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So What?

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  What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it? Romans 3:3 So What? One of the biggest battles that we all face is the battle of containment. The enemy can’t do anything about the ground you’ve already gained, but he’ll do everything he can to try to keep you from going forward. His goal is to convince you to settle where you are. He’ll use other people to tell you that you’ll never be successful, that you can’t break an addiction, and they’ll throw water on what you’re passionate about. You have to quit letting people pull you down. The apostle Paul says, “So what if they don’t believe?” Just because somebody doesn’t believe that you can do what God put in your heart doesn’t change anything. It doesn’t change the faithfulness of God to bring it to pass. Your attitude should be that you don’t need other people to cheer you on and support you. You and God are a majority. If God is for you, who dare be against you? Start encoura...
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Soaking in the Word of God!

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  Soaking in the Word of God Scripture: Luke 2:19 “ But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. ” (Luke 2:19) Can you imagine Mary’s reaction when the shepherds told her about the supernatural events they experienced when Jesus was born? We learn an important lesson from Mary in this passage.  She treasured and pondered these things in her heart.  When we treasure things in our heart, they are special and we think of them often. They are the “go-to things” we reflect upon. These thoughts help us develop convictions that impact our behavior. In Kingdom of God we believe in  soaking our heart in the Word of God. The heart absorbs whatever it is soaking in, so a cursory reading of the Word of God is not enough. We must treasure its content and ponder what it is saying to us. Scripture is living and powerful; it impacts how we think, feel, and act. The supernatural exposure the shepherds experienced to the Word, as expressed by the heavenly hos...
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Talk Back!

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   Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God! Psalm 42:11 Talk Back In Psalm 42, the psalmist was so deeply discouraged that he didn’t think he could go on. He says, “My heart is breaking.” He felt forsaken, as though he was wandering in the darkness. He adds, “I’m oppressed by my enemies. Their taunts pierce me like fatal wounds.” He kept describing how bad it was, how he wasn’t going to make it. When you let your feelings rule, you’ll start talking defeat and how it’s not going to work out. Right when you thought the psalmist was going to give up, he wrote today’s Scripture. He was talking to himself and saying, “Self, why are you discouraged and being ruled by your feelings? Put your hope back in the Lord. Start talking about how big your God is.” You may feel sad and discouraged, you’ve been through some difficult things, but you have to talk back to your feelings. You can’t keep a depressed attitu...
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Sunshine: The Call to Be Lights in a Darkened World!

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  Sonshine: The Call to Be Lights in a Darkened World Scripture: Judges 5:31, NIV “‘So may all your enemies perish, Lord! But may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.’ Then the land had peace forty years. ” (Judges 5:31) Think of the sun when it rises in its strength. We can feel its warm and comforting presence. It provides light so we can see where we are going. Christians are called to be lights in this darkened world. Scripture affirms our identity as light bearers: “ You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness ” (1 Thessalonians 5:5) Again, we are challenged to be lights: “… that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world ” (Philippians 2:15) Each Christian has the  daily opportunity to be a light  in their personal world. We are the message bearers of the go...
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1 Corinthians 11:17-34!

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  1 Corinthians 11:17–34 Introduction 1 Corinthians 11:17–34: Many Christian faith traditions observe the first Sunday in October as World Communion Sunday. In today’s reading, the apostle Paul tells the Christians living in Corinth that they are dishonoring the Lord because of the way they practice the Lord’s Supper. He reminds them of Jesus’s words on the night of his betrayal and exhorts them to undergo self-examination before partaking of the meal. Today’s Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 11:28 (GNT) So then, you should each examine yourself first, and then eat the bread and drink from the cup. Read 17  In the following instructions, however, I do not praise you, because your meetings for worship actually do more harm than good.  18  In the first place, I have been told that there are opposing groups in your meetings; and this I believe is partly true. ( 19  No doubt there must be divisions among you so that the ones who are in the right may be clearly seen.)...
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Sin is Crouching at Your Door-Be on Your Guard!

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  Sin is Crouching at Your Door—Be on Your Guard! Scripture: Genesis 4:7 “ If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”  (Genesis 4:7) We must always be on our guard against the wiles of the evil one. As we can see from this message God gave to Cain in Genesis 4:7, sin is indeed crouching at every person’s door. We must rule over the power of sin that desires to have us. The secret to overcoming sin is to be aggressive in fulfilling the mission God has given us, fueled by the power of the Holy Spirit. When we are  powered by the Holy Spirit , we will be able to see the Holy Spirit put to death the misdeeds of our body, just as it is written in Romans: “ Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death...
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Psalms 96!

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  Psalm 96 Introduction Psalm 96: This psalm is a song that celebrates God as the supreme king over all the earth who rules with justice and fairness. Today’s Key Verse: Psalm 96:7 (GNT) Praise the LORD, all people on earth; praise his glory and might. Read 96  Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing to the Lord, all the world! 2  Sing to the Lord, and praise him! Proclaim every day the good news that he has saved us. 3  Proclaim his glory to the nations, his mighty deeds to all peoples. 4  The Lord is great and is to be highly praised; he is to be honored more than all the gods. 5  The gods of all other nations are only idols, but the Lord created the heavens. 6  Glory and majesty surround him; power and beauty fill his Temple. 7  Praise the Lord, all people on earth; praise his glory and might. 8  Praise the Lord’s glorious name; bring an offering and come into his Temple. 9  Bow down before the H...
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