Isaiah 9:6-7 

For a child is born to us…a son is GIVEN to us! 

The government will rest on His shoulders... And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace!   His government and its peace will never end...He WILL rule with fairness ans justice from the throne of His ancestor David for ALL eternity! 

 

The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies WILL make this happen!

Keep following Jesus...

Merry Christmas Friends!!!

Daily Bread “God is with us!”

Blessings to you TODAY!

 Isaiah 7:14 Therefore, the LORD himself will give you a sign...Behold; the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel! (Immanuel means God is with us)

 

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

Daily Bread “Because Of The Lord’s Great Love…We Are NOT Consumed…”

Blessings to you TODAY! 

 

Lamentations 3:22-26  “Because of the Lord’s great love…we are NOT consumed.  For His compassions never fail...they are new every morning…GREAT is Your faithfulness! 

 

I say to myself, The Lord IS my portion…therefore I WILL wait for Him...The Lord is GOOD to those whose HOPE is IN Him…to the one who seeks Him…it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” 

 

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

Daily Bread “But He Came ONCE At The End Of The Old Way Of Worship…”

Blessings to you TODAY! 

Hebrews 9:26-28

 ^“…But He came ONCE at the end of the old way of worship…He gave Himself once for ALL time...He gave Himself to destroy sin…It is in the plan that all men die once… After that, they will stand before God and be judged.

It is the same with Christ...He gave Himself ONCE to take away the sins of many...When He comes the second time, He will not need to give Himself again for sin...He WILL save ALL those who are waiting for Him...” Amen

  

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

Daily Bread: God’s Final Word…His Son

Blessings to you TODAY! 

Hebrews 1:1-3

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,  but in these last days he has spoken to us by His Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also He made the universe. The Son IS the radiance of God’s Glory…and the exact representation of His being, sustaining ALL things by His powerful Word!  Praise You Jesus…Bless You Father…Amen 

  

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

Daily Bread “This Is How We Know What LOVE Is…”

Blessings to you TODAY!

 “The Day of Atonement was Israel’s most solemn holy day. On that day, God made a way for his sinful people to set things right with Him, the Holy One of Israel. But like the scapegoat that kept looking back, sin and guilt always returned. Year after year, goat after goat, the ritual was repeated: One goat slaughtered to atone for sin, the other sent far into the wilderness to remove the presence of guilt. But it wasn’t enough. It merely symbolized what was to come….

When Jesus died on the cross and was banished to the tomb, HE fulfilled the requirement for the two goats on the Day of Atonement. His sacrificial death on the cross atoned for our sin...finally making us one with God for ALL time...His journey to death removed our guilt for all time. He took our sins with him to the pit of hell, just as the scapegoat was banished into the solitary wasteland. It was a high price to pay. The scapegoat didn’t have a choice, but Jesus did. He chose to die because of His unfathomable LOVE for us... This IS how we know what Love is…Jesus Christ laid down his life for us” (1 John 3:16).” Bible Gateway

1 John 3:16 (NLV) “We know what LOVE is because Christ gave His life for us. We should give our lives for our brothers.”

 

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

Daily Bread “The Messiah Who Empowers Me...”

Blessings to you TODAY!

Philippians 4:13 MSG  Whatever I have…wherever I am…I can make it through anything IN the ONE who makes me who I am…Because I master all things by THE Messiah who empowers me… Amen

 

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

“I Will Be Your God and You Will Be My People...And You Shall Know the Truth...and The Truth Shall Make You Free!"

Blessings to you TODAY!

Jeremiah 7: 22- 23, 28  ^“For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them…I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices…but I gave them this command…Obey me, and I WILL be your GOD and you WILL be my people...²⁸ This is the nation that has not obeyed the Lord its God or responded to correction…TRUTH has perished…it has vanished from their lips…”

Deuteronomy 4:29-31 (TLB) “BUT you WILL also begin to search again for Jehovah your God…and you will find Him when you search for Him with all your heart and soul.   When those bitter days have come upon you in the latter times, you will finally return to the Lord your God and listen to what he tells you.  For the Lord your God is merciful—He will NOT abandon you nor destroy you nor forget the promises He has made to your ancestors...”

 

John 8:32  “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

 

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

Daily Bread “The Way to Live a Godly Life is Not an Easy Matter…”

Blessings to you TODAY!

1 Timothy 3:16 (TLB)

"It is quite true that the way to live a godly life is not an easy matter. But the answer lies in Christ, who came to earth as a man, was proved spotless and pure in his Spirit, was served by angels, was preached among the nations, was accepted by men everywhere, and was received up again to his glory in heaven.”

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

Daily Bread “Pray Much For Others…”

Blessings to you TODAY!

 

1 Timothy 2:1-5 (TLB)

 

Pray much for others…plead for God’s mercy upon them…give thanks for ALL He is going to do for them...

Pray in this way for kings and all others who are in authority over us, or are in places of high responsibility, so that we can live in peace and quietness, spending our time in godly living and thinking much about the Lord.  This IS Good…and it Pleases God our Savior…for He longs for ALL to be saved and to understand this truth!  That God is on one side…and ALL the people on the other side, and Christ Jesus, himself man, is between them to BRING them together” Amen

  

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

Daily Bread “My Spirit…will NOT depart from you…”

Blessings to you TODAY!

My Spirit, who is ON you…will NOT depart from you…and my words that I have put in your mouth, will ALWAYS be on your lips …

For He has clothed me with the garments of Salvation!  May the Lord of PEACE Himself…give you peace…at ALL times…Amen

 

Isaiah 59:21    “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is ON you…will NOT depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will ALWAYS be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 61:10 ^“I delight greatly in the Lord…my soul rejoices in my God. For He has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with jewels.”

2 Thessalonians 3 ^“Now may the Lord of PEACE Himself give you peace…at ALL times and in every way…The Lord be with all of you.”

Daily Bread “We ALL...Like Sheep, Have Gone Astray…EACH of Us Has Turned to our Own Way…”

Blessings to you TODAY!

The Book of Isaiah is called "The Book of Salvation." The name Isaiah means "the salvation of the Lord" or "the Lord IS Salvation."  Written between (circa) 740-680 B.C., toward the end of the reign of King Uzziah and throughout the reigns of King Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah.   Although Isaiah's words were written primarily to the nation of Judah and the people of Jerusalem, the message today…IS GOOD news for ALL believers IN Christ…YES…We have ALL gone astray…it is pure human nature…BUT there IS a Savior…and His Name is Jesus Christ!  The day WILL come…when ALL will recognize His Dominion…

Isaiah 53:5-6 “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us PEACE was on HIM, and by his wounds we are healed...We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way…and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.”

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 ^“For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead IN Christ will rise first...After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord FOREVER…Therefore…ENCOURAGE one another with these words.”

 

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

Daily Bread...“I Have Created You and Cared For You Since You Were Born”

Blessings to you TODAY!

Isaiah 46:3-4 (TLB)   “Listen to me, all Israel who are left…I have created you and cared for you since you were born. I will be your God through ALL your lifetime, yes, even when your hair is white with age. I made you and I WILL care for you...I WILL carry you along and be your Savior.”  Amen!

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

Daily Bread…“I Have Saved You…And Proclaimed it to The World!”

 

Blessings to you TODAY!

Isaiah 43:11-12 (NLT)   

^“I, yes I, am the Lord, and there is no other Savior…
First I predicted your rescue, then I saved you and proclaimed it to the world!  No foreign god has EVER done this…You are witnesses that I AM the only God,” says the Lord.”

Read all of Isaiah 43

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2043&version=ERV

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

DAILY BREAD...Full Circle…

Blessings to you TODAY!

            

An encouraging word….as we encourage one another with scripture and prayer…we Glorify the Lord!  Our words…lift the spirit and give the HOPE to press on…

As we see the Lord work fruitfully in another’s circumstance…the believers “give thanks” to the Lord…and the Lord is glorified!  With each trial…we have this gift to grow into our faith…feeling more confident and stronger in adversity…

As we continue to share the HOPE and the GOOD NEWS In Christ…another receives the gift…to lift the spirit…and he or she finds the HOPE to PRESS ON! 

The GRACE circle continues as we “give thanks” for who and what the Lord does for us on our behalf…His Love NEVER fails…He is ALWAYS for US…He NEVER leaves our side…And He continues to allow us trials to GROW In our faith…so that we might GROW the BODY of CHRIST to HIS coming day! 

Lets us never take lightly the opportunity to share HIS love with another…a kind word…comforting scripture…prayer…we not only are getting the gift of personal transformation, but we GROW the BODY of CHRIST! 

This IS our calling as believers in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

Your words go MUCH farther into the KINGDOM than you can possibly know!  Praise be to the Lord....we have been Empowered with the spirit of GOD!  Amen!

1 Thessalonians 2:13 “And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances…for this IS God’s will for you IN Christ Jesus.”

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

DAILY BREAD “Do Not Fear!”

Blessings to you TODAY!

“When you feel afraid, telling yourself there’s nothing to be afraid of doesn’t often work…

Trying to control or manipulate the situation doesn’t often work…

Worrying through every possible scenario doesn’t work either...

So, how can you combat fear? When God tells us not to be afraid, He reminds us that HE IS with us...We have nothing to fear because God IS with us. And He is MORE powerful than our circumstances or enemies!

During the most stressful situation…HE IS still on His throne...and HIS LOVE and comfort are MORE abundant than our pain or anxiety... So do not be afraid—God IS near.” AMEN!

Haggai 2:5 “This is what I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt. And my Spirit remains among you. Do not fear!”

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

DAILY BREAD… “Do Not Wait to Feel Powerful or Confident…”

Blessings to you TODAY!

“Do not wait to feel powerful or confident…MOVE ahead IN your weakness…doing the right thing in spite of your fears and feelings…

 

This IS how you cooperate with the Holy Spirit… and how your character develops In Christ!” Amen!

 

Ephesians 4:23 Instead, RENEW the thinking IN your mind...by the Spirit…

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

DAILY BREAD… “God Has Promised PEACE of Mind …

Blessings to you TODAY!

God has promised PEACE of mind, because it’s a fundamental NEED of your life. One of the Hebrew names of God is Jehovah Shalom. “Shalom” means peace. “Jehovah Shalom” means “I am the God of peace.” Jesus says in John 14:27, “I am leaving you with a gift — peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid” 

If God says, “I’m offering you a GIFT of Peace,” He means it! 

It’s not something you work for. It’s not something you deserve. It’s not something you try for. You don’t beg for peace. You don’t plead for peace.  Peace has nothing to do with problem-free living. It is simply a GIFT that you must accept…and it’s available to you today!  Amen

Reflections from the “Daily Hope with Rick Warren”

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

DAILY BREAD… “But We Must Let God Define GOOD…

Blessings to you TODAY!

“But we must let God define GOOD…Our definition includes health, comfort, and recognition…His definition? In the case of His Son, Jesus Christ, the GOOD life consisted of struggles, storms, and death. But God worked it all together for the GREATEST of GOOD: His Glory and OUR Salvation!”  Max Lucado

Romans 8:26-28

The Message (MSG)

^“Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves…He knows our condition, and keeps us present before GOD!  That’s why we can be SO sure that EVERY detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.”  Amen

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

DAILY BREAD… “For Through Wisdom…Your Days Will Be Many…And Years Will Be Added To Your Life!”

Blessings to you TODAY! 

Proverbs 8:32-33, Proverbs 9:10-12   “Now then, my children, LISTEN to Me…BLESSED are those who keep my ways…Listen to my instruction…and BE wise…Do Not disregard it…

 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom…and knowledge of the Holy One IS Understanding….For through wisdom…your days will be many…and years will be added to your life!  If you are wise…your wisdom will reward you...if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.”

2 Corinthians 3: 16-18 “But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord IS the Spirit…and where the Spirit of the Lord is…there IS freedom!  And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed INTO His image with ever-increasing glory…which comes from the LORD…who IS the Spirit.”

Amen!

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

DAILY BREAD…For ALL of God’s Promises Have Been Fulfilled IN Christ!

Blessings to you TODAY!

2 Corinthians 1:20-22 

 

For ALL of God’s promises have been fulfilled IN Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to God for his glory!

It is GOD who enables us…along with you…to stand FIRM for Christ. He has commissioned us, and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit IN our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything He has promised us! 

Amen!

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

DAILY BREAD…Comforted With THE TRUTH….

Blessings to you TODAY!

As we PRAY for PEACE….in this troubled world...we are comforted with THE TRUTH….

1 Corinthians 15:20-26

“But the fact is that Christ did actually rise from the dead and has become the first of millions who will come back to life again someday.  Death came into the world because of what one man (Adam) did, and it is because of what this other man (Christ) has done that now there is the resurrection from the dead. Everyone dies because all of us are related to Adam, being members of his sinful race, and wherever there is sin, death results. But all who are related to Christ will rise again.  Each, however, in his own turn: Christ rose first; then when Christ comes back, all his people will become alive again.

After that the end will come when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having put down all enemies of every kind.  For Christ will be King until he has defeated all his enemies, including the last enemy—death. This too must be defeated and ended.”

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

DAILY BREAD…“Faith Says: Anything He Did Anywhere Else...He Will Do Here…"

Blessings to you TODAY!

“Faith says: Anything He did anywhere else He will do here…anything He did any other time He is willing to do now….anything He ever did for other people…He is willing to do for us!   With our feet on the ground, and our head cool, but with our heart ablaze with the LOVE of God…we walk out IN this fullness of the Spirit…if we will yield and obey…AMEN!  God wants to work through you!”

 

Matthew 4:4 (NLT) But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say,

‘People do not live by bread alone, but by EVERY Word that comes from the mouth of God.”

John 20:31(NLT) But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus IS the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing IN Him you will have life by the Power of His name!

 

1 Peter 2:2 (TLB) Now that you realize how kind the Lord has been to you, put away all evil, deception, envy, and fraud. Long to grow up into the Fullness of your salvation…cry for this as a baby cries for his milk.

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J

DAILY BREAD...The Lord...He HEARS My Voice!

Blessings to you TODAY!

 

Psalm 116: 1-2  I love the Lord because He HEARS my voice
and my prayer for mercy...Because He bends down to LISTEN...
I will pray as long as I have breath! Amen

NEED Prayer?  I would be HAPPY to lift up your needs to the Father today… J