Pastor Pam Seaward, who is from Nepal, was giving praying for me when she had gotten a word from the Lord. The Lord said, "Go Fo Broke".
Now, this is a woman who knows nothing about the culture and the pidgin in Hawaii and she says to me something that I need to hear. "Go Fo Broke". Now I had Danford pray that to me before, but Pastor Pam! This is definitely something that God is telling me. I need to take that step that God wants me to be. I need to listen to the Lord and know how He is moving. "Go Fo Broke". Even when things are not looking good, and everything seems so hard, the Lord is telling me, "Go Fo Broke".
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
The Body of Christ
1 Cor 12:14-20
14Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 17If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
Everyone has a role in the Body of Christ. Every part is vital for the unity of the body of Christ. Christ has designated us each with our own parts. Each part is our duty for the Church.
With everyone having their own duty, we each have something to be responsible for. God has given us responsibility for our part in the Church. We make up the Body of the Church, and we are each the Church.
Father God, I thank you for this unity of the Church. Lord, I know that you have given each one of us a task and a responsibility to do. Lord, I pray that you strengthen our unity and build each other up so that we may do as you have asked. Lord, I thank you for your love for us. I thank you for your blessings and I give you all the glory in Jesus name.
Amen.
14Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 17If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
Everyone has a role in the Body of Christ. Every part is vital for the unity of the body of Christ. Christ has designated us each with our own parts. Each part is our duty for the Church.
With everyone having their own duty, we each have something to be responsible for. God has given us responsibility for our part in the Church. We make up the Body of the Church, and we are each the Church.
Father God, I thank you for this unity of the Church. Lord, I know that you have given each one of us a task and a responsibility to do. Lord, I pray that you strengthen our unity and build each other up so that we may do as you have asked. Lord, I thank you for your love for us. I thank you for your blessings and I give you all the glory in Jesus name.
Amen.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
God Is In Control
Jeremiah 14:4-6
4 The ground is cracked
because there is no rain in the land;
the farmers are dismayed
and cover their heads.
5 Even the doe in the field
deserts her newborn fawn
because there is no grass.
6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights
and pant like jackals;
their eyesight fails
for lack of pasture."
This passage shows us the power of the Lord. He is the maker of the heavens and the earth. He can deliver rain for crops as well as deliver us from our troubles. The Lord is my God and I need to let Him be in control.
We can not do anything, but everything is possible through Christ Jesus. He is the reason that I am able to do anything. The Lord is in control of everything. That is how much I need to depend on Him.
Father God, I thank you for your goodness. Lord, I know that you are God of this earth, and I know that you can give as well as take, but Lord, I know that you are a merciful God and that you will provide from me. Lord, I make you in control of my life. Take it and use it for your glory. I give you all the praise in Jesus name.
Amen.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
God Can Tell
Mark 1:29-34
29As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told Jesus about her. 31So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.
29As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told Jesus about her. 31So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.
32That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed. 33The whole town gathered at the door, 34and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.
Jesus healed many who were sick. He also drove out many people who were demon possessed. There are differences between earthly, natural failures of this world, and those that are demonic. Clearly, Jesus could tell the difference between the two, whether it be a natural sickness or that some kind of demon is behind it. Not everything is entirely natural, it can be have a spiritual reason, but it also means that not everything is spiritual. Things can happen without demonic forces behind it.
I know that there is a spiritual presence in this world. Sometimes it would be good to know the reason behind what is happening. God's wisdom is the best and that is why being able to hear God's voice is key.
Father God, I thank you for your words. Lord, let me hear your voice. Let me be able to defer the spiritual through you. Lord, I pray that your wisdom guide me. Lord, I pray that through this I get closer to you. I thank you and give you all the glory in Jesus name.
Amen.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Always The Same God
Malachi 3:6-10
6 "I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says the LORD Almighty.
"But you ask, 'How are we to return?' 8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me.
"But you ask, 'How do we rob you?'
"In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—the whole nation of you—because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.
God is always the same. He is the same here as he is in the New Testament. He wants his people to turn from their ways and return to Him.
God is the same today. As he said through his prophet, he still wants us to turn from our sins and to turn to Him. He has put out his laws for us to follow, not to break. He wants us to be Holy so that we can stay in His presence.
Father God, I thank you for you are Holy and Exalted. I thank you for you have not changed. Lord, you are not a wishy-washy God. If we were not perfect, you didn't just think of getting rid of us or changing your mind about us, but no, you have urged us to make ourselves Holy so that we can enjoy a relationship with you. Lord, I thank you for your words, for your promises. Lord, I thank you for always being the God that you are. I give you all the glory in Jesus name.
Amen.
6 "I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says the LORD Almighty.
"But you ask, 'How are we to return?' 8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me.
"But you ask, 'How do we rob you?'
"In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—the whole nation of you—because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.
God is always the same. He is the same here as he is in the New Testament. He wants his people to turn from their ways and return to Him.
God is the same today. As he said through his prophet, he still wants us to turn from our sins and to turn to Him. He has put out his laws for us to follow, not to break. He wants us to be Holy so that we can stay in His presence.
Father God, I thank you for you are Holy and Exalted. I thank you for you have not changed. Lord, you are not a wishy-washy God. If we were not perfect, you didn't just think of getting rid of us or changing your mind about us, but no, you have urged us to make ourselves Holy so that we can enjoy a relationship with you. Lord, I thank you for your words, for your promises. Lord, I thank you for always being the God that you are. I give you all the glory in Jesus name.
Amen.
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