Go

Matthew 28:19-20 KJV

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Mark 16:15 KJV

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Romans 1:15-16 KJV

So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Soulwinning is not just for missionaries, preachers, and evangelists. If you are saved, you should have a deep longing in your soul to see the lost saved. Being saved means that Jesus is living in your heart. And the one desire of Jesus is to see a lost humanity accept His gift.

Soulwinning is not complicated. God made sure it all comes down to a simple message: Jesus loves you. Just let others see what God has done and is doing in your life.

Be a living testimony. Keep it simple. And start obeying the "Go Ye!"

Light in the Darkness

2 Corinthians 6:14 KJV

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

We are called to be in the world but not part of the world. We are called to witness to the lost but not let the lost impact us.

We must be very careful who we let influence our lives. Who influences us the most? Our closest friends. Our boyfriends and girlfriends. The people you surround yourself with have a powerful ability to help your walk with God, or hurt it.

Do your friends love God and desire His Word? Do you surround yourself with people who can teach you and encourage you in the Lord?

Be a light in this world. But be very careful not to become a part of the darkness.

Let Jesus shine through you. Love Him more and more every day. Thirst for His Word.

How? Surround yourself with Godly people! Let God increase in you daily.

God Knows!

Jeremiah 29:11  For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

When a tragedy or situation hits us and we didn’t see it coming we tend to blame others and ourselves. We hardly ever see it as God putting it  in our path to make us strong. We don’t know what God has planned for us in the end. Even though it is expected, it is also unexpected. That’s why we should prepare ourselves today for what we may face tomorrow.  God knows what is going to be in our paths. We may feel like our situations are making us weak. That’s when we need to ask for strength. Believe me, it works! We are given the ability to call on God for strength and wisdom at the time of need. Think about it. Ever been prayed through and went to preach to someone about the glory, miracles, grace and love of God and didn’t know what to say? Didn’t think so! When situations hit we need to thank God for the end because He already knows. Even when we don’t see ourselves as ourselves, He sees us for who we are and knows exactly where we are at. He knows where we are going, and where we have been. He knows that our situations are going to make us strong. We’ve never faced one battle alone. He has always been there. God has a plan for everyone and everyone is important to God. He loves the unlovable people because He knows where they are going to be in the end.

The One Who Came Back

 

Luke|17:11  And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he

passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

  Luke|17:12  And as he entered into a certain village, there met him

ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

  Luke|17:13  And they lifted up ®their¯ voices, and said, Jesus,

Master, have mercy on us.

  Luke|17:14  And when he saw ®them,¯ he said unto them, Go show

yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went,

they were cleansed.

  Luke|17:15  And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned

back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

  Luke|17:16  And fell down on ®his¯ face at his feet, giving him

thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

  Luke|17:17  And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed?

but where ®are¯ the nine?

  Luke|17:18  There are not found that returned to give glory to God,

save this stranger.

  Luke|17:19  And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath

made thee whole.

Here in this setting of scripture Jesus was passing on ordinary day through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.  There in a certain village, he met ten lepers which stood afar off. I’m so thankful I didn’t have to stand afar off like these ten lepers. Jesus couldn’t catch my sin disease of leprosy; he was the cure for my disease. Notice next they lifted up their voices and said Jesus, master have mercy on us.  I believe these lepers were not asking for sympathy they needed Jesus to change their life. They were tired of the lifestyle they were living. They lived in a time was not a lot of medical science going on no hospital or clinics as we know today. They just knew to say Jesus, Master have mercy on us. They were desperate for the touch of the master.  And he saw them. Jesus sees us were ever we are at, we just have to lift up our voice and cry Jesus, Master have mercy on me.  He told them to go and shew themselves unto the priest. And as they went they were cleansed. These lepers were obedient to what the master said, they went.  Then notice what happen one of them saw that he was healed turned back and with a loud voice glorified God.Oh if the church of the living God would publicize what Christ has cleansed us from, let the body of Christ not hide what the Master has cleansed us from. The one leper fell down on his face at Jesus feet giving him thanks. He took time to turn around stop everything he was doing just to give thanks. Jesus I give u thanks this Thanksgiving season let me join the millions over time to turn around and glorify you. I want to fall at your feet and worship you for all you’ve done in my life.  I was just like those lepers, one day Jesus passed by and I lifted up my voice and said Jesus Master have mercy on m!

    

Love Is

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 NKJV

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Watch Your Mouth by Katie Romero

Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grevous words stir up anger.

As a child, my husband would always have to recite this verse to his mother before he went to bed. He had two sisters, you see, and sibling rivalry was obviously a factor, as it usually is in any family. "A soft answer turneth away wrath" which means if you're nice to others, you usually get "nice" in return (and I use the word usually very specifically). Be nice to your fellow man. "But grevous words stir up anger" which means if you're "mean" so to speak, you usually get "mean" in return.

Eph 4:26-27 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.

He would always say that verse before heading to bed, and understand to basically obey the golden rule. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Therefore his siblings would not fight with each other (usually). God does not want us to fight amongst ourselves. He wants us to treat a perfect stranger as you would treat your most loved one. Treat others as you would treat yourself, with respect and honor. God honors those with the patience to turn away from an argument and the knowledge to know the best way to handle a situation. "A soft answer turneth away wrath; but grevous words stir up anger.

My Number 1

Psalm 101:1-4 KJV

I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing. I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.


Faithful believers make it a priority to please God in their homes. The very purpose and directions for their lives should be to live in true holiness. We must seek God in prayer. Go to God as the true friend He really is. Make him your number 1. Let him be your priority! Make it
your goal to understand His word. Try to walk blameless before God in your home. Do you have lost loved ones living in your home? Let them be a witness to what God is doing in your life! The easiest way to win someone to the kingdom of God is by the life that you live. Guard your heart from evil. Be careful who you let influence you. Make Jesus your number 1!

Genuine Love by Sister Norma Miles

It is very easy to tell your children, grandchildren, and family members you know, and even others you have come to know, that you love them. People think that to tell someone you don’t know that you love them is bizzar! How can you love someone you don’t know? The same would go for the question of how you can love God if you don’t know Him. When you are born again with the spirit of God dwelling in your heart, you can love as Christ loved. You are able to say “I love you” with the honesty that comes from the heart, and you are able to show love and compassion, even to those who seem unlovable!

John 13:34 

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Before Christ left the Disciples, He would give them a new commandment. They were to love each other the way Christ intended for us to love one another. Loving one another promotes the gospel, and people see the God that dwells in our hearts and a genuine love in the body of Christ. When we don’t have love for one another, then people really wonder who sincere, and reject the love that is demonstrated by those that ARE sincere!

To love those as God loved is to love and know God.  Have you ever told someone you didn’t know on a personal level you love them, and you automatically feel that spirit of rejection towards you, and get no response, or they act like they didn’t hear you?

That is exactly the way God feels when we don’t allow the love of God to rule and reign in our hearts, so that we can demonstrate the true love of God towards others.

1 John 4:7-8 

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.  He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

So if we have the love of God in our hearts, we can love all who cross our path, whether we know them or not! Because of the spirit of the Lord that dwells in our hearts, when we are born again of God’s Spirit. We can look through the eyes of God and say, “I love you!”

Turn Around by Sister Betty Richardson

Luke 19:10  For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

When a sinner sins, he willfully sins. That same sinner can willfully turn to Jesus, leaving sin behind him.  Salvation means that  a  man turns to Jesus. Every man was made with the power of choice to turn. Come unto me. He that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.  As soon as man turns, Jesus is there. Jesus finds him. The cross is the answer for the most desperate sinner on this Earth. Are you being held by the power of the devil? You have the power to turn around. When you turn to Jesus, He has the power to set you free. Quick! Hurry! Turn around! Jesus is coming soon!

God's Desire

Psalms 27:8   

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Do you set your heart to seek His face every day? Do you focus on Him? Do you long to come closer to Him? To be drawn? His eyes are fixed on you.  He wants you. He’s come for you. He wants all of you. Not just one day a week. Not just one hour a day. He longs to completely take you over, that you are not yourself anymore.

2 Corinthians_5:17   

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Become a new creature in Him. Let Him totally, completely, immediately take you over. Let Him change you.  Cry out to Him today! Change me, O God! Make me hungry. Make me thirst. Create a desire in me that cannot be explained.

He wants to show you His beauty, His glory. Focus on Him.  Spend time lying before Him in worship.  More of You, and less of me, God! The cry of my heart, is more of You. Let me be the fragrance of God on Earth.

He is calling out right now. Yield to His voice, and answer His call. Listen to His heart. Learn to worship Him. Learn to love Him more and more every day. Answer His call today. He longs for you. He loves you. He desires you.

Focus

God gave me a word, several months ago, and when He spoke it to me, I felt like I needed to write it in big letters, and put it on my refrigerator.  He said, “Focus on the Positive, Praise Me for the good.” 

These words came to me during a time when all I could think about, was the bad.  You know what I mean.  Sometimes, we get so preoccupied with something, it absolutely overwhelms our lives!

This is where I was living. I was not backslid.  I was praying every day.  I was at church every service.  But all I could think about, was the turmoil I felt in my heart. I was almost in mourning!  But God showed me, that the way I was living, was in a state of oppression.  The enemy was taking over.  I was no good to anybody in that condition.  So I did as I was told, and I wrote “Focus on the Positive, Praise Me for the Good” and put it on the fridge.  And every time I noticed my mind trying to run away, I remembered these words.  God wants us to focus on Him.  When we pray, He is our focus. When we worship, He is our focus. When we study, He is our focus.  But now, God was telling me, He is to be my focus, in the good times and the bad.  On the mountain, and in the valley.  If you only shout victory when the battle is won, you are missing a great blessing that the Lord has for you. 

Try putting the Lord as your focus, no matter what you are doing. If you are mopping, ironing, driving, or making lunch. If you are driving a tractor, or hammering, or running a machine in a factory, stay in the presence of God.  He was to bring you deeper.

Dear Heavenly Father,

I thank you for every mountain, and for every valley.

I thank you that you are always there to guide my every step.

I thank you for the many blessings I see every day,

And for all those I may never see. 

Help me to put you center in my life.

I want my focus to be Jesus Christ.

Remind me of your presence throughout my day.

I love You, and can’t wait to know You more!

It's Time!

2 Timothy 4:2, 7 KJV

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

I love being around people who always have a good word from the bible. The kind of person who is always excited about something they read. That excitement, that enthusiasm for the wisdom of God, is priceless! And what's more than that, its also contagious!

I want to be ready all the time to say good things about my God. That is what we are all called to do. Go and preach and teach! But how can you teach if you never learn?

We are called to show this world Jesus. Get into the Word. Spend some time every day figuring out what God wants to tell you. He desires for you to know Him.

Affectionately HIS

Colossians 3:1-2 KJV

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

We are told to set our affection on things above, not on things on Earth.  Set you affection.  This brings to mind a certain young man I know.  When he was in high school, he set his affection on a girl. Now at the time, she would have little to do with him. But he absolutely would not give up. He carried her picture in his wallet and showed it to us often saying, this is the girl I am going to marry. He had her name on his keyring. He was always talking about her with a smile on his face.

This is what we are called to. We should set our affection on our Lord Jesus Christ! His name should be forever on our lips. We should be smiling while telling everyone we meet, "This is the One I love!"

Get your mind off of this crazy sinful world! Stop looking at it with longing eyes.  I love a verse God showed me years ago when my eyes were beginning to wander.  It simply says "Remember Lot's wife"

Don't look back at the sin you used to be in. Stop wishing you could. Start living your life to please the Lord you serve. I want to bring Him glory!

So let's purpose in our hearts to set our affection on Him.  Read about Him. Pray to Him. Love on Him.

Salty Children

Mat 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

We the church of Jesus Christ are called to be the salt. We are to be the fragrance of God on Earth. We ARE the body of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But how well are we representing the King whom we serve? Is He proud to see the life we are living? Are we reaching out to the lost, the poor, the broken, the same way He would, the same way He did, on Earth?

Jesus never had a selfish moment. Jesus was always about His Father’s business. And we are called to “walk even as He walked.”

It’s time for us to put aside all of our selfish ambitions, our dreams and desires. Put off that old man, and begin to walk in the Spirit of the Living God!

Instead of being separate, called out, and chosen, it seems to me that most of those who call themselves the church, are only in it for what it can benefit them. SELFISH!

Child of God, lets get back to the place where we can be that salt that God has called us to be. I want to bring Him glory. And I am sure you do to!

Dear Heavenly Father,
Forgive us for not being the salty children you have called us to be.
Make us hungry for more. Make us thirst for you like never before.
I pray that you would anoint us, to make others desire You.
Its all about You, Jesus. Let every word we speak point to You.
Let every action, though, attitude, and desire, point to You, Jesus!

Holy Hunger

Mat 5:6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

What are we really hunger for? We are living in what is called the “western world.” We who live in America basically hunger for nothing. We not only have food to eat, but we have an abundance! We have so much, that we chronically overeat, and then have to pay money for doctors, pills, and exercise equipment.

Although we do not hunger physically, we do hunger spiritually. But the sad thing is, we do not know our hunger. We have masked it. We have filled our hunger with other things, rather than go to the One we hunger for: Jesus!

Jesus said “I am the bread of life.”

Jesus is our life. If we are to have eternal life in heaven, we must seek Him. And it is time to seek Him like never before. We must get our worship pure. Stop trying to appear to worship. Stop trying to worship for what we can get out of it. Just stop. And take some time to love on Him.

Be still. Know Him. Love Him.

Do you see how hungry you really are? Are you filling up on the junk of this world?

My Jesus,
Forgive me for putting other things, other people, before you.
I want you to be first in my life.
Change me. Right now I ask that you change my desires.
Make me hungry to know you. I pray that I will experience a hunger
For you like never before.
Change my appetite.
I want you. I desire you. I crave you!