ENTER

You often see the sign, "Do not enter."  I desire that all know how to enter My kingdom.  I told Nicodemus that unless he became as a little child and was born again that he could not enter My kingdom.

I told the multitudes that followed me that they must enter in the straight gate. I told them that I could help them enter that straight gate.

There are so many in your culture today who do not know how to even find the straight gate or how they can enter My kingdom. Pray for opportunities daily to share how they can enter into My kingdom.

JOHN 3:5; MATTHEW 7:13-14 

BREAD

When Satan tempted Me, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command these stones to be made into bread." I answered, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."

My Word is your spiritual food. Yet, so many now in this generation do not partake of this spiritual bread. I am the living Word of God and I am the bread of life. Those who believe in Me shall never hunger.

Tomorrow when you break bread with your family, think of  Me.  I have the power to fill all the empty places in your life, and I can fulfill your hunger for peace, joy, and love.

MATTHEW 4:3-4; JOHN 6:35

SUPPLICATION

My servant Paul exhorted believers in Me not to be anxious about anything.  Instead, he told them to pray about everything

He told them to make their requests known to Me by prayer and supplication.  Supplication means loud crying.  Paul was urging believers to cry out to Me whenever they needed help.

My psalmist David wrote Psalm 107 that demonstrates how I will answer your prayers when you cry out to me for deliverance.  Read this psalm sometime today and see how I always hear your cries for help.

PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7; PSALM 107

JOURNEY

I went through many cities and villages in Israel, but I knew that my journey would end in Jerusalem where I was crucified and later resurrected.

I was willing to go to Jerusalem to endure the cross for the joy that was set before Me. I knew that My journey did not end when I was crucified nor did it end when I was resurrected.

Just before I ascended into heaven, I told My disciples that I would return in the same way that I left. I look forward to the journey to receive My bride. On that day you will journey with Me into eternity.

HEBREWS 12:2 (I will resume the blog in one week)

DECLARE

No man has ever seen My Father, but I came to declare My Father on earth. I am God in the flesh and everything that I said on earth came from My Father.

I only said what My Father gave Me to say and I only did what I saw My Father do. I provided the voice on earth that declared all that My Father wanted people on earth to hear.

The teachings I gave were the very words of My Father. When you read My Word, you are reading what My Father wants you to know. I am still speaking to you through My Word and through the Holy Spirit. 

JOHN 1:18

STRENGTHENED

I have heard you and others exclaim, "LORD, give me strength!  Many times you do feel weak.  You may feel weak emotionally or physically.

As you grow older, you do not have the strength that you used to.  However, when you have surrendered your life to Me, I have promised to give you strength.

My joy is your strength.  You can be strengthened by the might of My Spirit Who dwells in your inner man.  My Spirit has glorious power.  Draw on that power today and be strengthened.

EPHESIANS 3:16; COLOSSIANS 1:11

EXCEEDING

I always want to do exceedingly abundantly more than you could ever think or ask.  This is My desire, so when you pray, I want you to pray believing.  I cannot wait to answer your prayers.

I want you to ask big with faith believing and receiving with thanksgiving when you pray.  It is My great privilege to intercede for you continually.

Do not ever give up asking. I delight to hear Your requests and I have paved a pathway of promises for you to receive. I always keep My promises.

EPHESIANS 3:20-21; MATTHEW 7:7

DEDICATION

I was in Jerusalem for the Feast of Dedication.  It was winter.  I walked into the temple in Solomon's porch.  The Jews in the temple asked Me to tell them plainly if I was the Christ.

I told them that I had already told them, but they did not believe Me nor did they believe the works that I did.  They were in unbelief because they were not My sheep.

There are many who need to come into My sheepfold during this harvest time.  Bind the spirit of darkness and blindness and unbelief, and pray that the unbelieving will have ears to hear My voice.

JOHN 10:27

STORM

The time for dangerous storms in your country is during the springtime.  When this season of storms comes, I want you to speak My peace in my name to the storms.

I was able to calm the storms that came up suddenly on the Galilee.  I am the same today, yesterday, and forever.  Pray for My peace to settle over the atmosphere above you.

When you have stormy trials during your life, I want you also to speak peace to those storms.  I am able to give you a peace that is beyond your understanding during every storm that you may face.

MARK 4:39

BOW

Elijah felt like there was no one left but him when he was fleeing from Jezebel. God told Elijah that there were 7,000 who had not bowed their knee to Baal.

The day will come when every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that I am LORD. Until that time, there will always be a faithful remnant that will not give themselves to worship idols.

Be encouraged today as you see the turn around in your nation.  This has happened because of the faithful remnant that has interceded for your country.  Keep praying that this remnant will grow.

ROMANS 11:4; PHILIPPIANS 2:10

EXPRESS

I came to earth for many reasons.  I came to be the perfect sacrifice, died on the cross, was resurrected to reconcile those who would believe in Me with My Father.

I made it possible for those who would believe in Me to be forgiven of all of their sins (past, present, and future). My Father's plan of redemption existed even before the world was created.

Another reason I came to earth was to reveal Who My Father is.  I am God in the flesh and I am the express image of My Father.  I told My disciples that if they had seen Me, they had also seen My Father.

HEBREWS 1:3; JOHN 14:5-10

FAULTLESS

It was My joy to go to Jerusalem to fulfill the plan My Father had for Me.  I knew that I had to bear the sins of the world in My own body to provide a way for mankind to stand faultless before My Father.

No one killed Me when I was crucified. I offered Myself as the perfect sacrifice to pave the way for mankind's sins to be forgiven and thereby have a relationship with My Father because of My shed blood.

It will be My joy to present you faultless before My Father's throne.  You will be able to behold His glory and live eternally with Me in My Father's house.  Meditate on these truths every day. 

JUDE 1:24-25

HUMBLE

It is so important that My beloved learn how to humble themselves before Me.  I have promised to heal your land if those who believe in Me will humble themselves and turn from their wicked ways.

Confession and repentance from your own personal sins and the sins of your nation is a way to humble yourself before Me.  It is My Holy Spirit that will convict you of sin. Repentance is a change of heart.

Another way to humble yourself before Me is to cast every care upon Me because I care for you.  When you hold on to your cares, you are trusting in yourself rather than Me.  Give Your cares to Me today.

2 CHRONICLES 7:14; 1 PETER 5:7

END

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

This is a promise that I fulfilled when I died on the cross and was resurrected.  On the day that I forgave your sins, I exchanged your self righteousness for My pure righteousness.

Paul wrote about this expected end. He said: "But now being made free from sin, and become servants of God, you have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

JEREMIAH 29:11; ROMANS 6:22

LAST

When I died on the cross and was resurrected I spoiled principalities and powers, and I made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

I have given you and all those who believe that My victory was complete full authority to bind those demonic enemies that are now illegal on earth.  I have given you those keys to My kingdom.

The last enemy to be destroyed is death. When all enemies have been  put under My feet, then I will give the kingdom to My Father and I will be under My Father so that God may be all in all.

1 CORINTHIANS 15:24-28

THOUGHTS

Solomon wrote: "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he:  Eat and drink says he to You; but his heart is not with you.

Most everyone knows that the thinking ability I have created for mankind is in the brain.  However, people do think in their hearts.  This means that thoughts in the mind can affect the heart.

When people are depressed or oppressed in their minds, their hearts are usually broken or wounded spiritually, not physically.  Pray for those who are down-hearted.  Pray for My joy to invade their hearts.

PROVERBS 23:7

DRAW

It was nearing the time when I would be glorified. Many had come to see Me. I told Philip and Andrew and the others that if I were lifted up from the earth that I would draw all men unto Me.  

They did not understand that I was sharing the way I would die. When I was lifted up on the cross, I bore the sins of the world in My body and offered forgiveness to all who would believe in Me. 

I made it possible for all those who would believe in Me to be reconciled to My Father. I still am drawing people to Me.  Pray that many will be drawn to believe in Me during these end times.

JOHN 12:32

PEACEABLY

Paul wrote many letters while he was in jail in Rome.  He exhorted believers in one letter to as much as was possible within them to live peaceably with all men.

I also exhorted people to bless their enemies and to do good to those who persecuted them.  This seems to be an impossible task, especially when your enemies are very evil.

Just remember that there is nothing impossible with Me.  My Holy Spirit is able to place My love in your heart even toward those who are your enemies.  Pray for My Holy Spirit's to help you to love as I love.

ROMANS 12:18, 5:5

VALUE

So many on earth do not recognize how valuable they are to Me.  I died to save them all out of the grip of Satan, and I provided a way for them to be reconciled to My Father.

I shed My blood on the cross to forgive the sins of the whole world. Yet, so many in the world do not even know that truth.  This is why I want you to give those you meet this good news.

I said in my word that I even number the hairs on the heads of people all over the world.  I said, "But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows."

LUKE 12:7

VANITY

Paul exhorted the new converts in the church at Ephesus not to walk as many of the Gentiles were walking.  He said that they were walking in the vanity of their minds.  They were proud.

He went on to say that their understanding had been darkened, that they were alienated from God because of their ignorance, and that their hearts were blind.

As you pray for people to be saved,, I want you to pull down the stronghold of pride, and bind the spirit of darkness and blindness. Then lose the convicting power of My Holy Spirit to them.

EPHESIANS 4:17-18

BONDAGE

So many in your day are in bondage to many different addictions.  I came to heal hearts and to speak liberty to those who are in bondage.

I want you also to speak liberty to those you know who have many addictions in their lives.  Your prayers will avail much as you use your weapons of warfare to pull down the strongholds in their lives.

Keep praying.  When you pray, pray with supplication with thanksgiving making your requests known to Me.  Thank Me always for hearing your prayers for liberty for others.  I came to free them.

ROMANS 8:15

SANCTIFY

My Word has sanctifying power.  When you read My Word, My Holy Spirit has the power to wash you so that you feel fresh and clean.

My Holy Spirit can reveal to you those things you need to confess to Me as you read My Word daily.  This is why it is so important for you to abide in My Word daily.

Today and every day, allow My Holy Spirit to wash you as you read My Word.  He never condemns you. His assignment is to convict you of sin, and He does this when you give Him a chance.

EPHESIANS 5:25-26