Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Have you ever wondered what God has in store for you, His child? Do you ever sit and ponder what eternity with our Heavenly Father and Savior will be like? 1 Corinthians 2:9 declares, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love Him."


According to the Bible our future is very bright! The most awesome things we can imagine can't hold a candle to what Daddy God has planned for those who love Him. Verse 10 goes on to say, "For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God."

Who can know the depths of God? It's impossible to fully comprehend the fullness of Almighty God. It comes from an infinite being to finite, from the unlimited, all powerful Creator, to limited man. The only way we can begin to scratch the surface of Abba Father's plan for us is by revelation through the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit teaches us the supernatural things of God and His plan for our lives both now and eternity.

As you spend time in prayer and in His Word, the precious Holy Spirit will begin to reveal His love, His will, His plan for you here on this earth and through eternity. I encourage you to seek Him today. Allow the revelation knowledge of the Holy Spirit to permeate your being. Expect Him to speak to you through His Word by the power of the Holy Spirit who resides in all that are born again.


Wednesday, August 19, 2015

"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him." 1 John 3:1

This is one of my favorite verses in Daddy God's Word to us. Who are we? If we have been born again, given our lives over to Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God, we are children of the Most High God. The Almighty God, Creator of the universe, has LAVISHED His love upon us, His children.

The Amplified Bible says it this way, "See what an incredible quality of love the Father has given (shown, bestowed on) us, that we should be permitted to be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! The reason that the world does not know (recognize, acknowledge) us is that it does not know (recognize, acknowledge) Him."

Wow! That says a mouthful. Because of what Jesus did for us a Calvary, we are now children of the One and Only True and Living God! He has permitted us to be called His children. The world doesn't understand us because the never understood Jesus when He walked this earth.

I like the word "lavished." The dictionary describes it as, "abundance, very generous or liberal in giving, as torrential rain, unstinted." God's never-ending love for us is as abundant as torrential rain. Even though we did nothing to deserve such an honor, our self-worth is based on the fact that God loves us and calls us His children. We don't have to wait until eternity to receive such a blessing, we are His children here and now in this life.

No matter what we've gone through, how many times we have blown it, or how often we've made mistakes, God's love and mercy is there for us. Not for anything we've done, but because of what HE has done on the cross.  All we have to do is go to Him, ask His forgiveness, repent, and receive His forgiveness. 1 John 1:9 states, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleans us from all unrighteousness."


Knowing we are His children should encourage us to live as Jesus lived. If we love Him, we will strive to live, walk, and talk as Jesus did on this earth. Because Daddy God lavished His love on us, so ought we to lavish His love on the world.

Jesus always pointed people to the Father. We are to be doing the same, pointing people to Daddy God, Abba Father. As God daily lavishes His love on us, so should we be lavishing His love on others. All who are born again have experienced God's torrential rain of love poured out on their life. You have become children of the Most High God. Now I encourage you to walk in that continual blessing and share it with others.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Hebrews 4:16
Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

How do we approach the throne of God, the Creator of the universe, with confidence? It is only through prayer, in the Name of our Mediator, our substitute, our High Priest, Jesus Christ.

Some Christians find it difficult to come before the Great Creator with boldness and confidence. They sheepishly come in fear, afraid to ask Him for help when they are in need. Others pray flippantly, with little thought of what our precious Savior went through to provide for our needs to be met.

The previous verses tell us our High Priest has been "tempted in every way, just as we are - yet was without sin." He knows what we're going through. He knows how hard it is to stand under the ongoing temptations of this sinful world. Jesus became our High Priest, offering His own body on the altar of sacrifice, presenting His precious, sinless blood before Almighty God for the remission of our sins. He paid the price, so that we may be found righteous in the sight of Father God.

We may now come boldly, with reverent confidence because our King Jesus became our substitute. It is with bold assurance we humbly approach the Father's throne to receive whatever help we need.

What kind of help do you require from Father God today? Come boldly in prayer today, with confidence to receive mercy, and find grace to help in your time of need. He is listening and ready to answer!

Thursday, August 6, 2015

God's promises are for each and everyone of His children.

2 Peter 1:3-8
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith, goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

What are His promises toward us? His precious Word is full of divine promises, but today we want to deal with just this passage. Daddy God has given us the power to live holy lives in this world. Will we still make mistakes? Of course, we're imperfect humans capable of the most horrendous sinful acts. However, Abba Father has given US the power to overcome these worldly temptations. His power is there, now it's up to us to learn to walk in it.

God has given each of us THE measure of faith. We are to develop faith into goodness, or good works. Faith takes work. The Bible tells us our faith is measured by our works. If our faith is strong, we will continue to work to promote the Kingdom of God. Then our faith will develop into goodness. What do people see when they look at us? Do they see someone who is continually doing good things to help others?

We must add to our goodness, knowledge. The best way to receive knowledge is be being in God's Word. Find out what His Word tells us to do, then do it. This develops into self-control. When temptations come along, we will already know what the Word of God tells us to do and be doing good works so it becomes easier to keep our old sinful nature under control.

This leads us into perseverance. It's learning to stand fast in what we have learned. Continue working to build the Kingdom until we see the fruit of our labor. When we have persevered, we will become a godly people. Others will look at us and see Christ living in us.

The Bible also tells us, others will know we are Christians by our love toward one another and the world. When we have persevered in living a holy life, brotherly kindness and love will come forth. We can build a strong foundation, cultivating these attributes by the power given us by our Heavenly Father.

We are sinful humans and we make plenty of mistakes. However, God has promised the power to overcome these temptations. If you want to escape the consequences of evil worldly desires and participate in the divine nature of God, make every effort to develop your faith. Make your calling and election sure today. If we do these things we won't fail. We may falter, but not fail. Daddy God is here to help us in our daily walk. All we must do is rely on Him.