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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. Proverbs 25:2

The Call of God, The Walk With God and The Mission of God

October 16, 2026

The Call

God has a call to every life born on earth and every person created in His Image, God has called us to be His light in dark places. The call of God is for us to know Him and to show His truth to His creation, that has bought into Satan’s lie. We are to display God’s love and forgiveness to a world that is filled with hate, ruthlessness, blame and pride.

God’s purpose does not change and His timing is His own and not ours to direct or command. Moses knew he was called to deliver Israel out of Egypt but he was not in stride with God’s timing and saw defeat and disappointment. Sometimes our misstep can cause us to doubt or mistrust of God’s plan and love for us. It is when we are isolated from the world’s views and opinions and take time to know the Almighty God, that we can learn to have true fellowship and oneness with God and to hear His call.

Exodus3:10-12 Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. ”But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt? ”So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

The Walk

To walk with God is to take simple steps in the ordinary things of life. To walk is a sign of patience, perseverance and endurance. We must keep moving and stride to keep in steps with God’s plan, though our pace may change as we stride and walk with God. Once we decided to walk with God, there may be difficult times for us to keep in step with His gait and His purpose for our lives.

When we walk in obscure, and out of the way places, or humble and lowly places in our everyday lives, we can still show the love and mercy of God to those around us. God changes the atmosphere, our feelings and our perception of those around us. How we view and perceive these changes, when God shows up in us, helps us to show and become the love He has for His people.

In our walk we may want to linger, so not to leave our friends behind, or we may want to run ahead to obtain fame and glory. But when we take time to know Him personally and let go of our individuality and our rights, we merge with God’s purpose and plan. The Holy Spirit will then empower us to fulfill God’s purpose and the power of His love will be displayed.

Genesis 5:24 And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

Deuteronomy5:33 You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.

The Mission: To come to Jesus, to Learn of Him and become one in fellowship with God

We are to come to Jesus and to abide in Him that we may learn of Him. Jesus says, “Come to Me…” We are called to come to Jesus, that we may abide in Him as branches to the vine, and to let His word dwell in us. A branch cannot bear fruit unless it is attached to the vine. If the branch is not attached to its lifegiving source, the vine, it is dead. When we abide in Jesus and in God’s word, our minds, hearts and lives are transformed into the image of Christ. Again, when we come to Jesus and know Him, then we are transformed into His image.

John 15:4, 7 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

John 6:45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone whohas heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

The Work: To make disciples of all nations.

After, we abide in Jesus we become like Him and are living witness of His life, love, mercy and the forgiveness of God through Jesus Christ. We learn of Jesus so that we may be sent by Jesus.

This is how we go and make disciples of all the nations; through the life we live before them in love.

Matthew 4:19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

Father, let me listen to Your call and wait in Your presence that I may know the true and living God and to do Your will. Father, let me walk in the light of Your Word that You will direct my steps, my path. Let me keep in stride with Your purpose and plan, not to run ahead nor drag behind.

Abba Father, let us abide in You and Your word abide in us, that our heart will be transformed and desires changed, so that what we ask is in line with Your heart and desires for us, so that we may go and make disciples in all nations.

In Jesus Name, Let it be so, Amen.

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Temptation Itself is Not Sin!

October 10, 2026

Temptation itself is not sin, it is not bad, but it’s the offer of having a choice, and that is a part of being human. We exercise our God given will, and ability to choose with each decision we make. We have a will and the ability to make a choice and to choose our path, direction and destiny. Whether we choose righteousness or sin, temptation itself only reveals and displays what is within our soul and spirit, the hidden, and it exposes the unseen part of humanity. When we make that choice who we are, speaks.

The Ability to Choose Is Part of Our Innate Being! The ability to choose is Humanity’s God given attribute that made us in God’s likeness, body, soul and spirit. To have the ability of choice is our God given right of our will, but to choose there must be different thoughts, beliefs, assessments, or judgements. Temptation only present the choices and it gives another side or opinion to be considered or followed. Temptation is to entice; to lead with exciting hope or desires, or to allure, to attract by using flattery, charm, appeal or something desirable. No person can ever take away your ability to choose, and God will not remove your ability to make choices. It is always your decision.

Genesis 1:26-28 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

God made mankind in His own image. Humanity was radiant with God’s glory, His Holy Spirit living in them and the Shekinah Glory of God shining through them. But the day, the very day they disobeyed God and ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they died. The original humanity created in the likeness of God’s wonderous glory died. The Holy Spirit of God left them and their spirit surely died that day though their body and soul lived on. Their God given Spirit left and they were no longer attached to their life-giving source. God’s glory was their covering but the darkness of sin exposed their nakedness. Light and darkness cannot occupy the same space.

Genesis 2:15-17 Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

This fallen world system and Satan will always offer humanity another choice, other than God’s way of living. The enemy is always trying to cause doubt and mistrust of God’s love and faithfulness to His people. But the choice to operate on that lie or the truth will always be ours to make, but not so with the consequences of those choices.

Genesis 3:4-7 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. ”So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.

Jesus came that we may be born again with the Holy Spirit, that Him may live in us and through us for God’s glory, to shine light in dark places and to no longer be dead in sin.

Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Father, direct my steps and my path. Let Your Word, dwell richly in me that I may know and choose truth with every temptation. Keep us from evil that is in the world, Let me choose this day to serve You my Lord, The Most-High God.

Psalm 119:59, 133 I considered my ways And turned my feet to [follow and obey] Your testimonies.
Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me.

John 17:15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.

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The Choice is Our Will to do, but The Consequences Are Not

September 22, 2026

Mankind’s will, which is the ability to choose and to make decisions for themselves. The will is a God given attribute to all mankind that no one can take it from them and God will not take. It is our choice and ours alone to choose what we will do with our life, our destiny and our eternity. It is our will, and our ability to choose that allows us to decide how we will live this life. This is not to say that there will not be people, things or even Satan that will try and persuade us, temp us or even lie, to get us to make decisions that may be harmful to us, and yet it is still our choice. The choices we make will impact our present life, future destiny and our eternity.

We can choose with our will what we want to do, but we do not get to choose the consequences or the results of our choices. God has given humanity autonomy of the will, of self-rule and to self-govern, so we can choose to obey God, our flesh or Satan, but we cannot choose or dictate what will happen as a result of our choices. God created the world and has given universal and eternal rules, principles and precepts that are activated by actions, they also can create or constitute an automatic reaction. There are laws of cause and effect, actions and reactions, and consequences that are a result of the choices we make. We should know and consider before making these life changing decisions.

Our ability to make choices is God ordained, it is part of our created likeness of God. However, we cannot choose the consequences or the outcome of our choices. God has set universal laws in place that correspond with our choices. Many people fail to connect the dots with actions and reactions, choices and results, that for every action there is a corresponding reaction, it may good, bad or indifferent but there are outcomes and effects for the choices we make.

Joshua 24:15 But if serving the Lordseems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 30:15-16 “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess.

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To be Blessed to Have Children Who Are Blessed, Prosperous and Favored.

August 31, 2026

Psalm 112:1-9

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!) Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the LORD [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience], Who delights greatly in His commandments.

Praise to the Most-High God. Blessed, fortunate, prosperous and favored by God is the person who stands in reverent fear of the Lord God, who worships in admiration, obedience, devotion and in awe of who He is and His name. Because they take great delight, joy and satisfaction in performing, and doing His commandments, and instructions; to love the image bearers of God.

His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in his house, And his righteousness endures forever. Light arises in the darkness for the upright;

Those who delight and obey God, their children and grandchildren will be mighty on the earth. They chose to be an upright generation before the Lord and their children will be prosperous and favored. In their house will be wealth and riches because they chose to receive the righteousness of Jesus, which is faith in the life, death and resurrection of Christ. It is not their wrong or right doing, but faith in the completed work that Christ has done to save them. The light, the love and life of Jesus will be in them and they will be light in dark places

He is gracious and compassionate and righteous (upright–in right standing with God). It is well with the man who is gracious and lends; He conducts his affairs with justice.

Those who know and love the Lord will walk in His likeness and example, they will be gracious, merciful, lavish and generous in their giving to those who are without. They are full of compassion, kindness and care for those who are lacking, in need and in want of help. They conduct themselves humbly and fairly and without pride or judgement, but seek justice for those who are lost, marginalized and ostracized.

He will never be shaken; The righteous forever. He will not fear bad news; His heart is steadfast, trusting [confidently relying on and believing] in the LORD. His heart is upheld, he will not fear While he looks [with satisfaction] on his adversaries.

Those who put their trust in the Most-High God, will not be shaken by the lies, stories, gossip and rumors of the affairs of this fallen world system. They will not fear bad news of economics, social or political mayhem, confusion or turmoil, because their hearts are fixed steadfastly, consistently believing and trusting in the Lord their God.

He has given freely to the poor; His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted in honor.

Those who trust in The Most-High God as their source knows His abundance is inexhaustible and limitless. They can give freely and generously to the poor, knowing the Lord will supply exceedingly abundantly above all they could ask or think.

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Self-Care Self-Awareness Self-Reflection

July 24, 2026

Self-Care is a natural part of humanity and it is needed to ensure that we ourselves are healthy and well, in order to help and take care of others. However, if we linger too long in that state of mind it becomes more than self-care but of self-focus, self-centeredness or selfishness. Fallen mankind’s nature is rooted in self-preservation. Adam’s first act of defense when God asked what he had done was, “that woman You gave me…” Adam blamed God and his wife, rather than accepting responsibility for his own actions.

Genesis 3:11-12 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”

Self-Care can sometimes be used to veil the real intent, which may be rooted in selfishness and hidden in pride and self-importance. When we speak of self-care we all can agree, we must take care of ourselves first, and then we can grow into caring for others. God’s kingdom way is to seek another person’s good and that is what God tells us to do.

1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.

1 Corinthians 10:33 just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.

Self-Care is needed and is helpful for us to be refreshed, revived and renewed in our spirit while in the presence of God. But, we must be careful not to allow this to disguise the idolization of self, which will allow our ego to be put on the throne of our hearts. This can also result in prideful thinking and self-interest that is rooted in the fallen way of thinking, that is the need to always be right or the best.

Self-Awareness is the ability to know, understand and comprehend one’s position and purpose in this life. To understand our culture, social norms, race, gender, family tendencies, biases and inclinations will help us understand and know the weapons and tools that are used to entrap us. We are all brought up with certain biases, opinions and perspectives that have been handed down for generations through our family, social norms, religion and national views that impact, effect or slant our outlooks.

Our culture, values and principles make us unique within our individuality. As followers of Christ, we must now sift every opinion, perspective, belief and attitude through the word of God. As ambassadors of Christ our perspectives and views should change as our minds are renewed and transformed from the old fallen ways. We must now first embrace His word and represent God’s kingdom as we live in our uniqueness and culture. While our nationality and gender stay the same it is now modified in accordance to the word of God to fulfill His purpose to show the love of Christ in earth.

Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Most people are woefully uninformed about who they truly are according to their created purpose, which is to resemble and reflect God’s likeness and glory in the earth. Just as Jesus was the embodied Person and Spirit of God, we too can embody the Holy Spirit and allow Him to reflect and reveal God’s glory in the earth through us.

Most people are ignorant of the schemes Satan uses against their nationality, culture, gender and against their family history and propensities. To have self-awareness we must look seriously at the things we have been taught and what the enemy has used and targeted against us as individuals, families and as people created as image bearers of God.

Many people seriously overestimate their abilities and say they are just fine, but this is rooted in pride. Those who are self-focused and self-absorbed are less likely to be efficient in true self-awareness, or to deliberately choose to go through the hard emotional process of seeking reality according to the truth of God’s word. It is this truth that we operate in, which will enable us to live a life as Jesus did, which is to be led by the Holy Spirit and so to embody the nature and glory of God that is lived out daily in us.

A proverb: “if you know your enemy, and know yourself, your victory is sure.”

Self-awareness is to know the enemy and his strategies, that he uses, pride, lies, hate and fear to deceive the hearts of the people and to turn them away from the love and the glory of God, which is their created purpose. We need to know the weapons the enemy has used for centuries to ensnare our family, culture and nationality through biases, prejudices, discriminations, hate and pride. It is important to be honest with one’s self, and to admit the tendencies and bents that have been a trap for us in the past and are still struggles at present. Self-awareness is knowing these things and the ability to set guards and boundaries to help avoid snares and prevent us from falling into the same cycle of evil or misdeed.

Metacognition: is a higher order of thinking, it is the ability to reflect on and to assess one’s own thoughts, the process of knowing, perceiving and having good judgement based on the truth of God’s word and wise reasoning, which is the wisdom of God.

Self-Reflection with God’s purpose: To live according to a higher calling, which is the true meaning of life and the reality of our created purpose as God’s image bearers, which is to reflect His Glory in the earth. True Self-Reflection should lead us to seek and to live as Jesus lived on the earth.

As we follow Jesus’ example we will want, and begin to establish (righteousness) virtue, justice, morality; (honesty) trustworthiness, fairness and in doing good deeds; and (integrity) truth, honor and kind words. Self-Reflection will allow us to be diligent in our understanding, and in obeying and reflecting the Person of Jesus and God’s glory as our Creator. To show the love, mercy and forgiveness of God to all mankind while we are in the earth, and this is the fulfilling of our created purpose.

Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

We must seek the truth and commit to operate in the truth that we know, which is from God’s word as our Creator. Jesus the Son of God came that we may know and operate in the truth of God’s word and our purpose. Many people know the truth but fail to act on it. Some people would rather stay quiet while knowing the truth, just to follow the majority even when they are wrong. But, it is the truth that we know, operate in and take action on, that frees us from bondage of fear, hate and generational tendencies and curses.

John 18:37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice

John 8:32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

When our life is rooted and grounded in the reality of the truth of God’s word and in knowing His presence is always with us, we can then take a stand and make a choice of our will and choose to live a Christ centered life. We can choose to die to self-focus and to let go of social norms or family biases that goes against God’s principles. We can begin to walk as Jesus did on earth in service to God, and to served others.

Romans 6:11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

2 Corinthians 5:17, 20 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being.

We are told to consider ourselves dead to sin but alive in Christ. A dead man has no rights, is not prideful and does not seek his own welfare. Therefore, we too can learn to die to self and live for Christ.

We are all part of the body of Christ and every part has a function for the whole. Whether we are blessed with natural things in this life or the spiritual, it is for the building up of the body and the kingdom of God on the earth.

1 Corinthians 9:11 If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?

We are to now use our individuality, culture, race and gender for His Glory. We should use our talents, abilities, and skills God has given us to show His love, mercy and forgiveness to those the enemy has in times past, caused division, disunity and hate. We are to use our uniqueness for God’s kingdom purpose on earth, to seek others well-being and to help bring unity to the body of Christ and all humanity.

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The Sovereign will of God is Preeminent

July 6, 2026

Jehovah God is the Almighty God and He is Sovereign over heaven and earth, and yet Satan is called the prince of this fallen world. Satan is most responsible for the hate, evil and problems that we encounter in this world. These truths sound as though they are conflicting statements. God is ultimately the Sovereign King over the world and as a just and holy God He has limited Himself to His word.

God in His Preeminence and excellent love for mankind created them in His image and gave them dominion over all He created. At the same time God gave them a free will, the ability to choose their allegiance and loyalties allowing mankind the power to determine their own destiny.

God in His Omniscient, all-seeing and all-knowing power knew mankind would be seduced by Satan into rebellion and disobedience against their God and King. But God made provision to redeem this fallen world system and mankind before the world was formed. Though sin, Satan and the fleshly cravings of mankind created a fallen world system that is geared to destroying and ensnaring humanity, God had made provision that the Son of Man, Jesus, would redeem this world with His precious blood.

1 Peter 1:18-20 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you NKJ

God’s word will forever stand and there are no “take-backs” with God. Even though Satan became prince of the power of the air, and of darkness, God was bound by His word and His truth. It was man that relinquished dominion of this natural world to Satan and it would take a man, Jesus, to redeem the authority and dominance back to the former natural and spiritual world. Jesus limited Himself to operate in His humanity and not His deity. He used the same power, the Holy Spirit that we have access, to live His life on earth.

Now there are two kingdom powers operating in the earth, this fallen world with darkness, principalities and powers of Satan and also, the Kingdom of God, which functions in both the natural and spiritual realm, which is through Holy Spirit. God’s kingdom on the earth is both natural and spiritual. Many people are confused or blinded to the spiritual aspect of kingdom and how His spiritual operations function in the earthly realm.

Luke 4:6 And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for thishas been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Ephesians 2:2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,

Difficult or hard times do not negate or hinder God’s SovereigntyMany people lose hope, lose sight, lose faith and lose confidence in God when they go through hard-times or horrendous or catastrophic experiences. Because their perspective is on their natural situation, the chaos that this life brings, hurt, pain or loss. This self-focus should include God’s word and promises. Some are hurting because they believe God did not intervene or stop those things from happening to them. These are very natural thoughts and as human beings our first response is in the natural, but the Holy Spirit of God is there to help spirit man navigate through these life crises according to God’s word with a supernatural perspective.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

Isaiah 55: 8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Knowledge of the love of God and the love of Jesus who gave Himself for us. When we have knowledge of God the Father and Jesus Christ whom He has sent, then we are able to see more clearly the Godly nature and workings of God in the earth and in the spiritual realm. Satan’s major attack is against the people of God, while trying to tempt them into rebelling against God. But God in His Sovereignty and purpose will use the very things the enemy has brought against His people to transform them and develop them into the image of His dear Son. God’s people are destroyed for lack of knowledge of who God is.

Hosea4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

2 Peter 1:2-4 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Natural laws and Spiritual laws govern this world and impact our lives.There are natural laws and spiritual laws that are in place and dictate natural and spiritual outcomes. We are more familiar with the natural laws that govern this world, such as the law of gravity, things will fall, and the law of motion of things at rest, motion and speed.

People have less understanding of God’s spiritual laws that govern the spiritual realm such as the principles of fear and faith. Fear and faith are both spiritual currency in the spirit realm. They are the legal tender or cash notes in which business transactions are performed in the spiritual realm. Just as we purchase our goods and services with money and currency of the country that we live in, so it is in the spirit realm. We will purchase and draw certain commodities to us according to the spiritual currency that we use. Fear is a negative spiritual coinage or exchange that the enemy uses to have people purchase or to draw destructive or harmful consequences into their lives. Faith is the spiritual currency that we can use to draw and to bring the power of the Almighty God into our lives. We are constantly engaging in these spiritual transactions be it consciously or unconsciously.

Job 3:25 For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, And what I dreaded has happened to me.

Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Our Words are used to engage the natural and spiritual realms. We are participating in the spiritual realm with our natural words, actions and deeds. By faith with our words, we can call the power of God into our natural circumstance. As well, fear can possibly open up avenues or access for the enemy into our circumstances. God’s word is constantly telling us, do not fear, but have faith in God.

It is the lack of understanding or the knowledge of God’s word and principles that leaves some people open to the attacks of the enemy with little defense. In the book of Job, we see God speaking on the righteousness of Job, that he was a just and upright man. Satan harassed Job because Job was living in fear and this opened an opportunity for the enemy to attack him according to the spiritual principles. God will not change His laws but He will take those things that the enemy meant for evil and work them for our good. Though what Job feared came upon him, he stood firm in his faith in God and that He is faithful to His word and delivered him from his fears.

Job 1:8, Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?”

Malachi 3:13 Your words have been harsh against Me, ”Says the Lord, “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’ You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we have walked as mourners Before the Lord of hosts?.

God is ultimately Sovereign over all the earthGod will work within the confines of His word and His spiritual principles, which allows mankind to make choices and see the consequences of their choices. Though we may miss the mark of His high calling and Satan may come as the accuser of the people of God, God will defend them. God will make crooked ways straight and bring low those lofty things that may try to exalt themselves higher than the word of God.

1Peter4:12-13 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.

Proverbs 3:6-8 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes: Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones.

Do we really believe God is Sovereign, and the Master Engineer of our circumstances? Do we believe in the His mercy as a loving Father? Our obedience to His sovereignty is given to us by power of the Holy Spirit and the magnificent grace of God through Jesus.

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FORGIVENESS is mandatory for the people of God!

June 18, 2026

Forgiveness is a serious matter with God. It is so serious that He purchased forgiveness for us with the blood of His One and only Son, Jesus. The Bible says God gave Jesus for our sins that He might deliver us from the power of sin and death and this present evil. When we refuse to forgive, we are refusing the work of Christ through His shed blood. God paid a high price with the death of His Son to purchase our deliverance and forgiveness, and for us to refuse to forgive, it is a rejection of what Christ had done and God calls that wicked.

Forgiveness is important to God and the Bible tells us to forgive those who have wronged us just as we were forgiven for our sins against God. Jesus gives a strong warning under the law that if a person does not forgive, they will not be forgiven and at this time Israel was living under the law of the Old Testament which was based on man’s performance.

Matthew 18:32-35 Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” NKJV

The failure to forgive is a high price to pay

In the parable of the un-forgiving servant Jesus gave an example of the importance of forgiveness when we have received forgiveness from God. The master forgave his servant a large debt because he had compassion on his servant.

In this parable the servant though he was forgiven a very large debt, he refused to forgive his fellow servant a small debt that was owed him and had the servant thrown into prison. God called this person a wicked servant. Just as it is in all the Old Testament laws man is required to perform the law and his failure will result into dire consequences.

The law was given for mankind to realize the requirements of God and the impossibility of humanity obtaining a perfect life on their own. The law not only revealed to mankind their sins but their need for salvation. Israel was given the ritual of the lamb sacrifice that pointed to a time when the True Lamb of God, Jesus, would come and take on the sin of all mankind forever.

Jesus brought a new Kingdom order of Grace through His life, death and resurrection. By Grace are we saved, it is a gift of God and not by our works. God forgave us our debt of rebellion and treason against Him by giving His Son Jesus to pay the debt that was owed. Sin costs God a great price and the debt was paid by Jesus. We are no longer under the law to forgive others so we can be forgiven because we are under grace. We are forgiven by God’s grace and now we should forgive others because we have already been forgiven. When we refuse to forgive it only reveals our heart. It shows who we listening to and obeying, God our Father or the lies of the devil.

Matthews 18:21-22 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

The sincerity of forgiveness must be from the heart, and not just in word.

Jesus said we must forgive from our hearts not just in pretense but with a true heart. Some people may say “I forgive them enough or love them enough to get to heaven,” but is this a declaration of true forgiveness or is this self-deception? Some people will go through the motions or with the pretext and the appearance of forgiveness but their heart is full of hate. Our decision to forgive or not to forgive exposes the true condition of our heart, whether we realize it or not.

Those who accept Jesus as their savior and substitute payment for their sins are born into a new life and the Holy Spirit in them gives them the ability to forgive others by His grace. When people refuse to forgive, they choose to stand on their own merit and thereby refusing the completed work of Jesus. The forgiveness we give and the love we show only reflects our true heart which is the heart of our heavenly Father. We forgive not to be forgiven by God or to earn His Favor but because we have the Spirit of God’s Grace in us, we can forgive. It is not a natural response but a supernatural gift of God through faith in Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Many people think it does not matter if they forgive. They want to hold on to their hate and bitterness because of their pride, and they will not forgive. Forgiveness will reveal who we are and who is our lord and master. God’s people will act like God their Father whose image they bear. God is love and He has given His people the Holy Spirit to be His representative of love in the earth to all creation. If a person does not forgive, no matter what they say, their nature and heart will reflect their true make-up whether it be the character of God or that of the enemy.

Jesus told the religious leaders of His time that they were murderers and liars like their father the devil, but Jesus has done what He had seen His Father, God do. Though we may call ourselves religious or saved our actions reveal the truth of who we are. Forgiveness is no light matter, but it is a matter of heritage and son-ship and a reflection of who our true father is.

John 8:44 You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks his own, for he is a liar, and its father. WEB

To Forgive is an act of submitting our will to God, and asking The Holy Spirit to give us this Forgiveness we need to forgive others as well as ourselves.

As an act of our will, it is our choice and we must choose to forgive and to obey God As a decision of our will, we choose to ask God for the forgiveness we need and by faith receive the forgiveness. Faith to receive from God is the same as when we received salvation. By faith we believe in our heart and confess with our mouth that Jesus came and died for us so that we could be saved. We take these same steps of faith to receive by faith the forgiveness we need. In our heart we believe God’s word to be true and with our mouth we confess as an act of our will that we forgive as we were forgiven.

Jesus is our Lord and He would not ask us to do anything that we could not do through His grace. We may feel as though we cannot forgive but it is our decision and our choice to do so. We may need to cry out and ask God to give us help for the forgiveness we need for that person or situation and as an act of the will we say, “I choose to forgive them.” The act of faith may not always be easy but God has promised to give us the strength we need to forgive others and ourselves.

We can uproot the anger and bitterness; it is done with the word of God and as an act of our will and our decision to choose to obey God. The Bible says Satan will come because the Word of God has gone forth and he will try to destroy the seeds of the word that were sown in our heart and spirit.

God’s Word is sure and He tells us of the devices of the enemy. God would not have us to be ignorant but for us to know the truth. God tells us what to look for and to know that life is coming to test our convictions and to see if we really believe the word of God. This world system will try to take away all we have been taught and will try and steal the truth from us. We must not be taken by surprise but be prepared to stand on the promises.

Romans 10:9-10 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. NIV

A choice and decision to obey God’s word.

Once we make a choice of our will, the decision to forgive and let go of those injustices, the Holy Spirit and the power of God that is in us strengthens us to walk it out. Letting go is a choice of our will that is not to say the enemy will not try and bring those thoughts and concerns back to us but we can meet the enemy with the truth of God’s word and say, “Jesus paid for that and God has given me forgiveness for them.” Every time the enemy tries to bring up the past, remind him of your future eternity with God and his future eternity in hell.

Our actions and choices reveal our heart. Every time we take an action, we are making choices of our will either consciously or by default. We are declaring where we have placed our hope. It is mankind’s ability to choose, their will that makes them different from all of God’s other creations in the earth. The choices we make lead us to take action and these actions will determine our destiny and how we live this life. We do not have forgiveness for others because we have not asked God to give it to us.

Ephesians 4:31-32 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. NIV

James 4:2 b…Yet you have not, because you ask not.

Vengeance is Mine says the Lord

Forgiveness does not mean the guilty get away but that God will settle the matter. We must understand that forgiveness does not mean the guilty will get by with the wrong they have done. Forgiveness says we trust God to handle the matter and we will allow Him to judge justly. We must believe God will avenge us and forgiveness does not mean the wicked will go unpunished or our enemies will get away without consequence.

Forgiveness only releases us; it does not mean God has turned a blind eye to the situation or that it has gone unnoticed. It just shows our trust in God as a righteous Judge. God alone knows the whole situation and knows the beginning and the end. He will judge, but according to His complete knowledge and His ways, which are not man’s ways.

Our responsibility is to have faith in God, and as an act of our will, we should ask Him for the forgiveness we need. It is God who will take vengeance for the wrong that is done to us. It is not our job to make people pay for what they did, but we are to pray and seek God’s face for them and for ourselves. We must let God settle our claims. If we try and settle the matter, we may do too much or too little and only God can handle it as the perfect judge.

Romans 12:9Dearly beloved, avenge not yourself, and neither give place to wrath: for it is written VENGEANCE is MINE I WILL REPAY SAITH THE LORD.

Isaiah 55: 8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Isaiah 33:22 For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our King; He will save us.

We are to use the word of God to fight against the enemy just as Jesus did.

This process will help us move into the direction of forgiveness. Jesus defeated Satan in the wilderness with the Word of God, saying “It is written…” and he left Him for a season. So, we should not be surprised if Satan comes and tries to attack us with those old feelings of anger and un-forgiveness, by trying to have us to go back to our old thoughts and to try to again, enslave our minds. To get a stronghold in our hearts and minds, so that we go back to those old ways of thinking and hating.

God wants us to trust and have faith in Him, ask and it shall be given to you.

Matthew 7: 7-8 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

We can choose to think on the things that are good, just and pure. We can choose to stand on the written word of God just as Jesus did when He spoke aloud God’s word. God has given us the forgiveness and peace we need for those situations. We should praise God with songs, hymns or music and the word says that will silence the hand of the enemy.

Colossians 3:12-13 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.

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DO NOT BE EASILY OFFENDED

June 6, 2026

Offense is a tool of the enemy

Satan uses offense to get people ensnared with unforgiveness, which is rooted in pride. Followers of Christ should strive to change their views and personal perspectives so they will not be easily offended by people or situations. They are to follow Christ’s example, to not render insult for insult, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

We live in a time when people’s response is to be easily offended. It is not just considered the rule in which people should react, but it is being cultivated as a preferred way to respond to problems and struggles.

Offenses are just snares, traps and tools that the enemy uses against humanity to get them to react to situations out of hate and anger rather than to respond according to God’s word and way of forgiveness, love and mercy. Offense is part of this fallen world system where some people will cultivate it as a means of bringing division and disunity. This is of the enemy, to encourage a spirit of fear, anger, hate and to destroy the image bearers of God.

Romans 16:17-18 Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.

Matthew 18:7 Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

Offense comes from these root words, entrap, stumbling or obstacle.

In the Bible there are two main words that are commonly translated to the word offense, Skandalizo: to entrap, trip up, stumble or entice to sin, and Mikshowl: a stumbling block, obstacle, enticement, to cause to fall or ruin. Both of these terms speak of the harm and injury to those who are offended. People are entrapped or enticed into sin and these pitfalls lead to devastation or a spiral downfall.

An Offense is a violation of the breaking of a social or moral rule, that causes a feeling of resentment. A hurt is something that cause bodily harm, physical, mental or emotional. The feeling of being offended is one of the most crippling snares. It is cloaked, disguised and concealed in the pretense of being right or in defending one’s rights. When we look at this natural life, (our nationality, race, gender, religion or culture) and place it above God’s word, then we become offended. We feel we have a right to get upset and defend who we are. When we are insulted, overlooked or injured in some manner and become offended, it is because “self” sits on the throne of our hearts and not the word or the love of God.

Offense is driven by emotion that has its roots in self-importance, pride that can lead to unforgiveness. Followers of Christ should operate in faith according to the word of God and the example our Lord has set for us. Jesus speaks of those who are offended as those who have no root in God’s word within them. Many people are offended by the word of God, when they lack an understanding of God’s kingdom ways, or when things happen in a way they do not understand.

The Bible teaches that we will experience persecution and it will be a constant test of our faith in God’s word. Those who have faith in God and know His word will believe He is faithful and will persevere to the end of the challenge and thereby, will stand in victory. Those who do not know God’s word or His kingdom ways will lack this understanding. They are offended because they choose to trust in their emotions and their experiences, rather than in the love and faithfulness of God.

Mark 4: 17 And they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble. NKJV

John 15:33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

Tribulations, persecutions and trials are part of our heritage in Christ.

John the Baptist was the person who preached the coming of Christ and introduced Jesus to the world as the Messiah. Yet, John questioned Jesus when he was facing death. John did not understand fully, God’s plan for his situations and circumstances, because they were not going the way he felt they should. This caused him a moment of offense. John asked if Jesus was really the One or will there be another? When people are in difficult situations it will sometimes cause them to question God’s love and His faithfulness to His word.

Jesus’ response to John’s question was to point to the word of God and the work of God being done for the salvation of men. Jesus did not try to justify Himself or prove He was the Son of God. He pointed to the work of God and the word of God being revealed in the lives of the lost. Jesus told them to go tell John, the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, in other words God’s divine purpose and plan are being performed and lived out.

Jesus said, blessed are those who are not offended because of Me. Even though Jesus may not respond the way we want Him to, or we may not understand the ways of God and what He has chosen for our particular situation, we can still trust God’s love.

Luke 7:20-23 When the men had come to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, ‘Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?’” And that very hour He cured many of infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight. Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” NKJ

Matthew 11: 6 And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” NKJV

The process of not being easily offended: Is to know the word and will of God.

Jesus gave His disciples directions on how not to be easily offended, He spoke to them the word of God and told them the things that were going to happen. He said these things were told so they would not be offended and stumble when they happened.

Some people will allow their offense to take precedence and rise above the word of God and this will lead to destruction. Some people would rather live with their pride and their righteous indignation, rather than to forgive and live in harmony with their family or friends.

When our minds have been renewed to God’s way of thinking, we will know we are seated in the heavens with Christ. Therefore, our perspective should be different, understanding we are seated high above the things of this world, as kings and priests with Jesus. We should no longer view situations as personal attacks but to understand things are being allowed for a greater purpose and plan and to pray for God’s will to be done.

We are to see these concerns and problems as opportunities for us to pray, intercede and to display the love and the life of Christ. It is when we are no longer easily offended by life, that we can respond in love and by this the world will be taken by surprise because of our actions. They will ask what is the secret to the strength, which allows us to forgive those who hate us. Only by the power of the Holy Spirit can we show this love.

John 16:1-4 These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble. They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me. But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.

John 15:18-20a If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you…

To not be easily offended is a practice skill of dying to self.

Followers of Christ are called to be dead to this life but to live to a life hidden with Christ in God. It is impossible to offend a dead person. They can be kicked and insulted, but there will not be a response. This is how a life hidden in Christ, will strive to respond, because of the love of Jesus. This is not something we can do on our own but by the power of the Holy Spirit. We know we can trust Jesus with our life and our situations because He will defend us.

God is able to orchestrate circumstances and work them out for our good and His glory. Just as He provided and protected Daniel from the lions and those thrown into the fire, He will bring us out of our horrible situations. God did not keep them from going through their difficult times but He was with them. God knows the plans He has for us to give us hope and a future and He will vindicate us.

When we lay down our lives for another and we are acting from a position of love and not selfishness, it is through this people will see God’s heart. When we respond in love, the love of God is planted into the lives of others. The pain of life has hardened some people’s hearts because of what they have seen and been through. When we display God’s love, even though there may not appear to be a change or an acknowledgment of our acts of kindness, the seed of God’s love will have been sown into their lives. We are to think on the things of God and renew our minds with His word. It is God who changes lives with the seeds sown by His children into the hearts of those who are lost.

Colossians 3:2-3 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God

Matthew 13:23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

The Battle is the Lord’s: We do not fight against flesh and blood.

When we understand our battles are not with people, but with the principalities and this fallen world system. We will be able to show the love of God, and to die to self-centeredness and entrust our lives to God. Those who trust God with their fate can trust Him for their vindication, and thereby can operate in His peace and love.

We must dethrone “self,” our pride and our egos so Jesus may reign on the throne of our hearts. As Jesus gave His body to save others, we as the body of Christ on the earth, must love and not live in offense.

John12:24-25 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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The Power of Words – Words are important

May 25, 2026

Words are Important

The Bible has many examples of how faith is exhibited by the words people have spoken. We see the power of the spoken word and understand it has the ability to create, and by faith these words impact our future. The words we say can change our attitude and if we speak the right words, lining them up with God’s words, our attitude can change our perspective and how we view things. When we are believing right, it will change our actions to line up with what we know is right.

Hebrews11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

Genesis 1:3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

God the Creator has said we were created in His image, in His likeness for His glory. Instead of us listening to God we have allowed the enemy, people, schools, jobs and our society to define who we are and how we view ourselves. This fallen world system wants to push us into believing that we are less than who God says we are. Instead, they want us to allow them to determine who we are and what we can or cannot do.

We have heard people speak words about a person and because they may have heard part of a conversation they walk away with some misconception. Their attitude, feelings and thoughts are negative toward that situation, but when the truth of the matter is spoken or revealed the attitude could change. The enemy has lied to us about who we are, speaking words that has marred the way we feel about ourselves and others. When we learn the truth of God’s word and begin speaking His truth into our lives and over our families, we can change our behavior and actions to line up with the truth of who God says we are.

John1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Life and death are in the power of the tongue.

Satan is the same enemy who tricked Eve into believing a lie, that God did not want them to be as God. God created them for that very purpose, to be as God over the earth. Satan is using the same trick on humanity today, to have us believe that same lie, that God does not love or care about us. Satan would have us to focus on nonessentials in this rat-race of life’s deceptions, distractions and anxieties to keep us from God’s word and to leave us and our communities open to his demise.

Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Psalms 45: 1 My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

We are to use our God given abilities to think on the things of God and use our tongue to be the pen of a ready writer to write love, hope and the grace of God on our hearts and in the hearts of others. The truth of God’s word can dispel the lies the world has planted in us and has said about us. With faith in God’s unfailing love for us we are able to stand in the midst of adversity with a hope for our future. This hope goes far beyond this present moment, when we realize the plans, thoughts and the love God has for us now and for all eternity.

Isaiah 57:19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near,” Says the LORD, “And I will heal him.”

The scriptures say we are more than conquerors in this world and that we are kings and priests before God. There are also words that come from Satan, the father of lies who comes to kill, steal and destroy mankind and their created purpose, which is to reflect the image of God.

Malachi 2:17 You have wearied the LORD with your words. “How have we wearied him?” you ask. By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the LORD, and he is pleased with them” or “Where is the God of justice?”

Malachi 3:13-14 “Your words have been harsh against Me,” Says the Lord, “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’ You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we have walked as mourners Before the Lord of hosts?

Every Word will be judged!

Now there are two systems operating in the world today, the kingdom of God and the lies of a fallen world system which is under the influence of sin. Everyone is born into this fallen world system through Adam but can choose to be re-born into the family and kingdom of God through the confession of their words of faith in Jesus Christ.

Words are important because we understand the world was created by the power of God’s spoken word. It is the act of the spoken word which the expression of faith that brings us into redemption and it is also this belief that puts us in right standing with God.

Proverbs 10:19-20 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little.

Matthew 12:36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

Matthew 12:37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Out of the heart the mouth speaks

Belief turns to faith when we take our beliefs and put then action with it. We may believe in our hearts a thing is true, but we cultivate our faith when we express it through words and actions. By this we are acknowledging our belief to the entire world both the seen and the unseen. We declared the position that we stand on and operate in with every detail of our lives by the words we speak and how we live.

The word of God tells us we can tell the type of heart a person has by listening to the words they speak. It is important to listen as well as watch. People can change their actions for a short time but what is buried in their hearts comes through the very wellspring of their being through their words and eventually their behavior.

Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

What we truly believe in our hearts, will become the topics that we speak on. The righteousness of faith speaks what God says about the matter. Through the confession of words by faith in the completed work of Jesus, His birth, death, and resurrection we are made righteous. Those who are righteous are those who are placed back into right standing with God.

Only God, by the power of the Holy Spirit can tame the tongue.

The way we tame the tongue is by knowing God’s word. We are to have a desire and a hunger for His word for our spiritual growth, just as we need food for our natural bodies. As we grow in God’s word our spirit grows and the Holy Spirit helps us to tame the unruly and evil speaking of the tongue.

Believers in Jesus are to confess and declare with their mouth the words of truth and affirmation to themselves and others as they begin operating in those truths.

James 3: 8-11but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

Psalm 141: 3-4a Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers…

There are benefits to training the tongue to speak words of life and words about God’s love and mercy!

We can choose to ask the Holy Spirit to line our hearts up with the word of God and set a guard over our mouth that we may discipline our tongue. The Bible says the tongue is deadly as poison, evil and untamable by mankind, therefore we should pray and ask God to help us bridle our tongue.

As true followers of Christ we are to bridle our tongue and to set a watch over our words and to train our emotions to love and not to hate. We are to do this through the power of the Holy Spirit living in us. This is a hard task for everyone and cannot be done in our own strength. It is a practiced skill, and practice makes better.

Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

Proverbs 12:14 From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward

Malachi 3:16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His name

Use your words to create and build and not to teardown.

That which is broken can be made whole, with your words of healing.

That which is lost can be saved, with your words of life.

That which is in darkness can be brought into light, with your words of truth.

It is a practiced skill to hold the tongue, to watch the words we speak. Practice makes better!

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What is Prayer? Prayer Is a Conversation between Us and God!

April 24, 2026

Genuine prayer is a conversation between us and The True and Living God, The Creator of all, He is God, and Father of all living things. Prayer is a process where we are both are speaking and listening to God as He is speaking and listening to us. Prayer is how we make our earnest petitions to our loving Father, believing and trusting in God’s love, faithfulness, mercy and compassion for us as His children.

Prayer is a conduit, pipeline or channel between the natural, the spiritual and supernatural. Prayer is a means of conveying things from one location to another from one person to another, us and God, it is how we operate and conduct business in both the natural and spiritual realm.

Genesis 28: 12-13 Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.

Genesis 35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”

Prayer is an intimate, personal, and often times a private conversation between us and God. But like any conversation that we have with someone we do not know very well, the conversation in the beginning may be guarded, uneasy and unfamiliar. But as we grow in our knowledge of God, and our relationship with Him, we began to know Him. The more we converse with a person the more we get to know them, and it is the same with our relationship with God. God made us to be in a close relationship with Himself as our Father and we as His children.

Proverbs 22:17- 22 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge; For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; Let them all be fixed upon your lips, So that your trust may be in the Lord; I have instructed you today, even you. Have I not written to you excellent things of counsels and knowledge, That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth, that you may answer words of truth to those who send to you?

It is when we are in close communion with God that we will begin to know not only His acts, actions and the things He does, but we will also, begin to know Him, His ways, and understand His character. The more we look upon Him, to engage and to have fellowship with Him, the more He reveals Himself to us as being a faithful God. The better we know Him the more we desire to be like Him and He will exchange our weakness for His strength and we will then begin to please Him.

Isaiah 40: 29-31 He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength.Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LordShall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

2 Corinthians 12:9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”

When we begin to understand the character of God, we become more intimate with Him, and we will know what is pleasing and acceptable to God. Just as the more we get to know a person or the longer we live with our spouse, children, parents and siblings the more we began to know and understand them, and their ways, likes and dislikes. So it is with our relationship with God the more we know Him, engage in His word and fellowship with Him, the more we become intimate with Him and begin to better understand His ways.

Genesis 18:17-19 And the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”

Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

God did not hide His plans to destroy the city of Sodom from Abraham, but revealed to him His plan. God also listened to Abraham’s plea to save the city, if there were ten righteous people found there. Abraham knew his nephew Lott was there, and thought that in his family alone there would be at least ten people to save the city.

Moses spoke with God face to face and was shown God’s form. David was called a man after God’s own heart. All these men had personal, intimate relationships with God. They had taken time to know, worship, trust and have faith in the Lord their God.

Psalms 103:7-8 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.

Acts 13:22 And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’

God does not arbitrarily, randomly, and without reason, do things with no purpose. God has no respect “of person”, that is He does not give respect due to someone’s social status, their pedigree/ancestral line, or their financial standing. But God does have respect “for persons,” those who seek Him, who commune with Him and who want to know Him. Abraham, Moses and David were all humble men, with great trust, belief and faith in God. They all worshiped Him through the life they lived. There is a great distinction between those who “know of God” and those who “know their God!”

Romans 2:10-11 but glory and honor and peace to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek: for there is no respect of persons with God.

1Kings 11:34 However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of My servant David, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and My statutes.

Isaiah 37:35 ‘For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”

God knew Abraham would teach his children and household to keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and the right things. Abraham believed God, and trusted God with the life of his son Isaac, and was willing to put him to death, because God had promised that through Isaac his seed would be called. Though Abraham had other children, it was to Isaac that God had given the promise and Isaac had not yet given birth to any children. Therefore, Abraham believed God would bring Isaac back to life in order to keep His promise. Abraham believed and trusted God’s promise, and it was accounted to him for being righteous and he became known as the “Father of Faith.”

Genesis 18:19 For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”

Genesis 21:12 But God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called.

Galatians 3:6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

Romans 4:16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

Like any relationship the level of intimacy will depend on the closeness of the relationship and true humility is one thing that honors and pleases God. It is when we are humble we are more like God. Moses was called the humblest man on earth. Because Moses was a humble man God could trust him to speak with him face to face, plainly, and for Moses to see the form of the Lord, and not get lifted up with pride.

Numbers 12:3 (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.)

Numbers 12:6-8 Then He said “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream. Not so with My servant Moses; I speak with him face to face even plainly, and not I dark sayings; And he sees the form of the Lord.

Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

The more we read God’s word, and the more we abide in fellowship with Him, the more we begin to recognize and appreciate His ways and not just see His actions, without understanding His integrity, qualities and character. God called David a man after His own heart and yet we saw David, take another’s man wife and had him killed. What would the world call such a man today? But God saw David’s heart, he was quick to acknowledge his wrong, repent and turn from his wickedness, and was quick to seek God’s forgiveness and mercy. God saw the sincerity of David’s heart.

When David’s sins were brought before him, David was quick to acknowledge his wrong and ask for God’s forgiveness. Unlike Adam who blamed his wife and God for his wrong doings. David was a man of humility, even though he was anointed king of Israel, he honored Saul and refused to kill him because he was God’s anointed and he would not take the kingdom on his own and waited for God’s timing.

2 Samuel 24:10 But David’s heart (conscience) troubled him after he had counted the people. David said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O LORD, please take away the sin of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

David was a worshiper and one who trusted God with his life, to protect and provide for him even when Saul was trying to kill him. Through prayer and worship, David was one who gave continued praise and thanksgiving to God with enthusiasm and vigor, so much so that he was criticized as acting inappropriately for a king. David knew all God had done for him, taking him from his meager existence caring for sheep, to being King over all God’s people. David did not care about looking bad in their sight or small in his own eyes, but he would praise and exalt God with all his essence, and all his being.

Psalm 108:1 A Song. A Psalm of David. O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.

Psalm 131: 1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, Nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too profound for me.

2 Samuel 6: 14-15 Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. So, David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.

2 Samuel 6:21-22 But David said to Michal, “I was before the LORD, who preferred me to your father and to all his house, to appoint me as ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel. So I will celebrate before the LORD! And I might demean myself even more than this and be lowly in my own sight, but with the femaleslaves of whom you have spoken, with them I am to be held in honor!”

A woman washed Jesus’ feet with her tears, wiped them with her hair and kissed and anointed His feet as acts of prayer and worship. Jesus said she was one who loved much, because she had been forgiven much. Those who refuse to acknowledge their sins and try to justify them, or believe they have sinned only a little and they think it is of no consequence. They are blind to their sins and do not understand or appreciate all God has done for them.

Luke 7:44-45 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in.

Luke 7:47 Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

The purpose of prayer is to have communion with God and to be transformed from our fallen sinful nature, into the image of Christ, so that we may operate in our created purpose as image bearers of God. It is when we get to know the true and living God and enter into an intimate and personal relationship with God our Creator as His children, that we will begin to look like and act like and talk like our Father in heaven. Thereby, we will begin to reveal and reflect His glory here on earth.

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.Prayer should be a continues daily conversation between us and God where we give all of our praise as we put before Him our petitions, problems, fears and hopes for our future, while seeking His guidance

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