Don't Face The Ground

Matt 17:5-8
5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, ^(D)a voice out of the cloud said, "^(E)This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!"

6When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.

7And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, "Get up, and ^(F)do not be afraid."

8And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.


Sometimes we are like the disciples. We only see for a glimpse the holiness of God. We are sometimes in the presence of the Lord, but we hide ourselves. We put our face down and hide ourselves. After we hide ourselves, our focus is gone. We lose focus on the Lord. When we get back up, His spirit is gone. We need to stay focus on the Lord.

I know that I have hidden my face in the ground. I know that I have lost track of focusing on the Lord many times. I want to keep my eyes on His holiness. I want to feel his presence. I want to be able to see His Holy Spirit in front of me.

Father God, I thank you for your Holy Spirit. Lord, I thank you for what you have done in my life. I thank you for all the blessings you have given to me. I know I am blessed. I thank you. I pray over these words that I know you. That I can know how it is like to be in your presence. Lord, I thank you for your Holy Spirit and the power that it has to change hearts. I pray that I come into your presence and know you. I thank you for this word Lord and let it change me. I thank all these things and give you all the glory in Jesus name.
Amen.

God's Will Is Good

Matt 16:21-23
21From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.

22Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen to You."

23But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's."


Anything that is not of the will of God, is of the flesh. God wants the best for us. He knows what we should do. He has plans for us. Satan wants to drag us down so that we will not rise up to heaven.

Some of the things that we do, we must look at it and think if it is according to God's will. Sometimes the devil is a tricky person and hides things as if it were good for us, as if it would benefit us, but ask God to show truth and his will to us.

Father God, I thank you for your Loving grace that is given to us. Lord, I pray that your word not return void for me. I pray for these words that are spoken to me, that I keep it in my heart that I may know you. Let me grow from this. Let me know your good will for me, and let me know what is your will and what is of the flesh. Help me be accountable to myself through your Holy Spirit. I thank you and pray all these things in Jesus name.
Amen.

The Root Of All Evil Comes From The Heart

Matt 15:10-20
10-11He then called the crowd together and said, "Listen, and take this to heart. It's not what you swallow that pollutes your life, but what you vomit up."

12Later his disciples came and told him, "Did you know how upset the Pharisees were when they heard what you said?"

13-14Jesus shrugged it off. "Every tree that wasn't planted by my Father in heaven will be pulled up by its roots. Forget them. They are blind men leading blind men. When a blind man leads a blind man, they both end up in the ditch."

15Peter said, "I don't get it. Put it in plain language."

16-20Jesus replied, "You, too? Are you being willfully stupid? Don't you know that anything that is swallowed works its way through the intestines and is finally defecated? But what comes out of the mouth gets its start in the heart. It's from the heart that we vomit up evil arguments, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, lies, and cussing. That's what pollutes. Eating or not eating certain foods, washing or not washing your hands—that's neither here nor there."


Jesus is saying that the room of all evil comes from our hearts. He knows our hearts. He can see what is in our hearts. The things that we do, the things that we say, it is rooted in our hearts.

I must keep my heart holy before the Lord. I need to make myself holy, and my heart holy, and whatever comes out from me will be holy.

Father God, I thank you for your word. I thank you for your Son Christ Jesus that he died on that cross for my sins. Lord, I pray that I may become Holy in Jesus name, so that I can have a clean heart. Lord, let me heart be true and clean and new rooted with evil. Lord, I pray that I may show your character to others through a clean heart. I thank you for this Lord. I pray for your strength. I give you all the glory. In Jesus name.
Amen.

God Is With You

1 Sam 10:5-7

⁵"Next, you'll come to Gibeah of God, where there's a Philistine garrison. As you approach the town, you'll run into a bunch of prophets coming down from the shrine, playing harps and tambourines, flutes and drums. And they'll be prophesying. ⁶Before you know it, the Spirit of GOD will come on you and you'll be prophesying right along with them. And you'll be transformed. You'll be a new person!

⁷"When these confirming signs are accomplished, you'll know that you're ready: Whatever job you're given to do, do it. God is with you!


God is the God of all things. He is the ruler of our lives. He is with us in all that we do. He will be with you through your tough times, your struggles, your loneliness. God will make you ready for your future. You can do it because God is with you.

God is always with me. His Spirit guides me everyday of the week. He is working in my life to change me, to create in my life someone who will be great for the Lord. He is always with me in whatever I do.

Father God, as I come to you I pray that I am Holy in Jesus' blood. I want to come holy to you so that I may pray and give praises, sweet praises to your Holy name. Lord, I give thanks to you, for you are Holy. Lord, I praise your name because you are awesome. You are always with me. You will never leave me nor forsake me. You will make me into a great person for the Lord. I know that you will be with me every step of the way. I thank you for that. I thank you for what you will do. I give you all the praises and glory in Jesus name.
Amen.

God's Great Future For You

1 Sam 9:19-21

¹⁹"I'm the Seer," said Samuel. "Accompany me to the shrine and eat with me. In the morning I'll tell you all about what's on your mind, and send you on your way. ²⁰And by the way, your lost donkeys--the ones you've been hunting for the last three days--have been found, so don't worry about them. At this moment, Israel's future is in your hands."

²¹Saul answered, "But I'm only a Benjaminite, from the smallest of Israel's tribes, and from the most insignificant clan in the tribe at that. Why are you talking to me like this?"


Even if you feel like nothing, God can make you into something. Even if you came from an insignificant past, God can make your future a great one. God can change people. Everything is in His hands. God sees whats in your heart, and He sees what is possible, not what is impossible.

Nothing is impossible in God's name. He is the one who can make things happen. He is the one who can change any life. God is able. He is true. He has important things for my life. He is going to use me in many ways.

Father God, I thank you and give you all the praises. Lord, let me be holy as I worship and praise you. Lord, clean my heart of any sins that I may draw closer and be in your holy presence. Lord, I pray over these words of Yours that it encourages and strengthen my growth in you. I know that you have great things for my life. I know that you can do anything because you are my God. I thank you for my life, and the blessings and grace that you have given. I give all the glory to You. I pray all these things in Jesus name.
Amen.