Breakfast For Your Soul

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels.  And the dragon lost the battle, and he and his angels were forced out of heaven. This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels. Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens,  “It has come at last—salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth— the one who accuses them before our God day and night.  And they have defeated him by the Blood of the Lamb and by their testimony.  And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die. Therefore, rejoice, O heavens! And you who live in the heavens, rejoice!  But terror will come on the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to you in great anger, knowing that he has little time.”  

[Revelation 12:7-12]

“Under The Blood”

Good Morning Beloved,

Can you believe this Sunday is Palm Sunday?… Wow!… During this Passion Season there are so many hearts that are receptive to the Good News of the Gospel.  Even in an increasingly hostile culture, there is a remnant who desire to KNOW the true and living God.  Their hearts are hungry.  They know that something is missing and they don’t know what it is.  Everything that they put their trust in, their money, their education, their government, their success has been shaken to its very foundation.  This is the greatest time to be alive.  Not just ‘breathing’, but to be ALIVE in Christ.  Jesus told us to ‘occupy’ (‘do business’) until He comes.  He does not want us to live in fear.  He wants our trust to rest completely in Him.  To the point that if we go home to be with Him its fine, and if He should tarry and we live to be 100+ that’s good too.  All of our days filled with purpose, blessing and the joy of the Lord.  Not taking anything or anyone for granted.  I recently saw a story of a couple Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher who have been married for 84 years (they are in the Guinness Book) and still love and appreciate each other.  “Anything for her” he said.  Wow!  We are to Rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn.  Love with reckless abandon-what do we really have to lose if our life is hidden in Jesus?  We are called to be living epistles and living witnesses of who God is to us.  We are not exempt from trouble, but we have a hope that nobody else has.  We have a blessed hope and an assurance of forgiveness, peace, everlasting life and goodness.  We know that “this”  (whatever ‘this’ is) will soon pass. Situations that have people killing themselves (and others), we go THROUGH knowing that our God is with us.  At those times when we feel as though we cannot take another step, He carries us.  We were designed to overcome.  We are victors not victims.  He called us “more than conquerors”.  Some of us have gone through (or are going through) hard trials.  Remember the last hard trial? Remember how you came through it when you did not see a way out?  Others need to hear our testimonies… our stories.  Folks need to know that the same God who delivered Daniel from the lions den, and Shadrach, Meshach and Abednigo from the fiery furnace, who raised the dead, unstopped deaf ears, and opened blind eyes, who blessed the womb of a 90 year old woman, to bear the son of her 100 year old husband… the God who delivered the nation of Israel time and time again…. people need to know that THAT God is STILL delivering, and His people still overcoming here in this generation.

… and that Family is Good News!

U Blessed

Have A Fabulous Day

Regina   

“The Blood”, Kirk Franklin, Crystal Lewis, Jaci Velasquez & Donnie McClurkin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KouN9IsY8os

“Oh The Blood Of Jesus“, Donald Vails

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-R3tznycC4

“Hallelujah“, Judith McCallister

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH8v-DBc7gM

“With My Whole Heart”, by Thomas Whitfield (Jason Powell soloist)

Metropolitan Baptist Church with Rev. Nolan Williams Jr, directing and on piano http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i5_2f8_zKA

1 of 5   Our God is a God of justice, but also a God of mercy. Through the blood of Jesus, God’s mercy is available to us now. It is up to us to decide to accept it. We don’t want to be camping out in “Sin Forest” when judgment time comes.

Grace Cafe -2 Corinthians 1:20 3 of 116   All of God’s promises throughout the Bible are fulfilled in Jesus. The grace of God has been made freely available to us through the blood of Jesus. January 1, 2007

Tailor -Isaiah 61:10 20 of 116   Righteousness is not something we can attain through our own efforts. It is a free gift from God. Through Jesus, we can exchange our sin for His righteousness.

Pardoned -Colossians 2:13,14 21 of 116   The Good News is that the pardon for your sins has already been given. But you need to accept it by faith. March 16, 2007