Called By Grace
But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased - Galatians 1:15 (NIV)
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2008/2/29
But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased - Galatians 1:15 (NIV)
2008/2/28
The Sacrificial Lamb
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. - Genesis 22-9-13 (KJV).
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2008/2/27
Even When You Mess Up
But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? - Matthew 14:30-31 (KJV).
Remember the story of Peter walking on the water? Think about it for a moment. When Peter took his eyes off Jesus and began to sink, he cried out to Jesus. Even though Peter messed up, Jesus still rescued him. This is a picture of our Heavenly Father. Even when we have messed up, if we call upon our Father, He will come to our rescue. That’s how much compassion and grace He has toward those He loves--us.
- Annagail Lynes
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Have you received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? Do you believe Jesus died to pay the price for your sin? That He was raised from the dead? Then just pray aloud, "Lord Jesus, I repent of all my sins. Come into my heart and be my Lord and Saviour." If you believed in your heart and confessed with your mouth, you are Born-again. Let us know if you prayed this prayer.
2008/2/26
What Is Defiling You?
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. - Matthew 15:11 (KJV).
We are so concerned about what is going into our bodies. Whether it be drugs, alcohol or food. We do need to monitor those things.
However what comes out of our mouths is what defiles us. I heard a preacher say if we can control our words, we can gain control of our thinking. In turn, we would control our actions.
We need to be more conscious of the words we are speaking because when we speak bad, we reap bad things in our lives.
It is time for us to make subtle changes in our words. It is time to change small things, such as “I can’t” to “I can,” “I can’t afford it” to “I have everything I need” and “I can’t handle it” to “I can handle everything with God on my side.”
Then we will see how small changes can and will influence our lives.
- Annagail Lynes
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Have you received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? Do you believe Jesus died to pay the price for your sin? That He was raised from the dead? Then just pray aloud, "Lord Jesus, I repent of all my sins. Come into my heart and be my Lord and Saviour." If you believed in your heart and confessed with your mouth, you are Born-again. Let us know if you prayed this prayer.
2008/2/25
Sit Still
Then she said, “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.” - Ruth 3:18 (NKJV).
Sit still until you know how the matter will turn out.
How many times, instead of sitting still when things are up in the air, do we pace the floor? Scrub the floors? Go for a run to release nervous energy? How many times do we sit still until we know how the matter turns out?
If you are like me, you are trying to figure out what you can do to achieve the desired results. Maybe if you just pray a little longer or quote this Scripture, it will turn out right.
We rarely ever just sit and rest in God's promises by daring to believe that God will do what He said He would in His Word. Remember He said that He would be with us in trouble and deliver us.
We need to be still and know that He is God.
- Annagail Lynes
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Have you received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? Do you believe Jesus died to pay the price for your sin? That He was raised from the dead? Then just pray aloud, "Lord Jesus, I repent of all my sins. Come into my heart and be my Lord and Saviour." If you believed in your heart and confessed with your mouth, you are Born-again. Let us know if you prayed this prayer.
2008/2/24
Stay By Your Friends
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. - Romans 12:15 (NIV).
How many times do we actually rejoice with those who are rejoicing? How many times do we mourn with those who mourn? We are there for the first hour, the first day, maybe even the first week. If they rejoice too long, if they mourn too long, then we cannot stay because we have our lives to attend to. We are too busy tending to our kids, our spouses, our work, our home, to emotionally stand by our friends or those in need. How long does it take to write them a short note? Give them a call? Invite them to dinner? Baby-sit their kids? If we were in their position, what would we want people to do for us?
- Annagail Lynes
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Have you received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? Do you believe Jesus died to pay the price for your sin? That He was raised from the dead? Then just pray aloud, "Lord Jesus, I repent of all my sins. Come into my heart and be my Lord and Saviour." If you believed in your heart and confessed with your mouth, you are Born-again. Let us know if you prayed this prayer.
2008/2/23
Right Words And Boldness
And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God’s mysterious plan that the Good News is for Jews and Gentiles alike. - Ephesians 6:19 (NLT).
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2008/2/22
What Does God Call You?
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. - Romans 4:17 (KJV).
God called Gideon a mighty man of valor when he was fearful. He called Peter a rock when he was unstable. He calls us beautiful, precious, victorious, righteous and more than conquerors even though most of us still look dirty, unworthy, defeated and failures in the natural.
God calls things as though they are in the spiritual not the natural. In that realm, we are righteous, victorious and more than conquerors.
When we, like Gideon and Peter, start to believe God's report over what we see in the natural, we are on our way to becoming who God created us to be.
- Annagail Lynes
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Have you received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? Do you believe Jesus died to pay the price for your sin? That He was raised from the dead? Then just pray aloud, "Lord Jesus, I repent of all my sins. Come into my heart and be my Lord and Saviour." If you believed in your heart and confessed with your mouth, you are Born-again. Let us know if you prayed this prayer.
2008/2/21
His Report, His Results
Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. - Acts 2:18 (NIV).
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2008/2/20
The Treasure Within Us
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. - 2 Corinthians 4:7 (KJV).
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2008/2/19
Speak And Believe
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. - 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV).
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2008/2/18
Let God Handle It
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. - Proverbs 19:17.
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2008/2/17
Tell It To The People
"'Return to your house and describe what great things God has done for you.' So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him." - Luke 8:39 (NASB).
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2008/2/16
He Is Here
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I... - Isaiah 58:9 (NIV).
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2008/2/15
You Are Blameless
He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:8 (NIV).
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2008/2/14
You Are Righteous
For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. - I Thessalonians 5:9 (NIV).
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2008/2/13
What Is The Effect Of Righteousness?
The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever. - Isaiah 32:17(NIV).
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2008/2/12
Rescue Me
And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us. - 2 Corinthians 1:10 (NLT).
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2008/2/11
God Is Not Mad
For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. - 2 Corinthians 5:19 (NLT).
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2008/2/10
He Sent Ahead
Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. - Exodus 23:20 (KJV).
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2008/2/9
The Letter That Kills
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. - 2 Corinthians 3:6 (NIV).
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2008/2/8
God In Us
But now Jesus, our High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far
superior to the old priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a
far better covenant with God, based on better promises. - Hebrews 8:6
(NLT).
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2008/2/7
Whose Armour?
Therefore take up the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. - Ephesians 6:13.
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2008/2/6
Enriched In Every Way
For in him you have been enriched in every way—in all your speaking and in all your knowledge - 1 Corinthians 1:5 (NIV).
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2008/2/5
Awake To Righteousness
Awake to righteousness, and do not sin. - I Corinthians 15:34.
When we awake to our righteousness in Christ, when we realize that we are not righteous of ourselves but through Jesus' blood, we won't want to sin. If we really understand that Jesus took the judgment for our sins, we will not willingly want to sin. Yes, we will still slip up. The more we focus on our right standing with God through Jesus, though, the more the desire to sin will melt away.
- Annagail Lynes
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2008/2/4
He Is Our Every Thing
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: - Ephesians 1:3 (KJV).
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2008/2/3
In Remembrance Of Him
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. - I Corinthians 11:24 (KJV).
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2008/2/2
He Is Waiting
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. - Isaiah 55:7.
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2008/2/1
Talk About Faults
Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]. - James 5:16 (AMP).
I like to tell people what I have done wrong in the past. I like to tell them what has happened to me. I do this because I want to help others who might be where I was or prevent them from going down that road at all.
This Scripture tells us to confess our faults, our slips, our false steps, our offenses, our sins, to one another. Why I believe that is profound is because when we sin, we keep it hidden. We don't want to talk about it, discuss it or want anyone to know about it.
But when we confess it to someone else, that sin loses its power over us because it is out in the open, exposed to the light.
What we keep in secret will remain a bondage. What we bring to the light will be healed.
- Annagail Lynes
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Have you received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? Do you believe Jesus died to pay the price for your sin? That He was raised from the dead? Then just pray aloud, "Lord Jesus, I repent of all my sins. Come into my heart and be my Lord and Saviour." If you believed in your heart and confessed with your mouth, you are Born-again. Let us know if you prayed this prayer.
