by adming2G | Jun 9, 2023
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. – Prov. 18:21
He was short for the rent… again. He left his second job, sat in his car, sighed, and shouted, “I will never make it!” A battle of thoughts followed. I can’t provide for my wife and children. I’m such a failure.” He struggled until at last an awakening thought broke through. Oh, I shouldn’t have said that! God, help me!
The Holy spirit showed him his words agreed with satan’s lies. He began, by God’s grace, to come against the lies by speaking the truth. God, you are my helper, my provider, my deliverer! You always make a way of escape. I trust you. Show me your ways. His situation changed. His boss gave him an advance and a month after, a promotion.
Sometimes unspoken words are as powerful as those spoken. We learn to take negative thoughts captive by saying the truth aloud, instead of thinking the lie quietly. As we speak forth words of life, words of death come to nothing. God’s Word builds up, edifies, and exhorts the hearers and the speakers. We go forth in the name of Jesus and declare His Word of Truth, from glory to glory!
by adming2G | Jun 3, 2023
Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage, as they pass through the valley of Baca, they make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion.- Ps. 84:5-7
When passing through valleys of weeping, we see our tears become a fountain of peace. In our times of sorrow, the Spirit of God empowers us. The valleys of despair are turned into hope as the living water of the Spirit of Christ washes over our fears, pains and dark hours. In the places where we have no strength, His manifests in greater measure.
In the heat of our battles, we find the Lord’s ability to overcome. He leads us to look for His ways instead of ours. It’s when we wait upon the Lord that we mount up with wings like eagles. Blessings are poured out as we go from our strength to His strength, and then from despair to peace.
The adversary may try to weaken us, but He cannot weaken the Christ in us. The anointing of God cannot be diminished. On the contrary, the more afflictions and tribulations arise, the more the Anointed One releases His glory. When we pass through the valley of weeping, Jesus is there to comfort us and bless us abundantly. It’s when there is no way that God’s way is paved, from glory to glory!
by adming2G | May 31, 2023
“But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.’” – Sam. 16:7
God looks at the heart while man has a tendency to look at the outward appearance. Because the Lord Jesus is in our hearts, we can increasingly see ourselves and others through His eyes. Looking at the intent of the hearts in relationships helps us walk free from offense and be gracious and merciful.
God sees our hearts. He knows when we love and worship Him with our whole heart. When things of this world are pressing on our hearts, we quickly remember by faith that He is on the throne of our hearts. It is there that we can see everything we care about at the feet of our Savior. When God has first place in our hearts, we have peace with everything else. While others may not hear our praises, see our worship, or witness our time spent in the Word of God, God sees and hears our expressions of love.
While some people might only look at our outward appearance, we trust that those who know and are growing in the Lord will see our hearts. As we walk in the Spirit, the Lord reveals the unseen to us. Let’s seek the Lord in the hearts of others and walk by faith, not by sight, from glory to glory!
by adming2G | May 28, 2023
Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high. – Luke 24:49
The disciples waited until they received this promise, not really knowing what this power from on high would look like. In obedience, they waited, worshipping and trusting His promise would come to pass. When it did, on Pentecost, its reality was undeniable and its results phenomenal. This baptism of the Holy Spirit exceeded their expectations and does the same in our lives.
Unlike the disciples, we do not have to wait for it; we wait on it, as we appropriate it by faith. The Holy Spirit works with us to become a christian, comes to dwell in us upon conversion, and then comes upon us to empower us for service. It’s a gift available to whosoever believes.
Like the disciples, we are not sure what the power of God looks like in our lives, but it shouldn’t matter. We should desire whatever comes from Him. No questions asked, pre-conceived ideas, or unbelief. If you haven’t yet, pray, believe and receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. If you have, pray for His continual infilling and outflowing in your life, from glory to glory!
by adming2G | May 26, 2023
For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. Ps. 103:14
Almighty God loves and understands our past, present, and future ways. Whatever it was in our yesterday that caused our behavior of today is clear to Him. God gets it. As He transforms us, He heals the areas causing our wrong behaviors, and He protects the traits that make us so unique. With full knowledge of who we are, the Lord rejoices over us. He comprehends the who, the why, when, and the how of all we are.
When we are misunderstood by others, we might feel rejected, but the moment we remember God gets it, we rest in Him, knowing He loves and accepts us. As we delight ourselves in the Lord, He gives us new desires and increases the ones He had already placed in our hearts. These desires cause us to yield to the Spirit of God for transformation and growth.
As we grow spiritually and the natural realm is no longer our focus, people around us don’t understand; they don’t get it. What happened? The Lord got us. He gets it because He got us. Everything that pertains to us… He got it! Hallelujah! Now we get it, from glory to glory!
by adming2G | May 25, 2023
And they lifted up their voices and said, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’ So when He saw them, He said to them, ‘Go, show yourselves to the priests.’ And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. – Luke 17:13-14
As we walk by faith, we obey God’s instructions regardless of what we see in the natural. It’s as we obey Him that the reality of His word manifests. The more we walk with the Lord, the more we come to realize the transformation He has made in our lives. It unfolds as we go. It’s not shown to us before we walk, but it’s revealed as we walk.
Someone cannot bargain with the Lord, saying, “when you heal me completely, then I will obey you,” or “when you do this or that, then I will do this or that.” Our obedience to God is not conditional. He is our Lord, and we trust Him with every step we take in His name. We recognize the changes the Lord has done in our lives as we walk with Him.
We hope to always obey Him, even if difficult. His way is always the best way, the only way, the way, the truth and the life! It’s as we go that we grow! Sometimes we go through things just so we can see that we are no longer who we used to be, that we have changed. As we go, others see the healing of the Lord in our lives, from glory to glory!
