Thursday, June 3, 2010
God’s Voice
Know this… when you pray God answers. Here’s an example… I was in the bookstore at NBC (www.newbirthcal.org). There was a lady talking with the cashier. I thought, my goodness she’s taking long, wait a minute, she’s stalling, that’s weird. Then I heard God say to the man behind me, “buy her book for her.” Out of the corner of my eye I saw him start pacing. I don’t know what the man spoke back to God whether he argued or simply said, “God please confirm that” but a moment later God said it again, “buy her book for her.” The man stepped around me and said to the lady, “I’m supposed to buy your book for you.” I felt like I was on standby if this man did not do it I was to step in. The man so graciously purchased her book for her. She was delighted! How awesome that he obeyed and will reap a benefit from his obedience. But here’s my point… that lady had put in a request to God and that request was going to be honored. God had a second person lined up to buy her book. She was getting her book free that night no matter what! He does hear you! He is working it all out. When you pray, believe. When God asks you to do something, do it.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Lord PLEASE KEEP me
I'm re-posting this blog from June 2009 because I need it. Sorry for the re-run but this "holiness" chapter in my schoolbook is causing me pain of the thought I'm not able and the vision knocks me off my feet. So here it is... "Keep me Lord because I want to be kept." A prayer our Pastor/Apostle/Prophet/teacher/mentor/Bishop Carl Smith, New Birth California, prays. More about this awesome church at www.newbirthcal.org. I found myself praying “keep me Lord because I want to be kept” this morning, fervently. It had special meaning this morning as I thought, Lord, there are trials and devastation and during those I may be hurt or act stupid and Lord PLEASE keep me because I do want to be kept. Help me behave right in a storm. Help me keep my eyes on you when the trial comes. Help me pray instead of complain. Help me go to YOU for my encouragement and help. Keep me Lord because I DO want to be kept.
Philippians 2:10-16
That at the name of Jesus every knee should (must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
And every tongue frankly and openly confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Therefore, my dear ones, as you have always obeyed [my suggestions], so now, not only [with the enthusiasm you would show] in my presence but much more because I am absent, work out (cultivate, carry out to the goal, and fully complete) your own salvation with reverence and awe and trembling (self-distrust, with serious caution, tenderness of conscience, watchfulness against temptation, timidly shrinking from whatever might offend God and discredit the name of Christ).
[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight.
Do all things without grumbling and faultfinding and complaining [against God] and questioning and doubting [among yourselves],
That you may show yourselves to be blameless and guiltless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish (faultless, unrebukable) in the midst of a crooked and wicked generation [spiritually perverted and perverse], among whom you are seen as bright lights (stars or beacons shining out clearly) in the [dark] world,
Holding out [to it] and offering [to all men] the Word of Life, so that in the day of Christ I may have something of which exultantly to rejoice and glory in that I did not run my race in vain or spend my labor to no purpose.
And every tongue frankly and openly confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Therefore, my dear ones, as you have always obeyed [my suggestions], so now, not only [with the enthusiasm you would show] in my presence but much more because I am absent, work out (cultivate, carry out to the goal, and fully complete) your own salvation with reverence and awe and trembling (self-distrust, with serious caution, tenderness of conscience, watchfulness against temptation, timidly shrinking from whatever might offend God and discredit the name of Christ).
[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight.
Do all things without grumbling and faultfinding and complaining [against God] and questioning and doubting [among yourselves],
That you may show yourselves to be blameless and guiltless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish (faultless, unrebukable) in the midst of a crooked and wicked generation [spiritually perverted and perverse], among whom you are seen as bright lights (stars or beacons shining out clearly) in the [dark] world,
Holding out [to it] and offering [to all men] the Word of Life, so that in the day of Christ I may have something of which exultantly to rejoice and glory in that I did not run my race in vain or spend my labor to no purpose.
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