A Door or A Key

Saints,

It's imperative in this season you recognize the difference between a door and a key.

Some of you have been hanging around fictitious opportunities with no key.

You will never grow in the things of GOD until you let go the things of man.

If you are his child, you will have to be led as a child, and stop following delusions of grandeur.

Repent, before what you seek causes you to fall away.

Agape

Revelation 3:8

I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

Dear One,

God is not talking about knowledge of his WORD.

He is talking about application and demonstration; this is what you lack.

The Spoken WORD of GOD

The people that are hardened in their hearts, do not know love, only struggle. So it's hard for them to get in the muck with you and push until the land has settled.

BUT GLORY to GOD, for surely he does it with us, and his success is evident and everlasting.

Do not let bitterness settle in you, it is possible that this person was not ordered by GOD to build the land with you.

It is well. Love, and give as Abraham did and you will still be Blessed and Well because the the LORD will add it back to you. His math is not like ours, we subtract but GOD multiplies.

Trust people of GOD just like the widow with the young son that Elijah came upon. It was by his true word that was given to him by GOD that caused her to act in Faith. She was tested thereafter when her son took ill, but GOD's WORD was still active in her life. HE IS that Powerful! Yes, without a shadow of doubt to keep his Spoken WORD active in your life!

1 King 17
13.And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. 14.For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. 15.And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. 16.And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.


Be WELL with it! Selah!

Have a Blessed Weekend!

Don’t be a Stumbling Block, instead be a Stepping Stone

Be the image of Christ, instead of pretending

Trust God without Wavering

Give without a Second Thought

And Believe what you Give will come back to you
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"Sometimes it's good to wish someone else well" Vonnie Jay

My Response:
I don't think I could function in my day to day without doing that.

Jesus did that for the least one to the greatest.

The woman that was caught in adultery sticks out to me. Everyone around her wanted blood. They wanted her to be judged by her act and the sentenced carried out by their hands...Wow..now you know they were not wishing her well.

Jesus, stepped in and said, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."

It is in that moment I knew she was relieved that someone cared about her circumstance.

Jesus wished her well by saying,
John 8:11 “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

Wishing someone well can be counted as many things, but I see it as wanting the best for that person, even if the best is not happening for you. It's saying yes you can do it, I'm proud of you, or you made a mistake but lets move on in a different direction.

The people that can not muster up a prayer, or stand in agreement with you are defeated in their own faith. They can not grasp genuine love, or sincerity.


Saints,

I encourage you to get out of your own rut and cheer for someone else, by doing this you will grow more in his image.

Agape

Blessed!

Saints,

Keep your heart right before GOD towards others; lest you bear the fruit of its condition.

No one can curse what GOD has Blessed...period.

In spite of what they speak against you or think, it will not take root, but pray for them. Pray in the spirit that they might be freed from the snares of the enemy.

It is when you pray for them that the LOVE of GOD is activated to spoil the work of the enemy.

Agape

Giants and Patriots in Christ

Written by Malcolm Laws

The body of Christ has to be focused and ready, awaiting instructions from Coach Jesus and the Holy Spirit. We may be thrust in a position of greater responsibility without a moment’s notice, so we have to always be ready to go into a game time situation. After every play, the Patriots’ offense gets in a huddle, they await instruction from Tom Brady, but while Tom Brady is a leader, he still has a leader over him, the offensive coordinator up in the press box and then the leadership that holds it all together, head coach Bill Belichick.

The Holy Spirit bears witness to all things, so He is the offensive coordinator in the press box. Jesus is a personal trainer of sorts, keeping us accountable, and in good shape spiritually. Finally, we have God to be the head coach to give everybody in Team Jesus direction, and to keep things in order.

In ministry, we have some called to quarterback, some to receive, some to run for the team, and others to protect and then there’s the opposition. Each team member has a responsibility and one mistake could prove fatal for the whole team.

The opposition is the enemy and his cohorts, determined to keep you from your goal. He’s already lost and as long as we’re in Christ we’re in the victory formation. The only place that we can lose is in our mind and that’s where he attacks us primarily.

We only lose if we let him win because Jesus told us we have power and authority over him, so the only hold he has in our lives is what we give him.

Tom Brady is playing in his 5th Super Bowl this Sunday, and he’s already won 3 in his 12 year career and he’s been to 5 Super Bowls in 10 years.

But in the beginning, he was a 6th Round Draft Pick from Michigan University and the “experts” didn’t really think much of him. Six other quarterbacks were selected before him in the 2000 draft, none of which have won a Super Bowl. At the beginning of his career, he was just a backup to Drew Bledsoe.

The Pharisees were the experts of their time, and they didn’t think much of Jesus. At the beginning of his career, he was just a carpenter with a call on his life from God, but His ministry had not yet begun in the natural but God had already set things up in the spirit realm for Jesus to fit in His mold, so everything else could fall into place.

One night, Drew Bledsoe was injured and Tom Brady was asked to take over. 5 Super Bowl appearances and 3 Super Bowl wins later, the rest is history. But Tom Brady could have been on the sidelines complaining about not starting, he could have been thinking about getting traded or quitting, and many people would have in that situation. But he was prepared and he showed that he listened when the coach spoke and he applied what he’d learned, and it paid off. Bill Belichick believed in him, gave him a chance, and again, the rest is history.

Tom was patient, but prepared. Jesus was patient, but prepared. So we have to be patient, and prepared because the starting quarterback may go down, and the coach may call for a backup. When the coaches call a backup in, they expect them to be prepared so our spiritual leaders should be training their students to be teachers one day, not to be students all their lives. God didn’t give us Jesus to just read about, we are also to follow his example. The Bible is not just for us to read, but to do.

Another quarterback playing in the Super Bowl is Eli Manning, who faced criticism and scorn the moment he was drafted, even before then. Manning was initially drafted to the Chargers, but requested, and was granted a trade to the Giants. He didn’t feel right in San Diego, and one Super Bowl ring later, I’d say he made the right decision. From the outside, he was viewed as “arrogant” for not just settling for less, but getting what he felt was the best fit.

Jesus was viewed as arrogant for saying that He was the Messiah, the King of the Jews, the Son of Man, and the Son of God. Jesus had no doubt in His mind who He was, and where He was supposed to be.

This year, the Giants were written off mid-season with 7 wins and 7 losses, by all the “experts.” Jesus was written off as a blasphemer by experts, Christianity was written off as a cult and a religion by experts, and Christians are being written off every day by experts, both outside and inside the church.

The Giants still believed, despite how it looked, and it paid off in the end. To grow in our faith to be giants ourselves, we have to do the small things first. Commitment, application, and obedience are a triple threat to the enemy. You’re committed to God, and you don’t even devote your time to the devil’s foolishness. You apply what you learn, so that others can learn as well and the body of Christ grows bigger and stronger. Full 100% obedience to God is foolproof and has always produced victory, even though it may not look like it in the middle of the season.

In Christ, we are called to be Giants and Patriots.

A giant is defined as having great power, which Jesus said we’re given over the enemy, along with His Holy Spirit which we can give full control over us.

A patriot is defined as a defender. We have to go out and speak about Christ, even in the face of opposition, because if we deny Him, we deny the Father, and He will deny us before the Father. We have to defend the kingdom of God via spiritual warfare from demons & principalities with the power of God’s Spirit given to each of us according to our measure of faith.

If we endure until the end of the fourth quarter, we become champions. Our championship ring is a crown of life. So despite opposition, keep practicing what you’ve learned, keep praying, and the job God has called you to do as a member of team Jesus. I pray this message blesses you this Super Bowl weekend and I pray Psalms 23 in your life.

I hope this confirms some things and/or encourages you, and I pray you become Giants and Patriots in Christ, in Jesus’ name amen.