ORDER

Paul wrote the church at Corinth that they should do things decently and in order. When people in the church do not follow those in authority, there is confusion.

The same is true if a family is out of order.  I created the husband to be the head of the wife, and the wife is to be submitted to her husband.

Marriage is an example of My church.  I am the head of the church.  You are My body on earth, and it is only when you look to Me to give you direction and guidance that you, My body on earth, will glorify Me.

1 CORINTHIANS 14:40

IMMEDIATE

My servant Paul had a vision of a man in Macedonia who prayed, saying, "Come over into Macedonia, and help us." Paul responded immediately to that vision and set sail to Macedonia.

Paul's immediate response to the vision opened many doors to Paul for evangelism.  They met Lydia who became a believer and invited them to her home. Later Paul saw the man in the vision. He was a jailer.

The jailer feared for his life when I set Paul and Silas free from the jail. The jailer invited them to his home and his whole family was saved.  I want you to immediately obey Me as My Spirit leads you daily.

ACTS 16:10-40

HEIRS

Those who are older begin to think about what they will leave to their children.  My Father has provided a wonderful inheritance for His children.

Those who believe in Me have the same inheritance that I have.  You are joint heirs with Me which means that My Father has provided for you to inherit the whole kingdom of God.

The good news is that you do not have to wait until you go to heaven to claim this inheritance.  You can inherit this kingdom right now, and it includes My righteousness, My joy, My peace and My love.

ROMANS 8:17

LIBERTY

I came to proclaim liberty to the captives.  So many in your culture today have given in to their lusts and have allowed seducing spirits to imprison them with all kinds of addictions and perverseness.

I am able to set every one who has been addicted to drugs, alcohol, prescription drugs, and pornography free.  I have this power.

This is good news. Tell those you love that I can set them free if they would just turn to Me and allow My Holy Spirit to give them the strength to be free of those bondages.

ISAIAH 61:1 

REMAIN

I have a rest that is prepared for all those who believe in Me.  That rest can only be obtained by believing in Me and trusting in Me.

That rest can never be entered into if believers do not cease from their own works and instead, trust Me to work through them each day.

Every morning, I want you to give Me your day and ask My Holy Spirit to lead you and guide you moment by moment.  Then have your ears tuned to do those works I have prepared for you that day.

HEBREWS 4:9-10

MEDITATION

I know that there are days when your body just does not feel strong.  Often the skies are grey during these winter months and during these months people can easily become a little depressed.

The way to fight those down feelings is something that My psalmist David discovered.  He knew that if he could just get the joy of his salvation restored, then he would be out of the slump.

David knew that the way to have My joy restored in his soul would be to meditate on Me. He wrote that his meditation of Me was sweet. Meditate on Me during your down times and My joy will strengthen you.

PSALM 104:34

EXCEEDING

I am able to do exceeding, abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us.

These were the words that Paul wrote the the church at Ephesus.  He wanted the church that he planted there to understand the great power that they had within them

That power within them and within us is the Holy Spirit Who gives us the ability to do kingdom work here on earth.  Keep asking My Spirit daily to help you finish your assignments while you are still living.

 EPHESIANS 3:20  

ABSENT

My disciple Paul felt that he had more work to do on earth.  He had traveled throughout the region of the Mediterranean and established churches in Greece, Turkey, and finally returned to Rome.

Paul wrote many letters while he was imprisoned in Rome. It was at that time that he wrote the Corinthian Church and he expressed that he sometimes wished to be absent from the body and present with Me.

He had more time, however, to witness to those in Rome while he was imprisoned.  He finally was taken to the gallows.  That moment brought him immediately into My presence where I greeted him in person.

2 CORINTHIANS 5:8

WAIT

David exhorted his soul to wait on Me.  He knew that his soul (mind, will, and emotions) often went ahead of Me or did not follow the instructions in My Word.

It is the soul or our flesh that always is impatient.  We want to see the answers to our prayer right now or very soon.

David knew how to wait upon the Lord.  He did not count on his own ability or the ability of others to fulfill his expectations.  He wrote: My soul, wait only upon God; for my expectation is from Him.

PSALM 62:5 

AUTHORITY

When you see all the evil in the world that you live in now, you cannot help but ask the question, What happened to being kind and tenderhearted?

The horrible, evil atrocities that are happening worldwide is evidence that you live in a fallen world that is corrupt.  The good news is that by My perfect sacrifice, I defeated demonic entities once and for all.

Then, you may ask, why are these demonic demonstrations still evidence.  The answer is that so many in My body on earth do not use the keys to the Kingdom which gives them authority to bind and to loose.

MATTHEW 16:19

PLANT

My Word is a seed that I want you to plant deep in the fertile soil of your heart. If for any reason, you do not understand My Word as you read it, ask My Holy Spirit to give you understanding.

Understanding is the bridge between knowledge and wisdom.  When you receive understanding from My Holy Spirit, you will be able to apply what you learn in My Word to your every day life.

I call those who have planted My Word in their hearts "Trees of Righteousness, the planting of the LORD." Keep asking My Spirit to give you understanding of My Word and you will be a fruitful tree.

ISAIAH 61:3

ABLE

I am able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that you could ask or think.  When some people came to me who needed healing, I asked them this question, "Do you believe that I can do this?"

After I asked them if they believed that I could do this, I then said, "Be it done unto you according to your faith.

Paul was glorifying Me when He prayed, "Now unto Him Who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power the works in us." You have My power within you and you can do the same works I did while I was on earth and even greater according to My power within you.

EPHESIANS 3:20 

ANOTHER

The new commandment that I gave to My disciples was that they love one another as I have loved them. They knew how much I loved them.  

So many on earth and even believers have not known how much I love them.  I offered My body as the perfect sacrifice to make it possible for those who believe in Me to be free from Satan's grip.

My Father so loved the world that He gave Me to enable you to be forgiven of all of your sins.  The only way you can love one another as I have loved you is to be a giver of your time and your life to others.

JOHN 13:34

CHOICE

Life is made of choices.  I also make choices.  I made the choice to receive you into My family.  You have many brothers and sisters in My huge family, so I want you never feel alone. 

I had a free will just like you do.  My Father gave people free wills so that they could choose to be His child. Thank you for choosing Me to be your Savior and Redeemer, and big brother.

The battle I had in the Garden of Gethsemane was a battle between My human will and My Father's will. I chose to do My Father's will to be crucified in order to forgive you of your sins.

JOSHUA 24:15

CONTINUE

When I died on the tree, I exchanged your self-righteousness for My righteousness, and I made it possible to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in His sight. 

The righteousness you received through My shed blood is sealed by faith in Me. My enemy will try to steal your faith and your hope in Me, but you must hold fast in faith, believing until the end. 

Paul urged those believers to continue in faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel.

COLOSSIANS 1:22-23

CIRCUMCISION

Most baby boys are now circumcised after birth in a hospital.  My Jewish brothers and sisters have a ceremony to circumcise their baby boys. A rabbi does this delicate procedure in the home of the parents.

The ceremony is call a brit milah (covenant of circumcision). The Pharisees in My day were insisting that Gentiles needed to be circumcised. My servant Peter convinced them that God did not require this.

I require only that hearts be circumcised.  This means that those who believe in Me have hearts that are submitted to My Holy Spirit Who is the only One Who has the power to cut away fleshly lusts.

ACTS 11

DESIRES

When you delight yourself in me, I will give you the desires of your heart.  Your delight in Me opens the door for Me to plant My very desires for you in your heart.

My desires will be planted deep into your heart and what I plant, I grant.  My desire for you is that you will prosper and be in good health as your soul prospers.

My desire for you is that you will finish the work I have ordained for you to complete before you go home to be with Me.  Thank Me daily for fulfilling your desires.

PSALM 37:4

WIN

When you experience your team winning an important game, you rejoice and probably call your friends to report the victory.

Life is not a game, but My servant Paul wrote about what he was willing to give up in order to win an eternal prize.

He wrote: Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my LORD: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung that I may win Christ (Philippians 3:8)

PHILIPPIANS 3:8

UNDERSTANDIING

Paul prayed that the eyes of the understanding of believers in Me would be opened.  It is My Holy Spirit within you Who will give you the understanding you need as you read My Word.

Once you are born again, My Holy Spirit lives within you and He is the Spirit of truth Who can lead and guide you into all the truths found in My Word.

Understanding is the bridge between knowledge and wisdom.  Wisdom is applied knowledge.  My Spirit can give you wisdom and understanding, might and counsel, and knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

EPHESIANS 1:17-18 

TEMPLE

There are many in My body on earth who do not realize how serious it is to defile their bodies through  various addictions like alcohol, nicotine, prescription drugs and over-eating.

Paul wrote: "What? know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, Who you have of God, and you are not your own.

He also gave this serious warning: "If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy, for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are." Your body belongs to Jesus. It is not your own.

1 CORINTHIANS 6:19, 3:17

SIGN

When I walked on earth, I shared the troubles that would come near the end. I said that nation would rise against nation and there would be earthquakes and famine and wars and rumors of wars.

Then I told my disciples not to be troubled  when they saw these things occurring because they must happen before the end.  

The disciples then asked what would be the sign when all these things would be fulfilled. I shared that the gospel I was preaching must first be published to all nations." Pray that all My beloved will seize every opportunity to share My gospel with others.  You can start in your neighborhood.

MARK 13:10

FACE

Many believers say they want to follow me every day.  If you try to follow Me, you will not be able to keep up with Me.

I never turn My back on you.  My face is ever before you like a father who is teaching his child to take the first steps.  The father kneels to be eye level with the child and he coaxes the child to come to him.

This is the picture I want you to have as you seek My face daily. I am eye level with you and My arms are outstretched to catch you if you start to fall. Keep your eyes focused on Me and you will not fall.

PSALM 17:15

PARTAKERS

I know how you pray for yourself to be more like Me.  This is the prayer of many of my beloved.  In fact, they pray this prayer every day.

My disciple Peter became more and more like Me as he studied and obeyed My Word.  Peter also asked for My Holy Spirit to guide and direct him every day. Peter obeyed My Word and My Spirit. 

Peter gave the secret of how My beloved can partake of My divine nature.  He said: "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."

2 PETER 1:4

Paul wrote that he and the the disciples who were with him were troubled on every side.  I know that you sometimes are overwhelmed by all the darkness in the world.  My light can penetrate that darkness.  

There will always be trouble.  I told My disciples that in the world they would have tribulation.  Then I assured them that they could still be of good cheer because I had overcome the world.

You and all those who have surrendered their lives to Me are in the world, but not of the world.  When I died on the cross and was resurrected, I won the victory over the god of this world who is the devil.

2 CORINTHIANS 4:8

PERTAIN

My disciple Peter grew both in his faith and in all things that pertain to life and godliness because he was diligent to study My Word.

Peter knew that it was the divine power of My Holy Spirit within in him and the anointing of My Holy Spirit upon him that helped him develop into a mighty man of God.

Peter knew that in order to escape the corruption in this world that he needed to partake of My divine nature by believing and receiving the promises in My Word. You have My divine nature within you also.

2 PETER 1:2-4