall for them. For example: I saw a clip warning against a religious song that is becoming popular. But upon a fine tuning of attention the song is sung to allah a false god. This is why knowing the source and listening to the lyrics is important. The artist is very open about her beliefs, but Christian’s are not paying attention. If it sounds pretty, they go with it.

I am in no way slamming contemporary Christian music; however, we need to be vigilant about what we are allowing to be put into our hearts. Music is a powerful thing. It has the ability to sway emotions and cause people to do crazy things if the music suggests it. Country music carries the spirit of depression, heartbreak and drinking too much. Other types of music seem to be about one thing, but end up being about another. We need to guard our lives, allow in our homes.

Prov 4:20-22 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

We need to keep the word of God on our minds and hearts. It is life to us who pay attention to the sayings found in the Bible.

Prov 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

We keep our heart by being diligent or vigilant. When we pay attention and fine tune what we are allowing to influence us. We protect our future and our souls.

Prov 4:24-27 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

As we fine turn our receiver to only hear God we can be sure it will keep us on the right path. This says to ponder the path of our feet. We need to think about what we are doing. We need to question if we are doing the right things. It says to let our ways be established, which means something that has been taught a long time or entrenched. Entrenched means unlikely to change.

God’s ways need to be so deeply entrenched in us that we will be unwilling to change or allow satan to tell us lies.

Not everyone who says god means the one Christian’s assume they mean. To Christians there is no other God but our Lord Jesus Christ. But when some speak of god, they mean the god of money that they worship. They could mean any of the idols of the bible that are being worshipped today.

The name of my channel is God focus. I often say this, but it needs to be repeated. When I say God, I mean the only God our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the only one who died to save me and you. But by being a little generic in my title, I have had people of other faiths check out what I was saying.

Satan will fill our minds with static if he can, he will try to bring up things of the past that we thought were buried forever. But somehow, he can find them and try to resurrect them. But he doesn’t have resurrecting power unless we allow him to use the past pain to distract us today.

We need to be so finely tuned into the voice of the Holy Ghost, that when he leads, we don’t question what he says, we just follow. But most are where I am and find themselves questioning, was that really God. Did he say go over and tell that person that he loves them? Did he really want me to stop my car and pray for the lady at the roadside stand?

When we can finally get out of our own way and let God have his way fully, we will see the revival we have been desiring. Many souls are depending on us getting it right. So work on the fine tuning of our spiritual ears to hear what God is saying to his people today. If we follow his leading, we will see billions of souls saved before it is too late.

Jesus said,

John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Above all the noise of the world, if we are his sheep, we will hear and follow Him.

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EPISODE 273 DON’T FORCE IT

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The title of today’s episode: Don’t Force It

How many times have you wanted something to work out so badly that you did everything within your power to make it happen. I can remember once I wanted something so badly that I was making myself crazy trying to force it. A friend of mine gave me words of reason that I have carried for over thirty years. You cannot force things in life to go a certain way, they have to happen naturally when it is the right time. That is what I want to share with you today.

God has his timing, but we want to take shortcuts. We want to force things to happen. Maybe it’s a job promotion, the purchase of a house, or maybe it is a relationship, or some type of breakthrough. Everything happens in the right season. We cannot make them any different.

God sets before us an open door. We have two choices: right or wrong. If we allow everything to come down to these choices and choose right, choose what God would have us choose, then everything will work out for our good. We have to be vigilant and always choose the door that leads to God’s will and plan.

Satan will come at us forcefully sometimes to try to knock us off guard. When he realizes that his tactics will not work. He will slither in with subtilty and try to cozy up to us and have a conversation.

We are wise to his deceptions; we cannot give in, even a moment to entertain an idea of how we can shortcut to our goal. If we do we may find ourselves trapped in quicksand.

Learning to recognize the times and seasons of our life is important. This is why I remind you to listen for that still small voice. He is our guide.

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

We can have hope through Christ. He will give us strength to be patient in our trials and when things do go like we want. This tells us to continue in prayer and be instant in prayer. Prayer should be our go to, the first reaction to our situations as they arise, not our last resort after we have made a bigger mess of things.

Jer. 32:17 Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee.

Nothing is too hard for our God. He will keep us safe from the enemy as long as we resist the devil. That is the key, we have to resist and put him behind us. God will do the rest. On Jesus we can always depend.

As we are getting ready for the new season, we are getting ready to step into, remember that everything is in God’s timing. We want to skip the shaking and go straight to the revival. But first we have to go through the storm to see the dark clouds of evil roll away.

For now I will remind you to stay strong, keep fighting the good fight of faith with patience. Resist the enemy and be ready to receive what God has for you.

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EP272 THE RIGHT RECIPE

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The title of today’s episode: The Right Recipe

I watch a lot of shows about cooking. I love the ones with all the built in game play that they have to incorporate an ingredient that may not seem to go with the rest. Many things go into a good recipe, ingredients, preparation, presentation. Although I watch these shows, I rarely apply any of the information to my own life.

As a content creator I can sympathize with the people trying to do presentations for their audience. They sometimes struggle with all the right components. I try to bring to you, different elements to make up a spiritual meal. I always want to tie into the word of God. It is our foundation. There needs to be a combination of something educational, encouraging, strengthening and to help you with your identity in Christ. There are times I feel like I create the same thing over and over like our go to few quick meals that we prepare when its almost dinner time. But the topics I keep pushing I feel are important to the body of Christ.

The ten minutes I prepare for you each day should be something to make you want to search out the recipe for your own life. Daily devotionals are meant to be appetizers, not the main course of our day. God wants to give us individual meals one on one.

The body of Christ, far too long, has been living on a few minutes of devotion to check off a box. God is calling for us to step out into the deeper things of our spiritual walk. These are things we have to search for with prayer and study.

I Cor 3:1-5 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

The meat of the word is what it is going to take for growth. He doesn’t want his people to be divided by things that are unimportant. We are to love God with all our heart and love our neighbor as ourselves. We are to walk in God’s love toward all.

Think about the story of Jesus feeding the 5000. He took two fish and five loaves of bread. It is going to take two testaments: the Old and the New Testaments. The bread of the word to feed the multitude. It is going to take the fivefold ministry to share that meat and bread of the word. Jesus is that bread.

We all have a part to do. Knowing what is in the book is the beginning of our wisdom. Learning how to walk it out and apply it to our lives is the icing on the cake.

It may be the year of the snake in China as they celebrate their new year. But I am telling you it is the year for God’s people to arise and put the snake the devil under out feet. But we will not be able to accomplish that without the word. Satan is not afraid of us, but he is afraid of that word. Every time he came at Jesus with an temptation, Jesus did say, that is against my religion, or I can’t do that it goes against the church bylaws, He said it is written…and would quote scripture to the enemy. We will never defeat him with our religion, it takes the anointing of the Holy Ghost that comes from the word.

We need to speak the word, sing the word, write encouraging verses and stick them on the bathroom mirror, the refrigerator door and everywhere. Too long the church has suffered from malnutrition. Its time we start feeding the hungry before they try to take a journey and faint on the way.

The harvest is ready, Jesus is coming soon. We need to be ready. I pray you find the right recipe for your life.

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EP271 WAITING

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The title of today’s episode: WAITING

If God shuts you in it is for your protection or preparation. If he shoves you out of a room and shuts the door it is for your protection or preparation. You don’t belong there anymore. Life is a series of rooms. We spend a designated amount of time in each one. God often has others in these places. They are there to help us or for us to learn how to help others.

How many times has God shut a door, leaving you in a hallway with no other doors in sight. When this happens, we feel like we have misunderstood God when he closed that door. But we all have seasons of just trusting him in the hallway. Then one day a door will open, and we can’t believe we didn’t see the hidden door sooner.

It is all in God’s perfect time. Just as Jesus went apart from the crowds to rest and pray. We too need times to refresh our soul. We need renewal and fresh infilling of his power. Think about a pitcher of water. You take that around and pour a little out into everyone’s cup you meet. Soon you will run out of water. You have to go back to the water source to fill it up again.

God’s mercies are renewed each and every day. Our strength is renewed if we look to him. He will also refresh our thirsty souls.

It is easy to tell someone that is in a place of isolation or standing in their hallway that God will open a door. But when you are the one waiting on the door to open the time can seem to drag on forever.

God values patience and will give us peace to wait out the transitions that happen in our lives. He will make a way when we don’t see how he will. We don’t doubt his ability, but we get battle weary sometimes and wonder when he will move. The answer is when it is time for us to walk through the next door.

Take the time to just sit in his presence and spend time with him renewing your strength. Allow him to fill you up to overflowing so you will be ready to pour out what God has given you to share.

We cannot allow our human nature or the enemy to cause us to act on our own. Taking our own path or opening our own door will lead to a place we don’t need to go. Even if it seems harmless. Things only work out right when we allow God to lead us.

Waiting is another way God develops our fruit of patience.

James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

This helps us to become complete and will help us be a capable light to those around us.

Do not fall into the trap of the enemy. He will try to create opportunities that look to be just what you were waiting for, but a little voice says, wait do not enter that door. If we don’t listen to that still small voice of God’s Spirit, we will end up walking into a room where we do not belong. Once in the trap, it is hard to get out of and we have to pray for God to save us. This only delays the blessings and opportunities he has for us to be all that he has created us to be.

God will show us the way if we wait on him. When we are waiting, we can spend quiet time meditating on the word of the Lord. Great things are coming to the body of Christ. We need to spend our time preparing now for the revival that is about to sweep our land.

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EP270 GOD’S GARMENTS

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The title of today’s episode: God’s Garments

In the Luke chapter fifteen, we find a parable of the prodigal son. The man had two sons. One asked for his inheritance and went off to live his own way. This is the beginning of trouble. When we start to think we can live however we choose and that there are no consequences. The enemy will do all he can to get us to use our talents and resources for things other than the work of God.

The word prodigal, means extravagant, spending resources recklessly. He had gone off and lived like the world in sin. Until he found himself in a place where he didn’t have any friends. Most would leave after the money was gone. There arose a famine and he didn’t have any resources left. He ended up working for a man feeding his pigs.

Often, we have to hit our rock bottom before we realize that there is a better way. He was so hungry he thought about eating the slop of the pigs. Then he remembered that his father’s servants had plenty to eat. He swallowed his pride and returned home. It is sad that human nature will lead us to the place of the pig pen every time. We have to fight against nature and take care of the resources that we have been given by our heavenly father. Our father in heaven expects us to use whatever we have wisely. Whatever the resource, our money or our talents and creativity.

Like the father in this story our God is waiting and watching for us to come to our senses and run to him. This applies to anytime we are in trouble, not just when we have been living a life of sin.

Luke 15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

Think about it, he had been working with pigs. You know he didn’t smell like roses. But the father didn’t care how he smelled and how dirty he was. He had been watching for him to come home. His father saw him a far off and ran and embraced him. He was excited that his son had returned.

Luke 15:21-22 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

Jesus puts on us the robe of righteousness. He removes the filthy robe of our righteousness, what we have done and can do with our ability.

Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

There is not anything that we can do to earn our salvation. Our best behavior is as filthy rags. Because we must come through the blood of Christ.

The father put shoes on his feet so that he could walk like a son. The ring is the seal of the promise of God. Which we are given when we are born of the Spirit.

Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

He clothes us with garments of salvation, a robe of righteousness. He gives us the garments of praise.

Isaiah 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

We can walk through difficult times that we find ourselves sad and down. It seems that nothing is going right. This is when we have to hold on to the promises of God. We take hold of our garment of praise and wrap it a little tighter around ourselves and begin to praise the Lord. Not because we feel like it, but because he is worthy. He will lift the spirit of heaviness that has tried to take over our souls.

When we focus on God, it doesn’t matter what is going on in our lives. Grief, sadness, depression, disappointment all can be powerful things. But we have to allow God to carry them for us and help us get through the hard things in life.

Just like the father in this story, Jesus is always watching for us to come to him with our problems. He will see us through it all.

1Peter 5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

An entire book could be written about humility and pride. God’s Spirit within us will make us humble. He gives grace and strength to the humble. He can use the humble because they are willing to give God the glory for the outcome.

We are warned not to be prideful because pride goes before a fall. If we come to God and are willing to allow him to dress us, we will always have on just the right garment.

Don’t forget the whole armor of God, which equips us to be warriors in his army. His armor protects us from the attacks of the enemy.

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EP269 – WAITING FOR GOD’S TIMING

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The title of today’s episode: Waiting For God’s Timing

Imagine what a long night of waiting it was for the children of Israel when the death angel was passing over the land. It must have seemed like a week. The anticipation of being set free from bondage must have been hard to wait out. They had waited a long time for their freedom. They were obedient and waited. What if they had gotten impatient and left the safety of their homes? The alternative would have been devastating.

What if Noah got anxious to get out of the boat before it was time? The story would have been a lot different.

We can’t give up now. God is doing some amazing things in the earth. America is in the middle of major changes. It is easy to let our human reasoning get in our way. We cannot allow fear to overtake our faith. God is in control.

Where would the three Hebrew men have been if they had looked at the flames? Where would Rahab been if she was afraid and started to run out of the city. Instead of staying under her roof where to men of God told them to stay. But they all had enough courage to be patient and wait to see what God was going to do. We are standing in such a moment. We have to remember that no matter what the news says, we have to wait upon the Lord. We are his people and he will take care of us.

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.

This is everyone’s go to verse when we think about waiting on the Lord. We need to be encouraged that he will renew our strength. The hard part for us is to not fall into fear.

We have to walk through a fiery trial to make sure we are ready for the promotion God has for us. Soon there will be a large number of people coming into the church. They are going to need us to be their examples of Christ.

As difficult as the truth can be to face sometimes, we must find the strength to listen. God himself will give us discernment if we ask him for truth. Because God is truth, He cannot lie. He wants us to know the truth.

John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Jesus is our truth. He will show us the way to go. His Spirit within us will lead and guide us. We just have to be sure to listen to the still small voice.

We love to quote what Mordecai said to Esther as an encouragement to approach the King… who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Esther 4:11-14 All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or women, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days. 12 And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words. 13 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews. 14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

I would say the same to you. God could have created you and me at any point in history. He put us on this earth at this time in history. We are the generation to see the coming of the Lord. I am sure many would argue that people have been saying that for years. But look how much closer we are to the end.

God is our deliverer; he is getting ready to come and get his bride. But she is not quite ready, there are too many divisions in the bride. She has wrinkles and spots; because of what we have allowed to enter the church. It is time we took a stand against the enemy and took back the pulpits. It is time for us to be bold and speak the word of God in love.

Prov 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Speak the truth in love and pray for the lost. Stand strong, ask for discernment in this time in which we are living. God will not fail us. He will lift us up. Together we can win the lost to Christ before it’s too late.

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EP268 A NEW THING

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The title of today’s episode: NEW THING

Many atheists will say that the word of God cannot be true because it contradicts itself. What is a contradiction is in the understanding not in the word itself. Today I want to discuss two concepts that seem to be in conflict with one another but once we understand the meaning is very clear.

Is 43:18-19 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

It is exciting to think about God doing a new thing. But then there is the verse that says there is nothing new.

Eccl 1:9-10 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

These seem to contradict one another. The nothing new under the sun I have come to realize that we are fighting against the same spirits that they fought in bible times. Just because the prophets of Baal were killed after God sent fire down from heaven, doesn’t mean that Baal worship was wiped out completely.

Until recently I was ignorant about idols. I thought they were just statues that people created and said, this is my God. I will do this as a ritual, and I will burn incense to it. But in all reality, these statues have evil spirits attached to them.

Baal worship exists today. (There is nothing new under the sun). The false god Moloch and Chinu, found in Amos chapter five, are behind the abortion movement around the world today. People are still sacrificing babies to these gods. Some religions of the world that people think are good are controlled by evil spirits. (nothing new under the sun)

Our God answered with fire on Mt Carmel for Elijah. He parted the Red Sea to save his people from the evil that was Egypt. Today we are fighting the same evil. But God has a plan to draw his people back to him once again. The new thing he will do is to work things out for our good in this time. The new thing is instead of literal fire on a mountain top, he will pour out his Holy Ghost fire to prove he is God.

He will not part the Red Sea to allow us to cross because we are not physically leaving a place of slavery, but will bring about supernatural deliverance in other ways, from the bondage we have been under in our society. Something new. God used what the children of Israel went thru to not only show them that he was their God. But he used the plagues to show the Egyptians that he was a God that was above all their gods.

Make no mistake, we are about to see the wrath and the mercy of God. What you experience on a personal level will depend on if you are openly evil or if you are a follower of Christ.

In summary, God has shown up in supernatural ways in the past. When he shows up in supernatural ways today it is not new to him, but is new to our generation. I for one am excited to see what God is going to do to set us free.

Continue to pray for our country and the nations around the world. Pray for the children that are being abused at the hands of traffickers. May they all soon be set free.

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EP267 OUR BIG TASK

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The title of today’s episode: OUR BIG TASK

Yesterday, I spoke to you about the church being the church. Stepping up and winning souls. I used the story of how Jesus told them to cast their net on another side. As things in the world are starting to turn around, we cannot get complacent. We need to keep praying for our leaders and praying for the harvest of souls.

We are all in this together and have choices to make. Will we do all we can to win souls?

Luke 5:3-5 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

After Jesus taught them, he told them to launch out into the deep and fish. After they had just come in from fishing and not catching anything. Following Jesus’ direction, they caught so many fish they had to call for help. Friends brought another boat, and it was filled. The boats were so full that they began to sink.

Luke 5:6-9 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

It was impossible for them to harvest all the fish alone in one boat. Even two boats were filled so that the weight was almost putting them under. It is beyond my comprehension to think about what God is getting ready to do in our land. He is making known the evil that has been under our noses for years. Unimaginable evil that we were oblivious to while we went about our lives. We have been living in a bubble and it is about to break. Life as we have known it will never be the same. But God is in control, He will see us through whatever we have facing us. There is nothing we cannot get through if we look to him. But we need each other too. God designed us to be a community. Together we are the body of Christ. Together we can accomplish amazing things.

I believe we are about to see many amazing signs and wonders. Things our grandparents and great grandparents would have loved to see. Our God is an awesome God. That is not just a song or a phrase we say, it is the truth.

The sooner we embrace our place in the body of Christ and do all that we can do in our sphere of influence, the quicker things will turn around.

Because Simon was obedient and launched out and did what Jesus said, many people reaped the benefits. Sometimes we feel like it is about us, when really it is about what is best for the body of Christ.

Jesus doesn’t ask us to be perfect, talented and knowing what to do. He asks us to step out of the boat in faith and he will make sure that we do not get pulled under the weight of it. He will empower us to do what he has called us to do.

I am reminded of a moment not too long ago when I was explaining to my friend why I could not do this daily devotional channel. She looked at me at told me to get over myself, it wasn’t about me, it was about what God wanted. I realized that she was right, it wasn’t about my fear, or hating the way I sound on video. It was about being obedient and stepping out of the boat.

What is God asking you to do? Where does the body of Christ need your talents and your honesty? If you sincerely ask God what he has for you, he will show you. I almost guarantee your flesh will not be happy about it, but many souls need you to be obedient.

Ps 126:5-6 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

If we are going to win a massive number of people in a short time, then it is all hands on deck. We have to be willing to be vulnerable and share what great things Jesus has done for us. Jesus is coming soon, so we need to be prepared and make sure our sheaves are ready, too.

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EP266 STOP THE INSANITY

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The title of today’s episode: STOP THE INSANITY

Most of you have heard the definition of insanity. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Well for far too long we have not had the right perspective about fishing for souls. We have to change something, the lost are going to have to see that we are different.

The body of Christ lost their sense of direction. We allowed satan to come in and take over our country without fighting against the forces of evil. We will not win the lost, without the drawing power of God. John 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Fire and truth must be restored to the pulpit. Preachers cannot be afraid of losing their crowds. If the truth runs people off then they were not there for the right reason anyway. They were there to network their business, to ease their conscience, because someone begged them, but they were not there to worship God. They were not there to find peace for their souls.

To illustrate my point, I want to go to John 21:3-6 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. 6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

They went fishing and didn’t catch anything. Because they went without instructions. They were not casting their net on the right side. They didn’t have Jesus’ blessing.

All their labor is in vain; just like Peter and those with him, they toiled all night. Many churches are fishing the wrong way. They are concerned about getting the fish in their boat. Not into the body of Christ. They worry about their numbers so they can brag about how many attended their services. It is not about the number in the pews, but the number of saved, healed, delivered and set free. People that God has transformed into new creations. Everyone that God changes is not meant to stay in your congregation. Some are meant to go spread the fire of God to other groups of believers.

We cast our nets out with gimmicks and people-pleasing messages. I have heard of some churches running a point system. For each person you bring to church, you get so many points. The points can be redeemed for gift cards and electronics. I ask why? How many of those people who attend their services are truly changed if people have to beg them to attend to get points? This is insanity because we are not fishing on the right side of the boat. We are not fishing at all but are building man’s kingdoms.

When Jesus told them to cast their net on the other side, he knew where the hungry fish were swimming. Just like he knows when someone will be receptive to the gospel message. It is not up to us to decide where to cast our net. Think about fishing with a net. Sometimes it pulls up lobsters and other sea creatures also. The net is not picky about what fish it brings up out of the dark waters. It is not our choice who we catch in our net. We are told to cast the net. We cannot see into a person’s heart or life unless God reveals something to us. Therefore, we cannot know if someone will be receptive or not. It’s not our job to judge and decide who will accept the gospel. We are to just share it and then it is up to them to decide if they will let God change them or not.

When we get serious about loving people and wanting to see them find what their souls hunger for, then we will see the pews full. It will not take gimmicks and points to fill the pews. The people will be there for the right reason and not just to warm the seats.

It is time the body of Christ come together in unity and stop worrying about the numbers in the pews and worry about the souls ready for harvest. Jesus is coming soon, and he is coming to get those who are ready. He is not coming to give us a pat on the back for the number of people in the pews. Many of whom will not go higher than the ceiling when Jesus comes.

People are sitting in our churches each week, dying and on their way to hell. It is time for serious change in the body of Christ. We need to stop the insanity, look to Jesus for instruction of where to cast our nets. We need to worry about serious prayer for guidance, then simply follow his lead and go fishing.

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