We have become His poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny He has given each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it! Ephesians 2:10 TPT
How many times has God rescued you from the stupid choices you’ve made? I don’t know about you, but I can say countless times. He doesn’t erase the results of those choices, but He adds them into the tapestry of your life, creating a lovely masterpiece.
God makes beautiful things out of horrible events if we allow ourselves to see them through His eyes. Don’t get hung up on hurdles just cause your legs are short. Jump up in the Fathers arms. Those hurdles are not big at all to Him.
The Lord has bared His holy arm In the sight of all the nations, So that all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God. Isaiah 52:10 NASB2020
I was praying this over Israel recently. That God would show Himself strong on behalf of His beloved people. It’s so important for us to continually do this because God told us to.
But not only that. He said to pray for one another so that we ourselves might be saved, healed, and delivered. It’s the law of sowing and reaping. An important principle God wants us to practice.
It’s easy to be self-absorbed. It is easy to get so focused on what we’re going through that we forget there are others going through far worse. This is simply a reminder to look away and pray.
But you will not go out in a hurry, Nor will you go as fugitives; For the Lord will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard. Isaiah 52:12 NASB2020
This is just another covenant promise to pray over Israel today. Set those captives free. Release them and let them go. May You deliver them from their enemies. In Jesus’ name and for Your glory. Amen
The word, Manifest is defined as -“Readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show plainly.”
I kept hearing this word in my spirit, so I decided to look it up to see its meaning, and this is what I found. I believe that God is manifesting His great Word to us in ways we’ve never experienced or seen before.
He’s making clear the dreams and visions that He’s given us in times past. He is also making apparent to us the things we need to be rid of, things that hinder us from going deeper with Him, and trust me, there are things about God that we have not yet scratched the surface of knowing.
Just when I begin to understand His grace, I see another part of it that leaves me stunned and weeping. Just when I think I understand his love, He shows me a new part that leaves me breathless, wanting more.
If we don’t take time now to feed on His Word and be satisfied, we will try to find other things to fill that void. Romans 1:19 ASV, “Because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it unto them.”
Lord, may I seek Your face to know You, that You may show me more of You today. The closer I get to You, the less of me is seen.
Strategy for Battle: I Samuel 30:8; So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”
If you’ve been a Christian for any length of time at all, you’ll know that battles are inevitable! The bible is very clear in stating that the righteous will have many battles, but the Lord will deliver us from them all. We’re not to focus on the battle as much as the Victor.
This morning, when I did a search using the words, ‘David inquired of the Lord’, it brought up 8 times. I’m sure there are others, but my point is that before battle, David always sought strategy from the Lord. He knew that going into battle without the Lord was a sure way of losing, but when he had God’s word on it, he knew he would win.
Must be nice to know God so well. Must be nice to have the confident assurance of victory every time, just as David did. Well, guess what? We can! David won because he placed his confidence in God, who is mighty in battle.
It’s not enough to just ask, “Should I go?” He asked, “Shall I overtake them?” And God answered him. God will answer when you call on Him. You just have to tune in to His voice. Just like tuning into a radio station, you hit the tuning knob until you get a better signal. Listen closely, He’s speaking clearly. You just have to get rid of all the static.
But not only did God answer what David asked, He went on to say, “Recover ALL!” So God doesn’t just want us to win over our enemies, He wants us to recover everything that’s been taken along the way. He doesn’t want us to just win the war, He wants us to be prosperous, not for our benefit, but for His. God doesn’t do anything without a strategy. He has a different plan for every battle you face, He just wants you to come to Him and receive the strategy for THIS battle. It’s obedience boot camp. Don’t do more, and don’t do less. Just do what He says.
Father, you have a plan for this battle that I’m not seeing, so I’ll stay in the planning room until I get clear instructions on not just WHAT to do, but HOW to do it. Your plans are to prosper me in every area of life, so I submit to you as Commander and Chief. Show me the plans you have for me so that I may be affective in my warfare, overtake my enemy and recover all he’s taken from me. I take back my children! I take back my marriage! I take back my health! I take back my money! I take back houses and lands! I take back relationships stolen! I take back vehicles! I take back assets stolen! I will recover all! It’s in Jesus’ name I pray. Amen Sandy G
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” Revelations 3:20
So many people have lost their hope because they don’t understand what God’s up to. When things don’t turn out the way they think it should, they get discouraged and quit.
Don’t let that be you, my friend. We were never meant to know the reason. We were meant to know God and trust in Him.
As you sit with Him, and truth is revealed, you must walk in it. Each step you take leads to more truth, which leads to more steps. Eventually, you’ll end up on a landing with a door.
Open the door and find the treasure that awaits you. He’s waiting.
Romans 12:2 GW “Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect.”
I’ve always loved the saying, ‘Think outside the box!’ Walt says I don’t just think outside the box, I live there! Well, I guess I’d rather live in a realm where there are few than in a crowded mess.
If I merely want what the world wants, all I’d have to do is follow aimlessly and just fit in, but we are admonished to be different or separate from the world.
As children of the King, we have a purpose that doesn’t fit with the purpose of the world. How do we do that? We can’t just hang around other Christians and be separate. Gods not talking about our dress or physical appearance. It’s not even keeping the big 10. No, it’s not the work we do, but the words we say that make us different from the world.
It’s not the rules but how we love that makes us unique. It’s being a giver instead of a taker. Being a part of something bigger than ourselves by finding our part in the body of Christ and acting and speaking like His sisters and brothers. It’s not our appearance or education, but what we are as someone who dares to be different and whose purpose is to make a mark on others that can’t be erased (in a good way, I hope!).
I want to use my words to bless, not curse, and encourage others to live a life of faith as well. I don’t see things like most folk, I try to gain heavens’ perspective and speak like my Father. You can’t follow me around and imitate me! That would not be good. One Sandy in the world is more than enough. You must read Gods Word and follow after Him.
There’s no shortcut to being a Christian! You simply state, ‘Jesus, I acknowledge your sacrifice for my sin and make you Lord of my life. Be my teacher, I will be your willing student. Show me how to walk and talk like You.’ Then get out the textbook, (The Bible) and begin reading. I recommend getting a translation that you can easily understand and read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John until you get the picture of who Jesus is, what He did and what He asked us to do. The more you know Him, the more like Him you’ll become.
Get ready for life outside the box! Lose your old way of thinking and speaking because in the Kingdom of God, we carry our sword (His Word) and know how to use it to change the world, one life at a time.
Today, I’m reminded of an amazing article I read off Elijah List by Kim Clement entitled, What Have I Created.
It’s all about creative words, and one thing I really loved was this statement: “You can not “un-create” what you’ve already created (or manifested). Remember, in every deed, there is a seed. Our actions create our future, good or bad. It’s your choice.”
When your focus remains on how bad the bad is, you magnify the problem into something it was never created to be in your life. It’s like God spoke to me 46 years ago, “Bad things will happen in your life, but the choice is always yours what you do with them. They can be stumbling blocks to be tripped over the rest of your life or building blocks to take you higher.”
God never intended for our lives to be stuck in poverty, sickness, disease, depression or even neutral. He wants us to change our focus. If you’re stuck in one of these places, I encourage you to pray and ask God what He would have you do to be free, to help you to repurpose the old into new. What’s not producing is useless, and what produces life? The Word of God.
Lord, give us a deep hunger for your Bread of Life. To be passionate about our pursuit of heavenly treasure. True treasure hunters who won’t stop until we find more of you. A word is just a word until revelation is added, and then it comes alive, powerful, and life changing. One word from You can and will change everything if I proclaim it and keepfocusedon You, but I must be a doer of the Word, not just a hearer.
Get up, get moving, don’t give up, my friend. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again; Someone out there is waiting for the gift that’s in you. No matter how long it’s been, God will take what Satan meant for bad and use it for His good if you don’t quit.
My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen to my words. Never let them get away from you. Remember them and keep them in your heart. They will give life and health to anyone who understands them. Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts. Proverbs 4:20-23
How many know that when you continually think a certain way, it forms habits that are hard to break? This can work for both good things and bad things. Sin isn’t something that happens overnight. No, it’s something you’ve thought about.
God was very clear about our thought life. I can quote so many verses that talk about this very thing; as a man thinks, so is he. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable.
Part of Gods instruction to Joshua was; Be sure that the book of the Law is always read in your worship. Study it day and night, and make sure that you obey everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 1:8 GNT
I will make my way prosperous and successful! How, by filling my mind with Gods Word. By thinking on His Word constantly. I call it ‘super-infused’ with the Word. I will only have available to my mouth, the things I put in my heart. I can pray for wisdom till I’m blue in the face, but until I renew my mind, nothing will change.
If you want to know why your life is a mess, go to the Word for a check-up. If your body isn’t lining up with the Word, ask yourself what you’re thinking on. If you’re constantly fearful, begin finding scripture on the peace of God and type them up, read them every day until your mind is renewed, and your confidence in God is secure.
God has done everything He will ever do for us to guarantee our success in life. If you’re looking for your life to change dramatically, begin by reading the Word. Make it the focus of your attention. Make it a priority and watch how things shift in your thinker.
I Kings 18:41-45 ERV “Then Elijah said to King Ahab, “Now go eat and drink. A heavy rain is coming.” So King Ahab went to eat. At the same time, Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel. At the top of the mountain, Elijah bent down. He put his head between his knees. Then Elijah said to his servant, “Go up higher and look toward the sea.” The servant went and looked. He came back and said, “I saw nothing.” Elijah told him to go look again. This happened seven times. The seventh time, the servant came back and said, “I saw a small cloud the size of a man’s fist that was coming in from the sea.” Elijah told the servant, “Go tell King Ahab to get his chariot ready and go home now. If he does not leave now, the rain will stop him.” After a short time, the sky was covered with dark clouds. The wind began to blow, and a heavy rain began to fall. Ahab got in his chariot and started back to Jezreel.”
Where are our men and women of faith? Faith to believe that God is a God of His Word and will do what He’s said He will do. We have lost our ability to really see. We look only in the natural and have become lazy in developing our faith. We must not lose hope!
Faith is knowing that what’s been promised will, without a doubt manifest, not in our timing, but when God gets the most benefit from it. We see only our own needs, He sees the multitudes.
Let’s look at Elijah in the story above; He declared to the king that rain was coming. When we hear from God, we hide it, not speaking of it for fear of that people will think we’re crazy, but declare it we must. That is the first key to realizing the promise.
Secondly, he got on his face before God and prayed. He didn’t send his servant once and just gave up. He didn’t say, “Well then, guess I missed it.” No, he sent him 7 times until his servant came back with a report of a very small cloud.
Last but certainly not least, he sent his servant to declare to the king that he needed to leave before the rain stopped him. He didn’t say, “Let’s wait till we see a few more clouds and then tell the king.” No, he was that sure of the Word God had given him. He declared in the beginning what would happen, prayed, then declared it again at the end.
Some of us are holding on to an ancient promise, wondering. Well, wonder no more. Scoop up your faith in God. If you’ve lost it, begin to read stories like this one and tell yourself that God doesn’t do for one and not for another. It’s the enemy that tries to steal, kill, and destroy.
Hold on tight to your confidence in Gods ability to do far more than your tiny mind can imagine. He’s a faithful Father. What He says, He will do!
The man who reads this Book and listens to it being read and obeys what it says will be happy. For all these things will happen soon. Revelation 1:3
There are always directions to everything in life. In our jobs, we’re given duties to perform prior to getting a paycheck. In purchasing a home, you’re expected to put down 20% before the bank finances the rest.
God has directions as well, but we won’t know them if we don’t read His direction manual. We want all the good stuff, all the blessings, and the promises fulfilled, but we seem to have issues with following directions.
Here are just a few directions to think on throughout the day: 1. Love one another. “I give you a new Law. You are to love each other. You must love each other as I have loved you. If you love each other, all men will know you are My followers.” John 13:34-35 2. Give. “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:38
Love, because God is love. Give, because that’s how His Kingdom works. Read His Word because it contains directions.
If things aren’t going right in your life, get in a habit of reading His Word every day. It will change you into the man or woman God designed you to be. It doesn’t mean everything will be roses and sunshine on the outside, but on the inside, your perspective will change. You will see God’s direction in every twist and turn, every storm, every loss, every pain.
If you want to know God and get direction for your life, read the directions.
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