We may go through many trials, but, “That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day”. 2 Corinthians 4:16
My brothers and sisters in Christ, our daily renewal is a blessing, and as God’s grace reaches more and more people, they will give him thanks and praise, and God will receive more and more glory. Let us continue to tell others where God brought us from, the storms he brought us through, the plagues he delivered us from, the diseases he cured for us, the broken hearts he mended, the addictions he rebuked, and of the lost that were found, so that more and more people will come to know God, and bring him more honor and glory. Praise the Lord!
Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! 1 Corinthians 9:24
My brothers and sisters in Christ, “Everyone who competes in the games are disciplined in their training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but, we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore, I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. But, I discipline my body as an athlete and keep it under control, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others, I myself might be disqualified”. Help me, Lord!
But now, we have been released from the law, for we died to it, and are no longer captive to its power. Now, we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but, in the new way of living in the Spirit. Romans 7:6
My brothers and sisters in Christ, we who have died to sin can no longer continue to live in it. We will not put God to the test, by going back to our old sinful ways, so that God would show us more of his saving grace. We are born again and living in the Spirit, we will serve God in a new way – walking in the Spirit. Praise the Lord!
When we’ve come to know God, we obey him. Obedience to God brings blessings.
My brothers and sisters in Christ, we all experience God’s blessings every day; but, when we come to know him in an intimate way, we experience the fullness of his blessings. Do you know Christ? Have you been experiencing his mighty power? My brothers and sisters in Christ, God wants us to live the abundant life in him, if you are not living the abundant life in Christ, it’s time to ask God to move you from where you are now, to where he wants you to be, and go willing, so that you could come to know him, and experience his fullness of joy. I am living my best life now, because I have come to know Christ and understand, that, when I am obedient to God, that I experience his abundant blessings. BE ENCOURAGED! Keep the faith!
I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead, and participate in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death. Philippians 3:10
Do you not know, that, all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus, were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him, by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead, by the glory of the Father, we too, might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be raised to life as He was. We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ, so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. Romans 6:4-6
February 26th
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. Romans 8:14
“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering”.
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:17
“The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. But, if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace”. Thank you, Lord, for your grace and mercy towards us who are tempted, and you give a way out, and we take it. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL! Help us Lord!
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. Colossians 3:5
“For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him, as instruments of righteousness. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live”. Praise the Lord!
Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Matthew 3:8
My brothers and sisters in Christ, we who were once darkness, now are light in the Lord. Let us walk as children of light, and this light within us, should only produce what is good, and right, and true. Let us do something to show, that, we have really given up our sins. Let us produce fruit worthy of repentance and by our fruits, others will know, that we have been changed. Praise the Lord!
You yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these things to your brethren. Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? 1 Corinthians 6:8-9
“Do not be deceived, neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, will inherit the kingdom of God; and such were some of you. But, you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God”. Oh glory be to God! Thank you, Lord, for saving me! Now, help me to live a life that is pleasing to you, so that I may inherit the kingdom of God.