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"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." -  Ephesians 2:10

We were created to serve God.  We were placed on this planet for a special assignment.  The enemy's strategy tempts us to wear our own identities in a lesser role than what God desires for us (our DESTINY).…

Colossians 3:3 - "For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God."

When Christ died, we died. When Christ rose, we rose with Him. Christ is now seated at the right hand of God and us with Him in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6). All the work is finished. When we hideaway with God we become absorbed into His very life. With our hearts yielded to the Holy…

1. Jesus declares Him as the Helper 

John 16:7 - "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you."

John 14:26 - "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name,…

No one wants to make another trip through the wilderness. This is not a time to walk in circles. We are to walk with a true goal, aim, and purpose, making the most of each occasion, because we know the time is short (see Ephesians 5:14-17). Paul, the apostle, instructs us to walk purposefully toward one true goal -- God's PURPOSE for our life (see Philippians 3:12-16).…

We must be a burning and shining people who know where we are headed, fixing our eyes on our destiny, if we are going to awaken broken and disillusioned hearts!

Jesus is not looking at our intentions, wishes, or knowledge of what is right.  He is looking at our works!  Are we allowing the grace of God to produce holy living and ministering to others in our lives, or have we received the grace of God in…

"It is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." Philippians 2:13

God does not see us in ourselves - He sees us in Christ. He does not see us, He sees Christ in us. If we really believed that, we would be delivered from ourselves and would indeed be triumphant Christians.

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Worship is the spiritual equivalent of the power of magnification. When you begin to worship, you ascend to join the Object of your adoration. If you are soaking in His presence, then you are looking down on your problems.

"Oh, magnify the Lord with me." - Psalm 34:3

Times of difficulty give us an occasion we don't have otherwise, and that…

 Matthew 5:13,14,16 -- "You are the salt of the earth......You are the light of the world.  A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."

Since the moment we first came to Christ, there has been an updraft of the Holy Spirit, a constant drawing from God lifting us upward toward the…

Jesus not only redeemed us from sin, He also redeemed us from sickness.  So it is God's will to heal you.  Never doubt it, because healing is in His redemptive plan.

The Bible says that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established (Matthew 18:16).  The following texts from Isaiah, Matthew, and First Peter all agree that Jesus…

It is easy to go to sleep reviewing negative ideas and pictures in our mind and wake up in the morning with a poisoned and negative spirit instead of falling asleep receiving the love of Jesus in your heart and giving it back to Him.

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CONTINUOUSLY DECLARE GOD'S WORDS

We declare truth over any negative…

"You can be sure that the more we undergo sufferings for Christ, the more He will shower us with His comfort and encouragement." - 2 Corinthians 1:5

These sufferings are not sickness and poverty as some religious teaching suggest. These afflictions are described as the "fellowship of sufferings" that the believer will encounter for doing the will of God, or…

 "We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." - 1 John 2:1

 When the Holy Spirit shows us an area that needs repentance, we must overcome the instinct to defend ourselves. We must silence the little lawyer who steps out from a dark closet in our minds, pleading. "My client is not so…

Oh, how the Lord longs for His church to receive a revelation of His ravished heart - utterly overwhelmed with delight for us - even though we may not like or believe in ourselves. (Psalm 45:11)

The Scriptures entreat us to go from glory to glory -- allowing us always to sustain the glory released in us so we can proceed further to the greater realms of glory He desires to display in…

What happens in meditation is that we create the emotional and spiritual space that allows Christ to construct an inner sanctuary in the heart.

WE ALWAYS HAVE RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD

Let us always do what we do for God to show our oneness with Him, and never to…

1.I thank you and praise you Father God because you are the Rock, your works are perfect, and all your ways are just. You are a faithful God who does no wrong; you are upright and just. (Based on Deuteronomy 32: 7)



2.I thank you and praise you Father God because to the faithful you show yourself faithful. (Based on 2 Samuel 22: 26)



3.I thank you and praise you…

 The PURITY God requires from us is impossible for us. We must allow Him to produce it in us. PURITY produces in us godliness when we consistently walk in the Spirit.

"...beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into His likeness ....." - 2 Corinthians…

"His disciples came to point out to Him the buildings of the temple. But He answered them....Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down." - Matthew 24:1,2

Jesus said, in effect, 'I am the temple of the new dispensation. I am going to take the place of this old temple and I am going to be ALL that that temple represented, but in a…

The Holy Spirit is WITHIN us for our benefit, and UPON us to help others. (John 20:19-22, Acts 2:1-4)

 God doesn't call us to earn money, but to change lives (disciple others). If we will remain concerned about lives and doing the will of God, He will take care of the finances.

We are the lamp that dispenses…

"Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.  What are you O great mountain...you shall become a plain......amid shouts of 'Grace, grace to it." - Zechariah 4:6,7

The ministry of the Christian is the ministry of the Spirit. Other men have intellectuality, but the Christian is supposed to be the possessor of the Spirit.…

"There were many bones in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And the Lord said unto me, 'prophesy upon these bones and say unto them, Behold I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.'" - Ezekiel 37: 2,4,5

There are times when Christians get so hopeless and disappointed -- so discouraged because they have become stagnant in their spiritual growth because…