Many people are confused about exactly what faith is. We talk about it, hear it preached in our churches, and read about it in the Bible. God says in Habakkuk 2:4, The just shall live by his faith. But what is faith, really? That's a question I asked God when I was trying to find His direction for my life. And this is what He said to me: Labels: Enjection
"Faith is a knowing. It's when the Holy Spirit supernaturally empties your heart of doubt and fills you with a knowing so that you know that you know that you know. And in that moment of knowing, you can't doubt."
I suddenly realized something about the Holy Spirit that I didn't know before. He has the power to supernaturally empty my heart of doubt and fill it with a knowing and a confidence that comes from God. That was a profound thought for me because I was plagued with many doubts.
As I listened to God, He gave me the Scripture in Romans 4:17 which tells us to have the faith of God, who called those things that be not as though they already were! All of a sudden I got it. That was an illustration of faith and how it works.
That revelation helped establish me in my Christian faith as a young preacher. I believe that once we understand this idea, we can go beyond theory to action, and we can act with certainty concerning whatever we're believing God for. This is when miracles happen!
It's so important for us to put our trust in God as our Source and not in money. I've learned to sow my seed to God as an act of my faith because He is my Source. I sow when I'm facing a need and when I'm not facing a need. I sow seed all the time. It's a continual seed-sowing operation because I need a continual harvest. I make certain that my tithes and offerings are up to date. I want to be current with God. I want my heavenly checkbook to be balanced.
Philippians 4:17 says that our giving is fruit that abounds to our account in heaven. If I have an account in heaven, I want to be sure I have a good balance there, not a negative balance! Verse 19 says that God shall supply all my need according to his riches in glory, which is where my heavenly account is. But if I've got a zero balance, then I'm in trouble.
Seed is not just money. Seed involves your obedience-doing what God tells you to do. It may be giving a seed of your love, your time, a smile, or a word of encouragement. The Amplified version of verse 17 says that what you sow becomes fruit which increases to your credit-the harvest of blessing that is accumulating to your account. When you need it, God can open your heavenly account and pour you out blessings so great that there will not be room enough to receive them (Malachi 3:10,11). That's how Seed-Faith works!
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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posted by JoN3d!5oN @ 23:13
Friday, May 23, 2008
You Belong to God! Forgiveness...Your Path to Freedom
Richard Roberts Labels: Enjection
Sickness and disease are the work of the devil. The Bible makes this clear in John 10:10 NKJV when Jesus said, “The thief [devil] does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
Jesus came to earth so that He might destroy the devil’s evil works that try to attach themselves to our lives. First John 3:8 NKJV says, The devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
Maybe you’re faced with a physical problem in your back or hips. Or maybe you have failing eyesight. You may have a problem with your hearing or some other problem, such as stuttering. Maybe your knees are bothering you. You may have an asthma condition and have trouble breathing. Whatever it is, Jesus came to destroy satan’s evil works. So right now let’s set our faith in agreement with God’s Word and believe Him for the miracle you need as I pray:
In the authority of the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I come into agreement with you against sickness, against fear, against doubt, against whatever it is that is trying to attach itself to your life. Jesus was manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil. You belong to God! So I say, satan, take your hands off God’s property. I come against your evil works and command them, in the Name of Jesus, to stop. Amen.
Lindsay Roberts
In Numbers 12 the Lord tells us what we should do when people do us wrong. Verse 1 says that Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman he had married. Now frankly, it was none of their business who Moses married, and they even went so far as to say, "Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?" (v. 2 NKJV). They were treading on dangerous ground, and the Bible says in verse 9, The anger of the Lord was aroused against them. As a result, Miriam was struck with leprosy.
Now when somebody decides to judge you and stick their two cents' worth into your business, your human instinct might be to say, "Let's take 'em down!" Moses could have easily said, "It serves you right for talking about my wife that way!" But look at verse 13: Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, "Please heal her, O God, I pray!" Instead of crying out for vengeance, Moses prayed for mercy! So God healed Miriam and blessed Moses for his forgiving spirit.
It takes a big person to pray for someone who is coming against them. But God is saying, "Release that person. Don't hold it against them." We've all been hurt, lied to, or made fun of. But when you forgive those who have done you wrong and pray for them, it does two things: First, it allows them to see the love of God in operation, and they may get saved as a result. Second, it releases you from the terrible bondage of unforgiveness, and nothing will be held against your account. Forgiveness can be your path to freedom!
posted by JoN3d!5oN @ 22:17
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Power of God's Love!!!
One day a while back, a man, his heart heavy with grief, was walking in the woods. As he thought about his life this day, he knew many things were not right. He thought about those who had lied about him back when he had a job. Labels: Enjection
His thoughts turned to those who had stolen his things and cheated him. He remembered family that had passed on. His mind turned to the illness he had, that no one could cure. His very soul was filled with anger, resentment, and frustration.
Standing there this day, searching for answers he could not find, knowing all else had failed him, he knelt at the base of an old oak tree to seek the one he knew would always be there. And with tears in his eyes, he prayed:
'Lord- You have done wonderful things for me in this life. You have told me to do many things for you, and I happily obeyed. Today, you have told me to forgive. I am sad, Lord, because I cannot, I don't know how. It is not fair Lord, I didn't deserve these wrongs that were done against me and I shouldn't have to forgive. As perfect as your way is Lord, this one thing I cannot do, for I don't know how to forgive. My anger is so deep Lord, I fear I may not hear you, but I pray you teach me to do the one thing I cannot do: Teach me to
forgive .'
As he knelt there in the quiet shade of that old oak tree, he felt something fall onto his shoulder. He opened his eyes. Out of the corner of one eye, he saw something red on his shirt. He could not turn to see what it was because where the oak tree had been was a large square piece of wood in the ground. He raised his head and saw two feet held to the wood with a large spike through them.
He raised his head more, and tears came to his eyes as he saw Jesus hanging on a cross. He saw spikes in His hands, a gash in His side, a torn and battered body, deep thorns sunk into His head. Finally he saw the suffering and pain on His precious face. As their eyes met, the man's tears turned to sobbing, and Jesus began to speak.
'Have you ever told a lie?' He asked?
The man answered - 'Yes, Lord.'
'Have you ever been given too much change and kept it?'
The man answered - 'Yes. Lord.' And the man sobbed more and more.
'Have you ever taken something from work that wasn't yours?' Jesus asked?
And the man answered, 'Yes, Lord.'
'Have you ever sworn, using my Father's name in vain?'
The man, crying now, answered - 'Yes, Lord.'
As Jesus asked many more times, 'Have you ever'? The man's crying became uncontrollable, for he could only answer - 'Yes, Lord'.
Then Jesus turned His head from one side to the other, and the man felt something fall on his other shoulder He looked and saw that it was the blood of Jesus. When he looked back up, his eyes met those of Jesus, and there was a look of love the man had never seen or known before.
Jesus said, 'I didn't deserve this either, but I forgive you.'
It may be hard to see how you're going to get through something, but when you look back in life, you realize how true this statement is.
Read the following first line slowly and let it sink in.
If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.
posted by JoN3d!5oN @ 07:55
Monday, May 19, 2008
A Clear Principle for Receiving
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I believe that the greatest sermon ever preached was preached by Jesus, and it's called the Sermon on the Mount. The last thing the Lord said in this famous sermon is found in Luke 6:38. Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.
Here we see the spiritual principle of sowing and reaping. That principle makes clear that we reap what we sow, we reap more than we sow, and we reap later than we sow. If we sow wheat, we will reap a harvest of wheat. We will also receive more grain than we planted, and we will harvest it at a later date than when we planted it.
The principle of sowing and reaping works the same way no matter what you sow. If you sow forgiveness, you will receive forgiveness. If you give friendship, you will reap a harvest of friends. If you show kindness to someone, you will be shown kindness in return. Good things go into action supernaturally on your behalf the moment you give. Jesus said that with the same measure, or liberality, you give, it shall be given to you again. You receive in abundance, pressed down or compacted, shaken together so that there are no empty spots, and running over. There is a surplus. It's more than can be contained!
God, who desires to meet every need we have, has given us a clear and simple principle for receiving from His hand. It's this: Sow liberally into the areas where we wish to receive from His abundance!
We all know that things don't always go the way we want them to. But we can choose how we respond when things don't go our way. Instead of getting upset, whether it's over something big or little, we can choose to be content.
Nehemiah 8:10 says, The joy of the Lord is your strength. Some people misunderstand the joy of the Lord. It's not a ha-ha-ha like you have when you watch I Love Lucy or a funny movie. The joy of the Lord is a peace inside that sustains you and gives you strength the world can't take away, even in tough times. But you can't have joy in tough times unless you learn to have it in the every-day things of life. If you choose to walk in joy when the car won't start or things go wrong on the job, you are more likely to have joy when crises come.
The apostle Paul said in Philippians 4:11-12, I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Paul was saying that he had learned to be content whether things were going his way or not. He chose how he was going to respond to life's ups and downs.
That doesn't mean we're not to keep believing God for things to get better. We certainly have times when we get up in the air, and we have to bring ourselves back down. But we turn to the Lord and say, "God, help me with this." If we practice looking to God as our source of help, then when things don't go right, we can turn the situation over to Him, knowing He can take care of it. We learn to have joy and to be content by practicing it every day.
posted by JoN3d!5oN @ 09:53
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Controlling Your Thoughts
God gave us a mind to use, but there are times when we have to get out of our mind, so to speak, and into the Spirit. How do you set your mind aside in those times when you need to operate in the Spirit? By getting your mind in shape. And you get your mind in shape by bringing it under the control of the Holy Spirit. God needs to know if He can trust us with doing the little things He asks, because if we won't do the little things, how can He trust us to do the big things? God said in Jeremiah 7:23 NIV, "Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, that it may go well with you." Obedience is the key. No matter what God calls you to do, be it large or small, obey Him. Then He can begin to bless you abundantly! Labels: EnjectionRichard Roberts
It's important to get your mind in shape because if satan can defeat you in your thought life, he can separate you from your faith and what you believe.
You can keep your thoughts under control by doing what the Bible says: Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ (II Corinthians 10:5).
We can't stop our thoughts, of course. They come. But once ungodly thoughts come, we have to say, "No! Down, flesh! I will not entertain that thought." Then you put on the mind of Christ by renewing your mind with the Word of God.
Romans 12:2 NKJV says, Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Think of it as washing yourself in the Word-of taking a bath in it. When you immerse yourself in God's Word, the truth of the Word wells up within you and you can effectively come against the attacks of the devil in your mind.
posted by JoN3d!5oN @ 19:45
Friday, May 16, 2008
God Is a Good Father
Labels: Enjection
Many people think God uses sickness and disease to teach His children lessons. But if I were to teach one of my children a lesson by striking them blind or giving them cancer, I would be an unfit parent! God is not an unfit parent.
Jesus is a perfect reflection of the heavenly Father. And Acts 10:38 tells us that He went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil. Part of the good Jesus did included healing sickness. John 10:10 tells us that the devil is the one who oppresses us with sickness; God is the One who gives us abundant life! James 1:17 says that every good and every perfect gift comes from God above. This powerful truth, based on the revealed Word of God, can completely change your life if you embrace it and apply it to all your circumstances.
When God says, "I promise," He means it! Psalm 111:5 AMP says, He will remember His covenant forever and imprint it [on His mind]. Psalm 145:13 NIV reminds us that the Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made. And Romans 4:20 NLT says that Abraham never wavered in believing God's promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger.... He was absolutely convinced that God was able to do anything he promised.
Like Abraham, you can place your complete faith in God because He does not lie. God keeps His promises!
posted by JoN3d!5oN @ 19:40
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Plug Into the Source & Expectant Faith
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I may not be the world's smartest person when it comes to machines and electricity, but if something isn't working, the first thing I do is see if the cord is plugged into the electrical power! I may have the most beautiful lamp in the world, but if I don't plug it into the power source, I will still be in darkness.
posted by JoN3d!5oN @ 05:47
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Conquering Intimidation
Labels: EnjectionKate McVeigh Kate McVeigh Ministries When I was younger, I had a lot of intimidation issues to overcome. I learned that the best way to conquer intimidation is to just press through those things that frighten you and do them by faith. That's what I did the first time I ever preached. I was only 16 years old and had just gotten saved. A businessman heard my testimony and asked me to speak at a rescue mission in downtown Detroit. But I was so fearful at the prospect of getting up in front of people!
When I arrived at the mission, I was faced with 400 drug addicts and alcoholics who had to sit through the sermon in order to eat. They did not want to be there! I nearly panicked. I said, "God, what am I going to tell these people?" He said, "Tell them what you know."
Since I had just gotten saved, there were only two things that I knew: I knew that God was a good God, and I knew that if you didn't serve Him, you were dumb. So for 45 minutes I preached a message called "God Is Good, and You Are Dumb" because I didn't know anything else! But the message got everyone's attention. When I was finished, I said, "If you want to receive this good God, come to the front and give your life to Jesus. If you want to be dumb and go to hell, sit down." Not one person sat down. All 400 came forward, weeping, and asked Jesus into their hearts. That's how my ministry started.
Psalm 56:3 says, What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. When you trust God and take little steps of faith, even when you're afraid, you can conquer intimidation.
posted by JoN3d!5oN @ 23:58
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Lean on the Word
Tests and trials have a way of forcing us to choose what we are going to believe. When trouble rises up, we're either going to believe the Word of God or we're going to believe the circumstances. Labels: Enjection
James 1:2-3 in the Message translation says, You know that under pressure your faith life is forced into the open, and it will show its true colors. It's when you're under pressure that you find out what you really believe. Anybody can talk faith in church or with other Christians. But where it counts most is when you're all by yourself. You can tell where a person is spiritually just by listening to what comes out of their mouth, because under pressure you're either going to talk the Word or you're going to talk the problem.
The devil has a habit of trying to convince us that the Word isn't working, nobody cares, and it's over, or as we say in Texas, "Ship your saddle home." But that's a lie. If we could see into the spirit realm, we'd see angels busily working to get our needs met and causing things to come to pass.
In Galatians 6:9 the apostle Paul said that if we will not allow ourselves to grow weary, we will reap in due season. You never know when your due season is going to come. If you're standing fast on God's Word, you could have a due season today. If not today, it could be tomorrow. God doesn't keep time by hours, minutes, and seconds. He keeps time by "due season." And when you determine to lean on the Word and refuse to give up, God can see to it that your due season is manifested!
posted by JoN3d!5oN @ 23:46
Sunday, May 11, 2008
A Mother's Prayer Cover
Oral Roberts Labels: Enjection, Personal Sharing, Sermon
As a teenager, I told my parents I was leaving home and going out on my own. Some young men might be ready to leave home at that age, but I was leaving with the spirit and attitude of a runaway. By leaving, I was declaring my intention to run my life according to my own desires instead of God's or my parents'.
Mama put her arms around me and kissed me. She wet my face with her tears. She said, "Oral, I'm putting a covering of prayer over you. Every night I'll be praying. You'll never get away from my prayers."
For five months Mama walked the floor of our little house and called out my name to the Lord. "God, bring him home at any cost," she prayed. The night I collapsed during a basketball tournament and fell unconscious, hemorrhaging from the mouth, my coach brought me home and laid me on my parents' bed. She looked at me and said, "Oral, I didn't know the price would be so great."
Even when the doctors told Mama that I had tuberculosis...even as I wasted away, coughing and bleeding. . . she kept a prayer cover over my life. She literally refused to quit praying. She prayed over me every day until I was saved...and then until I was healed...and then until I had fully recovered...and until I began to preach...and for my life and ministry until the day she died!
Mama believed in the power of prayer as much as the psalmist who wrote, I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer (Psalm 17:6 NIV). Are you holding on in prayer for a loved one? Keep raising that prayer cover every day-miracles come through holding-on prayers!
What was shared above really showed how much a mother's love for a child and the power in the prayer a parent can give to a child that bring forth blessings and anointing that changes a person's destiny. Today I also had another sermon shared during Mother's day svc at City Harvest Church by Rev Kong Hee! He shared on one of the Old Testament Mother called Hannah in 1 Sam chapter 1. It is about a godly centered mother who dedicated to God, where she will spend time in the house of God in prayer. She is also dedicated to her husand even though he have multiple wives, she continue to stay faithful and pray with him, as the more the couple pray together, the more they will stay together. Lastly she also dedicated herself to her children. She spend most of her times with young prophet Samuel and Samuel eventually grow up to be a mighty man of God. So today is Mother's day, I really encourage all mothers to be able to be like the above mention mother that really make a differences in their child's lives and also their spiritual walk with God and their husband will continue to grow stronger in deeper love. Hope my mum will be me in Church Svc soon!!! I will be praying for it. By next yr I wan by faith that my wole household will be change...
posted by JoN3d!5oN @ 15:19
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Drowning Out the Voice of Fear!!!
Often in life, we are stricken by the word "failure", or by negative impression in our life that we are not going to make it. Today when I was teaching the Pri 6 Sci class, I sense deadness in the class. I was wondering why the class was without joy. I felt the instant prompting from God to cheer them up though they may have their Mid-Year Exam this coming wk and they felt discouraged by all the mistake conducted in the practice paper in tuition class and felt discouraged that they might fail their tests and whatsoever. I felt the need to encouraged them so I tell them that they shld not worry abt the exam failure but the most importance things is to get sth out of tuition lesson that will be beneficial to their upcoming exam and study for PSLE. So those words of encouragement really come from the past experiences I had with God, so I said to them no matter what faith u had, juz believe there is always hope at the end of it. With that words of encouragement the class atm become less tense.
When those words penetrated my heart and mind, peace began to flood my spirit, and I knew we were going to be okay. The Bible tells us, God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not fear, even if earthquakes come (Psalm 46:1-2 NLT). If your life is being shaken, steady yourself with the promises of God. Remember that He is your refuge and strength, no matter what is going on around you. The peace of God can flood your heart as you allow the Holy Spirit's voice to drown out the voices of fear and confusion. Because He is with you, you can handle anything that comes your way.
Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; Everlasting joy shall be theirs.
Isaiah 61:7 (New King James Version)
posted by JoN3d!5oN @ 18:56
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Your Best Days Are Ahead!
A word from the Lord for you today: Your best days are ahead of you! The book of Jeremiah tells how the children of Israel had sinned and were headed for seventy years of judgment in the land of Babylon. But God said to them, "I know the plans I have for you.... They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope" (Jeremiah 29:11 NLT). Even in the middle of a difficult time, God was telling His people that He still had a good plan for their lives and that their best days were ahead of them. Labels: Enjection
In these troubling times, many people expect the worst. Their minds are filled with fear. And fear is like a magnet. It attracts evil. But you can turn the spirit of fear into a spirit of faith-a positive expectation of good-and that's the essence of hope. If you're feeling anxious about the future, I encourage you to believe that God is with you and that He has something good ahead in your future. Believe I John 4:4 that says, Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. Believe III John 2, which says, Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
You may have gone through devastation and brokenness, but when you obey God's Word, you can claim God's promises. Begin to declare with your mouth, "The best days of my life are ahead! I'm not living in the past. I'm living in the present, and I'm expecting better days ahead!"
posted by JoN3d!5oN @ 09:44