I thank everyone who prayed for me during my hip replacement surgery and recovery. I had my final doctors appointment and the x-rays looked amazing compared to the first ones. I have been released from the doctors care. I thank God to be able to walk again without the pain I have had for the last ten or so years. Thanks again for your prayers. Doug Inspirational Words November 4, 2013 May these words find their way into the heart and mind of someone who needs to hear them today. Doug & Linda Thomas Nelson’s Bibles.....The Voice Verse of the Day is from 1 Chronicles 16:31-32 Heavens, be glad; earth, rejoice. Say to the nations, The Eternal One reigns. The sea roars, as do its creatures. The field rejoices, as do its crops. Max Lucado’s Upwords I’ll Take Care of It - We forgive the one-time offenders. We dismiss the parking place takers, the date breakers. We can move past the misdemeanors, but the felonies? The repeat offenders? Not so much. Vengeance fixes your attention on life’s ugliest moments. Score settling freezes your stare at cruel events. Is this where you want to look? A man says, “My ex-wife and I share custody of our kids. She constantly says negative things about me. She’s destroying my relationship with them. The woman says, “I want to keep a positive relationship with him for the kids, but it’s so hard to forgive him.” “I’ll do the judging” says God. “Don’t insist on getting even.” You have an opportunity to teach your children a valuable lesson in forgiveness. God dispenses perfect justice. Have that same attitude Jesus showed in his life and on the cross! “I’ll take care of it” says God! Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. Romans 12:19 From Max on Life Joseph Prince Meditate On Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1, NASB The Power To Sin No More Today, I want to talk about how you can have a victorious thought life. I know that you may experience temptations and sinful thoughts from time to time. But here’s the thing: Right in the midst of that temptation, you need to know that there “is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Notice that this verse is in the present tense. Right now, even if at this very moment, sinful thoughts are going through your mind, there is no condemnation because you are IN CHRIST JESUS! You cannot stop birds from flying over your head, but you can certainly stop a bird from building a nest on your head. In the same way, you cannot stop temptations, sinful thoughts and desires from passing through your mind, but you can certainly stop yourself from acting on them. How? By confessing at the very moment of temptation that you are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus and that there is therefore now no condemnation for you! The power of Jesus to overcome every temptation kicks in when you remain conscious that even at the point of temptation, Jesus is still with you and that you are righteous in Him apart from your works (Romans 4:6)! When you do that, you reject the condemnation for the temptation that you are facing. You are now able to rest in your righteous identity in Christ apart from your works, and release the power of Christ in you to rise above the temptation. That, beloved, is the overcoming life in Christ! Mornings with Jesus Are You Praying Big Enough? Pray Big Prayers By Camy Tang “This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.’ ” Matthew 6:9 (TNIV) My prayer life was okay. I had friends who were powerful prayer warriors, but I wasn’t one of them. Then I read a book talking about the power of God and our prayer. The one thing that struck me was that when I prayed, my prayers to the GOD WHO CREATED THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE were very small. Trivial. Timid. As if I was afraid to ask God for things that would require some power to accomplish. Why would I do that? I knew Jesus was able to do more than I could ask or imagine. I knew He was the great I AM. I knew He was the Lord Almighty who parted the Red Sea. Why was I asking for little things as if I wasn’t entirely sure He’d give them to me? Isn’t that kind of insulting to God? Didn’t Jesus tell us to ask? “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:11, TNIV) Suddenly, looking at the Lord’s Prayer, I saw the first lines in a new light. This Father, who loves me, is Holy and greater than anything I could ask of Him. The biggest thing I could ask of Him is still too small for Him. I began to pray for my biggest dreams, not because I deserved it, but because He is able to do it if He wants to. I didn’t suddenly receive riches and success, but I did draw closer to Jesus. It was as if I understood, now, how powerful He is, simply because I had started to pray bigger. Faith step: Is your view of Jesus too small? Start to pray big, not as if Jesus is a genie in a bottle, but simply because you know that He is able to do more than you could ask or imagine. By Camy Tang This devotion is excerpted from Mornings with Jesus 2013. Paula White The enemy will attempt to know your weak spot. Dont let him outwit you- identify them before he does! Tommy Puckett Psalm 73:28 But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God and made Him my refuge, that I may tell of all Your works. Amplified Bible Dale Hamilton Salvation awaits those who accept the Lord as their personal Savior. But so many people put off knowing Him because they want to be able to live their life to the fullest. They dont want to be inhibited by our Savior, which translates into being able to lead a sinful life and not being held accountable. One of the problems with that is that we are not even guaranteed the next minute, our lives are in His hands. Live life to the fullest, full of Jesus. Jesus Daily Dear Jesus, I am so sorry for the bad sins I have done. I want peace with You. Please forgive me!!! Thanks for paying for my sins by dying on the Cross, and rising from the dead. I ask You into my heart today to be your Child. Thanks for eternal life in Heaven! Amen.
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