Dear Family of Jesus,
Thank you for coming by for a CUP! It is a chilly morning here in the desert,Snow back home in Minnesota! let us treasure this day and all days! This is a time when many need encouragement…..many……..I have found as the Lord gave us FGGAM that walking the streets for Jesus Christ has made me see people more and more through His eye’s.
One of the miracles of our relationship with the Holy Spirit is that we are led to scripture to read for this day. The Lord sent me to this…….
Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as (something done) for the Lord and not for men. Col 3:23….
Then we go onto verse 24…Knowing (with all certainty) that it is from the Lord (and not from men) that you will receive the inheritance which is your (real) reward. (The One Whom) you are actually serving is the Lord Christ (the Messiah
and then my life verse from Acts 20:24…….
24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me–the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.
I hang onto those scriptures everyday…….I tried to please man too much of my life…..way too much! We spend too much time trying to please man. We get wrapped around what the Boss thinks, what our friends are going to think, I spent to much sweat and blood…..and tears trying to please man. What are you doing today? Who are you trying to please today? Who do you envision holding an ax over your head? Please read all of Col Chapter 3 this morning………please stop right now and read the whole chapter.
Look at where you are in your life right at this very moment. Are you living the life of the Bible?……or are you just fitting it in on Sunday and once in awhile during the week? What drives you? is it money? Is it a goal someone else gave you?
Today, The Lord asked me to ask all to analyze our lives in Him. Are you a walking Bible? Meaning do you live a Biblical life and does your light shine for Jesus Christ? Do you have salt? Please Read Matt 5:13-16
I am not perfect at all…….I come to my Lord each day and He is shaping me each day……reading His Word each day grows me closer to Him, to have a mind like Jesus Christ.
This is my passion in Christ……….yesterday Shari posted a great write up and earlier she shared this with me, we are about the same age…….
My theory is Satan attacks folks like us who are “called” later in life, because he knows that we know what we’ve been saved out of and the fire that brews inside is HOT! Maybe that was why Paul was such a zealot.
Amen Shari! I thank God Sharon and I have met you! I am 56 years old, I wish at times I would have caught the FEVER that I have now for the Lord 40 years ago! What you say is exactly why Paul is my hero! I aim in my life to be the Evangelist he was and is to this day with his written word.
In this cup you are going to find an excellent God given post by Karen Rowe, on us needing each other. Please read on and enjoy this CUP from God. We love you all in Jesus Christ! AMEN!
let us pray for Leslie…………..
Hey my friend, I am requesting prayer today. I am in the hospital awaiting surgery. The procedure is trying to find out why my pancreatic cancer levels are so elevated. God has been so merciful to keep the pain level manageable. But, a nurse administered a blood thinner by mistake last night. So, this procedure might be delayed. Really praying for full healing,but also wisdom to those over my care. Thank you dear friend. God is in control and I am in such sweet peace even in this tumultuous time!
Yes, God made it very clear to me last night that I need my prayer warriors. This is an attack from the enemy and he is using those who do not believe and these non-believers are taking care of me. Lots of pride in these hospital corridors. I have no fear for I feel His peace, but I am uncomfortable with how this error was handled. When I pray, all I receive is “get the army ready”. Thank you and love you and all my brothers and sisters in Christ!
We are praying Leslie!
Also we are praying for Amy as her cancer is back. I talked with her yesterday and I ask all of you to pray over Amy Jean Snow Schultz and her family. I met Amy 4 1/2 years ago right after she had been diagnosed with cancer. Her testimony to me and others is so AWESOME in our Lord. Sandy Harrington had her on KKIM sharing her testimony. This has been a very draining 4 1/2 years for the whole family. Let us put ourselves in the shoes of this family and walk with them.
I also talked with Carmen yesterday and she is better and may be released today from the VA. She will need to go back soon for further testing as the Doctor’s have found some issues. Please keep her in your prayers.
Here’s a quick note from Pastor Jesse…..
Glad you can preach to us and for the Lord on this Sunday; this will be your second trip to Powerhouse since its inception. We are located at 4100 Southern Blvd SE, Rio Rancho NM 87124 on the southwest corner of 528 and Southern; we are at the back of Ohare’s restaurant, the church entrance is through the breezeway; service starts at 11
Please pray for my message.
Pastor Bill Ruhl is my guest this Saturday at 6pm on Dewey and Friends on KAZQ CH 32. We talk about this World we live in and how we need to stand in the gap for God.
We are expanding our podcasts at www.fggam.org Pastor Paul Holt and I used to team up on KKIM and now we are back together……….
Dewey,
I have uploaded the first podcast for God’s Glory Alone Ministries. This one talks about abortion and the senate race in Indiana. Who exactly has the right to kill another person? What does God have to say about it. Your email readers can go to the ministry website at http://www.fggam.org/podcast.html. I would encourage everyone to email and tweet this link.
Thanks,
Pastor Paul Holt
First Baptist Church of Magdalena, NM
http://www.fbcmagdalena.com – http://www.paulholtministries.com
Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths. -Proverbs 3:5-6
Please keep us here at FGGAM in your prayers! We love you all!
Karen Rowe………..
Age is not a factor in maturity…
Christians are called to take a stand in The Church … and there is a difference in the freedom of Religion and our Freedoms in Christ! Freedom never goes against God’s Word! Our purpose is to further the gospel of Jesus Christ, according to the Word of God …by staying in step with the Spirit of God’s Holy way in our walk with HIM.
Prayerfully, Beginning with Scripture:
Hebrews 5: 11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand. 12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
The Spirit spoke to me through verse 12 … almost a year ago, because I understood through verse 13 that I was prepared through verse 14! Yet, the Spirit convicted me that day that I was still trying to be a child and lean on others, when I was prepared to stand with Christ and serve bolder with my confidence fully in Jesus, by the Holy Spirit who lives in me!
Have you ever thought that only Preachers could understand the Bible? Have you ever thought that the big stuff was the Pastor’s job to do?
We need each other, we need Pastors, but God’s Kingdom growth needs you too! We ARE the BODY of CHRIST, which is The Church! We in Christ are the Body of The Church and Jesus Christ is the Head of this great Church of God! But how too often in this world is suffering happening, because we don’t have the confidence to be bold for Christ…maybe you think you are not prepared?
Prayerfully, I ask you to consider that you are equipped when you first believe in Jesus Christ as your personal savior! YET, are you prepared to serve? If not, are you willing to prepare for service, by learning the Word of God, with God through the power of the Holy Spirit?
Once, I walked outside in the cold driven to get an answer from God that I fully expected to hear…God had gotten my full attention; and I had a certain eagerness and willingness to serve HIM, but I had no idea of how to serve HIM! When I returned, I had the knowledge from God that I was not prepared in the Word YET… to serve fully! The Spirit told me that I was not prepared …that I need to study God’s Word; and that was the beginning of no end for me!
I am only as prepared as I need to be to serve well today, so we need to be constantly learning in the Word and in the Spirit with our mind set on Jesus Christ ready to be fully obedient to God as HE calls us to serve HIM!
This posting is to encourage us all to reach up to meet Jesus in our full potential in Christ Jesus our Lord! We need Jesus; and it is all about Jesus and HE enables us to serve each day on our daily personal walk Him for God’s glory alone!
I always pray when I leave the house, “Lord, lead me where you need me to be and give me the words that you will have me say; anoint me for service and guard my heart to keep my motives pure and all for God’s glory alone.” It is amazing the things God takes me to and the understanding that He gives me to help another who is falling and struggling on their path; and sometimes the strength to just be quiet and simply smile and walk away…and pray …
Remembering Scripture take these thoughts with you Today in how you can make a difference through power of the Holy Spirit who lives in you according to the measure of faith that you have been given (God’s Grace) and be still and listen with an open ear to hear God’s Voice of directional call on your life that does have purpose as long as you have breath in your body to breathe!
Romans 12:6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is … let him use it in proportion to his faith.
“…But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good…18 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
Study 1 Co 7:7, 12:4, 12:18, 1 Peter 4:10
Romans 12:3 (NLT)
Because of the privilege and authority God has given me (God’s Grace), I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better (or more highly) than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.
God’s Grace is the power of God that our faith operates in. … and too…as with Timothy in the Bible, don’t underestimate what God can do through your faith! You see, we do nothing on our own, but we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength!!!
…Remembering it is only by God’s Power (by HIS grace) …that God has given us… (When we just believe)… that we do anything good at all!
God is the JUDGE of ALL, the HOLY SPIRIT does the WORK of God, and our job…is just to love and pray! LOVE does the work of kindness and offers up patience …Study the job responsibilities and accountabilities of LOVE in 1Co 13:4-8; then measure up your fruit (emotional or spiritual) see Galatians 5:22-23; and notice (that no matter how good at keeping Scriptures we are) emotions will take us on our own path without God’s Wisdom (APPLY James 3:13-18) to all decisions, actions and thought processes!
Let us stay in God’s grace with God, for God has said in Deuteronomy 30: 19 “This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live …”
What can we do as A Christian, yet united together as a sincere Christian Church to make things brighter for our children? Not just our personal children, but all of the children of God …
It is up to us as (Prepared and Equipped) Christians (the body of Christ) to teach how to break Iniquities … Iniquities, …that sadly, the world is teaching our children are okay to accept and chose and live in, live by and live with …
We need to speak up and take a stand and teach and MODEL godly ways to all [we are anointed to teach] … NOT everyone … and not about everything to everyone we meet…BUT we are accountable to our stand in our personal walk. Then, we are called to minister to those around us and to all God brings us to… NO MORE and NO LESS …but according to the anointing and direction of the spirit. NOT BY EMOTION< BUT BY THE SPIRIT, because “
Proverbs 16
Amplified Bible (AMP)
16 The plans of the mind and orderly thinking belong to man, but from the Lord comes the [wise] answer of the tongue.
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits (the thoughts and intents of the heart).
3 Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He
will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.
9 A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure.
Keep learning from all of Proverbs 16 & I will leave you with this thought:
- Here is a Quote that made me think: “The welfare state is the oldest con game in the world. First you take people’s money away quietly, and then you give some of it back to them flamboyantly.” Thomas Sowell
- Here is a Standard of belief that seems to be fading in the world: “In God we Trust.”
- However, God is not a fad who changes HIS way to fit in as a man’s opinion sways from one day to another: “Trust in God” is a standard to stand firmly on … no more words are needed covered by God’s Wisdom and freedom in Christ !
There is a difference between “Freedom in Religion” and “Freedom in Christ” …
Freedom in Christ never takes us outside of God’s Word or His Spirit of blessed assurance!
I don’t normally post political, but then again, I don’t post about religion either…but I do post about God and things that work for His glory:
If “The church” was doing our job then the government would stay out of it, cuz “there would be no needy persons among them” We would worship God together and share everything we had … and if someone was lazy and didn’t want to work …then, they wouldn’t eat until they worked. God’s way works best … the only way that does and with peace too I might add…no bickering like we see on TV 🙂 Just my 2 cents worth based on Scriptures: Acts 4 & 2 Thessalonians 3:10 & if we had a little God Wisdom in Government…about the money they do give away, …What if they gave it to businesses to use to hire more people to work…instead of paying more to stay at home? hummm; this has been on my heart a long time ♥ And inspired by the above quote by Thomas Sowell.
***Did you read DDC yesterday (Thursday)? Shari said “so is the church” very well:
Deuteronomy 1:6~The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
For forty years the children of Israel had wandered the dessert, perhaps again and again and again coming by this particular spot. This is the area where the journey began… this is where God appeared to Moses out of the fiery bush to announce His deliverance of Israel from the Egyptians, this is where he smote the rock and water came, this is the area where he broke the tablets, this is the area where the law was given to them; this area had lots of history for them, but this day was different. This day Moses had stopped their procession and after 40 years of seeing the same sites, they were about to embark on the Promised land.
During that 40 year trek they’d talked about it. They’d lie at night and imagine what it would be like to stop traveling, just to rest a while. Funeral after funeral along the journey had reminded them that God had meant what He said when He told the original crew they’d never see the Promised Land. But this day as they stood at Horeb, (Another name for Sinai, apparently for the area around Mount Sinai) this day was different. The wilderness journey was over. It had been long enough.
They were about to go into the land of Canaan, flowing with milk and honey; it wasn’t going to be without a few battles along the way, but it was theirs. That was not up for debate. But Moses then says in verse 12 –“How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?” At this time they’re standing on the edge of the Promise and Moses is saying, you’re going to have to take some initiative.
So is the church…
If we’re going to see movement in the church, the body of believers is going to have to fight their own battles. You cannot report to the edge of the mountain on Sunday and turn back to Egypt on Monday. You need to go forward. We’re blessed with Pastors in our churches who preach and lead, but that’s only to the edge of the mountain, if you want success in your spiritual life, you have to take the initiative on Monday to be the leader. The Pastor is not going to follow you home, or to work on Monday, that battle is yours. When it comes to that “big decision” you’re about to make, that’s when you have to go to the mountain and asked God for direction. When you stand in the face of a giant, you’re every bit as worthy an adversary as David was against Goliath. You serve the same God.
So what is it today that is preventing you from victorious living? If God laid something on your heart to do He also provided the means to get it accomplished. I speak to self on this one… what about you?