For some reason today I was simply led by the spirit to share some scriptures with you in their purest form without my own additional comments. Enjoy and let me know which are your favorites! .5
1Sam 12:16........stand and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes...
Luke 18:27.........The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
Num 23:19.........God is not a man, that He should lie. Has He said, and will He not do it?
Jas 1:4..............But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
Rom 8:31...........If God be for us, who can be against us?
2Tim 2:1............be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2Tim 1:13..........Hold fast the pattern of sound words...in faith and love...
Col 3:2..............Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
Col 3:23............Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,...
Mark 9:23..........If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.
John 16:33.........In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
Rom 8:18...........consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Rom 8:37...........Yet in all these things, we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Rom 8:39..........(Nothing can) separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Rom 8:28..........And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
2Tim 4:5............be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
2Tim 4:7............Fight the good fight, finish the race, keep the faith.(paraphrased)
Mic 7:8.............Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; when I fall, I will arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.
Phil 4:13...........I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
1Jn 4:4.............(You) have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he that is in the world.
Phil 1:6............(Be) confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ,...
Phil 4:4............Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!
Isiah 41:10..........He promises to strengthen us in all our difficulties.
Jer 1:5..........Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born I sanctified you.
Isiah 55: 8-......... My thoughts are completely different from yours." says the Lord. And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than you thoughts
Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Peace and Blessings to all of you .5 fans I appreciate the support and the prayers.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Hope in Jesus
In my studying today I ran across the following on "hope." I have some things in life right now that I am hoping for and because of this, I really felt led to share it with others...here it goes:
"Most people understand hope as wishful thinking, as in "I hope something will happen." This is not what the Bible means by hope. The Biblical definition of hope is "confident expectation." Hope is a firm assurance regarding things that are unclear and unknown (Romans 8:24-25; Hebrews 11:1,7). Hope is a fundamental component of the life of the righteous (Proverbs 23:18). Without hope, life loses its meaning (Lamentations 3:18, Job 7:6) and in death there is no hope (Isaiah 38:18, Job 17:15). The righteous who trust or put their hope in God will be helped (Psalm 28:7), and they will not be confounded, put to shame, or disappointed (Isaiah 49:23). The righteous who have this trustful hope in God have a general confidence in God's protection and help (Jeremiah 29:11) and are free from fear and anxiety (Psalm 46:2-3)."
This, in my opinion, is just a confirmation of being a "next level believer." It shows the suttle difference between being a wishful thinker and operating in a spirit led type of thought. The idea of hope being a firm assurance really takes our thought process to the next level and shows us that as Christ followers everything is very different. We walk and talk with a confidence and poise. We live in the victory and we operate on faith and EVEN OUR HOPE is a FIRM assurance, not merely a passing thought.
Glory to God!
***sidenote: Point5 is currently in the studio working on a new project so be prayerful that the annointing will flow through him and that the project will be blessed with the ability to convict the lost and motivate people to follow Jesus!
"Most people understand hope as wishful thinking, as in "I hope something will happen." This is not what the Bible means by hope. The Biblical definition of hope is "confident expectation." Hope is a firm assurance regarding things that are unclear and unknown (Romans 8:24-25; Hebrews 11:1,7). Hope is a fundamental component of the life of the righteous (Proverbs 23:18). Without hope, life loses its meaning (Lamentations 3:18, Job 7:6) and in death there is no hope (Isaiah 38:18, Job 17:15). The righteous who trust or put their hope in God will be helped (Psalm 28:7), and they will not be confounded, put to shame, or disappointed (Isaiah 49:23). The righteous who have this trustful hope in God have a general confidence in God's protection and help (Jeremiah 29:11) and are free from fear and anxiety (Psalm 46:2-3)."
This, in my opinion, is just a confirmation of being a "next level believer." It shows the suttle difference between being a wishful thinker and operating in a spirit led type of thought. The idea of hope being a firm assurance really takes our thought process to the next level and shows us that as Christ followers everything is very different. We walk and talk with a confidence and poise. We live in the victory and we operate on faith and EVEN OUR HOPE is a FIRM assurance, not merely a passing thought.
Glory to God!
***sidenote: Point5 is currently in the studio working on a new project so be prayerful that the annointing will flow through him and that the project will be blessed with the ability to convict the lost and motivate people to follow Jesus!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Gossip: The overlooked sin
Let me ask, as a Christian do you occasionally slip up and commit a murder here or there? Or how about theft -- do you occasionally burglarize a home or steal things from the store? You may think this is silly to ask. Of course, a Christian doesn’t behave that way.
What about gossip or slander? Do you engage in idle talk or rumors about others? Do you participate in bad-mouthing or spreading rumors about others? According to the Bible, which sin is less severe? Murder or gossip? I’m sure you get the message.
Paul said, BOTH are sins equally worthy of death.
It seems that we always hear about lying, cheating, drinking, drugs, fornication, stealing, etc. and I would imagine, any of us who consider ourselves good Christians probably have a pretty good lifestyle as far as those things are concerned. But I am noticing that even in our Christian communities, around our Chrsitian friends GOSSIP is still a very real problem.
Romans 1:28 says “Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 1:29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
Here, the word of God makes it quite clear that gossip is as much of a sin as anything else, listing it with such things as murder, and deceit.
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts” (Prov. 26:22).
This scripture shows us very clearly that gossip is not to be taken lightly. Although sometimes it seems like a funny story or a way to make conversation, it is in reality very wrong and penetrates deeply into our "inmost parts."
Those of us who are aware of the truth of God's word should now know to be very careful, for we will have to give "an account for every idle word we speak."
"Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down." Proberbs 26:20
Avoiding Gossip can be very helpful to us in our spiritual growth as well as our everyday lives in the physical. As you can see in this proverb. avoiding gossip is a powerful way of removing quarrels and drama from your lives... and I know we all don't llike drama! lol
I pray that this message finds you in love and that whoesoever has an ear to hear, would hear.
Peace and blessings, Point5
What about gossip or slander? Do you engage in idle talk or rumors about others? Do you participate in bad-mouthing or spreading rumors about others? According to the Bible, which sin is less severe? Murder or gossip? I’m sure you get the message.
Paul said, BOTH are sins equally worthy of death.
It seems that we always hear about lying, cheating, drinking, drugs, fornication, stealing, etc. and I would imagine, any of us who consider ourselves good Christians probably have a pretty good lifestyle as far as those things are concerned. But I am noticing that even in our Christian communities, around our Chrsitian friends GOSSIP is still a very real problem.
Romans 1:28 says “Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 1:29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
Here, the word of God makes it quite clear that gossip is as much of a sin as anything else, listing it with such things as murder, and deceit.
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts” (Prov. 26:22).
This scripture shows us very clearly that gossip is not to be taken lightly. Although sometimes it seems like a funny story or a way to make conversation, it is in reality very wrong and penetrates deeply into our "inmost parts."
Those of us who are aware of the truth of God's word should now know to be very careful, for we will have to give "an account for every idle word we speak."
"Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down." Proberbs 26:20
Avoiding Gossip can be very helpful to us in our spiritual growth as well as our everyday lives in the physical. As you can see in this proverb. avoiding gossip is a powerful way of removing quarrels and drama from your lives... and I know we all don't llike drama! lol
I pray that this message finds you in love and that whoesoever has an ear to hear, would hear.
Peace and blessings, Point5
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