“Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Trust God

Proverbs 3:1-6 TLB My son, never forget the things I’ve taught you. If you want a long and satisfying life, closely follow my instructions. Never tire of loyalty and kindness. Hold these virtues tightly. Write them deep within your heart.  If you want favor with both God and man, and a reputation for good judgment and common sense, then trust the Lord completely; don’t ever trust yourself.  In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.

Trusting in God is the backbone of our faith. We must acknowledge God in everything we do. We must not lean upon our worldly understanding but depend upon God to give us the understanding we need from Him to walk with Him. He teaches us that we no longer need to carry any burden or heavy loads. Jesus wants to carry them for us if we will let Him. We must allow Him to do what is best for us. He helps us to make the right choices and decisions. We must never omit any God-given ability for any reason. Jesus wants us to trust in His ideas and be counselled by Him. We must bring everything to Him in prayer. He will unfold the plans He has for us and bring us to the place where we will understand at His appointed time.

Prayer

Jesus, I trust You with all my heart, mind, body, spirit, and soul. You have always been loyal and true to me, and have never let me down. I praise and thank You that I can always rely and depend upon You to guide and lead me into Your perfect will forever more. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Anointed in the Holy Spirit

Acts 2:4 TLB And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in languages they didn’t know,[a] for the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.

God told His people to wait until the Holy Spirit came and anointed them with His love, fire, and power. He is the One who helps us live our lives for Jesus Christ. He ignites the flame and causes the fire of God’s Word to burn brightly within our hearts. He anoints us with His spiritual gifts and expects us to use those spiritual gifts for His glory, kingdom, and name. He enables His people to speak in different languages through the Holy Spirit of God. This is called the tongues of God. We can use this gift of tongues in prayer, praise, and worship.

 Prayer 

Heavenly Father, I obeyed You and I waited for the Holy  Spirit of God to anoint me with His supernatural power, love, and fire. Now, He has changed my life and He enables and empowers me to live my life for Jesus Christ. How grateful and thankful I am to Him who ignites the flame of God within me, His Word burns brightly within my heart. I am His vessel and He uses me for His glory, to spread the Good News of Christ Jesus, to the world for His glory, kingdom, and name. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Filled in God’s Spirit

Acts 9:17 TLB So Ananias went over and found Paul and laid his hands on him and said, “Brother Paul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you may be filled with the Holy Spirit and get your sight back.”

Day by day God will teach us to do things in His will and in His ways. He is the One who teaches us how to depend upon Him and not on ourselves. Our growth is gradual, but the reading of Scriptures enlightens our knowledge and changes our mind-set to that of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit teaches how we are to apply the Word of God to our lives and how to make things personal to us. He gives us His wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to help us understand what He wants us to do and know. Acknowledging our faith and relationship with Christ needs to go deeper. We must ask for His blessings to come upon us. We must commit our will and ways to Him in the authority of the Spirit of God and never depend upon our flesh again.

Prayer

Father, I ask You to fill my body full in Your supernatural power of the Holy Spirit of God, in the name of Jesus Christ. I submit and surrender to God, completely in the name of Jesus. There is no question of me being disobedient to You, I acknowledge to You, I do need to go deeper in my faith and relationship with Jesus Christ. You have spoken Your Word to me in: 

Psalm 32:8 TLB, “I will instruct you (says, the Lord), and guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will  advice you and watch your progress.”

May You increase my faith, and strengthen me in my body enabling, empowering and equipping me to do Your will in Jesus Christ name. Amen 

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Trust Jesus

Colossians 2:6-7 TLB And now just as you trusted Christ to save you, trust Him, too, for each day’s problems; live in vital union with Him. Let your roots grow down into Him and draw up nourishment from Him. See that you go on growing in the Lord, and become strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with joy and thanksgiving for all He has done.

The Holy Spirit teaches us everything we know: how to pray, how to read His Word, and how to understand what His Word means to us. As long as our eyes are focused upon God and not on our situations then we have no need to be anxious about anything. He is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent in our lives. We must continue to focus upon His perspectives trusting in His power.

Prayer 

Holy Spirit, I ask You to think through me, live through me, love through me. May my roots grow down deep into Jesus Christ, and help me to remember to draw from His amazing grace, courage, strength, and nourishment to feed my spirit, soul, and heart. Fill me full with Your supernatural power of Your Spirit, from the top of my head to the tips of my toes; to help me to cope daily with the problems I face. I ask this prayer in the precious name of Jesus Christ. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – God Purifies Us

2 Corinthians 7:1 TLB Having such great promises as these, dear friends, let us turn away from everything wrong, whether of body or spirit, and purify ourselves, living in the wholesome fear of God, giving ourselves to him alone.

God purifies us through the supernatural power of His Spirit. We must freely give ourselves totally to God and do things in His will and ways. Learning that by trying to do good thing in our own strength just does not work. God’s Spirit will grant us the success He desires us to have. We have to stop struggling and depend upon God. The more we learn to do things in God’s will, ways, and in His grace then things will go well for us. We must ask for His grace and favour daily and have the desire to be close to Him.

Prayer 

Heavenly Father, I ask You to fill me today, with Your grace and favour and keep me close to You. I take on Your promisea,, and turn away from everything that is wrong, whether of body, or spirit, and purifying myself, living in the wholesome fear of God, giving myself completely to Him in the precious and holy name of Jesus. 

I thank You for purifying me through the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit of God. I shall do things in the way God instructs me to. He will guide me along the best pathway for my life. He will advise me and watch my progress. This is all I nead to remember:  If God is for me, who can ever be against me in the name of Jesus Christ my Lord. I commit this prayer into His hands and leave all my prayers in His tender care. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Seeking God

John 16:33 AMP “I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]”

From Daily Devotional: Dear Jesus: Seeking His Light In Your Life (Jesus Calling) – Sarah Young

Entrust your loved ones to Me. Release them into My protective care. They are much safer with Me than in your clinging hands. 

Dear Jesus, I think I sometimes confuse loving others with rescuing them. When a loved one has a problem, I often feel responsible to come up with a solution. I plunge headlong into problem-solving mode, as if I’m obligated to provide sound advice. Please help me stop feeling responsible to fix people, since that is Your role—not mine. 

Beloved, it is indeed My prerogative to bring about change in people’s lives, as I choose to do so. You can be part of the process, but remember that I am the Author and Director of the drama: You need to follow My script, rather than creating your own. Do not usurp My role in people’s lives, no matter how much you long to help them. When you feel compelled to rescue a loved one, take a good look at the quality of your love. Learn from Me, because I have all authority in heaven and on earth: I could rescue or control anyone at will. Yet I intentionally created people with the capacity to choose good or evil. I wanted them to be free to love Me—or not. Love that has no choice is not real! Subordinate your deficient, controlling love to My perfect, empowering Love. Prayerfully release your loved ones to Me. Restrain your urges to solve their problems. Instead, use your time and energy to listen to them and pray for them. Trust in My Love and My unsearchable wisdom. I can work changes in your loved ones’ lives: beyond anything you might ask or imagine. As you release these precious ones to Me, linger a while in My unfailing Love—for them and also for you.

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” Matthew 28:18 

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20–21 

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm 143:8

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – God is Great

Psalm 147:5-6 TLB How great he is! His power is absolute! His understanding is unlimited. The Lord supports the humble, but brings the wicked into the dust.

The day we believed and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ we begin to understand who we are in Him. We must not accept the negativity from man/women about ourselves, which is untrue. First, we have to admit to God we have allowed such feelings and emotions to affect our relationship with Him by limiting what He has given us. Even when family and friends doubt the plans and actions God may have scheduled for our lives, we still must obey God, and we will be blessed by doing so. God will show us through His Spirit how we should deal with the Devil and his evil demonic forces, which control our mind-set. He empowers us through His supernatural power and teaches us to bind the Devil’s works, which rise up against us. Praying is the only way to deal with the trials we face. Matthew 18:18, tells us how to overcome the demonic forces by binding the strong man then dealing with him in Jesus Christ’s name and blood. We should allow nothing to cause us to doubt God’s Word or promises. Jesus is the One who set us free through His Cross and the truth of His Word. He will do the same for us all.

Prayer

Father God, You are great! Your power is absolute! Your understanding is unlimited. You support the humble in heart, and You bring the wicked to the dust. How grateful and thankful we are for Your Holy Presence, Your precious Son Jesus Christ, who dwells and lives in us. We are thankful He shows us through prayer, how to deal with our enemies, and through the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit He has won the victory for us in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen