March 29, 2017

                                                      YOU ARE BLESSED PART 5

“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy (Matt 5.

Greetings brothers and sisters and friends grace and peace to you in the name of God our Father,  God the Son Jesus Christ and  God the Holy Spirit. I thank God for you. You are precious in His sight, and your welfare is of utmost importance to Him. He has made provisions for your future that will place your future on a path that will be rewarding for you and your family from time to eternity. Those provisions were made through His Son Jesus Christ (John 14:6).  Lord God thank you for giving me this opportunity to share your word concerning how You have blessed us , Lord open the hearts and mind of those who are reading this message that they may be encouraged because you have opened their understanding. Father it is in the name of Jesus that I pray Amen.

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              March 29

   Our Lord’s Surprise Visits

“You also be ready …” (Luke 12:40).

A Christian worker’s greatest need is a readiness to face Jesus Christ at any and every turn. This is not easy, no matter what our experience has been. This battle is not against sin, difficulties, or circumstances, but against being so absorbed in our service to Jesus Christ that we are not ready to face Jesus Himself at every turn. The greatest need is not facing our beliefs or doctrines, or even facing the question of whether or not we are of any use to Him, but the need is to face Him.

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March 28

Isn’t There Some Misunderstanding?

“ ‘Let us go to Judea again.’ The disciples said to Him, ‘… are You going there again?’ ” (John 11:7–8).

Just because I don’t understand what Jesus Christ says, I have no right to determine that He must be mistaken in what He says. That is a dangerous view, and it is never right to think that my obedience to God’s directive will bring dishonor to Jesus. The only thing that will bring dishonor is not obeying Him. To put my view of His honor ahead of what He is plainly guiding me to do is never right, even though it may come from a real desire to prevent Him from being put to an open shame. I know when the instructions have come from God because of their quiet persistence. But when I begin to weigh the pros and cons, and doubt and debate enter into my mind, I am bringing in an element that is not of God. This will only result in my concluding that His instructions to me were not right. Many of us are faithful to our ideas about Jesus Christ, but how many of us are faithful to Jesus Himself? Faithfulness to Jesus means that I must step out even when and where I can’t see anything (see Matthew 14:29). But faithfulness to my own ideas means that I first clear the way mentally. Faith, however, is not intellectual understanding; faith is a deliberate commitment to the Person of Jesus Christ, even when I can’t see the way ahead.

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March 27

Spiritual Vision Through Personal Character

“Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place …” (Revelation 4:1).

A higher state of mind and spiritual vision can only be achieved through the higher practice of personal character. If you live up to the highest and best that you know in the outer level of your life, God will continually say to you, “Friend, come up even higher.” There is also a continuing rule in temptation which calls you to go higher; but when you do, you only encounter other temptations and character traits. Both God and Satan use the strategy of elevation, but Satan uses it in temptation, and the effect is quite different. When the devil elevates you to a certain place, he causes you to fasten your idea of what holiness is far beyond what flesh and blood could ever bear or achieve. Your life becomes a spiritual acrobatic performance high atop a steeple. You cling to it, trying to maintain your balance and daring not to move. But when God elevates you by His grace into heavenly places, you find a vast plateau where you can move about with ease.

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      March 26

Spiritual Vision Through Personal Purity

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8).

Purity is not innocence—it is much more than that. Purity is the result of continued spiritual harmony with God. We have to grow in purity. Our life with God may be right and our inner purity unblemished, yet occasionally our outer life may become spotted and stained. God intentionally does not protect us from this possibility, because this is the way we recognize the necessity of maintaining our spiritual vision through personal purity. If the outer level of our spiritual life with God is impaired to the slightest degree, we must put everything else aside until we make it right. Remember that spiritual vision depends on our character—it is “the pure in heart” who “see God.”

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March 25

Maintaining the Proper Relationship

“… the friend of the bridegroom …” (John 3:29).

Goodness and purity should never be traits that draw attention to themselves, but should simply be magnets that draw people to Jesus Christ. If my holiness is not drawing others to Him, it is not the right kind of holiness; it is only an influence which awakens undue emotions and evil desires in people and diverts them from heading in the right direction. A person who is a beautiful saint can be a hindrance in leading people to the Lord by presenting only what Christ has done for him, instead of presenting Jesus Christ Himself. Others will be left with this thought—“What a fine person that man is!” That is not being a true “friend of the bridegroom”—I am increasing all the time; He is not.

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   March 24                                                Decreasing for His Purpose

            “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30).

If you become a necessity to someone else’s life, you are out of God’s will. As a servant, your primary responsibility is to be a “friend of the bridegroom” (3:29). When you see a person who is close to grasping the claims of Jesus Christ, you know that your influence has been used in the right direction. And when you begin to see that person in the middle of a difficult and painful struggle, don’t try to prevent it, but pray that his difficulty will grow even ten times stronger, until no power on earth or in hell could hold him away from Jesus Christ. Over and over again, we try to be amateur providences in someone’s life. We are indeed amateurs, coming in and actually preventing God’s will and saying, “This person should not have to experience this difficulty.” Instead of being friends of the Bridegroom, our sympathy gets in the way. One day that person will say to us, “You are a thief; you stole my desire to follow Jesus, and because of you I lost sight of Him.                        ”https://fromtimetoeternity.com/daily-devotion-70/

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                You Are Blessed Part 4

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled—or, shall be satisfied (Matt 5:6).

Greeting Brothers and Sister and friends grace and peace to you in the name of the Father and The Son and The Holy spirit. I thank God for giving me this opportunity to share His word with you concerning our blessedness. Lord please help me as I divide your word, Help me do it right and open the hearts and minds of those who read it that they understand and be blessed by the message. Thank you Lord it is in Jesus name I pray Amen.

Do you remember times in your life that you were hungry, this is how your body respond when it needs nourishment. You have burned up all your energy and now you need more. God made us from the earth and our bodies must get its nourishment from the earth. Sort of like a car, it must have gas in order to run. when you run out of gas the car stops. The car needs water in order to keep the parts cool, so that they won’t over heat. We need water to protect our internal organs and circulatory system. God made us superior to anything we can make. When we run out of nourishment we don’t died immediately, our bodies start feed on itself giving us time to get the nourishment we need to survive.

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                 March 23

Am I Carnally Minded?

“Where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal …?” (1 Corinthians 3:3).

The natural man, or unbeliever, knows nothing about carnality. The desires of the flesh warring against the Spirit, and the Spirit warring against the flesh, which began at rebirth, are what produce carnality and the awareness of it. But Paul said, “Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16). In other words, carnality will disappear.

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     March 21, 2017

    You are Blessed Part 3

5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth (Matt 5:5)

Greetings Friends and brothers grace and peace to you in the name of God our Father , The son, and The Holy Spirit. I thank God for this opportunity to share with you concerning the Blessings God has given us, and those who He also want to bless. Lord I ask that you open the hearts and minds of those who read this message so that they will have a better understanding of the blessings that you have given us, in Jesus name I pray Amen.

As Christians our attitude mean everything. We are no longer citizens of this world. We live in this world but we are no longer bound by the dictates there of. We have come face to face with the truth and we have submitted our selves to the truth by believing in the Son of God. We did this while we were enemies with God. God forgave us and changed our status from enemy to sons and daughters, giving us peace with God. God is so pleased with the sacrifice of His Son He granted us forgiveness, reconciliation, and peace, and citizenship in the Kingdom of God (Rom 5:1). We no longer have to carry ourselves like one with no hope. We have Jesus, we have the good news, our life and our attitude should reflect our standing before God.

Psalms 37:11 says” that the meek shall inherit the earth and delight themselves in the abundance of peace”. When a person that does not know Christ come into your presences and you are a friendly , and meek person they take ease sort of speak, they take down their guard . They notice something good and pleasant about you. They fill good being in your presence and is more than willing to hear what ever you have to say. If you have this type of  attitude God says that you will inherit the earth.

Are you tired of constantly being worn out and fed up with the type of life you are living. Do you feel as though you are at war with God and men ? Do you feel like the world is just closing in on you? Do you feel like you can do better? Finally do you no where you will be going when you die? This I can tell you , It is not over when you die. Don’t be fooled if you have not established a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, God consider you as a enemy. You can do better and God will help you. God love you and He want to help you. God love you so much that He gave His son as payment for the sins of the world, The only way you can take advantage of this sacrifice is that you believe that Jesus died on the cross for you. There is no other way. The instant that you believe you become a citizen of the kingdom of God and you shall inherit the earth. You will have peace with God, and man. God bless you

If this message concerning God’s blessings has helped you better understand what you need to put your life on the right track and you have made the decision to choose Christ Jesus, that is wonderful contact me let me know, Blog me tell me what you think.

Rev Reginald Stevens

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