Four Words
Last year about this time I participated in a fast my church had encouraged us to engage in. As I completed that fast, I felt the Lord shared with me four words. Expect, receive, glorify, repeat.
Expect
Means to expect something from God. It meant and means if we want to see God work in our lives we must expect Him to do something in our lives. A specific thing. Not something ambiguous and undefined. Vague and unclear can't be attributed to God.
Receive
It means we must receive what God wants to give us or do for us. If you don't receive what God is giving you, then you can't be blessed by Him. Accept what He provides for you so you may accomplish what He has for you.
Glorify
Acknowledge that it is His doing that has brought you to where you are. Acknowledge publicly not privately. Let it be known that God has called you to the task and the success of that mission is dependant on His provision and not on your wisdom.
Repeat
Do the process again, expect from God, receive from God and Glorify God. Then repeat.
From last year to this year, the Lord has brought about the Faith Business Alliance. Which is responsible for the Faith Business Directory. Which is also responsible for the Aging With Grace Conference 2017 and the soon coming 2018 Conference. Which is also responsible for the Business Luncheons and Business After Hours. As well as providing the "Essentials For a Startup, a class for new business owners. While using all the monies collected from our activities to help fund the mission efforts of our church. Though my expectations were high last year and the Lord has exceeded my expectations. I am expecting more, receiving more so I can glorify God more. Then I will repeat.
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11
EXPECT, RECEIVE, GLORIFY, REPEAT
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Four Words
Saturday, June 3, 2017
The Lord Bless You
Something to think about.
The Lord Bless You
The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26
This blessing God spoke over Israel through Aaron is uplifting, motivating and generous. What we seek in this life is contained in the first words of these verses, "The LORD bless you and keep you." What I seek in this life is the blessings of God and His protection which is what he has given us as per the first verse. Then He goes beyond that and gives us peace. God gives us all who call upon Him these blessings, but we have to accept them. If you don't let go of what you have, you can never receive the blessings God has for you and His blessings are always better.
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Confidence
Something to think about.
Confidence
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)
I have this privilege and confident assurance of knowing if I seek Him I will find Him, and He will help me. My hope and confidence lead me to ask what do societies turn to? The reason we fail personally and corporately is that we do not approach God we do not seek Him we don't receive grace and mercy. We are all the same we need help. Turn to God, seek Him find him get to know Him and obtain His grace and mercy.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Receive
Something to think about
Receive
Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. John 16:24
Asking has never been a problem, every one of us knows how to ask. Do we know how to receive? This verse tells us to ask so that we may receive. Everything that is given to us requires an action on our part; we need to stop and accept what is given to us. In my life now, I know I need to stop asking and start receiving what God has already given me. I need to stop asking for more when I have not received, accepted, appreciated or engaged what God has already given me.
Monday, December 26, 2016
Partakers
Something to think about.
Partakers
3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence 4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
These two verses are about what God has done for you, enabling you and I to be free from reaping the rewards of sin. He grants us life, allowed us to know Him, then calls us to His glory and excellence. If you look at it, it is stated in the past tense, this has already been done for you. "Called," past tense, "granted," past tense, "having escaped from" past tense, what he is stating in these two verses has already been done for you. Then it is left to us to "partake," we must take action to receive what has already been given us. We must take action to receive "His precious and very great promises," "divine nature" and be free from the sinful corruption of this world.